West Area Coordinator – Camp & Youth News

Camp Kum-Ba-Ya Summer 2011

Our summer program ended on July 31st with 253 Campers! I did a little research and crunched numbers. In 1994 there were 255 campers and in 1992 there were 267 campers. Since 1992 there have been 4,557 youth that have attended Camp Kum-Ba-Ya. We have served approximately 21,616 meals since 1992. Great Cooks at KBY include Ann Via and Neda Gilbert.

In 2011 (2010) camper home churches include: (In order by campers sent)

Paducah FCC 33 (32) Glasgow FCC 27 (26) Hopkinsville FCC 24 (11) Owensboro FCC 20 (20) Madisonville FCC 18 (20) Bowling Green FCC 17 (13) Murray FCC 14 (6) Benton FCC 11 (7) Henderson FCC 7 (10) Russellville FCC 7 (13) Sebree CC 7 (1) Mayfield FCC 6 (6) Beech Grove CC 5 (9) Russellville Berea CC 5 (2) Dawson Springs FCC 4 (4) Earlington FCC 4 (3) Princeton FCC 4 (2) Cadiz CC 3 (3) Elkton CC 2 (1) Bardwell CC 1 (1) Bethel CC 1 (1) Smiths Grove 1 (1) Crofton 0 (7)

WANTED: NEW WAYC MEMBERS! WAYC is made up of 12 young people 10th-12th grade who organize and plan 2-3 West Area youth events per year. The council is responsible for the Hayride at Berea CC, Ski Thing, and Work Retreat. They work very hard and must be dedicated to attending meetings and events in order to serve on WAYC. This summer we are opening up 3-4 more spots on WAYC. If you have a high school student (has completed 9th grade) in your church who would be interested in WAYC, please let the West Area office or myself know as soon as possible. The application can be found on the West Area website: westareadisciples.org. Deadline to apply is August 31st.

Thank you! Thank you! Did you serve as a Director, Co-Director or Counselor? Did you recruit youth to attend? Did you transport campers? Hats off to you!

Thank you: Neda Gilbert for great food!

Chris Wadlington for being on Staff

Terry Landon for cleaning up before, during and after camp.

Grandparents for picking up more than one set of grandchildren

Parents for taking family vacations and driving 1,700+ miles so your child could attend KBY one more year

Churches for promoting camp and for helping with fees.

West Area Coordinator – Camp & Youth News

Facility Use Groups! Kum-Ba-Ya is a great place to hold a workshop, training events, family reunions, a wedding! Please call the West Area Office for rates and additional information. Watch for 2012 Camp Information! New events at KBY may include Wilderness Camp, Adult Sailing Weekend, Sports Camp.

KBY Outdoor MinistryTeam needs YOU! This committee meets a couple times a year to plan for the summer events for Camp Kum-Ba-Ya. We review previous summer events, what worked, what didn’t, what can we update and change to make the next year even better. Do you want to help in this process? Call the West Area Office and we will gladly talk with you. We meet in Madisonville on a Saturday for a couple of hours. Chair is Petie McLean.

T-shirts, Hoodies & Note Cards We will have plenty of t-shirts and hoodies and cards available. Please contact the West Area office and we will mail you a shirt. The price does not include postage. If you click the shirt name below, it should show you the item. If not, check out our website: westareadisciples.org Hoodie - $35.00 Long Sleeve Shirts are $25 each **Long Sleeve Gray (KBY is where it's at) **Long Sleeve Gray back (definition) **Long Sleeve Gray Back (10 reasons) **Long Sleeve Gray front Short Sleeve Shirts are $20 each **Short Sleeve Green (10 reasons) **Short Sleeve green (Definition) **Short Sleeve Green (KBY is where it's at) **Short Sleeve Green front The note cards are $10 for 6 cards and there are two options. One is a line drawing and the other is a color picture of the Vesper Area at KBY. All items are available by calling the CCK-West Area Office at 821-1332.

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"Full Sail: Men Ministering to Men" Retreat

Nine years in development, Full Sail:

Men Ministering to Men is a new congregational ministry for men. On October 8, 2011 Full Sail will make its debut in this one-day retreat at Middletown CC, Louisville. All men are welcome to come and learn how to implement Full Sail in their congregations.

Full Sail is the only ministry to men that addresses the cultural realities in doing men's ministry. It seeks to create an alternative culture for men that is truly male-friendly, embracing the true qualities of the mature masculine, all without compromising the equal role of women in our churches and culture. A Full Sail man focuses on Jesus of Nazareth as THE model of mature manhood for men in this day and age. Our world is in vital need of such men.

To Register for this event go to: www.fullsailmen.org

Cost is $40/person with $100 maximum per congregation

Time: continental breakfast 9:30 a.m. Program 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST with lunch provided.

Green Retreat November 18-19, at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. More information will be available soon! Contact Carol Devine at caroldevine@windstream.net

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ChristianChurch(DisciplesofChrist)inFloridaInvite you to join them on Holland America’s beautiful Westerdam leaving from Seattle for a spectacular 7-night cruise through Alaska’s Inside Passage. Ports of call include Juneau,

Sitka, Ketchikan, Victoria, British Columbia, and Glacier Bay, returning to Seattle. Dates: May 26 to June 2, 2012; Cruise costs range from $699—$1469.

Bible study and/or worship services will be held on board when the ship is “at sea”. Celebrate Pentecost Sunday by worshipping with Disciples from around the country on board ship in this beautiful setting.

The Alaska Cruise is the fifth cruise sponsored by Florida’s Senior Adults, and we do hope you will consider being a part of this exciting voyage. Please make your reservations through our travel agent to receive the red carpet treatment

we have come to expect and enjoy!

For questions about the Disciples programming, contact Rev. Roslin Springer: rsprin1@tampabay.rr.com.

To make your reservations or receive more cruise information, please contact: Dean Skinner, CTC Indian River Travel, 11951 U. S. Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408

Toll free 877 626-6110 dean@indianrivertravel.com

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InterestedinGoingtoHaiti? ThereareafewspotsopenfortheupcomingadultmissiontriptoHaiti,October21/28.Allarewelcomeespeciallyfolkswithmedicalortheologicaltraining.Tolearnmore,contactMalcolmBryant(926‐4491)orPamWoodward(264‐1166).WestAreaMinister,CathyHubbardwillbegoingtoHaitiwiththegroup.

Date Change for West Area Board! The West Area Board will meet at FCC Madisonville on October 2, at 3 p.m. These are open meetings and all are welcome.

Help Wanted! First Christian Church of Murray is looking for a caring, conscientious, Christian adult to work part-time in its program of youth ministries (grades 6-12). Persons must pass a background check prior to employment and be eligible to drive the church van. Please send or email resume and letter of interest to: First Christian Church, 111 N 5th St., Murray, 42071, or email to: fcc@fccmurray.com

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Join us for the 16th Annual All Disciples Sing

August 28, 2011 3 p.m.

Henderson First Christian Church

Great afternoon of joyous music by some of our West Area

Congregations

Fun! Fellowship! Friends! Food!

West Area Minister Calendar August

4 Compassion Group at Murray 5 Fancy Farms – 5K Run 7 Installation Services: Jake Caldwell & Rebekah Krevens at Owensboro FCC 14 Commissioning at Pembroke CC, 4 p.m. 16 Staff Conference Call with Regional Office 18 Far West Men’s Fellowship at Wickliffe 23 Guthrie, 7 p.m. 28 All Disciples Sing at Henderson FCC 3p.m. 30 Staff Conference Call with Regional Office

September

1 District 2 Minister, 10 a.m. Madisonville 4 Earlington FCC: Family & Friends, tent. 10 Staff Conference Call with Regional Office 11 PREACH: Paducah FCC 12 COM Meeting at Bardstown 13 Staff Conference Call with Regional Office 15 Far West Men’s Fellowship at Kevil 20 District 1 Minister Mtg. 10 a.m. Paducah 22 District 3 Minister Mtg., TBA

Minister Changes/Updates Beech Grove CC: Cathy Midkiff, wife of Jim has had some complications following surgery. She continues to improve. They reside 4006 Springdale, Owensboro 42301.

Owensboro FCC: Jake Caldwell (Diane) began as Senior Minister on July 10. Steven Johns-Boehme served as Interim.

Pembroke CC: Nate Quarcelino (Nancy) will be commissioned on August 14, 4 p.m. at the Church, 111 Jackson St. He has been serving Pembroke since July 2001 and lives at 2635 Dye Ford Rd., Alvaton 42122.

District Minister Meetings 1: Paducah FCC, 10 a.m. September 20 (3rd Tues.) Churches: Bardwell, Benton, Clinton, Fulton, Kevil, Mayfield, Murray, Paducah, West Paducah & Wickliffe.

2: Madisonville FCC, 10 a.m., September 1 (1st Thurs.) Churches: Baskett, Beech Grove, Central City, Dawson Springs, Earlington, Greenville, Henderson, Madisonville, Marion, Nortonville, Owensboro, Princeton, Providence, Sebree, Slaughters, Whitesville.

3: TBA; 10 a.m., September 22, (4th Thurs.) Churches: Bowling Green, Cadiz, Cerulean, Crofton, Elkton, Glasgow, Guthrie, Herndon, Hopkinsville, Pembroke, Russellville, Smiths Grove.

West Area Financials Operational Income to 7/31/2011 2010 Congregational 56,134.09 93,468.24 Individual 125.00 6,198.00 Endowments 0 0 DMF (Regional Support) 7,500.00 10,000.00 KBY Secretary/Travel 0 2,000.00 Total 63,759.09 111,666.24 Operational Expenses Office Expenses 8,490.17 22,759.14 Salaries & Benefits 59,679.40 77,513.86 Field Expenses 7,786.49 10,919.64 Search Process 0 9,869.12 Total 75,956.06 121,061.76