Norwalk Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) APRIL 1, 2013

Norwalk Christian News

UNI Men’s Glee Club Concert Thursday, April 11th @ 7:00pm - FREE!

The UNI Men's Glee Club will be offering a FREE concert at Norwalk High School's Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 11th at 7:00pm. The UNI Men's Glee Club of nearly 100 performers has a long history of exci ng          performances and sell‐out crowds and we are EXTREMELY fortunate to be    chosen as a performance venue on their Spring Tour.  More informa on about the ensemble can be found on their link:  h p://www.unigleeclub.com/about.phtml     

HOMESTAYS NEEDED! It is customary on college tours such as these to host the performers for the overnight following the concert.  This is a GREAT opportunity to display the  generosity and hospitality of the Norwalk community.  You may pass this email along to other community members who may be interested in a ending the concert and being a homestay.  Thanks!  Please click on the link below to offer your home for this opportunity.  h ps://docs.google.com/a/norwalk.k12.ia.us/forms/d/18Xy0DK9Uo2pFF6CeR0vHGvzy9SGcnOu6udtNHe43LLs/viewform  A message from their trip coordinator: "We would like at minimum 2 guys in a house. Maximum can be determined by the families. Guest beds, air ma resses, and the floor are acceptable, as long as they have a pillow and blanket! We would ask for a cold breakfast (cereal, pop tarts, etc.) in the morning ‐ nothing special! We are most likely going to rise  early on Friday morning and would need a ride from the host families to our mee ng place (most likely the church.) The  me of departure in the morning will depend on the Capitol, however, we are an cipa ng around 8‐9am.     Showers are a must, and towels will need to be supplied.   

I can personally promise that the level of respect these men show to your      facili es and families will be unprecedented. We are extremely grateful for  your hospitality, and will not disappoint! "   Please email Gerard Krupke  if you have any ques ons at gkrupke@norwalk.k12.ia.us 

April Birthdays & Anniversaries 1 Lauren Bunce 2 Jenni Johnston 3 Makaili Sullivan 4 Brianna Smith 5 Hazel Foltz 6 Lynne Foltz 6 Allison Cozad 6 Roger Ballard 6 Roger & Mary Ballard 7 Adam Walker 8 Angie Beckel 9 Jeremy Ward 10 Steve Thomas 13 Betty Becker 13 Kathy Pierce 13 Katie Russell 15 Jenna Riordan 15 Trevor Baack

16 Loren Johnson 16 Becky & Don Darnell 17 Liz Duffy 17 Jarod Riordan 17 Tim & Janine Tingwald 18 Charlene Wheeler 18 Dan & Dawn Mundil 19 Lloyd Pace 21 Mary Ballard 23 Dan Baack 24 Maurice & Tami Conley 26 Dennis & Laurie Frank 27 Steve Crow 27 Stefanie Kritzler 28 Tammy Apana 28 Tanya Apana

Help Wanted I am looking for volunteers who are willing to help in the church office with simple, easy things. Because I am only here for a few hours each day, many items do not get the attention they deserve. I would like to have several people I could call on for assistance. For example, a “people person” who could help with the coordination of Meals on Wheels; someone (or several) who can do some data entry, or someone who would like to help update the Web page for the church. These are just a few examples; I could go on and on, as I tend to do, but I think you get the picture. Please contact me at the church, if you are interested in helping in whatever way you can.

Thank you, Cathie Graves, Ministerial Assistant

Thank You Thank you so much for all the thoughts and prayers, and cards. What a blessing to have a great church family.

Gerry Rinard

I want to say “THANK YOU” to you all for the remembrances that were bestowed upon me during my illness and surgery. I received many cards, phone calls, e-mails and offers of transportation. I really enjoy the beautiful shawl that I received from the Prayer Shawl Group. I received homemade vegetable beef soup that was delicious. Thank you to Dayna for being there for me. I am so blessed to be a member of NCC. Thank you all for the prayers. Love you all.

Ann McCarter

Thank you at NCC for donating glasses for the mission Living Faith Lutheran will be making to Kenya. In total, 219 pairs of glasses will be donated to MOST Ministries and from there will make their way to Kenya. While the mission trip something our church is doing, the mission to demonstrate the love of Christ belongs to us all. We truly appreciate your help.

Respectfully,

Douglas Darnell

From Dayna…

Easter day is done but we continue. Here are some thoughts from an author I love.

I believe that although the two disciples did not recognize Jesus on the road to Emmaus, Jesus recognized them, that he saw them as if they were the only two people in the world. And I believe that the reason why the resurrection is more than just an extraordinary event that took place some two thousand years ago and then was over and done with is that, even as I speak these words and you listen to them, he also sees each of us like that. In this dark world where you and I see so little because of our unrecognizing eyes, he, whose eye is on the sparrow, sees each one of us as the child in red. And I believe that because he sees us, not even in the darkness of death are we lost to him or lost to each other. I believe that whether we recognize him or not, or believe in him or not, or even know his name, again and again he comes and walks a little way with us along whatever road we're following. And I believe that through something that happens to us, or something we see, or somebody we know - who can ever guess how or when or where? - he offers us, the way he did at Emmaus, the bread of life, offers us a new hope, a new vision of light that not even the dark world can overcome.

That is the word that on Easter Sunday is sounded forth on silver trumpets. And when Easter is past and the silver trumpets have faded away to hardly more than a distant echo, that is the word that is whispered to us like a secret in the dark, the saving and holy word that flickers among us like a red dress in a gray world.

An excerpt from Frederick Buechner’s Easter Sunday sermon entitled “The Secret in the Dark” first published in The Longing for Home and again in Secrets in the Dark.

CALENDAR

MONDAY, APRIL 1 Senior Exercise 10:00 a.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 2 Coffee Time 10:00 a.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 JYF 3:30 p.m. Youth Vocal Group 5:15 p.m. Chi Rho 6:00 p.m. Choir Practice 7:00 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 4 Senior Exercise 10:00 a.m. Jennie McAfee Circle 2:00 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 6 Community Supper @ St. John The Apostle Catholic Church 6:00 p.m. 30 & 1 (following supper) 6:00 p.m. SUNDAY, APRIL 7 Casual Worship 8:30 a.m. Chi Rho Mission Trip Sharing & Potluck Breakfast Fundraiser Traditional Worship 10:30 a.m. The Gathering 5:30 p.m. MONDAY, APRIL 8 Senior Exercise 10:00 a.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 9 Coffee Time 10:00 a.m. Dinky Disciples 3:00 p.m. Stewardship & Finance Comm. 6:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 JYF 3:30 p.m. Youth Sunday Practice 5:00 p.m. CYF 6:00 p.m. Trustee’s Meeting 6:00 p.m. Choir Practice 7:00 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 11 Senior Exercise 10:00 a.m. Education Meeting 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 13 Craft Day 9:00 a.m. Youth Sunday practice 10:00 a.m. SUNDAY, APRIL 14 Casual Worship 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship 10:30 a.m. The Gathering 5:30 p.m. MONDAY, APRIL 15 Senior Exercise 10:00 a.m.

Jennie McAfee Circle

Jennie McAfee Circle will meet on Thursday, April 4th at 2:00 p.m.

They plan to honor graduating seniors in May. The date and time will be finalized at this meeting.

Our Path Together Update… Exciting times abound in the Upper Midwest Region! “Our Path Together” is off to an amazing start!! We are only $75,000 away from making sure that all campers are able to be in new cabins in 2014. We already have over $500,000 committed to this project for Phase One. We have raised enough money for construction of two cabins and a new pool. We are well on our way to raising enough money to be able to build a third cabin this summer. Our current cabins can accommodate 80 people. With the construction of the third cabin this summer, we would be able to accommodate 84+ people – meaning all campers would be in new cabins in 2014. If you would like to help us reach this goal, please make sure your gifts are turned in the Christian Conference Center by APRIL 15th.

Meeting for Construction Volunteers

Now what would help is for you to help us recruit volunteers to help us with the Blitz build over Memorial Weekend. We need at least some basic information or as much as you can offer. In order to keep things organized we need people to go to the website and click the memorial weekend button and fill out the form. Our volunteer coordinator will then make contact and answer other questions that you have. http://www.uppermidwestcc.org/2013/03/04/our-path-together-volunteer/ We are particularly looking for crew leaders (Some one with some construction skills and can lead of team of 5 other volunteers). We are having a leader training and information meeting on April 27th at the conference center for all those interested. This meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m.

30 & 130 & 130 & 1 30 & 1 will meet Saturday, April 6th at 6:00 p.m. for an evening of games and fellowship. You may want to go to the Spaghetti Dinner first and them come to the church for the evening. We welcome everyone who wants to come because we always have plenty of fellowship to go around!

Camp Registrations Camp registrations are due in the office by April 14th. If you are registering on-line, please let us know so that we may include your child in our total payment.

Community Spaghetti Supper

Saturday, April 6, 6:00 – 7:30 PM $7.00 per person – Advance Ticket Sales Only!

Tickets are now available for a community spaghetti supper sponsored by the Norwalk Ministerial Association. The meal will be held at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Norwalk and entertainment will be provided by music students from Norwalk High School. You can pick up a ticket in the office during the week. Funds raised go to assist Norwalk residents with critical needs. We also need a few volunteers to help with set-up at the Catholic Church around 2PM on Saturday.

Family FestivalFamily Festival Sunday, September 8thSunday, September 8th

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Pot-Luck Breakfast Sunday - April 7th

Chi Rho youth will be sharing their experiences from their mission trip to Sioux Falls, SD in conjunction with a pot-luck breakfast. This is also a fundraiser for future mission journeys.

Youth Sunday – April 21st

On Sunday, April 21st we will have Youth Sunday at Norwalk Christian Church. On Youth Sunday the services are created entirely by youth and led by them. This will be their opportunity to share with the congregation what their faith means to them.

The schedule for planning sessions/practice time is:

Wednesday, April 10th – 5:00pm Saturday, April 13th – 10:00am Saturday, April 20th – 10:00am

Building Your Faith - Chi Rho Retreat

On April 26-27, 2013, Chi Rho youth will have the opportunity to participate in a retreat at the Christian Conference Center. They will be working with others in different ways on the camp grounds. This retreat is from 7PM Friday night to 5PM Saturday evening and costs $15 per person.

Come and explore your faith while putting it into action with mission! Please contact Pastor Diana if you are interested in participating in this event.

If there is something you, your department or your group

wants in the newsletter, please email us at

norwalkcc1@gmail.com.

Out to Lunch Bunch A trip to the Conference Center is being planned for late April or early May and Don Darnell has graciously agreed to be the chauffeur on this trip. We will take a tour of the center and see first-hand where all of the improvements are going to be made. This will be an opportunity for you to ride in our new bus and leave the driving to Don! Lunch is being arranged at a Tea Room in Newton, so plan to come with us and enjoy the day. This could be you in the photo. The date should be finalized this week.

Baptized on Easter Sunday The following youth made their confession of faith and entered into new life in Christ through baptism on Easter Sunday:

Alec Lester

Eliza Weaver

Savanna Wheeler

Sierra Nava

Joseph Mundil

Jake Hill

Shawna Johnson

Evan Coonrod

Two adults joined our pastor’s class in baptism:

Kristin Loftsgard

Mike Davis

Prayer of Blessing for the Newly Baptized Thank you God, for your empowering love, freely given to each and all; help us to welcome these, now baptized, into the circle of love in Christ’s church. We rejoice that they have chosen to publicly confess their faith and in obedience enter the waters of baptism. We give thanks for their unique gifts for ministry. Sustain and strengthen them as they face life’s various trials. Lead us to be a welcoming and nurturing community as we share this journey of discipleship. Amen.

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Norwalk Christian News Published bi-monthly by the

Norwalk Christian Church Disciples of Christ

701 Main St., Norwalk, IA 50211 (515) 981-0176

E-mail: norwalkcc1@gmail.com Minister: Rev. Dayna Kinkade

Associate Minister: Rev. Diana Sullivan Ministry Assistant: Cathie Graves

Choir Director: Kim Ward OFFICE HOURS

Minister ~ Tuesday - Friday 9 AM-5 PM Associate Minister ~ Monday - Thursday 9 AM-5 PM Ministry Assistant ~ Monday - Friday 10 AM-1 PM

WORSHIP SCHEDULE Informal worship 8:30 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Traditional Worship 10:30 AM The Gathering 5:30 PM

Coffee Fellowship follows each service.

www.Norwalkcc.org

MISSION STATEMENT Disciples of Christ -

Sharing the Journey