The Expanding Circle
An issues-based discussion group, welcoming an alternative voice for living our faith and values:
Love, Outreach, Compassion, Openness, Acceptance, Peace, and Tolerance
Come Join Us for these Gatherings
Sunday, August 10, 6:00 pm
Sunday, September 7, 6:00 pm
Sunday, October 5, 6:00 pm
Sunday, November 2, 6:00 pm
at
Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church
in the new Welcome Center
All are welcome.
We are a group who from its beginning has been a way to focus the church on a broader spectrum than the "abortion-homosexuality" debate that had given identity to the Christian Church in the last presidential election. Family values extend into war and peace issues, to poverty, to living on the margin of society in a world of plenty, to words of inclusivity. - paraphrasing Don Dixon, senior minister HPCUMC |
As You Prepare to Vote
The Sojourners Voter Guide
Democratic National Platform
Republican National Platform
How can we affect change in many of the current
issues?
Suzanne Fontaine brought lay authors, William C. Buffie, M.D. and John R. Charles to discuss
The Christian Pluralist
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In February, 2006
Guest speakers on "Poverty Among the Working Poor" were:
Beth Smith, President of Cincinnati Works
Annette Krochmalny, Executive Director of Inter Parish Ministry
Gabe Blumer, President and acting Executive Director of Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity
(Gabe is also a member of HPCUMC)
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"War and Peace"
.
Stand in solidarity with bishops of the United Methodist Church
against the ongoing war in Iraq. You can sign their statement at:
Bishop's Statement of Conscience
"Find the vision first…the language will follow"
be honest about the need for new social policy and compelling political vision
How will You Vote?
"Christian Principles in an Election Year"
A Letter from Don Dixon
For Your Consideration
Some of our thoughts expressed as Goals and Actions
War and Peace
We have a study group that has just finished
Jim Wallis's book, God's Politics
One of the best known "forums" takes place twice monthly on Thursdays at Christ Church Episcopal (downtown) at noon.
Go to www.airinc.org for details.
(AIR inc. stands for Applied Information Resources)
Follow these links -- click Domestic and then Religion --
the overview matches our intent quite nicely. Click on the Letter to
Congress and others for more.
http://www.americanprogress.org/
Also a National Council of Churches Sacred Earth Statement
Roxanne Qualls Spoke at Expanding Circle on May 1