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TOP FIVE
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[September 12, 2024]
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Bishop addresses upcoming presidential election
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Bishop Sue encourages United Methodists to take advantage of the gift of voting, to recognize their own echo chambers while striving for a balanced view, and to fact check resources before sharing on social media during this political season.
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Watch Bishop Sue's recent video and find other resources at the following link. Learn more...
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VAUMC to focus on spiritual disciplines
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Bishop Sue and Martha Stokes, conference lay leader, invite the Virginia Conference to explore spiritual disciplines from September 2024 to June 2025. The book, Soul Feast, by Marjorie J. Thompson will help guide this initiative with a different spiritual practice focus each month.
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African bishops commit to church unity
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During the Africa Colleges of Bishops meeting, 11 episcopal leaders from the African continent pledged their support for worldwide regionalization and expressed a commitment to stay in the United Methodist connection. Learn more...
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Clergy invited to Day Apart with Bishop Sue
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Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson invites all clergy to attend the Clergy Day Apart entitled "Dreaming Forward" on October 10, 2024, at Floris UMC in Herndon, Va. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There are in-person (full-day) and streaming options (half-day) to choose from. Funds are available for clergy to attend! Contact your district and/or the Center for Clergy Excellence at [email protected].
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Updated invitation to addressing undue medical debt
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Bishop Sue wants to see the VAUMC take the next step toward forgiving medical debt in Virginia by sharing an updated challenge.
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If the VAUMC could raise an additional $180,000 over the remainder of 2024, for a total amount raised of $250,000, our collective efforts would forgive at least $25 million in medical debt in Virginia. According to our friends at Undue Medical Debt this could lead to the forgiveness of as much as $45 million. Learn more...
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