Eastern PA Conference of the UMCNEWSpirit Digest
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2021 NEWSpirit Digests
2020 NEWSpirit Digests
2020 NEWSpirit Alerts
- January 19—NEWSpirit Alert
- December 23—Recent Articles & Event Reminders
- December 1—Appeals for Giving Tuesday and Beyond
- November 18—Conference office staff to work from home starting Nov. 23
- November 9—Congregational Development learning events this Week
- November 4—Re-opening Best Practices for Churches now during COVID
- November 3—Eastern PA-supported missionaries to appear on Zoom Thursday at noon
- October 28—Fight for Floyd meeting Thursday, 6:30 PM, on Zoom
- October 12—Annual Conference 2020 Details
- September 18—Meet our missionaries through virtual visits on Zoom, & How to Celebrate Advent & Christmas during the Pandemic
- September 17—Camps in motion with races, 1-day events, family getaways
- September 11—NEWSpirit Newspaper, Summer 2020
- September 5—Remembering the Rev. Gilbert “Gil” Caldwell
- August 27—Bishop’s Letter: Fundraising Appeal for Camps
- August 16—Mourning the Passing of Bishop John Yambasu
- July 30—Youth Rally Moves online; Updates to Annual Conference, more
- July 1—Attend online UMC town hall on race, today at 1 PM
- June 24—Dismantling Racism: A Service of Lament, today, June 24, 1 pm
- June 19—Disaster response team to spend Saturday helping Gilberton residents recover from flooding
- June 16—Conference disaster response volunteers sought for flooded town
- June 2–Conference suspends summer camps for 2020
- June 2—Nearly 300 attend policing and race relations dialogue
- May 14—Statements about racial violence by CORR and the Council of Bishops
- May 13—Cabinet, chancellor explain church reopening guidelines
- May 12—Menu of webinars, resources to help churches plan reopenings.
- May 1—A Message from Bishop Peggy Johnson about Reopening Churches
- April 30–Two online events today explore ministry in the midst of COVID-19
- April 29–Pandemic Re-opening Best Practices for Churches
- April 28—Denman Award Deadline, Other News
- April 23—Upcoming Events, etc.
- April 2—Annual Conference & COVID-19 Stimulus Act
- March 31—A Letter of Support to Churches from Eastern PA Conference Leadership
- March 24—Conference office now closed until further notice
- March 24—General Conference Delegation Listening Sessions
- March 24—Help for churches wanting to take worship, giving online
- March 21—COVID-19 report update, correction re: churches
- March 20—Conference office closed until at least March 27
- March 17—Taking church to the world: Live-streaming, ZOOM and online giving
- February 26—Ash Wednesday Pastoral Letter to the People of the United Methodist Church
- February 22—Bishop’s Lenten Day Apart for Clergy, Feb. 24
- February 12—True Justice: Seeking Equal Justice for People and Communities of Color
- January 13—Bishop appeals for donations to help Puerto Rico recover from earthquakes
- January 1—United Methodist Traditionalists, Centrists, Progressives, & Bishops sign agreement aimed at separation
2019 NEWSpirit Digests
2019 NEWSpirit Alerts
- 11/27 NEWSpirit, our quarterly online newspaper, is now published on our conference website
- 11/11 “Emotional Intelligence & You!” Registration Deadline is 11/14
- 10/4 Innabah Fall Events
- 9/29 Register for Leadership Launch by October 1!
- 9/04 Hurricane Dorian Response, Upcoming Events
- 8/27 Upcoming Events, Cancellations and Registrations
- 7/24 A Statement and Call to Respond to Racism in Our Current Political Discourse
- 7/10 Churches asked to support migrant families in Sanctuary churches
- 7/10 Register for 2019 Laity Academy by Friday, July 19!
- 7/11 Financial Leadership Academy seeks nominees
- 6/24 Upcoming Events
- 6/17 Conference elects diverse delegates; OKs centrist resolution *Please note that errors in this version of the story were corrected in the June 20 News Digest.
- 4/12 Bishop’s Holy Week Essay, 2019 AC Registration, and Upcoming Events
- 3/15 UM leaders react to New Zealand Carnage
- 3/15 Latest GC2019 news stories
- 3/14 Events this Saturday
- 3/22 2019 GC Talking Points & Sample Pastoral Letter
- 3/01 2019 GC Wrap-Up Video
- 2/27 GC2019 OKs Traditional Plan that’s now in the judges’ hands
- 2/24 Bishop’s Prayer of Confession
- 2/24 GC2019 opens in prayer, but legislating to follow
- 2/01 Appointments, Souper Bowl, and more
- 1/04 Over 3,500 to attend this weekend’s Pen-Del Youth Rally
2018 NEWSpirit Digests
2018 NEWSpirit ALERTS!
- Nov. 12–Register for these events by November 14!
- Oct. 9–Children’s Ministry Training Event Postponed
- Oct. 2–Conference retreat welcomes all to learn leadership, Oct.
- Sept. 19–Eastern PA Conference Youth Rally rescheduled
- Sept. 13–Vital Church Event Spet. 15, is canceled
- August 15–More flood damage prompts appeal for help in North District
- July 28–Register for the 35th Laity Academy: ‘Spreading God’s Word through Action’
- July 23–Conference featured in several key media stories
- July 16–Laity Academy Deadline Extended
- June 20–Conference protests border breakups of immigrant families
- June 17–Annual Conference approves justice-related resolutions
- May 25–Court OKs other petitions for General Conference 2019
- May 4–Bishops to decide ‘Way Forward’ proposal, change leaders
- April 13–Upcoming Events Announcements
- April 2–Rally to End Racism, April 4 in DC
- March 23–Appointments and What’s New on our Website
- March 6–New Nor’easter expected to bring heavy snow, strong winds
- March 5–UMCOR Sunday is this Sunday, March 11
- Feb. 14–Conference teams visit DRC, Puerto Rico to explore mission needs
- Feb. 8–“After 40: Ready for Action” New FREE Lenten Bible Study
- Feb. 5–Accepting Conference Lay Leader nominations now
- Feb. 1–It’s February. Show us some love!
- Jan. 31–Churches use Super Bowl to score fellowship and mission goals
- Jan. 4–Conference Leadership and Service Interest Form
