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NEWS
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Click here to read Rev. Donna Rountree’s tribute to Joy
Lancaster Roberts Greer…
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
Piano to Donate.
Judy Horne at FCC Fayetteville has friends who would like to donate a
piano to a church in the region. Judy asked that people contact her if they
are interested in seeing the piano or for further information. Her e-mail is jhorne@pgtc.com and her phone is
479-267-1022.
Here is the information Judy sent to me:
The family would donate the piano and I imagine they would pay for the
shipping, but I can't say for sure. The churches need to know that the piano
will need a lot of rebuilding inside (might cost up to $5,000). If the family
doesn't have to ship it far, then they might pay the repair cost. They really
want the piano to be in a place where it will be loved and cherished, where
the people will take good care of it. The piano was built around 1918. It's a
Mason and Hamlin "parlor grand" piano. Repaired pianos of this time
period are selling in the range of $16,000-$25,000. Thank you.
Cheryl Sybrant, Secretary, FCC Fayetteville, AR fccfayetteoffice@sbcglobal.net 479-442-4674.
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.
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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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 Westside Mission Center in New Orleans, LA. 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: I’m preparing for our annual meeting /
regional board meeting: budgets, reports, etc.
From
Vivian Bryant: I
will be visiting with Christian Chapel Christian Church on Sunday October 28, 2007
in Port Gibson, MS.
From Michael Elmore: Disciple Men's Retreat will be held at Westside Mission
Center in New Orleans, LA;
not at Duncan Gray as previously announced. The dates are January 25-26; Rev.
Steve Wallace will be our leader.
Southern
District Ministry Committee met this week and licensed John Kirby, Grace DOC
in Covington, LA and Michael Dickson, FCC Sulphur, LA to
ministry.
I will be
preaching at Westside CC in New
Orleans, LA this
Sunday.
From
Lara Blackwood Pickrel: 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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