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Pentecost Offering celebrated May 17 & 24
by Hope Partnership staff
Despite expert opinion, Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation declares that the Church is not dying, but is alive amid a thriving Pentecost movement. Hope Partnership invites everyone to join this movement as the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) celebrates the 2015 Pentecost Offering on Sundays, May 17 and May 24.
This year's promotional materials include a Pentecost video that takes a unique approach to conveying the message that the Church is not dead, but rather that we are spreading the truth and light during challenging times was created and produced by Rev. Elizabeth Myer Boulton, founder and creative director of the SALT Project.
To learn more about the Pentecost Offering and to view the two-minute video, visit www.hopepmt.org.
For other materials supporting the Pentecost offering go to www.disciplesmissionfund.org
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General Board to meet April 11-14
Please keep the members of the General Board in prayer as they meet April 11-14 in Kansas City. They will be receiving resolutions for the 2015 assembly, reviewing their decision regarding the 2017 assembly and considering the Mission First! proposal.
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GA Tip:
You can add meals and learning tracks to your existing registration by logging back into the registration system with your confirmation code and password.
Please note: The General Assembly docket will be distributed to churches by electronic download rather than on CD-ROMs.
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SPRING EXPERIENCE: Youth and adults from Harvard Avenue Christian Church in Tulsa worked at Peppers Ranch in Guthrie over spring break to put on a two-day camp for more than 80 foster kids. According to organizers, it was a great trip, filled with lots of games, crafts, sports and shenanigans in general and beautiful stories and impactful ministry. (Courtesy of the Children, Youth and Young Adults newsletter of the Christian Church in Oklahoma)
FAST FOOD: First Christian in Cherokee, OK, took an intergenerational group of 56 to help Kids Against Hunger. They packaged 17,172 meals in 90 minutes to help feed neighbors around the world. (Courtesy of the Children, Youth and Young Adult newsletter of the Christian Church in Oklahoma)
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CHALLENGE you? |
This week's question centers around "challenge." How are we challenged by God? How does God give you the strength to face challenges in life? Record your video response and post it with the hashtag #DisciplesSoar and you could be featured in General Assembly worship!
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Every day the average person receives as many as 5,000 marketing messages, many of which seek to have us measure our worth, success, and meaning by what we have acquired. Using the Revised Common Lectionary for Year B, the new Measuring What Matters: Stewardship as Discipleship program invites the congregation to explore up to six texts tied to this theme. Each individual church may decide if they want to follow the traditional model of a compressed campaign, or use a new suggested design, that extends the conversation over as many as seven months. Find out more from the Center for Faith and Giving.
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Children Worship & Wonder, Germantown, TN
April 10-12
Buildings for a New Tomorrow; An Annual Ecumenical Symposium, Raleigh, NC, April 13-15
Ecumenical Advocacy Days: Mass Incarceration, Washington DC, April 17-20
Children Worship & Wonder, Oklahoma City, OK
April 24-25
Christmount's Festival of Biblical Storytelling May 1 - 3 (Register by April 29)
Children Worship & Wonder,Bedford, VA
May 1-2
DARE to Lead, Central Rocky Mountain Region, May 2 and 3
National Council of Churches Christian Unity Gathering, Washington DC area, May 7-9
Week of Wonder Adult Work Camp at Christmount, May 24 - 29 (Register by May 20)
Brite Heritage Weekend in Kentucky June 6-8
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The Regional Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Capital Area is pleased to introduce our next regional minister. The Rev. Allen V. Harris will begin his ministry in the region in June.
