TONIGHT ---SPECIAL 2 HOUR WEBINAR!!

 TOMORROW -- King Lecture Series presents

Ferdinand Schlingensiepen on his book:

Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1906-1945

 Here from Germany...
Ferdinand Schlingensiepen speaking on his book:

Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1906-1945:
Martyr, Thinker, Man of Resistance


King Lecture Series at Washburn University

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

7:30 pm

Washburn Room, Memorial Union
Reception Immediately Following Lecture

Dr. Ferdinand Schlingensiepen was born in Bonn, Germany, on July 18, 1929. He grew up in Ilsenburg/Harz, where his father was the Director of a Seminary that would side with the confessing Church and be forcibly shut down by the Gestapo. The school found a way, however to continue illicitly training seminarians for the Confessing Church throughout the Nazi period. 

 ELEVEN POWERFUL DAYS 

hunger-related injustice. Here is the national challenge:

1. In 11 days, the UCC nationally will collect more that ONE MILLION ITEMS OF HEALTHY FOOD and other household items for local food banks and outreach services. (Members may bring food items to church to be counted and reported as part of the "One Million Items.")

2. In 11 days, the UCC nationally will gather special donations to "Neighbors in Need."  Neighbors in Need (NIN) is the UCC mission that supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. One-third of NIN funds support the Council for American Indian Ministry(CAIM). Two-thirds of the offering is used by the UCC's Justice and Witness Ministries(JWM) to support a variety of justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects. Website: http://www.ucc.org/nin/   Campaign Goal is to raise $111,111, so be sure to record donations in church.

 3. In 11 days, the UCC nationally will offer (get sent) more than 11,111 LETTERS TO CONGRESS asking our government to direct U.S. foreign assistance in a way that more effectively benefits hungry and poor people worldwide, especially helping to provide a major "final push" to Bread For The World's 2011 "Offering Of Letters" campaign. 

(WE - that means you - can start writing letters NOW to members of Congress supporting Bread For The World's initiatives on U.S. Domestic and Foreign Aid. We simply tally those letters and report them "sent" to your own church's "Mission 1" reps to be counted as part of the 11,111 Letters To Congress campaign. See more, below, on What-to-Write and Who-to Write.) 

 

4. Sunday, November 13th will be the UCC's national CELEBRATION SUNDAY, the day that results of this national "Mission 1" campaign will be announced.


WHAT-TO-WRITE and WHO-TO-WRITE: Bread For The World's "Take Action" page suggests sermons, letters, & actions:

http://www.bread.org/ol/2011/sample-letter.html

WRITE YOUR OWN LETTER USING IDEAS FROM THE SAMPLE BELOW:

 

BEST LETTERS ARE "SHORT AND SWEET" HAND-WRITTEN, ON ONE PAGE.

 

AT THE TOP, START .....
to US Senator, US Senate, Washington, DC 20510
(OK Senators: Jim Inhofe or Tom Coburn)
(KS Senators:  Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran

to US Representative, House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515
(OK Reps: John Sullivan, Dan Boren, Frank Lucas, Tom Cole, James Lankford)
(KS Reps:  Tim Huelskamp, Lynn Jenkins, Mike Pompeo, Kevin Yoder

Date ___________

Dear Senator ______________ or Representative _______________,  

The numbers are staggering. Millions of families in the United States continue to feel the effects of the recession-nearly one in six people in our country are poor. Around the world, nearly 1 billion people are hungry, and one child dies every 3.6 seconds from poverty, hunger, and preventable diseases. This isn't the time for Congress to cut programs that provide vital assistance to those in need.

Programs for hungry and poor people make up only a fraction of the federal budget, but these have a tremendous impact. The Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit keep millions of families out of poverty, reward work, and promote economic mobility. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) has responded quickly and effectively to need, preventing an increase in the percentage of families struggling to put food on the table for three consecutive years.

International poverty-focused development assistance reduces the likelihood of conflict and strengthens our national security. Moreover, cuts to poverty-focused development assistance will restrict our ability to respond to humanitarian emergencies, such as the ongoing famine in the Horn of Africa.

We must do all we can to reduce the budget deficit, but not on the backs of the most vulnerable people. As you consider deficit-reduction proposals, I ask you to take a balanced and fair approach and consider all areas of the budget, including revenues. Please form a circle of protection around funding for hungry and poor people at home and abroad.

I look forward to receiving your reply to my letter. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Your Name
Your Address

 

THIS ALERT COMPOSED AND SENT BY 

Nathaniel Batchelder, director, and member Church of the Open Arms UCC

Editor's note:   Couldn't have put it any better Batch!  Thanks.  

WMC ~ OKTOBERFEST!!!!!  

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Nov 2, 2011

11AM Eastern time  & 3PM Eastern time  

Nov 16, 2011

11AM Eastern time  & 3PM Eastern time  

Church Tenants - Sharing Your Church and Managing Risk

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  Rally for Repeal - Wichita, KS

 Attention: CHURCH HISTORIANS 

Topeka Center for Peace & Justice  

Attention Association LayWomen 

Nominations for 2012 Association Honored Lay Women are due by December 31, 2011.  This is your opportunity to recognize the contributions of the women in your local churches.  

A Nomination form can be downloaded here or request a hard copy from the conference office.   

 SEMINARY DEBT SCHOLARSHIPS

The Kansas-Oklahoma Conference has a small fund available to assist authorized ministers of the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference in paying back their student loans from seminary. The Parish Life and Leadership Committee is wanting to disburse these funds and close the account since no new income has been received since 2006. If you would like to apply for this one time grant, then please send to Rev. Krista Betz at kbetz@kocucc.com  

1. Name and contact information. 

2. Seminary you attended, date of enrollment and graduation. 

3. Amount of monthly student loan payment and months          remaining before debt is paid in full. 

 The Chautauqua United Church of Christ Society

The Chautauqua United Church of Christ Society is seeking nine UCC clergy to serve as Chaplain of the Week during the Summer of 2012. Each chaplain serves during one week, Saturday through Saturday, during the regular Chautauqua summer season. For information about schedules and themes, please see www.ciweb.org. 

As Chaplain of the Week, you will be expected to preach in the Society's Sunday morning (8:45) worship service, lead an afternoon vespers service, and participate in the community life of the Society. You will receive housing, two gate passes, and free parking. For information on how to apply, please visit the Chautauqua UCC Society website at www.cuccs.org. 

The application deadline is November 25, 2011.

K-O PRAYER CALENDAR 

 The President, Staff and Students of Eden Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO
 

Oklahoma Conference of Churches - Rev. Dr. William Tabbernee, Executive Director

Link to

the K-0

Calendar 

November 5 - All Conference Committees on Ministry Retreat - Wichita, KS

October 24-27 ~  UCC West Central Region Conference Staff Meeting, Schuyler, Nebraska

Krista would be happy to visit your congregation.  Call her  at 316-686-4331 to schedule a date.

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