e-Update April 11, 2018 Christian Church in Nebraska eUpdate: Keeping Disciples informed Regional Minister’s Notes: Thank you for WELCOMING me to the Christian Church In Nebraska! Your Search Committee went well beyond their responsibilities and have been very engaged in helping me to move to Nebraska, get settled into a new home, and find my way around the Regional Church. And many of you have extended your heart-felt WELCOME as well. Hospitality is at the heart of the Christian Gospel. Such hospitality goes well beyond the warm handshake and smile with an offer of a cup of coffee, doesn’t it. For Christians, we are called to make room for the stranger --- not simply to say that the stranger is welcome to “join us as we are,” but to be and remain open to the stranger --- all of what the stranger brings, including who the stranger is. Such radical hospitality is closely aligned to our Christian Witness to our unity, whether in the words of Paul (I Cor 12, Ephesians 4), or John who seems to have overheard Jesus praying “that they may be one, as we are one” (John 17). It will be good to be with you all --- whether it is as you worship, as you search for a new pastor, as you celebrate ministries, or as you consider designing a new ministry. Whatever the reason, please do extend an invitation for me to join you --- for us to meet and experience the one-ness that is a gift from God, made possible through Jesus Christ. With God’s Peace ~~~ Chris P.S. --- Please know that as I travel this next week to experience our one-ness with the General Board and the College of Regional Ministers, I will hold each of you in my thoughts and prayers – and invite you to hold the General Board and the College of Regional Ministers in your prayers. __________________________ Why I Am A Christian: Lecture by Nadia Bolz-Weber April 26 th – 6:30 – 8:00 pm First Plymouth Church - Lincoln All are welcome to attend the lecture Why I Am A Christian: An Evening with Nadia Bolz-Weber at First Plymouth Church (2000"D" Street) on Thursday, April 26. Live music begins at 6:30, lecture and Q&A at 7:00, and book signing at 8:00. Nadia Bolz-Weber is the author of two New York Times bestselling memoirs: Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint and Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People. She is an ordained Lutheran pastor (ELCA) and still works as the founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints in Denver, Colorado. Nadia has been featured on NPR's Morning Edition, On Being with Krista Tippett, Fresh Air, CNN and in The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, More magazine and The Atlantic. __________________________ General Board meeting April 14 - April 17 The General Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will be meeting at the Christian Conference Center of the Upper Midwest Region in Newton, IA. The General Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a deliberative body that works to coordinate efforts to strengthen congregational life for mission and ministry. General Board members can access meeting materials by logging into the Meeting Center. If you have not yet registered for the 2018 General Board meeting, please click here to do so. Website: http://disciples.org/generalboard/ __________________________ Will you spend about five minutes with me and let me share how you can get involved in the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 3.... If you will watch this brief challenge called GET INVOLVED, in less than five minutes, you can find out how much we need your help and how simple it is. In fact, I would love it if you would share it with a friend as well.
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e-Update April 11, 2018
Christian Church in Nebraska
eUpdate: Keeping Disciples informed
Regional Minister’s Notes:
Thank you for WELCOMING me to the Christian Church In Nebraska! Your Search Committee went well beyond their responsibilities and have been very engaged in helping me to move to Nebraska, get settled into a new home, and find my way around the Regional Church. And many of you have extended your heart-felt WELCOME as well. Hospitality is at the heart of the Christian Gospel. Such hospitality goes well beyond the warm handshake and smile with an offer of a cup of coffee, doesn’t it. For Christians, we are called to make room for the stranger --- not simply to say that the stranger is welcome to “join us as we are,” but to be and remain open to the stranger --- all of what the stranger brings, including who the stranger is. Such radical hospitality is closely aligned to our Christian Witness to our unity, whether in the words of Paul (I Cor 12, Ephesians 4), or John who seems to have overheard Jesus praying “that they may be one, as we are one” (John 17). It will be good to be with you all --- whether it is as you worship, as you search for a new pastor, as you celebrate ministries, or as you consider designing a new ministry. Whatever the reason, please do extend an invitation for me to join you --- for us to meet and experience the one-ness that is a gift from God, made possible through Jesus Christ. With God’s Peace
~~~ Chris
P.S. --- Please know that as I travel this next week to experience our one-ness with the General Board and the College of Regional Ministers, I will hold each of you in my thoughts and prayers – and invite you to hold the General Board and the College of Regional Ministers in your prayers.
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Why I Am A Christian:
Lecture by Nadia Bolz-Weber
April 26th – 6:30 – 8:00 pm
First Plymouth Church - Lincoln
All are welcome to attend the lecture Why I Am A Christian: An Evening with Nadia Bolz-Weber at First Plymouth Church (2000"D" Street) on Thursday, April 26. Live music begins at 6:30, lecture and Q&A at 7:00, and book signing at 8:00.
Nadia Bolz-Weber is the author of two New York Times bestselling memoirs: Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint and Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People. She is an ordained Lutheran pastor (ELCA) and still works as the founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints in Denver, Colorado. Nadia has been featured on NPR's Morning Edition, On Being with Krista Tippett, Fresh Air, CNN and in The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, More magazine and The Atlantic.
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General Board meeting
April 14 - April 17
The General Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will be meeting at the Christian Conference Center of the Upper Midwest Region in Newton, IA. The General Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a deliberative body that works to coordinate efforts to strengthen congregational life for mission and ministry. General Board members can access meeting materials by logging into the Meeting Center.
If you have not yet registered for the 2018 General Board meeting, please click here to do so. Website: http://disciples.org/generalboard/
__________________________ Will you spend about five minutes with me and let me share how you can get involved in the
National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 3.... If you will watch this brief
challenge called GET INVOLVED, in less than five minutes, you can find out how much we need
your help and how simple it is. In fact, I would love it if you would share it with a friend as well.
Thank you for placing a high value on the National Day of Prayer.
Now is the Time to Lead and to Pray, Ronnie W. Floyd
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:
You’re Invited!!!
East Lincoln Christian Church 7001 Edenton Road, Lincoln
FRIDAY APRIL 13TH FREE WILL DONATION
Proceeds to Support Scholarships for Kamp Kaleo
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Bi-Annual Community Clean Up
Brown County Citywide Hosted by the City of Falls City
Located @ Hamilton Recycling & Disposal
6th & Stone Street
Friday April 20th : 5 pm - 7 pm
SaturdayApril 21st : 9 am-12 pm
Accepting: Large & Bulky Trash. Metals, And Recyclables
TIRES: THERE ISA FEE FOR TIRES, PRICES VARY BY TIRE SIZE. Car Tire $2. WE Will BE ACCEPTING USED OIL!!
Free Paper Shredding! Sponsored by Hamilton Recycling & Disposal
we ask that you please donate a canned food for each box shredded.
There is a 5 Box Limit per Customer.
>> See attached Flyer for more details! <<
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Earth Day 2018 Sunday, April 22nd 1-3PM @ itha Krumme Arboretum/Stanton Lake Cabin
D T
do one thing TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
>> 12 PM- FUN RUN: Community Medical Center <<
SPONSORS & FREE FAMILY ACTIVITIES!!!
See attached Flyer for more details!
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News Release
34th Annual Mayor’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast Set for Thursday, May 3rd, 2018
“How Faith Communities Can Save the World Together” is the theme for the 34th Annual Mayor’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, to be held Thursday, May 3, 2018, at The Graduate Hotel, 141 N 9th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. The featured speaker is the Rev. Allen R. Hilton, Ph.D., founder of House United, a donor-driven, non-profit initiative dedicated to bringing people together across political, religious, and racial divisions for the common good. The event is co-hosted by Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler and the Faith Coalition of Lancaster County. The
breakfast program will feature sacred readings and prayers from the wide variety of religious communities
that call Lincoln their home. The program will also feature music from the six-piece ensemble, Great Plains
Chamber Winds.
Doors for the breakfast will open at 7 a.m. and the program will begin at 7:30. Individual tickets are $30, and sponsorships of ten seats are available for $300. In the spirit of the event, groups attending together are encouraged to mingle their seating with other groups.
Reservations can be made online at:
www.lancasterfaith.org.
For more information on the Prayer Breakfast please contact:
Stephen Griffith, Faith Coalition of Lancaster County, 402-730-8927; [email protected]
Pam Savery at 402-323-8849; [email protected]
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DISCIPLES MEN’S WINTER RALLY
“TELL YOUR STORY”
SATURDAY – APRIL 21, 2018 9:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. Registration Fee -$15.00
(includes lunch and refreshments)
RESOURCE LEADER
REV. STEVE MASON
Senior Pastor at
SouthPointe Christian Church, Lincoln, Nebraska
Session 1: “Stories All Around
Session 2: “Yes, Your Story Matters”
Session 3: “Shouting in the Wind”
Click below for full Brochure & Registration Form: 2018WinterRallyBrochureAPRIL
RALLY LOCATION: First Christian Church 114 N. 8th Street, Nebraska City, Nebraska
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YOMC Youth and Outdoor Ministries AND
KAMP KALEO NEWS:
Summer Camps 2018
Camp fees include a Kamp t-shirt.
All payments must be made prior to the first day of camp.
The summer camping programs at Kamp Kaleo are overseen by the
Youth and Outdoor Ministry Committee (YOMC) of the
Christian Church in Nebraska Region and the
United Church of Christ Tri Conference.
Go to www.kampkaleo.com for more information or contact:
Camp Administrator, at 308-346-5083 D’Arcy Blosser,
Disciples Men’s News Paul Few, Disciples Men’s Ministries Coordinator
(402) 489-4832
YOMC Chair, at [email protected]
Register Online:
www.kampkaleo.com 46872 Willow Springs Road
Burwell, Nebraska 68823 308-346-5083
Click >HERE< for Full Brochure!
2018 Kamp Calendar May 29-June 1 Adventures in Community
June 3-8 Middle School Kamp
June 10-15 High School Kamp
(June 17-22) (St. Elizabeth Burn Camp)
(June 24-29) (Lions Kamp)
July 1-3 Little Kampers
July 8-13 Faith & Fine Arts Kamp
July 15-19 Junior Kamp
YOMC Contacts:
D'Arcy Blosser, Chair - [email protected] or 402-423-1300
Kristy Horstman, Youth Ministry Coordinator - [email protected] or 402-
890-1400
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Nebraska Disciples Women
Please mark your calendars with the
following dates:
April 13th, afternoon retreat @ Murray. Confirmed!
April 14th, morning retreat @ First Christian Church Humboldt
April 20th, afternoon retreat @ Christian Church Elwood
April 21st, day retreat @ First Christian Church Sidney
June 22nd to 24th, Heartland Interregional at Culver-Stockton
August 4th, Disciples Women’s Retreat @ First Christian Church Lincoln, Ne.
October 13th, Women’s Luncheon at Regional Assembly, Nebraska City.
Blessings to all,
Teresa Olberding [email protected] or 402-245-5053
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*SAVE – THE – DATE*
Regional Assembly OCTOBER 12 – 13, 2018
@ First Christian Church, Nebraska City, Nebraska.
RESOURCES:
Creating Vital
Congregations
WEBINAR SERIES 2018
TO REGISTER: On-Site or Online: $10 per log-in (unlimited number of participants).
> CLICK HERE FOR FULL SCHEDULE AND TO REGISTER <
MORE INFORMATION: Ms. Deena Ainslie (859) 280-1212
Sustaining a Long-Term Pastorate Date: April 24, 2018 Where: Online Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT Presenter: Rev. David Emery, Senior Pastor, Middletown Christian Church, Louisville, KY
Reconciliation 2.0 The Urgency of Now Date: May 19, 2018 Where: Online
Disciples Women’s News
Teresa Olberding, Disciples Women’s Ministries Coordinator
402.245.5053 (h) 402.801.1787 (c)
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT Presenter: Rev. April G. Johnson, Minister of Reconciliation, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
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PRAY for the Christian Church (DOC) in Nebraska
April 15 Faith Christian Church, Omaha Rev. Lisa Sherman
Pastor Chuck Snow – Associate Christian Ed.
April 22 Falls City First Christian Church Rev. Fay Ann Blaylock
April 29 Grand Island First Christian Church Rev. Julie Western
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Calendar of Events in the Region
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APR 13 Potato Bar & Silent Auction benefit KampKaleo @ East Lincoln CC
APR 13 Disciples Women’s afternoon retreat @ Murray. Confirmed!
APR 14 Disciples Women’s morning retreat @ First Christian Church Humboldt
APR 20 Disciples Women’s afternoon retreat @ Christian Church Elwood
APR 20-21 Brown Co./Falls City Clean Up @ Fall City, 6th & Stone Street
APR 21 Men’s Winter Rally (APRIL) @ First Christian Church Nebraska City
APR 21 Disciples Women’s day retreat @ First Christian Church Sidney
APR 22 Earth Day! @ Itha Krumme Arboretum/Stanton Lake Cabin
APR 26 Why I Am A Christian, by: Nadia Bolz-Weber @ First PlymouthChurchLincoln
MAY 3 National Day of Prayer
MAY 3 Lincoln Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
MAY 19 Regional Board Meeting
MAY 29-JUN 1 KAMP KALEO - Adventures in Community
JUN 3-8 KAMP KALEO - Middle School Kamp
JUN 10-15 KAMP KALEO - High School Kamp
JUN 17-22 KAMP KALEO - St. Elizabeth Burn Camp
JUN 22-24 Disciples Women’s Heartland Interregional @ Culver-Stockton
JUN 24-24 KAMP KALEO - Lions Kamp
JUL 1-3 KAMP KALEO - Little Kampers
JUL 8-13 KAMP KALEO - Faith & Fine Arts Kamp
JUL 15-19 KAMP KALEO - Junior Kamp
AUG 4 Disciples Women’s Retreat @ First Christian Church Lincoln, Ne.
AUG 10-11 Disciples Men’s Recharge - more info TBA.
OCT 13 Disciples Women’s Luncheon @ Regional Assembly, Nebraska City.
__________________________ If you have trouble opening any link, all attachments and flyer’s can
also be found on the CCN website under the events page.
*Please check our website www.disciples-ne.org often!!
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Have a blessed day!
Carol
Carol Burnley
Administrative Assistant CCN & COTNER COLLEGE
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Nebraska
237 S 70th St Suite 221
Lincoln NE 68510-2467
[email protected] CCN (Regional Office) Phone: 402.476.0359 / 800.580.8851
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