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East Ohio District Church of the Nazarene
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July 23, 2015
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OUR DISTRICT PASTOR
|  Dear EOD Family, Our family just got back from a short trip to Traverse City, MI. What an amazing place! In just a few days the Lutz family is going to fragment. I will be coming to East Ohio, Rachel will be going back to college, Brad will leave for basic training in the Air Force and Janet will be staying in Napoleon for a while. So, these last few days were an opportunity to get away and spend some time together. We had never been to Northern Michigan before. Many of our friends vacation up there and tell us how beautiful and wonderful it is. One challenge they told us we had to tackle was climbing the sand dunes at Sleeping Bear Dunes. Pictures and descriptions don't do these dunes justice. They are enormous! In fact, calling them dunes is like calling an alligator a lizard! They are the size of a small mountain (Just Google it and you will see what I'm talking about!) Brad had the brilliant idea to see how fast we could make up the initial hill. He set his stopwatch and we took off running up the sand dune. In case you aren't aware, running uphill in sand is a little more than difficult! Part way up and out of breath, we walked the rest of the hill only to find out the dunes keep going and going if you want to reach the breathtaking views of Lake Michigan. I laid in the sand waiting for Janet and Rachel to make it to the top. Then we hiked farther and farther through the dunes to see one of the most beautiful views I've ever seen. I tell you this story because it teaches us so much about life and leadership. Let me talk about a few with you. 1. Pay attention to pain! Pain is a way for your body to let you know something is wrong. Part way up the first dune, my body was full of pain! My calves were burning, my breathing was hard, and my heart was pounding. That was my body saying, "Stop, you dummy!" Pushing too hard in spite of pain causes injury. In church and life, listen to the "pain." Conflict, bad attitudes, short tempers, and worry can sometimes be the pain signs that we need to slow down and catch our breath before we injure ourselves.
2. Life is best enjoyed together. As beautiful as the view was, it was better because it was with people I love. Sharing experiences, both good and bad, make life so much better. At one point I was tired and ready to quit. But one of my family said, "We have to get over that next dune to see the best view." Without them, I would have come so far and quit just short. We are better together.
3. Attitude is everything! Climbing the dunes is a huge physical workout. A person could see it as training. Another person could see it as punishment. We saw it as fun. The dunes are what they are. But how you approach them makes all the difference. Ministry and life are hard. But the attitude you approach them with determines whether you enjoy life or dread it. If you are waiting for life to get easy to start having fun, that day probably is never going to come. Start having fun today even with the challenges and difficult things you have to face.
4. God is bigger than anything we face. When you see the natural beauty of what God created, it reminds you how great and powerful God is. He crafted this. He formed it. In God's imagination He thought this up and then made it. Why is it that we often think our problems are too big for God or that He can't handle them? The God who placed the stars in the sky, measured out the oceans in his hands, and formed the mountains can handle any situation we face.
Have fun in the journey! Dave Lutz |
| THE TOP TENS | 
Top Numerical Gain Morning Worship Attendance: Carrollton (32); Akron Cottage Grove (28);
Warren First (21); Fishcreek (19); New Philadelphia First (12); East Liverpool First (9);
Rush Community (9); Shadyside (6); Leavittsburg First (6); and Goshen Community (6).
Top Numerical Gain SS Attendance: Fishcreek (26); Warren First (25); Canton First (23);
Niles First (23); New Philadelphia First (21); Kenmore Community (8); Grace (5);
Goshen Community (3); Lisbon (3); Calcutta (2); and Carrollton (2).
Top Percentage Gain SS Attendance: Niles First (40%); Fishcreek (33%); Warren First (30%);
New Philadelphia First (21%): Kenmore Community (15%); Grace (13%); Canton First (12%);
Carrollton (10%); Calcutta (9%); and Goshen Community (8%).
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| LOCAL CHURCH NEWS |
Norton Community
REKINDLE: A Night of Music
Where: 1177 Norton Avenue Norton, Ohio at Norton Community Church of the Nazarene When: August 15th at 6:00 PM (Doors open at 5:30 PM) Special Guest: Joe Vitale from classic rock band the "Eagles"Speaker: Pastor Shawn TwardzikCost: FREE with any donation Performances by: - Dogwood Lane
- Purpose
- Calvary's Love
Contact: Scott Rowe Associate Pastor:Norton Community Church of the Nazarene (330)510-0719 Click HERE for a flyer (PDF) Click HERE for a bulletin insert (PDF) Sebring GOSPEL CONCERT
Sebring Naz will be holding a gospel concert featuring Brent Kimball August 16th at 6pm
Contact Pastor Mike Kimball if you need more information or would like to know how to have Brent at your church. You can hear a few videos of Brent singing on Sebring Naz facebook page. Pastor Mike- preachermike60@gmail.com or 330-248-1589 Click HERE for a Concert Flyer (pdf)
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MIDDLER AND PRETEEN CAMP THANK YOU
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 Middler & Preteen Camp was an awesome week. We want to thank each and every worker, helper and all volunteers.
Thank you, Pastor Jason and Tina Caddy, for your wonderful leading in Preteen camp. Thank you to my wife, Laura Kimball, for helping me with Middler camp. Without this group of awesome people we would not pull off such a great week. God was truly at camp in every service and activity.
Talk to your campers and ask them questions about the week...what did they bring home from camp, what changes happened while they were at camp, how can they use what they learned at home, in life and at your church?
It does not stop at camp. There is so much more that God has in store for this year's campers. Thank you to all the churches that participated, helped, sent workers and prayed. We are blessed by it!
Pastor Mike Kimball
Children's Camping Director
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| 35th ANNUAL OHIO NAZARENE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT |
Your team or teams are invited to participate in the 35th Annual Ohio Nazarene Softball Tournament. When: Saturday, August 8 Where: Smith Park, Delaware, OH Cost: $250 per team Deadline for rosters and entry fee: July 28 Make checks payable to: Marion First Church of the Nazarene Mail roster/check to: Marion First Church of the Nazarene 233 W. Church St. Marion, OH 43302 For more information or questions please call John at 740-225-5874 or Dan at 740-360-1767. Click here for Letter of Invitation Click here for Tournament Rules and Information Click here for Official Team Roster Due July 28 Back To Table of Contents |
| ANNUAL PASTORS' BREAKAWAY |  
Where: Cedar Lakes in Ripley, W.Va.
When: September 28- October 1, 2015
Cost: $155 Double Motel Room ... Same buildings as last year!
Dorm Room $110
Cost includes 8 meals and lodging.
The linens and blankets are provided in double hotel room. Bring them for the dorm.
Deposit: $25 before August 31st. Bring remainder or full payment with you.
Please register and have all costs paid at Breakaway.
Bring items for the auction on Monday night! The auction will help pay for late night pizzas!
- Casual dress
- Golfing, Hiking, Fishing, Tennis, Basketball etc.
- Disc Golf
- Annual Goose Bowl Football Game (2 hand tap of course)
- Free time for renewal, recreation and fellowship
- Meetings each evening
Use this form to register:
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Name _____________________________Phone______________
Church_______________________________________________
Deposit $25_______ In Full $120______Dorm $95________
Room Mate ________________________
No Room Mate preference_____________
All prices are per person - Cost for Motel Room based on 2 people
Check payable to: East Ohio District Church of the Nazarene
Send to: Michael Adkins 1200 Smith Ave SW, Canton OH 44706
Click Here for The Annual Pastors' Breakaway 2015 Information and Registration sheet (doc)
Click Here for The Annual Pastors' Breakaway 2015 Map (pdf)
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| LADIES' RETREAT |
The District Ladies Retreat
Friday & Saturday, October 9-10, 2015
Special Speaker: Jeannie McCullough
Worship Leader: Heather Eastin
You will find additional information on Registration Form and Flyer for the retreat linked at the end of this paragraph. Early registration can save you money. Call Barbara Wallis with questions at: 330-673-8538 or 330-401-8039.
Click HERE for the flyer.
Click HERE for the registration form
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Early bird registration by August 10, 2015: $45 each
After August 10, 2015: $50 each
Ten or more registering together: $45 each
Price includes lunch on Saturday and all 3 sessions with Jeannie and Heather. Supper Friday night and breakfast Saturday are on your own. The Grace Cafe will be have donuts and coffee for sale.
Extend the retreat experience by staying with your friends at a local hotel before the sessions begin. Special rates of $99 are available at the Hampton Inn located at 4331 Lakepointe Corporate Dr. in Stow, OH. Call 330-945-4160 and ask for the Church of the Nazarene room block before September 8. All rooms will be released after that date. They offer a complimentary breakfast, heated indoor pool and exercise equipment. You are responsible for all expenses at the hotel.
Location of Retreat and Payment Address:
Fishcreek Church of the Nazarene
4669 Fishcreek Rd.
Stow, OH 44224
www.fishcreeknaz.org
Barbara Wallis
East Ohio District Women's Ministries Director
330-401-8039
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| DISTRICT FALL GOLF SCRAMBLE | 
2015 EAST OHIO DISTRICT NAZARENE FALL GOLF SCRAMBLE
CONTACT: DAVID GOSS
18 OUTLOOK DRIVE
TALLMADGE, OH 44278
PH# 330-630-9633
PARADISE LAKE GOLF COURSE
1900 RANDOLPH RD.
MOGADORE, OH
PH# 330-628-1313
DATE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2015
TIME: 2:00pm SHOT GUN TEE OFF
COST: $26.00-PAY AT GOLF COURSE
REGISTRATION FEE: $10.00 PER TEAM
Mail To: David Goss-18 Outlook Dr., Tallmadge, Oh 44278
FOOD: YES, WE HAVE FOOD AT THE PAVILION
Click HERE for a flyer
SPONSORED BY: EAST OHIO DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL MINISTRIES
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| DISTRICT FALL LAY RETREAT |
DISTRICT LAY FALL RETREAT 
November 6-8 Mohican State Park Lodge Jonathan White - Speaker / Singer REGISTRATION INFORMATION  EARLY REGISTRATIONDue by September 7, 2015
Double Occupancy.....$400
Single Occupancy......$300
LATE REGISTRATION
September 8 - October 7
Double Occupancy.....$415
Single Occupancy.......$310
*** PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE ***
Make checks payable to Laymen's Retreat Please use the link below for more information Click Here for brochure, registration, and payment form (pdf) Back To Table of Contents |
2015 CMP REGISTRATION FORMS and LATEST UPDATE
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To All Certificate of Ministry Preparation Program Participants: Listed here are the registration forms for the new CMP classes as well as a link to the MVNU CMP website. Please make note that you can register ahead of time for all classes, or you can register one session at a time. However, the registration deadline for each session is the Monday of the WEEK PRIOR to the start of the session. Click here for the Registration form (online MVNU) Blessings,
Rev. Tracy Ogden Johnson
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| CHURCH PLANTING TRAINING EVENT - MVNU |
Pastors, Church planting can be one of the most exciting and faith stretching ministries in which you participate. In recent years over 1,000 Nazarene pastors and leaders have been trained to be part of the church planting movement. On the MVNU campus we are hosting our second training event August 10-14, 2015. Dates/Times: Monday, August 10, 2015 - 1:00pm to Friday, August 14, 2015 - 11:30am Participants have three track options at this church planting training: - Church Planting Essentials
- Churches Planting Churches
- Becoming a Mentor.
Additionally, there will be Certified Trainer training before and after this event. Church Planting Essentials is church planting "basic training." It is ideal for church plant pastors. The materials were created by Dynamic Church Planting International, based upon years of working in mission areas where the church is expanding rapidly. It is 3 full days, and teaches how to: - Organize and refine your vision, purpose, strategies, and timeline early,
so that you have a clear plan for the future. - Use Biblical principles for church planting in everything you do.
- Recognize and avoid common church planting "land mines".
Churches Planting Churches is church sponsorship 101. It is ideal for pastors of sponsoring churches. It was also developed by Dynamic Church Planting International and lasts 3 days. The sessions in this training equip you to: - Answer fears and objections to church planting
- Determine the involvement of the mother church
- Find resources needed to fund the daughter church
- Overcome common barriers in the new work
- Recruit a church planter and leadership
- Create your own personalized V.I.P. (Vision-Involvement-Plan)
Becoming a Mentor is three full days that train mentors to coach, shepherd, and supervise church planters.
In addition to these training tracks, there is Certified Trainer training that equips and certifies participants to re-teach the materials in their local context. It is provided at no extra cost. Those wishing to be certified must attend a session before their track begins, and another session when their track has finished. Certified Trainer training is identical for both tracks and need only be taken once. Click HERE for the USA/CANADA REGION (MVNU) website where you will find more details regarding Schedule, Cost, Lodging, and Registration Looking up, Mike Williams MVNU Back To Table of Contents |
| MVNU COLLEGIANS CHORALE SINGS AT INDIANS GAME |
MVNU COLLEGIANS CHORALE SINGS NATIONAL ANTHEM AT CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015  Collegians Chorale will sing the National Anthem at the Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox game
Friday, September 18. Game time is 7:10pm; Collegians Chorale will sing by 6:45pm. All tickets must be purchased online at the link below. $4 is added to the discounted $18 price to help with the choir's transportation. Please inform family members, alumni, friends and church groups to assemble a large crowd to support MVNU and Collegians at this game. Contact Bob Tocheff with any questions. btocheff@mvnu.edu Click this link below to purchase: Cleveland Indians Game password: TRIBE Robert Tocheff Professor of Music 740-397-9000, ext. 3005 740-392-1689 (fax) 740-398-3392 (cell)
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SONFEST 2015 - MVNU
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This year's outdoor festival takes place on Saturday, September 26 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Doors will open at 12:00 p.m.
- General admission price is $15 per person in advance.
- Groups of 10 or more are $12 per person in advance.
- All tickets purchased at the gate will be $20 per person (cash/check only).
A special VIP ticket is also available for $40. This includes a festival laminate, a t-shirt, prime seating, and artist meet and greet opportunities. VIPs also get early entry to the event starting at 11am.
Click on the footer below for the MVNU Sonfest website!
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TRAVEL TO ISRAEL AND JORDAN WITH MVNU
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Friends,
The School of Theology and Philosophy will be traveling to Israel and Jordan in the Spring of 2016. This is an amazing trip which will offer once in a lifetime opportunities for district leaders, pastors, lay leaders and anyone interested in learning more about the Biblical lands. This is your special invitation to join our MVNU faculty and students!
You can take this trip as a leisurely activity but if you sign up for a class (undergraduate or graduate, audit or for credit, courses) offered with this trip, it can count towards lifelong learning hours and continuing education. Certificate of Ministry Preparation credit in Bible can be earned on this trip as well.
It is our desire to introduce many of our pastors and people to the Holy Land and we hope that you can help us promote this wonderful trip. For more information please visit our website at mvnu.edu/bibletrips.
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Itinerary Includes:
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Tel Aviv
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Sepphoris
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Mount Carmel
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Caesarea
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Petra
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Jordan River
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Nazareth
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Bethlehem
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Sea of Galilee
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Caesarea Philippi
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Jerusalem
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Dead Sea
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Capernaum
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Qumran
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Gethsemane
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We will visit many of the most sacred and significant sites of the Bible including the Mount of Beatitudes, the Church of the Nativity, the Mount of Olives, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Dome of the Rock, and much more. Check out our full itinerary here.
Contact:
Dr. C. Jeanne Serrao, Dean of the School of Theology and Philosophy
800 Martinsburg Road | Mount Vernon, OH 43050
740-392-6868, ext. 3600 | Email: jeanne.serrao@mvnu.edu
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DISTRICT PASTORAL AND RETIREES BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES FOR JULY
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JULY - Ron Miller-7/2 (Steubenville First)
- Steve Johnson-7/3 ( Greentown)
- Tim Hawkins-7/5 (Minerva)
- Eric & Antonina Frey-7/6 (Toronto)
- Lee Randolph-7/8 (Goshen)
- Micah Angel-7/11/03 (EOD)
- Dennis Fellenger-7/13 (Retired)
- Steve Salyers-7/13 (Akron Southeast)
- Bob & Jerri Pierpont-7/14 (Barnesville)
- JoAnn Kirchner-7/15 (Retired)
- Elijah Warkentine-7/16/08 (Rush Community)
- Noah Warkentine-7/17/06 (Rush Community)
- Ira Warkentine-7/17/12 (Rush Community)
- Glen Davidson-7/17 (Alliance)
- Russ & Dorothy Carpenter-7/18 (Retired)
- Bill & Bonnie Gean Graham-7/19 (Retired)
- Jason Caddy-7/20 (New Philadelphia First)
- Mike & Joni Byus-7/20 (Hubbard)
- Fred & Barbara Wallis-7/21 (Fishcreek)
- Barbara Wallis-7/22 (Fishcreek)
- Barry Whetstone-7/24 (The New Beginning)
- Barry & Axa Whetstone-7/26 (The New Beginning)
- Joan Whittenberger-7/26 (Retired)
- Bill Coker, Jr.-7/26 (Powhatan Point)
- Bill, Jr. & Rhonda Coker-7/27 (Powhatan Point)
- Rick & Jackie Chappell-7/27 (EOD)
- Jim Burns-7/28 (EOD)
- James Hauser-7/30 (Lakeland Area Ministries)
- Joe & Della Hise-7/30 (Woodsfield)
- Brian & Patty Brown-7/31 (Lisbon)
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