My, what a Blessed State Convention we had the third
weekend in August! Our Convention theme
was: “Designed For God’s Greatness.”
Every session was full to capacity.
Even the Children’s Convention was filled to overflowing. I cannot state how precious our wonderful
people are. Everyone did a fantastic
job. The worship and music was superb,
thank you, Sister Pam. The special
singing was heavenly. All those that had
a part on the program did a terrific job.
Our special guest speaker from the International Offices, Bishop Mark
Menke, brought timely and inspirational messages. He spoke on Friday evening of the importance
of being moved and directed by the Spirit.
His Saturday afternoon class pertained to the “Be’s of Leadership.” Then on Sunday morning, Brother Menke spoke
on, all us are children of faith, because we are all children of Abraham.
On Saturday evening, we had a unique presentation of our
Camping Program over the years. Sister
Ruth Turner’s stories of prior camps and the pictures that were shown really
brought back the memories. Sister Shelly
Symonds’ Youth Program on Saturday evening was outstanding, as well as the
following After-Glow session.
It takes many behind the scenes people to put together a
Convention of this magnitude. The
ushers, the video and audio, and camera men did a splendid job. Much thanks goes to our Convention
Coordinator, Bishop Leonard Lord and Assistance Coordinator, Brother Joe
Nicasio. The set up of the Convention
was professional in its presentation.
Several people said that this Convention, just seemed to be “a step-up”
from previous ones. Again, thank
everyone that prayed, came, and participated in making our State Convention a
huge success! Sister Knoblich and myself also want to thank everyone for the generous Love Offering of over $1,300.00. We feel that we labor among the greatest group of people anywhere!
Camp Roganunda
On September 1st, we had our “Super Saturday - Open
House” at Camp Roganunda. Many brothers
and sisters from several of our churches were able to be with us on the Labor
Day weekend. We also had our first
official Camp Board Meeting. You would
be very proud of your Camp Board members.
They are all very concerned with making the Camp the best it can be; one
that will bring glory and honor to the Lord.
Of immediate concern, is that we get 6-7 cabins
winterized so they will be ready for Fall and Winter Retreats. During State Convention, an "Intention
Form" was passed out for those Churches and Individuals or Families that
wanted to contribute to winterizing cabins, donating materials or donating some
labor. As I mentioned, time is of the
essence in moving forward with getting these projects completed. I feel that we have a great team of people
that have helped so much in getting the Camp to where it is today. May these and others continue to help in the
vision of having a fully operated, year-round run Camp! If you or your Church would like to
contribute funds, materials, or labor, please contact State Overseer, Bishop
Don Knoblich dknoblich@aol.com as soon as possible. All help will be greatly appreciated.
E.L.I.T.E.
(Emerging Leadership Intensive Training Excursion)
September 14-16, 2012 at the Kirkland Family Church,
there is E.L.I.T.E. weekend, a powerful time of training for our older teens
and for young adults. State Youth
Ministries Director, Sister Shelly Symonds has this time specifically designed
for those who want to deepen their understanding of the Word of God, for those
wanting to know how to share Christ, for those feeling that God is calling them
and how to start and grow on that journey.
Last year’s E.L.I.T.E. weekend was very profitable to our young
people. Please mark this date on your
calendars and encourage all youth that are aspiring to be leaders in the church
to attend this important training session.
Western Canada Ladies Retreat
The Western Canada Ladies Retreat will be held in Vernon, BC on September 21-23, 2012. The guest speaker for this Retreat will be
Sister Cathy Payne from Cleveland, TN.
For information, contact Claudia Doroshuk at 778-475-5878. Ladies, mark this date on your calendars and
get ready for a Fantastic Retreat!
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Our next Gordon-Conwell Course (October 25-27, 2012 at
Kirkland) will be “Theology II” as taught by Dr. Hector Ortiz. It is not necessary to have taken Theology I
to take Theology II. Registration forms
have already been sent out. Please
remember that your registration form along with a $50.00 registration deposit
is to be sent to Dr. Knoblich, one month in advance of the class, that is, by
September 21, 2012. The deposit will be
credited to the tuition cost for the course.
Deposits sent in after September 21st will be subject to an additional
$50.00.
Events Calendar for 2012
September 14-16
E.L.I.T.E. Training (Shelly Symonds) - Kirkland Family Church
September 13-16
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary - Boise, ID
(Foundations of Leadership - Dr. Ortiz)
September 21-23
Western Canada Ladies Retreat - Vernon, BC (Speaker: Cathy Payne)
October Clergy Appreciation
Month
Oct. 19-21 Yak Retreat - (Bill &
Cindy Davison, Directors) - Camp Roganunda
Oct. 25-28 Gordon-Conwell Theological
Seminary - Kirkland Family Church
(Theology
II - Dr. Hector Ortiz)
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1
Team-Up Conference - Overland Park, KS
November 9-11
Pastor's Wives Retreat - Cannon Beach, OR
“Designed For God’s Greatness”
Bishop/Dr. Don Knoblich
