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1 Christian Church in Nebraska (Disciples of Christ) 237 South 70 th Street, Suite 221 Lincoln, NE The Nebraska Christian J U L Y Rev. Katrina Palan Intentional Interim Regional Minister/ Cotner College Executive Director regmin@ccnebr.org cotnerexecdir@ccnebr.org Margaret Davis Administrative Assistant for CCN & Cotner College; Editor adminasst@ccnebr.org Ginger Muhlbach Bookkeeper bookkeeper@ccnebr.org Teresa Olberding Disciples Women s Ministries Coordinator teresadwm@yahoo.com Kristy Horstman Youth Ministry Coordinator youthmin@ccnebr.org Paul Few Disciples Men s Ministries Coordinator (Volunteer) PEFew@hotmail.com I N S I D E : NE Disciples Women Youth Ministry News NE Disciples Men Rural Ministry Update Mission Opportunity 2 3 Spiritual Connections An ongoing event helping Christians connect with Spiritual Practices. July 18, 2016 Spiritual Practices North Platte FCC September 19, 2016 Labyrinth November 21, 2016 Thanks Giving March 20, 2017 Prayer Practices May 22, 2017 Written Practices Class times are 10:00am 4:00pm Each class is $25 and includes a Luncheon **A continuing education event of Cotner College** July 18, 2016, 10:00am 4:00pm Spiritual Practices First Christian Church, North Platte 220 N Vine St, North Platte, NE Registration Deadline July 15, 2016 by 10:00am **If you register at the door please bring a sack lunch** Name Phone # Address Congregation Send registration and payment to: Cotner College, 237 S 70 th Street, Ste 221 Lincoln, NE Make checks payable to Cotner College. Kamp Kaleo News 4 Cotner Corner 5 Upcoming Events 6 Let Us Pray For Our Congregations and Pastors July 3 Minden First Christian Church Supply July 10 Murray Christian Church Pastor Michael Njus July 17 Nebraska City First Christian Church Rev. Michael Schmidt July 24 Nemaha Christian Church Bill Sterns, Lay Leader July 31 North Platte First Christian Church Rev. Jan Ekstedt

2 P A G E 2 Disciples Women s News Teresa Olberding, Disciples Women s Ministries Coordinator (h) (c) teresadwm@yahoo.com Women Of God Joy In The Journey SATURDAY, AUGUST 6TH REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 9:30 A.M. RETREAT BEGINS AT 10 A.M. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1201 SHERIDAN DRIVE, HASTINGS, NE REGISTRATION $15.00 INCLUDES LUNCH Guest Speaker - Major Sandra Brandenburg of The Salvation Army, Hastings Pay registration at door, however, please let Teresa Olberding know of your attendance for lunch preparation. TeresaDWM@vahoo.com or Please contact Teresa if you need a motel room for Aug. 5 th, please confirm by Aug. 1 st. Program presented by the Nebraska Disciples Women's Cabinet Each Woman in attendance will receive a 25 day devotional book Offering will be designated for the KS/NE 5K Walk/Rim during the Joint Regional Assembly, Friday, November 11 th, in Salina, Kansas. The Nebraska proceeds will benefit The Salvation Army, which assists victims of Human Trafficking statewide. Our guest speaker will provide information on this organization in addition to the additional information enclosed in this mailing. You will also have the opportunity to register for the walk, volunteer to help or make a donation. T-Shirts designed for the event will be available. We will accept items for Crisis Kits for the Child Saving Institute Dedication of Blessing Boxes For additional information contact: Teresa Olberding (h), (c) or TeresaDWM@yahoo.com Mission Opportunity The Rural Ministry Task Force of the Kansas/Nebraska Regions is collecting fleece for tie knot blankets. These blankets can be put together before, during or after the Joint Kansas/Nebraska Regional Assembly Nov in Salina. The blankets will be donated to Child Savings in Nebraska. What we need: 2 yards of fleece material. The top should be a child-friendly pattern. The bottom yard THE NEBRASKA CHRISTIAN JULY 2016

3 Nebraska Disciples Men Paul Few, Coordinator P A G E 3 Nebraska Men s Recharge will be August at Kamp Kaleo, Burwell, NE. The resource leader will be Archie Jenkins, Immediate Past President, General Conference of Disciples Men. His theme will be "Are You Ever Getting Out of the Boat?" We will also do work projects at Kamp Kaleo Nebraska Men s Recharge Kamp Kaleo, Burwell, Nebraska August 12-13, 2016 Name Phone # Address Congregation Friday through Saturday $72.00 ($77.00 after July 29) Private room, Friday through Saturday $77.00 ($82.00 after July 29) ONLY four staff cabin rooms available on first come basis) Saturday only - $56.00 SPECIAL! Age 21 and younger, Fri.-Sat. - $55.00 I want to participate in the Friday Golf Outing at the Calamus Golf Course, Burwell. I will stay over Saturday night for Sunday Work Project. Mail this form with the registration fee payable to: Christian Church in Nebraska 237 South 70th St., Suite 221, Lincoln, NE Rev. Chris Dorsey, President of Higher Education and Leadership to preach at First Christian Church, Omaha Rev. Chris Dorsey, President of Higher Education and Leadership Ministries, will be preaching at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Omaha, Nebraska, located at 6630 Dodge St., Omaha, NE (68132) on Sunday, August 21 at 10:00 a.m.. In addition, Rev. Dorsey will be offering a conversation pertaining to higher education and leadership ministries at 2:00 p.m. at First Christian Church on the following topic: "Preparing for college can be stressful and it is never too early to start planning. As president of Higher Education and Leadership Ministries, Chris Dorsey will speak about the 14 colleges and universities of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Many of them have special grants and scholarships for members of the church and especially for those active in the church and other regional youth activities. Now is the time to start planning for college. Learning about Disciples related colleges and universities is a great way to start!" The event is free and open to the public. Please R.S.V.P. by ing fccomaha@firstchristian-omaha.org

4 P A G E 4 Kamp Kaleo News As I write this, we have completed our 3 rd week of the 2016 Kamp Kaleo season: Adventures in Community 1 took place on May 31-June 3 with 13 campers; Junior High Camp was held June 5-10 with 36 campers; and Senior High camp, June 12-17, had 37 campers in attendance. Senior High camp week also included the St. Elizabeth Burn Camp so Kamp was FULL!! Still to come are AIC 2, Little Kritters, Primary, Junior, and Faith and Fine Arts Camps. Senior High Camp this year was blessed by the presence of 2 Disciple Peace Interns, Matthew Capestro, a seminary student from mid-missouri, and Rachel Shomali, a student from Bethlehem, Palestine. Matthew and Rachel served as counselors and presented workshops on topics of peace and justice. Here is a link to the Disciple Peace Fellowship, more information about peace interns, and Matthew s and Rachel s blogs of their summer experience: We have powerful things happening this summer in ministry to our children and youth. Our curriculum theme is Fearless Faith: Courage in Community, utilizing passages from Genesis 12 and 45, Ruth, Daniel 3, Esther, Acts 10 and Matthew 28. Daily themes are: Together, the Courage to Show Up Trust Forgive Stand Do Justice Change Connect Kamp Kaleo Rummage Sale Fundraiser A Kamp Kaleo Rummage Sale Fundraiser is scheduled for August 26-25, 2016 at the First Christ Church gym at 430 So. 16 th in Lincoln. We need donated treasures to include in the Rummage Sale. Donated items should be delivered on Saturday, August 20 th or Monday and Tuesday, August 22 nd or 23 rd. Items we'll sell are: linens antiques craft supplies collectibles & curios kitchen supplies jewelry small furniture items artwork household items & décor lamps tools office supplies sporting goods holiday items gently used toys books Items we cannot accept are: baby cribs or car seats, clothing, exercise equipment, firearms or other weapons, computer monitors, encyclopedias & hymnals, non-digital TVs or furniture that requires more than two persons to carry easily. Please contact the coordinators by August 15 if you need assistance in transporting donated items to First Christian Church, 430 S. 16th Street, Lincoln, NE. Contact D'Arcy Blosser ( ) or Gwen Belden ( ) if you have any questions AND if you will be able to help with this project

5 Youth and Outdoor Ministries D Arcy Blosser, Chair of YOMC Committee for DOC Region & UCC Conference yomcdarcy@gmail.com Kristy Horstman, Youth and Outdoor Ministries Coordinator kristinlynn@rocketmail.com P A G E 5 Friendly Spaces in the Desert is the focus for Kamp Kaleo s 2016 Mission Project. As part of the camp experience each year, campers and staff learn about a specific need, especially one that impacts children and youth. We alternate between local somewhere in the U.S. - and international needs. Last year s mission efforts raised over $3,000 for CrossOver Prison Ministries of Omaha which was started by First Central Congregational Church members in CrossOver is a non-denominational non-profit organization which collaborates with churches, social service agencies and other organizations to assist people in prison and their families. This year s mission project is a colorful one! At our February 2016 YOMC meeting, we identified the refugee crisis as a target mission project, specifically looking at the Orthodox Initiative in the Middle East through our shared Global Ministries. A recent update featuring Outdoor Spaces in the Desert enabled us to identify a specific project and location. ) We have purchased three brightly colored canopies for use at Kamp for gathering space and family groups. A large display in the dining hall features our mission project. Monies raised will be sent to the Orthodox Initiative through Global Ministries to purchase canopies, tables, chairs, school materials, sports equipment, toys, and other items needed to help build community in these refugee camps. In the first 3 camps, nearly $2,000 was raised!! 10 copies of The Guidebook, an NRSV student Bible have been placed in the Kamp library for use by campers and staff. If campers do not have Bibles of their own, these Bibles will go home with them. A Camp in a Day event is being planned for young people who cannot get away for a week at Kaleo. Long term plans include taking camp to a community (one east, one west) for a day of activities, study and community each year. We are planning one Camp in a Day in 2016; more information will be coming soon. The Grounding Our Faith at Kaleo working retreat that was scheduled for April was postponed due to low registrations. We are planning to reschedule this event with more lead time to promote and interest folks. The goal of this retreat is to learn much about our land, water, and natural resources. Our desired outcome is to develop learning tools (sign posts, web site additions, a possible future summer camp, and written materials and guides) to help us share this knowledge with children, youth, and adults campers, retreat participants, and visitors to Kamp Kaleo, lifting up the rich connection and spiritual resources we have in God s creation. A fall youth retreat for middle and high school youth will be held at Kamp Kaleo on October 14-16, 2016; planning task group includes Pastor Howard Blecha, Shelby Moock and Kristy Horstman. Additional planning team members will be recruited from the region and conference; if you would like to be part of this team, contact Kristy at or kristinlynn@rocketmail.com. Information regarding the NE/KS Disciples Joint Regional Assembly to be held on Nov. 11 & 12 in Salina, KS will be coming soon. Nebraska DOC and UCC youth will be invited to attend a special youth event planned with this assembly. The NE IAS for youth this spring was a success with Sandy Denton and Cathy Becker serving as sponsors. Our next scheduled NE IAS trip would take place in 2018 (every other year). Until recent years we shared this program with the Colorado region. That partnership diminished with leadership changes, particularly in Colorado, and with fewer and fewer CO youth participating. YOMC will explore what a possible partnership with KS might look like, as well as contact the CO region again to see if they are interested. We definitely want to continue offering this life changing event for our young people! Our next YOMC meeting will take place on September 11, If you have any questions about YOMC and/or our planning for children and youth in Nebraska, contact D Arcy Blosser or Kristy Horstman.

6 The Cotner Corner Katrina Palan, Executive Director of Cotner College (and Intentional Interim Regional Minister) 237 South 70 th Street, Suite 221 Lincoln, NE P A G E 6

7 P A G E 7 Emmaus Encounter Charlotte Liggett Program Director, Emmaus Road Discipleship School cmliggett2010@aol.com Journeys begin in our hearts and minds and souls. As Christians, we sometimes call these pilgrimages. And pilgrimages are gaining in popularity in our times. Pilgrimages are journeys where we seek a deeper communion with God and get to travel with other fun folks. You are invited to SAVE THE DATE of an important journey, a pilgrimage, that will take place October 21-24, Please consider going on this first Emmaus Pilgrimage with us. The pilgrimage, sponsored by the Emmaus Road Discipleship School, will include Union Avenue Christian Church in St. Louis, MO; Abbey of Gethsemani in Louisville, KY; and Cane Ridge near Paris, KY. Cane Ridge is the site of the 1801 Revival, which was part of the Second Great Awakening in America and gave rise to the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ. Please SAVE THE DATE and watch the Emmaus Encounter for additional details in the coming months. In the meantime, if you d like more information please feel free to contact Charlotte Liggett (cmliggett2010@aol.com) or Jessica Stoner (pjstoner2@windstream.net). Blessings.

8 Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Nebraska 237 S 70th St Ste 221 Lincoln NE Address Correction Requested Upcoming Events in the Region July 10-12, Little Kritters Kamp Kaleo July 13-15, Primary Kamp Kaleo July 17-22, Faith & Fine Arts Kamp Kaleo July 18, Spiritual Connections - Spiritual Practices July 24-28, 2016 Jr. 2 Kamp Kaleo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 1-3, Rural Ministry Workshop P A G E 8 August 6, Disciples Women Summer Retreat August 12-13, Nebraska Men s Recharge August 19-20, ELM History and Polity for UCC