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Delegation still needs prayers; open meeting happens April 15
Where to order Special Sunday envelopes? Right here
Dining & schmoozing opportunities at Annual Conference
Six camps join for colossal ‘Children’s Day’ gathering in May
Local churches offer concert, lectures, festival
‘The Sunday Call’ bulletin insert: Cancelled on May 1
You should see what they did to the tooth fairy: Who said that?
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TOP STORY: Churches report large Easter attendances
First Sevierville United Methodist Church, in Maryville District, had 500 in worship on Easter, compared to 300 on an average Sunday. Floyd UMC, in Wytheville District, had 170 in Easter worship, compared to an average 125. Cokesbury UMC, in Knoxville District, reports 4,257 in attendance last Sunday, compared to an average 2,168. Let us know your Easter worship attendance by e-mailing Annette Bender, editor of “The Call.”
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Delegation still needs prayers; open meeting happens April 15
Jean Henderson, head of Holston’s General Conference delegation, still needs congregations to participate in “Saturating General Conference ’04 in Prayer.” Contact her immediately by e-mail or call (423) 472-6428. Henderson also invites church members to an open delegation meeting on Thursday, April 15, at First White Pine UMC in Morristown District. Participants may share their concerns with the delegation from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, see the April 9 issue of “The Call,” page 7.
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Where to order Special Sunday envelopes? Right here
The United Methodist Church has six Special Sundays, and two of those are coming within the next few weeks. Sunday, April 25, is Native American Ministries Sunday. Sunday, June 6, is Peace With Justice Sunday. For history or worship resources related to Native American Sunday, click here. For history or worship resources related to Peace With Justice Sunday, click here. To order posters, envelopes, stickers, or other Special Sunday materials, click here.
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Dining & schmoozing opportunities at Annual Conference
• Justice Luncheon: Monday, June 14, 12:30 p.m., Jones Cafeteria, Lake Junaluska Assembly, N.C. Speaker: Dr. Steve Fisher, director of the Appalachian Center for Community Service at Emory & Henry College. Reservations: Not required. Participants may pay for a lunch ticket ($8.50) on site.
• Retirees and Spouses Luncheon: Monday, June 14, 12:15 p.m., Terrace Hotel Dining Room, Lake Junaluska Assembly, N.C. Send $7.50 per-person check (made to “Holston Conference Treasurer”) to: Kathy Parker, P.O. Box 2506, Johnson City, TN 37605.
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Six camps join for colossal ‘Children’s Day’ gathering in May
All elementary-age children are invited to attend the nearest Holston camp for Children’s Day 2004 on Saturday, May 22. This new conference event has been scheduled in place of the traditional Children’s Day at Annual Conference to allow for convenience and wider participation. Games, campfire songs, a picnic lunch and devotions are planned at six Holston camps. For more information, visit www.holstonkids.com or e-mail Anita Henderlight.
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Local churches offer concerts, lectures, festivals
Sulphur Springs UMC in Johnson City District is hosting a Ginny Owens concert on Thursday, April 15, at 7 p.m. For more information, click here.
Church Street UMC in Knoxville District is hosting the annual A. Orin Bishop Lecture Series April 23-25. Dr. Ellen Davis of Duke Divinity School will be the guest lecturer. For more information, click here.
First Marion UMC in Abingdon District is hosting Reach 2004, a four-day spiritual event with musical guests James Ward and James Rogers, May 9-12. For more information, click here.
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‘The Sunday Call’ bulletin insert: Cancelled on May 1
“The Sunday Call,” Holston’s weekly online bulletin insert, is scheduled for cancellation on May 1. The conference communications staff is currently considering new ways to offer Sunday bulletin inserts that will better serve Holston churches. Suggestions? E-mail Annette Bender.
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You should see what they did to the tooth fairy: Who said that?
“He was crying and asking me why the bunny was being whipped.”
– Melissa Salzmann, who brought her four-year-old son to the Glassport (Pa.) Assembly of God, where an Easter show featured actors whipping the Easter bunny and breaking eggs in an effort to teach about Jesus’ crucifixion. To read the AP story, click here.
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