UMNS Daily Digest - February 2, 2011 (homosexuality, pensions, Global AIDS Fund, criminal justice, D
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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 Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 [5]33 retired bishops urge end to gay clergy ban [6]Pensions board sets March 4 public forum [7]Global AIDS Fund launches "20/20" campaign [8]Advocacy planned for criminal justice reform [9]'Day 1' program to feature Atlanta pastor [10]Children's Ministry Forum planned [11]Interpreter Magazine» [12]UMTV: Church for Inmates' Kids» [13]UMTV: Church Offers AIDS Tests» [14]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [15] Find us on Facebook [16] Twitter Contact Us [17]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "We believe the God we know in Jesus is leading us to issue this counsel and call - a call to transform our church life and our world." - Part of statement signed by 33 retired bishops on homosexuality. 33 retired bishops urge end to gay clergy ban NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - Thirty-three retired United Methodist bishops have released a statement calling on The United Methodist Church to eliminate its ban on homosexual clergy. However, the denomination's current policy on ordination has many supporters in both church and lay leadership. [18]Read full story and post a comment» Pensions board sets March 4 public forum FORT WORTH, Texas (UMNS) - The United Methodist Board of Pension and Health Benefits is holding a public forum at 11:45 a.m. March 4 at the Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel. The session provides an opportunity for church members to make a short presentation to the board of directors. Those wishing to place their names and topics on the agenda should contact Colette Nies by Feb. 21 by calling (800) 269-2244, Ext. 4296, or sending an e-mail to [19]cnies@gbophb.org. Global AIDS Fund launches "20/20" campaign NEW YORK (UMNS) - The United Methodist Global AIDS Fund has launched a new campaign: "[20]20/20: Visioning an AIDS-Free World." A $20 donation can stop the transmission of HIV from a mother to child; teach young people and adults how to prevent HIV; be used for church workshops to fight stigma and discrimination or feed an HIV-positive person for a month or more, enabling them to take their medicine and lead productive lives. Established in 2004, The United Methodist Global AIDS Fund has supported 175 Christ-centered, church-oriented programs in 37 countries. The fund supports education, prevention, care and treatment programs for people living with HIV/AIDS. Advocacy planned for criminal justice reform WASHINGTON (UMNS) - The United Methodist Board of Church and Society is asking church members to educate themselves about the realities of mass incarceration and advocate for improvements to the U.S. criminal justice system by observing the [21]National Day of Prayer for Criminal Justice Reform on Feb. 20 and the [22]Juvenile Justice Week of Faith & Healing from March 7 to 13. Congregations also are invited to endorse the [23]Criminal Justice Reform Faith Letter. 'Day 1' program to feature Atlanta pastor ATLANTA (UMNS) - The Rev. G. Gil Watson, senior pastor of Northside United Methodist Church in Atlanta, is the featured preacher Feb. 27 on "Day 1," [24]the nationally syndicated radio program also accessible here. The program includes a sermon by Watson along with interviews conducted by producer and host Peter Wallace. Watson is known as a storyteller and frequently presents monologues as such historical characters as Joel Chandler Harris, creator of the "Uncle Remus" tales, and John Wesley, founder of Methodism. In his "Day 1" sermon, entitled "Get Your Thinking Right!" he focuses on Jesus' teaching about worry (Matthew 6:25-34). Children's Ministry Forum planned SAN ANTONIO (UMNS) - The United Methodist Board of Discipleship will offer its 2011 Children's Ministry Forum on Feb. 22-24 at Coker United Methodist Church in San Antonio. The forum offers learning opportunities for children's ministry leaders in congregation with more 250 people in worship. [25]More information is available here. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [26]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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