|
KANSAS-OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
K-O e-NEWS
MARCH 7, 2012
|
|
Regional Mission Trip to Nicaragua in August
|
| |
|
After a few years of hiatus, the long-awaited next regional mission trip is set! We will visit Nicaragua, August 4-11, 2012. In cooperation with the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference of our United Church of Christ partners and with Global Missions, the joint mission agency of Disciples and UCC, Regional Mission Trip Coordinator Pat Nixon, pastor of Trinity United Christian Church in Cheney, will lead our visit to Mision Cristiana near Mangua, Nicaragua.
What will we do? We will help finish a house which will be used for missionary lodging, classes, and general meetings. At this writing it is a bare block structure. Work groups this year will level dirt, mix concrete, pour floors, install wiring and plumbing, paint, and more. As the last group for the year, we will finish the remaining work. Depending upon needs at the time, we may also help with a church after school program.
Money, Participants, and More: This trip is open to youth and adults. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Cost for this adventure is $500 per person plus air fare, currently $800 per person. The cost includes lodging, food, transportation, and interpreter. A $100 deposit will be required by May 1.
Even if I don't travel, can I help? In addition we will need money for project supplies. Mision Cristiana simply cannot pay for things like this, and we should not put them in a position where we cost them money.
To support this project with your gifts, send them to the K-O Conference office marked "Nicaragua mission." Churches of mission participants are especially encouraged to support this need.
Interested? Have questions? Please contact Pat Nixon soon to indicate your interest:
Patrick@cheney.kscoxmail.com OR nixon748@cox.net, 316-540-6161.
|
| |
|
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 thru April 4, 2012
11:00 AM central time - 12 Noon
| | | | | | Please join us each Wednesday at NOON EST February 29 -April 4 for Lenten Lectio at Lunch.
In this busy church season give yourself the gift of a mid-day spiritual practice. Gather with people from around the nation to refresh and renew your spirit for the work you do. This lunch time lectio divina service will be led by Kimberly Knight, online pastor and social media coach who has been leading worship online for nearly five years. Gather with us to experience the beauty and mystery of ancient practices in the world of new media.
Cost: FREE
Registration Web Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/248876977
|
Contact For more information contact Gregg Carlson |
|
| |
|
GIVE IT UP! CALENDAR -- CLICK HERE
|
|
National Workshop on Christian Unity
Equipping Church Leaders in the Quest for Christian Unity
Sponsored by the National Ecumenical Officers Association
|
| |
|
|
National Workshop on Christian Unity
"The Hope of Our Calling"
April 16-19, 2012
Oklahoma City
Held at the historic Skirvin Hilton!
This national event celebrates the spirit of ecumenism by:
- providing meeting seminars for all who are concerned with the ministry of Christian unity: laity, clergy, ecumenical officers, theologians, staff of ecumenical organizations;
- stimulating an exchange of ideas and experiences among people concerned with Christian unity and the bodies they represent;
- being a resource and balance between national planning and local responsibility, general ecumenical discussions and particular interchurch conversations, and regional leadership efforts and local realities,
- encouraging denominational networks to develop and serve as a framework within which they can interact;
- celebrating the unity which already exists among Christians and searching for ways to overcome the divisions that remain.
Featured speakers include:
Archbishop Paul Coakley, Dr. John Borelli,
Bishop Steven Charleston, Bishop Teresa Snorton, and
Bishop John White.
A complete schedule, seminar details, registration and payment options are available at http://www.nwcu.org/.
Please register and join us for this exciting event!
=================================
|
|
Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum
"One City, One Nation, One Resolve"
The National Workshop is offering a special event on Wednesday evening, April 19 at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum. Starting at 6:00 p.m. we will spend time at the reflecting pool and memorial visiting the former site of the Alfred P. Murray Building. During a brief time of prayer and reflection, we will pause and remember victims of terrorism and violence, including the 168 adults and children who lost their lives on April 19, 1995. This will be followed by a tour of the museum dedicated to informing visitors about the impact of violence, and inspiring hope for peace through the lessons learned by those affected by the horrific bombing experienced by the people of Oklahoma City.
The evening includes heavy hors-d'oevres and Seminar #9
"Christian Response to Peace and Non-Violence"
which will be held in the museum's Conference Room.
See www.nwcu.org to register!
|
|
|
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
|
| |
|
 WEBINAR
March 21, 2012
10:00AM and 2PM Central Time
Building Trust, Preventing Disaster 2.0
Financial Controls and Other Insights
Review related elements of church by-laws and basic principles of financial control: separation of duties and audit. Added insights from claim experience and work with Churches. (Especially valuable for newly elected leaders.) Register HERE
|
|
K-O PRAYER CALENDAR
|
| | |
*First Congregational - Russell, KS
Pastor Kasey Crosby & Congregation
*First Congregational - Stockton KS
Rev. Vince Williams & Congregation
*Jeff Keller - President
Kansas Oklahoma Conference
|
|
UCC CALENDAR OF PRAYER
|
|
LOCAL CHURCHES, ASSOCIATIONS AND CONFERENCE COMING EVENTS
|
|
Link to
the K-0
Calendar
|
|
March 24 ~ Oklahoma Association
Ecclesiastical Council for Lori Walke
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
April 15, 3:30 pm
Installation Service for Rev. Constance Lunn
at First Congregational UCC in McPherson KS.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
April 16-19, 2012
Oklahoma City
National Workshop on Christian Unity
"The Hope of Our Calling"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
June 22-25, 2012 -- Kansas City, Missouri
Renew, Refresh, Re-imagine
A National Music, Worship, and Arts Conference
Stay tuned for details or click here now.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
July 28 to August 5 ~ Community of Hope UCC, Tulsa, invites you to join the team going to Nicaragua. The cost of the trip will be approximately $1,400 depending on airfare. If you are thinking about going, have questions, or need more information, please contact the Mission Team Coordinator, David Hoot, at 918-747-8928 or davidhoot@hotmail.com. All are welcome! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
K-O Conference Council Meetings
May 5, 2012 - Wichita
July 20-21 at White Memorial Camp |
|
SAVE THESE DATES FOR
ASSOCIATION SPRING MEETINGS!
|
| | |
April 14 ~~ Oklahoma Association Annual Meeting
Church of the Open Arms, Oklahoma City, OK
April 21 ~~ Central and Western Association Annual Meeting at
Community Church, Garden City, KS
April 28 ~~ North Central Association Annual Meeting at
White Memorial Camp and Conference Center
April 28 ~~ Eastern Association Annual Meeting
St. Paul UCC, Eudora, KS
|
| K-O INTERIM CONFERENCE MINISTER'S SCHEDULE |
| | |
March 11 First Congregational UCC, Great Bend, KS
March 18 Immanuel UCC, Ellinwood, KS
March 26-27 Mark Van Dorn, Jeff Keller and I will be in Cleveland, OH to meet with Geoffrey Black, UCC General Minister and President
March 29- April 11 vacation
April 14 Oklahoma Association meeting at Church of the Open Arms UCC, Oklahoma City, OK
April 15-18 UCC Council of Conference Ministers meeting in Chicago, Illinois
April 21 Central and Western Association meeting at Community Church of Garden City, KS
April 22 Community Church of Garden City, KS
April 28 Eastern Association meeting at St. Paul UCC, Eudora, KS
April 29 Mayflower UCC, Oklahoma City, OK
Krista would be happy to visit your congregation. Call her at 316-686-4331 to schedule a date.
|
| K-O CHURCHES IN TRANSITION |
| | 
|
Central Congregational UCC, Topeka, KS ~ Rev. Scott Kenefake is interim pastor
Carrier Congregational UCC, Carrier, OK ~ Rev. Gordon Epps is interim pastor.
Community Congregational UCC, Gaylord, KS ~ Rev. Linda Kemp is interim pastor
Community of Hope, Tulsa, OK
First Congregational UCC, Anthony, KS
First Congregational UCC, Great Bend, KS ~ Rev. Stan Crawford is interim pastor
First Congregational UCC, Goltry, OK
First Congregational UCC, Manhattan, KS ~ Rev. Victor Force is interim pastor
First Salem UCC, Wichita, KS ~ Pastor Myra Sorrell is serving as supply pastor.
Highland Trinity UCC, Newton, KS ~ Rev. Bill Hickerson is supply pastor
Immanuel UCC, Ellinwood, KS ~ Rev. Katrina Palan is interim pastor
Open Table UCC, Owasso, OK ~ Rev. Melinda Foster has announced her resignation and her last day leading worship is May 19, 2012.
Puritan Congregational Christian Church, Drummond, OK. ~Rev. Matt Perkins is supply pastor
St John UCC, Baldwin City, KS ~ Rev Lewis Hinshaw is supply pastor
St. Peter's UCC, Inman, KS~ Rev Christine Edwards is the interim pastor
United Church of Norman, Norman, OK ~ Rev. Warren Jensen is interim pastor
Zion UCC, Junction City, KS. ~ Rev. Patty Brown-Barnett is interim pastor
|
|
| QUICK LINKS |
|
| CONTACT INFORMATION |
| | |
Rev. Krista Betz, Interim Conference Minister
Kansas-Oklahoma Conference 1245 Fabrique
Wichita, KS 67218
800-880-6466
Sara Shaw, Camp Director
620-767-5165 (Camp Office)
620-202-0311(Cell)
620-767-7244 (Fax)
1271 South 1050 Road
Council Grove KS 66846-8520
wmcucc@tctelco.net
Nancy A. Wolfe, Conference Communications Coordinator
3020 SE Virgo Ave
Topeka, KS 66605
785-806-4580
Our Church's Wider Mission is the lifeblood of ministry and mission in the United Church of Christ. Your contributions to this offering make this weekly e-communication and much, much more possible. Thank you for your generous support! Our covenant as local churches, associations, conferences and the national setting of our denomination is made evident through this mission together. |
|
|
|
|
|
