UMNS Daily Digest - October 5, 2010 (chaplain, hospice, Del Pino, Global Fund, malaria, Africa Unive
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:40:03 -0700
To ensure consistent delivery, please add [1]newsdesk@umcom.org to your contact and/or safe senders list. [2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service Tuesday, October 5, 2010 [5]Chaplains crucial to hospice care [6]Church makes pledge to Global Fund [7]Afro-Brazilian society honors Del Pino [8]Africa University Press founder dies at 85 [9]Hunger ministry offers Advent devotional [10] UMTV: Hospice Help» [11] UMTV: Million Meals For Hungry» [12] Cynthia Fierro Harvey: UMCOR teams with Global Fund» [13] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [14]Find us on Facebook [15] Twitter Contact Us [16]E-mail (615) 742-5470 âWe need to be well versed in the resources needed by people facing the end of life.â-- Sally Schwab, Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Chaplains crucial to hospice care NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) -- As more people seek hospice care, chaplains have a crucial role to play in leading discussions about end-of-life spiritual and medical issues, panelists at a chaplainsâ convocation on hospice and palliative care said during a meeting sponsored by the United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry. [17]Read full story and post a comment» Church makes pledge to Global Fund NEW YORK (UMNS) -- In a spirit of hope and partnership, Thomas Kemper has announced that The United Methodist Church will contribute up to $28 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, based on a successful $75 million Imagine No Malaria campaign. The announcement was made at an Oct. 5 pledging ceremony of the Third Voluntary Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund, chaired by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. [18]Read full story and post a comment» Afro-Brazilian society honors Del Pino NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) -- The Honors Council of the Society of Afro-Brazilian Socio-Cultural Development in Brazil is honoring the Rev. Jerome King Del Pino, top executive, United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry. He will receive the Black Race Trophy 2010 in recognition of his assistance and support -- together with Almir Maia of the Methodist University in Piracicaba, Brazil -- in establishing Zumbi dos Palmares College, the first minority higher education institution for African Brazilians. A ceremony is planned Nov. 15 in São Paulo, Brazil. Africa University Press founder dies at 85 LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (UMNS) -- Edward Fry, 85, a United Methodist who developed the University Press at Africa University, died Sept. 2 in Laguna Beach, Calif. He was remembered in a Sept. 18 memorial service at Laguna Beach United Methodist Church. At age 12, Fry claimed to be the first employee of a Laguna Beach landmark, The Pottery Shack, earning 15 cents an hour. He attended seventh grade in bare feet. At Laguna Beach High, he edited the school newspaper and graduated in 1942. After serving in the Merchant Marine during World War II, he graduated from Occidental College. An expert in teaching reading, Fry taught at Makerere University in Uganda and at the University of Zimbabwe. He wrote more than 31 books and 100 articles. Hunger ministry offers Advent devotional BIG ISLAND, Va. (UMNS) â Last year, donations made through the Society of St. Andrewâs Advent devotional program provided more than 1.2 million servings of food to the hungry. The society, an official partner of The United Methodist Church, is hoping church members will use this yearâs booklet, âPreparing the Way,â to prayerfully reflect on the Scriptures and join in the ministry of feeding Americaâs hungry during the Advent season. More information is available [19]here. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [20]here. 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