Regional Voices
August 11, 2014
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We welcome Rev. Dr. LaTaunya Bynum
The future is upon us - and what an exciting future it will be! On August 2nd we had an amazing Regional Gathering with one of the largest turn outs on record. A total of 61 out of 63 churches registered for attendance - WOW! My personal thanks are owed to many who helped pull this off and arrange for many details. If you are one of those people please wrap your arms around yourself and give yourself a hug from me, I am in your debt.
As a result of a strong positive vote, Dr. Bynum sit at her desk at 9260 Alcosta Blvd, Suite 22 on October 1st to take the helm and set the pace. She brings with her an incredible background of rich and diverse experience within the church world. After having spent many hours with her I can tell you it has been fun and inspirational to listen to her many stories from worship, camp, singing, preaching, training and of course the mandatory skill of juggling six tasks at the same time. She is well qualified and ready to go on her six year mission to lead, inspire and motivate those of us in Northern California and Nevada.
In September the lead article you read in the regional news will be from Toni. (She said I could call her that). It will be much better than those I write and you will want to read it carefully to get to know her and see how she will lay out a vision for our joint mission and ministry. We are very proud of our 160 years as a region, and now we are preparing to drive that number up to 166 years. The service and outreach we have been providing for over a century will only get stronger and deeper in the years to come. I invite you to jump on board with enthusiasm and say yes to the vision and mission of this dynamic region and Dr. Toni!
Full Steam Ahead!
Don Stump - Regional Moderator
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SAVE THE DATE
Gathering to celebrate the ministry of Rev. Mary Jacobs with  CCNCN, Sunday, August 24, 2014, 4:30-7:30pm in the Sacramento area. Watch for the invitation next week to announce the location and details.
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Women's Fall RetreatRegistration Deadline is August 22nd Mission Springs Conference Center
in Scotts Valley, CA
September 12-14, 2014
"Diverse and NOT Divided"
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Sharon E. Watkins serves as General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada.
She is an inspirational preacher, teacher and facilitator who shares her considerable skills in a variety of religious and ecumenical settings. Learn More
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Adult leaders for Youth event
September 19-20 - Training Event for Adult Leaders of Youth, CGC
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Regional Disciples Men's Retreat
October 17-19 - Disciples Men's Retreat
Our featured speaker is the nationally renowned Sam Keen, author of "Fire in the Belly: on Being a Man." The topic of his speech is "Prodigal Father, Wayward Son" the relationships between fathers and sons.
The retreat will be hosted by FCC Selma.
Registration will begin soon.
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 Annual Fundraising Celebration. Saturday, September 13, 2014 This year's annual fundraiser is one you will not want to miss! The CCH Annual Fundraising Celebration will be well attended by Board members, CCH partners, donors, friends, family, residents and employees who are excited to hear our keynote speaker Rita Moreno and to celebrate our honorees. Supporting CCH means that you, too, will be part of the solution to the shortage of affordable housing for seniors. Learn More
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 Clergy Continuing Education Grants awarded through Disciples Home Missions. The period of application for clergy continuing education grants awarded by Disciples Home Missions for the 2015 calendar year will be between September 1 and October 31, 2014. This is a change from last year's application period, and is meant to facilitate application requests for events earlier in the calendar year. If you would like to be considered for a DHM Clergy Continuing Education Grant next year (2015), you must apply during the application window. Learn More
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CHURCHES TO HOLD IN PRAYER
Please consider incorporating these congregations into your congregational prayers each week during worship or in your newsletter, so we can grow together in prayer.
Congregation to pray for this week: First Christian Church, Turlock, Pastor Greg Frazier
We feature two congregations in each edition of Regional Voices. Please pray for their vitality, spiritual and numerical growth, their commitment to serving their neighborhood and their openness to the Spirit of God calling them into ministry in the 21st century.
PLEASE PRAY FOR CHURCHES CURRENTLY IN TRANSITION:
United Christian Church, Livermore
First Christian Church, San Lorenzo
First Christian Church, Redding
United Congregational Christian Church, Lodi
United Christian Church, Fresno
Vacaville Christian Church
Disciples of Christ Visalia
First Christian Church, Merced
First Christian Church, Porterville
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JOYS & CONCERNS & PRAYER NEEDS
We seek to update these prayers appropriately, knowing that the region lifts them up to God with great reverence. Please email enews@ccncn.org with any prayers you would like to make sure are included or continued next week and beyond. Particularly, please e-mail the names and addresses of new members so we can celebrate them here and also send them a letter of welcome from the region!
With a Grateful Heart:
For Rev. Dr. LaTaunya Bynum and the ministry she will share with us. Grace and traveling mercies as she prepares to move to Northern California.
For the life and ministry of John Sterling,chaplain in the Redding area and a member of FCC, Redding. Hold Bonnie, his wife, and his family in loving care. Cards can be sent to Bonnie at 21906 Coloma Dr., Palo Cedro, CA 96073
For the life of Brett Warren and the gifts he brought to his family and friends. Please hold Tom, Shellie and Kelsey in your love and God's care.
With a Prayerful Heart:
Please hold in prayer the family of Jim Watkins on the passing of Diana from stage IV Sarcoma cancer on Monday, Aug. 4. Jim and Diana were former members of Sacramento First and Sierra Christian Church and active lay leaders in the region. Cards can be sent to Jim at 3600 Scottsboro Drive, Sacramento CA 95826-5252
NEW MEMBERS:
FCC,Sacramento welcomed one new member
Cottage Way CC, Sacramento welcomed one new member
REMINDER: Pastors and church secretaries, the region wishes to acknowledge and congratulate those children, youth and adults who make the decision to join a church by transfer or baptism, as well as the names of any child and the parents' names of a dedicated child. Please send names, addresses, type of membership, child, youth or adult and church name to Cliff Cole (23mcc24x@comcast.net) whenever this occurs.
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REGIONAL CALENDAR
Per requests around the region, here is a listing of regional meetings and events over the next 30 days or so.
We do not put the dates of local church events here as we never could get them all and we would always miss some!
Sept. 12-14 - Women's Fall Retreat at Mission Springs with Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins, GMP of Disciples
September 19-20 - Training Event for Adult Leaders of Youth, CGC
October 16-19 - Women's Action Web focusing on Human Trafficking
October 17-19 - Disciples Mens Retreat
October 27-28 - Clergy Retreat at Sal Damiano
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PUBLISHING INFORMATION
This newsletter is published bi-weekly on Thursdays.
Please send short text only articles only...
No flyers or pdf documents which require rewriting will be accepted.
JPG or other images and links should be submitted as a separate attached file and
not embedded in the body of a document.
ALL news articles should be sent to enews@ccncn.org no later than the
Tuesday before publication.
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This communication is made possible by generosity expressed
through giving to Disciples Mission Fund!
Christian Church of Northern CA-NV
The CCNC-N is the presence of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
in the northern half of the states of California and Nevada.
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