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Summer 2006 Caravan Round Up June 16-17 Indian Lake Nazarene Camp Early Youth Camp June 19-23 Indian Lake Nazarene Camp NYI Convention June 24 (Saturday) Lansing South Church of the Nazarene Senior High Camp June 26-30 Indian Lake Nazarene Camp Family Festival July 01-04 Indian Lake Nazarene Camp Rookie Camp July 06-08 Indian Lake Nazarene Camp NMI Convention July 10-11 (Monday/Tuesday) Indian Lake Nazarene Camp District Assembly July 12-13 (Wednesday/Thursday) Indian Lake Nazarene Camp Ordination Service July 12 (Wednesday Evening) SSM Convention July 15 (Saturday) Indian Lake Nazarene Camp Family Camp July 15-July 23 (Saturday-Sunday) Indian Lake Nazarene Camp Evangelists Dr. John Bowling Rev. Gary Bond Mark Murphy Bible Teacher Dr. Frank Moore Girls Camp July 31-August 04 Indian Lake Nazarene Camp Boys Camp August 07-11 Indian Lake Nazarene Camp |
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Complete Michigan Nazarene (above in 1 file) These publications are available in Adobe PDF format and require the free Acrobat Reader available here:
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District Office Rev. Susan (Georges) Carole of Saginaw Burk Memorial Church of the Nazarene lost her mother, Rose Bhagwandin, on Saturday, April 29, 2006. Memorial services were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on May 2nd. Please surround the Caroles with your prayers during this very difficult time of loss. Rev. Elliott (Julie) Aspinwall have accepted the call to pastor Chesaning Church of the Nazarene effective May 14th. The Aspinwalls come to Chesaning after pastoring at Kalamazoo South Side for the past five years. Dr. Michael (Rachel) McCarty received a unanimous call by the congregation of Durand Church of the Nazarene to begin their pastoral ministry on Sunday, May 28th. The McCarty’s served as Southeast Asia Field Strategy Coordinators during their 30-year tenure as career missionary leaders on the Asia Pacific Region for the Church of the Nazarene. We welcome the McCarty’s to the Michigan District. Rev. Christopher (Sara) Pettit, married on March 25, 2006, accepted the call to pastor Kalamazoo South Side Church of the Nazarene effective Sunday, May 7th. Rev. Pettit served on the Elaine Pettit evangelist team prior to assisting as associate at Kalamazoo South Side beginning in January 2006. SUB SANDWICH SEMINAR A SUCCESS Dr. Steve Weber, Director of Stewardship Ministries for the General Church of the Nazarene, was a guest on the Michigan District April 23-25, addressing one of our local congregations, the District Advisory Board, and Financial Consulting Team. On Tuesday, April 25, over fifty assigned clergy and staff met for a day of training with Dr. Weber at the district office. The morning session targeted personal finance concluding with an afternoon session focused on church stewardship. Catering for the seminar was provided by Dr. Scott Dexter, with the assistance of Bette Garvin and Sandy Holcomb. Greetings everyone! On Saturday, April 22nd, Jorge and Alexandra were united in marriage in Porto Alegre. We want to thank each of you for your wonderful response to our request for wedding dresses. We now have 3 or 4 more long-term couples thinking about getting married, and would ask that you remember these wonderful couples in prayer. |
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Sunday School Ministries Summer is coming and that means camps at Indian Lake Nazarene Camp! Do you plan and promote our camps? What a vital ministry for our children and youth Information has already been sent to the churches, the registration forms are also available on our website (http://www.minaz.org/ssm/) Make plans to help your kids and youth get to camp this year for a life changing experience! Check out all of the different events happening at Indian Lake this Summer! Ina Strait has planned for many different concerts and events at the campgrounds this summer. There is sure to be something for everyone! Details are on our website at http://www.minaz.org/e_news/ilnc_2006_03.pdf Through all of the busyness—let’s not forget we are striving to minister to others and REACH out to our churches and communities with the life altering knowledge of Jesus’ saving power. That is our mission and our task. Let’s stay focused and committed to our various ministries this summer and REACH many more for Christ! His for a growing Sunday School! John Don’t forget to report your monthly attendance figures by Tuesday noon after the end of the month. Report stats at: toll-free: 1-866-883-7712; e-mail: stats@minaz.org, web: www.minaz.org/ssm or direct page: www.minaz.org/ssm/stats/stats.asp We also post the District compiled stats on the web. Thanks to all your hard work we had a 5% increase in Sunday attendance for March! Thanks! The Men's ministry golf outing is May 6th at the Tomac golf course, Albion. Tee time is 9 a.m. Cost is $40 and includes lunch! Contact Rev. Dave Tran at (517) 283-2355 or e-mail at dmtranus@yahoo.com for more info and to register. District Sunday School Convention! Plan now to attend the District SS Convention on July 15 at Indian Lake as Dr. David Graves (General SS Ministries Director) will be here to give us a special presentation of the REACH (Reaching Every Available Household for Christ) strategy! Churches who have been using this strategy are seeing growth AND an increase in involvement in the congregation and growth in the prayer life of the church! Please send a registration of the number of people who will be attending by June 15 to John Harris so we can make sure that we have the correct number of REACH notebooks available for every person. This daylong seminar is FREE to everyone who attends! Just plan on being inspired, challenged, and motivated to return to your church and REACH out to your community in a new a fresh way!! Plan now for District Ladies Day Michigan District Ladies Day is set for November 4, 2006, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Owosso Church of the Nazarene. Joy Wisehart from Indianapolis, Indiana will be our main speaker. Many on our district are familiar with Joy, as she and Lenny have a cottage on Indian Lake and she and her husband have been speakers for camp meeting. Joy has been involved in Women's Ministries for a long time and is a wonderful speaker. We will also have several workshops to attend. Some that were most sought after may be repeated this year. Mark your church calendars and plan to bring several ladies. MIME by MASTER ARTS THEATRE MAY 26 7:00 PM INDIAN LAKE DINING ROOM
Since 1996, Dawn Day and this team of
young people have shared the story of Christ through this unique medium
of mime. They have performed at numerous CALL THE CAMP OFFICE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS 269-649-2281
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Nazarene Missions International The Easter season has passed and we are fast approaching our fiscal year end. Have you been watching the figures climb slowly? Click on the turning heart globe and you’ll see the standings as we get them from Kansas City. (Click here for a PDF listing of the WEF status through April 24.) Our emphasis this year has been for every church to be a Mission Priority One church which will help the district to become a Mission Priority One District for the first time in three years. Remember it takes all of us pulling together to reach the goal. Presidents and pastors have shared with me what God has done for their church when they’ve been faithful to give to missions. Jackson First Church dedicated the entire offering on Easter Sunday for World Evangelism. They received over $55,000 Easter Sunday alone, and the offerings are still coming in. Several churches paid and over paid their goal only to give more to help other churches. We really do need each other. Our fiscal year ends May 31st and the books will be closed. Have you reached your goal? Have you sent your monies to the General Treasurer? Can you help someone else reach their goal? You can at least pray that God will pour out abundant blessings as we give to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. It’s not too late. Let’s all make one last effort for God. Thank you! — Carol Missionary Convention is just around the corner. Coming in the mail soon will be your report forms. Please watch for these forms, complete them, and return them by June 10th. This years convention will be held on July 10th & 11th. It will be an exciting time and we look forward to seeing all of you there. There will be events for children, youth, and adults. You won't want to miss it. If you have any questions about the reports please let me know. — Tammy Banker We have exciting things planned for the children this year. The theme is Mission: Unstoppable and involves the C.I.A. (Cross Inspired Agents). There will be all kinds of activities, learning times and special times with missionaries from Romania and the Philippines. Plan to attend and bring mom and dad along so they can enjoy the NMI Convention. Memorial Roll/DSA/Medical Plan Participate in one of these three and fulfill a requirement for Outstanding Achievement. All monies are sent in to the General Treasurer. Remember your loved ones who passed away with a $50 Memorial Roll Certificate. Honor some one in your church with $100 DSA. Or you can receive an offering for Medical Plan and send it to the General Treasurer. Remember to send photos of deceased individuals to Mark Baker at nmipubsecretary@minaz.org.
LOCAL NMI PRESIDENT INFORMATION:
Convention is July 10th and 11th
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