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12/6/06
The National Clergy Council and its affiliate Faith and Action
in the Nation’s Capital will hold a joint news conference tomorrow, Thursday,
December 7, at 12:00 noon, at the U.S Capitol in Washington, DC, to announce its
third annual Congressional Christmas Outreach. A Nativity scene made of two-foot
high figurines will be placed on the West Steps of the US Capitol as part of the
event.
The program involves hand-delivery of a Christmas package to each
of the 435 members of the House of Representatives and 100 US senators. This year’s
package will include two free tickets to view the New Line Cinema motion picture
The Nativity. The film is a dramatization of a two-year period of Mary
and Joseph's life, which culminates in their leaving Nazareth and journeying 100
miles to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.
The Reverend Rob Schenck (pronounced “SHANK”), president
of National Clergy Council said about the initiative, “Christmas is a unique
time of the year when hearts and minds are open to the life-changing story of
God’s gift of salvation. Members of Congress are no different from anyone
else. Our prayer is for this Christmas outreach to focus the attention of our
top lawmakers on what really matters, God’s great redemption plan.”
The public is encouraged to be part of the Christmas Congressional
Outreach by making a contribution to Faith and Action equal to the cost of a Christmas
package for their U.S. representative and two U.S. senators which is $75. Tax-deductibles
contributions can be made online at www.nationalclergycouncil.org,
by phone at 202-546-8329, extension 104 or by mail to Faith and Action, 109
2nd St., NE, Washington, DC 20002.
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