00:30:30 hwelles@park.edu: Welcome, friends. 00:30:31 Philip Riley: Hello all! 00:30:33 Ann McLemore: Great to see all! 00:32:24 Kay Harry: I think everyone needs to mute. 00:33:18 elaine: Elaine - my daughter Sarah 00:33:40 Philip Riley: My Daughter Sarah 00:33:43 Deacon Victoria: Name of someone you respect in a profound way. Or respects you. 00:33:51 hwelles@park.edu: That's easy. Sandy Welles 00:33:56 catherine: Catherine—my friend Julie 00:34:09 Ann McLemore: My father who died just before I was ordained; but, is always with me. 00:34:11 Sandra Ward: My mother Mary A. Ward, is the woman I support even though she is gone. She respected me and who the 'real me 00:34:15 kriechbaumgoldsmith@austin.rr.com: Daniel and Nathan 00:34:18 Anne: Anne and Keith Faithful. Keith said that person is me. Henry stole Keith's line 00:34:21 Laurie Williams: Laurie-My children, Dan and Sarah. 00:34:22 Paula Foy: Hello Everyone, Paula For me, today, Deacon Victoria 00:34:26 Susan: Martin Luther King 00:34:41 Nancy: Nancy - my niece Sharon 00:34:45 David Beer: my brother Peter 00:34:49 elaine: Philip and I have daughters Sarah! 00:34:54 Jamie Sibson: jamie. my mom. 00:34:56 Scott: Scott - my youngest, Shannon 00:35:24 Susan: Mike says Martin Luther King 00:43:18 Ann McLemore: It was when I was a child and could not understand why my cousins did not attend the church down the street. They were Roman Catholics, the church down the street was Roman Catholic. 00:43:25 Susan: Mike says 10'th grade. Lots of Jews in my HS. I asked a Jewish girl in Biology I about Christmas and the Jewish festival at about the time of Christmas. 00:45:07 kriechbaumgoldsmith@austin.rr.com: in Sunday school 00:46:25 hwelles@park.edu: Getting to know someone breaks down barriers and stereotypes. 00:47:32 kriechbaumgoldsmith@austin.rr.com: I have been in the Jewelry business, many of the folk a deal with are Jews, we love each other. 00:47:42 Scott: I can't remember a time when I was unaware that others worshipped differently, believed differently, or did not have religious practices at all. My own family had a lot of differences. We knew and spent time with people of all sorts, and my mother's own practices varied a lot over time. 00:51:25 Deacon Victoria: Recall a time when you encountered a group of people who were different than you – socially, racially, educationally, etc. Describe the situation When, where, who, what was different How did you react? What did you learn? 00:51:27 Ann McLemore: We were attending a wedding at a 16th century church in the Yucatan of Mexico. At one point when we all stood; Charles and I realized that we were not only a foot or two taller than all; but, that we were the only Anglos attending this service. The Father of the bride seemed to see that we made the trip and came to the wedding. 00:52:22 Anne: My dear mother was "Church of the Month". My exposure to different Christian beliefs was a great education. 00:53:25 Laurie Williams: Working with an Internet related group communicating all in email, we frequently had problems among people. It was getting together face-to-face to help us understand the similarities and differences of people from countries around the world. 00:58:43 John W: Used to go to the roller rink with the local Baptists, memorized scripture to win candy (my sister was the champ) and got together at the end to sing "one two three, the devil's after me...." 01:00:03 Anne: From Keith: I was lucky. Military Brat. Lived all of the world. But everyone was different and I was different from them. But no one seemed to care. What I learned from that is as an adult, we are all the same. 01:01:16 catherine: I did not know there were any significant differences in people’s religions until a Sunday afternoon at about age 8, my mother was sitting between my sister and me in the back seat of the car. My father was driving and my grandmother was also in front. We passed Our Lady of Victory church & school. My mother said, “There s OLV.” I piped up and said my friend Marilyn might go to school there next year. My mother remarked that she would need to keep a hat in her locker. We both said “Why?” Mother explained about Catholic women wore hats to church, not just sometimes but every time. After discussion, she told us that in the Jewish faith, men wore hats to church instead. My sister and I were impressed. 01:03:26 kriechbaumgoldsmith@austin.rr.com: yes a picture is indeed worth a thousand words 01:05:39 kriechbaumgoldsmith@austin.rr.com: this happen all the time in business 01:05:53 Fay: So hard to speak up! 01:07:05 kriechbaumgoldsmith@austin.rr.com: I agree we should speak up 01:07:18 Anne: Amen. 01:10:00 kriechbaumgoldsmith@austin.rr.com: I feel I have not been harbored; I did not see a lot of racism while I was growing up! 01:16:29 John W: Thanks Sandra, for telling it like it is. 01:16:36 kriechbaumgoldsmith@austin.rr.com: I have played music with every color for 50 years, no one cared what color we were 01:17:32 Anne: Thank you Sandra. Simply and wonderfully presented. 01:18:32 catherine: Thanks, Sandra—you said things that need to be said. 01:18:56 Anne: The computer classroom photo showed the way to fix it. 01:19:03 hwelles@park.edu: Sandra, well presented. 01:19:04 Nancy: thanks sandra 01:22:10 Sandra Ward: Thank you all..my church family. 01:24:47 Nancy: Thanks everyone