UMNS Daily Digest - March 8, 2011 (Worship & Song,” Lent, International Women’s Day, immigration, fr
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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 Tuesday, March 8, 2011 [5]âWorship & Songâ blends old, new tunes [6]Lent gets 21st-century makeover [7]Blog: New warriors in the battle for equality [8]Immigration task force meets in Washington [9]Alert: Bishop warns of fraudulent Facebook page [10] Success Secrets of Young Pastor» [11] Green for Life» [12] UMTV: Going Green for Funerals» [13] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [14] Find us on Facebook [15] Twitter Contact Us E-mail (615) 742-5470 â(âWorship & Songâ) makes you want to stand up and clap, and at the same time, it covers the necessity for somber times.ââ Bryan R. Dunn, United Methodist music minister âWorship & Songâ blends old, new tunes NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â From the rousing âJesus, Jesus, Oh, What a Wonderful Childâ to the prayerful âOpen the Eyes of My Heart,â the newly released [16]âWorship & Songâ collection offers something for just about everyone. [17]Read full story and post a comment» Lent gets 21st-century makeover WASHINGTON (RNS) â Initiatives urging abstinence from alcohol and reduction of carbon usage are reinventing Lenten fasting by linking it to wider social causes, Religion News Service reports. Teetotaling, for example, is familiar turf in United Methodism, and now Lent provides a framework to consider the role alcohol plays in individual lives, families and society, said Cynthia Abrams, United Methodist Board of Church and Society. [18]Read full story and post a comment» Blog: New warriors in the battle for equality NEW YORK (UMNS) â In her blog marking International Womenâs Day, UMNS reporter Linda Bloom writes about some of the women she met at the recent U.N. Commission on the Status of Women gathering who are fighting the battle for equality in their own ways. [19]Read blog and post a comment» Immigration task force meets in Washington WASHINGTON (UMNS) â Members of the United Methodist Interagency Task Force on Immigration met March 4 in Washington, led by Phoenix Area Bishop Minerva Carcaño and Iowa Area Bishop Julius Trimble. Some of the group attended a White House meeting and visited Senate and House offices to discuss needed changes in detention and deportation policies. Picture from left are Dionisio Salazar of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, retired Bishop ElÃas Galván, the Rev. Lorenza Andrade Smith of San Antonio and Carcaño. Alert: Bishop warns of fraudulent Facebook page NEW YORK (UMNS) â New York Area Bishop Jeremiah Park warns that the Facebook page that bears his name is a fake. Several pastors have received an e-mail from what appears to be âBishop Jeremiah Parkâs Facebook pageâ that states the bishop is willing to lead a revival service and asks money for the travel expenses. Someone else set up the page using the bishopâs name and pictures. An investigation is in progress. Anyone receiving such an e-mail should not send money. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [20]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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