exclusive – Camps provide springtime golf action @ holston.orgTOP STORY: Karen Dammann acquitted in Washington state
Annual Conference deadlines: Petitions & reports due
General Conference: Participants still needed for prayer vigil
Derek Webb concerts at Munsey Memorial and Emory & Henry
What are the most critical issues facing children? Find out here
‘Lives Worth Living’: Duke Laity Weekend happens April 23-24
Free writing seminar in Knoxville: Writing Short
Who said that? ‘Passion’ movie is more painful than we thought
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TOP STORY: Karen Dammann acquitted in Washington state
The 13-member jury of Pacific Northwest Conference clergy members found the Rev. Karen Dammann not guilty of the charge of “practices declared by the United Methodist Church to be incompatible with Christian teachings.” For up-to-date coverage of the March 20 decision and church reaction, visit the United Methodist News Service site.
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Annual Conference deadlines: Petitions & reports due
Deadline for submission of 2004 Annual Conference petitions is March 29. Deadline for all documents for the 2004 “Book of Reports” is March 31. For information on submitting these materials, click here.
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General Conference: Participants still needed for prayer vigil
The Holston delegation to General and Jurisdictional Conferences is joining other delegations in “Saturating GC ’04 in Prayer.” Local churches are needed to organize one-day prayer vigils for the 40 days preceding General Conference, which begins April 27 in Pittsburgh. For more information, click here.
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Derek Webb concerts at Munsey Memorial and Emory & Henry
Derek Webb, the former lead singer of Caedmon’s Call, will appear Friday, April 23 at Munsey Memorial UMC in Johnson City, Tenn., and Saturday, April 24, at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Va.
The Johnson City concert begins at 8 p.m. and is sponsored by Munsey Memorial and ETSU Wesley Foundation. Tickets are $8 for students, $10 for persons in groups, and $12 at the door. Also appearing in concert: Sandra McCracken. To reserve tickets, call (423) 929-2121 or (423) 737-1633,
The Emory & Henry concert begins at 5 p.m. at the college’s Memorial Chapel. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. The concert is sponsored by the chaplain’s office. For more information, call (276) 944-6836.
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What are the most critical issues facing children? Find out here
St. Paul UMC in Wytheville, Va., is hosting a children’s issue form on Sunday, April 25, 2 to 5 p.m. Panelists include local children’s expert. The moderator will be Chief Meteorologist Robin Reed of WDBJ-TV. For more information, download this brochure. (PDF)
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‘Lives Worth Living’: Duke Laity Weekend happens April 23-24
Gregory Jones, dean of Duke Divinity School, will lead laity from all over the southeast during Duke Laity Weekend. The theme is “Lives Worth Living: Shaping Christian Community.” For more information, click here or call toll free (888) 845-4216.
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Who said that? ‘Passion’ movie is more painful than we thought
“It was the dumbest thing we’ve ever done.”
– Melissa Davidson, who was arrested and charged for simple battery March 11 after fighting with her husband over the movie, “The Passion of the Christ.” The Statesburo, Ga., couple argued over whether God the Father in the Holy Trinity was in human form or spiritual form, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Davidson stabbed her husband’s hand with a pair of scissors.
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Writing short for online readability and busy people
FREE - A writing seminar at the Knoxville Conference Center on Wednesday, March 31st from 1-2pm. This seminar will be presented via the web and is described as follows:
Writing Short: Packing 5,000 Bits of Information into a 500-word Assignment
"The average length of writing assignments continues to shrink, with editors frequently asked to tell a comprehensive story about a significant issue in fewer than 500 words. How do you get writers to create complete, well-researched pieces--with personality--in slightly more than a typewritten page? And how do you make that information pop off the page?
If you plan to attend, please e-mail Donna Hankins.
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