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CURRENT AND UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS:
Earthquake, Flooding and Other Disasters--HOW TO HELP
1. Donate by check
(payable to "Washington Avenue Christian Church" with either "Week of Compassion" or a designated disaster area (i.e., "Haiti", "China", "Nashville", etc.)
written in the memo line, and mail to WACC, 301 Washington Ave., Elyria, OH 44035)
OR donate online.
2. Assemble Baby Care and/or Hygiene Kits.
Baby Care Kit:
Six cloth diapers
Two t-shirts or undershirts (no onesies)
Two washcloths
Two gowns or sleepers
Two diaper pins
One sweater or sweatshirt
Two receiving blankets (one can be a hand-knitted or crocheted baby blanket)
Hygiene kit (in a gallon-size plastic bag):
One hand towel measuring approximately 16" x 28" (no fingertip or bath towels)
One washcloth
One wide-tooth comb
One nail clipper (no metal files or emery boards)
One bar of soap (bath size in wrapper)
One toothbrush (in original packaging)
Six Band-Aids
Call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Hiram Farm Up for $50,000 Pepsi Grant
Please vote EVERY DAY in July to help this program that provides farming experience to adults with autism.
Vote at www.refresheverything.com/hiramfarm.
Thank you!
Call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Camp--General Information
The following applies to all Camp/Conference weeks occurring at Camp Christian throughout the summer of 2010:
Note: A scholarship of 50% of the Early Bird rate is available to all WACC youth who regularly attend Worship, Church School and youth gatherings at WACC.
Completed registration forms and payment are due in to the WACC office TWO WEEKS PRIOR to the start of your selected camp.
Obligatory medical forms will be mailed to each registered camper.
Although Camp Portahoga and Hiram Conference are WACC's District camps, youth who cannot attend their "home" camp are welcome to attend a different camp week in their grade range.
Early Bird Registration (received by May 1): $290
Regular Registration (received after May 1): $320
Late/On-Site Registration (received later than 14 days prior to camp start): $340
Note: For all Junior (Partnership) Camps, add $10 to each fee quoted above.
Registration forms (the same form for all camps, unless otherwise noted) are posted on our main bulletin board, or you may print your own at www.ccinoh.org/camp/applications.aspx.
Registration includes program costs, lodging and meals while at Camp. Campers may want to bring money for fast-food meals on the way to & from Camp (optional).
What to Bring to Camp: Bible, bedding, modest clothing (clothing that hides front and back cleavage, underwear, and mid-sections), modest swimwear and swimsuit cover, musical instrument or talent show props, offering money, and a small amount of snack money for the week (optional).
What to Leave Home: Electronic devices (personal music devices allowed only at bedtime and must be used with earplugs), drugs, alcohol, guns, knives or other weapons, inappropriate language and attitudes, etc.
Call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Summer Church School
Beginning June 13, each Sunday at 9:30 a.m., WACC Elders will take turns leading a one-session,
all-ages class on life issues examined through a Biblical lens.
Childcare will be available for babies and very young children.
June 13 - Elder Becky Thompson will present a topic to be announced.
June 20 - Elder Don Hange, Jr. will present will present a topic to be announced.
June 27 - Elder Bill Clark will present a topic to be announced.
July 4 - Church School Education Director Debbie walker will present, "Children at the Lord's Table."
July 11 - Elder Janet Stevens-Brown will present a topic to be announced.
July 18 - Elder Lauri Warfield will present, "Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?", from The Thoughtful Christian.
July 25 - Elder Mark Mathes will lead discussion on selected portions of Donald B. Kraybill's, "The Upside-Down Kingdom".
August 1 - Elder Chris Baumgartner will present a topic to be announced.
August 8 - Elder Debby Willets will present a topic to be announced.
August 15 - Global Ministries missionary Alan Dicken will lead a session on missions.
August 22 - Elder Tim Haywood will present a topic to be announced.
August 29 - Elder Barbara Terrell will present will present a topic to be announced.
September 5 - Elder Gerald Western will present a topic to be announced.
Call 440-323-4213 for more information.
CYF Lakeside Conference
(for youth completing grades 9-12)
July 25-31
at Camp Christian, 10299 Maple Dell Rd., Marysville, OH.
Visit the Christian Church in Ohio website
or call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Junior (Partnership) Camp Beaver
(for Disciples and UCC youth completing grades 3-5)
July 25-31
at Pilgrim Hills.
Camp Beaver has its own registration form which is posted on our main bulletin board.
Visit the Christian Church in Ohio website
or call 440-323-4213 for more information.
CYF Wilmington Conference
(for youth completing grades 9-12)
August 1-7
at Camp Christian, 10299 Maple Dell Rd., Marysville, OH.
Visit the Christian Church in Ohio website
or call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Chi Rho Camp Miami
(for youth completing grades 6-8)
August 8-14
at Camp Christian, 10299 Maple Dell Rd., Marysville, OH.
Visit the Christian Church in Ohio website
or call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Adventure Camp--Photo Safari of Ohio
Picturing Fruit of the Spirit
(for all ages and photography skill levels; youth younger than grade 9 must attend with a parent/legal guardian)
August 8-14.
Base camp in the cabins of Camp Christian (10299 Maple Dell Rd., Marysville, OH) with daily excursions to other scenic places in Central Ohio, including the
Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay Waterpark, Hocking Hills area and attractions, a walking tour of Downtown Columbus with evening photography of the lit skyline, and the Dawes Arboretum).
We will utilize photos from the week in a Friday night consecration service. In addition, images from the week will be shared with the wider Disciples community for use in their non-profit publications and promotions, worship technology displays, etc.
Award-winning Ohio photographer Jack Acri will be on hand early in the week to share photography tips and digital image-manipulation techniques.
Note: Images from Adventure Camp are subject to possible non-profit use by the Christian Church in Ohio (Disciples of Christ) and its member congregations.
Visit the Christian Church in Ohio website
or call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Advance Ministries Summer Conference
Get Personal With God
(for adults at least one-year post-high school, ages 19-29)
August 15-21
at Camp Christian, 10299 Maple Dell Rd., Marysville, OH.
Visit the Christian Church in Ohio website
or call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Fifth Sunday Church Family Fun Night
Sunday, August 29, 5:30 p.m.
Bring games to share at this all-ages event; pizza and ice cream provided (freewill offering).
Call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Disciples Fellowship Camp
Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts
("Family Camp"--for ALL ages)
Labor Day Weekend (September 3-5 only)
at Camp Christian, 10299 Maple Dell Rd., Marysville, OH.
Call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Ohio Women's Ministries Fall Retreat
Feed the Hungry Heart
(for women)
September 10-12
at Camp Christian, 10299 Maple Dell Rd., Marysville, OH.
Visit the Christian Church in Ohio website
or call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Ohio Disciples Men's Fall Retreat
Discovering the Adventures of King David
(for men)
September 17-19
at Camp Christian, 10299 Maple Dell Rd., Marysville, OH.
Visit the Christian Church in Ohio website
or call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Disciples Young Adult Conference
Recharting Our Faith in the City of Second Chances
(for young adults)
October 7-10
in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Visit the Christian Church in Ohio website
or call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Regional Assembly
One Body: Clothed in Love
(for ALL Disciples)
October 15-16
at the Columbus Marriott NW.
Call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Chi Rho Rally
(for grades 6-8)
November 13
at Camp Christian, 10299 Maple Dell Rd., Marysville, OH.
Visit the Christian Church in Ohio website
or call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Advance Ministries Winter Retreat
(for ages 19-29)
December 31-January 2
at Camp Christian, 10299 Maple Dell Rd., Marysville, OH.
Visit the Christian Church in Ohio website
or call 440-323-4213 for more information.
Mission Trip/Pilgrimage to Chile's Shalom Center
January 1-11, 2011
Join the delegation from the Ohio Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) as we visit the Chilean Pentecostal Chuch's version of our own Camp Christian.
The Shalom Center was funded, in part, by outreach funds from Camp Christian's most recent building project ("Keep the Fire Burning") which provided new cabin clusters and the dining hall.
Contact the Rev. Jonathan Rumburg, coordinator (330-688-4450 or jrumburgATfirstchristianstow.org) for more information.
For more information on any of the above, call 440-323-4213.
For a list of regularly-scheduled events, click here.
301 Washington Avenue, Elyria, Ohio 44035-5124 Phone: (440) 323-4213 Fax: (440) 323-4214
E-mail us: office@waccelyria.org