Connections

Employment Opportunities

Christ House, a 32-bed faith-based medical facility serving homeless men and women in Washington, D.C., has an opening for a full-time Nursing Coordinator. Duties include assessing patient care needs and assigning nursing personnel, screening potential patients for admission, supervising nursing staff, and collaborating with the nurse practitioner and medical staff in all matters of direct patient care. Requires a commitment to serving homeless persons and the ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team. Qualifications: bachelor's in nursing from an accredited school, proven competency in providing healthcare for adults, RN licensure, good communication and organizational skills. Excellent benefits. Send cover letter and résumé to Personnel, 1717 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC 20009; fax (202) 232-4972; sgunn@christhouse.org; www.christhouse.org.

Good Samaritan Center for Health and Wholeness in Goshen, Ind., seeks an executive director. This new Christian health center serves a rapidly growing Latino, immigrant population. Candidate must be bilingual in English and Spanish, skilled in cross-cultural communication, spiritual leadership, grant writing, community development, and medical management. Contact Dr. Carolyn Klaus, (219) 534-0981; redklaus@juno.com; or Chaplain Clair Hochstetler, (219) 533-2141; chochstetl@goshenhealth.com.

Volunteer Opportunities

Samaritan Inns' InnKeeper Internship Year seeks InnKeepers to serve as resident managers in transitional inns for formerly homeless women and men in recovery from drug and alcohol addictions. InnKeepers receive a monthly stipend, room and board, health and dental benefits, Americorps Education Grants, plus many educational opportunities. Contact Tom Copps, 2523 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009; (202) 667-8831x261; volunteer@saminns.org.

Events and Conferences

The annual vigil and action at the School of the Americas will be November 16-18 at Fort Benning, Ga. For organizing packets, nonviolence training, or other information, contact SOA Watch at (202) 234-3440; www.soaw.org.

Benedictine and Celtic spirituality scholar Esther de Waal will speak on November 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Washington National Cathedral. Contact Philip Abraham at (202) 537-2221; pabraham@cathedral.org.

United for a Fair Economy presents the fourth and fifth parts of a five-part series on globalization, free vs. fair trade, and the FTAA. "NAFTA on Steroids: The FTAA" will be November 1 and "David & Goliath: Taking on Global Apartheid" will be November 8, both at 7:30 p.m. at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass. Contact Alison Streit, alison@ccae.org, www. ufenet.org.

Align Your Finances With Your Spiritual Values, an event with Marleen Salko and Rosemary Williams, will be held November 30 in Westport, Conn. Contact Marleen Salko, (203) 254-2434; rwilli7994@ att.net.

The annual Nazareth-to-Bethlehem (Pa.) Christmas Peace Pilgrimage and witness for peace will be December 8. Jeff Garis, executive director of Pennsylvania Abolitionists United Against the Death Penalty, will speak at the closing rally. Participants will gather at 11 a.m. at 520 E. Broad St. in Bethlehem. Contact (610) 258-7313; www.peacewalk.org.

Miscellaneous

The Thomas Merton Foundation is sponsoring the Thomas Merton Poetry of the Sacred contest. Submissions must be postmarked no later than December 31, 2001. First prize is $500; three honorable mention prizes are $50 each. Call (502) 899-1952 or visit the foundation Web site at www.mertonfoundation.org.

The following individuals in prison request correspondence from people outside of prison:

Gary Brown, N-72811, C.R.C. 108-51, P.O. Box 3535, Norco, CA 92860

Raymond Holgado, 95A6784, Elmira Corr. Fac. C1-34, P.O. Box 500, Elmira, NY 14902-0500

Jose Vega, 414580/930372-A, Bayside State Prison, 4293 Rt. 47 Box F-1, Leesburg, NJ 08327

Morris Richardson, 408038, 377 Enterprise Ave., Trenton, NJ 08638

Joshua Pottle, 3294-2000, F-Unit, 3000 South Grande Blvd., Greensburg, PA 15601

Theodore E. Ruger Jr, EF-272460, Macon State Prison G2-235, P.O. Box 426, Oglethorpe, GA 31068-0426

Wayne Houff, 12348545, 2500 Westgate, Pendleton, OR 97801

Martin Gayle, 290039, Botetourt Correctional Unit #25, P.O. Box 250, Troutville, VA 24175-3550

Raymond Underwood, H-94587 B-3-221, P.O. Box 7500, Crescent City, CA 95531-7500

Robert Robinson, AM-8713, 175 Progress Drive, Waynesburg, PA 15370