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(Please Note: KIDS CALL is Going on Summer Vacation! Look for the Next Edition in Fall 2003.)
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Rehearsal Schedules for Annual Conference
Help Weave an Altar Cloth at Annual Conference
Hands-On Mission Kits Due Soon
Who Moved My Pastor?
PBS Series Examines African-American Faith
Worship & Membership Drop in 2002
Peace Camp for Youth This Summer
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Rehearsal Schedules for Annual Conference
You know who you are. If you're singing or participating in a presentation at Annual Conference, June 8-11 at Lake Junaluska, check out these rehearsal times:
Ushers: Lobby of Stuart Auditorium, Following Sunday evening service and first ballot
Combined Conference Youth Choir: Sunday, June 8, 5:15 p.m., Stuart Auditorium stage
Adoram: Sunday, June 8, 5:45 p.m., Stuart Auditorium stage
Ordination service participants (excluding musicians & vocalists): Sunday, June 8, following program (approximately 9:15 p.m.), Stuart Auditorium stage
Clergywomen's Choir: Sunday, June 8, following program (approximately 9:15 p.m.), in room behind Stuart Auditorium stage
Service of Resurrection communion participants: Sunday, June 8, following program (approximately 9:15 p.m.), at back of Stuart Auditorium
All-Conference Choir: Monday & Tuesday, June 9 & 10, 1:15 p.m., in room behind Stuart Auditorium stage
Ordination service musicians & vocalists: Monday, June 9, 5 p.m., Stuart Auditorium stage
Altar Boys, Howard Brothers: Wednesday, June 11, 10 a.m., in room behind Stuart Auditorium stage
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Help Weave an Altar Cloth at Annual Conference
All Holston members attending Annual Conference are asked to contribute to the weaving of an altar cloth and two frontals for the Service of Repentance and Healing on Tuesday evening, June 10. Persons will be present to assist you in weaving a ribbon into the cloths. Participate before 1 p.m. on Tuesday at one of these locations:
Lambuth Inn – Living room in front lobby
Terrace Hotel – Outside dining room
Display Tent between Stuart Auditorium & Memorial Chapel
Under the awning to the right of Stuart Auditorium
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Hands-On Mission Kits Due Soon
Churches are gearing up for Annual Conference 2003 by collecting food, health, and school supplies for missions in Liberia, Zimbabwe and Kenya. To download a brochure with details about Holston’s annual missions project, go to www.holston.org/missions. Congregations should drop off kits to designated locations within their districts. For deadlines and drop-off locations, go to http://holstonconference.com/thecall/archives/05-09-03/03_may9_mission.html
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Who Moved My Pastor?
Every year about this time, many church members are surprised to learn that their pastor is being appointed to another congregation. United Methodism has a unique system of assigning clergy to churches that dates back to John Wesley, a system very different from any other mainline denomination. InfoServ, the United Methodist information service, has developed this feature to help better understand the pastoral appointment process. http://infoserv.umc.org/faq/pastoralappointments.htm
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PBS Series Examines African-American Faith
In six hours of dramatic storytelling, “This Far by Faith” examines the African-American religious experience through the last three centuries. From the arrival of the early African slaves through the Civil War, reconstruction, Jim Crow, the great depression, the civil rights era, and into the 21st century, “This Far by Faith” explores the connection between faith and African-American cultural values. The PBS series shows June 24-26, 9-11 p.m. For more info: pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith
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Worship & Membership Drop in 2002
Membership and worship attendance among Holston’s 931 churches dropped slightly between 2001 and 2002, according to the “Annual Conference Book of Reports 2003.” Membership dropped 1,451 or less than 1 percent, while worship attendance dropped 504, also less than 1 percent. In recent years, Holston has experienced increases in worship attendance, losses in memberships. For more “Book of Reports” statistics, download holston.org/ac/2003BookofReports.pdf
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Peace Camp for Youth Happens Aug. 22
Holston Conference Peace With Justice Committee is sponsoring a weekend camp for youth ages 15-18. “Peacemaker U” will be held at Buffalo Mountain Camp and Retreat Center Aug. 22-24. The camp’s purpose is to create awareness of violence and teach nonviolent conflict resolution. Registration fee is $10. For more information or to register, contact Greta Smith at ggsmith@lock-net.com.