UMNS Daily Digest - Sept. 8, 2011 (9/11, New York Police Department, chaplaincy, Hurricane Irene, Tr
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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 Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 [5]New York cop-turned-chaplain recalls 9/11 [6]Ministering after 9/11: Four stories [7]How one 9/11 death changed my life [8]Together through storm and flood [9]From farm to table, submerged [10]UMNS taking immigration survey [11]Webcast shows church's work for clean water [12]Making Peace After 9/11» [13]UMTV: Counseling Cops» [14]9/11 Memories: Arlette Kitenge» [15]UMTV: 9/11 Pastor Seeks Peace» [16]UMCOR: Hurricanes 2011» [17]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [18]Find us on Facebook [19]Twitter Contact Us [20]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "I wish I had a dollar for every cop and fireman I just hugged and allowed to weep into my chest." - The Rev. Chuck Ferrara, a police officer-turned-United Methodist pastor who ministered to workers at ground zero. New York cop-turned-chaplain recalls 9/11 NEW YORK (UMNS) - Arriving at ground zero immediately after 9/11, the Rev. Chuck Ferrara said it was "as if Armageddon had begun... on the southern tip of Manhattan." In a commentary, the retired New York police officer who is now a United Methodist pastor recounts his experience trying to comfort recovery workers at ground zero. [21]Read full commentary and post a comment» Ministering after 9/11: Four stories NEW YORK (UMNS) - Four United Methodist clergy members from the New York metropolitan area share the lessons they learned in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. They include a Chinatown pastor, a pastor on Manhattan's Upper East Side as well as relief coordinators in New York and New Jersey. [22]Read full story and post a comment» How one 9/11 death changed my life CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (UMNS) - When an Ohio father, husband and church member died on 9/11, his life became an inspiration and a reminder to "Give me Jesus," writes Kay Panovec, executive director of new media at United Methodist Communications. [23]Read full commentary and post a comment» Together through storm and flood WINDHAM, N.Y. (UMNS) - As rains from Tropical Storm Lee brought new threats of flooding to a waterlogged Catskills region, United Methodists already had begun outreach efforts to assist those affected earlier by Irene. Elfrieda Benjamin, a member of Windham-Hensonville United Methodist Church, who helped coordinate the effort of local townspeople, said, "I don't even know where the food comes from; I turn around and it appears." Bishop Jeremiah Park led a delegation from the denomination's New York Annual (regional) Conference and United Methodist Committee on Relief as it toured five small mountain towns affected by Tropical Storm Irene: Windham, Prattsville, Roxbury, Margaretville and Fleischmanns. [24]Read full story» From farm to table, submerged NEW YORK (UMNS) - In her Bloombytes blog, UMNS reporter Linda Bloom writes about how the rains from Tropical Storm Irene are affecting large and small Northeastern farms. [25]Read full blog and post a comment» UMNS taking immigration survey NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - United Methodist News Service is surveying United Methodists for their thoughts on immigration. The survey takes about 10 to 12 minutes to complete. It includes an opportunity to comment on the issue. Please respond to the survey by Sept. 14. 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