UMNS Daily Digest - June 24, 2011 (Amy DeLong, Wisconsin Conference, National Council of Churches, D
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[2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service Friday, June 24, 2011 [5]Lesbian elder's penalty takes different path [6]Few clergy lose credentials in public cases [7]N.D. floodwaters overwhelm Faith church [8]U.N. to look at rights of older persons [9]NCC seeks nominations for interfaith engagement [10]Claremont to set up global Methodism center [11]Daughter of Iliff co-founder dies [12]DeLong Trial Coverage» [13]UMTV: Texting@Church» [14]UMTV: Volunteers Adopt Hospice Pets» [15]UMC Response in Joplin» [16]Annual Conference Coverage» [17]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [18]Find us on Facebook [19]Twitter Contact Us [20]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "My prayer is that, as Christians and as United Methodists, we will use this experience as a gateway to reconciliation, healing and restoration of our relationship with one another and with Christ." - Bishop Linda Lee, Wisconsin Annual (regional) Conference. Lesbian elder's penalty takes different path KAUKAUNA, Wis. (UMNS) - For the first time in 20 years, a conviction for performing a same-sex union has not resulted in a United Methodist elder's defrocking or indefinite suspension. Instead, after seven hours of deliberations, a jury of 13 United Methodist clergy voted 9-4 to suspend the Rev. Amy DeLong from her ministerial functions for 20 days beginning July 1. The jury, or trial court, also sentenced DeLong to a more detailed process for a year after her suspension to "restore the broken clergy covenant relationship." At least seven votes from the trial court of five women and eight men were required to approve a penalty. [21]Read full story and post a comment» Few clergy lose credentials in public cases NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - On at least six previous occasions in the past 20 years, disciplinary action against United Methodist clergy accused of violations of the discipline or law of The United Methodist Church has taken place in a public forum. It is possible that more than six such cases have occurred. However, the accused person determines whether the accusations and trial will be made public. Here is a brief overview. [22]Read full story and post a comment» N.D. floodwaters overwhelm Faith church MINOT, N.D. (UMNS) - As record floodwaters poured into Minot, teams of United Methodists continued to help with evacuations despite personal hardship. The Rev. Lee Gale, disaster response coordinator for the [23]Dakotas Annual (regional) Conference, reported the basement of [24]Faith United Methodist Church covered by floodwater and the water still rising. He said congregants met at the church, acknowledging they will lose their building. "They had a prayer on the front step before the water got too awfully deep," Gale said. "It's kind of a sad day." [25]Read full story and post a comment» U.N. to look at rights of older persons NEW YORK (UMNS) - When the [26]Agewell Foundation talked to older people in India, the organization found the biggest concern was being marginalized by family and society. An Agewell study published in April found that a basic lack of awareness "is one of the major reasons of ever-increasing cases of violation of human rights of older persons." That lack of awareness, multiplied across the globe, is probably one of the best reasons for the United Nations to organize a convention on the rights of older people, says Susanne Paul of [27]Global Action on Aging. [28]Read full story and post comment» NCC seeks nominations for interfaith engagement NEW YORK (UMNS) - The [29]National Council of Churches Interfaith Relations Commission plans to recognize congregations that engage with communities of other faiths. The NCC's Interfaith Engaged Congregational Initiative is receiving nominations for congregations that "have something important to share about interfaith engagement." A printable brochure and nomination form [30]can be downloaded here. The nomination form can also [31]be filled out online here. Claremont to set up global Methodism center CLAREMONT, Calif. (UMNS) - A new Center for Global Methodism will be established at [32]Claremont School of Theology. "The school is the ideal site for the center," President Jerry Campbell said June 21. "We are a United Methodist-related school, the Christian partner within the interreligious Claremont Lincoln University consortium, and located in an area that reflects the multitude of cultures and religions of the world within which Methodism must function." Daughter of Iliff co-founder dies DENVER (UMNS) - The daughter of a co-founder of [33]Iliff School of Theology, a United Methodist seminary, died June 9, the Denver Post reported. Alberta Shattuck was 101. The Post said Shattuck had attended Iliff board meetings until a few years ago. A service for her in the school chapel will be June 30. [34]Read full story» Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [35]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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