JOYS and
PRAYER CONCERNS
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J. Tom Sexton, retired Pastor of
Woodville Christian Church in Woodville,
MS asks for continued
prayers. Pastor Sexton has been at home for about three weeks now
recuperating from treatments for prostate cancer. Pastor Sexton reports
that all infections are gone and he is cancer free.
Pastor Fred Rohlfs is asking our prayers
for church growth and spiritual growth. The church, Northeast Christian
church in Madison, MS has lost two members.
Northside Christian Church in West Point, MS is asking for prayers
as they continue the construction of their new church building. The
church is also still looking for a youth pastor.
Pastor Donna Rountree,
FCC
Conway, AR is asking for our prayers as she seeks leadership for her and the
church for what the “new thing” God has in store for them to do.
Joy Lancaster Greer Roberts, Sheridan AR,
passed away Saturday morning Sept 13.
Joy was a member of Parkview CC prior to moving back to Sheridan, AR. Joy was elected as Moderator of the
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) while Ken Teegarden
was General Minister and President.
Her obituary is located at http://tinyurl.com/2l3jt7
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NEWS
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FCC Slidell took a group of volunteers to Greensburg, Kansas
to work. Here is an article about
their trip from Disaster News http://www.disasternews.net/news/article.php?articleid=3475
Congratulations to Caleb
Rountree, son of Rev. Donna Rountree! Caleb placed second in the
nation in a Wakeskating Competition held this past
weekend in Zachary, LA.
Rev. Steve Wallace, Little Rock AR,
is the recipient of a grant to enable him to spend this program year
(9/1/07-8/31/08) serving our region as a consultant and resource
specialist. His hope is to create a
ministry of coaching and resourcing congregations beyond the GRR after this
year, and the grant allows him time to explore this new kind of ministry and
gives us another valuable resource for congregations, which is in addition to
our usual ministry with congregations.
Look for a mailing from him and a link from our webpage to his in the
near future. If you want to find out
more call Steve Wallace at 501-217-9129 or email at swallacegs@aol.com. You can also check out some of the
possibilities at www.wallaceresources.us.
Welcome
to Lonnie Graves, Program Associate
for the Office of Disciples Women in Indianapolis,
IN. She attended the
retirement celebration of Bettie Duhon at the LA Women’s Retreat this coming
weekend—Oct 20-21, 2007.
Disciples Women New Day Curriculum and materials for
2008-2009 are now available. Download your order form now! (click
on link)
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EVENTS
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Highland Christian Church, Bella Vista, AR dedicated their new addition Sunday, Oct. 21.
Louisiana Disciples Women’s
Retreat was
October 20-21, 2007 at Tall Timbers Conference
Center in Woodworth, LA. Keynote speaker for the Louisiana Retreat
was Rev. Lucy Meier, former minister at FCC, Lake Charles.
There was
also a Retirement Celebration for
Bettie Duhon, Disciples Women Coordinator for Louisiana
during the DW LA retreat October 20-21, 2007 at Tall
Timbers Retreat
Center in Woodworth, LA.
Parkview CC in Little Rock, AR.
Rev. Steve Wallace will be our guest preacher on Sunday, November 4, 2007.
Pastor Dan Thornhill and his wife, Deborah, will be in Bedford, Texas to
celebrate their grandson's (Brennan) first birthday. On Sunday morning, November 11, 2007, Kathy Sanders,
who lost her only two grandchildren, Chase and Colton Smith, in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing,
will share her struggle to overcome grief and her faith in God.
The Office of
Disciples Women
is sponsoring the first ever Women’s Blitz Build. Partnering with the
Office of Disciples Volunteering and Habitat for Humanity the women of CCDOC
will help build a house in Beaumont
Texas. Click here for Flyer
and application.
The dates for this event are January
20-24, 2008 in Beaumont,
TX. The event is open to
any woman interested in attending.
Disciples
Men Retreat is
being planned for January
25-26, 2008 at Duncan
Gray Conference
Center, more
information later. Also, the SESSIONS 2008 brochure can be
downloaded.
SESSIONS 2008.
Disciples Men…don’t forget
to plan now for next year’s SESSIONS
2008 event to be held July
17-20, 2008 in Oklahoma
City, OK. Our
General Minister and President, Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins, Rev. Dr. Rick
Lowery, Mark Briley and Rev. Bill Lee will be the
featured speakers. What a wonderful Christmas/birthday gift for the man
in your life. There is also a discounted registration fee for young
adult men.
INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS SEMINAR: Now is the time to begin fundraising for IAS 2008.
The weeklong trip to Washington D.C. and New
York City will take place March 15-22 and will cost
approximately $1500. The trip is open to High School Juniors and
Seniors and is a powerful way to help older teenagers connect their faith
with major issues in the world. If you are interested, know of a youth
who should attend, need fundraising ideas or would like more information,
please contact IAS Director Ronny Nowell (ronny@arkansas.net)
or visit the website: www.iasdisciples.com
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STAFF UPDATES
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From
Barbara Jones: This week I was honored to officiate Joy
Robert’s funeral service Tuesday morning in Sheridan, and to join the LA Disciples
Women in their retreat and celebration of Bettie Duhon’s
retirement this weekend.
From
Vivian Bryant: I
will be attending the LA DW Retreat at Tall
Timbers Retreat
Center in Woodworth, LA this
weekend.
From
Michael Elmore: I will be attending the retirement party
for Betty Duhon at the LA Women's Retreat on Saturday and worshiping at FCC
Pineville on Sunday.
Southern
District Ministry Committee will meet on Wednesday, 10/24 at FCC Baton
Rouge.
Disciple
Men mark your calendar for January 25-26 for GRR DM Retreat.
From
Lara Blackwood Pickrel: Attended
the Fall Fandango event at Camp Couchdale in Hot
Springs, AR.
Opportunity For Ministry-Minded Youth. If you have high school youth in
your congregations who are interested in serving the church through ordained
ministry (or youth who show gifts and graces that might lead them to ordained
ministry), please encourage them to attend TRANSY & TEAM (T.otally E.xcited A.bout M.inistry) at
Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. This weekend event will
take place November 9-11 and, aside from transportation, is completely
FREE!! General Minister and President Sharon E. Watkins will keynote
the event. For more information, please call 1-800-487-2679.
Rick
Hamilton is on
Sabbatical through October.
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