- Prayer Concern from Slater Christian Church
- CAMP 2008 is on Its Way! Photo Request and
Dates
- Invitation from Woodson Chapel
- Invitation from Stanberry First Christian Church
- Pastors on Retreat Nov. 29 & 30
- Sessions for Men
- Message from Brian Bullock, Web Master
- Week of Compassion Update
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PRAYER CONCERN
The Slater Christian Church has a prayer need in our
congregation that is urgent. George Rowland of the
congregation is in a diabetic coma at University Hospital .
His 15 year old son, Jack is a very active member of the
congregation and attended CRY Festival. Jack is an
employee of our church. He runs our audio visual equipment for
us each week. Please put Jack's Dad George on the area
prayer list. Many of the kids from CRY festival will
remember Jack from CRY and I believe would like to know of this
need. Jack would be pleased to know that the CRY kids are
praying for his Dad. George is the sole financial provider
for his wife and two sons. Thank you for praying for
George and getting the word out.
Blessings,
Debbie Roath, Slater Christian
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CAMP 2008
We are looking for pictures to use on camp promotional
materials. The theme is “Listen! God is Calling.” If
you have a picture of kids at camp that you think would
exemplify this theme, please send a copy to the office
nwareacc@nwareacc.org.
Thank you so much for your help
The dates for the camps are as follows:
(All camps begin and end at 10 a.m.)
1,2,3 – Go!
(Completed Grades K-2)
July 16-18 or July 24-26
Jr. Camp
(CompletedGrades 3-5)
June 30-July 4 or July 11-15
Chi Rho
(Completed Grades 6-8)
July 6-10 or July 19-23
CYF
(Completed Grades 9-12)
June 24-29
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INVITATION FROM WOODSON CHAPEL
On November 3, 2007 you are invited to attend the annual
Turkey Dinner from 4:00 PM until 6:30 PM. There will also
be a Little Chapel Country Store featuring homemade baked goods,
jams, jellies, pickles and salsa, etc. Craft items such as
scented candles, wooden craft items and baskets will also be
available. There will be a Raffle held and chances are
$1.00 each. The Little Chapel Country Store will be open
from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
Adult tickets for the Turkey Dinner are $7.50
Children 5-10 years old are $3.50
4 years and under are free.
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INVITATION FROM STANBERRY FIRST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Harvest Dinner
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
5:00 to 7:00 PM.
Turkey, Ham, Dressing, homemade pies and all
the trimmings
Free-Will Donation
(Carry-outs available for pickup only
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PASTORS TO BE ON RETREAT IN LAWSON NOV. 29 &
30
Dick Hamm - opening speaker
Clergy Retreat: 5 pm Thursday Evening, November 29- 4 pm
Friday Afternoon, November 30, Wilderness Retreat & Development
Center, 34036 W. 204th Street, Lawson, MO.
Former General Minister and
President - Dick Hamm will open the retreat and provide a focus
for our prayer, scripture study, conversation and rest the
following day. Cost is $50 and includes lodging, 3 meals, and
opportunities for prayer, rest, study, and conversation with
colleagues. The area would like to offer a scholarship of $10 to
all who attend both days and register prior to November 6. Those
who cannot be present Friday can come for the Thursday evening
meal and inter-active program with Dick Hamm at a cost of only
$15. Cost is $25 for those not staying overnight. Contact
Jan at nwareacc@nwareacc.org or 816-632-2237 to register. We
will also put information up on the area website:
www.nwareacc.org .
Our thanks for the generous congregational support that makes
these events possible!
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Disciples Men: Sessions 2008
Sessions 2008, a gathering
of Disciples Men from around the country. This year we are
arranging bus transportation and putting together a song-leading
group for the event. We have space for only 50, so, sign
up early! Spouses and adult children/grandchildren: A
Sessions 2008 registration is an excellent Christmas gift he'll
appreciate for years to come. Instead of socks, why not
make an investment in his relationship with Jesus?
Go to
www.nwareacc.org
to download materials.
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Message from Brian Bullock, Web Master
Hello Fellow Servants of Christ!
This is Brian Bullock. I am the webmaster for the
Northwest Area Christian Church's web site.
If you have not yet checked out this resource, I ask you to
please go and browse through the site. www.nweareacc.org .
Please pass this site along to others.
We are also very interested in your feedback on the website.
Please go to
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JQp_2fu3MgRfnpMZ7ogPnCTw_3d_3d
and complete this very quick and simple survey. We are
very interested in your feedback and ideas!
Also, as Bill has previously communicated, we are in need of
some volunteers to help us continue to develop this very
potentially powerful medium as an avenue of ministry. If
you know of someone that could do this, please let me know.
If anyone ever wants to talk to me about this, please call me at
816.916.9670 or e-mail me.
God bless you all!
Brian
P.S. I am also a worship leader at the FCC in Lathrop.
If interested, here is a song I wrote called "Total Worship".
I love being a worship leader and my goal is always "total
worship" heart, mind, strength. God is good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6IqAxm9DQs
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Wildfire Recovery Underway in Southern California
As more than 500,000 southern Californians leave shelters,
homes of friends and other places of refuge, many (more than
2000 families) are finding their homes in ashes. At least seven
persons died in the fires that stretched from the Mexican border
to north of Los Angeles .
Church World Service has deployed an Emergency Response
Specialist to begin assessments and begin working with local
congregations and church partners to develop a long-term
recovery program. Week of Compassion has sent a grant in
response to a just-issued wildfire appeal from CWS, as well as
grants to Casa de Oracion in San Diego to assist church members
impacted by the fires and to United Church of the Valley in
Murrieta to support community responses to especially vulnerable
families who lost homes and jobs.
Designated gifts for the fires are welcome and will be used
in their entirety to support church-based relief and recovery
efforts in southern California . Contributions can be made
securely by clicking on the link below or sent to WOC, attn:
Elaine Cleveland, P.O. Box 1986 , Indpls , IN 46206 .
Make an online donation
Tropical Storm Noel Ravages Dominican Republic
At least 81 persons in the Caribbean have been killed by
Tropical Storm Noel, at least 56 of them in especially hard-hit
Dominican Republic . Scores of people remain missing, and damage
is extensive and widespread to hundreds of homes, large amounts
of farmland and much of the DR basic infrastructure. Serious
damage is also reported in neighboring Haiti .
Church World Service Dominican partner, Social Services of
Dominican Churches (SSID), reports that Noel has been the "most
catastrophic disaster of recent years." SSID assessment teams
have been deployed and are preparing a response that will be
supported by a CWS appeal. Week of Compassion will respond on
behalf of the Disciples. WOC is also expecting an appeal from
Haitian church partners as well and will respond accordingly.
Churches Respond to Looming Humanitarian Catastrophe in
Zimbabwe
Action by Churches Together has issued a $3.6 million appeal
to its global network of church partners to respond over the
next twelve months to the growing humanitarian disaster in
Zimbabwe . An inflation rate now reaching 7000% has had a
devastating impact on the country's already impoverished
population. Local ACT members, including long-time CWS partner,
Christian Care, have identified a significant number of people
facing starvation to receive both emergency food aid and
long-term food security support.
Food packs of maize, beans and cooking oil will be
distributed monthly to more than 51,000 of the most at- risk
people. Seeds and other crop inputs, small animal distributions,
and community gardens, along with important technical training,
will be provided to help more than 6400 rebuild their own food
production capacity. Week of Compassion has sent an initial
grant of $6000 in support of the appeal, and the WOC Committee,
meeting later this month, will consider additional support.
WOC Map/Poster
Click below for the latest additions to the WOC interactive
map/poster. For a complimentary copy of the map/poster for your
congregation, call the office at 317.713.2442 or send an e-mail
to ecleveland@woc.disciples.org.
Map for Congregations
Have a Blessed Day,
Jan Shrewsbury Northwest Area Administrative Assistant
816-632-2237
www.nwareacc.org
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