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WHO WE ARE
The Churches of East Central Missouri greet you in
the name of Jesus Christ! Located east of Highway 63, excluding the
greater St. Louis area, we are 56 churches serving the rural and
suburban communities of eastern Missouri. We include
some of the oldest churches in Missouri, some located in the most
picturesque settings in the State. We also embrace the chaplaincies of
the two campuses of the Emmaus Homes, the Shannondale Mission (click
here for more details), and the Outdoor Ministry camps of Mo-Val and
TAMBO (click here for more details).
Fall Meeting 2010
- A call to meeting for all covenant partnership in the Eastern
Association of the Missouri Mid-South Conference
You are invited and called to participate in the Annual Fall
Gathering of the Eastern Association of the Missouri Mid-South
Conference of the United Church of Christ!
The Eastern Association Fall Gathering will begin on Sunday,
September 26th, at 2pm at Emmanuel United Christ of Christ, Weldon
Springs. Registration and display setup will begin at 1pm.
Dinner will be at 5:30.
This year's business gathering will feature presentations from the
Eastern Association Evangelism Committee, the Missouri Mid-South
Conference Congo Partnership group, and guests from our Eastern
Association partners in mission such as Mo-Val, Shannondale, and
Emmaus Homes.
To register, fill out the
REGISTRATION FORM.
Send your completed registration form, along with a check for
$8/person (if you are staying for dinner) to Emmanuel UCC, Weldon
Springs, at the address on the registration form. (Make checks
payable to Emmanuel.)
Questions may be director to Rev. Rick Oberle, Eastern Association
Council President at 573-437-3698 or
rick@bemchurch.com. We
hope to see you on September 26th!
Yours in Christ's Ministry,
The Eastern Association Council
Informational Review
“All Authorized Ministers are expected to
participate in….Information Reviews in order to maintain their
authorization” (United Church of Christ Manual on Ministry, Section
8, page 9). Two forms are available: one each for
active ministers and for
retired ministers.
Policies
Minutes
Financial
2009 Annual Reports
Resources
Job Descriptions
Moments of Celebration
Celebrating Ordination Anniversaries
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Celebrating Birthdays
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| Diane Schwab |
9/10/1967 |
| William Schwab |
9/10/1967 |
| Kristy May |
9/16/2001 |
| David Brune |
9/17/1978 |
| Darryl Bockting |
9/25/1983 |
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| Constance Lunn |
9/2 |
| Bob Baur |
9/2 |
| Jerry Bailey |
9/3 |
| David Beebe |
9/7 |
| David Poe |
9/29 |
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Spring Meeting
April 26th, 2009
Economic Justice was the focus of the day
when over 130 people gathered at the Eastern Association’s 2009
Spring Meeting, held April 26th at Zion UCC, Union, Mo. The
theme of the program was “Facilitators of Hope: equipping faith
communities to work for economic justice”.
Following words of welcome by Zion’s Pastor Rev. Michael Bone
and devotionals by Rev. Kemery Baldwin of St. John UCC, St.
Charles, the attendees were dismissed to attend two consecutive
breakout sessions lasting 50 minutes each. Each participant
could choose to attend two of these four presentations:
• a Food Pantry Roundtable, featuring speakers Rev. Armin Klemme
(Zion UCC, Union), Judy Schneider (St. Peter’s UCC, Washington),
and Cheryl Barta (Hope Food Pantry, O’Fallon) discussed topics
such as site location, staffing, food acquisition and
distribution, clientele, and record-keeping.
• Rev. John Hogue, Pastor of Faith UCC, Wentzville, and Mandy
Doumit, R.N. presented on the RAPHA clinic, a medical clinic for
transients and the working poor which operates out of Faith UCC.
• Dorothy “Dottie” Kastigar, Community Development Coordinator
of the Community Council of St. Charles County, presented on the
topic “Support to People Experiencing Homelessness”.
• JoAnn Toerper, Program Administrator for the Missouri Career
Center in Warrenton, presented on workforce retraining programs
and resources available in Lincoln, Warren, and Montgomery
Counties.
An offering was taken up during opening devotionals to benefit
the RAPHA Clinic. Session participants were also given packets
with extensive resource materials for Lincoln, Warren, Franklin,
Gasconade, and St. Charles Counties, in addition to the
materials available at each breakout session. The afternoon
finished with a catered dinner, and time for informal discussion
and fellowship.
Submitted by
Rev. Craig Blaufuss
Zion U.C.C. Troy, Mo. 63379
Office: 636 528-7550
Cell: 636 358-0292
Kemery Baldwin with some of the assembly for
the meeting.
Michael Bone, pastor of Zion UCC, Union, our
host church.
Kemery Baldwin leading the worship. |
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Kristy May of Emmaus Homes and Ed Wilson, pastor of Mantels and
Casco at registration.
Jeff Whitman, Conference Minister with Norma
Klemme, and Priscilla Bizer.
Vickie and Craig Blaufuss with another guest
in a discussion.
Don Bizer and Mary Anne Kemper, members at
Zion UCC, Troy and of the Mission and Social Concerns Committee.
Photo's provided by Charles Adams |
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