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Ongoing Activities
Future Activities
Recent Activities
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
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A GCCP COOKBOOK
Watch for the new GCCP cookbook that will
be made available at all churches this summer. This is a
great opportunity for you to provide a treasure gift for
any occasion for friends, neighbors and relatives near and
far. They are being sold for $10 each. Consider selling
these at your church events. We will be happy to mail far
and wide!
To order or with questions, contact: Jan Barrett 906-586-3901,
jan_barrett47@hotmail.com
Using Goodsearch.com
to Surf Internet Helps us out... for Free!
What if God’s Country Cooperative Parish earned a
penny every time you surfed the Internet? Well, now we can!
GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half
its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities
its users designate. You use it just as you would any search
engine, and it's powered by Yahoo! so you get great results.
Just go to www.goodsearch.com
and be sure to enter God’s Country Cooperative Parish
as the charity you want to support. Just 500 of us searching
four times a day will raise about $7300 in a year without
anyone spending a dime! Please, be sure to spread the word!
We have already raised $50! Imagine how much we could earn
if all of us signed up and searched the Internet through
GoodSearch!
Cross and Flame Magnets for Sale
We are currently selling UMC magnets for $5 in order to
support the mission projects of the GCCP. You may want to
purchase a large number of these and sell them at conferences
or large meetings. These may be purchased from any pastor
or the CCW, Katie Peterson (906-492-3680 or ktpete@gmail.com).
Thanks for your prayers and support!
Parish Council News
The Parish Council, with staff and representatives from
each church, meets every four to eight weeks. This group
manages the budget of the Cooperative and plans Cooperative
activities.
Turn Garbage into Gold!
(And be kind to the environment)
In an effort to help cut GCCP office expenses, you can donate
your used HP, Lexmark, or Brother ink cartridges from your
printers. These may be redeemed for paper for the GCCP office
or other office supplies. If you are not near and would
like to participate, you may turn them into most office
supply stores and they will give you a “Gift card”
or coupon.
These may then be sent to the GCCP office at Newberry UMC
for redemption. (906-293-5711)
Gordon Food Service "Fun Fund
Cards"
Last, but certainly not least, Gordon Food Service is continuing
to partner with us to help raise money for missions. Every
time you show your “Fun Funds Card” when shopping
at Gordon’s, we get up to 10% back. If you do not
have a “Fun Funds Card,” you can apply at any
Gordon’s store. Be sure to include on the form that
God’s Country Cooperative Parish is the agency you
wish to support. Anyone can participate in giving to the
GCCP from any community, whether you are connected to the
church or not. This would be a great way for people who
live far and wide to share with the GCCP ministry.
GCCP History
Book Available for Purchase
The first volume of the history of GCCP was written by one
of the founders – Audrey Dunlap. The book was edited and
published by Don and Karen Mars and there are now two copies
in each GCCP church, plus one each in the District Office,
the GCCP office, and the Archives at Adrian College. One
was also given to Bishop Keaton.
GCCP TEE SHIRTS FOR SALE
You may purchase a GCCP tee shirt for yourself or as a gift
for a family member of friend.
They are $15.00 for short sleeve or $27.00 for long sleeve.
Contact Katie Peterson (906-492-3680 or ktpete@gmail.com)
FUTURE ACTIVITIES
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Tell Me the Stories of Jesus
Returns to Newberry: Music, Art, and Drama (MAD) Camp August
11 - 15, 2008
This is the third MAD Camp and is now being
made available to children and youth ages 5-16. This year
there will be an extended “Interns” program
for youth. Campers will have an opportunity to work with
professional educators, as they spend their mornings in
an ecumenical, faith-based environment. The campers will
meet from 9:00-1:00 as they prepare a musical, “Tell
Me the Stories of Jesus,” written by Brianna Zrinsky,
a young woman from the Chicago Area. This musical utilizes
many songs, including several written by our previous clinician,
John Horman. More information
GCCP Summer/Fall Picnic September
7, 2008
Details to be announced.
Imagination Library
Luce, Chippewa, and Mackinac Counties are looking for individuals,
businesses and churches to sponsor books for children from
birth – to their fifth birthday. Each month these
children are sent a book that is age appropriate from the
Dolly Parton Imagination Library. The cost of the program
is $135 per five years per child. We are hoping to start
this program in the GCCP after sponsors are identified.
A matching grant is available from the Imagination Library
for this program. Money collected within these three counties
is used for the children who live in these counties. For
information on becoming a sponsor, contact Katie Peterson
(CCW, Katie Peterson (906-492-3680 or Ktpete@gmail.com)
All children, birth to the fifth birthday, living
in these three counties qualify to be a part of this program
and can receive the books.
RECENT ACTIVITIES
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MIDWINTER MADNESS
On February 23, 2008, GCCP members and friends gathered
at Newberry UMC for a party to chase away the midwinter
blues. There was a light lunch and birthday cakes at each
table followed by games and conversation. This was not a
fundraiser…just FUN!!!
Angel Band Comes to Newberry:
Music, Art, and Drama (MAD) Camp, 2007
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Rehearsing with the composer,
John Horman |
Counselor Kendra and camper
Patrick practice for the prelude. |
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Dressed and ready to go! |
Angels awaiting the news |
From August 13-17, 2007, nineteen children from the ages
of 5-13 gathered at the Newberry United Methodist Church
from 9:00 – 1:00 for the second MAD Camp. Eleven of
the nineteen were repeat campers from last year! This camp
is now an official part of the GCCP (God’s Country
Cooperative Parish) of the United Methodist Church. It was
introduced in this area last year by McMillan resident,
Jan Barrett, and has become a new tradition here in the
eastern UP. Funding for this camp was provided by a private
benefactor, the Marquette District United Methodist Church,
in the form of a grant for emerging ministries, local UM
congregations, a free will offering at the Friday program,
and from a small camp fee from the campers.
Children are offered a program of the fine arts that gives
them an opportunity for participating in the fine arts and
gaining self-confidence in a loving, creative environment
as they try their hands at musical drama in a non-threatening
circle of friends. In addition, campers participate in art
projects as they create props and settings for a short musical
play. Campers are also encouraged to bring musical instruments
to use throughout the week. Staff members, other than the
clinician, are volunteers from the GCCP Churches, as well
as parents and friends of the children. It is truly a community
effort. The camp was fortunate this year to have Mrs. Barrett’s
two daughters with the staff this year. Both Larkin Barrett
and Kendra Barrett Gohr are band instructors from the Chicago
area. Larkin served as the art director, and Kendra, a euphonium
performance major from Penn State, provided a solo on Friday,
as well as a bassoon /euphonium duet with camper Patrick
Miszewski, from downstate Michigan. All staff members participated
in a variety of ways. The leadership team working with the
co-directors, John Horman and Jan Barrett, this year were:
Gary Barrett, Larkin Barrett, Christine Casselman, Ardis
Cischke, Earl Cischke, Diane Gilman, Kendra Barrett Gohr,
Linda Grant, Susan Fosdick, Elnore Smith, Kathy Werner,
Jennifer Wing, and Rose Zeller.
This second MAD Camp was been made available to children
and youth who had completed K – 8th grade in this
area. Campers had an opportunity to work with professional
educators, including the well known composer and clinician,
John Horman, a retired school music teacher and long time
church music coordinator and director in Maryland, as they
spent their mornings in an ecumenical, faith based environment.
Family and friends gathered for the twenty-minute musical
and a brief service presented by the campers at the Newberry
United Methodist Church at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August,
17th. Christmas was evident on the faces of the campers
and their guest alike as “Glorias” were sung.
Art projects of angels decorated the tree and sparkling
stars glowed in the night sky. The campers had also created
musical instruments, with which they accompanied themselves
on a couple of the songs. An “angel lunch” was
served following the program, with angel hair pasta and
sauce and angel food cake with “heavenly” strawberries!
Children participating this year were: Karlie Bergman, Maddy
Bergman, Rebekah Bergman, Samuel Bergman, Hunter Buckingham,
Emma Casselman, Lillee Casselman, Rebecca Cischke, Hannah
French, Allison Grant, Patrick Miszewski, Sydnie Petoskey,
Kamae Rodriguez, Destyni Schmuckal, Takoda Spears, Nicole
Sypniewski, Mary Tinker, Fiona Wing, Sabrina Wing, and the
littlest angels: Owen Gohr and Nicholas Wing. (Bold type
indicates second year campers).
Questions about the MAD Camp program may be sent to: jan_barrett47@hotmail.com.
Annual GCCP Picnic
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CCW Katie
Peterson, and Pastors Clark and Mallory prepare to
share communion. |
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Parish friends join for
dinner. |
Hunter Buckingham shares
his musical talent. |
The annual picnic of the GCCPwas held on Sunday,
September 9th. Sixty-five parishoners gathered for the faith
potlock for fellowship, short worship, and a meal at Seney
Community Park, one block east of M77 on
M28.
We were fortunate this year to have Germfask’s own
Hunter Buckingham sharing vocal music with us before the
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