Connection - April 11th, 2008
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Change in Camp Counselor Training
Location
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Special Events
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Congratulations to Bob and Charlotte
Allen on 60 years together
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NW Area Women’s Spring Assembly
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New Book Available
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Camp Counselors Needed
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Camp Dates
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Calendar of Events
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Week of Compassion Update
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Change in Camp Counselor Training
The Camp Counselor training is being moved to
the Lathrop First Christian Church. The meeting is May 4 from
10:00 am – 2:00 pm. with lunch at noon. At 2:15 p.m. all who
want to go out to the camp ground are invited to do so to walk
and dream of all the possibilities. Anyone who would like to
meet at the camp ground is welcome. If you are thinking about
becoming a camp counselor and have not yet done so, please
contact Sue Jameson at
nwchurchcamp@yahoo.com .
Directions to the camp – I-35 to 116 and go
East. Turn north or left on NE Brown Road . (Right after it is a
large log cabin looking house.) Follow it around to where it
turns to the right and becomes NE 264th. Just prior
to Pulliam Road you’ll see a barn and small house on the north
or left. That is our new Life Long Learning Center . The address
is 8850 NE 264th Street , Lathrop , MO 64465
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Special Events:
Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. the
Gallatin church will move into their new sanctuary. Those
attending will meet in the gathering area of the Fellowship Hall
and then walk into the new sanctuary as one body, united in
Christ.
On June 10, 2008 the new Sanctuary will be
dedicated.
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Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 2:15 p.m. Pulliam
Farm you are welcome to come and visit the new camp ground. An
official time of blessing will be held at a later date, but we
know many of you would love to take a peak. The address is 8850
NE 264th Street , Lathrop , MO 64465 . For more
information contact the area office
nwareacc@nwareacc.org
or (816)632-2237.
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Sunday, May 4 from 1-3 p.m. at the First
Christian Church in Cameron, there will be a Farewell Reception
for Jesse Myers, pastor. Jesse will begin a new ministry in
Texas starting May 15, 2008. We wish Jesse well and know that he
will be missed.
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Sunday, May 4 Jim Offenbacker will be
installed and licensed as pastor of the King City Christian
Church at the 10:30 a.m. service.
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CONGRATULATIONS BOB & CHARLOTTE ALLEN!!
On Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 2:00 pm – 4:00
pm at the Raymore Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 500 Peace
Drive & Hwy 58, Raymore , MO there will be a reception to
celebrate the 60th Wedding Anniversary of Bob and
Charlotte Allen.
They were married on May 22, 1948. The Allens
were in ministry for many years in the Northwest Area before
their recent move to the Raymore area.
Your presence is a special gift so no presents
please. Cards may be sent to the home at 1506 W. Stone Blvd. ,
Raymore , MO 64083 . RSVP to:
allen3937@sbcglobal.net
or Dave – 816-229-5020, Jon - 816-364-0153 or Steve –
816-228-6342.
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NW Area Women’s Spring Assembly
NW Area women will “Dare to Dream”
together on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at First Christian in
Odessa . The Service, Worship and Study workshops will include
opportunities to share ideas/ministries that are working in
women’s groups. The fourth workshop with Donna Rose-Heim will
help women dream about what could be. In the afternoon session
Rev. Dr. Joe M. Hendrixson from Church World Service will speak.
There will be two offerings taken the first for Church World
Service, this year’s project, and the second for the Northwest
Area Women’s Ministries/CWF budget. We will also receive and
bless the blessing boxes.
Good food, worship and conversations will be
awaiting you. Registration 9:30 a.m. with the meeting starting
10:00. The fee is $10.00 which includes the cost of your meal.
See attached flyer for a registration
form.
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NEW BOOK AVAILABLE
Holly Rudolf, Spouse of Tom Russell, has
published a book called “By the Heartful: Seasons of Hope in
Word and Image.” The book combines realistic photography and
bold prayers to ignite some campfires of hope in a cold world.
The book speaks of the presence of God during the seasons of
life when things begin, grow, change and end. Readers will
experience the hope that comes when beauty and prayer meet. They
will also find resources for celebrating hope in good times,
such as healing, graduation, weddings, Mother’s Day, Easter and
Christmas. The book may be purchased on Amazon, Alibris or from
the author. Her email is
holly@ponyexpress.net . Congratulations to Holly.
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CAMP DATES 2008
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
(Completed Grades 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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Calendar of Events
NW Area Women’s Spring Assembly – April
19, 2008 at Odessa
April 20, 2008 Gallatin First Christian
Church moves into new Sanctuary at 9:30 a.m.
Camp Counselor Training Saturday, May 3,
2008 at Lathrop First Christian Church
Sunday May 4, Farewell Reception for Jesse
Myers at FCC Cameron from 1-3p.m.
Sunday May 4, King City FCC – Jim
Offenbacker, will be installed and licensed 10:30 a.m.
Summer Camps June 24 Through July 29 2008
Women’s Mini Retreat July 11-13, 2008
Sessions for Men July 17-20, 2008
C.R.Y. 2008 Imagine, July 21-24, 2008
www.mid-americadisciples.org
For more information on MSR courses email:
KrystalMSR@earthlink.net or
www.msr-crm.org
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Week of Compassion Updates
Tornado Hits Disciples Church in Texas
First Christian Church, Carrollton , TX , was
struck by a tornado this past Wednesday evening. Pastor Harold
Elias-Percival reports that the office section of the church
facilities was heavily damaged. Week of Compassion has sent a
solidarity grant to express the concern of the whole church. WOC
continues to monitor the weather situation throughout the
nation's midsection in the aftermath of another round of severe
weather, including tornadoes, heavy rains, and high winds.
Please don't hesitate to contact us (jwray@woc.disciples.org) if
you hear of Disciples congregations affected.
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Violent Weather Again Strikes Nation's
Midsection
As we prepare this WOC Update, violent spring
weather is again developing across much of the nation's
midsection. Severe storm warnings have been issued in scores of
communities in Texas , Oklahoma , Arkansas , and Missouri .
Heavy rains are also expected throughout the Mississippi ,
Tennessee and Ohio River valleys as the system moves northward
and eastward.
WOC continues to respond to the tornadoes and
severe weather that hit much of the same area last week. Grants
have gone to First CC, Little Rock , AR , whose facilities were
struck by a tornado last Friday, and to both Park Hill CC, North
Little Rock , AR and First CC, Buffalo , MO , to support members
whose homes were hit. WOC has increased its support of the CWS
Spring Storms appeal that was recently revised and expanded. And
in response to an urgent appeal to replenish the depleted stock
of Church World Service Gift of the Heart clean-up buckets, WOC
has provided an emergency grant of $15,000 to CWS. For more
information and details on CWS Gift of the Heart Kits and how
you can help, click on the link below.
CWS Clean-Up Kits
Disciples Work Groups Top Recovery Goal
Breaking news! The Disciples Hurricane
Recovery Initiative's goal of sending 750 work groups to the
Gulf South (and tornado-stricken Greensburg , KS ) has been
reached and exceeded! The Office of Disciples Volunteering
reports that 753 groups have gone, or are now registered to go,
since the Initiative began September 1, 2006. This in no way
means that groups are no longer needed. There are still open
dates this summer at Disciples Mission Stations and with other
Disciples-related recovery partners. And it does not mean that
Disciples' participation and presence in long-term recovery work
will end August 31. Years and years of rebuilding work lie
ahead, and Disciples will be present. ODV is already signing up
work groups for the fall of 2008 and into 2009. Complete details
on "Phase II" will be announced in early May. Week of Compassion
will continue to provide work trip grants to volunteer groups
requesting them. Applications can be downloaded from the WOC
website. For the millions of dollars in designated gifts from
Disciples congregations, members and friends, and for the
hundreds of thousands of Disciples work hours, we are grateful
-- many, many are grateful.
WOC Work Trip
Grant Application Form
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
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Tornado Hits Disciples Congregation in Little
Rock, AR
An early morning tornado ripped through
central Arkansas today causing extensive damage in Little Rock ,
Benton and other communities in the state. First Christian
Church in Little Rock was hit and all the buildings on its
campus were damaged. WOC has sent a solidarity grant to the
congregation to express the concern of the whole church. David
King is the interim pastor at the church. WOC is also working
with the Great River Region to assess possible damages to other
congregations and among Disciples members.
Have a Blessed Day,
Jan Shrewsbury
Northwest Area Administrative Assistant
816-632-2237
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