Greetings!

Our final two weeks of summer camps are now nearing the end. PLEASE SAY A PRAYER EACH MORNING FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE PART OF THIS LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE!

• ChiRho-June 24-30: 43 youth/9 adults attended 
• Junior-June 24-30:  44 youth/10 adults attended
• CYF-July 1-7: 32 youth/9 adults attending 
• Grandparents & Me I-June 30-July 2:
  44 total registered!       
• Grandparents & Me II-July 4-6: 9 total registered
• South San Joaquin-June 24-29: 23 youth/11 adults  

One major celebration at the Community of the Great Commission this week is that the low ropes course has been installed and used by Chi Rho and Junior campers! This wonderful community building experience has been a dream for CGC for many years. Now, we have it!

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YOU'VE BEEN ASKING FOR IT!

AND NOW, WE HAVE IT!!

ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR ALL EVENTS

Thanks to the excellent research and work of Bill Garrett, our Regional Minister of Faith and Giving, henceforth...registration and payment for Regional events can be made online!!  (or still by hard copy)

AND IT ALL BEGINS WITH MISSION SPRINGS

WOMEN'S FALL RETREAT at Mission Springs

September, 14-16, 2012

"Spirit-Empowered Women"

Speaker is: The Rev. Amy Gopp, dynamic Executive Director of Week of Compassion who travels the world on behalf of 3,500 Disciples congregations.

Learn more at: http://www.ccncn.org/dwf.htm  

For more information on Amy Gopp and Week of Compassion, go to: http://www.weekofcompassion.org/   

As stared above, Women's Ministries is launching the online registration and payment option for the 2012 Mission Springs event.

Two options are being offered:

The first is the traditional one... go to the website and download the registration form (or receive the registration packet in the mail), complete the form by hand, include your check or Visa/MC information, put it in an envelope, address and stamp it, and then mail it.

The second choice is the online option. In this, you click the link on the website (or on any announcement of the event through email) which takes you directly to the registration form. Fill it out online, put in your payment information for your electronic check or Visa/MC (and yes, the information is completely secure - we are actually using the same merchant provider that our denomination uses), and hit the "submit" button. And, it's done. You're going to Mission Springs! Very easy, very nice, and very efficient.

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ATTENTION MINISTRY COUNCIL!!

Our next meeting is just around the corner...

Saturday, July 21, 9:00-3:00 at United CC, Livermore. Our major work of the day will relate to 2013 programming and ministry plans including a presentation on a possible mini-Miracle Day, Annual Gathering themes and speakers, and a possible overall theme for 2013 Regional Ministry!

Sounds like some pretty important work for the day.

(Just a reminder that the Ministry Council is composed of 5 elected members of the Executive Committee and one selected member from all Regional Mission Clusters of which there are about 15. Janet Hecker is Moderator and Sara Steenhouse is Vice-Moderator)

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Did you miss the E-Card Communication from the Transitional Regional Minister Search Committee that was sent out last Friday? It contains the latest update on their work. It is important for the Disciples around the Region to keep updated on progress being made as Ben's retirement date of November 1 approaches.

To read or re-read: Report #1 from the TRMSC  

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WHEN OUR REGION VOTED TO BECOME A GLOBAL MISSION REGION THREE YEARS AGO, WE WONDERED WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE! 

In 2012, we are experiencing the amazing impact of three sets of Global Ministries missionaries:

1. For two weeks in April, we traveled to Africa and the Republic of Congo, as Georges and Gertrude Ngoka traveled across our Region and into our hearts at Annual Gathering at Sotifel.

 2. We are in the midst of two weeks with Betty and Ken Frank, who are taking us to Turkey where they spent nearly 30 years in ministry. You still have time to hear their story.

July 8- FCC Sacramento- morning worship

July 8- Tapestry Ministries, Berkeley, 6:00 pm

July 10- Lafayette CC, evening group

July 11- Forest Hill CC, SF   6:00 pm

July 12-14- UCC, Redding

Call these churches for more details.

3. Finally for one week in August, Tom and Lynnea Morse, will take us to China, the world's largest nation.

Their schedule so far is:

August 5- CC of Pacific Grove-morning

August 5- Sinapi Fellowship, Palo Alto

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August 8- Forest Hill CC, SF-evening

August 12- Mayfair CC, Stockton 

We are still looking for other speaking possibilities as well as people who would be willing to host them in their homes and/or provide tours in the Bay Area. WE DO NEED HOST HOMES!! Contact Ben.

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By now, everyone should know this theme: 

HOT NEWS

CHURCHES TO HOLD IN PRAYER

The Regional Executive Committee has asked that you save the date of Saturday, October 20 for a Celebration of Ben's Ministry. Tentative time is 1:00-5:00 p.m. Location is California High School, San Ramon. It offers a beautiful, tiered 400 seat auditorium for programming and very large reception hall for informal interaction, fellowship and food service. Ben's retirement date is November 1, 2012.

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1. ATTENTION:  YOUNG ADULTS

All Disciples Young Adults in Northern
California-Nevada

 

SAVE THE DATE!

Regional Summer Young Adult Mission Outing "REACH-OUT-REACH"

August 10-12 in Santa Cruz at The Circle Church.

PLEASE HAVE ALL REGISTRATIONS INTO THE REGIONAL OFFICE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, AUGUST 3!!

 

Friday night will be optional but we'll have some fun for sure. Saturday we will begin at 11:00AM with Pastor Steve DeFields-Gambrel beginning to help us learn about the street community and the the rest of the day will be learning and interacting with the street community. In the evening there will be fun at the Boardwalk and back at the church in their full gym which is also where we will sleep.

Sunday morning will be worship with The Circle Church and then lunch which always includes all members of the church, some of which are the street community. Much more later, but hold the dates!!  Registration forms and more details to come. Thanks to our Regional Young Adult Council for leading this ministry to/with/for young adults.

2.  Applications for the Annual Clergy Continuing Education Scholarship Grants have been mailed to clergy across the Region. If you are interested, you can also get the materials at: www.ccncn.org  Note, that the deadline is July 6.

3. First Christian Church of Vallejo (DOC) is having a special celebration  around our new founded garden on Sunday, July 15.  We are inviting agencies from around the Vallejo area to help us celebrate the fact that we help those who need help.  We will be serving food, learning about the agencies and have a dedication service.  We are naming the garden the "Lyston and Louise Johnson Garden". Lunch starts at noon with the ceremony at 1:15 and more food until 3:00. Please let us know if you are coming be calling the church and leaving a message, 707-643-7973.  Thank you!

4. From Congregational Care, Paula Pociecha, Regional Staff:
Just like an athlete who cannot run and jump her/his best without good food and practice, church leaders also need the fuel of new ideas and spiritual training. The Office of Search and Call in Disciples Home Mission has a
hidden gem of a website called the Well-Fed Spirit that sets that sustaining table for church leaders - ordained, commissioned and lay.
Go to the Well-Fed Spirit website for resources here:
http://www.wellfedspirit.org/main_site/Welcome.html 

5.  From your Friends at Lafayette Christian Church:
We are really looking forward to this year's Summer Adventures In Learning (SAIL) program at LCC.  Our theme this year is "Makin' My Mark on God's World - Kids Can!" Each day we will learn a new Bible story that teaches what a difference kids can make in the world by being who they are. Of course our mornings will also be filled with games, snacks, crafts,stories, singing, and other adventures as well, all designed especially for kids age 4 - 11 years old.  We think this is a great deal for only $20 per child or $40 per family of two or more.
You are invited to us each morning August 6-10 from 9 am to Noon for another great week of exploration and fun.  If you haven't already registered, please fill out the flyer on our website and return it to the church office so we can include you in our plans.  Please contact Rev. Sara Steenhouse with any questions at sarasteenhouse@gmail.com. Hope to see you at SAIL!

www.lafayettechristianchurch.org  

 A REPORT FROM YOUR REGIONAL

TOGETHER, WE'VE DONE IT!!  The Regional All Peoples/CCNC-N Team thanks the people and congregations of this region for generously supporting the purchase of health and toiletry items for 75 young campers at All Peoples Community Center. 

You made it happen that our Region continues to reach out to All Peoples and support their ministry with youth in the South Central area of Los Angeles.  You affirmed for the All Peoples staff and families that we recognize and value the work they do for people.  You shared what you have - funds and vision! - with 75 children who will experience a week of adventures and fellowship in the mountains.  As we sent the health kits, we also sent the prayers of this region for all the good that may unfold, the doors that will open in the minds and hearts these children.

We are so proud to be in ministry partnership with All People's Christian Center, an historic Disciples
ministry since 1942!

THANK YOU, CCNC-N! Karen Barrett, Margaret Grose, Jeffrey Ishmael, Nancy McKee-Jolda, Chair.

REGIONAL STAFF NEWS

Ben remains on vacation June 28-July 10. He will be checking e-mail and voice mail along the way now and then but please hold these if at all possible.

From Cliff: Please add our grandson, LaFrance Cole, to the regional prayer list as he has been deployed to Afghanistan in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Clearance Unit.   

Sandhya is completing her week at CGC, June 30-July 7, serving as Keynote Speaker for CYF Camp. How blessed are those high school young people!!

Please remember that as of July 1, Cliff's regional position moved from Regional Minister of Placement, Training and Care to Regional Minister of Search and Call. Cliff has graciously agreed to continue his service to the Region during this transition time. THANK YOU, CLIFF!

Have you been wanting a copy of the directory of churches in our Region?-like names, addresses, phone numbers, pastors names, etc. Did you know you can download that directory any day right from our Regional website. It gets updated regularly (if we know the changes). Just go to:

http://www.ccncn.org/directory-of-churches-2012.pdf 

UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS

We do not put the dates of local church events here as we never could get them all and we would always miss some!    

JUNE

24-30- Junior Camp

24-30- ChiRho Camp

24-29- South San Joaquin Camp

JULY

(June 30)- July 2- Grandparents & Me Camp 1

1-7- CYF High School Camp

4-6- Grandparents and Me Camp II

14- Regional Hispanic (ALPHA) Convocation

Porterville  12:00 noon-7:30 pm

16- NAPAD Planning Meeting

17- Regional Resources Committee   10:00-2:00

21- Regional Ministry Council- Livermore

24- Bay Area Pastoral Relations Committee-Livermore

AUGUST

12-16- E-Van on the road across our Region

SEPTEMBER

14-16- Mission Springs Women's Conference

OCTOBER

20- Celebration of Ben's Ministry

NOVEMBER

3- Unity Festival UCC Lodi

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CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS

CELEBRATIONS

Congratulations to Pastor Larry Love, CC of Woodland, who began a three month sabbatical last Sunday, July-September. Larry's final week before sabbatical was spent as co-director of the largest Junior Camp at CGC in many years.

CC of Woodland is welcoming Anthony Eggleston, recent graduate of Pacific School of Religion, as sabbatical interim, while Pastor Larry Love is on sabbatical.  Anthony is from Oregon and both of his parents are Discioples clergy. He is in process toward Ordination.  

New members as reported:  Cottage Way CC, Sacramento (1 adult transfer)

Our prayers are with Marlene Elliott, who along with her husband Bill, are decades long memmbers and key leaders at FCC Corning, and both have several terms on the Regional Board. Marlene is in Enloe Medical Center in Chico, have just completed her first chemo treatment for lymphoma. She hopes to be released by theend of this week. Send cards to: PO Box 474, Corning, 96021.

We continue to keep Pastor Mark Foglio, Oakdale CC in our prayers. Mark is still undergoing tests to determine the cause of the heart pains several weeks ago. The tests show the heart is in good shape, (hallelujah!) but there will be further tests now to determine the cause of the pain and the numbness on one side.  Cards of support can be sent to: Oakdale CC, 330 Maxwell Avenue, Oakdale 95361.

We continue to pray for John Grose, former Moderator of FCC Vallejo, as he battles a  recurrence of lymphoma cancer. John finished his chemo treatments two and a half weeks ago and is now receiving acupuncture treatments which are giving him renewed energy. He appreciates our prayers.

Pastor Taulau Tupua, Via Dolorosa Samoan Congregational Christian Church of Modesto sends his deep appreciation for the many cards and prayers over this long and challenging battle with lymphoma leukemia. As he continues his second round of chemotherapy, he is driving to Stanford Medical Center twice a week for special "burning of the blood" treatments. Praise God he is still feeling strong enough to preach weekly. Cards to: 2329 Senimi Circle, Ceres, 95307.

Barbara Wikoff, musician at Oakdale CC, and husband Bob, Chair of our Regional Resources Committee is having some really good days right now following test results showing that the chemo treatments are working! She and Bob deeply appreciate all the prayers and ask that you keep them coming. Cards can be sent to: 941 Terrace Court, Oakdale, 95361.

Our prayers continue for the following who remain in need of our support and concern: 

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