<rss version="2.0"><channel><link>http://www.neumc.org/news/spiritnet</link><title>New England Conference News</title><description>nothing provided</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:57:00 EST</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:57:00 EST</lastBuildDate><item><title>TRI-STATE Bishops Day (Saturday, April 17, 2010)</title><link>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/514</link><guid>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/514</guid><description>


 Bishoprsquo;s Day - Tri-State District


Saturday, April 17, 2010
Rochester United Methodist Church
 34 South Main Street, Rochester,NH

 9:30 ndash; 10:00 Coffee and Refreshments 
10:00 ndash; 12:00Clergy Session with Bishop Weaver
12:00 -- 1:00 Lunch
1:00-- 3:30  Clergy/Laity Session with Bishop Weaver 

Lunch--$6.00 per person (Clergy and Laity)
 Payable to Rochester UMC

Childcare provided
Call Conference Office (978-682-7775 x 270) 
or e-mail tri-state@neumc.org with</description><pubDate>Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Families rejoice as mission leaders found, freed in Haiti</title><link>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/489</link><guid>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/489</guid><description>10:40 PM, January 15, 2010
Exerpted from UMNS report 
by Linda Bloom and Kathy Gilbert


As relatives and friends rejoiced, rescue workers freed the last of three United Methodist officials trapped in the rubble of a hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, since the Jan. 12 earthquake.

Some 55 hours after the Hotel Montana collapsed, the Rev. Clinton Rabb, head of Mission Volunteers for the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries, was lifted out from under a concrete slab that fell on him fo</description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>United Methodist Relief Executive Dies Before Rescue from Hotel Ruins in Haiti</title><link>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/490</link><guid>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/490</guid><description>UMNS Report by Linda Bloom
January 16, 2010

The Rev. Sam Dixon came to Haiti to make life better for the poor and afflicted.

As the leader of the United Methodist Committee on Relief, Dixon traveled the world assisting Indonesians whose homes were washed away by the tsunami, Africans whose crops had withered under unrelenting drought and Americans needing shelter after tornadoes destroyed their neighborhoods.

So it came as a shock Jan. 16 when, after four days when hopes dimmed and wer</description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>United Methodist TV Message Encourages Prayer and Action to Help Haiti</title><link>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/488</link><guid>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/488</guid><description>



January 15, 2009...In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, The United Methodist Church will air a specially produced television spot on CNN Headline News starting today and continuing through Monday, January 18. The 15-second spot will air 17 times during general news programming during the 4-day period. Banner advertisements will also appear online on CNNs home page.

Produced by United Methodist Communications, the commercialrsquo;s message is a simple, but powerful one. </description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>UMCOR Responds to Earthquake in Haiti</title><link>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/484</link><guid>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/484</guid><description>United Methodists Called to Prayer and Support

January 13, 2010...A major earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti yesterday, causing widespread destruction. Millions of people are affected and thousands are feared dead. The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has close ties with the Methodist Church in Haiti and is responding to the devastating earthquake with funding, material resources and prayers.

UMCOR executive, Melissa Crutchfield says, ldquo;We are working with our partners on</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New District Superintendents Announced</title><link>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/480</link><guid>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/480</guid><description>Lawrence, Massachusettshellip;(January 11, 2010)hellip;Bishop Peter D. Weaver has announced that he will appoint The Reverend David Abbott as District Superintendent for the New Hampshire District (NHD), and The Reverend Seok-Hwan Hong as District Superintendent for the Rhode Island/Southeastern Massachusetts District (RISEM), effective July 1, 2010.
New Hampshire District: Rev. David Abbott 

Rev. Abbott succeeds The Rev. John Blackadar, who is retiring this year after a career in ministry s</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ministry Spotlight: The Childrens Center in Methuen</title><link>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/466</link><guid>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/466</guid><description>A ministry of Christ United Methodist Church of Lawrence, MA

    
        
            The Childrenrsquo;s Center is a 134 capacity year-round program in Methuen, Massachusetts which provides quality care for children ages 4 weeks to 12 years. The Childrenrsquo;s Center is an ongoing ministry of Christ United Methodist Church of Lawrence, MA, and is a New England Conference Advance Special (#776). The Center operates as a non-profit and ecumenical center adhering to the Judeao-Christian eth</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>District Superintendent John Blackadar to Retire</title><link>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/452</link><guid>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/452</guid><description>Bishop Weaver announced in September that The Rev. John Blackadar, Superintendent of the New Hampshire District, has requested to retire as of June 30, 2010. 

quot;Reluctantly, I have accepted his request with great thanks to God for his joyful spirit, creative mind, gift of music, and sacrificial love for Christ,quot; said Bishop Weaver. quot;For over forty years, John has been engaged in transforming ministry in countless ways including as a pastor, Conference Secretary, Conference Administ</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fair Trade Possibilities with Nicaragua</title><link>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/327</link><guid>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/327</guid><description>By Rev. Sharon Jones, pastor, Aldersgate UMC, Chelmsford, MA

When is the last time 32 women responded to the announcement of a new class in your congregation Whether yoursquo;re a lay leader or pastor, all of us would be excited about the enthusiasm evident at the Iglesia de Cristo congregation in Leon, Nicaragua last September. At their Sunday service the pastorrsquo;s wife, Bertha, and a student in their sewing school, Aracelly, shared about the possibility of a ldquo;fair traderdquo; netwo</description><pubDate>Mon, 7 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>CWM 2009 - SPRC/Charge Conference Schedule</title><link>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/399</link><guid>http://www.neumc.org/news/detail/399</guid><description>Click here for CWM 2009 SPRC/Charge Conference Schedule</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
