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Change in Camp
Counselor Training Location
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Prayer Requests
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Estate Planning
Workshop
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Special Events
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Lathrop FCC Pie
Contest
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Disciples of
Christ Educators Training
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Benefit for
Tony Durham of Odessa
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Land For Rent
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Sessions 2008
for Men – Early Bird Deadline May 1,
2008
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Camp
Dates
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Calendar of
Events
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CRY 2008
Imagine July 21-24 @ Columbia
College – information attached
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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 Saturday, May 3rd, 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 the road 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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PRAYER REQUEST
Susan
Smith-Allen, pastor of the Sweet Springs Church ,
has been in the hospital and is now at home
recovering from pneumonia. Please keep Susan in
your prayers for continued healing.
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Bill, Donna and Nate
Rose-Heim are leaving for El Paso , Texas on the 24th
for a Transformational Conference. Bill and Donna
will be leading workshops on Church and Middle
Judicatory Transformation. Pray for their safe
travels and the success of the conference.
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ESTATE
PLANNING WORKSHOP
Sunday, May 4, at 4:00 p.m., First Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ), Brookfield , will host a
workshop with Rev. Kirby Hughes Gould of the
Christian Church Foundation. She will share
information about the Foundation and her main focus
will be estate planning. All are invited to hear
about: having a will or living trust, ownership of
property, providing for your family, how to include
the church in our estate planning, and other planned
giving opportunities. In addition, there will be
biblical and theological information shared about
the stewardship of accumulating resources. Please
join us in our Fellowship Hall at 1416 North Main,
Brookfield , Missouri.
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Special Events:
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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 on
Saturday, September 6, along with the fall Area
Board meeting, but we know many of you would love to
take a peak now. The address is 8850 NE 264th
Street , Lathrop , MO 64465 . For more information
contact the area office
nwareacc AT 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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LATHROP
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH PIE CONTEST
Pies! Those glorious,
scrumptious, delicious, beautiful, delectable
Americana desserts! Lathrop will experience their
First Annual Pie Fest on April 26 at the Lathrop
Community Center sponsored by the First Christian
Church beginning at 6:00 pm. The fun is just
beginning as a silent auction has commenced for four
of the coveted pie judging positions and will end at
12:15, April 20 at the church. ANYONE can bid on
those once-in-a-pietime positions...just drop by the
church or call the office at 528-3868 and leave your
bid this week!
The judging teams will
be anchored by a pastry expert and winners of the
silent auction. There are many opportunities for
everyone to participate and hopefully win a prize.
The pie categories are: Fruit, Custard,
Meringue/Cream, Meat, and Cheesecake. Also, there
are four age divisions--Youth (16 & under), Adult
(17-59), Novice (beginner), and Senior (over 60
yrs).
The public may sample
pies for a small donation and vote for the people's
choice awards. Pies to be judged will need to be
at the Community Center by 5:30.
Entertainment by our local youth and
the Lathrop Musical Mules under the direction of
Sandra Eggleston will begin at 6:30.
If there are any youth
wishing to participate, please either contact
Sandra, Debbie or Pam.
By far the most fun
may be the pie eating contest at 7:30. Rumor has it
that it might be a contest between the school
principals...who knows! Each contestant can be
sponsored for a donation. There will be a limit of
12 in the pie eating contest so register early!
The American Pie
Council has an annual pie festival in Florida ...but
we think we are the first in Missouri ! Let's
discover how many great cooks we have in our
community! Come out for a great evening of fun and
great food!
Information:
Debbie Davis--816-405-3170
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Disciples
of Christ Educators Training
May 10, 2008
9 am – 3 pm
Lathrop First Christian Church
Objectives:
Strongly
suggested for all current and potential
youth workers and open to all
Provide teaching
strategies such as cooperative learning,
active learning, multiple intelligences,
challenging children issues
Risk Management:
Safe guards for both the youth & the
teachers/workers
Values
Identification and Christian behaviors
Disciples of
Christ philosophies, new directions and
educational application
Share Fair:
Review curriculums, share ideas, develop
networks and support system
Presenters include:
Lori Colvin-Veteran Classroom
Teacher and currently project assistant with the
Missouri Professional Learning Communities with
Missouri Department of Education; Bill Rose-Heim
NW Area Pastor
Debbie Davis, Veteran Child
Development Teacher, currently employed as Youth
Specialist with University of Missouri Extension
Vic Davis Pastor Lathrop
Christian Church
Clinton County Family and
Children Services, and others
Please bring a sack lunch and
your water bottle. We will have coffee and morning
snacks.
This is open to any
Disciples of Christ Christian church members in the
area or other interested individuals. There is no
charge but we do ask you to RSVP to ensure you will
receive class materials.
Register
by
calling the Lathrop First Christian Church,
816-528-3868 or email:
fccdoc@grm.net
PLEASE BRING CURRICULUM OR
SUCCESSFUL TEACHING IDEAS TO SHARE!
Name________________________________________________________________
Address:____________________________________Phone____________________
Email:_______________________________Church___________________________
What are your greatest challenges in
teaching or leading a group in church?
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Benefit
for Tony Durham
Tony Durham,
from FCC in Odessa , who is in his 20’s was in a bad
car accident several weeks ago. He will be
undergoing treatments for an extended period of
time. The First Christian Church in Odessa will be
hosting a benefit for Tony on May 17. More
information will be coming in the near future.
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FOR RENT HAY GROUND
For Rent: 143
acres M/L brome and mixed grass meadow to be leased
for hay five miles NE of Lathrop. Submit sealed
bids to the Northwest Area Christian Church, PO Box
353 , Cameron , MO 64429 by May 15th.
For information contact Ed Shrewsbury 660-646-7997
or Ken Jameson 660-483-1941. Lease to be paid
within 10 days of acceptance of bid. Owner reserves
the right to accept or reject any or all bids
submitted. (This is the newly acquired camp
ground.)
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SESSIONS
2008
Early Bird Registration Deadline
is May 1, 2008
Register early for Sessions 2008 and save
$70.00 off of the regular registration
price of $295.00. Those under the age of 30 will
only have to pay $100.00 before May 1st to attend
Sessions!
Sessions 2008
promises to be a powerful event for those
attending. Our keynote speakers, Rev.William Lee,
Rev.Mark Briley and Rev. Dr. Rick Lowery will
inspire us with words of challenge and comfort as we
renew, prioritize and transform ourselves. Rev. Dr.
Sharon Watkins will be preaching at all three
worship services on Sunday morning. In addition,
there will be workshops that will be of interest to
many men as well as numerous fellowship
opportunities.
To
register online and to get more details go to:
www.Sessions2008.org.
If you wish to mail in your registration please go
to the same web site and download the form. Please
send your registration form and payment to:
Office of Disciples Men
Attn: Sessions 2008
P O Box 1986
Indianapolis , IN 46206-1986
If
you have any questions please feel free to contact
me at (888) 346-2631 or
tiseming@dhm.disciples.org
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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
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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.
Saturday, May 17,
2008 Bob & Charlotte Allen 60th
Wedding Anniversary Celebration
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
Saturday,
September 6, Area Board meeting and dedication
celebration for the new Life Long Learning
Center
For more information
on MSR courses email:
KrystalMSR@earthlink.net or
www.msr-crm.org
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Week
of Compassion Update
Growing Food Crisis
Sparks Concern Among
Disciples
Week
of Compassion has begun receiving a number of calls
and emails about the growing food crisis in the
world and what WOC is doing in response. Indeed, a
number of international organizations, including
numerous humanitarian agencies, have issued warnings
about the rising prices of food and the impact on
the world's poor. The World Bank has said that food
prices have risen more than 80 percent over the past
three years. Violent protests have already erupted
in a dozen countries, and scores more face serious
food shortages this year.
High oil prices, bad
weather, food grains (especially corn) diverted to
bio-fuel production, globalization of markets,
further devaluation of the U.S. dollar and other
forces are combining to form a "perfect storm" to
put millions of lives of the world's poorest people
at risk.
WOC has received a number
of alerts from church partners on the ground who are
already responding to the crisis in their respective
countries, as well as developing additional response
plans. Also, WOC is in touch with Church World
Service (CWS) and other ecumenical partners about
developing a resource with the most up-to-date
information available and how, together, we might
make the most appropriate, coordinated response. In
the meantime, WOC is setting up a new designated
account, "world food crisis," that will enable
interested Disciples to respond. Contributions can
be made online by clicking on the link below or sent
to Week of Compassion, attn: Elaine Cleveland, P.O.
Box 1986 , Indianapolis , IN 46206 .
Make an online donation.
WOC
Responds to Wildfires in
Colorado
Wildfires on the eastern plains of Colorado forced
the evacuation of the town of Ordway (some 1200
residents). Two households in the First Christian
Church family lost their homes. Week of Compassion
has responded with an emergency grant to assist
those two families and is working with FCC about
additional responses the congregation will support
in the larger community. Stan Hamamoto will begin a
new pastorate with the congregation next week.
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.
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