United News: July 2006

Nelson Arnold was ordained an elder on Pentecost, June 4. He and his wife, Grace, serve in the Terre Haute, Indiana, congregation.

The 2006 Feast site in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, still has room for 100 people.

Copies of the March/April and May/June issues of The Good News to be distributed in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore and South Africa came off the presses at Offset Alpine, a printer in Sydney, Australia, on time, on...

The brethren from the Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids and Cadillac, Michigan, congregations met for a very inspiring Night to Be Observed and First Day of Unleavened Bread at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center in Holland, Michigan.

Caroline Kirkpatrick graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Cincinnati on June 10, 2006, with a specialization in professional writing.

This year the Feast of Tabernacles in Bolivia will be observed in the region of Nor Yungas located at the northeastern part of the country.

Calendar of Events

On May 13, the Sabbath of Mother's Day weekend, the Kingsport, Tennessee, congregation honored the three oldest members.

Longtime members and deacon and deaconess Ted and Wini Kieviet of Grand Rapids, Michigan, were given a farewell send off after services on May 13.

A youth camp in Zambia was held from Wednesday, April 26, to Thursday, May 4, at Tina Trust School in Lusaka.

Three years after World News and Prophecy seminars were launched, they returned to the site of the first one conducted in June of 2003.

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The Austin, Minnesota, congregation honored Vera Bowman with a cake, punch and coffee on March 18 after Sabbath services.

May 20 and 21, 85 women attended the first women's weekend held in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Thirty-two campers and 32 staff members gathered at Eden Nature Park in Davao City from May 14 to 21 for the United Youth Camp 2006.

The new media steering group of Clyde Kilough, Peter Eddington, Roger Foster, Bob Dick, Victor Kubik, Joel Meeker and Larry Salyer met in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the end of May.

The National Council of UCG–British Isles met in Gloucester May 21.

(Reprinted by permission from the Mustang Daily, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, May 19, 2006.)

The air was bustling with energy May 13 as brethren from the Columbia and St. Louis, Missouri, congregations gathered for their annual seminar, service and spring dinner/dance.

Sixteen young adults from around the United States made the trek to the Buffalo National River in Arkansas to be a part of the first Challenger II canoeing program.

Members can help distribute new brochures.

The Ambassador Bible Center announced the 2006 Cincinnati Continuing Education Seminar.

Members, led by Jeff Weatherhead, are distributing more than 1,500 Good News magazines on newsstands in Barbados.

The women of Salt Lake City, Utah, were invited to the first annual "Friendship Tea," on May 7 at the home of Beth Hart, and cohosted by Carol Foy and Debbie Pierce.

Thunder clouds and rain greeted everyone Friday evening, May 19, for the ninth annual Ladies' Retreat on Deer Lake north of Spokane, Washington.

On June 11 the budget and operational plans for the 2006-2007 financial year were approved by the UCG–Australia National Council.

The blessings of God have been poured out on the United Church of God in many ways this past year.

On Nov. 18, the United Church of God will host a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Church of God in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area.

Frank Jarvis, an elder from England, wrote: "We enjoyed a Sabbath service in Sweden at the home of Paul and Kira Spenser on the 27th May.

The Durban, South Africa, youth spent a day at the beach Sunday, May 28, at Amanzimtoti, a coastal town 12 miles south of Durban.

The Dayton, Ohio, congregation had the privilege of hosting the ABC chorale at Sabbath services the morning of June 10.

At the March Australian National Council meeting, Allan Hambleton, National Office manager, made a presentation regarding the steadily increasing workload.

The United Church of God on June 24 sponsored a Good News seminar in Mjölby, Sweden.

As part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Church of God in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, there will be a dinner dance Nov. 18. (See article above for more information on the anniversary.)

Services on Pentecost were held in eight locations in the British Isles. The total attendance was 162 (compared to 132 in 2005) and the offering was £4,069 (compared to £3,207 in 2005).

On April 30, the Ann Arbor/Detroit, Michigan, Christian Men's Speech Club hosted a ladies' day meeting for the ladies of the two congregations.

The Houston, Texas, South congregation of about 200 people is organized with 40 volunteer service teams under the leadership of the pastor, Ken Giese.

The treasurer's report showed that UCG–Australia was on a solid financial footing as they entered the last quarter of the 2005-2006 fiscal year.

Council of Elders member Leon Walker and his wife, Reba, have five children and eight grandchildren.

The Cleveland, Tennessee, congregation will be hosting their annual white-water Ocoee rafting trip on Sunday, Aug. 6, at 11 a.m.

Highlights from the UCG–British Isles circulation report for May, which covers all literature distributed by the Church from Britain, include:

The Oshkosh, Wisconsin, congregation held a farewell party and buffet luncheon for Mike and Zelda Hanisko following services on June 3.

Leslie Schwartz, 22, a member of the Los Angeles, California, congregation, graduated June 18, Summa Cum Laude from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a B.A. in mass communications and a double minor in education studies and applied...