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Attending Clergy Conference? Park in the Right Place
Congregations Help Rebuild Fire-Destroyed Church
Churches Get Big Breaks on Computer Products
United Methodists Help With Hurricane Recovery
Your Online Calendar: Remember These Dates
What Are Critical Issues Facing Children?
It’s Pumpkin Season at Norwood UMC
Survey: Church & State Stand-offs
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Attending Clergy Conference? Park in the Right Place
Ministers attending the Regional Clergy Conference Oct. 16 in Knoxville should be sure they park at the Cokesbury Center at Cokesbury United Methodist Church. Cokesbury Center is on the north side of the street and includes Cokesbury Bookstore and the conference offices. All activities will be held inside Cokesbury Center. To download a Regional Clergy Conference brochure, click here.
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Congregations Unite to Rebuild Fire-Destroyed Church
At least 20 Holston churches are helping a Morristown District congregation raise enough money to rebuild after a fire burned the church to the ground on June 5. Churches in the Greene County area and beyond are supporting the Sulphur Springs UMC Fundraiser Barbecue, held 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25 at Baileyton Elementary School in Baileyton, Tenn. Several congregations are making cash donations or supplying items for an auction. To attend the barbecue, take Exit 36 off Interstate 81 and follow the signs to the school. For information, call Dan Duggar at (423) 639-8209.
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Churches Get Big Breaks on Computer Products
Since its launch two years ago, United Methodist Communications’ online computer store has saved the denomination more than $8 million in Microsoft software alone. Now, with the additions of Adobe, Macromedia and MediaShout products to TechShop, churches can save between 20 to 80 percent on a wide range of computer products. For more information, email TechShop or click here.
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United Methodists Help With Hurricane Recovery
As people along the U.S. East Coast recover from the Sept. 18 hurricane, United Methodist churches and conferences are pitching in to help. Want to? Call UMCOR’s volunteer line at (800) 918-3100. Check donations can be made out to UMCOR, designated for "Hurricanes 2003," Advance No. 982438, and placed in church offering plates or sent to UMCOR, 475 Riverside Drive, Room 330, New York, N.Y. 10115. Credit-card donors can call (800) 554-8583 or make an online donation.
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Your Online Calendar: Events Reminder
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Click on the links below to download brochures and visit our upcoming events link for updates:
Rotation Network Chats - Oct. 2, 16, 28 (PDF)
"Wesley and the Poor": Wesley Institute seminar, Oct. 6-8 (PDF)
"John Wesley: Life, Legend, Legacy": a study program in England, Oct. 13-22 (PDF)
"Newsprint to PowerPoint & Beyond": SEJ event, Oct. 12-15, Lake Junaluska, N.C. (PDF)
Holston 2003 Regional Clergy Conferences, Oct. 14 and 16 in two locations (PDF)
Children's Issues Forum - Oct. 18 Morristown, TN (PDF)
Nov. 12-13: FREE Web Ministry Training Event download PDF (possible CEUs)
"An Advent Retreat": SEJ event, Nov. 17-19, Lake Junaluska, N.C. (PDF)
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What Are Critical Issues Facing Today’s Children?
On Oct. 18, Bill Williams, WBIR News anchor emeritus, will moderate a panel of professionals with working knowledge of what is happening with children in our area. Scheduled at First Morristown UMC from 9 a.m. to noon, the event is sponsored by Morristown District Discipleship Team and Holston Conference Children’s Ministries Team. For more information, email Anita Henderlight or download a PDF flyer
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It’s Pumpkin Season at Norwood UMC in Knoxville
Norwood UMC in Knoxville announces its Fourth Annual Pumpkin Patch, Oct. 10 – Oct. 31 at 2110 Merchants Road in Knoxville. Hours: Sunday through Friday, noon to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Special events are planned for Oct. 12-18, including free buggy rides and “music in the patch” at 6 p.m. (bring a lawn chair). On Oct. 18, Norwood’s United Methodist Women will have their Bazaar (crafts for sale, Granny’s Attic and bake sale) from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. For more information, call (865) 687-1620.
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Survey: Separating Church & State
According to a recent USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll, 70 percent of Americans approve of Ten Commandments monuments in public areas, but only 10 percent say it’s acceptable to display other Christian symbols. Sixty-four percent oppose a monument to Islam’s Koran. For Tuesday’s USA Today article about church and state stand-offs, click here. Also see the upcoming Oct. 24 issue of The Call for Bishop Ray Chamberlain’s perspective.