March 16, 2006
Email Address for Rev. Daniel Busch, Association Minister dlbusch@nwoa.org
Rev. Daniel Busch will preach this Sunday, March 19th at First UCC in Marion at 10:30 am
(This Sunday) Sandusky Valley Regional Event – “March Gladness- Celebrating the UCC” with Loren Cope, Minister for Conference Relations, will be speaking. March 19, 2006
Trinity UCC in Upper Sandusky Registration at 1:30 pm Event information on the Association home page http://nwoa.org/SanduskyValley2006MarchGladness.pdf
“Get to Know” The Rev. Daniel L. Busch, Association Minister of the Northwest Ohio Association, UCC by attending Special Gatherings listed below:
March 27, 2006 – St. John’s UCC, 10 Main St., Tiffin 7:00 pm No need to register, just attend.
Official Call to the Annual Meeting has been mailed.
The Annual Meeting of the Northwest Ohio Association will take place on April 29th at St. Paul UCC in Wapakoneta. On this day, 3 persons will be approved for Ordination, the Association business will take place and disaster kits will be boxed. Also, the Installation of our new Association Minister, The Rev. Daniel Busch will be on the agenda beginning at 3:00 pm. 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. Also participants are welcome to join in a Mass Choir for the Installation Service. Please bring your own robe and register on the form included in the mailing materials. All Authorized Ministers are invited to be robed with red stoles. Information and registration will be on the web page www.nwoa.org
Disaster Kits gathered at the Spring Meeting:
1800 clean up kits have already been send to help with the disaster response teams working in Miss. and Louisiana, but many more are needed.
Personal Care Kit – a bar of soap, a wash cloth and hand towel, a disposable razor, a small container of shave cream, six band-aids, a tooth brush, a small tube of tooth paste, a comb, a small container of deodorant, a nail file, a personal note.
Clean-up Kit – A large container of Clorox Cleanup disinfectant cleaner, a scrub brush, a wire, metal cleaning brush, a pair of rubber gloves, a large heavy duty sponge, some plastic trash bags, a common household bucket, a personal note.
Parking for the Annual Meeting at St. Paul UCC in Wapakoneta
Map & directions to St. Paul can be found on their website, www.stpaulucc.com.
The church is on the corner of Mechanic and South Perry Streets. 45 spaces, are available around the church, including handicap, behind the church. Borrowed spaces for the day are as followed:
City Engineering Office directly across S. Perry Street
Telephone Service Company lot 1/4 block further north on S. Perry Street
Bayliff and Eley Funeral Home lot on Blackhoof Street (unless they have a funeral)
Ron Spencer Real Estate on Blackhoof Street (afternoon only)
Municipal lot on north side of Main Street
All of the above are within sight of the church and will be marked by either a white with red lettering St. Paul UCC sign and/or a UCC Logo. Some on-street parking is available. Plus a large lot may be found one block to the east by the Auglaize County Courthouse.
Guests please DO NOT PARK in the Auglaize County Library lot across Mechanic Street.
Also, the Sanctuary and Ed Wing are handicap accessible. However, nearest handicap accessible rest rooms are across the street at First English Lutheran Church.
The Nominating Committee is still looking for volunteers!
The following are still needed to fill each Team before the Annual Meeting in April.
Please contact Donna Overholt, Nominations Chair, if you are interested in serving on the following. 419-447-0572
Auglaize Valley Region
Regional Coordinating Team – 1 clergy
Witness & Proclamation MT – 1 clergy
Nominating Committee - 1 lay person
Lakeshore Region
Regional Coordinating Team – 1 lay person
Stewardship and Caring Ministry Team – 1 lay person
Witness & Proclamation MT – 1 lay person
Nominating Committee – 1 lay person
- 1 lay or clergy person
Personnel Committee – 1 lay person
Sandusky Valley Region
Stewardship and Caring Ministry Team – 1 lay person
Witness and Proclamation Ministry Team – 1 lay person
Ohio Conference Committee
Division for Outdoor Ministries – 1 lay person
General Synod Delegates
Still looking fro 2 clergy men to attend General Synod 2007 & 2009
And
1 youth representative under 19 years.
Church of the week!
The Association home page
http://nwoa.org is updated weekly. This week's
honor – link goes to First Congregational UCC in Berlin Heights. They have a
Parish Nurse Program. Find out about their mission trip to Biloxi.
Prospective members check out the church’s web page to see what is going on.
http://www.thebigwhitechurch.com
Every church can have a great site if they want one.
Contact the Association office
by inquiring at
webinfo@nwoa.org <mailt:webinfo@nwoa.org>.
The Grace UCC in Fostoria was highlighted last week http://wwwgracefostoria.org
Recognition Service at Haskins Federated Church
In Care Student – Jennifer Jackson was called to Haskins Federated Church as Pastor and will
Celebrate with a Recognition Service on April 23 at 3:00 pm at the church. All are welcome!
Templed Hills and Pilgrim Hills are seeking people to apply for summer staff positions for Church Camp. Have fun and enjoy a fulfilling job as a staff health care-giver, counselor, lifeguard, crafts instructor, or camp store coordinator. Adults and young adults who have graduated from high school are eligible to apply. Contact Cynthia Speller at cynthias@ocucc.org or apply online at www.ocucc.org.
Monetary giving’s to Missions.
If you are interested in your giving’s to Missions, be listed on your NWOA quarterly report, send your money here to the office, designated to your special mission and it will be sent on to your mission project and appear on your NWOA quarterly statement.
DO YOU HAVE COUNSELING, MEDIATION OR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT SKILLS? The Church and Ministry Department would like to build a resource bank of people that could be called upon to assist with support for clergy and congregations. We are looking for clergy and laypersons with advanced training, skills, and experience in counseling, mediation, or conflict management. We would also like to find people with outstanding listening and supporting skills. Please send names and contact information as soon as possible to Rev. Daniel L. Busch dlbusch@nwoa.org or Northwest Ohio Association, 416 Wentz St., Tiffin, OH 44883.
Ministerial Profile on-line
We just received good news from the Parish Life and Leadership ministry team. The web page to do the UCC Ministerial Profile on-line is back up and running. For the past 6 months the Ministerial Profile web page has been down as changes were made to the process. The conversion took considerably longer than originally anticipated. At the present time, this site is only available for creating a new on-line electronic profile. http://profiles.ucc.org
For those wishing to update a present electronic profile (created using the CD software or the former on-line software) you may do so by emailing the changes and/or updates to ludwigd@ucc.org.
DOC/UCC Ministerial Partner Standing Workshop
March 29 and 30, Bill Edwards, the Regional Minister for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Ohio and Rev. Forrest Hoppe, Central Southeast Ohio Association Minister will be leading a DOC /UCC Ministerial Partner Standing workshop. Both denominations require participation in the workshop before a person is authorized to develop a profile and search for a call in their partner denomination. The cost is only $25.00. Registration information is on the Ohio Conference Website, www.ocucc.org. If you are interested in attending, please register with Joyce Decker in the Ohio Conference office as quickly as possible
RECENT EMAIL & MAIL CHANGES and ADDITIONS
If your personal (or church) email address or mailing address has recently changed, let us know!
The Rev. Daniel L. Busch, Association Minister dlbusch@nwoa.org
Prayer Requests
Rev. Terry Kohanski has returned home from a stay in the hospital. She is staying with her mother in law at this time and could be reached at 419-382-4234. Please keep Terry in your prayers.
Our office custodian Dick Adams, is improving every day from the stroke he had while vacationing in Florida. The doctors are hoping he will be able to fly home from Florida sometime around March 28. Please remember Dick and Kathryn in your prayers. Cards may be sent to their home address. Dick and Kathryn Adams, 195 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin, OH 44883
Rev. Elmer Novak has been hospitalized for test. Please remember him during this time.
Please remember Cairo UCC in Cairo, OH, as they have written to inform us they voted to withdraw from the United Church of Christ on February 12.
Deadlines and Meeting Dates
Annual Reports are past due. Please complete and send to the office.
Upcoming
March
16 “Get to Know Dan” St. Paul UCC in New Bremen 6:30 pm supper
19 Sandusky Valley Event “March Gladness” Trinity UCC – Upper Sandusky 2-5 pm
21 Lay School 7:15 pm
23 Faith Formation 10-2 pm
24-26 Heartland Stewardship Mtg Cleveland
27 “Get to Know Dan” St. John’s UCC in Tiffin 7:00 pm
29 Lakeshore Clergy 11:30 am Holiday Inn, Fremont
30 Witness and Proclamation 10 -1 pm
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