February 15, 2006
Installation at St. Stephen UCC,
Sandusky
Rev. Ken Heinzelman
will be installed this Sunday
February 19th at St. Stephen UCC in
Sandusky
as Minister of Church Development. The installation will begin at
3:00 pm.
All are welcome!
Rev. Daniel Busch
will preach this Sunday, February 19th at St. Peters UCC in Millbury at
10:15 am
service.
Have you registered?
REVISITING,
REVIVING and RENEWING THE CALL A Day of
Reflection and Recommitment for licensed, lay and ordained ministers serving
Northwest Ohio Association will take place on Thursday, February 23 (next week)
from 10 – 4 pm at First UCC in
Findlay. Cost is $10 which will pay for lunch and the
speaker, Rev. Bill Barndt. Bill will be sharing astute thoughts on the nature of
ministry and ways of keeping alive a joyful sense of adventure. A Service of
Re-Commitment and Holy Communion will conclude the day together. You may
register with the flyer in the monthly mailing or by emailing
joan@nwoa.org and paying at the door.
To keep faith with the call, ministers of NWOA need spiritual refreshment
and encouragement. Come enjoy the
day!
“Get to Know”
The Rev. Daniel L. Busch, Association Minister of the Northwest Ohio
Association, UCC by attending A Special Gathering on Feb. 22 at
First Congl. UCC,
5 Main St.,
Berlin
Heights or Feb. 27 at Park Congl. UCC,
1456 Harvard Boulevard,
Toledo
beginning at
7:00 pm.
No Need to register, just attend. All is welcome!
(This is the first of six gatherings, more to come in different areas.
Annual Meeting in
the Planning –
April 29, 2006
The Annual Meeting of the Northwest Ohio
Association will take place on April 29th at The St. Paul UCC in
Wapakoneta. On this day, 3 persons will be approved for
Ordination, the Association business will take place and the Installation of our
new Association Minister, The Rev. Daniel Busch will be on the agenda. Please
prepare to take place in the Installation by bringing a banner from your church
to carry in the processional as the Installation celebration begins.
Auglaize
Valley
Regional Leadership Empowerment Day
– February 26 at The Oasis at West Elm UCC,
Lima,
OH
from
2-6 pm
Register today with
the
Northwest Ohio
Association at office@nwoa.org.
Sandusky
Valley
Regional Event – “March Gladness-
Celebrating the UCC” with Loren Cope, Minister for Conference Relations, will be
speaking.
March 19, 2006
Flyer at the bottom of the page!
Tom Paton Award
will be presented at the Ohio Conference Annual Gathering on June 16 -17 at
Heidelberg
College.
A Form has been sent to all persons receiving the Monthly mailing.
Please remember if your church is applying for the award to send a letter
outlining the things your congregation has done and intends to do with the
completed form to the Association Office. The Witness and
Proclamation Ministry Team would like to receive this form and letter by March 1
if at all possible.
Tom Paton award deadline has changed. Please get them to the
office by March 1, 2006.
This award is given out every 2 years at the Ohio Conference Gathering in
June. (Make sure you include your letter with application)
Installation at
First UCC, Shelby
Rev. Rich Rader will be installed at First
UCC in Shelby
on
March 12, 2006
at
3:00 pm.
Most NWOA Churches have received an
Ohio Conference Directory. We do have extra directories
in the office. If you are interested please call Carolyn at
419-447-8323.
Just so you know, this 2005-2006 directory
will be the last printed directory. Directory information will be maintained in
a central data base maintained by The Ohio Conference.
The United Church of Christ Office
Support Staff Network (UCCOSSN) Gathering
will take place on
April 27-30, 2006
in Cleveland
at the Church House. This event will begin on Thursday evening at
7:00 pm
with Registration and Ice Cream Social on the 9th Floor Conference
Room of Church House. Friday will include, Breakfast, Welcome, Morning Worship
with Cally Rogers-Witte. As the weekend continues, workshops, business meeting,
worship with Rev. Make Milligan, Dinner with Sacred Dancing, Photo Session, free
time will all be part of the agenda. Register online by
visiting the United Church of Christ’s registration website at:
www.conference.com/eventmanager/profilelogin. Go enjoy
the company of others working in your positions. Registration information in the
monthly mailing sent out today!
Summer Travel to
Turkey
A group from Sylvania UCC will be traveling
to
Turkey
this summer from June 16 – 30. The trip will include encounters with the Islamic
culture and Christian history as well as the beauty and charm of modern and
ancient
Turkey.
Visits will be made to sites of the earliest Christian communities and the
glories of the Byzantine
Empire. We will also
visit with Global Partner missionaries currently serving in
Istanbul.
We will stay in good quality, family owned hotels and travel by bus and plane
over the two weeks. Travel in
Turkey
is safe and inexpensive! The total cost of the trip will be between $3,000 and
$3,500 per person. This will include hotel costs, almost all meals, entrance
fees to museums, and all tips. This price also includes the estimated cost of
airfare to
Turkey
and back to the
US,
but those reservations will have to be made by individual travelers. To get more
information about this opportunity contact Bill Chidester at
419-882-0048
or bill@sylvaniaucc.org.
Hurricane Relief to New Orleans
On July 19-15, 2006 The Rev. Jeanette and
Mr. Terry Tangeman will lead a trip to
New Orleans
for Hurricane Relief. This trip is organized and facilitated by Rev. Alan Coe,
on site coordinator for the United Church of Christ. Clean
up, repair and construction of damaged churches and homes will be on schedule.
Cost is $50 per person for the week (staying at Good Shepherd UCC) plus
cost of transportation (drive/carpool) and food (will cook our own there).
If interested contact the Rev. Jeanette Tangeman at
419-657-2196
One Great Hour of Sharing Offering
Most churches will take this offering during March. This is a wonderful
time to remind people that this special offering allows the UCC to respond
immediately with aid around the world. Whether it is the recent Hurricane
disasters or flooding disasters in
Ohio, this offering provides
immediate resources. There is a 4 minute video/DVD
We Change the World $5 +shipping
(1-800-537-3394). For those of you with the technology, this is a wonderful
moment for mission during a worship service.
RECENT EMAIL &
MAIL
CHANGES and ADDITIONS
If your personal (or church) email address or
mailing address has recently changed, let us know!
Prayer
Requests
Deadlines and Meeting Dates
We are still taking ANNUAL REPORT FORMS. Send as soon as possible.
The Ordained Clergy Periodic Support Consultation is tomorrow, Feb. 16 at
St. John’s UCC, Bluffton beginning at
10:00 am. You are always welcome!
Revisiting, Reviving and Renewing the Call – Feb. 23
at First UCC, Findlay
(next Thursday) Email the Association with your registration
today! office@nwoa.org
Upcoming
February
16
Periodic Support Consultation St. John’s UCC,
Bluffton 10-1pm
16 Church Development
2:30-4:30 pm
18 Annual Meeting Planning
Committee 10:00 am at Wapakoneta
19 Rev. Ken Heintzelman’s
Installation at St. Stephen UCC,
Sandusky beginning
3 pm
20 Office Closed President’s Day
19-20 Jr. High Youth Event-Pilgrim
Hills
21 Personnel Committee
9:30 am-noon
21 Lay
School
7:15 pm
22 Firelands Clergy
9:30 – 11:30 am First UCC,
Fremont
22 “Get to Know Dan” Event – 1st
Congl.
UCC-Berlin
Heights
7:00 pm
23 Revisiting,Reviving and
Renewing the Call, First UCC-Findlay
10-4 pm
26
Auglaize
Valley Leadership Empowerment Day
2:00 pm
The Oasis at West,
Lima
27 “Get to Know Dan” Event – Park Congl. UCC-Toledo
7:00 pm
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March Gladness
“Let’s Celebrate the Good Within the
United
Church
of Christ”
Sandusky
Valley
Regional Gathering Sunday, March 19th
2
– 5 p.m.
Registration begins at
1:30 p.m.
Trinity UCC,
300 North Sandusky Avenue,
Upper Sandusky
419-294-4244
Featured Speaker:
Mr. Lorin Cope, Minister for
Conference Relations
“Celebrating What’s Right In
our Churches”
WHAT TO BRING:
·
We ask that each church bring a pot
of soup (chili, vegetable or chicken noodle).
·
A “flyer”/poster celebrating what’s
good at your church RIGHT now.
SCHEDULE:
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Registration
2:00 – 2:15 p.m.
Ice Breaker
2:15 – 2:45 p.m.
Worship (Dan Busch,
Association Minister, leading worship)
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Presentation by Lorin Cope
4:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Dinner
Child care will be
available on request by calling the Northwest Ohio Association
at
419-447-8323.
Registration
Sandusky
Valley Regional Gathering
March 19, 2006
Name: _________________________________________
NO COST!
Church:
________________________________________
City
__________________________
Send via mail to: Northwest Ohio Association
Register by telephone
419-447-8323
416 Wentz St.
Register by email
office@nwoa.org
Tiffin, OH
44883
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