Mid-Atlantic District Church of the Brethren

Outreach Ministry in Healthcare Settings
2017-05-20 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | MD
Fahrney Keedy Home and Village is hosting a workshop for pastors, deacons and persons involved with outreach ministry.
Saturday May 20, 2017 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Lunch will be included.
CEU’s are available for $10, with registration
Outreach Ministry Registration

Program and Arrangements Committee Meeting
2017-05-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Frederick Church of the Brethren, 201 Fairview Ave., Frederick , MD, 21701, United States

"Coping with Everyday Stress"
2017-05-09 19:00 - 20:30 | MD
Grossnickle Church of the Brethren will be hosting a “Coping with Everyday Stress” session on May 9, 2017 beginning at 7pm.Coping With Everyday Stress

Meat Canning Committee Meeting
2017-05-09 10:00 - 11:30 | MD

Meat Canning Project 2017- Week 2
2017-04-24 06:00 - 2017-04-25 14:30 | Christian Aid Ministries, 2412 Division Highway, Ephrata, PA, United States
Meat Canning Project 2017
Six Days
April 17,18,19,20, 24 & 25
Sponsored by Southren PA & Mid-Atlantic Districts COB
For the 40th year, the Mid-Atlantic and SO PA Districts are co-sponsoring a Meat Canning project which previously has enjoyed a generous response and enthusiastic support. The project is scheduled for April 17-20, 24 & 25 (SIX DAYS), at the Christian Aid Ministries facility. The 2017 Meat Canning goal is to can approximately 50,000 pounds of chicken in six days of processing.
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Meat Canning Project 2017- Week 1
2017-04-17 06:00 - 2017-04-20 14:30 | Christian Aid Ministries, 2412 Division Highway, Ephrata, PA, United States

Mid-Atlantic Disaster Relief Auction Dinner
2017-04-08 18:00 - 21:00 | MD
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Bush Creek Church of the Brethren will be hosting the Mid-Atlantic District Disaster Relief Auction Dinner April 8, 2017 beginning at 6pm. This year there will be “Specialty Food Item” auction to follow the dinner. Cake, pies, and all kinds of goodies to bid on. Tickets will be $25 per person and will be available from Jeff McGee at 410-848-2720, John Laudermilch at 443-974-0228 or Alice Houck at 301-898-9556.
Anyone interested in providing a specialty food item (cakes, pies, etc.), please contact Alice Houck at 301-898-9556
Bush Creek Church of the Brethren- 4821 A Green Valley Road, Monrovia, Maryland

Lenten Quiet Day at Shepherd's Spring
2017-03-08 | MD
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Women's Retreat
2017-03-04 - 2017-03-05 | Brethren Service Center, 500 Main Street, New Windsor, MD, 21776, United States
The Women of Pipe Creek Cob

Little Thanksgiving Festival at Glade Valley Church of the Brethren
2016-11-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Glade Valley Church of the Brethren, 2 Chapel Place, Walkersville, MD, 21790, United States
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50th Annual District Conference
2016-10-08 | St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 100 Peachblossom Road, Easton, MD, United States
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Easton, MD

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Jr High District Conference Retreat
2016-10-07 19:30 - 2016-10-08 16:00 | Easton Church of the Brethren, 412 Harrison Street, Easton, MD, 21601, United States
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100 Year Celebration at Greenhill Church of the Brethren
2016-09-25 10:30 - 15:00 | Greenhill Church of the Brethren, 8585 Greenhill Land, Westover, MD, 21871, United States
The Greenhill Church of the Brethren will be celebrating 100 years on Sunday September 25, 2016 beginning with Worship at 10:30 am. Lunch will be served after the service in the Fellowship Hall. Meat and drinks will be provided, people who want, may bring a side dish.
An afternoon service will begin at 1:30 pm with special music.

100 Year Celebration at Greenhill Church of the Brethren
2016-09-25 10:30 - 15:00 | Greenhill Church of the Brethren, 8585 Greenhill Land, Westover, MD, 21871, United States
The Greenhill Church of the Brethren will be celebrating 100 years on Sunday September 25, 2016. There will be a Worship service beginning at 10:30 am. A lunch will be served following Worship in the Fellowship Hall and an afternoon service with special music beginning at 1:30 pm.
Greenhill church will be providing meats and drinks for fellowship, people who want, may bring a dish.

60 Year Celebration at Woodbridge Church of the Brethren
2016-09-18 11:00 - 17:00 | Woodbridge Church of the Brethren, 13300 Millwood Drive, Woodbridge, VA, 22191, United States
The Woodbridge Church of the Brethren will be celebrating 60 years on Sunday September 18, 2016. Beginning with worship at 11:00 am, the congregation will be having lunch, fellowship, pony rides and more. Come and celebrate.

MAD Youth Beach Retreat
2016-09-09 - 2016-09-11 | Cape Henlopen State Park, 42 Henlopen Drive, Lewes, DE, 19958, United States
MAD Youth Beach Retreat at Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes, Delaware Beach Retreat Registration 2016

Clergy Tax Workshop
2016-08-27 10:00 - 13:00 | Denton Church of the Brethren, 108 South 7th Street, Denton, MD, 21629, United States
Join Deb Oskin at the Denton Church of the Brethren Saturday August 27, 2016 from 10 am – 1 pm for a Clergy Tax Workshop. .3 CEU’s will be available. 2016 Clergy Tax Workshop

August Leadership Team Meeting
2016-08-20 10:00 - 15:00 | Mid-Atlantic District Office, 1 Park Place, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States

Program and Arrangement August Meeting
2016-08-11 14:30 - 16:00 | Frederick Church of the Brethren, 201 Fairview Ave., Frederick , MD, 21701, United States

MAD COB Day at Camden Yards
2016-07-23 19:05 | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, 333 W Camden Street, Baltimore , 21201, United States
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2016 Annual Conference
2016-06-29 08:00 - 2016-07-03 17:00 | Koury Convention Center and Sheraton Hotel, 3121 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC, 27407, United States
Greensboro, NC
Koury Convention Center and Sheraton Hotel

Shepherd's Spring 20th Annual Golf Tournament
2016-06-20 | Block Rock Golf Course, Hagerstown , MD, United States
Shepherd’s Spring 20th Annual Golf Tournament
June 20 2016 at Black Rock Golf Course
Come enjoy friendly competition, contests, prizes, and great food
The annual golf tournament helps underwrite camper scholarship.

Annual Conference Delegate Meeting- Oakton
2016-06-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Oakton Church of the Brethren, 10025 Courthouse Rd., Vienna, VA, 22181, United States
Annual Conference Delegate Briefings
“Carry the Light”
District Standing Committee representative Jim Benedict has scheduled three briefings on the upcoming June 29- July 3 Greensboro, NC Annual Conference.
Saturday, June 4 from 10am-12pm at Denton Church of the Brethren
Sunday, June 12 from 2pm-4pm at Broadfording Church of the Brethren
Saturday, June 18 from 10am-12pm at Oakton Church of the Brethren
Jim Benedict will be leading the meetings. All delegates planning to attend Annual Conference in Greensboro are encouraged to attend; anyone interested is welcome. Each congregation will be providing light refreshments.

Annual Conference Delegate Briefing - Broadfording
2016-06-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Broadfording Curch of the Brethren, 14010 Greencastle Pike, Hagerstown, MD, 21740, United States

Ministerial Leadership Paper
2016-06-11 09:45 - 15:00 | Westminster COB, 19 Bond St., Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
“Exploring the Ministerial Leadership Paper for District, Congregations,
Ministers, and those discerning call”
Led by Reverend Dana Cassell
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Reverend Dana Cassell is serving as the pastor of Peace Covenant Church of the
Brethren in Durham, North Carolina and as Staff for Ministry Formation in the Church
of the Brethren Office of Ministry.
This workshop is appropriate for district calling and credentialing team and ministry
interviewing task team members, for district ministers, congregational leaders including
deacons working with calling persons to ministry, persons discerning call to ministry, as
well as anyone interested in the Church of the Brethren’s calling and credentialing
process, which saw some changes with the 2014 Annual Conference’s adoption of the
Ministerial Leaadership Paper which went into effect in 2015.
Workshop: 9:45 Arrival
10:00-1:00 Introduction/Session 1
1:00 Lunch
1:30-3:00 Session 2
Location: Westminster Church of the Brethren
1 Park Place
Westminster, Maryland 21157 410-848-8090
Lunch: Lunch will be provided by the District office, donations will be accepted to
defray cost
Workshop Fee: $0, no CEU credit available
RSVP: Please contact the District Office with your RSVP, 410-635-8790 or email
aamad@brethren.org

Annual Conference Delegate Briefing - Denton
2016-06-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Denton Church of the Brethren, South 7th St., Denton, MD, 21629, United States

Meet the 2016 Annual Conference Moderater
2016-05-24 18:30 | Zigler Hospitality Center, 500 Main St., New Windsor, MD, 21776, United States
MEET THE 2016 ANNUAL CONFERENCE MODERATER
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 24th, 2016
At a Meet and Greet Dinner with Andy Murray
Social Time: 5:30pm Dinner: 6:00pm
At the Zigler Hospitality Center Brethren Service Center
500 Main St.; Zigler Hall New Windsor, Md. 21776
Andy Murray will share highlights and an overview of the 2016 COB Annual
Conference in Greensboro, N.C.; as well as upcoming business.
Bring your questions and concerns! And your appetite.
Meal will be a Hot Buffet Menu, with both a meat and a vegetarian entree; full salad bar; soup;
desserts; and beverages. Cost of meal: $10.00/person
Please make reservations, by calling: 410-635-8700; or emailing: mgrossnickle@brethren.org

2016 Disaster Response Auction
2016-05-07 | Carroll County Agricultural Center, 706 Agricultural Center Dr, Westminster, MD, 21157, United States
The 36th Annual Disaster Response Auction will be held on May 7, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. at the Carroll County Agricultural Center – Shipley Arena in Westminster, Maryland.
In 2015, $58,000 was given to the Emergency Disaster Fund of the Church of the Brethren
to help victims recover from many disasters all around our world.
During 2015 the Emergency Disaster Fund supported these efforts:
• Shalom Ministry (D. R. of Congo)
• Nigeria Crisis Response
• Cyclone Pam Response: Vanuatu
• Toms River, NJ – Rebuilding Project
• Northeast Colorado Flood Recovery
• Spotswood, NJ – Rebuilding Project
• Iraq-Iran Humanitarian Crisis
• Heifer Intl., LWR – Nepal Earthquake
• Shalom Ministry – Burundi Refugee Crisis
• Naturalization of Ethnic Haitians in Dom. Rep.
• Dominican Republic Church of the Brethren
• Disaster Recovery Support Initiative (DRSI)
• Maryland Eastern Shore Hurricane Sandy Recovery
• ACT Alliance-Europe Refugee Crisis
• Myanmar Flooding Response from Cyclone Komen
• Flooding Response, Siguatepeque, Honduras
Put May 7th on your calendar!
Come to the auction and invite your friends…together we can make a difference to many people near or far recovering from disasters.
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Meat Canning Project
2016-03-28 - 2016-04-06 | Christian Aid Ministries, 2412 Division Highway, Ephrata, PA, United States
For the 39th year, the Mid-Atlantic and SO PA Districts are co-sponsoring a Meat Canning project which previously has enjoyed a generous response and enthusiastic support
The project is scheduled for March 28-31 and April 4-5 (SIX DAYS), with April 6 reserved for labeling only, at the Christian Aid Ministries facility.
March 28, 29, 30, 31
April 4, 5, (6 labeling only)
Shift #1 – 6:00 am to NOON
Assist in starting the day’s process,
participate in the cutting,
canning and labeling.
(25 volunteers needed)
Shift #2 – 9:00 am to 2:30 pm
Participate in the total process
of the program.
(15 volunteers needed)
The 2016 Meat Canning goal is to can approximately 50,000 pounds of chicken in six days of processing.
From 2003 through 2015, the two Districts’ congregations gave a total of $996,460.89 toward this project. If we are on target this year, we should surpass a million dollars. Starting funds are relatively stable, but we still need to raise money if we intend to meet our goal. Expenses include the cost of the chicken, use of CAM’s facility, labels, boxes, miscellaneous supplies, as well as shipping costs, when applicable. Congregations are encouraged to take offerings during January, February, March and April for this ministry of sharing and to forward these funds to their respective District Office.
In order for the committee to provide adequate help for each shift, it is important that you inform your District office ASAP when you will be available to volunteer. Shift assignments will be made by the District Offices on a first-come-basis. Once you have pledged volunteers, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING REPLACEMENTS if you are unable to fulfill your commitment. No shows create schedule problems and an increase in inspector fees.
A shift of 25 persons is needed to work from 6 a.m. to noon (20 of those persons should be able to process the chicken, while the others are needed for labeling.) A second shift of 15 persons is needed to come in at 9 a.m. and relieve some of the first shift. Canning will continue until approximately 11:00 a.m. with labeling to continue until about 2:30 p.m.
The Meat Canning Project is a great way for us to minister to those in need during these difficult economic times. As in the past, a portion of the meat from this project will be provided to both Districts to be shared with local food banks and meal programs. The Meat Canning Committee has decided to wait until Spring 2016 to determine who will receive distribution outside the U.S.
The Meat Canning Committee is very grateful to those congregations who will be providing free snacks and a light lunch (for all workers) to be available during each shift. The Mid-Atlantic District will be partnering with some of the SO PA District congregations who are willing to prepare a meal, but are short on funds. Please contact your district office if your congregation is willing to provide a meal or funds.
> Meat Canning Project Brochure — Get all the details!
> Volunteer List
Processed at:
Christian Aid Ministries
2412 Division Highway, Ephrata, PA
Sponsored by:
Southern PA &
Mid-Atlantic Districts COB

Invitation to Pastors & Ministers: Foundations of Church Renewal Course (12 Weeks)
2016-02-20 08:00 - 11:00 | Conference Call
Springs of Living Water is happy to announce that there are two academies for pastors and ministers scheduled in the coming months. We are now receiving registrations for the Fall 2015 course. Beginning Tuesday, September 15, from 8 to10 am ET, the Foundations of Church Renewal course will be offered with five conference call sessions held over a twelve-week period.
Then beginning Saturday, February 20, 2016, from 8 to10 am ET, the Foundations of Church Renewal course, with a bi-vocational component, will be offered in a similar twelve-week component.
In the academies, pastors participate in spiritual disciplines folders, offered from the Springs of Living Water initiative. Using a guided syllabus, pastors take a full course in a spiritually oriented, servant-led course for ongoing renewal of a church using the book Springs of Living Water, Christ-centered Church Renewal written by the teacher David Young. In the academies, people from the congregation walk along with the pastor, using the disciplines folder and sharing with the pastor.
David and Joan Young founded the Springs of Living Water Initiative in Church Renewal ten years ago in the Church of the Brethren. An interpretative DVD produced by David Sollenberger is at the top of the Springs website at www.churchrenewalservant.org. For more information you may email davidyoung@churchrenewalservant.org or call 717-615-4515.
