UMNS Daily Digest - May 20, 2011 ()

From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>
Date Fri, 20 May 2011 13:42:50 -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
                            Friday, May 20, 2011
                   [5]Wesley broke convention to aid poor
              [6]Caring for the poor is part of Wesley’s legacy
                   [7]UMCOR to attend Ivorian inauguration
         [8]Two churches, four languages mark Pentecost-themed event


   [9]
   UMTV: Church Home for Homeless»



   [10]
   Interpreter»



    [11]
   UMTV: Garden Grows Community Care»



   [12]
   Read Additional UMNS Stories»



   [13]Find us on Facebook 

   [14]Twitter 

    Contact Us
   E-mail
   (615) 742-5470



   “Each person is of sacred worth; God doesn’t play favorites.” — The Rev.
   Brian Combs, a North Carolina pastor.


Wesley broke convention to aid poor

   ASHVILLE, N.C. (UMNS) — Caring for the poor was not the norm in the time of
   John Wesley, Methodism’s founder, but it is now a central focus of United
   Methodism. Today, churches around the globe have found innovative ways of
   following Jesus’ call to be in ministry with the poor.

   [15]Read full story and post a comment»



Caring for the poor is part of Wesley’s legacy

   MADISON, N.J. (UMNS) — Did you know the founder of Goodwill Industries was a
   Methodist? United Methodists will celebrate Heritage Sunday, May 22, by
   honoring the various ways John Wesley and his followers have carried out
   ministry with the poor. The Rev. Robert J. Williams, the top executive at
   the United Methodist Commission on Archives and History, shares some of the
   ways John Wesley and later Methodists have carried out that work.

   [16]Read full story»



UMCOR to attend Ivorian inauguration

   NEW YORK (UMNS) — When Alassane Ouattara is inaugurated May 21 as president
   of Côte d’Ivoire, among the guests at the ceremony will be the Rev. Cynthia
   Fierro Harvey, head of the United Methodist Committee on Relief, and Bishop
   Janice Riggle Huie, president of UMCOR’s board of directors.
   “It’s an incredible privilege and a great honor to be invited to the
   inauguration,” said Harvey, who saw the invitation as recognition of the
   valuable humanitarian role UMCOR can play as Côte d’Ivoire moves forward.

   [17]Read full story»



Two churches, four languages mark Pentecost-themed event

   CLOVIS, Calif. (UMNS) — Two congregations on May 15 gathered and invited
   their neighborhoods to join in a Pentecost-themed festival. Fresno Korean
   Fellowship of Clovis joined the English-and Hmong language ministries of
   Memorial United Methodist Church, sang hymns together, enjoyed dances from
   all three ministries and raised money to fight malaria. The service
   concluded with a benediction in English, Korean, Hmong and American Sign
   Language.

   [18]Read full story»



   Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy
   [19]here.


      United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist
                              Communications.

               Ministries of United Methodist Communications:

             [20]Rethink Church
             [21]TechShop
             [22]EcuFilm
             [23]UMC.org
   Program Journals:
      [24]Interpreter Magazine
      [25]El' Interprete
      [26]United Methodists In Service
             [27]InfoServ
             [28]Kingswood Communications
   [29]United Methodist News Service
      [30]UM Audio
      [31]UMTV
             [32]Foundation for United Methodist Communications
             [33]United Methodist Communications International
             [34]Global Health Initiative

          Products & Services of United Methodist Communications:

                     [35]Crisis Communications
                     [36]Communications Training
                     [37]Program Calendars
                     [38]United Methodist Press Center
                     [39]Scholarships
   [40]Promotional Resources for Apportionments, Special Sundays and Designated
   Giving
                     [41]United Methodist Productions

       [42]http://umns.umc.org | [43]Privacy Policy | [44]Contact Us

 If you are reading a pass-along copy of this issue, please go here to start
                your own account: [45]UMNS Subscriber Form.
United Methodist Communications Address: 810 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203

   [46]Unsubscribe from this mailing. [4571147206.gif]

References

   Visible links
   1. mailto:newsdesk@umcom.org
   2. http://www.umc.org/dailydigestarchives/
   3. 
http://www3.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.3754251/k.6982/Whitelist_Instructions.htm
   4. http://umns.umc.org/subscribe
   5. file://localhost/tmp/tmpQy0iKd.html#1
   6. file://localhost/tmp/tmpQy0iKd.html#2
   7. file://localhost/tmp/tmpQy0iKd.html#3
   8. file://localhost/tmp/tmpQy0iKd.html#4
   9. 
http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=kjKWJcPPLkIXLiK&s=afLKJZNCLeLPL1PAKoF&m=cfKOLYMCLiIOK5I
  10. 
http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=hqIQI3ODJiJQJ7L&s=afLKJZNCLeLPL1PAKoF&m=cfKOLYMCLiIOK5I
  11. 
http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=jsKUL9PLKlJYIgK&s=afLKJZNCLeLPL1PAKoF&m=cfKOLYMCLiIOK5I
  12. 
http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=feKMJXNvHhLSI6I&s=afLKJZNCLeLPL1PAKoF&m=cfKOLYMCLiIOK5I
  13. 
http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=irKSI6OHLdIMKaJ&s=afLKJZNCLeLPL1PAKoF&m=cfKOLYMCLiIOK5I
  14. 
http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=kjJWLcPPIeIUKlJ&s=afLKJZNCLeLPL1PAKoF&m=cfKOLYMCLiIOK5I
  15. 
http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=hqLQK3OAKhJQI5K&s=afLKJZNCLeLPL1PAKoF&m=cfKOLYMCLiIOK5I
  16. 
http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=lkIYJfPSKfLUIlI&s=afLKJZNCLeLPL1PAKoF&m=cfKOLYMCLiIOK5I
  17. 
http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=kjJWLcPOIeIVKlJ&s=afLKJZNCLeLPL1PAKoF&m=cfKOLYMCLiIOK5I
  18. 
http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=gfIOK0NyGbIFL0K&s=afLKJZNCLeLPL1PAKoF&m=cfKOLYMCLiIOK5I
  19. 
http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.4513281/apps/ka/ct/contactcustom.asp
  20. http://www.rethinkchurch.org/
  21. http://secure.umcom.org/store/catalog/categoryinfo.aspx?cid=16
  22. http://ecufilm.org/
  23. http://umc.org/
  24. http://interpretermagazine.org/interior.asp?ptid=43&mid=7085
  25. http://elinterprete.org/
  26. http://korean.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=5&mid=5647
  27. http://infoserv.umc.org/
  28. 
http://www.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.2737945/k.FD1C/Production_Services.htm
  29. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.1355375/k.FA13/UMNS_News.htm
  30. http://audio.umc.org/
  31. http://www.umc.org/site/pp.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=2021395
  32. http://umcom.org/foundation/
  33. 
http://www3.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.2737953/k.2B36/Central_Conference_Communications.htm
  34. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.4407745/k.89CF/Global_Health.htm
  35. 
http://www.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.4844497/k.963D/Media_Relations.htm
  36. 
http://www.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.3444135/k.7456/Support_Center_Training.htm
  37. 
http://secure.umcom.org/store/Dept.asp?Cat%5FID=199&web%5Fname=2008+Calendars&mscsid=1BKDQ6C38MXF8PLPCB2G3X301F4T73P3
  38. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.2267689/k.9997/Press_Center.htm
  39. http://crt.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=44&mid=10270
  40. http://umcgiving.org/
  41. 
http://www.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.2737945/k.FD1C/Production_Services.htm
  42. http://umns.umc.org/
  43. 
http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.2532347/k.95D2/Terms_of_Service.htm#privacy
  44. mailto:Newsdesk@umcom.org
  45. 
http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.4513281/apps/ka/ct/contactcustom.asp
  46. 
http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=gpIOK1NyG9IFL1K&s=afLKJZNCLeLPL1PAKoF&m=cfKOLYMCLiIOK5I

   Hidden links:
  47. http://elinterprete.org/