UMNS Daily Digest - June 3, 2011 (HIV/AIDS; Joplin, Mo.; Board of Church and Society, UMCOR, Springf
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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 Friday, June 3, 2011 [5]Thirty years later, AIDS stigma remains [6]UMTV: AIDS Awareness Church [7]Joplin response shows denomination’s strength [8]Agency awards $50,000 in Peace with Justice grants [9]UMCOR provides aid to recent flood, twister survivors [10]Update: 70 Minn. clergy support same-sex unions [11] UMTV: AIDS Awareness Church» [12] UMTV: Pauley Perrette» [13] UMC response in Joplin» [14] Annual Conference coverage» [15] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [16] Find us on Facebook [17]Twitter Contact Us E-mail (615) 742-5470 “People continue to have a gut reaction to this disease unlike any other. Even though people may know intellectually that they cannot contract it through casual contact, there is still the gut reaction of fear and repulsion and ‘what if?’ when encountering someone living with HIV.” — The Rev. Gregory Gross, a United Methodist deacon and social worker Thirty years later, AIDS stigma remains CHICAGO (UMNS) — Thirty years ago, on June 5, we heard of AIDS — acquired immune deficiency syndrome — for the first time. And while society has become much more aware of AIDS and HIV, the stigma remains. The Rev. Gregory Gross is among United Methodists trying to eliminate misconceptions and overcome fear. [18]Read full story and post a comment» UMTV: AIDS Awareness Church HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (UMNS) — Hollywood United Methodist Church, in the heart of Los Angeles, found its congregation divided when AIDS was first identified. But church members made a controversial decision to embrace those living with HIV. Thirty years later, treatments and understanding of the disease have come a long way, but church members continue outreach efforts to adults and children living with HIV, taking meals and kind words to patients at a clinic. “Some patients can go all day without having anything to eat, a warm hug or a smile.” [19]Watch video and post a comment» Joplin response shows denomination’s strength JOPLIN, Mo. (UMNS) — Church members have a lot of justified criticism about the church’s bureaucracy, Jan Snider notes in a commentary. But days after a deadly tornado leveled much of this town, she witnessed the power of the denomination’s connectional system. The church’s system is getting people the help and hope they need, writes Snider, a United Methodist Communications producer. [20]Read commentary and post a comment» Agency awards $50,000 in Peace with Justice grants WASHINGTON (UMNS) — The United Methodist Board of Church and Society has awarded grants totaling $50,000 to 18 Peace with Justice ministries. The grants are awarded in conjunction with the denomination’s Peace with Justice Sunday, this year on June 19, which witnesses to God's demand for a faithful, just, disarmed and secure world. Recipients were one Central Conference project outside the United States and 17 programs in four of the five U.S. jurisdictions. [21]Read full story» UMCOR provides aid to recent flood, twister survivors NEW YORK (UMNS) — The United Methodist Committee on Relief has distributed emergency grants to the New England and Yellowstone Annual (regional) Conferences in the wake of natural disasters. Tornadoes struck Springfield, Mass., on June 1, killing three people. Montana residents are evacuating homes in low-lying areas to escape Missouri River flooding. [22]Donate to storm recovery here» Update: 70 Minn. clergy support same-sex unions ST. CLOUD, Minn. (UMNS) — The number of Minnesota United Methodist clergy members endorsing a statement in favor of same-sex unions has increased from 40 to 70, about 15 percent of clergy at the annual conference session. The clergy members signed a statement that says they would “offer the grace of the Church’s blessing to any prepared couple desiring Christian marriage,” including same-sex couples. [23]Read full update and post a comment» Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [24]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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