Allow me to share with you this link http://www.napad.net/Portals/NAPAD/PDF/2013Kagiwada%20Memorial%20Sunday.pdf. This will lead you to the 2013 Booklet of the Kagiwada Memorial Sunday and the NAPAD Ministry Week. Its cover page is written by the NAPAD Moderator, Rev. Dr. Janet Casey-Allen, who is an Indonesian-American. In it she tells a story about her experience with David Kagiwada, who is a Japanese-American and who in his early age went through the ill experience of the internment. Janet goes on to say that she had had an ill feeling of Japanese because of the historical occupying Japanese force in Asian countries including Indonesia. However, these two people had come to a relationship. How? In Jesus Christ. Janet saw David and his relationship with Christ, and she saw Christ in David. David's bitterness was overrun by his relationship with Christ. Likewise, Janet and her friend who were distrusting and fearing the Japanese were able to set aside the ill feelings of the Japanese (-American) through the power of the Spirit. The God of compassion gave them a different lenses to see David. They were able to approach David. They learned from each other. They saw Christ from each other. And they became one in Christ. They were in relationship. Isn't this why Jesus came down from heaven and was hung on the cross?

The theme of the 4th Celebration was "One in Christ," and the Disciple's only Mongolian pastor Rev. Ogi Lusvan gave the words of "One in Christ" in Ephesians 4:1-6 for the gathering worship. He said that we are called for relationship. In Christ we have relationship because we become one. I hope to believe that the God of One was happy and pleased when the nine (9) regional NAPAD churches had tried becoming "One in Christ." We worshiped together in the bond of peace; we ate at the same table with the same food and drink; and we fellowshipped with our own language, music, tradition, style, and taste through one Spirit. Yes, we shared with our own color, smell, talk, and even gesture. We were able to relate, appreciate, and learn from one another. Aren't these attitudes which manifest "One in Christ"?

I hope to believe that the pictures in the NAPAD Ministry of the regional website express some forms of effort being embodied "One in Christ." Yes, any authentic and genuine relationships come only in the power of God. Let us approach one another in Christ, for the power of the cross and the resurrection empowers us to make any relationships possible. Peace and Joy.

Kyung-Min Daniel Lee

Minister of NAPAD Ministries 

Christian Church of Vacaville

CHRISTIAN PIATT!

That's right. The speaker for this year's Men's Retreat is Christian Piatt, a popular Disciples writer and blogger. This will be a time filled with energetic presentations and discussions about men, boys, church and faith. Not to mention "PregMANcy", his book on becoming a father.

The retreat starts with dinner at 6:00pm on Friday and ends at 11:00am on Sunday. All men who are there are invited to attend worship at The Christian Church of Vacaville, and hear Christian again. Much more information to follow. Schedule this event now!

Registration

You can register online, at  https://ccncn.webconnex.com/2013mensretreat, or you can request a paper registration form from Edgar Peck, edgarpeck@yahoo.com.

Fees

Full Time - $140

Saturday Only - $100

Friday Only - $80

Choose your own hotel to suit your taste and budget. Or stay at the church (quite 'rustic' shall we say?) or stay with a nearby friend. We want attending this event to be easy and affordable!  

We do not put the dates of local church events here as we never could get them all and we would always miss some!

If you would like to be considered for a DHM Clergy Continuing Education Grant next year (2014), you must apply during the application window. The Website where instructions and application can be found is at: 

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