UMNS Daily Digest - June 10, 2011 (Phil Campbell, Ala.; tornadoes; Holy Spirit, Pentecost, West Virg

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                           Friday, June 10, 2011
                        [5]Calling all Phil Campbells!
                  [6]The Holy Spirit: Questions and Answers
                   [7]Bishop Lyght gets help during illness
                [8]Apply to be a General Conference volunteer
              [9]East Africa Conference starts online newsletter


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   "We're very serious about this. We want to make sure that no Phil Campbell
   is left behind." - Phil Campbell of Brooklyn drawing attention to a relief
   project in Phil Campbell, Ala.

Calling all Phil Campbells!

   JUNEAU, Alaska (UMNS) - How many United Methodists will get the chance to
   travel 3,600 miles this summer to a town bearing their name and do good at
   the same time? At least one will. The Rev. Phil Campbell of Juneau will join
   others who share his name to build a Habitat for Humanity house in
   tornado-ravaged Phil Campbell, Ala.

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The Holy Spirit: Questions and Answers

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - This Sunday, June 12, marks Pentecost, when
   Christians around the world celebrate the power of the Holy Spirit filling
   Jesus' disciples. In preparation, the Rev. Thomas R. Albin of the Upper Room
   answered questions about the Holy Spirit for an Interpreter online
   exclusive.

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Bishop Lyght gets help during illness

   BUCKHANNON, W. Va. (UMNS) - West Virginia Area Bishop Ernest S. Lyght
   (right) still is regaining his strength after a bout of pneumonia this past
   winter. In the interim, retired Bishop William Boyd Grove is filling in as
   needed during the 2011 session of West Virginia Annual (regional) Conference
   on June 8-11. Grove was the resident bishop of the West Virginia Conference
   from 1980 to 1992. "(Lyght) asked me to be the 'relief pitcher,'" Grove told
   those gathered during the conference opening session.

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Apply to be a General Conference volunteer

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - Volunteers can now apply online to serve as
   marshals or pages during 2012 General Conference. The United Methodist
   Church's top lawmaking body will meet in Tampa, Fla., April 24-May 4, 2012.
   About 150 volunteers are needed during General Conference. Marshals and
   pages are responsible for their own travel and expenses. Those interested
   can submit an [21]online application. The deadline is Aug. 31. Applicants
   will be notified of their status by Nov. 30.

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East Africa Conference starts online newsletter

   KAMPALA, Uganda (UMNS) - The East African Annual (regional) Conference has
   started an online newsletter. [23]The second edition is now online. The
   conference encompasses 170,725 United Methodists in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda,
   South Sudan and Uganda.



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