11177 Springfield Pike, Cincinnati, July 13-16, Dr. Jesse Middendorf, general superintendent will preside. The NYI Convention will be held Tuesday, July 13, 6:30 pm, Springdale; NMI Convention, Wednesday and Thursday, July 14 and 15; District Assembly will begin with District Superintendent’s report, Thursday evening July 15, at 7:00. The business portion of District Assembly will begin Friday, July 16 beginning at 8:00 am.

We have contracted with Drury Inn & Suites Cincinnati North, 2265 East Sharon Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45241 (513) 771-5601

Reservations will be made by individual call-in, please call 1-800-325-0720 to make your individual reservation. Please specify the Hotel location (noted above) and reference Church of the Nazarene (Group Name). Cost will be $90.00 per night.

A few amenities included:

Hot Quikstart Breakfast – Enjoy scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits & gravy, Belgian waffles and more!
Free Long Distance – One hour every room, every night
Free hot food and cold beverages served daily from 5:30 -7:30 PM ( 5:30 Kickback) food items they serve are: Chicken strips, egg rolls, charbroiled meatballs…
High-Speed Internet Access to every room and wireless lobby
Well-lit parking
Indoor/Outdoor Pool & Whirlpool
Plus much more

Beth Moore Simulcast
Beavercreek Church of the Nazarene
April 24, 2010

Women’s Retreat

November 12-13, 2010
Higher Ground Conference and Retreat Center
More information to come at a later date.

Monthly Report

Begin now to plan for Camp Meeting 2010, June 14-20

Workers are: Evangelists, Norman Moore; Song Evangelist, TBA; Bible Study, Troy Martin. For online information visit www.swonaz.org/swo-camp-meeting.php

If you have any questions, please contact Brenda Hail at Higher Ground Conference and Retreat Center at (812) 637-3777.

CAMP MEETING RESERVATIONS

Registrations for Camp Meeting may be mailed beginning on January 2, 2010. (Since January 3 is on Sunday we backed this up 1 day).

Deposit for Lodge: $45.00
Deposit for Family Dorm: $30.00
Deposit for cabins: $25.00
Deposit for RV or Camp Sites: $25.00

Special Events:

Pony Rides on Thursday
Prime Time Day on Thursday
Sunday night celebration of Higher Ground’s 30th Anniversary
Sunday night music: Collingsworth Family beginning at 4:30 pm

Special Guests:

Dr. Harold & Bettie Graves (all week)
Dr. Carlton & Betty Hansen (Arriving on Thursday evening)

We will begin accepting reservations and deposits for the lodge, dorm, cabins, and the RV section January 2, 2010, at Higher Ground Conference and Retreat Center, 3820 Logan Creek Lane, West Harrison, IN 47060, by U.S. Mail only. The office will be closed January 1. Please read carefully the following information: Drive-in or called-in reservations will not be accepted. Written reservation request with a deposit must be postmarked no earlier than January 2, 2010. Please include information stating what lodging options you are requesting and if for health reasons you need a first floor room.

On January 6 we will begin opening the mail beginning with the January 2 postmarked date. After entering all reservations from the January 2 post marked mail we will move on to the letters postmarked January 4 and so on until we fill up the lodge, dorms, cabins and RV. This will give everyone the same opportunity of getting their requested lodging. If you have any questions, please contact Brenda Hail at Higher Ground Conference and Retreat Center (812) 637-3777.

Approximately 40 people attended the Bi-Vocational Retreat this year at Higher Ground Conference and Retreat Center. Dr. Doug Van Nest, SWO District Superintendent was the guest speaker and Bryan Harrison from Cincinnati Carthage led worship.

MINISTERS’ and SPOUSES’ DISTRICT LEADERS CHRISTMAS DINNER

Monday, December 7, 2009
Special Guest – Adam’s Voice
Hors d’ Oeuvres will be served at 6:00 PM with dinner following at 6:30 PM
Higher Ground Conference and Retreat Center
$14.50 per person
Registration Deadline: December 3, 2009

From My Heart

Ready, set, go! It’s THE HOLIDAYS!

You will be faced with many activities this holiday season and I think the best ones will be those where you embody the mission of Christ to reconcile the world to Himself. Jesus came to seek and to save the lost. He went from town to town, but He also saw people along the way. He saw Zaccheus in his tree; he heard the blind man by the side of the road. Do you see the person working the cash register? Do you hear the need of your waitress? What if you asked one person a day a simple question, “What do you need most from God today” and then prayed for that need?

When you send your Christmas cards, what if you sent one to someone in a nursing home? When you bake Christmas cookies, what if you took a plate to a single Mom?

When you gather for Thanksgiving, what if you took the time to privately express thanks to each of those you gather with?

If you are going to be alone, what if you found someone else to share some time with?

When you have friends over, what if you were to invite someone who lost a loved one this year?

There are many ways to join in Christ’s mission right where you are!

Fall Missionary Tour 10/11-18 with David Johnson from Madagascar

We recently hosted David Johnson on the district. He brought us a report from the island nation of Madagascar. On Sunday, he was hosted by the Eaton church in the morning and the West Chester church in the evening. The first zone rally was held at the Sardinia church whose choir really got the crowd going. A great group joined together at Beavercreek to hear about the street kids center and were the first to have an opportunity to join together to sponsor a child. Wednesday night we were down by the river at New Richmond and enjoyed some great desserts. Thursday found us at Countryside where we made it to 75% of our goal to sponsor a child. Friday night was at the Fairfield church in a more casual atmosphere around tables enjoying a light snack. Felicity hosted on Sunday morning where David enjoyed some good country cooking. The final stop on the tour was at Victory who hosted a cookout. As usual you were very generous in your deputation and love offerings. David was very thankful and really enjoyed his time on our district.

MK’s at MVNU

It would be hard to leave your college age kids at college knowing that you won’t see them for several years, but especially at the holidays. And it would be lonely to be a missionary kid far from the country you grew up in spending the holidays away from home. That’s where we come in! Remember the MK’s st Mount Vernon this holiday season.

MVNU 800 Martinsburg Rd., Mount Vernon. Ohio 43050

Crisis Care Kit Pick-Up Report

The SWO District contributed 117 Crisis Care Kits and 41 School Pal Paks during the recent pick-up. Remember to send $2 per box to cover the cost of getting the box to the warehouse to SWO Trsr. Lorraine Search. You akso need to send $10 per pal-pak and $12 per CCK to the Global Treasurer to cover the cost of getting the box to the field.

Stewardship Ministries

Stewardship Ministries provides a multitude of resources to assist local churches in promoting the Thanksgiving Offering for World Evangelism Fund (WEF). Promotional material specific to the Thanksgiving Offering is available to be downloaded or printed, free of charge, and can be found on the Thanksgiving Offering page of the Stewardship Ministries website. Some of these resources include posters, bulletin inserts, and clip art. Offering envelopes and posters to promote the World Evangelism Fund are now available, free of charge, through the Nazarene Publishing House, www.nph.com.

The “HOPE Offering for World Evangelism” envelope design will be used through 2009 and can be ordered at any time. Any left over envelopes can now be used in your pew pocket to promote the World Evangelism Fund year round. The envelope set-up and printing charges are free to all churches.

Stewardship Ministries
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-544-8413 or E-mail: stewardship@nazarene.org

Find free images at: http://www.nazarenemissions.org/10107/story.aspx

Special Compassionate Ministry Offering Kudjip

The first Sunday in December is the traditional offering for compassionate ministry. This year the District NMI Council is suggesting that you promote this offering to help the hydroelectric project at the Kudjip Nazarene Hospital in Papua New Guinea. Kudjip Nazarene Hospital and mission station lost their hydroelectric system in a flood in March 2009. Since then, this vital ministry has tried to survive on power supplied by the government utility provider. Unfortunately, the government-supplied electricity is both expensive and unreliable Surges, sags, and outages are common, causing damage to medical equipment and compromising patient care. In photo right, a baby born by Caesarean Section performed with headlamps only. A reliable source of electricity is desperately needed. At a minimum, a large capacity generator and infrastructure necessary to integrate the generator into the primary power source is required. Careful and detailed consideration of an entire rebuild of the hydroelectric system is underway.

You can read the whole story at the new Engage magazine September issue.
Mark checks ACM 1417.
Find Kudjip Hospital on Facebook

Tom Zile, SWO District SDMI Chairman

FALL SUNDAY SCHOOL EMPHASIS

Greetings!

Below are the dates and the focus of each date of the emphasis. For more information and ideas of how to conduct the fall emphasis in your local church you can go to http://www.nazarene.org/ministries/ssm/spiritualgrowth/fall2009/display.aspx

Fall 2009 Sunday School Emphasis: GO – Make the Connection with Others

The Great Commission reminds us that we are to “Go and make Disciples of all nations, baptizing them…and teach (them) to obey…” (Matthew 28:19). Over the next two years we will be emphasizing the importance of that great commission from Jesus.

People are waiting on us to invite them to church…to our local Sunday School class. Tom Rainer, in his book The Unchurched Next Door, discovered that 97% of the unchurched said that they were likely or somewhat likely to attend church if someone invited them to come! The question is, “Who will invite them?” The answer should be, “Me.”

You and I are the ones our neighbors, friends, relatives, work associates – young and old alike – are waiting on to invite them to Sunday School. During this spring emphasis, we are encouraging you to motivate and prayerfully consider who God will place on your heart to invite to Sunday School. God will use our witness and invitation to speak to people and draw them to Himself.

September 20 – Preparation Sunday
September 27 – Connecting with Family
October 4 – Connecting with Neighbors and Friends
October 11 – Connecting with Co-Workers and Classmates
October 18 – Connecting with Community
October 25 – Connecting with the Church

If there are any questions please feel free to contact Tom Zile at tzile@earthlink.net

Kyle Jackson, SWO NYI President

For updated information visit http://www.swonaz.org/youth.

“Incarnate the love of Christ” …

I could not state it any clearer than author Adele Ahlberg Calhoun.

“The Son of God came to earth and took on flesh (was incarnate) to show us the face of God’s love. While on earth Jesus called his followers to incarnate this show-and-tell love in their own bodies. With the love of Jesus resident within us our capacity to love grows, Love always gives birth to more love. It is not a depletable quantity but an eternal quality of God…” As we celebrate Thanksgiving and the upcoming Christmas Season let us remember that Christ was made in our image, let us labour to be made in his.

Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas to all ~ Kyle

NYI TEEN QUIZZING SCHEDULE 2009-2010

November 7 – Tri-State Tournament Quiz-Off; 1 Corinthians 1-13
November 20-21 – Mount Vernon (Tri-State Quiz); 1 Corinthians 1-13
December 5 – Miamisburg (Senior Recognition); 1 Corinthians 1-15
January 9 – West Carrollton (Tournament of Champions); 1 Corinthians 1-16, 2 Corinthians 1-3
February 6 – Dayton First (Qualification Rd 1/Local Team Championship); 1 Corinthians 1-16, 2 Corinthians 1-9
March 6 – West Chester (District Qualification, Round 2, Local Team Championship); All
March 21 – Living Hope (Top 20 Quiz Off)
May 6-8 – Mount Vernon/Lakeholm (Regional Championship Quiz)