THE TORCH: News & Updates

September 23| 2022

Jumma Mubarak, Shabbat Shalom, Happy Friday (and go Irish/Colts?!)

Perhaps you're thinking, "should I spam folder this TORCH business?!" since we suddenly seem to have come to life. Your editor assures you that this frequency is not a regular thing; we didn't plan so much to happen with the start of Fall.

See below on news from our partners at St. Margaret's House, Religions for Peace USA, the City of South Bend and Notre Dame. And there's the annual CROP Walk and other updates. Give it a glance!

To our Jewish Community friends, Happy New Year and a blessed Rosh Hashanah to all (with my apologies for the going out the 'door' so close to the start of the Sabbath!)

Happy Friday!

Afghan Adjustment Act: RECAP

URC's observance of the UN Day of Peace included info on the Afghan Adjustment Act; to view/hear the info (it's about 25 minutes long), click on the link below; the info is located here.

Listen Here

JOIN US!

St. Margaret's House in South Bend is an amazing organization and frequent partner with URC, and I encourage you to consider attending their 'story telling' fundraiser on Thursday, Sept 29, at IUSB. Their organization provided vital services to the women and children with whom they work all through the pandemic, and URC proudly worked with staff to help a few of their guests to stay or become safely housed during some of the hardest times of COVID.

Tickets are available here

THIS JUST IN: OPEN WORLD VISIT FROM ROMANIA

A delegation from Romanian NGOs involved in helping Ukrainians who have fled the war will be in St. Joseph County Nov 11-19. We will be looking for hosts, visit sites and more! More details to come, but readers may recall prior groups from Republic of Georgia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan.

Mamas Against Violence: Saturday

Meet at Howard Park for this show of solidarity against violence in our communities, and for solidarity with each other.

The Walk In starts at 8:30 a.m.

FINAL REMINDER!!!

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

1:30 PM REGISTRATION

2:OO PM

Walk Begins

HOWARD PARK/ZION UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

CLICK HERE

The City of South Bend will host a booth the will have info on the City's new Welcoming City efforts, immigrant entrepreneurial sales, and a stage for stories, music and spoken word.

Join us;

12 NOON TO 8 P.M., Potawatomi Park

South Bend!

Former URC Board Member/

New Pastor!

Rev. James King, who served on the URC board a few years back, will be installed at the new Pastor at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church 101 N. Adams, SB, on Sunday, Sept 25, 3:00 pm. We congratulate James and his wife Cathryn, who will be the first lady of the ministry, on this news!

CONVERGING WISDOM CONFERENCE AT NOTRE DAME; Oct 2-4

The graphic below is a little hard to read in detail, but a link is here:

CONVERGING WISDOM CONFERENCE INFO