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K-O Conference Prayer Calendar
for the week of April 19th
-- Sara Shaw - Director, White Memorial Camp & Conference Center
-- Participants of Central Assoc. Women's Fellowship Spring meeting April 21
-- Dr. Michael Kinnamon - General Secretary of the National Council of Churches
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PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray for a speedy recovery of our conference attorney, Thomas Krueger. He was hospitalized this week for appendicitis surgery but is now recuperating at home.
We also offer our prayers of memory and support to the people of Oklahoma City as they marked the 15th anniversary of the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building on April 15. We pray for the families of the 168 people who lost their lives that day and for the countless others that were affected in a variety of ways. May God have mercy.
We pray in joyful celebration with the Cathedral of Hope congregation in Oklahoma City as they voted to become an Open and Affirming congregation in the United Church of Christ as of March 16, 2010. They are 865th congregation in the nation to do so.
We join in prayerful and joyful celebration with Rev. Geoffrey Black who was installed as the United Church of Christ General Minister and President on April 17, 2010. Elected by the 2009 General Synod 27 in Grand Rapids, Mich., Black, a former national church staffer and New York Conference Minister, succeeds the Rev. John H. Thomas as general minister and president. He is the seventh head of the UCC and the second African-American elected to the position in the denomination's 53-year history.
 Rev. Geoffrey Black
United Church of Christ General Minister and President
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INTERIM CONFERENCE MINISTER
Visitation Schedule
April 25 - Central UCC, Topeka, KS, preaching in morning worship
May 2 - Midland Community UCC, Nickerson, KS, preaching in morning worship as they dedicate
renovated facilities
May 9 - Manhattan UCC, Manhattan, KS
May 16 - Plymouth UCC, Lawrence, KS
May 23 - Immanuel UCC, Ellinwood, KS
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All K-O WOMEN ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
Central Association Women's Fellowship
Wednesday, April 21
Faith UCC, Wichita
A great day has been planned for by the Central Association Women's Fellowship officers and ladies from Faith UCC and Fairmount UCC. We hope women from each church will join us, as the day promises to be a good one. Dress is casual or dressy whichever you like, jeans and slacks are as welcome as dresses, but do come somehow with "a rose."
Lessons this year will be dealing with Revelation and HOPE.
Rev. Krista Betz will be speaking.
Come get acquainted with our new interim Conference Minister.
The theme for this coming year is
"Journeys Through Revelation: Apocalyptic Hope for Today."
The day will begin with registration and a continental breakfast starting at 9. The opening call to worship will be at 9:30. We hope to close with Communion worship before 3 p.m.
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CLERGY GATHERINGS
This Spring in five locations across the conference, clergy are gathered to meet, visit, and worship together with Rev. Krista Betz, the new Interim Conference Minister. Krista will begin the gathering with a 20-30 minute worship service then there will be time for conversation, questions, and refreshments. Please come and be strengthened by colleagues and the Spirit for your on-going ministry. There will be one event in each Association, but clergy are invited to attend any one that suits their calendar.
April 22 - Eastern Association - ECM office on KU Campus from 10am to 12noon
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Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) Training Event
with special participation of Sister Denisse Pichardo,
Director of Caminante in the Dominican Republic and
Global Ministries Global Mission Intern, Erin McKinney
who serves with Caminante
sponsored by
Global Ministries
hosted by
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Oklahoma
at
Central Christian Church
1111 W. Broadway St. Enid, OK 73703-5897
on
Thursday April, 22, 2010 from 1pm to 5pm (optional 6pm dinner and worship at 7:30pm) and
Friday April 23 from 9:00am to Noon Cost: $14 for the dinner at 6pm on Thursday, April 22. An MMI training notebook, Global Ministries display board, and a supply of GM resources to tell the story will be made available to each participant free of charge. Your DMF $ at work! To register, contact by email: Marilynn Knott or call 405-528-5568
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Churches Exploring.......The Challenge of Diversity-
the future of the Faith Community
Sponsored by Kansas Ecumenical Ministries
April 24, 2010...10 AM-3PM
(registration begins at 9:30)
First United Methodist Church,
West - 867 Hwy 40, Lawrence KS
Dr Michael Kinnamon,
General Secretary of the National Council of Churches
will be the keynote speaker.
He will make two major presentations:
Current Culture and How it Impacts our Congregations,
both Urban and Rural, and Our Future.
and
How Do We Move Forward in Ministry
as Our Culture Continues to Change.
Following the first presentation Presidents Dr. Myron McCoy, St Paul United Methodist Seminary; Dr. Ronald Benefield, The Nazarene Seminary, and Dr. Molly Marshall, Central Baptist Seminary will respond to Dr. Kinnamon's presentations. There will be an opportunity for questions from the audience of both Dr. Kinnamon and the Seminary Presidents.
Registration forms are available on the KEM website. For additional information contact Linda Kemp at 785-224-8185.
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STUDY GROUP FOR K-O PASTORS
When: Thursday, April 29 starting time 10:00AM
Where: White Memorial Camp
What: Book Study chapter 3 and 4
Lunch is $8
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Early registration deadline for the Regional Youth Event is
May 1, 2010, after that, the price rises from $150 for the first 40 registrants to $175. Forms and information are on the conference youth page at www.kocucc.com and www.rye2010.com.
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STRENGTHEN THE CHURCH: SPREAD THE LOVE
On Pentecost Sunday, May 23 congregations are encouraged to receive a Strengthen the Church offering.
This is one of four special mission offerings within the United Church of Christ and grows the UCC's future.
Fifty percent of the offering is passed on to the national setting for:
*funding new church starts and invigorating existing congregations,
*nurturing lay and pastoral leadership
*building youth and young adult ministries
*supporting the God is Still Speaking ministry and its extravagant welcome for all within the United Church of Christ.
Fifty percent of the offering remains in the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference to support the ministry of the Justice and Witness Commission and to create a fund administered by the conference minister for special "strengthen the church" projects identified throughout the year.
This year you will notice in the promotional materials that one of our very own Kansas-Oklahoma Conference congregations is highlighted-Plymouth Congregation United Church of Christ and its new church start, Reunion Libertad in Lawrence, KS. Reunion Libertad is a new ministry birthed out of Plymouth's desire to welcome Spanish-speaking persons in Lawrence to come and be "centered in their own journeys of faith and liberation." Free English classes, with free child care, create a bridge across cultural and language barriers as English-speaking volunteers serve as conversation partners. With a little help from Strengthen the Church, the congregation has become known as a safe and warm place where God is still speaking.
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K-O Women
FALL ASSEMBLY
White Memorial Camp
SEPTEMBER 9-10-11, 2010.
Mark your calendars. Registration forms will be out shortly.
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 White Memorial Camp 2010 Camp Schedule and
Brochures are posted.
While you are looking, check out the Wish List!
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BROWN GRANTS FOR CLERGY EDUCATION AVAILABLE
Proposals for individual and group continuing education and bi-vocational and licensed ministry training grants are now available for 2010. Grants are distributed three times a year: April, July, and November.
In 2009 the United Church of Christ provided continuing education grants totaling $94,281 and $21,866 for bi-vocational/licensed ministry training. Similar amounts will be available in 2010.
Send proposals for July 2010 consideration no later than mid-June. Contact our UCC Minister for Grants, Scholarships and Resources for more information- Veronica Jefferson.
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TECH GEEKS
The Kansas-Oklahoma Conference would like to pursue some options for having virtual meetings-webinars, video conferencing, skype, etc, etc. However, we need some help in researching and implementing the best option for the conference. We are looking for a couple of people to help in this task-is it you or maybe someone you know?
If you are interested, please contact Rev. Krista Betz for more information at kbetz@kocucc.com.
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UPCOMING CONFERENCE & ASSOCIATION
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Here is the link to the KO Conference calender
July 1, 2010 is the deadline to submit resolutions to the conference council that you want to be presented to the KO Conference Annual Meeting.
ASSOCIATION MEETING
OKLAHOMA -- May 15, 2010
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-----CHURCHES IN TRANSITION-----
Congregational UCC, Carrier, OK. Gordon Epps is supply.
Community Congregational UCC, Gaylord, KS. Rev. Linda Kemp is interim.
Fairmount UCC, Wichita, KS has received the resignation of its pastor,
Rev. Michael Poage, effective June 15, 2010.
Federated Church, Kingfisher, OK. Rev. Sam Steele is interim pastor.
Federated Church, Weatherford, OK. has called Pastor Rick Connelly effective
May 1, 2010. Rick is a Disciples of Christ (Christian Church) minister.
First Congregational UCC, Anthony, KS
First Congregational UCC, Great Bend, KS. Rev. Stan Crawford is interim pastor.
First United Church of Christ, Newton, KS.
Norman UCC, Norman, OK.
United Church of the Good Shepherd, Kansas City, KS. Rev. Art Foster is supply.
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