UMNS Daily Digest - November 29, 2011 (Jerry Sandusky, Thanksgiving, America’s Sunday Supper, Martin
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:46:06 -0800
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 Tuesday, November 29, 2011 [5]Inside Jerry Sandusky’s church [6]UMTV: Youth share Thanksgiving meals [7]America’s Sunday Supper promotes service [8]Faith leaders to discuss immigration issues [9]Bishops postpone trip to China [10] Advent and Christmas Resources» [11] Safe Sanctuaries» [12] UMTV: Youth Share Thanksgiving Meals» [13] UMTV: Restaurant Owner on Mission» [14] Read Additional UMNS Stories» [15]Find us on Facebook [16]Twitter Contact Us [17]E-mail (615) 742-5470 “Do you know that God’s love can and does achieve great things, even amid the turmoil of today’s world?”— Dana Garrett, a CNN senior producer, recalls a quote shared at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in State College, Pa. Inside Jerry Sandusky’s church STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (UMNS) — If the community of State College, Pa., still is reeling from the horrific allegations against one of the community’s most prominent men, writes Dana Garrett, a CNN senior producer, then the spiritual community of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church is feeling the shock all the more intensely. Garrett tells about attending services at the church where Jerry Sandusky and his wife have been members for 30 years and finding a parish still ready to welcome a stranger. [18]Read full story» UMTV: Youth share Thanksgiving meals LOS ANGELES (UMTV) — Thanksgiving can be a lonely time for people who can’t spend the day with family or friends. Teenagers in Los Angeles make sure their elderly neighbors get a home-cooked meal and a visit on the special day. Youth from Centenary United Methodist Church pull an all-nighter to cook turkey, dressing and side dishes, and on Thanksgiving, they deliver a hundred meals to shut-ins. “Lots of families have holiday traditions,” said church member Darryl Ramos-Young. “This is how our church family spends Thanksgiving.” [19]Watch video and post a comment» America’s Sunday Supper promotes service NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, United Methodist Communications and the United Methodist Board of Church and Society are urging communities to join in America’s Sunday Supper on Jan. 15, 2012. America’s Sunday Supper will be a nationwide night of simultaneous dinners and discussions shared in churches, homes, community centers and kitchens to promote positive change in the world. [20]Read more» Faith leaders to discuss immigration issues NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — Hundreds of Tennessee faith leaders will come together Nov. 30 in Nashville for discussions about faith and immigration. Bishop William Willimon of the North Alabama Annual (regional) Conference, the keynote speaker, will talk about the challenges for faith communities in Alabama under HB 56, which has been called the toughest immigration law in the United States. Clergy for Tolerance, an interfaith coalition that seeks to encourage dialogue on federal and state immigration policy from a faith perspective, organized the event. [21]Read more» Bishops postpone trip to China NEW YORK (UMNS) — Because of the major denominational meetings and episcopal elections scheduled in 2012, the United Methodist Council of Bishops has decided to postpone a planned Feb. 24-March 4 delegation to China. Instead, an advance team from the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries will make the trip to meet with officials of the China Christian Council, Three-Self Patriotic Movement and Amity Foundation in preparation for a future delegation visit in 2013. Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [22]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. Ministries of United Methodist Communications: [23]Rethink Church [24]TechShop [25]EcuFilm [26]UMC.org Program Journals: [27]Interpreter Magazine [28]El' Interprete [29]United Methodists In Service [30]InfoServ [31]Kingswood Communications [32]United Methodist News Service [33]UM Audio [34]UMTV [35]Foundation for United Methodist Communications [36]United Methodist Communications International [37]Global Health Initiative Products & Services of United Methodist Communications: [38]Crisis Communications [39]Communications Training [40]Program Calendars [41]United Methodist Press Center [42]Scholarships [43]Promotional Resources for Apportionments, Special Sundays and Designated Giving [44]United Methodist Productions [45]http://umns.umc.org | [46]Privacy Policy | [47]Contact Us If you are reading a pass-along copy of this issue, please go here to start your own account: [48]UMNS Subscriber Form. United Methodist Communications Address: 810 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203 [49]Unsubscribe from this mailing. [5158160255.gif] References Visible links 1. mailto:newsdesk@umcom.org 2. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=skIYJ9POKgLXIjI&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 3. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=lnJKKONmE9KKKZL&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 4. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=oqLQKXOyGcJRI9K&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 5. file://localhost/tmp/tmpcZ36yz.html#1 6. file://localhost/tmp/tmpcZ36yz.html#2 7. file://localhost/tmp/tmpcZ36yz.html#3 8. file://localhost/tmp/tmpcZ36yz.html#4 9. file://localhost/tmp/tmpcZ36yz.html#5 10. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=rjJWL6PKIfIYKjJ&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 11. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=tlL0LcMSLiKWLiI&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 12. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ldKKIOMmH9LNL2I&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 13. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ogIQIXOyFcJUJcL&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 14. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=moJMIRNqFbJJJYK&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 15. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=prKSI0OCLeIQK8J&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 16. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=skIYJ9POKhLXIiI&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 17. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ldJKKONmEaKKKYL&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 18. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=oqLQKXOyGdJRI8K&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 19. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=rjJWL6PKIgIYKiJ&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 20. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=lnKKIOMmHaLNL1I&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 21. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ogIQIXOyFdJUJbL&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL 22. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.4513281/apps/ka/ct/contactcustom.asp 23. http://www.rethinkchurch.org/ 24. http://secure.umcom.org/store/catalog/categoryinfo.aspx?cid=16 25. http://ecufilm.org/ 26. http://umc.org/ 27. http://interpretermagazine.org/interior.asp?ptid=43&mid=7085 28. http://elinterprete.org/ 29. http://korean.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=5&mid=5647 30. http://infoserv.umc.org/ 31. http://www.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.2737945/k.FD1C/Production_Services.htm 32. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.1355375/k.FA13/UMNS_News.htm 33. http://audio.umc.org/ 34. http://www.umc.org/site/pp.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=2021395 35. http://umcom.org/foundation/ 36. http://www3.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.2737953/k.2B36/Central_Conference_Communications.htm 37. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.4407745/k.89CF/Global_Health.htm 38. http://www.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.4844497/k.963D/Media_Relations.htm 39. http://www.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.3444135/k.7456/Support_Center_Training.htm 40. http://secure.umcom.org/store/Dept.asp?Cat%5FID=199&web%5Fname=2008+Calendars&mscsid=1BKDQ6C38MXF8PLPCB2G3X301F4T73P3 41. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.2267689/k.9997/Press_Center.htm 42. http://crt.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=44&mid=10270 43. http://umcgiving.org/ 44. http://www.umcom.org/site/c.mrLZJ9PFKmG/b.2737945/k.FD1C/Production_Services.htm 45. http://umns.umc.org/ 46. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.2532347/k.95D2/Terms_of_Service.htm#privacy 47. mailto:Newsdesk@umcom.org 48. http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.4513281/apps/ka/ct/contactcustom.asp 49. http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=npJOKUOuEeKVL9L&s=diJQJ8MOJhJVKaMMJrH&m=lwL4LeMZIrL3KqL Hidden links: 50. http://elinterprete.org/