Today, in Holston Conference News Briefs for January 11:
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TOP STORY: Rosa Parks, remembered on Martin Luther King Day
Each year, United Methodist Bishop Woodie W. White writes a “birthday” letter to the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. about the progress of racial equality in the United States. Released by United Methodist News Service on Jan. 6, this year's letter memorializes Rosa Parks, who made history 50 years ago when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man.
King's birthday will be observed on Monday, Jan. 16. Bishop White is now retired and serving as bishop-in-residence at Candler School of Theology in Atlanta.
Read Bishop White's letter
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Free download: 2006 calendar for worship and music leaders
Produced by the General Board of Discipleship, this planning calendar for 2006 contains the Revised Common Lectionary citations for every Sunday and major day of the church year, as well as United Methodist observances and special days and holidays from the secular and civil calendars. It's free from the GBOD's Worship-Preaching-Music web site.
Visit the GBOD site now
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How will the new U.S. postal rates affect your church?
Most churches will experience minimal additional expense as a result of the U.S. Postal Service's rate increase on Jan. 8, according to research for a future edition of The Call. Write to thecall@holston.org if there will be an impact on your church.
Visit the U.S. Postal Service site for new rates and fees
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Get ready, Gatlinburg: It's Resurrection weekend
Resurrection, Holston's annual winter spiritual retreat for youth, happens this weekend, Jan. 13-15, as well as the following weekend, Jan. 20-22. More than 10,000 youth and youth leaders are expected to convene in Gatlinburg, Tenn., for music, worship, and fun. See the upcoming Jan. 27 edition of The Call for a complete report.
Get more information on Resurrection now
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What's on the recommended reading list today?
Order from Cokesbury@Holston.org and receive a 20 percent discount on most purchases such as books, music, and supplies. Click on the "recommended reading list" to find quick-order links for required or recommended reading prior to attending Holston's upcoming events.
Visit the Wesley Leadership Institute site for more info
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Not Protestant and not welcome: Who said that?
"I was sad to be leaving my colleagues and students and an institution I valued very highly. But I support in principle the right of the institution to have exclusive hiring policies. Not every institution is a liberal democracy."
--Joshua Hochschild, former assistant professor of philosophy at Wheaton College, who was fired because he converted to Catholicism. Wheaton is an evangelical Protestant college in Chicago's suburbs.
Read the article in the Chicago Sun-Times
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Your online calendar: Remember these dates
March Forth for Children: March 3-4