[Faith-Talk] NFB in Communities of Faith committee in Florida

[Ericka]

Wonderful news Bill and I really like your mission and ideas. Blessings to all on this new adventure!

Ericka Short
> n via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Good morning.  
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> I would like to report we have a Communities of Faith committee in Florida
> now.  In the future it could achieve division status but for now this allows
> us to communicate with each other and work on issues related to the faith
> journey of members here.  
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> We are holding monthly conference calls, usually on the third Monday evening
> of the month.  The first one was in September and this month's was just this
> past Monday due to scheduling issues with the moderators, but we hope to get
> back on track in November.  The calls are being moderated by Marilyn
> Baldwin, who is also a national member of the division like myself, and
> Kathy Davis, a former president of the Florida affiliate who is currently
> serving as vice president of my chapter in Daytona Beach where I am
> secretary.  
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> Our goals are to support each other in our faith journey while respecting
> diverse theological traditions, both Christian and non-Christian, to assist
> members in obtaining accessible worship and study materials, and improving
> interactions between ourselves and sighted members of our congregations.  We
> would like also to assist the blind of our state in entering the ministry on
> a volunteer or professional basis if they so desire.  
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> On the last phone call, we discussed how everyone had reacted to the recent
> news of the mail bomb attempts and synagogue massacre and how their faith is
> helping  them process what is happening now.  We also discussed our vision
> for what the committee could achieve.  
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> Bill Outman 
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