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FROM RACHEL YATES, PRESBYTERY EXECUTIVE
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FACT OR FICTION
"The rays danced the final steps of a languid tango for the Alphabet House's very last stimulant." I read it again. And again. I focused on each word of this concluding sentence from the novel
The Alphabet House, by Jussi Adler-Olsen, as if seeking the meaning of each word individually might give a clue to the meaning of the whole. I couldn't figure it out. I'd spent weeks reading this novel, with its action, intrigue, deception, and restoration. Rather than a gradual wrap-up to the end of the novel, the author leaves our protagonist standing on a literal precipice overlooking the sea, contemplating his relationship with a wounded friend. Then this. A sentence that does me no good.
My mom doesn't read fiction. "Why would I want to read about something that isn't real?" she's queried me. Maybe she'd already read too many books about dancing rays and languid tangos.
This brings us, of course, to.
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FROM THE HOLOCAUST TO CIVIL RIGHTS
In keeping with this year's reconciliation theme, the Presbytery of Milwaukee invites you to hear three of Alice Simon's granddaughters
(including our own Presbytery Office Manager and Associate Stated Clerk, Chris Halverson) present the story of their pilgrimage to Germany and France to retrace their Grandmother's
recently discovered, tragic and shocking murder during the Holocaust.
Alice Simon's granddaughters will also discuss how this history affected their father, the Rev. Dr. Carl R. Simon, a Presbyterian minister in Milwaukee, resulting in his life long fight for Civil and Human Rights, including joining Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma, Alabama in 1965.
This presentation will take place on
Wednesday, June 26th at 6:30 p.m.
at the
First Presbyterian Church, 1803 83rd Street, Kenosha, WI 53143
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ARE YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH READY FOR SUMMER CAMP?
If your youth and children will be attending church camps or conferences this year, be sure to seek a Camper Scholarship from the Presbytery of Milwaukee. Scholarships may be awarded for half the cost of the camp, to a maximum of $150/person. Friends of a church family/member may also be considered for a camp scholarship up to $100. The application and instructions can be found on the Presbytery website.
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THE SYNOD OF LAKES AND PRAIRIES IS HOME TO SIX PRESBYTERIAN CAMPS AND CONFERENCE CENTERS
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Located in Rapid City, SD
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