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                           Tuesday, June 21, 2011
                            [5]Do u txt @ church?
                 [6]Church trial of Rev. Amy DeLong underway
                 [7]Pensions board sets July 15 public forum
               [8]Conference focuses on Middle East Christians
               [9]Pastor wins award for daily devotional book


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   âIn worship, the texting is just a strategy of people engaging. Instead of
   us being the professionals that figure it all out, the idea of letting folks
   know the church is the people. This is your church.â â The Rev. Mike
   Schreiner, Morning Star Church, OâFallon, Mo.


Do u txt @ church?

   OâFALLON, Mo. (UMNS) â Most pastors would be upset if they looked up from
   their sermon notes to find most of the congregants texting on their phones.
   For the Rev. Mike Schreiner of [17]Morning Star Church in OâFallon, Mo.,
   thatâs just part of weekly worship. Schreiner invites churchgoers to text
   him questions during his sermons, be it clarification of a point he made or
   some other topic.

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Church trial of Rev. Amy DeLong underway

   KAUKAUNA, Wis. (UMNS) â For the seventh time in 20 years, The United
   Methodist Church is wrestling with the issue of homosexuality in a public
   church trial. The Rev. Amy DeLong, a lesbian clergy member of the
   [19]Wisconsin Annual (regional) Conference, faces two charges of violating
   church law and the possibility of losing her ministerial credentials this
   week. Her trial is underway at Peace United Methodist Church in Kaukauna,
   Wis.

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Pensions board sets July 15 public forum

   GLENVIEW, Ill. (UMNS) â [21]The United Methodist Board of Pension and Health
   Benefits will hold a public forum at 11:45 a.m. July 15 at the agency
   headquarters,1901 Chestnut Ave. in Glenview, Ill. Anyone who wishes to
   address the board may do so. To register, contact Colette Nies by July 1 by
   calling (800) 269-2244, extension 4296, or sending an e-mail to
   [22]nies@gbophb.org.


Conference focuses on Middle East Christians

   VOLOS, Greece (UMNS) â The [23]World Council of Churches is co-sponsoring a
   June 20-22 conference on the precarious situation of Christians in the
   Middle East. With the diminishing presence of Christians in the region, the
   WCC central committee said in a public statement in February, the
   âconviviality among peoples from different faiths, cultures, civilizations,
   which is a sign of Godâs love for all humanity, will be endangered.â

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Pastor wins award for daily devotional book

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â The Rev. Jan L. Richardson, a United Methodist
   pastor from Winter Park, Fla., has been selected the winner of the [25]2011
   National Indie Excellence Award in the religion nonfiction category for her
   daily devotional book, âIn the Sanctuary of Women: A Companion for
   Reflection & Prayer,â published by Upper Room Books.

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