- Remembrance: Family physician and former missionary James E. Kipp
of Newport, Pennsylvania, passed away on Oct. 7, after a 14-month battle
with pancreatic cancer. A family physician with Norlanco Medical
Associates in Elizabethtown, Pa., since 1975, Kipp took sabbatical leave
for 14 months in 1980 and 1981 to volunteer as medical director for the
Rural Health Program of the Church of the Brethren Mission in Nigeria.
In the mid-1980s, he served as president of the Church of the Brethren
Health and Welfare Association. A memorial will be held to celebrate his
life on Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Family Life Center in Newport, Pa.
Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until the service starts at 3 p.m.
Memorial donations are received to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania in
Harrisburg, Sun Home Health and Hospice in Northumberland, and the
American Cancer Society office in Harrisburg, Pa. The full obituary can
be found at http://lancasteronline.com/obituaries/local/904273_James-E--Kipp--M-D-.html#ixzz2i0X7kmP4.
- The Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership seeks a half-time
coordinator for the Training in Ministry (TRIM) and Education for Shared
Ministry (EFSM) programs. Primary functions of the position are to
administer two of the four educational tracks required for set-apart
ministry in the Church of the Brethren; work with TRIM students and
district coordinators, EFSM students, and supervising pastors;
coordinate onsite and online learning options. Candidates should possess
the following qualifications and abilities: five years of effective
leadership in pastoral ministry; ordination and active membership in the
Church of the Brethren; a master of divinity degree; a record of
regular continuing education experiences; residence in Richmond, Ind.,
or the surrounding area preferred. Applications and a more complete job
description are available from the executive assistant to the president
of Bethany Theological Seminary and will be accepted until the position
is filled. Send resumes to: Shaye Isaacs, Executive Assistant to the
President, Bethany Theological Seminary, 615 National Road West;
Richmond, IN 47374; or by e-mail to isaacsh@bethanyseminary.edu. The Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership is a ministry
training partnership of Bethany Theological Seminary and the Church of
the Brethren.
- The Anabaptist Disabilities Network (ADNet) newsletter featured
the Church of the Brethren’s Open Roof Award in its October
“Connections” newsletter. Written by Donna Kline, director of the
denomination’s Deacon Ministry, the article explains how the Church of
the Brethren offers the award annually to congregations that have made
efforts to ensure that all may worship, serve, be served, learn, and
grow as valued members, and reviews the four churches in Pennsylvania
and Indiana that received the award in 2013. Find the October
“Connections” newsletter and a link to the article about the Open Roof
Award at www.adnetonline.org/resources/newsletter.
- On Nov. 3, Sheldon (Iowa) Church of the Brethren celebrates its
125th anniversary. The congregation was begun on Nov. 3, 1888, with
three families in attendance, said an announcement of the celebration. A
Sunday morning worship celebration starts at 9:30 a.m., with cake,
coffee, and punch served after the service. For those unable to attend
in person, the church welcomes any special memories of time spent at the
church. RSVP or send special memories by Oct. 27 to Sheldon Church of
the Brethren, c/o Linda Adams, 712 6th St., Sheldon, IA 51201.
- Registration is due by Nov. 15 for the Shenandoah District Pastors
for Peace conversation on "Why a Peace Church?" The seminar will be
held Nov. 23 from 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m. at Bridgewater (Va.) College. Jeff
Bach, Church of the Brethren historian and director of the Young Center
for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College, will
lead the conversation. The cost is $25 for ministers earning continuing
education units, $20 for other interested adults, $10 for students. For
more information go to http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1110837621104-160/2013WhyAPeaceChurch.pdf.
- “Lybrook Community Ministries is active again!” announced a recent
newsletter from Western Plains District. Jim and Kim Therrien of
Independence Church of the Brethren in Kansas recently moved to New
Mexico to serve the Lybrook community. Jim Therrien has begun work as
director of Lybrook Community Ministries and pastor of Tók’ahookaadí
Church of the Brethren. Kim Therrien is teaching at the school. The
district requests, “Please keep Jim, Kim, and the entire Lybrook
community in prayer.” Jim Therrien reported in the newsletter that “we
have resumed Sunday morning worship services and have had some
attendance. They had not had a service in over a year, so it will take a
little time to get the word out. We have been posting flyers and
contacted both the Nageezi and Counselor chapter houses. Kim has started
the Monday evening craft and fellowship night and has had between four
and seven ladies attending. We are started our Wednesday evening Bible
study on September 25 and look forward to studying God’s word together.
Kim has started the planning phase of opening a thrift store on the
mission grounds utilizing the lower level of the bunkhouse.” The grand
opening for the new effort at Lybrook is planned for Nov. 5. Contact the
Therriens at lybrookmission@gmail.com or Lybrook Community Ministries, HCR 17, Box 110, Cuba, NM 87013.
- Western Plains District is holding a “Meet ’n Greet” for president
Jeff Carter of Bethany Theological Seminary on Nov. 1 from noon to 2
p.m. at the Cedars Conference Center in McPherson, Kan. The reception
with the new Bethany president is held in advance of the district’s
popular annual Gathering in Salina, Kan., where Carter will be on the
program, said a note from the district office.
- Western Pennsylvania District Conference will be held Oct. 19 at
Camp Harmony, Hooversville, Pa. An offering of Church World Service
Hygiene, School, Baby Kits, and Emergency Clean-up Buckets will be taken
during the conference.
- On Nov. 2, Western Pennsylvania’s 8th Annual District Auction is
held at Camp Harmony near Hooversville, Pa. The event is a benefit for
district ministries. The auction begins at 9 a.m. Breakfast is served
from 7:30-8:45 a.m. The day also includes a lunch, the sale of fresh
baked pies, and more. Contact the district office at 814-479-2181 or
814-479-7058.
- Part 2 of the current Spiritual Disciplines Folder from the
Springs of Living Water initiative for church renewal is now available.
“Called to Serve: Entrusted to Be Servant Leaders” is posted at www.churchrenewalservant.org
. The folder includes a description of the theme and focused scriptures
connecting the service of footwashing, tub, and towel with mission. A
release notes that it is designed for use with the entire congregation
to deepen understanding of the central call to serve Christ, and through
that to be called into the role of a servant leader. Study questions
are written by Vince Cable, pastor of Uniontown Church of the Brethren
near Pittsburgh, Pa., and are suitable for individual use or for small
group study. The folder is used in the advanced class of the Springs of
Living Water Academy as pastors explore the meaning of servant
leadership.
- In more news from the Spring of Living Water initiative,
enrollment is open for the next class of the Springs of Living Water
Academy. Intended for pastors, the class takes place via telephone
conference calls. Participants work on the spiritual disciplines
together, and members of their congregations walk alongside pastors who
take the course. Pastors receive “shepherding” calls between each of 5
sessions spread over a 12-week period. The opening day for the next
Springs of Living Water Academy course is Feb. 4. Continuing education
units are available. For more information see www.churchrenewalservant.org or e-mail David Young at davidyoung@churchrenewalservant.org.
- The John Kline Homestead in Broadway, Va., is hosting special
dinners in November and December, according to an announcement. “Enjoy a
home-style candlelight dinner in pre-Civil War house, 223 East
Springbrook Road, Broadway, Nov. 15 and 16 and Dec. 20 and 21, 6 p.m.”
said an invitation. “Learn about Virginia calvary raids, high inflation
and fleeing war refugees which strained community life in the fall of
1863. Hear the struggles of the family in the John Kline home around a
traditional meal.” Seats are $40 per plate; seating limited to 32. Call
540-896-5001 for reservations. Groups are welcome. Proceeds support the
John Kline Homestead, the family home of Civil War-era Brethren elder
and martyr for peace John Kline.
- For the last 10 years, the National Council of Churches
Eco-Justice Program has developed an ecumenical Earth Day Sunday
Resource. In the program’s new capacity as Creation Justice Ministries,
“we will continue this tradition and look forward to sharing the 2014
Earth Day Sunday Resource with you,” said an announcement. “While our
resource is not complete, we are excited to reveal next year's theme:
Water, Holy Water.” The Earth Day Sunday Resource will be out at the
beginning of 2014 and will include worship resources, activities, and
educational information about the gift of water and its important role.
For more information contact Creation Justice Ministries at info@creationjustice.org.
- The University of La Verne, Calif., is holding centennial
celebrations for the composer Benjamin Britten. An article in the
“Inland Valley Daily Bulletin” notes that ULV’s College of Arts and
Sciences is using the to recognize Britten’s pacifist convictions and at
the same time recognize the university’s roots in the pacifist Church
of the Brethren. The centennial of Britten’s birth is Nov. 22. Provost
Greg Dewey told the newspaper: “Since the University of La Verne was
founded by and is historically affiliated with the Church of the
Brethren, a pacifist denomination, the Britten events provide our
community an opportunity to reflect on our origins and the contemporary
revelancy and means of promoting peace in an often violent world. We
look forward to the vigorous intellectual discussions that will arise
because of these events.” Four Britten events at ULV start Oct. 17 with a
panel discussion about conscientious objectors and the historic values
of the university, held in the University Chapel at 4-5 p.m. with a
reception following. On. Oct. 22 a lecture by curator Susanne Slavick
titled “Out of Rubble” starts at 4:40 p.m., program coordinated by Dion
Johnson, director of university art galleries, with a reception
following. On Oct. 27 the concert “Peace in the Heart of War” will
feature Los Angeles Opera tenor Jonathan Mack, ULV Music Department
associate and soprano Carol Stephenson, and pianist Grace Xia Zhao,
ULV’s artist-in-residence; a donation of $20 is suggested for the 6 p.m.
concert in Morgan Auditorium.A talk titled “Hot Spots: The Exile of
Benjamin Britten” will be given by history professor Ken Marcus at 11
a.m. Oct. 24 in the President’s Dining Hall.
- Five former Bridgewater (Va.) College athletes have been selected
for induction into the college’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Nov. 8, a
release said. Inductees are: Glen Goad of Bristol, Va., former
linebacker and one of the top football players at Bridgewater during the
1970s, who served as team captain and in 1973 was named the Eagles’
MVP; Andrew Agee of Roanoke, Va., who completed his four-year basketball
playing career at Bridgewater as one of the top players in the
program’s history ranking 13 on the Bridgewater all-time scoring list,
and during his senior season was team captain; Shirley Brown Chenault of
Broadway, Va., who played basketball and volleyball while at
Bridgewater and was one of the top volleyball players in the Old
Dominion Athletic Conference, and at the time of her graduation ranked
No. 1 on the Eagles’ all-time assists list; Todd Rush of Chevy Chase,
Md., who finished his basketball career at Bridgewater as one of the top
players in program history finishing his playing career with 1,784
points to rank No. 4 on the program’s all-time scoring list, and was a
three-year team co-captain; and Melissa Baker Nice of Waynesboro, Va.,
who finished her career as one of the top performers in the women’s
track and field program, qualifying for the NCAA championship five times
and earning All-America honors twice during the 2001 season, who won a
total of 23 Old Dominion Athletic Conference titles during her
career--16 individual and 7 relay. Nice holds school records in the
indoor 400, outdoor 400, outdoor 400 hurdles, and as a member of the
outdoor 4x400 relay team, and she still holds the ODAC record in the 400
hurdles with a time of 1:01.94. For the full release go to www.bridgewater.edu/news-and-media/releases/1413-five-sports-legends-enter-bc-athletic-hall-of-fame-nov-8.
- “We don’t often get the chance to visit one of our partner
projects, but last month, we did. And what a joy it was,” reports Tina
Rieman of the Global Women’s Project Steering Committee in a release.
The group held its fall meeting in North Manchester, Ind., and had an
opportunity to connect with partner project Growing Grounds in Wabash,
Ind. “I was particularly moved by the stories that the former inmates,
Veronica, April, and Jennifer, shared with us,” Rieman wrote in her
report. “They took life skills classes taught by Growing Grounds, and
they received loans, rides, and abundant emotional support, both before
and after their release from jail. I am keenly aware of how amazing each
of these women is...for turning their lives around and accepting the
helping hand that was offered to them.” Find her full report at http://globalwomensproject.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/fall-meeting-wrap-up-connecting-with-growing-grounds.
Source: 10/19/2013 Newsline
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