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            April 18, 2011 

 FORUM on KNI Closing

 Look who just installed a new sign!!!

 Look who just installed a new sign!!!

The sign was generously donated by Center for Spiritual Living, Tulsa 

Central Association Women's Fellowship  

      HOPE shared at K-O Women's Spring Assembly

submitted by

JoAnn Chance,

KOWF Communications

28th GENERAL SYNOD

A LETTER FROM KU ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES

To:      K-O Conference

From: Ecumenical Christian Ministries at the University of Kansas

Contact: Development Coordinator, Teresa Zaffiro

Cell: 785-764-4662, E-mail: ecmku@ku.edu

MINISTRY OF THE HEARTH:  Ecumenical Christian Ministries at University of Kansas Continues Raising Funds for Essential Building Renovations and Community Work

ECM is one of the oldest campus ministries of the Presbyterian Church. It was established by First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence, Kansas in 1905. It was then known as Westminster House. It became the Ecumenical Christian Ministries (ECM) in the 60's. ECM has served the Lawrence and University of Kansas community for over 105 years! As spring rolls in, the ECM at the University of Kansas continues to offer a plethora of programs that are both faith-based and grounded in social justice. Our alternative spring break trips are bringing almost forty students to New Mexico, Arizona and Appalachia to experience new cultures, engage in community and service work and reflect on "what they want their lives to say". We continue as well our weekly Faith Forum, University - Community Forum, Veggie lunch and Human Sexuality classes.

As a result of all our activity, the ECM building has over 900 people moving through it a week. It is a busy space, but it is also a vital community space and a special place for many reasons. The ECM is a "hearth", a place where people gather to share food, ideas, their life experiences, passions and faith journeys. It is a hearth where people of all walks of life are welcome.

We recently sent to congregations in Kansas a letter describing our first ever Ministry of the Hearth Capital Campaign to make necessary improvements to and care for the building where our important work takes places. Our 18,000 square foot building is on the National, state and local Register of Historic Places. Already due to capital improvements we have seen increases in energy efficiency in heating and cooling. Other capital improvements would include making the building more ADA compliant, improvements to the on-site student residence, "Koinonia", continued energy efficiency projects, and an expanded interfaith meditation chapel.  Our building, designed after the style of Frank Lloyd Wright, is historically, architecturally and socially significant.

 We have been working hard but have more to go. We risk losing a $119,000 capping grant from the Mabee Foundation in Tulsa, OK, if we do not raise $60,000 more by May 24^th. We will not receive another extension on this grant and cannot afford to lose it. Right now we are making a final push for donations from foundations, generous individuals and community groups. We hope to meet our goal of 60,000 in the next sixty days.  If you received a letter from us, please consider a one-time gift or a pledge of up to five years ($1,000 is $200 a year and helps us immensely). 

If you did not receive a letter and are interested in donating with us, contact Teresa, the Development Coordinator at 785- 843-4933 or email us at ecmku@ku.edu. With your help we can reach our goals and continue the vital work of youth and campus ministry in Kansas! 

Submitted

by Dean Young

Larned State Hospital is seeking funds to purchase Bibles

or donation of  Bibles that are easy to read for people with poor comprehension.
 

Many of the patients have poor reading skills so the Chaplain Hal
Staats is hoping to purchase more "easy to read Bibles." He receives one box per year for three programs and they don't go far enough. 

For donations or more information please contact:
 

All Faiths Chapel
Chaplain Hal Staats
1301 KS HWY 264
Larned, KS 67550
(620) 285-4874 - if he is not in, please leave a message with contact
information.

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Calendar 

April 30 -- North Central Association Spring Meeting at White Memorial Camp

April 30 -- Eastern Association Spring Meeting - Ecclesiastical Council at Colonial UCC, Prairie Village  Registration opens at 9:00AM

Oklahoma Association Meeting - date & location to be determined

 KANSAS-OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE OFFICE HOURS

We wanted to let the conference know that due to a combination of holiday and vacation time Krista and Judy will be out of the office several days later this month. 

 April 27 ~ Judy Vincent, Office Associate, will be out of the office  

April 25 - 26 ~  Krista Betz, Interim Conference Minister, will be out of the office  

If you are in need of something from either of us, please get to us before those dates or know we will respond as quickly as we can when we return.

Lord, hear our prayers.

Cathedral of Hope, Oklahoma City, OK  Rev. Joe Meinhart is interim pastor
 
Church of the Good Shepherd, Kansas City, KS  Rev. Art Foster is serving as stated supply

Congregational UCC, Carrier, OK   Rev. Gordon Epps is interim pastor.  
 
Community Congregational UCC, Gaylord, KS Rev. Linda Kemp is interim pastor.
 
Fairmount UCC, Wichita, KS  

Federated Church, Kingfisher, OK Rev. Sam Steele is interim pastor.  

First Congregational UCC, Anthony, KS

First Congregational UCC, Centralia, KS  Pastor Scott Caulley is supply pastor.
 
First Congregational UCC, Great Bend, KS Rev. Stan Crawford is interim pastor.
 
First Congregational UCC, Goltry, OK 
 
First Congregational UCC, McPherson, KS Rev. Constance Lunn is interim pastor
 
First Congregational UCC, Onaga, KS  Pastor Scott Caulley is supply pastor. 
 
Highland Trinity UCC, Newton, KS Rev. Bill Hickerson is supply pastor

Immanuel UCC, Ellinwood, KS

Midland Community UCC, Nickerson, KS  Rev. Bob Smith has announced his retirement.  His last Sunday leading worship is May 22.

 St John UCC, Baldwin City, KS  Rev Lewis Hinshaw is supply pastor

 St. Paul UCC, Eudora, KS  Pastor Rodney Nitz is supply pastor
 
 St. Peter's UCC, Inman, KS 

United Church of Norman, Norman, OK Rev. Warren Jensen is interim pastor.

 
Zion UCC, Junction City, KS.  Rev. Patty Brown-Barnett is interim pastor

Zion UCC, Kansas City, KS  Rev. Kevin Olsen has announced his resignation effective May 31.  His last Sunday will be May 15.

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