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Today, in Holston Conference News Briefs for November 22:

Wednesday on the Webexclusive – NCD Now: Passionate Spirituality @ holston.org

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TOP STORY: Observe World AIDS Day on Dec. 1

In June 1981, scientists in the United States reported the first evidence of a disease that would become known as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS. Twenty-five years later, the AIDS epidemic has spread to every corner of the world. About 40 million people are today living with HIV and more than 25 million have died of AIDS, according to the United Methodist Committee on Relief.

World AIDS Day is traditionally observed Dec. 1. United Methodists are encouraged to observe this event on or near that day. The upcoming Dec. 1 issue of The Call will also explain how Holston Conference is addressing the pandemic.

Learn more about World AIDS Day; download resources

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Save money: Turn in your Resurrection fees by Dec. 1

Resurrection, Holston's winter spiritual retreat for youth, will be held Jan. 12-14 and Jan. 19-21 in Gatlinburg, Tenn. The registration fee for Resurrection 2007 is $35; a late registration fee of $40 applies to all registrations received after Dec. 1, to be taken at the door.

Visit the Resurrection site for more info

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Need Advent wreath meditations?
The General Board of Discipleship's "Worship" site provides messages and hymns for each Sunday in Advent and for Christmas Eve.

Visit the GBOD site now

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No, you are not hungry: Who said that?
"The proposal to remove the word 'hunger' from our official reports is a huge disservice to the millions of Americans who struggle daily to feed themselves and their families."

— David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, an anti-hunger advocacy group. According to the Washington Post, the USDA has determined that "very low food security" is a preferable term to "hunger," which is difficult to measure. An estimated 12 percent of Americans could not put food on the table last year, according to the report.

Read the Washington Post article now

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