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Greetings!
NO ONE SHOULD MISS THIS!
It's Coming! THE E-VAN!!
CALL IN YOUR RESERVATIONS TO THE REGIONAL OFFICE TODAY!!!
(Can you guess what the E stands for?)
August 12-16- light dinner, evangelism workshops and closing worship
- Sunday, August 12- FCC Concord 5:00-7:30
- Monday, August 13- FCC Chico 6:00-8:30
- Tuesday, August 14- Arden CC, Sac. 6:00-8:30
- Wednesday, August 15- FCC San Jose 6:00-8:30
- Thursday, August 16- FCC Hanford 6:00-8:30
Don't miss this chance for fellowship and skills training that can help YOU grow as well as your church!
(PS...this is Ben's last VAN trip round the Region, let's really come out in support!)
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ATTENTION: YOUNG ADULTS
Over 20 registered now...still time for more!! Call the Regional office.
 Calling All Disciples Young Adults Regional Summer Young Adult Mission Outing "REACH-OUT-REACH"
August 10-12 in Santa Cruz at The Circle Church (Disciples of Christ)
$20 for Friday-Sunday (meals)
$15 for Friday-Saturday only
(Does not include Saturday night Boardwalk games, rides and snack foods)
Begins Friday at 7:00 with dinner, games, fellowship, movies, singing, worship and playing and sleeping in the church's full gym. (Be sure to bring sleeping bags,e tc. and towels)
Saturday 11:00-5:00
The Circle Church has a nationally honored ministry with the street community and Pastor Steve DeFields-Gambrel will help us learn about the street community (homeless). At lunch time, as we make our own lunches, we will be making lunches to take out to the street community and interact with them throughout the afternoon.
5:30- Delicious home-made dinner followed by a fun evening on the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Worship at 11:00.
Sunday morning we will help lead worship with The Circle Church and then lunch which always includes all members of the church, some of which are the street community.
 AND NOW, BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND FROM LAST YEAR, A SECOND EVENT FOR YOUNG ADULTS-A REPEAT BOATING OUTING!!
(Thanks to Nancy and Mark Bingaman)
...Young Adult Boating and Camping at Beautiful Lake Oroville
...Friday August 17 check in after 2PM until Sunday August 19 check out noon
...We will BBQ on Friday and Saturday night, bring a side dish or snacks to share
...Breakfast will be "continental" and lunch sandwiches (bring your own beverages)
Come for the day, a night or two nights
...Sunday morning we will have a meditation and worship time
...Camp site reserved at Loafer Creek Southeast side of Lake Oroville
...Boat with the Bingaman's- Wakeboard, Tube (towable) or just relax
More details at http://www.ccncn.org/boating-flyer-2012.pdf
or on CCNCN Young Adult Facebook page or email nbingaman@mpc.edu
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 THE 2012 ANNUAL FUND PHON-A-THON IS (almost) HERE!!!
Last year, in support of the Annual Fund, the generous amount of $24,986 was given during the Phon-a-thon! This money provided the ability for our Region to offer a wide variety of excellent programs and ministries for our Regional family. On behalf of ALL of the people and churches who greatly benefited from your generosity... THANK YOU!
Which is exactly why we are doing it again - because more ministry and programming is and will be happening in our Region. There's more work to be done!
This year the Phon-a-thon will be conducted August 26-27-28, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, as our volunteers once again make calls inviting our Regional family to provide financial support.
The telephone conversations will be short (no more than 3 minutes) in order to respect your time and contact as many people as we can during the 3 days of the Phon-a-thon. If you are called, please know that it is because the person calling you believes that our Region is engaged in remarkable ministries and, well, we feel good talking about this good news with others. We are also calling because we believe our Regional family feels the same way and it's OK for all of us to have an opportunity to say "yes" (or "no") to an invitation to provide a financial gift to support our Region.
But, we also know we can't call everyone in such a short time. So...we have a new option to share with you this year. We now have on-line giving capabilities...both by credit/debit card and "e-check." And, you don't have to wait to be called! If you would like to make a gift now to the Phon-a-thon, you can do so by simply clicking the "Phon-a-thon Donation" button (on both the website at
www.ccncn.org and in the e-news) and entering the information. It's easy, safe and very appreciated. Once your gift is completed, your name will be removed from the calling list. (Of course, you can always "snail mail" a check in advance as well!)
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 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/
Fall Retreat Registrations are coming in fast! We forgot to give you a heads-up that scholarship offerings change as of Aug. 2--so we've decided to give anyone needing scholarship aid a few more days to get your registration in for the higher offer. Sorry, the deadline for a larger scholarship is now past- August 6. After Aug. 6, the maximum scholarship granted will be $50.
ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST BE IN BY SEPT. 1!
Two options for registering 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 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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2012 Woman to Woman Fundraiser
Disciples Women Trip to China.
This is a fundraising event. We as a team of the Regional NAPAD are raising funds to send Joy Wu to China. With the favorable recommendation of Rev. Paula Pociecha, Regional Minister for Women's Ministries. Joy is one of 13 women selected from among all the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) churches in the United States and Canada. Joy is the wife of Pastor John Wu of Sinapi Fellowship Church (Disciples of Christ), a fast-growing Mandarin worship service which meets Sunday afternoons at FCC Palo Alto at 2890 Middlefield Rd. More about the church can be found at www.sinapiseed.org
The Woman to Woman Worldwide (WWW) trip is part of a program directed by International Disciples Women's Ministries, Office of Disciples Women and Global Missions of the general church. It specifically aims to establish relationships with women and our ministry partners working in various places around the world. The Woman to Woman trip focuses this year on China and will start Nov. 9, 2012. The women selected to participate must pay their own expenses, which might run up to $5000 for this trip. You can find out more at www.discipleswomen.org.
WHEN: Sunday, September 9, 2012, 6-8 p.m.
WHERE: Fellowship Hall, FCC, Palo Alto
WHAT: Program Schedule: Welcome and Classic live Chinese music; NAPAD video; Info about Global Missions and WWW trip; Delicious dinner, beverages and desserts
COST: $20 per adults, $5 children. Tickets Sales at Church office or will be mailed or will call at door. Generous Donations also welcome. Make checks out to Sinapi Seed Fellowship.
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2012 Regional Unity Festival
"In Essentials, unity. In non-essentials, liberty. In all things, charity" ~ Augustine (and later, Alexander Campbell)
Mark your calendars NOW for our first ever CCNC-N Unity Festival. To be held on Saturday, November 3rd from 10-5 at United Congregational Christian Church of Lodi - as central a location as we could find! Enjoy food, games, worship and performances that celebrate the cultural diversity of our Region.
Every local congregation and/or mission cluster is invited to create a booth space that celebrates their ministry, history and culture. See the website for more information: www.ccncn.org
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 HOT NEWS CHURCHES TO HOLD IN PRAYER
Congregation to pray for this week: First Christian Church, Hanford; South San Joaquin Area; Pastor: Tom Warren
Congregation to pray for next week: Lafayette Christian Church, Lafayette; Contra Costa and So. Solano Area; Senior Pastor: Steve Moore; Associate Pastor: Sara Steenhouse.
We will feature two congregations in each edition of the eNews. Please pray for their vitality, spiritual and numerical growth, their commitment to serving their neighborhood and their openness to the Spirit of God calling them into ministry in the 21st century.
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Regional Events Not To Be Missed
 The Regional Executive Committee has asked that you save the date of Saturday, October 20 for a Celebration of Ben's Ministry. Time is now set for 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. ....................................................... 1. It's another great youth newsletter from Carl Cordes, our Regional Director of Youth Ministry: "Words from 4024." Not just youth, but all will enjoy this August issue. Got to http://www.ccncn.org/newsletter-august-2012.pdf 2. Saturday, August 18, FCC Sacramento will be hosting a youth lock-in for those having completed grades 6-12 (2012 Chi Rho or CYF age). The lock-in starts at 7:00 p.m. and concludes after Sunday morning worship around noon. Cost is $10 per youth, and includes evening pizza and morning breakfast. All attendees must have contacted Sacramento First Christian by Monday, Aug. 13, noon, so that we can have a count of attendees. Contact Pastor Ted Firch at 916-452-7661 or email sactofcc@yahoo.com. 3. "Tea for the Soul" A one-day women's retreat with Diane Wilson and other fabulous women leaders. Sat. Oct. 6, 9:00am-3:00pm
Sierra Christian Church in Loomis. $25 includes lunch.
Sponsored by Women of Spirit and Action (DOC/UCC Women Partnership)
For more information: http://www.ccncn.org/tea-for-the-soul-2012.pdf 4. Regional Disciples Men Retreat
October 12 -14 at Palo Alto FCC Theme "Faith of Our Fathers, Faith of Our Sons"
Men of different cultures and different generations learning from each other...
Lessons of life and lessons of faith. Leader: Roger Jenks, Senior Pastor at Grace Community Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Aurora, Illinois. Save the date now. Registration will begin soon. 5. Spiritual Retreat for Chaplains and Spiritual Caregivers "Creating Sacred Space For Ourselves"
An afternoon retreat...October 25 2:00-6:00 pm Sierra CC, Loomis Includes Interactive Presentation, Labyrinth Walk, Music and Light Supper Cost: $35.00 Registration materials available soon. 6. FCC Redding is seeking an Interim Senior Pastor to begin January 1, 2013. Their beloved Senior Pastor of 19 year, Heather Hennessey is retiring. This person must have training with the Interim Ministry Network and at least 5 years as a Senior Pastor, experienced with multi-staff. The person must also have entered official Disciples Search and Call process. For more details, contact the Interim Search Committee Chair, Patrice Hanson: patricehanson1@gmail.com
7. Employment Opportunity PSR is Seeking an Associate Director of Field Education and Contextual Learning
General Job Description
The person in this position works in support of and in collaboration with the Instructor in the Practice of Ministry/Director of Field Education and Contextual Learning.
Interested candidates should send resume and letter of application addressing specifically the qualifications of this position to: bliew@psr.edu. Please include: 'Apply-Assoc Dir Field Ed - Cont Lrn' in the subject line of your email.
Review of applications will begin August 13, though we will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. PSR is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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DEVOTIONAL
by Bill Garrett, Regional Minister for Faith and Giving
 MY TOP TEN REASONS TO SUPPORT OUR REGION
The Phon-a-thon is almost here. In preparing for this, I asked myself a simple question: "Why am I giving this year?" Good question. Just because I have given in the past doesn't necessarily mean I'll give in the future, right? So, what about it...Why am I giving this year?
To answer my question (and share it with you), here's MY TOP TEN REASONS TO SUPPORT OUR REGION (AND GIVE TO THE ANNUAL FUND PHONATHON):
10. I really appreciated our 2012 Annual Gathering and all the work that went into making it a great event..and this year's was, well...WOW!
9. The ACTS classes continue to speak to issues that are significant in the life of our churches and individuals. Again, a lot of effort (and knowledge) goes into them.
8. How incredible it is to see all of the diversity in our region. Quick, how many languages are spoken in the churches in our Region?
7. Miracle Day. What an amazing experience and how great is it that our people support...really support this event with their time and money. Yes, Miracles still happen!
6. Adult Camp, Youth Camps, all Camps. The attendance is up and the results are in: lives are touched and lifetime relationships are formed. What a gift we receive and share during these special times.
5. CGC (kinda related to #6, but it needs its own mention). How many people have been to CGC? How many people really, really love what happens there. (OK, you can put your hands down now.)
4. Men's Ministries. Women's Ministries. Young Adult Ministries. And other relational ministries. They make a big, big difference.
3. ALL of our churches in the Region. Different sizes, different styles, different methods, different ways of just about anything and everything. And yet, here we are...family brought together by Christ to hold each other dear and find ways to share ourselves with the world. Another WOW!
2. ALL of the people in the region. Look around and you'll see an amazing assortment of people, all gifted and part of this beautiful tapestry called the body of Christ. What a masterpiece. And, hey, how amazing that we always agree on everything. (Just wanted to see if you were still reading.)
AND #1.......
Ben, Paula, Sandhya, Cliff, Molly, Yolanda, Quan, Daniel, Carl, Sue, and Diana.
Simply put, they are amazing! What talent, devotion and energy! We are soooooo blessed!
Well, that's my list. What's yours?
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REGIONAL STAFF NEWS
Our deepest sympahty to Nancy Lee, wife of Kyung-Min Daniel Lee, whose father died very suddenly this last week-end. Nancy's mother is also critically ill in ICU in Redding. Services for her dad were held yesterday, Wednesday evening, at 7:30 at Raynor Park CC, Sunnyvale. Your cards of care and concern can be sent to: 3422 Flora Vista Avenue, Santa Clara, 95051
Sandhya has had a very tough week battling back spasms for several days, barely able to walk. Keep her in prayer...and for now now phone calls or e-mails.
Quan has also had a very tough week and has been in and out of the office as well as one visit to the hospital. She needs our prayers as well.
From Cliff: Please continue to keepour grandson, LaFrance Cole, in your prayers as he has been deployed to Afghanistan in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Clearance Unit).
Paula has been away August 7-9. She and Micheal are celebrating their 20th anniversary! Congratulations and let's honor them with NO phone calls or e-mails.
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
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 UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
Per requests around the region,
here is a listing of regional meetings
and events over the next 30 days or so.
We do not put the dates of local church events here as we never could get them all and we would always miss some! AUGUST 5-12- Tom and Lynnea Morse visit CCNC-N as Global Mission Partners from China 12- E-Van at FCC Concord 5:00-7:30 13- E-Van at FCC Chico 6:00-8:30 14- E-Van at Arden CC, Sacramento 6:00-8:30 15- Regional Staff Meeting 10:00-1:30 at Regional Office 15- E-Van at FCC San Jose 6:00-8:30 16- E-Van at FCC Hanford 6:00-8:30 20- Regional Resources Committee 10:00-2:00 RO 21- Serra Center Board Meeting 4:00-7:00 25- Justice Commission Training United CC Livermore 26-28- Annual Fund Phon-a-thon SEPTEMBER 14-16- Mission Springs Women's Fall Retreat OCTOBER 12-14- Regional Men's Retreat- FCC Palo Alto 20- Celebration of Ben's Ministry NOVEMBER 3- Unity Festival UCC Lodi Back to top |
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CELEBRATIONS & PRAYERS
CELEBRATIONS
We celebrate the wonderful visit we have have had with our Global Mission Partners from China, Tom and Lynnea Morse. They have already presented their program in 4 of our churches, tonight will be with New Spirit then with Mayfair CC, Stockton this Sunday. This will conclude their week's visit with us.
Sunday, August 5, more than 140 Sacramento area Disciples and friends got together at Raley Field in W. Sacramento for Disciples Day at the Rivercats baseball game. Sacramento First Christian Church's Praise Team, Celebration, sang the National Anthem before the game. Celebration is led by Richard March.
Congratulations to Erika Sanders, FCC Redding, who has been nominated as an Outstanding Junior at Chapman University! Erika also works as a student assistant in the Office of Church Relations.
Congratulations to Matthew Fehse, FCC Redding, who has been selected as a Disciples Global Missions Intern for the coming year. He will be commissioned in the morning worship service on September 2 and depart for the Philippines on October 1.
An update on Hazel James, who was placed in hospice care two weeks ago. Now, she is fooling everyone with new energy and strength. Hazel is a member at United Disciples Fellowship, San Jose, and for years a member at FCC San Jose and very active in regional leadership and programming. All three grown children and families are there with their mom. Our prayers of love and care surround them.
This request from FCC Alameda, Associate Pastor, Dr. Gloria Wilson: Please add my son for prayers:
Lt. MaShon M. Wilson
B/4-319 AFAR, 173d ABCT
FOB Airborne, Afghanistan
APO, AE 09364
Our prayers continue for Marlene Elliott, who along with her husband Bill, are decades long members and key leaders at FCC Corning, and both have several terms on the Regional Board. This past Monday, Marlene had her second of six chemo treatments for lymphoma. She deeply appreciates the prayers of so many. Send cards to: PO Box 474, Corning, 96021.
We continue to keep Pastor Mark Foglio, Oakdale CC in our prayers. Mark is now working with his doctors to make decisions about how to address herniated disks in his neck, which have been the cause of numbness and heart challenges. Cards of support can be sent to: Oakdale CC, 330 Maxwell Avenue, Oakdale 95361.
Pastor Taulau Tupua, Via Dolorosa Samoan Congregational CC 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:
Darrell Burrell, FCC Redding
Bea Tiffee, FCC Dos Palos Violet Fields, FCC Oakland John Grose, FCC Vallejo Wanda, daughter of Gloria Baxter of Raynor Park CC
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