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E-Connections
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October 2009
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1. Directory Update
for September
October 1, 2009
Page 25
Billingsville, St. Johns UCC – add as pastors: Rev. Dr. Christine
Isham-Walsh revdrchiw@yahoo.com and Rev. Dr. Kristin Van Heyningen,
kdvanhey@yahoo.com 537-447-4716. Remove email address for
mrharris@iland.net
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Chesterfield, Ivy Chapel – change church email to:
ivychapelucc@ivychapel.org
add email for Dan Wilson pastordan@ivychapel.org and add staff
member Linda Lowry, Youth Program Director
linda@ivychapel.org
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Pierce City, First Congregational UCC – remove Conni Ess as pastor,
church is currently using Supply
Page 30
St. Louis – Grace UCC – remove Pat Vollertsen, currently has Supply
Pastors
Page 36
Blackman, Traci – correct the zip code to 63135
Page 38
Hogue, Jim and Rayla – new address: 705 Valley St., #14, California,
MO 65018. Phone stays the same.
Page 40
Shumway, Susan – new address: 14 N Kern Dr., O’Fallon, MO 63366;
phone and email remain unchanged.
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2.
October Parish Papers
October 1, 2009
Attached is the October issue of The Parish Paper, a two page
newsletter edited by Herb Miller, Lyle Schaller, and Cynthia
Woolever. Each edition will discuss issues, share ideas, or offer
insights on an area of parish ministry. The topic for the October
issue is: “Women Pastors – Are Our Assumptions Correct?”
Didn’t get the previous issues? Don’t know what The Parish Paper is?
A statement from Jeff Whitman, Conference Minister can be found at
www.mmsucc.org/resources/parishpaper.asp as well as past issues.
Below are some additional instructions on the use of The Parish
Paper:
Our organization’s purchase of a subscription to The Parish Paper
INCLUDES
1. Permission to provide copies to our staff and to the
congregations within our jurisdiction in any of the following ways:
E-mail, Postal, newspaper, newsletter, meetings, training events,
and our Web site.
2. Permission for each congregation within our jurisdiction to (a)
photocopy or electronically distribute for local use as many copies
as it needs, (b) post them on its Web site, and (c) quote sentences
and paragraphs.
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3.
Reminder: Biennial Meeting
October 8, 2009
Have you registered for the Biennial Meeting? You are invited to and
encouraged to attend the 2009 Missouri Mid-South Conference of the
UCC’s Biennial Meeting.
Envisioning God's Future:
"We Your People, Ours the Journey"
October 30, 31, and November 1, 2009
Registration Still Available
We’ve extended the early registration price of $105 until October
16!
What’s at the Meeting?
Worship
• “Envisioning God’s Future” Worship Services
• Sunday worship with communion – Jeff Whitman preaching
Business
• Review and vote on 2010 proposed budgets: MMSUCC, MoVal, and
Shannondale
• Review and vote on the Habakkuk Project
• Reports from MMSUCC Missions and Leaders
Fellowship & Recognition
• Conference Luncheon with keynote by Sandra Gourdet
• Celebrations of church, ordination, and pastor anniversaries
• Choir
• Halloween Dinner and Costume Ball
Opportunities for You
• Wellness screenings for all UCC (Non-Medicare) Health Plan Members
• Childcare
How do we prepare to attend?
1. Register online by October 17 to receive the $105 price.
2. Reserve a room at the Hilton Garden Inn.
3. Review Meeting Schedule before meeting.
4. Review proposed budgets (MMSUCC, MoVal, Shannondale) and Habakkuk
Project proposal.
5. For choir persons, learn music.
6. Travel to Independence!
What do we bring to the meeting?
1. Meeting packets, which registrants will receive in the mail, and
a three-ring binder (your own) to hold all materials.
2. Worship items: water from your home church, rock, and canned
foods.
3. Costumes for Saturday’s Halloween Dinner and Costume Ball.
4. Food items to share in the Hospitality Suite.
What if we have more questions?
Never hesitate to call the Conference office at 314-962-8740 or
mms@mmsucc.org
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4. Room
Rate Deadline for Biennial Meeting
October 13, 2009
Dear Friends,
Have you registered for the Missouri Mid-South Conference Biennial
Meeting, happening in just a few short weeks from October 30 to
November 1? You can still register here if you haven’t yet.
The Hilton Garden Inn will give you a special rate of $90 per night
up until the deadline of October 15. Learn how to make your room
reservations here if you haven’t yet.
We hope to see you there!
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5.
Prayers for Myrtle Freschner
October 15, 2009
Prayers are being sought for Mrs. Myrtle Freschner of St. Louis
Association.
Mrs. Freschner has been ill for some time and her condition has
worsened within the past few days.
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6.
Prayers for Zoila Marty
October 15, 2009
Prayers are being sought for Rev. Mrs. Zoila Marty, a surgical
patient at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL. Zoila and her husband
Rev. Pablo Marty serve as pastors of Iglesia Cristiana El Dios
ViViente in the St. Louis Association.
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7. Biennial
Meeting - things to bring!
October 20, 2009
The Biennial Meeting is only a week away! This message is for all
who have registered or plan to register and will be attending the
meeting.
• Delegates and guests are invited to come to the Saturday Night
Banquet and Costume Ball dressed in the native dress of another
culture or from a different period in American History. Or wear a
costume that will keep us guessing.
• Please bring a 3-ring binder in which to keep the business meeting
materials – you will need it!
• Delegates and guests are invited to bring gifts of canned food
that will be collected on Friday evening and shared with local Food
Banks in the Kansas City Area.
• Each person is asked to bring a rock to be placed around the
common fountain
• Each Congregation is asked to bring a container of water which
will be poured into a common fountain on Friday evening. The water
can be from a living source in your community (e.g. spring, stream,
river, baptismal font.)
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8. Amtrak to Biennial
Meeting
October 21, 2009
Arrangements will be made for anyone wishing to travel to the
Biennial Meeting via Amtrak. The Lee’s Summit station is closer than
the Independence Station to the hotel, so we ask that anyone coming
via Amtrak plan to disembark at Lee’s Summit. However, we can still
pick you up at Independence if needed. Anyone coming by train MUST
let us know by Wednesday, so we can get names to Dale Parson. Debbie
Parson will be driving the van and providing transportation to the
train station. Please email Dale at
fdparson@sbcglobal.net
or Debbie Parson at
Debparson@yahoo.com to make arrangements.
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9. Fraudulent
emails a growing problem
October 26, 2009
If you have received the below email from Jeff Mignerone – please
know that this is a fraudulent email. His email was hacked into over
the week-end and he is trying to correct the problem. He is NOT
asking for any money from anyone. Please DO NOT REPLY to the
fraudulent email if you have received it.
Copy of fraudulent email:
“How are you doing?
Sorry i didn't inform you about my traveling, i am presently in
London stranded. I need a favor from you because i was robbed by a
taxi driver who drove off with my bag where my money, and other
valuable things were kept. I hate to bother you, but i will like you
to assist me with a loan urgently of about $2000 to sort-out myself
back home. I will appreciate whatever you can afford and I'll pay
you back as soon as I return, Here is my information you can use and
send the money to me via western union money transfer or moneygram
money transfer below,
Receivers Name:Jeff Mignerone
Address: 43 Barnfield Gardens, Barnfield Road, London SE18 3QU
Country:United Kingdom
As soon as you sent the money please email me the transfer details:
I promise to pay back as soon as i get back.
Regards
Jeff”
Again – please do not respond to the fraudulent email.
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