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Adventure!
Making Christ-like Disciples in California,
Nevada, and around the world!
Steve Scott
District Superintendent
Sacramento District Church of the Nazarene
6235 S. Walnut Ave.
Loomis, CA 95650
July 31 to
August 4
Wednesday
To Sunday
Vol. 51, #2 / June-August 2013
(Published Quarterly)
(916-652-1193)
www.sacnaz.org
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15742 N. Bloomfield Rd., Nevada City, CA 95959
Jeremiah Bolich
Mary Rearick Paul
Evenings—7:15 pm
Mornings —10:00 am
Wednesday—Saturday
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sunday —10:00 am
Youth Ministry
Shawn & Jamie Cox
Children’s Ministry
Cathy Scharf
For more detailed information, go to
www.sacnaz.org
(Click on camps and scroll down the page)
Registration Options:
Register and pay on-line at www.sacnaz.org
Print out a form and mail the completed form with your check to the District Office.
A registration form can also be obtained by calling the district office, (916)-652-1193.
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Renee′′ Bennett, Chairperson
Sunday School &
Discipleship Ministries
915 Rosemarie Lane.
Stockton, CA 95207
209-951-6760
Sacramento District
Do you have a Recovery Ministry in your church? Do
you believe there is a need and you would like to
begin one in your fellowship?
Women’s Conference
September 13-14, 2013
Sacramento Arden
Recovery Ministries, led by Dale Marsh of our Oroville
Church, is a new resource for our SDMI Team. Dale brings
many years of experience and gifts to our district team. A
part of Recovery Ministry is restoring people to emotional, mental and spiritual wholeness in Christ. That is
also a large part of Discipleship Ministries and a large part
of what your SDMI Team desires to accomplish across our
district.
3337 Arden Way, Sacramento
Sharon Knutson-Felix, author of
Gifts My Father Gave Me—Finding
Joy After Tragedy, brings a message
of healing and hope for those who
experience deep tragedy and loss.
Early Registration: $55 by July 15
(includes a special gift)
Do you need help knowing where to begin? Contact Dale
Marsh ([email protected] or 530-533-7464) for assistance
to begin this life changing ministry in your area today.
Registration includes Friday dinner
and Saturday lunch.
See your Local Women’s Director for details/forms, or
contact registrar Jeannette Massari at [email protected].
Mail registrations to her at 2217 Katzakian Way, Lodi, CA
95242
Recovery Ministry
Annual BBQ
June 29, 2013 9am-2pm
Oroville Nazarene Church
Two break-out sessions, special music by Non-Toxic,
and key note speaker Pastor Darryl Pearson (27 years
clean and sober).
Children’s Bible Quizzing
Contact Dale Marsh for more information.
RESULTS FROM DISTRICT QUIZ
MARCH 25, 2013
REGIONAL QUIZZING AT POINT LOMA
MAY 11, 2013
Red Level
First Place: Aria Crary, Fallon (Perfect Score)
Second Place: Jonas Avila, Yuba City Hope Point
Church Teams: Yuba City Hope Point took 5th Place
Team Members: Angie Davis, Mariana Fraher, Mia
Meyer, Alex Fraher, Daniel Wickline
Memory Verse Competition:
First Place-Aria Crary, Fallon (Perfect Score)
Second Place-James Avila, Yuba City Hope Point
All Star Team: Sac District took 6th Place
Team Members: Anthony Gennoe, Julia Gennoe,
Mackenzie Romero, Stockton Horizon; Nathan Carr,
Blue Level
Sparks 1st; Gavin Devore, Yuba City Hope Point
Team Scores
First Place
YC Hope Point
910 points
Alternates: Chloe Romero, Lily Johnson, Stockton HoriSecond Place Stockton Horizon 885 points
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Third Place
Sparks First
865 points
The new quiz year begins in August with the study of
Top Quizzers : Angie Davis, Mia Meyer, YC Hope Point
the book of Genesis. If you are interested in starting a
Memory Verse Competition:
quiz program or have any questions, contact Jim
First Place, Mia Meyer, YC Hope Point (Perfect Score)
Mathews at (775) 972-8406 or [email protected].
Second Place: Alex Fraher, YC Hope Point (Perfect
Quiz Dates: October 12, December 7, February 8,
Score)
March 29 (District Final)
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Nazarene Youth
International
J J. Tuttle, President
Gerry Myers, President
3569 US Hwy 50 East, Carson City, NV 89701
[email protected]; 530-592-5701
www.ileadyouth.net
989 Lydia Ct., Sparks, NV 89436
(775-626-938 [email protected]
http://swnyi.org
Work & Witness Highlights
Sparks First: Cambodia
We prayed with villagers, taught English as a Second Language to
local students, Pastor Brad Dyrness taught a leadership class to
pastors with Rolf Kleinfeld, met villagers, and ate some interesting food (snails and fish heads). Most importantly, we learned
about a country deeply scarred by the choices of leadership in the
last century. But God is not dead, He is alive! He is using the
Christians in Cambodia to powerfully impact their local community. (Rhiannon Gamboa, Team Leader)
Summer is a time of milestones in the life of a teenager. Incoming high school freshmen are transitioning to
becoming low man on the totem pole. The graduating
seniors are starting a new chapter in their lives as college
students, employees or perhaps soldiers. Other milestones that occur in the life of high school student are the
passing of proficiency tests, the taking of the SAT and
ACT, Prom, and even moving from JV to Varsity.
What if there are ways to include milestones in our
youth ministries? Here are some ideas that came out of
an article for creating these milestones.
9th Grade Discipleship: Place each teen into a discipleship
group that lasts for the rest of high school.
10th Grade Gifting: Offer a spiritual gifts class to help
teens discern how their passions, natural gifting, and spiritual gifts work together as God’s calling to serve. Work to
place each student in roles in our church serving alongside
your adults.
11th Grade Retreat: Build two spiritual retreats that encourage students to recharge during their craziest year of
high school, as well as help train them in deeper spiritual
disciplines and prepare for their senior year and beyond.
12th Grade Commissioning: Create a monthly class for
seniors to help them think through their spiritual life after
high school. At the end of the year, students are asked to
invite friends and family to a barbeque celebration honoring all seniors. During this time, seniors thank friends and
family for helping them develop as a Christian, and are
invited to share the testimonies of their spiritual journeys.
On the following Sunday, the church community commissions students into the next phase of their spiritual life in
a special ceremony.
Sacramento Cordova : Mexico
We held a VBS with 320 children. Each child received a New Testament, educational products, and hygiene supplies. In the evening, we formed basketball teams ending in a tournament the last
night, led worship, gave a message, and showed Christian films in
Spanish. Rosalie Vierra, Team Leader
From the original article, Milestones of Faith, written by Steven
Johnson on stickyfaith.org/articlemilestones-of-faith
Summer Camps
Middle School, July 1-4 at Mt Hope Bible Camp—$235
High School Camp, July 5-8 at Mt Hope —$235
Canoe Camp, July 7-12, Redding—$250
Work & Witness Trip to Costa Rica
October 12, 2013 to October 2
$1,750 per person
We will be working on the Poas church’s new sanctuary/gym
(Sanctynasium). Needed skills are: plumbing, cement work,
painting
Please contact Ric Morrison (Yuba City Hope Point) for more
information: 530-673-7004 or email: [email protected].
To register or just get more information about camp, log
onto www.sacramentocamps.org
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Sacramento District Institute of Ministry
Summer Quarter (June-August)
JUNE
19-27
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Manteca — History & Polity of the Church of the
Nazarene; Freeman Hodgins, Instructor
Sacramento Arden-Spiritual Formation; Leon Skinner, Instructor
General Conventions/Assembly-Indianapolis
Recovery Ministry BBQ—Oroville
JULY
1-4
5-8
7-12
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22-25
27
31-8/4
Middle School Camp, Mt Hope
Senior High School Camp, Mt Hope
Canoe Camp, Redding
District Advisory Board
Kidz Camp
Seminar w/Lonnie Bullock—Weaverville
Family Camp
Fall Quarter (September to November)
Manteca —Global Evangelism; Freeman Hodgins,
Instructor
Sacramento — Western World and the Emerging
Modern Society; Freeman Hodgins, Instructor
For questions and/or information, please contact
Dr. Leon Skinner:
916-482-6064—[email protected]
AUGUST
7/31-4 Family Camp at Diamond Arrow
SEPTEMBER
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NMI Council
13-14 District Women’s Conference/Sac Arden
Disappointed you are not attending General Conventions
and General Assembly in Indianapolis? Follow the events with
live streaming. Enter this link into your web browser:
OCTOBER
1-2
4-6
8-11
12
25-26
http://web.nazarene.org/site/PageNavigator/GA13_html
NTS Preaching Conference, Kansas City
Credentials Workshop at Point Loma
Prime Time Retreat, Smoky Mountain
Children’s Zone Quiz
Min Student Credentials Seminar-Loomis
NOVEMBER
1-2
Credentials Workshop (Spanish) presented
by PLNU in Bakersfield
4-6
Pastoral Team Retreat, S. Lake Tahoe
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District Advisory Board
21-22 PLNU Trustees
JANUARY 2014
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16
18
NMI Council
District Advisory Board
District Nominating Committee
FEBRUARY 2014
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Children’s Zone Quiz
23-26 Ministerial Credentials & Studies Board
Meeting/interviews with students
MARCH 2014
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6-7
20
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ANNUAL PASTOR’S REPORTS DUE
PLNU Trustees
District Advisory Board
District Finance Committee
District Children’s Zone Quiz
MAY 1-2, 2014
July 28-31, 2014
August 6-10, 2014
ACOMM
PalCon
Family Camp
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