NEWS AND NOTES :: JULY 13, 2015

NATIONAL NIGHT OUTThrough our district'swork with Come tothe Table and FromWords to Action, fourstrategic plans wereidentified each withspecific goalssurrounding race,police and communityrelations. Rev. BrianBrown sent a letterto pastors just a fewweeks ago thathighlighted the work

we've done together and suggested an action stepthat you can take towards reconciliation that drawspeople together as we draw nearer to God.

Participate in your local National Night Out. Acohesive effort to promote involvement in crimeprevention activities, police­community partnerships,neighborhood camaraderie and send a message tocriminals letting them know that neighborhoods areorganized and fighting back, this year's National NightOut is planned for Tuesday, August 4. Just last week Rev. David Meredith sent a follow up

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July 14, 21, 28, Aug 4: Pregnancy &Infant Loss Support Group, AndersonHill UMC

letter with some concrete ways to get involved inbuilding this partnership between your congregationand local law enforcement. Questions? Contact Davidat dmeredith@wocumc.org.

NEW DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS ANNOUNCEDBishop Palmer announced theappointment last week ofRev. Linda Middelberg as thenew Superintendent of theCapitol Area North Districtand Rev.Dr. Scot Ocke as the newSuperintendent of theMaumee Watershed District.Linda will continue to servethe Maumee WatershedDistrict until her new

appointment begins August 15th. Scot serves MaumeeUnited Methodist Church andwill begin his appointment asSuperintendent September 1. Click here to read theBishop's letter announcingtheir appointments.

PRAYING FOR OUR CHURCHESWeek of July 13, 2015

July 20­24: SpringHill Day Camp,Epiphany UMC

July 25: Food Safety Workshop, HydePark Bethlehem UMC

August 6­7: Global LeadershipSummit, Anderson Hills UMC

August 9: Elliott Ott MissionaryPresentation, Northern Hills UMC

August 30, Safe Sanctuaries Training,

ORV Superintendent BrianBrown and district staff arepraying this week for theseORV churches:

Korean Madisonville,Rev. Yong Choel WooMcGonigle­Millville,Pastor Chris TrumbullWestboro, Rev. FrankKampel

Please join us as we ask theHoly Spirit to breakthroughand renew and revive eachchurch, unleashing new life! Click here to read more.

Groesbeck UMC

REPORT ON VIM TRIP TO NICARAGUAJune 22 through June 30 saw the Ohio River ValleyDistrict's Volunteers in Mission team working inNejapa, Nicaragua. This ministry started in 1997with host Fundacion El Samaritano and continues tothe present. Samaritano today concentrates itsministry on providing high quality Christianeducation for children in the poor and mostly ruralbarrio of Nejapa, a suburb of the capital, Managua. The June team was comprised of 17 membersincluding 7 youth. It was great to have pairs offather/son, father/daughter, mother/son and amother/daughter. Including the parents, there werein all 10 women and 7 men. The team performed a great amount of needed work for the team's host, Fundacion ElSamaritano, interacted with a very large number of Nicaraguan children, ministered to the sickand disabled, and did very well in addressing the team's mission statement of "BuildingChristian Relationships". Click here to read the entire team report by leader Mike Day.

OLDER ADULT MINISTRY WEBINAR

Planning to launch a ministry tailored to the older adults in yourcongregation? If so, you won't want to miss a free webinar thatDiscipleship Ministries is hosting on Tuesday, August 11 at10am called Seasons: The Liturgical Year Opportunities forOlder Adult Ministry.

By giving just one hour of your time, you will learn ways tominister to, for and with older adults through worship. Thiswebinar will look at liturgical seasons and special days that willdraw out the unique gifts and desires of older adults in worship.Themes such as the purpose and meaning of life, the changingnature of calling, and legacy through story, will be explored inthis live event. Register now.

The webinar will be recorded and made available in a webinararchive for those who cannot attend the live event.

UMCH FAMILY SERVICES UPDATELately there has been much inthe news regarding theWorthington campus landowned by UMCH FamilyServices (formerly the UnitedMethodist Children's Home).UMCH Family Services is aministry of the West OhioConference and both clergy andlay members serve on itsboard. The West OhioConference and the UMCHFamily Services offices have

received multiple inquiries concerning the sale of the property. Please read and share thisletter from UMCH Family Services Executive Director, Sean Reilly so that all have themost accurate information and answers to questions.

HOW WE CAN CREATE AN AIDS­FREE WORLDMark your calendar now for an event at Livingston UMC inColumbus on Wednesday, September 9 from 6:30­8pm tolearn how together we might help create an AIDS freeworld. This educational fundraiser is sponsored by theUnited Methodist Global AIDS Fund (UMGAF) Bishops Gregory Palmer & Ann Sherer­Simpson will joinguests from East and West Ohio Annual Conferences,

including faith­based AIDS leaders, Ohio HIV & AIDS experts, persons living with AIDS &members of the UMC Global AIDS Fund Committee for this important event. Heavy horsd'oeuvres will be served. There is no cost to attend and child care will be provided.

UMGAF is an interagency effort of The United Methodist Church. Members include: Council ofBishops, General Board of Global Ministries, General Board of Church & Society, GeneralCommission on Communications, United Methodist Women, Division on Ministries with Young

People and Office of Christian Unity and Inter­religiousRelationships. www.umglobalaidsfund.com. Please register by September 2 at www.westohioumc.org/events/all/register.Questions? Contact Linda Bales Todd, UMGAF co­chair, at 937.306.8445.

DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING AND OUTWARD MINDSET September 14­15, 2015

In the 1970s, a team of scholars led by philosopherC. Terry Warner embarked on an exploration into acore problem at the heart of the human sciences ­the problem of self­deception. The researchexplored how we end up creating and sustainingproblems we don't know we are causing, and howand why people resist helpful solutions. Over the years that research has led the ArbingerInstitute to discover the clear and surprising waythat people begin to evade responsibility withoutthinking that they are doing so, and therefore endup blaming others or circumstances they,themselves, are helping to create. More

importantly, they have discovered how this can be corrected. District Superintendent Brian Brown became a Certified Arbinger Facilitator in May and wantsto share with you what he calls "a training opportunity that can exponentially change yourministry and every relationship you have been blessed to be a part of." In this workshop, Brian will help you explore in detail how it is that we can end up in an inwardmindset and the implications of that in our work and how it impacts all of our relationships.You'll learn to move to an outward mindset, that of helping others be successful, and thedramatic results that can occur as a result. The training will be September 14­15 at Hartzell United Methodist Church. The ideal groupnumber is 25 so be sure to register before all the spots are taken. The ORV District willsupplement the training cost of $140 by paying $65 towards the total, making your final costjust $75. This fee includes Arbinger's books, Leadership and Self­Deception and the Anatomy ofPeace, a continental breakfast and lunch both days, and a workbook. Register now byclicking here .

IT'S TIME TO APPLY FOR A 2016 MINISTRY GRANT

The Mission Foundation of the Ohio River Valley District ispleased to announce that funds will be available in 2016 forchurches and organizations with a vision to extend missionand ministry in new and emerging ways; to revitalizecongregations; to grow congregations to fulfill the GreatCommission, and to help churches live into the vision thatGod has given them. The 2016 grant application and related forms have beenuploaded to the ORV website and are available byclicking here. In addition, training opportunities areavailable to help you complete an effective grantapplication. An online webinar for tips for writing asuccessful grant is available by clicking here. Or, get face­to­face training tomorrow at Monfort Heights UMC from 6­8pm. Although attending a session or viewing the video isnot mandatory for submitting a 2016 grant request,previous grant recipients have said it's a very helpful tool. Questions? Contact Tim Waugh at513.421.2057.

Let us remember in prayer those grieving the loss of their loved one, and rememberin thanksgiving the life and ministry of: Gary Webb Anderson, 63, who died on July 8. He was the high school sweetheart andbeloved husband of Rev. Dr. Patricia Anderson Cook, who survives. Gary was the AssistantCounty Attorney for Louisville Metro and died after a valiant battle with Acute MyeloidLeukemia. He was an avid volunteer at South East Associated Ministries, where Patty serves asa WOC Extension Minister and where she's been serving since learving Mt. Healthy UMC in2010. Obituary. Funeral services were last week in Lousiville. Expressions of condolence willreach Patty Anderson Cook at 208 Browns Lane, Unit 103, Louisville, Kentucky 40220­1592.

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