UMNS Daily Digest - November 7, 2011 (U.S. federal budget, foreign aid, job training, church help fo
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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 Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 [5]Religious leaders: Don’t cut poverty funding [6]Church gets unemployed ‘job ready’ [7]Missionary to Tunisia dies [8]Bishops plan statement on same-sex unions [9]Training Churches for Job Ministry: Katherine Simons» [10]UMTV: Church Welcomes Job Seekers» [11]Faith During Transition: Tyrone Griffin» [12]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [13]Find us on Facebook [14]Twitter Contact Us [15]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "If you’re concerned about malaria funding, if you’re concerned about HIV funding, this is the bill you need to be spending time with." — Mark Harrison of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society. Religious leaders: Don’t cut poverty funding WASHINGTON (UMNS) — Legislation affecting how the United States addresses global poverty will be under scrutiny as the U.S. Senate considers the 2012 appropriations bill. The bill, expected on the Senate floor this week, will affect many programs and places where United Methodists are attempting to improve – and even save — people’s lives, says Mark Harrison, United Methodist Board of Church and Society. [16]Read full story and post a comment» Church gets unemployed ‘job ready’ ROSWELL, Ga. (UMNS) — Katherine Simons sees it all the time. Hopelessness. She sees it on the faces of the thousands of out-of-work people who walk through the doors of Roswell United Methodist Church. Simons and other volunteers try to renew people’s hope and get them spiritually ready for the job market. [17]Read full story and post a comment» Missionary to Tunisia dies TUNIS, Tunisia (UMNS) — The Rev. Isaac Agré, 58, a native of Côte d'Ivoire serving as a missionary in Tunisia with his wife, Jacqueline, died Nov. 3 after an illness. Previously, he served as the chair of the Council on Ministries of The United Methodist Church in Côte d'Ivoire. “While we grieve the loss of Isaac, we celebrate his life,” wrote the Rev. Thomas Kemper, top executive, United Methodist Board of Global Ministries. “His generous and courageous spirit was evident in the hospitality of his mission work in Tunisia.” [18]Read Kemper’s letter» Bishops plan statement on same-sex unions LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C. (UMNS) — The United Methodist Council of Bishops concluded its weeklong fall meeting Nov. 4 without publicly addressing the controversy of United Methodist pastors who say they will bless same-sex unions despite the ban in church law. Since the summer, more than 1,000 United Methodist clergy have signed statements pledging to officiate at such unions. That sparked a counter-movement by other United Methodist clergy and lay people. So far, more than 2,500 clergy and 11,460 laity have signed petitions urging the bishops to make clear that they will enforce the Book of Discipline, the denomination’s law book, on this issue. "We will be releasing a statement," Bishop Larry Goodpaster, the council's president, said immediately after the meeting ended. "There’s a few more pieces we need to work on, but we'll be releasing a statement soon." Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [19]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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