Connection - June 13th, 2008
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Wanted: Camp Volunteers
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Lathrop Sponsored Golf Tournament
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Time to get your Camp Forms In!!!
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Seeking Camp Counselors
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Prayer Requests
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Website
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Flooding in Northwest Area
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Pro-Reconciliation/Anti-Racism Training
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Regional Assembly
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Sessions 2008 in Oklahoma
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Camp Dates
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Calendar of Events (Three new MSR
courses)
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Week of Compassion Update
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WANTED: Camp Volunteers
Volunteers for Monday, June 23, at 9 a.m. at
Camp Crowder . We'll be shuttling camp boxes, vacuuming and
cleaning cabins and sharing lunch together. If you feel called
to help, please email Sue at
nwchurchcamp@yahoo.com
or call the office at 816-632-2237.
COOKIES and TREATS WANTED
If you would like to send cookies or treats to
camp, these would be much appreciated! Please let us know if
you'd like to take on this ministry of hospitality. Email Sue at
nwchurchcamp@yahoo.com
or call the office at 816-632-2237.
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GOLF TOURNAMENT
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF LATHROP IS
SPONSORING IT'S 1st ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT.
JUNE 14, 2008 AT PLATTSBURG COUNTRY CLUB,
PLATTSBURG , MO. LUNCH FURNISHED AT 11:00 AM, SHOTGUN START AT
NOON. PLEASE COME AND JOIN US. CONTACT STEVE
VONDERFECHT-816-528-4432 OR JOHN WIENEKE 816-528-6264.
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TIME TO GET YOUR CAMP FORMS IN!!!
There is still time to get your camp forms in.
We do have two camps that are full - Junior II camp (July 11 –
July 15) and 123 Go #1 (July 16-18). Unless there are
cancellations, campers will need to attend the alternate
session. Before you mail your camp form be sure that ALL
information is complete and that the pastor has signed the form.
Your insurance card MUST be copied and included with the form.
This year incomplete camp forms will be returned for the needed
information before the camper is registered. Help us to be sure
your camper is registered!
Mail may be sent to campers at Christian
Church Camp, Identify Name of Camp, Camp Grand River , Crowder
State Park , Trenton , MO 64683 . We encourage you to let the
young people from your church know you are praying for them
throughout their camp
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Camp Counselors Needed
WANTED: Male Counselors for Jr 2 and females
for CR 1. We are looking for people who are willing to take a
step in faith, sweat for Jesus and pray and sing around the camp
fire. CAMPERS NEEDYOU!
Contact Sue Jameson
nwchurchcamp@yahoo.com
or call the area office (816)632-2237.
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Prayer Requests
Bill Rose-Heim’s grandmother, Mary Elizabeth
Rose, passed away on Saturday, June 7 in New York . Bill, Donna
and Nate have driven to New York to be with family and celebrate
her life. Please pray for the family and that all have safe
travels. Bill, Donna and Nate are also going to take a few days
of well deserved vacation and will return to the office on June
19. If you have an emergency you can contact Doyle Farmer
(816)279-9997 or
ddekfarmer@stjoelive.com .
Dennis Campbell, son-in-law of Jack and Dixie
Burks, area pastors, died Thursday evening after a long illness.
At this time arrangements are pending. Please keep this family
in your prayers.
Please pray for Kennedy White, granddaughter
of Dave and Sharon Wynn (Pastor of Tarkio CC). Kennedy was born
on June 3 and taken to Children’s Hospital in Omaha with
breathing difficulties. Her lungs were under-developed and she
had a blood clot in her heart. She is responding to treatment at
this time but needs your continued prayers.
We need to be aware of the flooding in many
parts of the area and pray for all those affected.
Also be in prayer for the campers, counselors
and directors as we prepare for another camp season. May God
truly work wonders for all concerned.
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WEBSITE
If you have not recently visited our website
www.nwareacc.org
you are missing something special. Brian Bullock maintains the
website for the Northwest Area and is doing a fantastic job. You
will find that it is easy to navigate and will keep you informed
about the many facets of the Northwest Area Ministries. Thanks
Brian for all you are doing to keep people informed.
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Flooding in Northwest Area
Colleagues,
We've been made aware that flooding is
becoming a problem in the extreme Northwest of the area. Several
farmers along the Tarkio River are moving equipment to higher
ground. Some basements are filling. Several farmers will be
unable to put in a crop this year. Other parts of the state are
concerned about rising river levels - especially the Missouri .
Here is a link to check on flooding along the
Missouri . From this page you can also type in your city and
state to find specific flood warnings nearby:
Click Here
Record rainfalls hint at weather patterns
similar to those in 1993. While we hope that will not be the
case, as Christians we want to be well prepared to assist
neighbors in need.
Attached is a booklet that we prepared for
congregations and sent earlier and a tri-fold brochure prepared
by SEMA. (Apologies to those with dial-up Internet service for
any slow downloads.)
As someone with many years of experience with
emergency services and faith-based disaster recovery efforts, I
can tell you that when congregations respond well during
emergencies, some neighbors get a free sample of the gospel they
never take time to hear proclaimed in a church.
Disaster work comes in four stages:
Preparation
Emergency Response (first 24-72 hours)
Disaster Relief (3-40 days after initial
events)
Disaster Recovery (40-400 days after initial
events)
During the first three phases, congregational
support usually takes the form of supporting work done by
professionals and highly organized networks of trained
volunteers. Know who these folk are in your congregation and
learn how to best support them.
Disaster recovery and Preparation are times
where local congregations, working closely with helping agencies
and local leaders, can do the most good.
For congregations in areas declared federal
disasters, our greatest need from you is information about what
you need from colleagues and partners outside the affected
areas.
For congregations outside disaster areas, we
need you to have an awareness of who in your congregation:
Might serve on a recovery/rebuilding
team (debris removal/construction/rehabilitation)
Might serve on a spiritual support
team (intercessors/pastoral visiting/ministries of
encouragement
Might organize support for any teams
deployed from your congregation to affected areas
I am available to help pastors and lay leaders
to organize proactive disaster recovery responses and, if you
look through the attached Disaster Preparedness document, you'll
find long lists of other agencies that can help do the same
thing. Their contact information is included.
As DOC folk, we might want to be especially
aware of the opportunities that disaster recovery work affords
to help bring together different parts of the Body of Christ in
service.
Please let us know how we can best support you
in this and in other forms of serving neighbors in Jesus' name.
Bill & the NW Area staff
Bill Rose-Heim
NW Area Pastor
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Mid-America
811 S. Walnut
Cameron, MO 64429
Web
www.nwareacc.org
Email br_h@nwareacc.org
Office 816-632-2237 Cellular 816-617-7020
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Pro-Reconciliation/Anti-Racism Training
RECONCILIATION MISSION
Reconciliation Mission is the Disciples of
Christ 39-year witness to racial justice and reconciliation.
Called into being in 1965, this ministry has developed and grown
deeper. Originally constituted as a grant making fund, today
Reconciliation Mission gives oversight to the denomination's
anti-racism/pro-reconciliation initiative called Many
Members, One Table. Reconciliation is funded solely by the
Reconciliation Mission offering collected each fall. It receives
50 percent of all funds collected by the regions. Its mission is
to nurture the wholeness of the church by dismantling systemic
racism and other oppressive structures towards becoming a church
that demonstrates True Community, Deep Christian Spirituality
and a Passion for Justice. This ministry is accomplished through
intentional organizing, education, and advocacy.
FACILITATORS
· Martha Herrin is a teacher and lay church
leader residing in Stewardson, Illinois. She received her
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Oakland City
University, Oakland City, Indiana, and her Master of Arts from
the University of Missouri in Kansas City. Martha has taught in
Indiana, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, and Illinois. She is
co-moderator of the Anti-Racism Team of the Christian Church in
Illinois and Wisconsin and one of four Core Organizer/Trainers
for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Anti-Racism/Pro-Reconciliation Initiative. Martha is a member of
Marshall Avenue Christian Church in Mattoon, IL. She married
Burley Herrin, a Disciples minister, in 1965. They have three
children, Jeffrey Herrin, Jennifer Dillon, and Deborah Hawkins
and five grandchildren, Hannah, Gavin, Bolt, Storm, and Rachel.
· Marcus Leathers grew up in Rocky Mount, N.C.
He earned his M. Div. from LTS In 1993 and holds a B.A. in
Chemistry from North Carolina State University in 1990. He has
been married to Tammi Michelle Coleman Leathers of Charlotte,
N.C. for 14 years. Together they have one daughter Madison who
is ten and one son Maxwell who is five. Currently, Marcus is the
pastor of Shepherd Park Christian Church in Washington, D.C. and
one of four Core Organizer/Trainers for the Disciples of Christ
Ant-Racism/Pro-Reconciliation Initiative. Marcus also served
ministries at Midway Church of Christ in North Tazewell, VA and
Michigan Park Christian Church of Washington, D.C.
SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE:
¨ Defining Racism
¨ Individual Racism
¨ Institutional Racism
¨ Cultural Racism
¨ White Cultural Identity
¨ Dismantling Racism - Next Steps
Dates: June 19-21, 2008
Times: 6:30 p.m. Thursday to 2:00 p.m.
Saturday
Location: Rickman Center , Jefferson City
Cost: $150 (includes lodging and meals) $110
Commuter (meals only)
Scholarship Assistance is available through a
grant from the Mission and Unity Commission. Please contact MSR-CRM
for more information.
A registration form is attached, feel free to
contact me if you have any questions.
Krystal Jacobs, Office Administrator
Missouri School of Religion
Center for Rural Ministry
P.O. Box 104685
Jefferson City, MO 65110-4685
Phone: 573-635-1187
Fax: 573-636-2889
Email: krystalmsr@earthlink.net
New web: www.missourischoolofreligion.org
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Regional Assembly
Make your plans to attend the 156th
Regional Assembly that will be held October 10-12, 2008 at the
Clarion Hotel in Springfield , Missouri . Early Registrations by
October 1, 2008 are greatly appreciated.
Each area is being assigned kits to bring to
the assembly. The Northwest Area is to bring Paper Products Kits
which consist of: 6 double rolls of toilet tissue
3 rolls of good quality paper towels
2 large rectangular boxes of facial tissue
(tall-sized kitchen trash bag with ties and
Broken down 18” X 18”, or larger box to
Pack kits in.)
For more information please go to the
Mid-America Web site:
www.mid-americadisciples.org/regionalassembly.htm .
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OKLAHOMA INVITES YOU TO SESSIONS 2008!
To view a video, go to:
<http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sessions+Oklahoma+Welcome&search_type=>
Anne Marie Moyars, Administrative Assistant
Office of Disciples Men
General Youth Council
Youth Ministry Commission
Young Adult Commission
Scholarship
amoyars@dhm.disciples.org
(317) 713-2666 or toll free (888) 346-2631
Fax Number: (317) 635-4426
Web Site:
http://www.discipleshomemissions.org
Disciples Home Missions: Connecting and
equipping Disciples
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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 (Full) or July 24-26
Jr. Camp
(Completed Grades 3-5)
June 30-July 4 or July 11-15 (Full)
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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Summer Camps June 24 Through July 29, 2008
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Women’s Mini Retreat July 11-13, 2008
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Sessions for Men July 17-20, 2008
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C.R.Y. 2008 Imagine, July 21-24, 2008
www.mid-americadisciples.org
World Convention July 30- August 3 in
Nashville TN
Saturday, September 6, Area Board meeting
and dedication celebration for the new Life Long Learning
Center
Regional Assembly October 10-12
Information on three online Certificate in
Pastoral Ministry Courses thru MSR.
· Evangelism in Your Local Context – Dr.
Bill Tenny-Brittian
· History and Polity of the Disciples of
Christ – Dr. Ken Watson
· Introduction to Christian Thought – Dr.
Christine Isham-Walsh
Please contact me if you have any questions,
or would like a registration form sent to you. Feel free to
forward this on to anyone who may be interested. Information is
also available at our website:
www.missourischoolofreligion.org .
For more information on MSR courses email:
KrystalMSR@earthlink.net or
www.msr-crm.org
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Week of Compassion Updates
WOC on Pace for Unprecedented Year of Disaster
Responses
From the escalating global food crisis to a
record- setting weather-related disaster season in the U.S. ,
Week of Compassion is being called upon to respond to disasters
and emergencies in the world at an unprecedented pace. As of
today, June 12, WOC has responded from its Compassion Response
Fund and various designated disaster accounts 135 times - or an
average of once every 1.2 days - thus far in 2008.
Last month's cyclone in Myanmar and earthquake
in China remain two of our most pressing concerns, along with
the ongoing tragedy in Darfur and a growing number of requests
in response to rapidly rising food costs in the world.
Tornadoes, storms, floods and wildfires have brought destruction
to scores of communities across the U.S. , and numerous
Disciples congregations have been impacted and are responding to
needs within their respective memberships and wider communities.
Earlier this week, WOC provided more than $32,000 in emergency
grants to ten congregations in central Indiana in the aftermath
of some of the worst flooding in decades to hit the Hoosier
state. Tim Staker, Disciples chaplain at Columbus (IN) Regional
Hospital , which was evacuated due to the flooding, has set up a
website with pictures of the flooding. Click on the link below
to view them.
Pictures: Flooding in Columbus, IN
Grateful for Gifts
Because of the incredibly generous support
from congregations, members and friends across the whole church
to this year's WOC offering observance and a tremendous
outpouring of designated gifts online and by regular mail, WOC
is making sure that Disciples are providing help and hope to
hurting people around the world and around the year. Accounts
have been set up for directed gifts to the Myanmar cyclone, the
China earthquake, the Darfur crisis, and now the floods - or for
"where most needed". All designated contributions go in their
entirety as the donor directs. We are grateful here, but many,
many more elsewhere are grateful, and will be grateful, because
of Disciples caring and sharing. Thank you! Gifts can be made
online by clicking on the link below or sent to WOC, PO Box 1986
, Indianapolis , IN 46206 .
Make an online
donation
Disciples Seminarians Head to Bosnia
Today, WOC Directors Amy Gopp and Johnny Wray
are being joined by another group of Disciples seminary students
on a ten day mission trip to the Balkans. This is the fourth
such trip WOC has offered Disciples seminarians; it is an
excellent opportunity to give up- and-coming pastors and church
leaders a firsthand look at how Disciples dollars respond to
disasters, assist the uprooted, support invaluable community-
based development projects, and strengthen vital peace-building
and reconciliation efforts as part of post-war reconstruction -
all done through a remarkable network of ecumenical and local
partners.
Under the auspices of the Church World Service
Balkans Office, the delegation will visit WOC/Disciples-
supported programs and projects of CWS and its local partner,
the Foods Resource Bank, as well as the "Build A Village"
project in Grahovo, Bosnia - a project, strongly supported by
Disciples, that may well serve as a model for future CWS
development work throughout the world.
Members of the delegation include Fay Barnes,
Lexington Theological Seminary; Clint Collins, Phillips
Theological Seminary; Bekah Cypert, Brite Divinity School ; Adam
Frieberg, University of Chicago Divinity School; Nona Hodder,
Christian Theological Seminary; and Ryan Motter, Vanderbilt
Divinity School . The delegation will return home on June 23.
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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Record Floods Inundate Central Indiana
Another wicked storm system brought severe
weather, including tornadoes, heavy rains and flooding, to
several Midwestern states and unusually hot temperatures to the
nation's eastern seaboard. Property damage, evacuations, and
power outages are being reported in Missouri , Iowa , Minnesota
, Wisconsin , Illinois , Michigan , and Indiana . Central
Indiana was inundated with heavy rains that sent rivers out of
their banks, caused levees and dams to collapse and produced
some of the worst flooding in decades.
Week of Compassion is assessing needs
throughout the flood-affected area and expects to assist as many
as 10 congregations that have major needs within their
memberships and respective communities. This includes Disciples
congregations in Bargersville, Columbus , Edinburgh , Franklin ,
Martinsville , Seymour and Trafalgar.
WOC is ready to accept gifts for the floods
online or by mail at Week of Compassion, attn: Elaine Cleveland,
P.O. Box 1986, Indpls, IN. WOC Director, Johnny Wray, and Acting
Regional Minister, Linda McKiernan-Allen, will visit pastors and
congregations in the area tomorrow and will provide more
information in the next WOC Update.
Make an online
donation
Have a Blessed Day,
Jan Shrewsbury
Northwest Area Administrative Assistant
816-632-2237
www.nwareacc.org
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