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More from the ‘great Christmas gifts’ department: salsa
Church Street produces 7th ‘Walk Through Bethlehem’
Celebrate Christmas with the children of Holston Home
Local churches announce additional holiday events
Personalized Resurrection T-shirt deadline extended
Online calendar: Remember these dates
Survey: Younger people are more critical of clergy
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More from the ‘great Christmas gifts’ department: salsa
Through Jubilee Project, local farmers are able to produce and sell jams, salsas, sweet potato butter and other “gifts with a mission.” The foods are available individually or in basket assortments. See the selection online or call (423) 733-2095.
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Church Street produces 7th ‘Walk Through Bethlehem’
Hundreds of volunteers are preparing for Church Street UMC’s annual holiday event, “Walk Through Bethlehem,” in Knoxville, Tenn. Experience Bethlehem as it might have been the night Jesus was born on Sunday, Dec. 21, 1 to 7 p.m. For more information, click here or call (865) 524-3048.
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Celebrate Christmas with the children of Holston Home
On Tuesday night, Dec. 16, in Greeneville, Tenn., join the staff and children of Holston Home for a special Christmas gathering. Promptly at 6:45 p.m., Santa will begin delivering a horse-drawn wagon of gifts to children living on the Greeneville campus. Candles and hot chocolate provided. For more information, call (423) 638-4171.
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Local churches announce additional holiday events
* Trentville UMC, in Strawberry Plains, Tenn., is hosting a “Walk Thru Nativity” Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13-14, from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, call (423) 933-5041.
* Sulphur Springs UMC and Gray UMC, both located in Gray, Tenn., are joining three other churches to present “A Hometown Christmas.” The third annual musical event happens Dec. 11-14, beginning at 7 p.m. each evening at Gray UMC Family Life Center. For more information or to reserve tickets, call Sulphur Springs UMC at (423) 753-5631 or Gray UMC at (423) 477-3792.
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Personalized Resurrection T-shirt deadline extended
Want your youth group’s Resurrection T-shirts personalized with your church’s name? Youth at Powell UMC, winners of the T-shirt design contest, have extended the deadline for pre-ordering shirts to Sunday, Dec. 11. For more information about T-shirt orders, visit Powell’s website or e-mail the church. For more information about Resurrection, held Jan. 16-18 and Jan. 23-25 in Gatlinburg, Tenn., click here. Look for an article about Powell UMC youth in the next issue of “The Call.”
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Your online calendar: Remember these dates
Jan. 23-25 – Divine Rhythm, Holston’s fourth annual retreat for young adults, in Gatlinburg. For more information, click here.
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Survey: Younger people are more critical of clergy
Younger Americans are more critical of clergy than are older Americans, a recent Gallup survey shows. Just 44 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds rate the honesty and ethical standards of clergy as very high or high, compared with 59 percent of 30- to 49-year-olds, 57 percent of 50 to 64-year-olds, and 65 percent of those aged 65 or older. To read more survey results, click here.