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TOP STORY: 'Healthy Communities' seminar in April
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Today, in Holston Conference News Briefs for March 1:
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TOP STORY: 'Healthy Communities' seminar in April
Holston leaders and healthcare professionals are encouraged to attend a one-day seminar to help promote healthy ministries within their churches and communities.
Scheduled April 6 at Wesley Memorial UMC in Johnson City, "Holston Churches Building Healthy Communities" will feature several speakers and a forum for discussing and creating healthcare solutions. With Bishop James Swanson as moderator, presenters include Kenneth Robinson, commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health, and Gary Gunderson, director of the Interfaith Health Program at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health.
Cost is $10, including lunch and snacks. Registration deadline is March 31. The seminar is sponsored by Holston Conference TennCare Task Force and HUES (Healthy Upper East Souls).
Download a brochure for more information
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Yikes! Last-minute help for Ash Wednesday service
The General Board of Discipleship offers lectionary readings, worship notes, and other resources for today's Ash Wednesday services.
Visit the GBOD site now
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Just in time for Lent: Wesley House fundraiser
Wesley House Community Center, based in Knoxville, Tenn., invites Holston members to participate in a seven-day fundraiser that will also help them show gratefulness for God's blessings.
On each day of the Wesley House campaign, participants make contributions for specific blessings. For example, on the first day, participants show thankfulness for the blessing of hearing by giving 25 cents for each CD owned. On the third day, participants show thankfulness for the blessing of taste by contributing 50 cents for each meal.
Materials and information are available to help church groups organize the campaign. For more information, e-mail Richard Gibson.
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The call to care for the earth
A training event in April will help churches and individuals respond to an often-overlooked area of stewardship, yet one that has roots in Genesis: The call to care for the earth and its resources.
The event, "Caring for God's Creation," will be April 20-22 at the Lake Junaluska (N.C.) Conference and Retreat Center. It is open to "anybody who's interested in caring for the earth," said Loy Lilley, event coordinator and Good Word Resource Center director at Lake Junaluska. The early bird registration deadline has been extended to March 1.
Read the United Methodist News Service story
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Prepare now for One Great Hour of Sharing
On March 26, United Methodists will give to a special offering for the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). The "One Great Hour of Sharing" offering provides administrative support to UMCOR, allowing 100 percent of all other gifts received by UMCOR to be used directly for outreach and mission. To order One Great Hour envelopes, posters, and other supplies, call 1-888-346-3862 or visit http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/oghs.stm.
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Setting the story straight: Who said that?
"As I've told you before, I believe the story in the Bible. I don't even want to hear them talk about Darwin's theory of evolution."
— Eloise Reed, member of First Dayton UMC of Cleveland District, in a recent United Methodist News Service article. Reed, age 93, is among the last living witnesses to the 1925 "Scopes Monkey Trial."
Read the United Methodist News Service story
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Your online calendar: Remember these dates
F.U.E.L. Training for Youth Workers: April 8 and 29
New event announcements appear here. Visit our upcoming events page for other events. Be sure you have the newest Acrobat Reader or you may not be able to view PDFs.
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