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Change in Camp
Counselor Training Location
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Prayer Requests
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Sessions 2008 for
Men – Early Bird Deadline May 1, 2008
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Estate Planning
Workshop
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Special Events
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Soles4Souls
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Wyatt Park
Christian Church welcomes Hispanic Ministry
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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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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
Please pray for the family of Carl Pulliam who
passed away on April 27, 2008. The graveside
services will be 11:00 am Thursday, May 1, 2008 at
New Hope Cemetery , North of Hardin, MO .
Visitation is 1-8 p.m., Wednesday at Polley Funeral
Home, 122 W. North Main, Richmond . (the family will
not be present.) The area owes a huge debt of
gratitude to Carl for his help in obtaining the
Pulliam Farm for the area to be used as a camp and
conference center.
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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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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@nwareacc.org
or (816)632-2237.
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Sunday,
May 4, from 1:30-3:00 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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SOLES4SOULS
Join Soles4Souls in their National Barefoot Sunday
Campaign on June 1st to help the over 300 million
children around the world living barefoot.
Barefoot Sunday is a great opportunity to encourage
congregations like yours to take off their shoes and
walk out of services, barefoot. Your organization's
leadership would invite members to leave their shoes
on the altar in order to demonstrate God's love to
hurting people across the world with the simple gift
of shoes.
The process is simple; however the message from the
service will have lasting effects. Please follow
these 5 Easy Steps:
1.
Contact a Soles4Souls representative at
sunday@giveshoes.org to register your
event.
2.
After receiving your church information, our
representative will send collection and marketing
materials for your event.
3.
We encourage you to advertise in your
bulletin or newsletter for 3 weeks prior to Barefoot
Sunday on June 1st. That way everyone can clean out
their closets!
4.
On Barefoot Sunday, ask everyone to leave
church without their shoes.
5.
Box the shoes and ship them to the closest
warehouse!
This touching event will not only leave a mark on
the hearts of the entire congregation, but it also
helps Soles4Souls continue their mission of
"Changing the World One Pair at a Time.™"
Thank you
Wayne Elsey
Founder of Soles4Souls
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Wyatt
Park Christian Church Welcomes Hispanic Ministry
Good Afternoon,
I wanted to give you an update on the plans for a
new Hispanic Disciples congregation in St. Joseph .
The group wanting to start the congregation
concluded that our facility here at Wyatt Park would
best meet their needs, and I let them know that the
Board vote Monday night was unanimous - that we
welcome them to worship here.
They will plan to use the big room in the basement
for worship, and will probably also want to use a
classroom or two for children and adult classes.
Their hope is to begin worshiping sometime in June.
The couple that will serve as pastors are David and
Jazzel Ramirez and you will find their e-mail
address above. They and their children will be
moving from their home in Dallas , Texas to St.
Joseph to begin their ministry. David will also be
seeking employment here so that they have an income
while they serve the new congregation. They will
continue working with Pastor Francisco Hernandez
(whose e-mail is also above) from Enid , Oklahoma .
He has several years experience starting a new
Hispanic congregation and he will be guiding them -
and us - through this process.
I am very
excited about the opportunity this gives us to
partner with our Hispanic neighbors as we
continually seek to live out our Vision Statement:
"Reach out through Jesus Christ to bring people to
spiritually abundant life and eternal salvation." I
ask you to be in prayer for the Ramirez family as
they prepare to move to St. Joseph, for us as a
congregation as we open our facility and our hearts
to these brothers and sisters in Christ, and for the
people of St. Joseph - regardless of nationality
- that they will come to know the love and saving
goodness of Jesus Christ.
In His Name,
Scott
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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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Newsletter
and pictures from Jim and Jayanthi Wilson
Dear Friends,
Here's a copy of our latest
newsletter along with pics of the road we were
traveling on in the northern part of Botswana and
the elephants that we came across. Jim Wilson
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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 1:30-3:00
p.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
Darfur
Conflict Worsens
A new report to the U.N.
Security Council describes a worsening conflict in
Darfur and an ever-growing number of people
seriously impacted by the fighting. Of Darfur's
estimated population of six million people, now more
than 4.25 million have been affected and are
dependent upon international assistance for
survival. More than 2.7 million have been displaced
elsewhere in Sudan and in nearby countries. Some
officials now estimate the death toll may be close
to 400,000. With the peace process deadlocked and
the joint peace-keeping force, known as UNAMID,
lacking critical capabilities and not yet fully
operational, there is little hope in the near future
for a reversal of the situation on the ground.
Indeed, the deteriorating security situation and the
growing global food crisis is forcing the World Food
Program to cut its food rations to Darfur in half
next month.
In the midst of this
nightmarish scenario, the Darfur Emergency Response
Operation (DERO) of Action by Churches Together and
Caritas International continues to provide water,
sanitation, health, nutrition, education,
psycho-social care, protection, agricultural
services, and basic emergency assistance to hundreds
of thousands of the Darfuri displaced. Again this
year, Week of Compassion has pledged at least
$100,000 on behalf of North American Disciples to
support the '08 ACT Darfur appeal of USD$13.6
million.
Disciples Respond
Creatively to
Darfur
Crisis
Disciples congregations,
members and friends continue to respond generously -
and creatively - to the crisis in Darfur . Saturday,
WOC Director Johnny Wray will join scores of St.
Louis Disciples at Memorial Blvd. Christian Church's
34th Annual 20K Hunger Hike. This year's goal is to
raise $20,000 for Darfur . Later in May, Country
Club Christian Church, Kansas City , MO , is hosting
a Darfur benefit jazz concert with world renowned
jazz pianist, Eldar, and LifeWind Christian Church,
a new church start in the Lake St. Louis , MO area,
has planned a Darfur benefit gospel concert. And
more and more Disciples congregations are joining
the "Tents of Hope" campaign.
Read about "Tents of
Hope"
Contributions Needed and Appreciated
Contributions on behalf
of the Darfur crisis, as well as the growing global
food crisis, are needed and appreciated. Designated
gifts can be sent to Week of Compassion, attn:
Elaine Cleveland, P.O. Box 1986, Indpls, IN 46206 or
made online by clicking the link below.
Make an online donation
Coming
Soon!
To be announced soon:
plans for "Phase Two" of the Disciples Hurricane
Recovery Initiative!
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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Global
Food Crisis Becoming a Silent Tsunami
According to Josette
Sheeran, the Executive Director of the World Food
Program, the looming global food crisis is becoming
a "silent tsunami" of hunger that is engulfing the
world's most vulnerable nations. According to the
WFP, at least 20 million children have already been
put at risk, and Robert Zoellick, President of the
World Bank, says that as many as 100 million people
could be forced into even deeper poverty. With the
price of such basic food staples as rice having
doubled in the past five weeks - the World Bank
estimates that food prices have risen nearly 85% in
the past 3 years - even the modest gains that have
been made in combating hunger will likely be erased.
Perhaps, however, the
most telling comments of the impact of the crisis
come from church partners on the ground. BJ Mpofu of
the Associated Churches of Christ in Zimbabwe is now
in South Africa trying to purchase maize for his
rural congregations to distribute to people in their
communities. "I must admit I was shocked at the lack
of food and the seriousness of the situation. The
demand for food is frightening."
Church World Service has
prepared a "fact sheet" on the crisis to help the
members of its member communions be more informed
and aware. Week of Compassion has established a
"world food crisis" account to help Disciples
respond to emergency food requests from our church
partners, as well as provide assistance for long
term development projects that enable people to
reach a modicum of food security. You can view the
CWS fact sheet online at
www.weekofcompassion.org and/or make an
online contribution by clicking on the link below.
Also, the crisis is
having an impact on domestic food prices, and WOC
anticipates an increased number of requests from our
own congregations that work with food banks and
hunger programs in their respective communities.
Make an online donation
Tornadoes Strike Southern Virginia
Week of Compassion is in
contact with numerous congregations in southern
Virginia in the aftermath of Monday's tornadoes. At
least three tornadoes touched down along the James
River from Colonial Heights (south of Richmond ) to
Suffolk . At least two hundred people were treated
for injuries, but no deaths have been reported. WOC
is working with local pastors to respond to any
impacted members as well as needs in the surrounding
communities.
The
House That Disciples Women Built
Below is a story you
won't want to miss about Disciples Women at Work!
Watch WOC Updates for new
opportunities for your congregation to be involved
in more Disciples hurricane recovery opportunities.
Story: Women Volunteer in
Texas
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
