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KANSAS-OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
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 | | Congratulations to Rev. Nikki Woolsey and family on her call to Zion UCC, Junction City and her ordination into the ministry of the United Church of Christ!! |
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Kansas Oklahoma Women's Fellowship Assembly
August 16, 17 and 18
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"An Abiding HOPE - The Presence of God in Exodus and Deuteronomy."
"The books of Exodus and Deut. call us to remember that the central actor in human experience...is God."
A litany/response that was written to use with each lesson reinforces one of the central themes of the study, "Is the Lord among us or not? - as the Hebrews in the wilderness asked. The response shared is:
"Yes; God was and is and will be with us forever...
Hallelujah and Amen."
There was a similar theme about HOPE a few years ago at our meeting, so we now are BUILDING upon that HOPE that we have in our ever-present God...
BUILDING it into our own ever-growing HOPE, personally, faithfully, etc. and BUILDING it in new, positive, creative ways to serve God and one another.
Click here for the registration form
With the schedule this year, we are using SOME of our familiar plans, but we are also trying to be intentional in trying some new things and hearing the ideas expressed so that we could add some new elements.
The "building of relationships" through the outdoor "trust" activities,
conversations during the "tea time" about KO Women/UCC Women, etc., and
an extra effort to include free time for suggested and/or "free" meditative
time while at WMC were part of the scheduling process.
We are also trying to BUILD HOPE by growing our KO Women
participants to continue as a body of service within the Church and our conference.
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SAVE THE DATE
K-O CONFERENCE ANNUAL MEETING
"LIVING THE COMMA"
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SAVE THE DATE
OCTOBER 11, 12 & 13
EMBASSY SUITES
NORMAN, OK
*** ANNUAL BANQUET
FOR AUTHORIZED MINISTERS AND MEMBERS IN DISCERNMENT
is Thursday October 10th.
Registration Fee will be $75.00 for the full meeting.
Room rates are $105 per night. All rooms are suites with a seperate bedroom and a pull out couch in the living area. All suites have a microwave and refrigerator.
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K-O Bylaws Section 6 regarding the process of submitting a Resolutions to be considered at Annual Meeting |
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Section 6. Resolutions. All resolutions to be considered at any Annual Meeting or special meeting of the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference shall be presented by a voting member of any church of the Conference as sponsor, to the Executive Committee of the Conference Council by July 1 prior to the meeting at which they are to be considered. The Executive Committee may accept or reject any resolutions so presented. If the resolution is rejected, a sponsor may present the resolution from the floor.
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Carrier United Church of Christ
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The main focus of our ministry this past week was our Community Vacation Bible School.
Our central Bible story was Noah's Ark and each night we centered our activities around a theme: Listen to God; God is our Guide; Working 2X2; Riding the Waves; and Rainbow Promises
The children chose buying trees as a mission project. Church World Service can provide 200 seedlings for $35.
The total offering given was $175.00 which translated into 1,000 trees.
Well done, you faithful 20 children!
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We are a small church and decided to do something different with VBS. We held a one day Children's Camp on June 1, 2013. Two days of planning and work went into setting it up for the younger children.
From 10 to 2 in the afternoon, the children learned a lot. .. The theme was "Trust God No Matter What". It was a total success!
Our fellowship hall was transformed into a kid's wonderland with markings on the floor for "acting out" while watching Christian videos and learning new songs. The round tables were decorated with a rainbow of colors and favors and worksheets were provided.
A story teller kept the attention of all with six stories and actions to go with the story. A light breakfast was served and a family brought in pizza for everyone for lunch.
Grace also offers a "one room classroom" for kids during our worship service. Worship starts at 10:00am and the kids join in for the opening prayers and liturgy, particpate in the passing of the peace of Christ, have Children's Time and then are dismissed for about 45 minutes of class time. We have about 15 kids most every Sunday.
A Day Camp for older kids is scheduled for 29 June, 2013. Deb Somers is our inspiration and teacher behind the Day Camp and One Room Classroom. She is also our church treasurer. Thank God for Deb and her helpers! God has blessed Grace!
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| | Dates for Churches to be Featured in the KO e-NEWS |
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In the three months that I have been with you, I have heard that we need to find ways to increase communication and our sense of being in ministry together. I can extend the invitation,but it will require all of us to actually increase our sharing and communication. This is one simple step we can take in that direction. So,please take a few minutes to find the date assigned to you and mark your calendars to remind you to participate at the assigned time.
Share the good news and ministry of your church with sister congregations! Churches have been assigned a date; so send in a paragraph or two about your congregation's ministry. You may feature a special event, a particular mission, anything that your church is doing well and you want to share. Your stories will encourage and inspire others; so share the good news!
The first date below is the date your church has been assigned and will be featured; the 2nd date the information needs to be submitted; send it early if you like! Send your information to kofocus@yahoo.com
Edith Guffey
K-O Conference Minister
Alma, Peace
June 25; due June 21
Anthony, First Congregational
July 2; due June 28
Drummond, Puritan Congregational Christian
July 9; due July 5th
Athol, First Congregational
July 16; due July 12 2
Baldwin City, St. John's ,
July 23rd; due July 19
Bern, Friedens
July 30th; due July 26th
Carbondale, Community
August 6; due Aug 2nd
Centralia, First Congregational
August 13; due August 9th
Cheney, Trinity United Christian
August 13; due August 9th
Council Grove, First Congregational
August 20; due August 16th
Ellinwood, Immanuel
August 27; due August 23rd
Eudora, St. Paul's
August 27th; due August 23rd
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Rev. Lori Walke. Associate Minister of Christian Education at Mayflower Congregational UCC, Oklahoma City, OK has been accepted in the 17 member class of 2024 of The Next Generation Leadership Initiative.
The Next Generation Leadership Initiative, created by the Pension Boards of the UCC is a 20-year focus on energizing and sustaining younger, emerging United Church of Christ local church pastors, believing that healthy, catalytic pastors lead to healthy, vibrant congregations. Its mission is to honor and challenge clergy between the ages of 25-35, who have accepted the high calling to parish ministry, who view parish ministry as a career path and are willing to make a long-term commitment to service in congregational settings of the United Church of Christ, and who demonstrate significant potential. Participants are provided with advanced skills training to hone their ability to serve as transformational leaders and a significant financial incentive in return for a 10-year commitment to local church ministry in the United Church of Christ.
For more information about this Initiative visit here.
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June 23rd will be Rev. Paul Ashby and Rev. Dr. Kathy McCallie's last Sunday serving their congregations. Paul is leaving Fellowship UCC, Tulsa for the beautiful North West. Kathy is leaving Church of the Open Arms, Oklahoma City to lead the DMin program at Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa Ok.
We wish them both blessings in their future endevours and thank them for their ministries in the service of God in the K-O Conference.
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- Friedens UCC, Bern, KS ~ Pastor Kenneth Tubbesing and Congregation
- First Congregational UCC, Manhattan, KS ~ Pastor Victor Force and Congregation
- Congregation of First Congregational UCC, Onaga, KS
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UCC CALENDAR OF PRAYER
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K-O CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Link to
the K-0
Calendar
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June 23, 2013: Clergy Cluster in Oklahoma POSTPONED
July 16, 2013: 10:00am -- Clergy Cluster - North Central Region
First Congregational UCC, Manhattan
July 21, 2013: 1:00pm -- Clergy Cluster in Tulsa -- Fellowship Congregational UCC
August 24, 2013: 3:00pm -- Clergy Cluster Western Region
Great Bend - Location TBA
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K-O CONFERENCE MINISTER'S SCHEDULE
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Worship at Church of the Open Arms; Kathie McCallie's last Sunday
June 26th
Leave for General Synod
June 28-July 2nd General Synod Long Beach, CA
Join us as the General Synod is live streamed at www.ucc.org
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K-O CHURCHES IN TRANSITION
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Fellowship UCC, Tulsa, OK
Paul,Ashby has accepted a call in the Pacific Northwest Conference
Church of the Open Arms, Oklahoma City, OK
Kathy McCallie has accepted a position at Phillips Theological Seminary
First UCC, Newton, KS
Jerry Scribner is retiring
First Congregational, McPherson, KS
First Congregational Church, Manhattan, KS
Central Congregational Church, Topeka, KS
Carrier Congregational, Carrier, OK
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Edith Guffey, Conference Minister
Kansas-Oklahoma Conference
1245 Fabrique
Wichita, KS 67218
800-880-6466
Sara Shaw, Camp Director
1271 South 1050 Road
Council Grove, KS 66846-8520
620-767-5165 (Camp Office)
620-202-0311(Cell)
Nancy A. LeDuc, Conference Communications Coordinator
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.
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