Connection - July 18th, 2008
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New Camp Opportunities to Help
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Camp Logo Contest
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New Courier Available
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Disciple Books and Tools Available
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Needed Folding Tables and Chairs
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Celebration on September 6, 2008
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Quickening Preview
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Invitation from Trenton FCC
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Boundaries Training in Cameron
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Bible Trivia Night
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Camp Dates
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Calendar of Events
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Week of Compassion Updates
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PAINTERS WANTED VOLUNTEERS FOR Life Long
Learning Center - new camp facility
Tomorrow, July 19, from 9 a.m. to noon, we
will be having a paint priming day on the interior of the house
on the new camp near Lathrop. If you would like to volunteer, we
will prime the interior walls, paint windowsills and potentially
scrape and paint storm windows.
We ask that you bring a paint brush and roller
of your choice. If you like to do windows, please bring a
scraper as well. Paint and roller pans will be provided.
FLOOR REFINISHER NEEDED
We are currently looking for a volunteer or
qualified company to sand and refinish the wood floors in the
house. If you, or someone, you know, is interested pleased
contact Ken and Sue Jameson at 660-483-1941 or Ed Shrewsbury
660-646-7997.
LOGO CONTEST
Between now and August 15, we are seeking a
logo for the Lifelong Learning Center . This will be a place
where individuals of all ages and backgrounds, churches,
businesses and schools can come to learn and grow and experience
God's presence through excellent hospitality and great programs
and facilities in a natural prairie setting. If you have an
idea, we would ask that you sketch it out and mail it in to P.O.
Box 353 , Cameron , MO 64429 .
We will have artists who can detail the
winning entry.
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New NW Area Courier Available
Would you help us to get out the latest
edition of the NW Area Courier (attached)
to as many Disciples as possible? Please email to your church
friends. Thanks to all of you who forward the Courier to members
of your congregation. You help us to lower postage expenses and
share the good news of what God is doing among us! (Attached)
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October 26 – Heritage Sunday
Chalice Press offers many books and resources
that celebrate the Heritage of the first denomination started in
America – The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Note that
one of these is written by Scott Killgore, pastor at Wyatt Park
in St. Joseph.
A Conversation with Alexander and Barton –
A Dramatic Introduction to Two Religious Reformers by Scott
Killgore
93A2685 $10.00 (pack of three)
You Might Be a Disciple If. . . edited by
David P. Polk
968-08272-44061, $5.99
People of the Chalice – Disciples of
Christ in Faith and Practice by Colbert S. Cartwright
978-08272-29389, $999
For more materials on Disciples heritage to
www.chalicepress.com,
and click the “Disciples Resources” link.
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Needed Folding Chairs & tables
The Northwest Area needs to purchase plastic
folding chairs and tables to be used at the new camp ground. The
Camp offering ($2,399.32) last year was earmarked to purchase
these items. If you know of a good place to purchase the tables
and chairs, please let us know. We are hoping to buy 10
rectangular tables and 8 round tables (that can seat 8) plus 200
chairs. If you know where we can purchase these items, or if you
would like to contribute to the fund to help with the purchase,
please contact the area office. We plan to have the tables and
chairs before the September 6 event.
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THERE IS GOING TO BE A CELEBRATION!!!!
Put a big X on your calendar to mark
September 6, 2008 as a very special day in the Northwest Area.
The semi-annual board meeting will be held at the Lathrop church
from 10:00 a.m. to about noon, while activities are happening
for youth and others at the camp. From 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. there
will be tours of the new camp ground followed by a hog roast
from 1-3 p.m. At 3 p.m., there will be music, worship and the
dedication of the Life Long Learning Center . Anticipate many
activities and adventures for all. In the coming weeks there
will be posters, and advertisements as plans are finalized. We
want everyone to know that they are invited to take part
in this celebration.
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The Quickening Preview
The Quickening Preview on August 31st with
internationally popular Brian Klemmer at the Community Center in
Cameron is not only a fund-raiser for the Lifelong Learning
Center , it is a fun, fast-paced shot in the arm for your
leadership team.
The Flier is attached. Tickets are only $20. Be sure to
purchase them on line at
www.klemmer.com
or through the Area Office ASAP. Ticket sales and space are
limited.
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Invitation From Trenton FCC
First Christian Church, Trenton , invites you
to the dedication of our organ, July 20th, at 3:00 p.m. A
recital will be performed by Dr. Jan Kraybill, principal
organist and Director of Music at Community of Christ Auditorium
of Independence, Missouri. A reception will follow.
Thanks! Denise
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Boundaries Training
This training is for all ordained, licensed
and lay ministers who work with people in a church setting. This
is a required course that must be taken every 5 years to keep
standing in the Disciples of Christ denomination.
Dr. Jeanne Hoeft is an ordained Elder in the
United Methodist Church . She is the Assistant Professor of
Pastoral Care at St. Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, MO .
Her specialty is Pastoral Theology, with interests in feminist
theory, intimate partner violence and parish based pastoral
care.
This course is offered to all Northwest Area
ordained, licensed and lay people on:
September 27
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with a light lunch at
noon
First Christian Church, Fourth and Pine
Streets, Cameron , MO.
You may register for this course by going to
the MSR website or calling 573-635-1187 or by writing Missouri
School of Religion Center for Rural Ministry at PO Box 04658 ,
Jefferson City , Missouri 65110
Cost: $50.00 per person.
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Bible Trivia Night
How well do you think you know the Bible? Feel
Biblically illiterate? Here is your chance to study AND have
fun. The second annual Oakland Christian Church Bible Trivia
Night has been set for October 25, 2008 at 7 p.m. Now is the
time to begin studying. Teams will consist of five persons each.
Pastors may coach but not be on the team.
Come and test your skills against other teams
from around the area. This event promises to be interesting and
fun. And, if you are not careful, you may accidentally learn
something.
For more information, please email Pastor Jim
Cox at wise4some@yahoo.com
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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 (Completed) or July 24-26
Jr. Camp
(Completed Grades 3-5)
June 30-July 4 (Completed) or July
11-15 (Completed)
Chi Rho
(Completed Grades 6-8)
July 6-10 (Completed) or July 19-23 –
(2 openings left)
CYF
(Completed Grades 9-12) (Completed)
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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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 Lifelong Learning
Center with a hog roast!!!
Regional Assembly October 10-12
Information on three online Certificates
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
Disciples Farmers and Congregations Respond to
Global Food Crisis
After a flurry of recent media attention, the
escalating global food crisis has quickly and quietly slipped
from the front page to the back page, but by no means has the
crisis in any way lessened, and the threat it is posing to
millions and millions of impoverished people in scores of
countries throughout the world is real and growing. In the last
six months alone, prices of such basic food staples as corn,
rice and wheat have increased more than 50%, even as much as
100% in some countries. Poor families that were spending 10-20%
of their income on food are often forced now to spend more than
50%. For the more than one billion people already living on the
UN minimum survival wage of US $1 a day, this is devastating.
One of the quiet but effective ways Week of
Compassion has been responding to the global food crisis is
through the partnership we Disciples share with the Foods
Resource Bank. The partnership enables local Disciples farmers
to donate a portion of their harvest to FRB, and in turn, FRB
works with numerous partners around the world to empower poor
farming families to become self-sufficient in their own food
production and security.
In 2007, WOC provided $1000 partner grants to
22 local FRB growing projects here in the U.S. - $22,000. The
return from all those projects has now been made to FRB and the
harvest total is $345,154.38! >From these funds and those of its
other 14 members, FRB is funding 44 food security/production
projects in 32 of some of the world's poorest countries. >From
its FRB account, WOC is supporting 30 of those 44 projects.
Disciples congregations participating in 2007
growing projects include FCC, Valparaiso, IN; FCC, Lafayette,
IN; Carlock (IL) CC; FCC, Canton, IL; Cameron (IL) CC; Arlington
Heights (IL) CC; FCC, Shenandoah, IA; Bloomfield (IA) CC;
Roaring Springs CC, Herndon, KY; Cadiz (KY) CC; FCC,
Hopkinsville, KY; CC of Kalamazoo, MI; Fremont (MI) CC; FCC,
Warrensburg, MO; Orrick (MO) CC; Rosendale (MO) CC; FCC, Platte
City, MO; Community CC, Kansas City, MO; Country Club CC, Kansas
City, MO; FCC, Centralia, MO; FCC, Columbia, MO; St. Andrew CC,
Olathe, KS; East Lincoln (NE) CC; and CC of Wilkinsburg, PA. To
find out more about the Foods Resource Bank and how your
congregation can participate, contact Week of Compassion or
visit the FRB website by clicking on the link below.
Foods Resource
Bank
Volunteer Opportunities Abound
Volunteer work and service opportunities
abound for Disciples work groups. The Office of Disciples
Volunteering recently announced plans for Phase II of the
Disciples Hurricane Recovery Initiative, and mission stations
will continue to operate in Gulfport , MS ; Algiers , LA ;
Slidell , LA ; Metairie , LA ; Lake Charles , LA ; Beaumont/Port
Arthur, TX and Los Fresnos , TX . Also, our congregations in
Pratt and Kinsley, KS, continue to partner together to house a
mission station for ongoing tornado rebuilding work in
Greensburg , KS . And now a new mission station is being opened
in partnership with congregations in Marion , Cedar Rapids and
Coralville , IA , to respond to flood recovery needs there.
Volunteer work groups are urgently needed for these mission
stations and in numerous other places and with other church
partners throughout the country. To find a place and time
suitable for your work group, please contact the Office of
Disciples Volunteering:
amoyars@dhm.disciples.org , 317.713.2666 or toll free
888.346.2631, or
http://www.discipleshomemissions.org/Volunteer/DisasterResponse
. A limited number of WOC work grants may be available.
Applications can be downloaded from the website by clicking the
link below.
Work Trip Grants
WOC Map/Poster
Click below for the complete listing of this
week's responses. 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
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