California Council of Churches

September 26 CCC Faith Health Care Conference for = Southern California

Saturday, September 26 California Council of Churches is = holding=20 Southern California Health Care Conference, and we invite = you all to=20 attend!

We will hold this exciting event at Pasadena Presbyterian = Church,=20 585 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena CA 91101-2036. The event will = be from=20 8:30-3:00 and will feature J. Donald Thomas, M.D. as keynote = speaker=20 followed by several workshops offered both morning and = afternoon.=20

The event is co-sponsored by the National Council of = Churches,=20 Judeans for Justice, and Temple Judea serving Tarzana and = West=20 Hills, the Southern California Ecumenical Council, and the = Pacific=20 Southwest District, Church of the Brethren.

As you know from long history with us that public policy = on=20 health care is flying at us thick and fast. President Obama = has told=20 us health care is a top national priority for his = administration,=20 while in California we face serious cuts as well as programs = for and=20 in health care for Californians.

This conference will offer you an opportunity to bring = your faith=20 voice into this issue in a wide range of ways. We will offer = a=20 chance for you to learn how important =96 critical =96 the = faith values=20 and language are when both evaluating health policy and = =93speaking=20 truth to power.=94 We will explore =93best practices=94 in = health=20 ministries looking at several different projects in = California and=20 how they serve their communities. We will provide a real = discussion=20 of =93responsibility=94 both personal and social, by looking = at health=20 disparities for communities of color that make healthy ways = of life=20 nearly impossible, and we will examine the role that = congregations=20 may have in a national pandemic such as =93bird flu=94 or = other=20 disaster.

Cost for this one-day event is $15 per person. This will = cover=20 the continental breakfast, lunch, and all materials handed = out at=20 the conference. Limited scholarship assistance is = available.

We hope you all can join us. We must have reservations by = September 21 to guarantee a lunch reservation for you. Click here to print a registration form. = Forms can=20 be faxed to 916-488-7310. Or you can register online by credit card or = PayPal by=20 clicking here.

Please be involved in learning the many ways you and your = congregation can bring your faith values and your faith = insights to=20 bear on the many important choices about health policies = facing our=20 state and nation in the future.

CLICK HERE TO EMAIL = YOUR COMMENT=20 --

RETURN TO=20 SITE