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OOMA
Minutes for February 20, 2014 Location: Italia
Gardens, Oxford, MI |
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TOPIC |
DISCUSSION |
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Attendance |
Peggy
Barry Bartz, Interdenominational Minister, Love INC Sandy
Weaver, LOUMC, Love INC Kathy
Hasty, St. Joseph Catholic Church Bob
Holt, Christ the King Don
Spencer, Janet
Caporale, Immanuel, Love INC Liz
Wilson, Immanuel Rochelle
Beckemeyer, Echo Christian Fellowship Don
Defalle, St Augustine Lutheran Monastery Sr.
Rita Birzer, Dominican Sisters, St. Mary’s Retreat
House Bill
Schuman, Lakeville United Methodist Church *New/Returning |
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OOMA Info |
OOMA is a loose-knit
ministers association, no “membership” or dues. In 1990’s pastors in Oxford/Orion started
meeting to have fellowship, just to get to know each other. Over the years we have started doing a few
things together: National Day of
Prayer, Good Friday Service, Thanksgiving, with
offerings taken for local ministries:
Love INC, Pregnancy Center, F.I.S.H.
We are also sometimes
involved with the Oxford HS Baccalaureate Service. ·
F.I.S.H. – Good
Friday ·
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Pregnancy Center – National Day of Prayer ·
Love INC –
Thanksgiving service Website: www.oxfordorionministers.org Chairman
: Rotating Secretary:
Rochelle Beckemeyer |
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Opening Prayer
& Devotional |
Prayer shared by this
month’s chair Peggy Barry Bartz from Grace
Guidance and Gifts, a prayer “from God” blessing His servants with His
grace to serve. Peggy,
new chairperson of the affiliate for Love INC, shared regarding changes to
Love in the Name of Christ, some of which is embodied in the attached article
by the current pope of the Catholic church.
Peggy included a meditation entitled “Parachurch
as a new kind of reformation” (also attached)
(Note, second page is
upside down! Sorry about that!) |
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Open Forum |
Rochelle
shared about a single mom study started in the community, twice a month. See attached
flyer to circulate as needed.
Liz
shared re “Silent Sunday” meditation studies, well attended at Immanuel. Janet
shared re: a special happening at Little Luxuries, with a need for work
miraculously met there. Janet will
write this up to be included in the newsletter. Don
shared re: miraculous provision for the food pantry, coming from many areas
in the community. “This is God’s
pantry” Don also asked for prayer regarding a nerve condition. Bob
shared re: God’s work through a mission trip to New York, including a visit to
a cerebral palsy hospital singing Christmas carols. Kathy
shared re: many funerals (~3-4/week for past two months) and preparing Lenten
small group series on Ignatian (Jesuit)
prayer. Kathy will bring information
next time. |
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Love INC |
Sandy
shared regarding many changes at Love INC and training she
and Peggy attended last week. Changes
have happened at the national level, and we have been encouraged by national
to move forward with “Redemptive compassion”.
First steps are training for board of directors and clearinghouse
volunteers and all other volunteers, ministry coordinators, and clergy on
“The Defining Difference” and the process of Love INC. Another step is to apply for grants for
transformational ministry including hiring a coordinator for these
ministries. Some practical differences
involve limits on usage of material needs (such as clothes closet). One of the first classes we are working on
is developing budget counseling for clients.
Churches
were encouraged to spread the word about the coming changes. |
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Good Friday Service |
Immanuel
Congregational (Oxford) will host the event.
Peggy Barry Bartz will coordinate the service, with help from Liz
Wilson and Janet Caporale. Date:
4/18 Time:
1-3pm Details
will be provided for ministers to include in their communications. |
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National Day of Prayer |
Peggy
will find out if Unity can host. Kathy
will help coordinate the service, with help from Peggy. Date:
5/1 |
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Open Forum |
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Next meeting |
March
20th 12noon @ Italia Gardens. Chairperson: Rochelle
Beckemeyer. Agenda to include
discussion of Rachel’s Vineyard with Erika Hale from the Oxford Pregnancy
Center. |
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Close |
The meeting was closed in prayer
by @ approximately 1:15pm. |
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