The Weekly Wire for October 27, 2010

 

A special message from Darrell Belrose, Susan Skoor and Greg Goheen.

 

Ken McGowan to visit Vancouver and Chilliwack

World Church minister, Ken McGowan CFP, of Estate and Financial Planning, will be visiting the Vancouver and surrounding area November 19th to 22nd 2010. Ken will present "Estate Planning for Canadians", a practical, hands on presentation with valuable ideas and suggestions. The presentation, at no cost to the congregations, will be presented at the Chilliwack Congregation November 20th @ 2 PM and at the Vancouver Congregation November 21st @ 1:30PM.

 

 SPECTACULAR

The mission of SPECTACULAR is to create a safe, Christ-centered community that encourages young women and men to discover God, their inherent worth, and cultivate and express their giftedness.

What is Spec?

During SPECTACULAR approximately 1,100 campers and their leaders gather at Graceland University for the largest annual gathering of youth in the Community of Christ. 
All campers will have opportunities to participate in leadership and discipleship development, diverse worship, and expression of arts, music, and sports.
During the week campers can look forward to sharing in all avenues of the SPEC experience - service projects, communication workshops, basketball, musical instruction, table tennis, stage production, worship, delegation devotions, volleyball, tie-dying, cotton candy, discussions about dating and relationships, learning more about our Creator, soccer, and much, much more.

 

July 21 to August 1, 2011

More information on registration coming soon.

 

 

 

 

 

CHILDREN CRY, WE RESPOND Live Webcast in Victoria

2010 PEACE COLLOQUY

FRIDAY OCT 29, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Community of Christ

495 Burnside Road East, Victoria

Join us for a live webcast as Greg Mortenson Best-selling author of 3 Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools Receives the Community of Christ International Peace Award and will be the keynote speaker.  THE PRESENTATION WILL BE WEBCAST FROM INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI EVERYONE IS INVITED TO SHARE IN THIS EVENT.  For more information phone         250-477-0352

 

 

Senior High Youth Retreat
“Listen”
7 PM on Friday, November 12th,
to Noon on Sunday, November 14th, 2010
Samish Island Campgrounds, Bow, WA
For Boys & Girls Currently In The 9th to 12th Grades
Guest Ministry:
Christie Ostendorp
Community of Christ
Minister with emphasis
on Youth Ministries
“...Listen to the Voice, for it cannot be
stilled, and it calls you once again to
the great and marvelous work of
building the peaceable kingdom…”
- Doctrine & Covenants 163:1b
Register online at http://samishsrhigh2010.eventbrite.com/
or obtain a registration form to mail in at
http://www.cofchrist-gpnw.org/camps/YOUTHRETREATREGISTRATIONFORM.pdf
Questions / Comments: Contact Sean Langdon, Director,
at 425-293-6366 / slangdon@cofchrist-gpnw.org

Our Fall Music Writing Contest Just Got Bigger!

You didn’t think we’d leave all you poets and lyricists out did you?  This contest is really exciting because absolutely anyone can enter – and I hope you all do.  

Brian Gibson, the multi talented musician, writer and mentor to so many of us, has generously donated one of his original music pieces.  All you have to do is add the lyrics. 

Here is the sheet music:

Here is a link to the recorded music click on “song competition band track”.

And here is how the contest will work:

All music will be submitted to me and given an anonymous file number before it is passed on to Brian Gibson. Brian will then choose the lyric which he feels best expresses his music. 

The winning lyric will be sung and recorded at a professional studio!

And don’t forget about our other contest…

Calling all musicians … do you have a knack for plunking out your own catchy tune on the piano, plucking some original sounds on the strings or working the music on any other instrument?  We’re   looking for a new music bed for  our weekly video teaser.  The music must be original, should be 45- 60 seconds in length and recorded in a professional or semi professional studio.   

Tip - Most high  schools have great studios these days.  Remember this is a backtrack so a voice must be heard over top of it. 

Have fun with it, all styles are welcome from Rock to New Age  to Jazz.

Send me your samples in MP3 format to debra@communityofchrist.ca

Prizes, Prizes, Prizes

 

 

 

But wait…we wouldn’t ask you to enter these contests just for the glory would we?  Well the glory is pretty great, but so are these nifty jackets the winner of each contest will receive!

This high quality jacket will quickly become your favorite and will wear well for years to come. Soft micro-fiber exterior is a cream/taupe color with navy accents. The name Community of Christ is embroidered in navy blue on the left front.

 

 

 

World Accord 30th Birthday Presentation

See the presentation here

Help build 3 schools! Check out the presentation to see how you can donate.

 

 

 

 

 

Edith Jacks—age 95, mother of Mary Jacks Dynes, died on Monday, October 11th.  Mary expresses appreciation for the prayers that eased her mother’s transition so beautifully during the past few days.  A celebration of life service for family and friends is being planned for later this fall in California.  Her email is:  mjacksdynes@cofchrist.org