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2017 Reconciliation Grant Applications Now Being Accepted

Dear Sisters and Brothers on the journey,

The Region of Oklahoma (Disciples of Christ) is committed to the journey of Pro-Reconciliation and Anti-Racism (PRAR).

As we work through the process of structuring PRAR; calling and then training a PRAR team, we have the opportunity to offer Reconciliation Grants to our churches and ministries that:

a) promote reconciliation or b) improve intolerance or cultural sensitivity

How to Apply
We’ve attached the current Reconciliation Grant Process and Application. Reconciliation_Policies_Application_Forms_1005. If you have a ministry that matches the requirements of this grant, please fill out the application with all of the required paperwork. Grants will be offered up to $5000 for each project.

April 1 Deadline
The Faith in Action Commission will be accepting completed grant applications postmarked no later than April 1, 2017 or submitted to the regional office before or on that date. We will then review all the applications and approve grants for those qualified applicants.

Applications may be dropped off or mailed to:
Attention: Reconciliation Task Force
Christian Church in Oklahoma
301 NW 36th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73118-8661

Email Applications to: office@okdisciples.org with subject line: Reconciliation Task Force

If you have any questions, please contact:
Marilynn Knott (Moderator of Faith in Action) marilynnknott1@cox.net / 405-524-5074

Leslie Dotson (Associate Regional Minister) ldotson@okdisciples.org / 918-850-7006

Blessings on this day,
Faith in Action Commission

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Oklahoma

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Disciples Women Retreat: Encounter God and Preview His Word

Save the Date! Saturday, March 25th 2017 for the Disciples Women Retreat, “Encounter God and Preview His Word”

9:00am to 2:30pm at Crown Heights Christian Church located at 4020 North Western in Oklahoma City.

ODW has listened to your suggestions and redesigned ENCOUNTER and PREVIEW to meet your needs!

One day
Workshops and Lessons suggested by you
A keynote to inform and empower
Cost: $25.00 including boxed lunch

You can pay at the door. To register email: phampton1@cox.net

Download the Order of Events

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Top Church Donors Giving to the Disciples Mission Fund

Please join us in thanking the following churches for being the top donors to the Disciples Mission Fund 2016.

Bethany Christian Church
FCC Cherokee
FCC Edmond
FCC Hobart
NW Christian OKC
Southern Hills CC Edmond

These congregations are part of the top 100 in per capita giving to Disciples Mission Fund efforts through baseline giving to Disciples Mission Fund, support of the Easter, Pentecost, Thanksgiving and Christmas offerings as well as local mission.

Because of these congregation’s faithful gifts, we are able to partner to provide camping programs in regions that shape our future, participate in the work of wholeness with international partners from Haiti to China, experience family and children’s ministries of Disciples Home Missions like Children Worship and Wonder, move toward healing through interfaith and ecumenical connections of the Council on Christian Unity and the Office of General Minister and President, support the work of National Convocation, Central Pastoral Office for Hispanic Ministries and North American Pacific/Asian Disciples, work on specific issues of mental health, the effects of imprisonment and other vulnerable populations through National Benevolent Association and Disciples Home Missions.

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FCC Edmond Offers Adult Education Resources

One of the goals of First Christian Church of Edmond is to be a resource to our Regional brothers and sisters. As we develop resources, we want to make them readily available to other congregations. These resources will range from Bible studies to leadership development tools. We also encourage congregations struggling to find pulpit supply to connect to our live or archived worship feeds.

Check out our available resources:

Worship Feeds
- www.fccedmond.org/live
- Live on Sunday @ 9 am and 11 am
- Archived and Available anytime
Adult Education Resources
- www.fccedmond.org/sg
- Small Group Study (Based on FCC Sermons)
- 6 Week Book Study Guides (2 posted each semester)
Weekly Email Devotionals
- www.fccedmond.org/devotional
Daily Lenten/Advent Devotionals
- www.fccedmond.org/devotional

Please feel free to reach out to me if you would like more information about how to use or connect to these resources.

Blessings,

Rev. Micah James, Associate Minister of Faith Development

405.341.3544 / mjames@fccedmond.org

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Join us to celebrate Richard Keith’s retirement

Join us to celebrate Richard Keith’s 20 years of service and retirement with the Christian Church in Oklahoma. A reception will be held at the Regional Office at 301 NW 36th Street, Oklahoma City from 2-4pm on March 22nd. Cards and a love offering are welcomed.

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Soup for the Soul Lenten Series at Western Oaks Christian Church

Each Lent I put together a program called “Soup for the Soul” and as you might guess we gather for some good hot soup and then engage in a discussion. I bring in a different guest speaker each week to talk on the same topic that has been selected as the theme for Lent. This year Western Oaks Christian Church will take a closer look at the passages of “Love your neighbor” and the question asked of this “who is our neighbor?” To lead the discussions we have invited our neighbors to come and talk to us about how we can better love our neighbors and their views on these passages found in the gospels as well as Leviticus.

The series this year will begin on March 19th with Dr. Imam Imad Enchassi leading the discussion. Please check out the attached flyer Soup for the Soul 2017 for details.

Please rsvp to the church office (405) 789-8812 if you plan to attend.

Thank you and Shalom,
Daniel

Rev. Daniel U’Ren
Senior Minister
Western Oaks Christian Church (DOC)
8100 NW 23rd
Oklahoma City, OK 73127
(405) 789-8812

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Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence to speak 3/4/17 at FCC Norman

Saturday March 4 Lecture & Workshop

(This training qualifies for Clergy Continuing Education Credit)

As part of the 125th Anniversary celebration of First Christian Church of Norman, Dr. Anna Carter Florence, the Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia will lead a lecture and a workshop on Saturday, March 4, 2017.

The lecture is entitled “Reading and Rehearsing the Script in the Scripture”, which will be followed by a workshop in which participants will have the opportunity to engage and interact with the script in the scripture.

The lecture and the workshop are based on Dr. Carter Florence’s new book Come Back When You’ve Found Something True: New Ways to Encounter Scripture. Eerdmans Publishing has written of the book, “How do we read scripture for moments of encounter? Is it possible to do more in a Bible study than fight over what the text means? Can groups really gather around scripture and speak to one another about what they see and hear there?”

Dr. Carter Florence offers a faithful proposal that this is possible. “Reading and rehearsing the verbs” in the text is a way to move through differences into experiences of deep encounter with the God we meet in scripture. Dr. Carter Florence offers practical guidelines to help groups and individuals including preachers implement reading strategies that are easy to learn and simple to adapt, documenting the process and showing the strategies at work through lively readings of the Biblical texts.

In addition, Dr. Carter Florence will offer a round table discussion with clergy over lunch on Saturday, addressing the challenges and issues of teaching, preaching, and leading in a politically charged and divisive time.

Sunday March 5th Worship Services:

Dr. Carter Florence will also preach at the 8:40 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday services on March 5th, preaching from Exodus 1: 8 – 14, 22 and 2: 1 – 10 with the sermon entitled “The Girls in the Reeds.”

The Saturday workshops and the Sunday worship are free and open to the public.

First Christian Church Norman • 220 South Webster Avenue • Norman

For more information or questions, please call Rev. David Spain at 405-329-2192 or email david@fccnorman.org

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Verla Miller’s Ordination Ceremony

Verla Miller’s ordination was held on January 21, 2017 at Bethany Christian Church. Leslie Dotson presided over the ordination ceremony. Please join us in congratulating Verla on her accomplishment and support her in her ministry.

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Christian Church Commission Dinner – Feb. 23rd

You are warmly invited to join the Christian Church Commission for dinner on February 23rd at 6:30pm at New Hope Christian Church. Join us for a meal as we thank God for all that was done in 2016 and discuss what 2017 has in store for new church growth!

This will be a pivotal year in the Commission’s history, and we’d love for your faith, creativity, and passion to be a part of it!

Read more about this event with the attached brochure CCC Dinner.

RSVP Sandy at NWCC 405.691.5366 newhopeccokc@sbcglobal.net

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Minister’s Tax Guide

The Minister’s Guide for 2016 Income Tax is now available for download through Pension Fund’s website. This year, as part of the Excellence in Ministry program and partnership with the ECFA, Pension Fund is also providing two new eBooks for minister’s and their congregations: Ministers’ Taxes Made Easy-2017 Edition and Church Reporting Made Easy-2017 Edition. Find all three resources HERE.

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