Please download the MONTHLY MISSION STORY for your church bulletin or newsletter:
            September 2008:  pdf or text only or espanol
            October 2008:     text only or pdf bulletin insert format

To download the WEEKLY PRAYER for Sunday Worship, click here: Republic of Congo

Will you participate in the Cell Out for Congo on October 22? Cell Out

Connecting Threads DVD Series to Appear on NBC
We are thrilled about the national exposure Global Ministries will receive when NBC affiliate stations are invited to run the one-hour version of our Connecting Threads video series during the month of October. Several have already committed to showing it, but many have not yet.  The key is to contact your local NBC TV stations to encourage them to air Connecting Threads. The Connecting Threads website http://www.ucc.org/connecting-threads/ will have a list of all of the NBC stations, email address and phone numbers of the program managers. Information on which stations have agreed to broadcast it and the airdates will be listed on the website, too.

We appreciate all you can do to get the word out, and don't forget to ask your local station and be sure to watch it at home!
http://globalministries.org/news/nbc-to-air-global-ministries.html

World Communion Sunday is October 5
Go to Global Ministries website for bread recipes, liturgies, stories, and ideas for celebrating World Communion Sunday in your church!
http://www.globalministries.org/resources/special-days/WCS/

Congo Week – October 19-25
Congo Week is a global initiative led by students to raise awareness about the situation in the Congo and provide support to the people of the Congo.  Congo Week will occur from October 19 - 25, 2008 on in communities throughout the globe from Brazil to Belgium, South Africa to Sweden, Kenya to Korea and in many other localities. Join with over 100 countries and in solidarity with the people of the Congo during Congo Week.

Click here for more information, including Congo Week Worship Resources:
http://globalministries.org/news/africa/congo-week-worship.html

Report from Joint Fact-Finding Mission to South Korea
Two regional human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs)—the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) based in Bangkok and the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) located in Hong Kong—conducted a fact-finding mission from July 21 to 24, 2008, in Seoul, South Korea, to examine human rights violations during the daily candlelight vigils that have been held since May 2. The specific focus of the mission was curbs on freedom of opinion and expression and riot police attacks on human rights defenders—lawyers, journalists and medical workers—at the vigils, which have been held to protest the April 18 agreement with the U.S. government to import U.S. beef into South Korea. The vigil participants have been concerned about insufficient safeguards to protect people from contracting mad cow disease, i.e., threats to people's right to health.
Click here to read more, including the full report:  http://globalministries.org/news/eap/final-report-of-fa.html  

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Find a Missionary Visit in your State:

Penn Central: August 24 to October 10, 2008, Steve and Lisa Smith (EKU in Germany) Contact: mcoons-torn@pccucc.org
CT: September 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009, Tim Rose (Reformed Church of France) Contact: Cecile Gilson cecileg@ctucc.org
PA: October 6-12 and October 18 – November 5, 2008, Judy Chan (Hong Kong Christian Council) Contact: Christine Johns cjohns@padisciples.org
FL: January 17 – February 28, 2009, Scott Couper and Susan Valiquette Couper (South Africa) Contact: Candy Younglove cyyounglove@ucc.fla.org
NC: May 1 – June 30, 2009, Tim Rose (Reformed Church of France) Contact: Janelle Bunn janellebunn@soc-ucc.org
OH: May 1 – June 30, 2009, Scott Couper and Susan Valiquette Couper (South Africa) Contact: Bob Molsberry bobm@ocucc.org
MO: June 1 – July 15, 2009, Anil Henry (India) Contact: Danny Stewart danny-ccma@socket.net

Connect with Global Ministries Staff at Disciples and UCC Events:

Missionworks Event and MMI Training, Cleveland, OH: October 2-5
Kansas-Oklahoma Conference Annual Meeting, Wichita, KS:  October 2-5
Midwest Seminarian Gathering, Cleveland, OH:  October 3-5
South Carolina Regional Convention, Aiken, SC: October 3-5, 2008 – Julia Brown Karimu jkarimu@dom.disciples.org
Indiana Regional Assembly, West Lafayette, IN: October 10-11, 2008 – Bob Shebeck bshebeck@dom.disciples.org
Mid-America Regional Assembly, Springfield, MO: October 10-12, 2008 – David Owen dowen@dom.disciples.org and Xiaoling Zhu zhux@ucc.org
Upper Midwest Regional Assembly, Des Moines, IA: October 11, 2008 – LaMarco Cable lcable@dom.disciples.org
Nebraska Regional Assembly, Lincoln, NE: October 10-12, 2008 – Jane Sullivan-Davis janesd@dom.disciples.org
Greater Kansas City Regional Assembly: October 15-16, 2008 – Nancy Pickell npickell@dom.disciples.org
Pacific Southwest Regional Assembly, San Bernardino, CA: October 16-18, 2008 – Maria Cruzado mcruzado@dom.disciples.og
Connecticut Conference Fall Meeting, Bridgeport, CT: October 17-18
Ohio Regional Assembly, Columbus, OH: October 17-18, 2008 – Julia Brown Karimu jkarimu@dom.disciples.org
Missouri Mid-South Conference Annual Meeting, Osage Beach, MO: October 17-19
Southwest Regional Assembly, Fort Worth, TX: October 17-19, 2008 – David Owen dowen@dom.disciples.org
Kansas Regional Assembly, Manhattan, KS: October 17-18, 2008 – Bob Shebeck bshebeck@dom.disciples.org
Capital Area Regional Assembly, Frederick, MD: October 17-18, 2008 – Sarah Riester sriester@dom.disciples.org
Pennsylvania Northeast Conference Annual Meeting, New Tripoli, PA: October 19
Tennessee Regional Assembly, Fall Creek Falls, TN: October 24-26, 2008 – Maria Cruzado mcruzado@dom.disciples.org
Arizona Regional Assembly, Tucson, AZ: October 24-25, 2008 – Bob Shebeck bshebeck@dom.disciples.org, Dave Coatsworth coatswod@ucc.org
Greater Kansas City Regional Assembly:  October 25-26
Council for Theological Education, Cleveland, OH:  October 26-28
Massachusetts Conference Annual Meeting, Worcester, MA: November 1, 2008 – Susan Sanders sanderss@ucc.org, Peter Makari makarip@ucc.org
Illinois-Wisconsin MMI training and Regional Assembly, Springfield, IL: November 14-16, 2008 – Jane Sullivan-Davis janesd@dom.disciples.org , Jan Aerie aeriej@ucc.org
Georgia Regional Assembly, :November 14-16, 2008 – Bob Shebeck bshebeck@dom.disciples.org