Canada West District Church of the IN THE OOP March 2015 UPCOMING EVENTS March 18: Music Program Information Evening March 23: Biology Program Info. Evening March 24: Business Program Info. Evening March 25: Behavioural Science Program Evening For more information or to register for an information evening: https://ambrose.edu/enrolment/ campus-visits March 31, 2015: Entrance Scholarships & Church Servant Leadership Scholarship Deadline. Click here for more information March 27, 2015 Rocky Mountain House Easter Drama: This Easter drama will be performed by the King’s Players from Glenview Nazarene Church, all ticket proceeds will be in support of the Rocky youth who will be attending NYC in Louisville. Any and all are welcome, if you have further questions please contact Mitch Brower April 3, 2015 10:30 am Joint Good Friday service for Calgary area churches to be hosted at Calgary First Church of the Nazarene. Keynote Speaker will be Mark Buchanan. Located at 65 Richard Way SW. April 3, 2015 10am - 12pm: Good Friday Rally at Edmonton First Church of the Nazarene, Keynote speaker Dr. Larry Dahl April 5, 2015 Easter Sunday Upcoming Ambrose Courses: Three courses are being offered this spring through Ambrose University. This opportunity is especially pertinent to Pastors, and will qualify for LLL credit. For further information please check out their website here, the courses offered are as follows; April 27 - May 1, 2015 Preaching in a Shifting Culture, Instructor: Mark Buchanan, Terry Young and Bill McAlpine April 27 - May 1, 2015 Old Testament, Exodus, Instructor: Tremper Longman May 11 - 15, 2015 Incarceration, Grace and Justice, Instructor: Donald Stoesz Canada West District Church of the IN THE Please pray for the students from Canada West District that will be attending NYC 2015 Jarrett Meilicke Matthew Cox Austin Bitzer Jessica Bitzer Dixon Wood Carson Wood OOP Upcoming Events April 16 - 19, 2015 Wesleyan Holiness Women Clergy Conference: Several women clergy from Canada attended the 2013 conference in Estes Park and found it really beneficial. A considerable amount of prayer and planning goes into this event, to encourage and equip women in in their call. For more information please click here. Payton Unger Chelsea Hoffer Charlie Titterington Cody McLean Tommy Titterington Brandon Stewart Sarah Robertson Autumn WIlliams Shane Stewart Janelle Weslowski Rachel Burick Olivia Burick Jake Ashton Sarah Ashton Zakk Halverson Zak Scheerschmidt Kaylee Scheerschmidt April 19, 3pm Grand Opening! Riverton Community Church of the Nazarene, 25 Main Street in Riverton, MB Everyone is welcome to attend please email Rev. Menno Friesen for further details. Elya Ewing Adam Schwartz Lauren Schwartz Paul Zapote Katherine Kvellestad May 15, 2015 Deadline for Assembly Documents June 19-20, 2015: Conventions & Assembly at Ambrose University Canada West District Church of the IN THE Please pray for the sponsors from Canada West District that will be attending NYC 2015 Clayton Meilicke Monica Meilicke Treena Cox Ryan Wood Ginger Bitzer OOP May 26-28, 2015 55+ Retreat! Deep and Wide: How Grace Changes Everything. Keynote speakers are Rev. Mark Buchanan and Rev. Matt Boda. For more information please visit www.ambrose.edu/55plus or phone 403-4102931. If you would like brochures to promote this event at your church please contact the district office. Nathan Nichols Alanna Wycoco Srimal Ranasinghe Mitch Brower Sheri Lynne Martin Carly Herbert Ryan Herbert Rick Ewing Matthew Prendergast Jenn Tattrie July 1, 2015 Harmattan deadline to request NYC can often be a lifechanging experience for youth who have the opportunity to go. It can literally change the trajectory of their lives and so thank you so much for your prayer and financial support so far. If you are able to financially support some of the youth, but don’t know any of them personally, please feel free to write a cheque addressed to ‘Canada West NYC’. You can designate it to one of the students or to the group as a whole, please remember some of the sponsors need financial support as well! For further information please contact Jenn Tattrie at [email protected] landscape and Children’s special needs request. Apply here. August 11 - 13, 2015 PALCON @ Ambrose: beginning with registration at 2 pm on Aug. 11 and ending with the evening service on Aug. 13. Registration cost is $179.00 and you can register by clicking on this link www.PALCON.ORG Pastoral spouses are welcome to attend, registration cost is also $179.00. Evening Worship speakers will be Dr. Jerry Porter, General Superintendent; Dr. Deirdre Brower -Latz, Principal and Senior Lecturer in Pastoral and Social Theology at Nazarene Theological College, Manchester; and Dr. Gordon T. Smith, President and Professor of Systematic and Spiritual Theology at Ambrose University. Canada West District Church of the IN THE Prayer Requests OOP Please keep Dale Strebchuk (son of Colleen Strebchuk, High Prairie) in your prayers as he suffered a heart attack on Sunday March 15th. He has had three stents put in, but continues to be in recovery. Prayer for healing and for Dale’s family. PALCON (Continued) Keynote daytime speakers will be Dr. Gary Nelson, President of Tyndale University College & Seminary and Rev. Mark Buchanan, Associate Professor at Ambrose Seminary. A number of workshops will also be presented during Wednesday and Thursday. Please pray for God’s blessing and His Spirit’s outpouring during this significant event for our Canadian leadership team. Summer Ministry Intern Position available at Glenview Nazarene Church. CHURCH NEWS Pastor to Families & Children and Pastor to Families & Youth. Position is offered for 15 weeks beginning the week of May 4, 2015. Compensation is $18.00 per hour. Applicant must be presently in a college or university program and be returning to their program in the fall of 2015. Application deadline is April 15, 2015 at 12 noon, resumes and three references should be sent to the attention of Pastor Val H e l l w i g a t i n [email protected] full job description can be provided by contacting the District Office at [email protected] Calgary East Church of the Nazarene Will be the site of this years Work and Witness Project. It is a joint project sponsored by the Canada West District and Canada West NMI. The project will run from July 12—22, 2015. There will be a ministerial team ministering to the community and to the team members; an Outreach Team who will work with the Calgary East staff to develop a long term growth program; and a Construction Team who will make improvements to the building and grounds. It will take a varied group of gifted individuals to make a difference in this community. If you are interested in participating in this W&W summer mission please contact Richard Bahan at [email protected] Camp Harmattan Newsletter Here is a link to read our latest Newsletter! http://www.campharmattan.com/wp-content/ uploads/2015/02/February-Newsletter.pdf If the link does not work for you, you can visit our website at www.campharmattan.com, hover over where it says community at the top and click on newsletters. There you will find a blue "click here" button that will take you to the newsletter! Please let us know if you have any troubles. We deeply appreciate your support and hope you enjoy being brought up to speed with what is happening at Harmattan. Take care, - The Harmattan Team Canada West District Church of the IN THE New Director of Ministry Relations appointed for Crossroads Christian Communications This past fall (2014), Rev. Melnichuk and his wife moved to Calgary where he serves as the Director of Ministry Relations for Crossroads Christian Communications (Western Canada), as well as the Director of Operations for YES TV, Alberta. Ministry-wise, he holds his credentials with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, pastored for 23 years, and produced and hosted programs on YES TV dealing with workplace ministry (whatido), and a live apologetics call-in show based on cultural issues that challenge our Biblical worldview (It’s Your Call). As the Director of Ministry Relations, Rev. Melnichuk’s goal is to bring an awareness to the on-going legacy of Crossroads Ministries. Who are we? What do we do? Why we are doing it? Crossroads is more than just 100 Huntley Street. Rev. Melnichuk would be delighted to make Crossroads Ministries and/or YES TV visible to your leadership and to answer any questions regarding our desire to support your local congregations. He also welcomes the opportunity to minister to your congregations with a message about Jesus and the power of media. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to check out their website www.yestv.com OOP Camp Harmattan Family Camp Speakers D e i r d r e Brower Latz is the Principal of Nazarene Theological College, Manchester UK. Ordained in 1996, she went on to pastor in urban communities in the United Kingdom. Principal since 2012 she continues to serve among the local congregation where she was the pastoral team leader. She teaches in the area of practical theology. Deirdre is passionate about issues relating to justice, the community, the church and Wesleyan theology. How people live out their faith in their everyday lives. She likes change. Her interests involve allotment gardening, sports of all sorts (watching and participating as a netball player weekly), travel, animals, reading and people! Deirdre is married to Andrew – who is currently working full time on his PhD in political theology at Durham University. She was born in Wainwright Alberta and has family all over the USA/Canada. Deirdre holds a PhD from The University of Manchester, an M.A. in Christian Holiness and a B.A. Hons in Pastoral Theology from Nazarene Theological College, Manchester. Canada West District Church of the IN THE OOP Camp Harmattan Speaker Dr. Jim Diehl The 1993 General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene in Indianapolis, Indiana, elected Dr. James Diehl to the Board of General Superintendents. In 2009, after he served 16 years in this role, the 27th General Assembly in Orlando, Florida, bestowed on him the honor of general superintendent emeritus status. A love for ministry has always been at the center of his heart. Dr. Diehl has pastored in numerous churches conducting live radio programs, and developing weekly TV broadcasts. In addition he served as DS for a combined ten years in the districts of Nebraska and Colorado. Dr. Diehl is a prolific writer of numerous articles that have appeared in the Herald of Holiness, Holiness Today, Preacher’s Magazine, Bread, World Mission, The Holiness Digest, Perspective, and others. He is a graduate of Olivet Nazarene University, and in 1990 Northwest Nazarene University conferred on him a Doctor of Divinity degree in recognition of his outstanding achievements. His passion for education has led him to serve on the boards of trustees at several of our Nazarene Universities. He also served as chairman of the Board of Regents at Northwest Nazarene University. In 2011 the Board of Trustees at MNU invited Dr. Diehl to serve as interim president of the University—a position he held for seven months while they conducted a search for a new president. At the close of his service at the University, the trustees presented James H. Diehl with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Diehl married the love of his life, Dorothy, and together they raised four children. They have seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The Diehls make their home in Lakewood, Colorado.As Paul described his ministry to Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:11, so Dr. Diehl describes his calling—to be a pastor, a preacher, and an administrator. While laying down the administrative call, his passion continues with an ongoing preaching ministry from a pastor’s heart. He frequently speaks at camp meetings, college revivals, district ministerial retreats, district lay retreats, zone crusades, and international events. Canada West District Church of the IN THE OOP New this month, Ruthanne Knows!!! Hey Ruthanne, I know that I can earn Life Long Learning credits by taking seminars, or attending conferences, but I was unable to get away from my local ministry this year and I don’t think I have fulfilled my quota for the year, is there anything I can do to increase the number of hours I’ve already submitted? Kind Regards, Under my 20 hours! Dear Under 20, There are a number of ways you can earn LLL credit. Seminars, Conferences, Prayer Retreats, or online courses are some of the ways you can earn the hours you need for each year. An ordained minister is required to fill 20 hours per year of this sort of thing. If however you have been unable to attend any of these sorts of things in the past year, you can earn a full ten hours (1/2 of your requirement) by completing a Book Report, and submitting between a 250 and 500 page book report to the District Superintendent. If you have any questions at all you can go online to our website http://cwdnazarene.org/documents.php and check out the FAQ page and/or the Book Report instructions. In this way you can fulfill your required hours without ever leaving your congregation! Regards, Ruthanne Williams, Learning Coordinator, Canada West District