UMNS Daily Digest - June 9, 2011 (Massachusetts, tornadoes, church restructuring, Connectional Table
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:41:51 -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 Thursday, June 9, 2011 [5]Massachusetts churches join tornado response [6]Church must 'measure what we treasure' [7]Come, Holy Spirit [8]10-Fold focuses on leadership training June 10 [9]Office opens in Tokyo for Japan disaster response [10]Spring Storms 2011» [11]UMC response in Joplin» [12]Interpreter Magazine» [13]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [14]Find us on Facebook [15]Twitter Contact Us [16]E-mail (615) 742-5470 [17]Japan Earthquake and Tsunami» "In both Springfield and in Monson (Mass.), you had the same kind of scenes that you saw in Joplin, where houses were totally leveled." - Boston Area Bishop Peter Weaver. Massachusetts churches join tornado response MONSON, Mass. (UMNS) - Both Monson and Springfield, Mass., suffered major damage when three tornados struck 19 communities in the state on June 1, leaving three dead and dozens injured. The United Methodist New England Annual (regional) Conference began an immediate response. [18]Read full story and post a comment» Church must 'measure what we treasure' SHILOH, Ill. (UMNS) - Corporate America's best practices don't necessarily apply to reinventing The United Methodist Church, writes the Rev. Beverly L. Wilkes Null in a commentary. She is pastor of Shiloh (Ill.) United Methodist Church and a member of the Connectional Table, which oversees the denomination's programming. [19]Read full commentary and post a comment» Come, Holy Spirit NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - From the beginning, The United Methodist Church has taught and encouraged every child of God to receive every gift of God, including gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Rev. Thomas R. Albin, dean of The Upper Room ministries and ecumenical relations, shares the meaning of Pentecost in Interpreter. [20]Read full story» 10-Fold focuses on leadership training June 10 NEW YORK (UMNS) - Throughout the day on June 10, [21]10-Fold.org/live will host a discussion about the innovative ways that United Methodist leaders are being trained in Africa and around the world. The discussion will feature Caroline Njuki, an executive with the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, and Liberia Area Bishop John Innis. Viewers will be able to ask questions in a live update at noon Eastern time. Office opens in Tokyo for Japan disaster response NEW YORK (UMNS) - The United Methodist Committee on Relief hailed the June 8 opening of an ecumenical disaster response office in Tokyo and vowed to stand with Japan's churches as they take further steps to assist survivors of the March 11 triple disaster. 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