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June 28, 2013
NEWS
1) Standing Committee holds special session about On Earth Peace statement of inclusion. 2) CDS volunteers in Oklahoma care for more than 1,000 children. 3) Moore overwhelmed by donations of unneeded goods. 4) Brethren Disaster Ministries directs disaster grants to Angola, Palestine. 5) Global Food Crisis Fund supports Shepherd Society, ECHO with grants.
UPCOMING EVENTS
6) WCC plans 2013 Assembly on the theme ‘God of Life, Lead Us to Justice and Peace.’ 7) Intercultural Gathering scheduled for October on theme ‘The Great Multitude: A Symposium Bringing Us Together.’
FEATURE
8) Remembering Slim Whitman, the church’s ‘Mr. Songman.’
9) Brethren bits: Personnel notes, job openings, Little Swatara consecrates crosses for Annual Conference, Annual Report goes digital, and more.
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1) Standing Committee holds special session about On Earth Peace statement of inclusion.
The Standing Committee of district delegates began meeting on June 26, prior to the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in Charlotte, N.C. During their first full day of meetings, July 27, the committee held a specially called session with On Earth Peace executive director Bill Scheurer to continue conversation about the agency’s Statement of Inclusion. The session concluded with a decision to send a second Standing Committee delegation to meet with the On Earth Peace board “to explore a way to attempt to find a resolution.”
Read the full story at www.brethren.org/news/2013/
Go to www.brethren.org/ac2013 for daily news, photos, webcasts, and more from the 2013 Annual Conference, through July 3. Pre-Conference events include the Ministers’ Association, Standing Committee, Deacon Ministry workshops, Mission and Ministry Board meeting, and more. Annual Conference starts with Saturday evening worship.
2) CDS volunteers in Oklahoma care for more than 1,000 children.
The number of children served by Children’s Disaster Services volunteers working in Moore, Okla., has now passed 1,000. The CDS volunteers are serving children and families affected by the tornado that devastated the town of Moore in May. As of June 20, CDS has worked in Moore for more than 4 weeks and has served more than 1,020 children.
Read the full story at www.brethren.org/news/2013/
3) Moore overwhelmed by donations of unneeded goods.
The Brethren Disaster Ministries office has issued an alert that the Moore, Okla., tornado area has been overwhelmed with unneeded donated goods. Disaster response agencies have requested help in stemming the tide. Instead of sending goods, several more helpful options are suggested including donations to the Church of the Brethren’s Emergency Disaster Fund.
Read the full story at www.brethren.org/news/2013/
4) Brethren Disaster Ministries directs disaster grants to Angola, Palestine.
Brethren Disaster Ministries staff have directed allocations from the Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF) to SHARE to support schoolchildren in Angola, and to the Shepherd Society of Bethlehem Bible College in Palestine.
Read the full story at www.brethren.org/news/2013/
5) Global Food Crisis Fund supports Shepherd Society, ECHO with grants.
Recent grants have been given from the Church of the Brethren’s Global Food Crisis Fund (GFCF) to a partnership project with the Shepherd Society of Bethlehem Bible College in Palestine, and to an agriculture project of ECHO, Inc., in the Dominican Republic.
Read the full story at www.brethren.org/news/2013/
6) WCC plans 2013 Assembly on the theme ‘God of Life, Lead Us to Justice and Peace.’
The World Council of Churches (WCC) 10th Assembly will be held Oct. 30-Nov. 8 in Busan, South Korea, on the theme, “God of Life, Lead Us to Justice and Peace.” The Church of the Brethren delegation has already begun preparing for the event. Delegates from each worldwide member communion of the WCC are expected to attend the assembly, which is held every seven years and is considered the largest international gathering of Christians.
Read the full story at www.brethren.org/news/2013/
7) Intercultural Gathering scheduled for October on theme ‘The Great Multitude: A Symposium Bringing Us Together.’
The Intercultural Ministry office, advisory committee, and Virlina District have announced the 2013 Intercultural Gathering, titled “The Great Multitude: A Symposium Bringing Us Together.” The gathering will be held Oct. 25-27 at the Skelton 4-H Center, 775 Hermitage Rd., Wirtz, Va. The theme scripture comes from Revelation 7:9.
Read the full story at www.brethren.org/news/2013/
8) Remembering Slim Whitman, the church’s ‘Mr. Songman.’
Country singer Slim Whitman, 90, who was a longtime member and deacon emeritus at Jacksonville (Fla.) Church of the Brethren, passed away June 19 at Orange Park (Fla.) Medical Center. He was the subject of the book “Mr. Songman,” written by Kenneth L. Gibble and published by Brethren Press in 1982.
Read the full story at www.brethren.org/news/2013/
9) Brethren bits.
This issue includes personnel notes, job openings, a note and photo of the consecration service at Little Swatara for crosses for Annual Conference, a link to the digital Annual Report from the Church of the Brethren, and more.
Read the full Brethren bits at www.brethren.org/news/2013/
Contributors to this issue of Newsline include Doris Abdullah, Duane Bahn, Judy Bezon-Braune, Jeffrey S. Boshart, Deborah Brehm, John Elms, Jan Fischer Bachman, Jon Kobel, Wendy McFadden, Nancy Miner, Glenn Riegel, Paul Roth, Howard Royer, Tim Sheaffer, Roy Winter, David S. Young, Jane Yount, and editor Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, director of News Services for the Church of the Brethren. Look for a wrap up of Annual Conference in the next issue of Newsline on July 3. Look for a report from the Fifth Brethren World Assembly on July 15. The next regularly scheduled issue is planned for July 25. | |
Newsline is produced by the news services of the Church of the Brethren. Contact the editor at cobnews@brethren.org. Newsline appears every other week, with special issues as needed. |
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Friday, June 21, 2013
A Photo Potpourri: Church Life This Spring
Easter Sunday, and an Easter egg hunt has been planned for the kids by Julie Goyette.
Just some of those who turned out for Spring cleaning at Ellisforde: Kathleen, Connie, Sharon, Ernie, Dianna, and Julie.
Flowers everywhere at both churches this Spring. Whitestone welcomed with Bleeding Hearts while they lasted, and always has an abundance of flowers in the sanctuary on Sunday morning.
It has been said that Ellisforde is the only church north of Wenatchee to have a pipe organ. It could very likely be said that Whitestone is the only church in the whole county to have a washtub bass. Pat Liley is the talented bassist.
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June 2013
Those of you planning to attend Annual Conference in Charlotte are likely aware that Sunday has been set aside as a day for spiritual renewal, a day of sabbath, if you will, from business and insight sessions and the usual busy-ness that defines many of the hours of Conference. I think this is a terrific idea.
Caregivers of all kinds are continually reminded to take care of themselves, and we often hear the analogy 'put on your own oxygen mask first' in this context. Deacons and pastors in their caregiving roles would do well to remember this, too, although perhaps in a slightly different way.
While we do need to be diligent about physical care, in our work as ministers self-care takes on a second meaning. As ministers it is just as important that we care for ourselves spiritually, to ensure that the Spirit might continue to be heard and felt through us, through our caregiving.
And that's one way we might look at this day of spiritual growth at Annual Conference, a time to be quiet and let the Spirit speak. A time to remember that our collective joy and trust in the gifts of the Spirit are some of the reasons we continue to come together.
Whether or not you will be at Conference this year, consider taking this idea of a time of spiritual renewal to your deacon ministry, perhaps in the form of a retreat. Find ways to take a sabbath for the sake of yourselves, of your souls; for the sake of those to whom you minister.
"... and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds..." Ephesians 4:23
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