 Volunteers work assembly-line fast to serve 1,300 hot turkey dinners throughout Grayson County, Va. |
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Thanksgiving goodness | |
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Churches serve 1,300 turkey dinners
It started seven years ago as a nice little church project: cooking and delivering Thanksgiving dinner to about 75 neighbors. On Saturday, Nov. 17, about 10 Wytheville District churches joined to provide a mega-meal to hungry people all over the county.
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Advent |
Holston churches promote "different kind of Christmas" When Advent begins on Dec. 2, these seven congregations will be challenged to share their gifts through Imagine No Malaria. |
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Cokesbury closure | |
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Bookstore loss challenges seminaries
The United Methodist Publishing House's Nov. 5 announcement
of plans to shutter all 57 of its Cokesbury stores -- including 19 seminary locations -- has theological schools scrambling to determine their next move.
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District Roundup | |
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News from Chattanooga, Cleveland, Kingsport, Maryville
A church in Cleveland District closes ... A Chattanooga District youth group wins the Resurrection T-shirt design contest ...
A Chattanooga congregation hosts a Muslim student group over Thanksgiving weekend.
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New issue of "Digest" | |
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Print, share a mini-version of this newsletter
Our Nov. 21 edition of "The Call Digest" is perfect for sharing with shut-ins or church members who don't use computers. Use it as a bulletin insert or share with your entire congregation!
Download Nov. 21 edition (PDF)
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