April 5, 2007
Email Address for Rev. Daniel Busch, Association Minister dlbusch@nwoa.org
Rev. Daniel Busch preached at the Republic UCC in Republic on April 1 and will be preaching on April 15th at Emmanuel UCC, Bluffton.
Prayer Requests
Ann Knoderer had surgery at The Ohio State University Hospital. Ann’s husband is the pastor at Gomer UCC, Rev. Brian Knoderer. Please remember this family in your prayers.
Please pray for continued strength for Rev. Terry Kohanski, Toledo.
Rev. Ken and Peg Heintzelman are proud to announce the birth of their first grandchild:
Jakob Alrich Heintzelman born 3/10/07 Parents: Joshua Heintzelman and Jasmin Tropf
Please pray for the good health of this new little one and his mother. Congratulations to the family!
URGENT REQUEST! The theme of this year's NWOA Annual Meeting is "Let It Shine." Every church of NWOA is Christ's Light as a "community of communities. We need a picture from your church. NEEDED: Please send a DIGITAL PICTURE of your church for the Annual Meeting Power Point Presentation by April 14th.
We are looking for "people pictures." It should be one of the following:
Please send it via email as an attachment to Rev. Rob Patton at pastorrob@ststephenucc.org Thank you!
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Annual Meeting Materials. www.nwoa.org
Early Bird registration deadline is this Saturday, April 7th. (All early bird registrations will be honored on Monday)
News from the Nominating Committee
If you are interested in filling one of the following positions, please send an email to Joan at the office. joan@nwoa.org
Auglaize Valley Region
Nominating Committee, Clergy or lay person, term ending in 2010
Lakeshore Region
Witness and Proclamation Team, lay person, term ending in 2010
Nominating Committee, Clergy or lay person, term ending in 2009
Sandusky Valley Region
Regional Coordinating Team, Lay person, term ending in 2009
OHIO CONFERENCE COMMITTEES needing representatives
Division for Outdoor Ministries, unexpired term ending in 2008
Nominations Committee, term ending in 2009
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Rev. Sue Keller will be installed as Pastor at Buckland UCC on April 22nd beginning at 3:00 pm. All are welcome!
A Challenge to “Change Our Camps” open the flyer attached
TIMELY TOPICS
Looking at General Synod Rev. Daniel Busch, Association Minister. April 11th
Location: Northwest Ohio Association, 416 Wentz St., Tiffin, OH 44883 Time: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm.
No Cost! Bring a brown bag lunch (beverages are available)
Church Professional Event! Mark your calendar October 1, 2007
Speaker Rev. John Thomas, General Minister and President of the UCC
Church Development Summit #2 Northwest Ohio Association Office
Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Attention Pastors and lay leaders in the Northwest Ohio Association, we will be holding our second Church Development Summit on Tuesday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Association Office. We will continue to build on our conversation from our first Summit around the following areas:
There will be opportunity for large group sharing as well as time spent in smaller interest groups to continue to build on these areas that are important in the life of the Association and our local churches. Everyone is invited to come and share in this important Summit as we seek to develop and help churches grow in their ministry.
Please RSVP to Joan Davidson at the Association Office that you will be attending. Lunch will be brought in, please bring a few dollars to help offset the cost.
joan@nwoa.org or 419-447-8323
Lay School Graduation
has been scheduled for Saturday, May 19, Sycamore UCC, 5:00pm. Nancy Smith
and Renee Caskie will be the graduates.
Trip to El Salvador on June 20 -28
This trip will be a fact finding trip for those that have not been there before and it will also have opportunities for interaction with children and adults. The dates may have to be moved up or back a day depending on flight schedules. The cost, including air fare, lodging, translator, transportation in El Salvador, and meals, will be $1150 to $1250. Individuals could pay for other expenses in El Salvador and I could either order airline tickets for the group or they could be purchased individually. If interested, please contact, soon, John Gilberg at
419-629-2947 or by E-mail johgilberg@nktelco.net.
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The Road Less Traveled: Heidelberg College Youth Overnight
April 28 - 29, 2007 Registration starts at 12 noon Saturday April 28,
2007 $15.00 registration cost
Come and join with Heidelberg Students to go deeper in your
faith.
We will investigate the challenge of being a disciple of Jesus Christ in the
midst of the popular culture.
Jesus charges us to be of the world but not in it.
And so, together we will try to understand what it means to be "essential
outsider."
The event is open to all youth (Jr. Sr High, and College age
Students)
We will be joined by the band Dissonant Grace (go to there myspace
page
www.myspace.com/dissonantgrace to learn more about them). To register
before the event, email Rev. Darryl Kistler at
dkistler@heidelberg.edu
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“Lost and Found” In concert (See attached flyer)
April 28, 7:30 pm Monroeville School Gym
Tickets: $7 advance, $8 at door For tickets or information, call Wayne Chasney at 419-465-2165.
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The Ohio Conference has requested we share the following information
about a position opening in Columbus. A Program Coordinator is needed
to work on a part-time basis (20-30 hrs./wk.) with the Youth Compassion
Initiative (YCI) project. The person will work in collaboration with the
National Youth Advocate Program, the Ohio Conference of the United Church of
Christ and the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. This
special project is grant funded for one year.
The Program Coordinator will work closely with the Program Director (Phil
Hart, the Transitional Interim Ohio Conference Minister serves as the
Program Director) and will be responsible for the day-to-day organization
and implementation of the YCI project. Duties include organizing, planning
and participating in training events, manages contracts with trainers and
consultants, gathers and maintains program statistics, assists with
marketing activities and assists in developing policies and procedures. The
candidate must have good organization, time management, communication and
interpersonal skills. Previous experience required with Microsoft Office
programs including Word, PowerPoint and Excel. For immediate consideration,
please mail, fax or e-mail resume to: National Youth Advocate Program, 3780
Ridge Mill Drive, Hilliard, OH 43026. Fax: (614) 529-7890, E-mail:
jdowney@nyap.org. YCI is an EOE/AA Employer. The compensation is
in the range of $20-$28 per hour depending on experience. This is a
part-time job, a contract job for non-profit organizations.
The United Church of Christ produced Easter program “Joy Dawned Again" will air on the Columbus ABC station WSYX/ABC6 on Sunday, 4/8/07 from 2:05-3:05 a.m. – late Sunday, early Monday morning. The station management wrote: “I know it's not a great time period, but hopefully viewers can set their VCR or DVR to record it. With other religious programming commitments on Sunday morning, we couldn't schedule it earlier.”
A huge THANK YOU to all who donated books and teacher resources for our recent work trip to New Orleans. We personally took over 11,000 pounds!!--two trailers filled, two pick up trucks filled, and the bottom of our very large RV filled. In addition, other members of our work team brought boxes from their churches and friends. What a wonderful blessing for the schools and children of New Orleans. They were received with gratitude, amazement and joy. We were able to take a large number of boxes directly to a school, and the rest will be distributed through the book ministry of Good Shepherd UCC in Metairie, LA., where we stayed. Thank you for helping us to show God's love in a tangible way to our brothers and sisters in New Orleans. Rev. Jeanette and Terry Tangeman
Notice Auglaize Clergy The Country Charm restaurant where we held the Auglaize Valley Region South Clergy meetings has closed. Our next meeting will be April 12, 11:30am at All About Tyme, 101 W. Auglaize St., Wapakoneta. If anyone needs directions, have them contact me, Jeanette Tangeman, tangeman@ohiolink.net, or 419-657-2196. Thanks, Jeanette
Ohio Conference Annual Meeting
2007 Ohio Conference Annual Gathering Saturday, July 28
Villa Milano Conference Center, Shrock Road, Columbus
The
Unexpected Presence Keynote
speaker: Luther K. Snow
Author of The Power of Asset Mapping, How
Your Congregation Can Act on Its Gifts
14th Annual Congregational Nurse Project Seminar
Title: “Caregiving Support Teams: Learn to start, train and sustain care teams where you worship work or live”
Speaker: Rev. James L. Brooks from Project Compassion, Raleigh, North Carolina
Date: April 25, 2007, Wednesday
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Cathedral of Praise, Toledo Community Life Center, 3000 Strayer Road, Maumee, Ohio, 43537
Fee: $65.00, registration required
A caregiving support team is a group of volunteers working together to provide practical, emotional and spiritual support to individual families with health concerns or other special needs. Team members simply do what they enjoy doing for others with a built in support team, when they are able. At this workshop the participants will learn how to start, train and sustain caregivng support teams where they worship, work or live. The seminar will be of special interest to parish nurses, clergy, chaplains, lay leaders, pastoral care ministers, community care ministers and outreach missions. Those interested in finding out more about the seminar are asked to call Mary Jane Fulcher at 419 262 1462 or send an e-mail message to her at Lfulcher@wcnet.org.
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Monthly Mailing
The monthly mailing will be sent over the email by request only. If you would like to receive the mailing by email please contact Joan Davidson at joan@nwoa.org.
Deadlines and Meeting Dates
Upcoming
April
6 Office Closed – Good Friday
9 Monthly Mailing Deadline
10 Heidelberg Women Spring Rally
10 Church and Ministry Mtg
11 Timely Topics 10:30 am Tiffin Looking at General Synod Speaker Rev. Daniel Busch
12 Auglaize Valley South Clergy 11:30 am All About Tyme Restaurant, Wapakoneta
12-15 UCC Office Support Staff Mtg New York City
17 Church Development Summit 10-2 p.m.
17 Lay School 7:15 pm
19 Property Committee Mtg 1:30 pm
22 Rev. Susan Keller Installation
Buckland UCC, Buckland 3:00 p.m.
25 Lakeshore Clergy 11:30 am
Holiday Inn Fremont
28 Spring Meeting
St. Johns’ UCC-Genoa
October 1, 2007 Fall Professional Event – Rev. John Thomas, Speaker
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