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Eggs at 7: Special Events at Annual Conference
Harvey Brown To Discuss "Sexual Brokenness:
Don't Miss This: Free Child Care at AC
Not Attending AC? See It Online
It's a Real Powwow in Tellico Plains
Seniors Wanted for Michigan Adventure
We've Still Got Room for 600 Campers
Who Said That? Carrey Screams at God
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Eggs at 7, Ice Cream at 9
Annual Conference is only a few days away, and several groups are planning to gather for special meals throughout the June 8-11 meeting in Lake Junaluska, N.C. Some of the events include the Asbury Seminary Breakfast on June 9, the Christian Educators' Luncheon on June 11, and the Ice Cream Social for all Annual Conference participants on June 10. For a complete "Special Events" schedule and all other Annual Conference information, CLICK HERE.
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Harvey Brown Will Discuss 'Sexual Brokenness'
Speaking of special events, the Extension Ministries Breakfast on June 10 will address the topic, "Sexual Brokenness in the Church." Harvey Brown, Holston elder and president of Impact Ministries, will speak and then lead a discussion among participants. All Annual Conference members appointed beyond the local church are invited to attend. The breakfast is at 7 a.m. in the Terrace, room 316. For more information about Brown and Impact ministries, go to this website or send e-mail
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Don't Miss This: Free Child Care
Annual Conference participants are reminded that child care is provided free throughout all sessions for children ages six months to 12 years. No pre-registration is required; just go to the Children's Building (near the pool) at Lake Junaluska Assembly.
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Not Attending Annual Conference In Person?
Even if you can't be there, you can watch it online! The webcast begins Sunday, June 8, at 4 p.m., and continues through Wednesday, June 11 at 3:25 p.m. Go to the annual conference page to make sure you're computer-ready.
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It's a Real Powwow in Tellico Plains
Holston Conference Native American Ministries will host their fifth annual Gathering at Coker Creek Village near Tellico Plains, Tenn., on Sept. 20-21. The event will feature Native American artist Bill Miller, workshops and a powwow. Registrations forms are available through district offices and at Annual Conference in Lake Junaluska, N.C. For more information, contact (865) 435-0100 or send email.
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Seniors Wanted for Michigan Adventure
The seniors group at First Broad Street United Methodist Church is organizing a bus trip to Michigan's upper peninsula. The Sept. 14-19 trip includes two nights at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island and a carriage tour of the island. Cost is $816 per person, departing from Kingsport, Tenn. For more information, contact Jack Mahaffey at (423) 247-3606 or Rev. Linda Coffey at (423) 246-4471.
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We've Still Got Room for 600 Campers
Only three days into Holston's summer camping season, registration is already 80 percent full. But vacancies still exist! Click HERE and register online for one of four Holston camps. (Or if you prefer, call the camping office at 423-928-2156.) In this first year of online registration availability, more than $10,000 in camping dollars have come through the conference website. For a camping story in the latest issue of "The Call," click HERE.
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Who Said That?
"The idea of screaming at God was scary. That was part of the reason I was attracted to it."
Actor Jim Carrey, star of "Bruce Almighty," as quoted in USA Today. Carrey plays a TV reporter who curses God and is temporarily given divine powers. For movie reviews, go to
Grading the Movies website or USAtoday website