[amc] Texas Disaster Interfaith Response group is formed -- needs help
- From: "Ray Gingerich" <RGingerich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Austin Mennonite Church" <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 20:09:11 -0500
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From: Timothy Tutt
To: AAIM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Ray Gingerich ;
Cc: Frank Goldsmith ; Amy Elder ; southwestwoc@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 5:06 PM
Subject: Texas Disaster Interfaith Response group is formed -- needs help
Earlier today, a group of religious leaders and social services personnel met
here in Austin in regard to Hurricane Katrina. The group included officials
from the Red Cross, Church World Social Services, the Salvation Army, various
religious traditions and others.
Out of that meeting a group was formed called the Texas Disaster Interfaith
Response (TDIR).
This will be a statewide, broad-based network that seeks to promote, assess and
coordinate the relief efforts for the next two years. As I understand it, this
group will not "run" relief efforts but will try to coordinate them to make the
work more efficient and more helpful.
Rev. Amy BeVille Elder and Rev. Frank Goldsmith are the volunteer Co-Chairs of
this new group. They hope to form "working groups" around the state to further
this work. They need your help for the next two years.
Here's how you can help:
1. Pray. Pray for the victims of the hurricane, and pray for the relief
efforts.
2. Inform. If you are a member of a congregation, please pass along
information about the Texas Disaster Interfaith Response (TDIR) program to
your congregation, to your denominational relief programs, and to your
religious judicatories.
3. Forward. Please pass along the information about TDRI to anyone in any
faith group, so that they may be involved.
4. Contact. If you would like to be involved with TDRI or if you have
questions, please contact Rev. Amy BeVille Elder and/or Rev. Frank Goldsmith.
The initial email address for this effort is southwestwoc@xxxxxxxxxxxx A
website will be up soon. Rev. Elder is the Interim Pastor of Shepherd of the
Hills Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Austin -- (512) 343-7858. Rev.
Goldmsith is the Pastor of Koenig Lane Christian Church in Austin -- (512)
454-7679.
5. Give. Currently, financial gifts to the Red Cross, the Salvation Army,
Church World Service and other faith-based disaster response groups seem to be
the best immediate form of help. Disaster kits can be compiled for Church
World Service and other groups. Volunteers will soon be needed. Relief and
rebuilding efforts will be long-term. The Texas Disaster Interfaith Response
and others will need our long-term help. Please be in touch with Rev. Elder
and Rev. Goldsmith.
I hope you find this information helpful and can be involved with TDRI.
Tim
Rev. Timothy B. Tutt
Pastor
United Christian Church
3500 West Parmer Lane
Austin, Texas 78727
512.218.8110 phone
512.218.8190 fax
tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx email
www.uccaustin.org website
The United Christian Church of Austin is an ecumenical partnership of the
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) www.disciples.org and the United
Church of Christ www.godisstillspeaking.com. All are welcome.
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