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                                                                                                           NewsNET January 20, 2015 - Vol 8, Issue 3
Prayer request

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 Please join a prayer movement this week by lifting up before God the 60 persons to be interviewed next week for commissioning or ordination, as well as the West Ohio Board of Ministry. Gathering begins Sunday evening, January 25 at Christ United Methodist Church in Kettering. May the Holy Spirit guide our work for the sake of Christ's Holy Church.


 Comment on the prayer post at the West Ohio Facebook page 

and/or tweet your prayers using hashtag #wocpraying4you


Thank you for your prayers West Ohio!
The West Ohio Board of Ministry and the Office of Ministry

New West Ohio Disaster Coordinator
Jeffrey W. Walker, Lay Leader at First United Methodist Church in Newark, recently stepped into the position of West Ohio Conference Disaster Coordinator. As Director Emeritus of the Licking County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Jeff brings over 14 years experience in emergency management to his new role. In January 2013, Jeff became the District Coordinator for the Capitol Area South District for Disaster Response and has completed UMCOR Training for Emergency Response, Connecting Neighbors, and Volunteers in Mission.  Read more about Jeff

Refresh Families' House now accepting applications

The Refresh Families' House at Lakeside is a gathering ground designed to support young families and foster relationships of love, care, and mutuality. This house is intentionally child friendly, singles friendly, and everything in between. Anyone who self-identifies as young, who is exploring or answering a call to set apart ministry, and is interested in promoting the House's goal is welcome to apply here to stay in the house this coming year with their immediate family. If you don't meet these criteria, you are still welcome to drop in at Lakeside (205 Park Row), and/or volunteer to help with hospitality or childcare. 

Reclaiming Our United Methodist Heritage
Dr. Paul W. Chilcote, the Academic Dean of Ashland Theological Seminary, and Professor of Historical Theology & Wesleyan Studies will be guest speaker at the upcoming Town and Rural Resource Pastors (TARRP) event. He will teach on the common areas of our EUB & Wesleyan Heritage, remembering our traditions, recovering spirituality, social action, and holiness. Learn more and register
Be a summer intern at camp
Summer Intern positions for Camp Program Leaders are open now for Camps Wesley and Otterbein. The applicant is preferred to be 21, finishing college or a graduate. This is a call to serve in ministry that will provide tremendous experience and training for outdoor or recreational ministry. Start dates are negotiable within March/April. Information and application procedures.
Change your hue of blue

UMCH Family Services is on a mission to change our attitude toward mental illness. They are hosting Change Your Hue of Blue, a Blues Music Benefit Concert, in hopes of raising awareness of mental health issues and spreading the message that help is available regardless of income level. Ultimately the goal is to create widespread open dialogue and help families being weakened by underlying mental illness to understand effective mental health management is available. Details and registration

The Afrikana Hymnal: Reflect, Reclaim, Rejoice
Africana Hymnal TrailerPart of the Africana Hymnal Project, this resource is a bridge between the past, present, and future of black sacred music.The series contains 150 songs organized around the seasons of the year, the sacramental life of the congregation, and the special days of the black church. Emphasized are congregational singing, sensitivity to regional differences, and inclusion of several cultures and dialects present predominantly black United Methodist churches in North America. Cokesbury
Resources for Lent & Imagine No Malaria

Look for the Lent - 2015 folder in The Box on the Church Resources tab at www.inmohio.org. There you'll find new videos from West Ohio's Claudine Leary and Rev. Dan Metzger to share with your congregation. In addition there's a Giving Calendar, Bulletin Inserts, Posters, Dan Metzger's Lenten sermon notes 'Rescue' used at Lewis Center in 2014, Children's moments and .... well, you get the picture. There's a wide variety of materials to help you be effective in telling the INM story in your church. Questions? Need a speaker? Contact INM Coordinator, Dave Boling.

Courage to Lead® for Young United Methodist Ministers

Are you passionate about ministry, but trying to sustain yourself in the midst of heavy demands and the urgency you feel about making a difference? Take time to reflect on your life and ministry and discover what it takes to lead faithfully and courageously. Learn more about this 6-Month Leadership Intensive.

Keeping faith in Haiti
On Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 a 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook apart Haiti's heart, killing more than 200,000 and affecting 3 million. Five years later, most of the rubble has been cleared but the aftershocks are still being felt. The United Methodist Church joined hands with the Eglise Méthodiste d'Haïti (Methodist Church of Haiti) in the first terrible days and have worked side by side every day since. Photographer Mike DuBose presents a visual record of how an earthquake changed this small Caribbean nation. Learn more

Become an individual volunteer

Perhaps you have been on a short-term mission experience which had such an impact on you that you want to do more or are looking for a way to put your faith in action through service. The Individual Volunteer Program can help you fulfill both of those needs and more. The program offers opportunities for individual and couples to serve in mission from two months to two years in a variety of placement settings around the world. Learn more

Baltimore seniors celebrate New Year's their own style

A dedicated team of volunteers at Christ United Methodist Church in Baltimore serve lunch each Wednesday for seniors as part of Good Neighbors in the Village, a service organization made up of several churches in the area. With New Year's eve falling on Wednesday this year, the seniors rang in the new year at lunch, including the Baltimore Stars, a travel chair volleyball team. (Those who didn't play volleyball enjoyed the decorations, party hats and noisemakers provided by the church.)

Great idea from Ohio City United Methodist Church
Here's a great idea for saving lives with Imagine No Malaria. Ohio City United Methodist Church averages about 60 people in worship each week, but that didn't stop them from raising $500 for Imagine No Malaria during Lent last year. They found a way to do fundraising that enthused the kids in the congregation to get involved. The result was 50 lives saved in the fight against malaria. Read more

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Let us remember in prayer those grieving the loss of their loved one, and remember in thanksgiving the life and ministry of:

Mary Elizabeth Emrick, 95, who died January 12. Mrs. Emrick was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Rev.Wendell Woodrow Emrick; and an infant daughter. She is survived by daughters, Patricia Emrick (Jefferson) Kennedy and Susan Kay (David) Cattran; son, Terry Alan (Janie) Emrick; six grandchildren and great granddaughter. Mrs. Emrick was an active member of the United Methodist Women, a charter member of Singing Wives of Ministers of the UMC in the West Ohio Conference, and served as youth leader for several United Methodist churches. She also served alongside her husband at First United Methodist Church in Newark, Hope United Methodist Church in Canal Winchester and Maple Street United Methodist Church in Lancaster. Together they were instrumental in the creation and administration of West Ohio's Camp Otterbein in Logan. Obituary. 

 


 

Donna June Wert, 80, who died on January 10. Mrs. Wert is survived by her husband, Rev. Newell Wert, retired elder; children, Kevin J. Hitt (Jill), Michael R. Olin-Hitt (Jennifer), and Lisa A. Hartman (Don); step-daughter, Susan Wert (James Mossman); step-son, Newell J. Wert, Jr., and seven grandchildren. Mrs. Wert was the Registrar at United Theological Seminary from 1972-1999. She also served alongside her husband at churches in Pennsylvania before moving to West Ohio where Rev. Wert served at Otterbein College and United Theological Seminary. Obituary. 


 

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