Today, in Holston Conference News Briefs for October 4:
exclusive – Clergywomen Retreat @ holston.org~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Today, in Holston Conference News Briefs for October 4:
exclusive – Clergywomen Retreat @ holston.org
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TOP STORY: Will your church observe Children's Sabbath?
The United Methodist Church will observe Children's Sabbath Oct. 13-15. During this time, congregations may hold special worship services, education programs, and other activities to help people learn more about problems facing children and poor families.
Find out more about Children's Sabbath
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Attention! Wesley & Worship date is Oct. 17
The "Wesley & Worship" seminar, held at Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, has been changed to Tuesday, Oct. 17. (The previous date announced was Oct. 10.) For more information on this Wesley Leadership Institute event, call toll-free (866) 690-4080 or visit the WLI calendar page.
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Judicial Council will hear argument on non-discrimination
The highest court of the United Methodist Church will hear an oral argument on a Kansas East Conference resolution stating that pastors cannot deny church membership based solely on homosexuality, United Methodist News Service has reported.
The highest court in the denomination is the Judicial Council, which has a total of 20 items on its docket for the upcoming Oct. 25-28 meeting in Cincinnati.
At its session in June, the Kansas East Annual Conference passed a resolution that stated: "No pastor in the Kansas East Conference shall deny membership into a Kansas East United Methodist church solely based on the candidate for membership being a self-avowed, practicing homosexual." Immediately following approval of the petition, a motion passed which requested a declaratory decision by the Judicial Council on the non-discrimination petition.
Read the complete United Methodist News Service story
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Wanted: Sponsors and hosts for Latvian choir
Holston’s Missions Team is raising $30,000 to sponsor the Latvian National Methodist Choir in a trip to Holston Conference. Comprised of youth and young adults, the choir is scheduled to sing at Annual Conference 2007 in Lake Junaluska, N.C. Hosts and sponsors are requested. Contact Eric Knoefel at (865) 388-9459.
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Grants available for youth ministries
The Conference Council on Youth Ministries is accepting Youth Service Fund 2007 grant applications. YSF grants support Christian ministries and projects that assist in meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of youth. Applications must be received in the Youth Ministries Office in Johnson City, Tenn., by Oct. 25. Grants will be determined in November 2006 and awarded in September 2007.
Download a grant application
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Cheerful givers, swipe your cards: Who said that?
"It's truly like an ATM for Jesus."
– The Rev. Marty Baker, pastor at Stevens Creek Community Church of Augusta, Ga., who designed "giving kiosks" allowing churchgoers to give through onsite automated teller machines. According to the Los Angeles Times, the three kiosks at Stevens Creek are expected to take in between $200,000 and $240,000 this year — about 15 percent of the church's total donations.
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