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Christmas Greetings from the
Northwest Area
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Addition to Storm Damage
Information
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Get Connected Youth Event
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Youth Leadership Training
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Calendar of Events
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Week of Compassion Update
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CHRISTMAS GREETING FROM THE NORTHWEST
AREA
The staff of the Northwest Area wish
for each of you a very Merry Christmas. May the joy and
the wonder of the birth of our Savior fill all your
Christmas activities.
The area office will be closed from
December 21 thru January 2. If there is an emergency
please contact Bill or Donna Rose-Heim at (816)632-6638.
There is a Christmas message at the
bottom of the home page on the website (
www.nwareacc.org)
from Bill and Donna. Just click on the arrow to watch.
If you have not recently visited the website this will
be a good excuse to do so. Our web master, Brian
Bullock, is doing an excellent job.
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ADDITION TO STORM DAMAGE
Please add Andrew County , ( Savannah
the County Seat,) to the list of counties that bore the
brunt of the ice storm that hit N.W. Missouri.
Roger Latham, elder from First
Christian and director of Andrew County Emergency
Management, directed me on Tuesday, December 10 to go to
the Savannah High School building and open an emergency
shelter. Eventually other members from FCC and others
from the community who had been trained to open an
Earthquake Shelter responded to the need. With the help
of other individuals, churches, various agencies in the
community, and the American Red Cross, we were able to
maintain the shelter and feeding station until Saturday
December 15 when there was no longer a need for the
shelter. The plan was to move the shelter to the
Savannah Christian Church if there was still a need.
Frank Hall
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Northwest Area Church Camps Present:
Get Connected
For Youth in Chi Rho and CYF
Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008
FCC Gower , MO
Plan to meet old camp friends and meet
new friends as we “Get Connected.” Registration begins
at 10 a.m. and the event will be 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
There will be great food, Bible study, games, and more,
as well as time for youth sponsors to talk together.
Early bird cost is $7 before Feb. 8. After Feb 8, cost
is $10. Registration form and flier are at
www.nwareacc.org
or contact the Area office if you need more copies.
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LeaderTreks “In and Through”
Training for Adults in Youth Ministry
Who: Youth Ministers & Adult youth
Ministry Volunteers
Where: Rickman Conference Center ,
Jefferson City
When: Saturday, February 9, 2008
(9am-5:15pm)
Trainer: Steve Gerber, LeaderTreks ( (
http://www.leadertreks.org)
Cost: $85/person (includes lunch,
snacks, training materials)
LeaderTreks exists to help churches
and adults serving in yourth ministry inspire and
develop youth leaders. The day’s traiing will include:
Concepts and tools to identify
and develop youth leadership gifts
Resources to help you and
others mentor youth in your church
Adult leadership skills needed
to inspire youth to grow
Orientation and experience
with one of the LeaderTreks curriculum (the
facilitator guide and a student handbook for
this curriculum is included in the fee)
A free copy of Discovering
Your Spiritual Gifts, Student Guide.
If you would like a hard copy flyer
sent to you, please contact Leslie at (573-442-5815).
Early Arrival and lodging on Friday
night at Rickman is possible.
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Calendar of Events
Christian Education in the Small Congregation
Elders Institute January 25 & 26, 2008
Unbinding the Gospel January 25, 2008
Get Connected – Chi Rho and CYF Youth Event
February 16, 2008
Summer Camps June & July
Women’s Mini Retreat July 11-13, 2008
Sessions for Men July 17-2, 2008
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Week of Compassion Update
It's Time to Register for the Souper
Bowl of Caring!
Thousands of youth from across the
country will join in the fight against hunger and
poverty on Super Bowl Sunday through our partner, the
Souper Bowl of Caring. While participating in this
movement of grace, youth learn about the magnitude of
domestic and international hunger, as well as recognize
that God can use them to make a positive difference in
the lives of others. No matter the size of your school
or congregation, you can help provide shelter to the
homeless, food to the hungry and compassion to the
needy.
The Souper Bowl of Caring is as simple
as holding soup pots at church doors following worship
on February 3, 2008, and asking worshippers to
drop in a dollar to help people who are hungry. Each
participating group donates 100% of their collection to
the charity of their choice, including organizations
like Week of Compassion. All you have to do is:
REGISTER at
www.souperbowl.org
COLLECT donations on Super
Bowl Sunday
REPORT your collection at
www.souperbowl.org
DONATE 100% of your
collection to the charity of your choice
Everyone who is registered will
receive a free resource kit that includes the materials
you need to plan and promote your event, including an
owner's manual with step-by-step instructions, ideas and
publicity posters.
In 2007, over 14,000 youth groups
participated, collecting over $8 million for charities
across the country. 367 Disciples congregations took
part in the effort and raised close to $175,000! To
date, 360 Disciples groups are registered, but we hope
500 congregations will join this effort on February 3,
2008.
We urge you to act on Jesus' call to
care for our neighbors. Click on the link below today
and register.
Souper Bowl of Caring
Hurricane-like Storms Batter Pacific
NW; Ice Storms Cripple Plains States
Week of Compassion continues to
monitor and make initial responses to severe
weather-related disasters in the Pacific Northwest and
the Midwest Plains states. Heavy rains, high winds,
flooding and landslides have caused hurricane-like
damage to coastal communities in Washington and Oregon .
Hundreds of thousands of people in Oklahoma , Kansas ,
Missouri , Nebraska , Iowa and Illinois remain without
power after a crippling ice storm swept through the
Midwest earlier this week.
WOC has made initial grants to the
Associated Ministries of Tacoma , WA , and to a Church
World Service Pacific Northwest winter storm appeal and
is now receiving disaster alerts from CWS emergency
response staff on the ground in the Midwest . Contact is
being made with Disciples regional offices about
additional responses as needs are identified within our
congregations and in impacted communities. Communication
has been difficult because of power outages and downed
electrical lines. The WOC office would be grateful to
receive word from churches about the impact of the
storms on their congregations and communities - please
email us at jwray@woc.disciples.org or agopp@woc.disciples.org.
Make an online donation
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
