May 8, 2008
Email address for Rev. Daniel Busch, Association Minister dlbusch@nwoa.org
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Rev. Daniel Busch preached at the 150th Anniversary Service at First UCC in Findlay last Sunday, May 4th and will be preaching at the Bloomville charge this Sunday May 11th being at St. John’s-Baseline at 9:00 am and College Hill UCC at 10:30 am.
He will be at St. Paul’s UCC in Rockford on May 18th to preach at the Sunday morning service at 10:00 am and then will attend and participate in the Lay School Graduation beginning at 4:00 pm at St. Paul’s, Rockford.
Prayer Requests
Our deepest sympathy to the Rev. Tracy Hughes and her family on the death of her mother, Janet Hughes on Tuesday, May 6. The visitation will begin at 10am, on Saturday, May 10th at Engle-Shook Funeral Home at 135 N. Washington St., Tiffin with the memorial service beginning at 11am on the same day. Rev. Louis Dorsch and Rev. Tracy Hughes will be officiating. Please keep this family in your prayers.
From Gerry Mallott
Thanks for including a request for the healing balm of prayer for me in the monthly mailing. I'm well on the way to recovery from successful back surgery. I am still dealing with post-herpetic neuralgia, a painful after effect of shingles, after more than two years.
Judy Bray, wife of Rev. Ed Bray at St. Paul's UCC in St. Marys, after be hospitalized and a few weeks in rehabilitation is now home recovering. Please keep Judy in your prayers.
Rev. Donald Rock, Bluffton has been having medical problems, please remember him in your prayers.
Prayers for Rev. David Williams as he will be having outpatient surgery on May 22nd. David is the pastor at First UCC in New Knoxville.
The Ordination Service for Jenny Jackson will take place on Saturday, May 17th at St. John’s UCC in Genoa beginning at 11:00 am. "All clergy members are invited to robe (red stoles) and process in. Luncheon following the service."
Lay School Graduation will be on Sunday, May 18 at St. Paul’s UCC in Rockford beginning at 4:00 pm. with a dinner to follow at 5:30 pm. Ruth Whitten, member of St. Paul’s will be graduating on this day. Please call the NWOA office to register. Cost is $5.00 Reserve your seat by Monday, May 12.
Serrv Sales is looking for a new home Rev. Elmer Novak and his wife Ruth have attended the SERRV SALES for around 10 years now and are ready to pass this on to the next willing person. Anyone that is interested please call Elmer and Ruth at 419-625-7722.
Delegates vote to start new UCC church in Northwest Ohio
On April 26, delegates to the 45th annual meeting of the NWOA-UCC voted to go support the Church Development Team (the same team that helped “birth” Nu-Vizion” a few years ago) in going forward with a new church start in Toledo. The name of the church will be “The Village Church of Northwest Ohio” and it will be shepherded by Pastor Cheri Holdridge, a United Methodist pastor seeking dual standing in the UMC and the UCC (United Methodist Church and United Church of Christ). This “regional” congregation will have its epicenter in South Toledo, with primary outreach ministry in Old South Toledo. It will have a long-term vision to expend its energy to become a multi-site movement that will spread across the region. The Village Church of Northwest Ohio will reach persons who live and work in the city, who long for authentic relationships and community, who seek balance in their lives of prayer and action, and who will offer compassion and seek justice for persons living in poverty. Pastor Cheri says The Village Church of Northwest Ohio will not build its own church facilities, but will partner with other churches and organizations to share worship space.
“NEW CHURCH START SUMMIT” Thurs, May 15th 10 -4 pm NWOA office.
Featuring: Rev. Paul Nickerson. Paul Nickerson is an ordained United church of Christ pastor of 25 years. Paul has served congregations in Connecticut and Massachusetts and has consulted with congregations for 14 years. Paul currently serves on staff at the Massachusetts Conference, UCC and specializes in helping turnaround congregations and new church starts. Paul has been thoroughly trained in mission assessment tools, visioning, vital congregational life and new church start pastor assessment. Rev. Nickerson is currently consulting with local congregations and middle judicatories around the county. Paul will be sharing with us strategies for new church starts and providing us with hands-on details that we can put into practice. Paul will be coaching the newest church start in NWOA and will be available to help all of us as we seek to start new churches in the Ohio Conf. You are invited: Interested person sboth lay and clergy. Church Development Teams and chairs, Association Ministers and staff, Conference Staff. RSVP to NWOA office 419-447-8323.
Timely Topics –May 14 at NWOA See attachment for more information!
Presenter: Dr. Marian Plant from Defiance College Wednesday, May 14th 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Please contact the NWOA office so we know how many to count on!
Youth needed for Ohio Conference Annual Gathering (we still need 2)
The Ohio Conference would like each Association to include 5 youth delegation (high school age) to the Annual Gathering of the Ohio Conference. This Gathering will be at Heidelberg College in Tiffin on Sunday, June 8 and Monday June 9. Funds will be available from the Association for each youth delegate. If you are interested or know someone that is interested please send a name, address, email address and phone number to joan@nwoa.org.
Mark your Calendar !
Boundary Training – Friday, August 1, 2008 from 9:30 am – 2:30 pm at the Association Office.
Youth to the National Youth Event – Want to go to NYE but missed this deadline –
Contact Jan Corbin at 419-862-2807
WILL YOUR CHURCH BE REPRESENTED AT NATIONAL YOUTH EVENT 2008 “Living the Life” THIS SUMMER?
Northwest Ohio Association is gathering a group of Youth interested in attending the UCC National Youth Event at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville this summer (July 24 – 28). (Each church should have received information on NYE.)
Because we (NWOA) are going as a group it is not necessary to have 4 youth and 2 adults from each church. You may send one or two (or more) youth with the NWOA group. We will also need some advisors so if you have an adult willing to go, please let us know!
NWOA is providing a stipend of $100 toward the registration cost ($345 if pre-registered by April 30) for each youth going. (There will also be some bus transportation cost – yet to be determined.) What an opportunity for your Youth!! Be sure to have your church represented… it is a life-changing experience to be with 3000 youth who have come together from across the nation to express, explore, and grow their faith.
To register your Youth and/or Advisor: Send their name, address and contact info (phone number/e-mail), & your church name along with a $25 deposit per person* to the Northwest Ohio Association by April 22nd (*make check out to NWOA for NYE). These names and deposits must be sent as a group to NYE. A full registration form with complete NYE information will then be sent to each person to be filled out and returned in May. (For further information contact Jan Corbin by email at jkcorbin@prodigy.net or by phone 419-862-2807)
Encourage your youth age 13-18 to attend this great event! It will make a difference “LIVING THE LIFE”
Support Group for Depression and Anxiety
On May 28 this Support Group will gather at Bloomville UCC, 31 North Marion St., Bloomville, OH. If you are interested in attending this support group for those clergy who have or have ever had depression and anxiety please contact Rev. David Culp at his home, 419-447-9548. This group will be led by Rev. Jan Kucera, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a fee will be involved.
LOOKING FOR A LOCAL MINISTRY/MISSION TO SUPPORT? The Disaster Response Team of the Ohio Conference is in need of additional emergency response equipment. Due to the frequency and extreme nature of the recent flooding in Northwest Ohio, we have had to order more equipment and still have need of even more. All of our equipment, including the newest, has been in almost constant usage since the August, 2007 flooding. The equipment is industrial sized and quite expensive. It has been noted that we are the only group in the area to have the capabilities to pump out, mud out and dehumidify homes and basements without charge to the homeowners (who do not need to be church members). If you wish to donate, checks may be made out to and sent to NWOA, 416 Wentz St., Tiffin, OH 44883. Please note in the memo line , "emergency response equipment". Thank you so much for helping to ensure that this very needed ministry work can continue.
Disaster Response Team, Jim Ditzler, Director
Terry Tangeman, Local Coordinator
Community Praise & Worship Forum, Saturday, May 30th at St. John’s UCC in Kenton.
Attachment with more information.
Need an organist/pianist in the Bluffton area.
LuAnn Steiner is interested in playing the organ or piano for churches looking for help in this area. She played the organ for the Easter Service at Emmanuel UCC in Bluffton and is recommended by Pastor Eric Rummel at Emmanuel UCC. If interested please call LuAnn at home: 419-358-1341 or cell: 419-306-8096.
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Deadlines and Meeting Dates
Upcoming
May – 2008
10 Finance & Budget Meeting 9 am - CANCELLED
12 Property Committee 5:30 pm
14 Timely Topics 10:30 am
14 Faith Formation Meeting 1:00 – 3:00 pm Tiffin
15 Church Development Meeting – “New Church Start Summit” 10 am – 4 pm NWOA office
15 Witness & Proclamation Meeting 4 pm
17 Jenny Jackson Ordination St. John’s UCC, Genoa 11:00 am
18 Lay School Banquet 4:00 pm St. Paul UCC, Rockford
20 Stewardship & Caring Meeting 3:30 – 5 pm Tiffin
20 Lay School 7:00 pm
21 Women’s Board 10:00 am First UCC in Findlay
21 Maumee Bay Clergy Bangkok Café Noon
21 Women’s Board Meeting 10:00 am First UCC, Findlay
26 Office Closed/Memorial Day
28 Lakeshore Clergy 11:00 am Holiday Inn, Fremont
29 Personnel Committee Meeting 10 am
31 Cabinet Meeting 9:30 am
Ohio Conference UCC 2008 Annual Gathering Sunday thru Tuesday · June 8 - 10 Heidelberg College, Tiffin
2008 National Youth Event, “Living the Life” – July 24-28, 2008 – University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
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