October 10, 2001
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information, Contact:
Bud Bunce (503) 233-8373
bbunce@archdpdx.org
ANNUAL TOBIN LECTURE TO BE HELD NOVEMBER
10, 2001
The annual Tobin Lecture will be held on Saturday, November 10th, 10:00
am
until noon. The event will be held at
All Saints Catholic Church, 3847 NE Glisan, in
Portland. This annual conference is held
in honor of the memory of Monsignor Thomas
Tobin, who dedicated his life's work to
struggles for social justice and liturgical renewal.
The theme for this year's conference is
"Implementing the natural step: A new way of
looking at how we interact with our environment
as individuals, businesses,
communities and especially as church.
Presenters will be John and Jane Emrick.
John
Emrick was born and educated in Portland, graduating from the University
of Portland in 1964 with a marketing degree.
He is currently the CEO and president of the Norm Thompson Company, a leading
national catalog retailer. Jane Emrick was born in Duluth, MN. She attended
the University of Portland and earned a degree in sociology in 1966. She
has spent the past 21 years as a volunteer with Providence Hospice. John
and Jane Emrick are members of the Oregon Natural Step Network. They will
discuss steps institutions can take in light of the Natural Step approach
and the Catholic Bishops' of the Pacific Northwest Pastoral Letter on the
Columbia River Watershed.
The Tobin Lecture is hosted by All Saints Parish community and by the
Archdiocese of Portland's Office of Justice
and Peace. The event is free and open to the
public.
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