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e-Review archive
March 2005
Manatee County churches help bring literacy program to students
| Manatee County churches help bring literacy program to students |
March 1, 2005 News media contact: Tita Parham*
407-897-1184 tparham@flumc.org Orlando {0256}
An e-Review Feature
By Jenna De Marco**
BRADENTON As the parent and family educator for the Manatee County School Board, Mary Corbin knows families must have good reading materials in their homes for their children. Now she's found a way to help make that possible for all children enrolled in kindergarten through eighth grade in her county. Every Friday children may take home a copy of that day's local newspaper the Manatee Herald-Tribune. full story
| Class is now in session for Healthy Church Academy
| Class is now in session for Healthy Church Academy |
March 2, 2005 News media contact: Tita Parham*
407-897-1184 tparham@flumc.org Orlando {0257}
n Growing a Healthy Church 101 gets positive reviews.
An e-Review Feature
By J.A. Buchholz**
LAKELAND The Florida Conference Healthy Church Academy (HCA) launched this year with the completion of "Growing a Healthy Church 101," the first of many courses leaders plan to offer to help laity and clergy with their work in transforming churches. full story
| Worker coalition ends boycott of Taco Bell
| Worker coalition ends boycott of Taco Bell |
March 11, 2005 News media contact: Tita Parham*
407-897-1184 tparham@flumc.org Orlando {0259}
An e-Review Feature
By Linda Bloom**
A United Methodist-backed consumer boycott against Taco Bell has ended. The Florida-based Coalition of Immokalee Workers announced March 8 that it is ending the boycott after Taco Bell agreed to work with the organization to address working conditions and the wages of farm workers in the Florida tomato industry. full story
| Opportunities March 13, 2005 {0260}
| Opportunities March 13, 2005 {0260} |
March 13, 2005 News media contact: Tita Parham*
407-897-1184 tparham@flumc.org Orlando {0260}
An e-Review News Item
n In Search of Security events encourage dialogue, honesty about fear
n Conference-wide meeting to discuss hurricane claims scheduled
n Florida bishops participate in, members invited to legislative briefing
n Summer Camp Boosters searches for past team members, volunteers for work weekend
n Youth chapel damaged, commercial roofers needed
n Coordinators extend deadline for Denman Award nominations
n Enrollment is open for Healthy Church Academy
n Where is God in this tragedy?
n Peace gathering explores the beloved community, formed at the table
n Resource provides offertory prayer for every Sunday
n Employing non-appointed church staff: What The United Methodist Book of Discipline says
n Florida Southern College hosts spirituality and wellness lecture
n Black Church Studies at Candler School of Theology celebrates its anniversary
n Heritage Sunday date has been changed full story
| Bishops invite United Methodists to talk about security, fear
Prisons and palaces
| Prisons and palaces |
March 16, 2005 News media contact: Tita Parham*
407-897-1184 tparham@flumc.org Orlando {0262}
An e-Review Commentary
By the Rev. Terri Jones
KUWAIT Tuesday (March 8), I went just over the Iraq border to visit a prison camp with my Catholic priest friend. We were sandwiched in the convoy, surrounded by armor and heavily armed bodyguards. full story
| Five Day Academy gives participants chance to tap into spiritual selves
| Five Day Academy gives participants chance to tap into spiritual selves |
March 17, 2005 News media contact: Tita Parham*
407-897-1184 tparham@flumc.org Orlando {0263}
An e-Review Feature
By J.A. Buchholz**
LAKELAND People were pulled in so many different directions before, during and after the storms that hit the state last year, many didn't know if they were coming or going.
Months after the hurricanes Floridians are still working to help people recover from the devastation and get on with their lives.
For clergy and laity working in recovery who would like a much-needed break, the Five Day Academy for Spiritual Formation is exactly what they need to recharge their souls, according to organizers. full story
| In Brief March 22, 2005 {0265}
| In Brief March 22, 2005 {0265} |
March 22, 2005 News media contact: Tita Parham*
407-897-1184 tparham@flumc.org Orlando {0265}
Churches encouraged to attend conference-wide meeting on 2004 hurricanes
An e-Review News Item
By Janice Buchholz**
LAKELAND The Florida Conference Risk Management Committee is encouraging church representatives to attend a meeting about the hurricanes of 2004 to have a voice in the way the conference responds to disasters in the future. full story
| Church takes ministry into streets by patrolling against crime
| Church takes ministry into streets by patrolling against crime |
March 22, 2005 News media contact: Tita Parham*
407-897-1184 tparham@flumc.org Orlando {0266}
An e-Review Feature
By Nancy Johnson**
TRILBY The stillness of Trilby's hilly countryside masks a growing problem for the small town.
"There's narcotics crimes, drugs, robberies," said longtime resident Keith Moody.
The Pasco County Sheriff's Department responds to as many calls for service as it can. But now, a small group of neighbors is providing backup. In January, Herb Green, the choir director at Trilby United Methodist Church, formed Trilby's first security patrol.
full story
| Summer camp challenges campers to 'be altered'
| Summer camp challenges campers to 'be altered' |
March 25, 2005 News media contact: Tita Parham*
407-897-1184 tparham@flumc.org Orlando {0267}
n Warren W. Willis Summer Camp receives national accreditation.
An e-Review Feature
By John De Marco**
VIERA The Florida Conference summer camping staff is gearing up for 10 weeks of fun and ministry that will forever shape the lives of children and youth.
The theme for Summer Camp 2005 is "Be Altered," symbolizing the leaders' desire to see campers move beyond a fun experience to lasting transformation. full story
| Bishops, UMW support summer nutrition bill at state capitol briefing
| Bishops, UMW support summer nutrition bill at state capitol briefing |
March 26, 2005 News media contact: Tita Parham*
407-897-1184 tparham@flumc.org Orlando {0268}
An e-Review Feature
By Jenna De Marco**
TALLAHASSEE Florida Conference Bishop Timothy W. Whitaker and Alabama-West Florida Conference Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster will attend an upcoming legislative briefing here to urge lawmakers to make summer nutrition for children a priority.
Called "One Voice for Children," the inter-religious legislative briefing April 6-7 is designed to raise awareness about children's issues. It's scheduled as part of the United Way of Florida's annual Children's Week, which begins April 3.
The session will focus on the Children's Summer Nutrition Bill, also named the "Mrs. Willie Ann Glenn Act." The bill seeks to ensure that hungry children will have access to one nutritious meal per day for at least 40 days in the summer when school is out of session. full story
| Conference staff, police investigate possible misappropriation of funds
Contagious Church Conference offers Christians tools to reach out
| Contagious Church Conference offers Christians tools to reach out |
March 29, 2005 News media contact: Tita Parham*
407-897-1184 tparham@flumc.org Orlando {0271}
n Tampa church is site for Willow Creek Association conference.
An e-Review Feature
By J.A. Buchholz**
LAKELAND Making disciples. It's one of the essential goals of being a Christian and also one of the most elusive.
For church members who find the theories behind making disciples intriguing, but have so far been unable to put them into the practice, the Contagious Church conference, sponsored by the Willow Creek Association, offers answers to help members achieve that mission. full story
| Opportunities March 30, 2005 {0272}
| Opportunities March 30, 2005 {0272} |
March 30, 2005 News media contact: Tita Parham*
407-897-1184 tparham@flumc.org Orlando {0272}
An e-Review News Item
n Location changes for 'In Search of Security' dialogue at B-CC
n United Methodists have resource on life and death issues
n Health & Wholeness Ministry needs 'buddies' for camp
n Spiritual Formation team offers next monthly gathering
n Laity encouraged to attend Southeastern Jurisdictional retreat
n Disciple Bible Study training offered in Tampa
n Study guide explores biblical subject matter in "The Lord of the Rings"
n Society of St. Andrew offers Vacation Bible School program that teaches children about hunger
n Aldersgate Emmaus celebrates 25th anniversary full story
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