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Upcoming Meetings - Events

GMAG CALENDAR

FEB 14 WORLD MISSION SUNDAY-FLAGS PROCESS, GUEST SPEAKER,DISPLAYS

co-chair Sally Bosley committee kathleen de boer, Kathleen Bridgewood, Bob Cheshier

FEB 24, MARCH 3, MARCH 10, MARCH17, MARCH 24 GMAG LENT DISCUSSIONS fascillitator Bob Cheshier

MARCH 7 GMAG MTG

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY FEB 14TH

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WORLD MISSION SUNDAY!!!!! February 14, 2010

MEET SUNDAY FOR BREAKFAST 8Am! WE WILL EAT TOGETHER AND FINISH SET UP FOR WMS!

ON SATURDAY BEFORE 10am JENNA, ANN, AND HARRY WILL SET UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, JENNA WILL IRON THE FLAGS AND PUT THEM IN THE CHAPEL OF THE CROSS.HEIRLOOM KNEELERS WILL BE PLACED IF THERE IS NO FUNERAL SATURDAY. POSTERS WILL BE SET UP IN SOUTH WING.

Coordinators and liaison assignments

Ann Farmer—World Missions Sunday (WMS) Co-coordinator with Sally Bosley

contact Paul Victor Acolyte room, contact Ari Klein ari@dasa93.net scout leader American flag done,

PETITIONS Linda Mc Corkle

Photography coordinator -

PUBLICITY - articles for Parish Notes Sally Bosley;

Posters Nancy Sherwin

____________ - copy literature, handouts *HAVE HANDOUTS IN GMAG BOX BY THURSDAY OR EMAIL THEM

Sunday, February 8

(Please see detailed Flag Bearer/procession information at the end of this document)

8:00 AM—Meet in Dining Room for breakfast and last minute instructions kneelers will need to be moved to sanctuary at 8:30am .Nmetags

For 9:00 Service

8:45 Meet in Chapel of the Cross to pick up flags

8:50 Assemble outside Acolyte/Flag room to join procession

Flag Bearer Assignments

American

Episcopal

Compass Rose

El Salvador

Honduras

Russia

South Africa

Tanzania

Back-up:

Reading Prayers of the People relating our work to MDGs Sally Bosley

For 10:00 GMAG sponsored forum Dr. Melvyn Goldstein and dr. Cynthia Beall

one GMAG member is needed for Old Narthex to greet, answer questions, direct people to program/displays

one person at south Wing entry to greet and direct

2. South Wing, Old Narthex, —GMAG POSTER DISPLAYS

South Africa--

Tanzania- ask Judy Watson Joyce Pope poster Vincente our sponsored child

small exhibit picture of Meredith with fAME pamphlets

Los Amigo school model fundrasier pamphlets.

Honduras-

Russia— Harry Farmer

Third World Books and Lenten Book Discussion - Bob Cheshier,

Armed services Outreach group ASOG —Jenna Klopovic, Harry farmer

GMAG overall mission partnner poster

For 11:00 Service:

10:45—Meet in Chapel of the Cross to pick-up flags

10:50—Assemble outside Acolyte/Flag room to join procession

Flag Bearer Assignments

American

Episcopal

Compass Rose

El Salvador

Honduras

Russia Kathleen Bridgewood

South Africa

Tanzania

Back-up: Barry Nelson, Betsy Hockey

All GMAG members who are able: Clean-up replace regular kneelers around the altar and return historic kneelers to Tucker Hall, return posters to 3rd floor landing.

THANK YOU to all of us! To Ari the scout leader, Johm Mossbrugger, Paul Victor in charge of Acolytes/Flag room, Gail Emmet, Sam or Kirby who write prayers using our petitions , and our wonderful sextons!

FLAG PROTOCOL FOR WORLD MISSION SUNDAY

8AM The flags will be moved by Harry Farmer from the Acolyte room to The Chapel of the Cross.

8:45 for the 9 AM service; 10:50 for the 11AM service: Flag bearers assemble in the Chapel of the Cross.

Timing is critical, be punctual. Back up persons should also go to the Chapel of the Cross in case they are needed.

We will be processing after the choir. We will be single file in the following order: American, Episcopal, Compass rose, El Salvador, Honduras, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania (alphabetically for our mission partners).

We will process down the center aisle behind the choir. We will walk to the crossing at the base of the stairs, each pause before the cross but NOT bow our heads, turn left and proceed around and out the left front door, and leave our flags in the Chapel of the Cross. We can return to the service and sit on the side bench with the acolytes - or not return to the service.

To prepare to process out of the service with the flags, we will line up outside the Chapel of the Cross after communion and after the Eucharistic visitor part of the service. Do not wait for the birthday/anniversary prayer; there will not be enough time to retrieve flags. We will follow the choir out. Again, we should pause before the cross and then turn and follow the choir. Our pause should create some space between us and the choir.

After the eleven o’clock service return your flag to the Acolyte/flag room off of the Old Narthex

Help clean up !

GLOBAL MISSION INTERACTION WITH SUNDAY SCHOOL GRADES 2-6! 2007 GLOBAL MISSION INTERACTION FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR SS Board liason Karie Nodar

grade 2 Diocese of El Salvador Episcopal schools Connie Hanson

grade 3 Central American Medical Outreach - Honduras Heather Nelson

Grade 4 St Andrew's Anglican Church Moscow- Ann and Harry Farmer

grade 5 - St Mathew's Chapelry Masiphumelele Rich and Mary Nodar

grade 6 Rift Valley Children's Village Tanzania Sharon and Meredith Bowen

Bob Cheshier, GMAG member and President of Third World Books is collaborating with St Ignatius High school to fill a container for Dar Es Salaam Tanzania this month. Bishop baji requested Nursing books for Muheza School of Nursing, books for the secondary school, and supplies for the three hospitals that the Diocese of Tanga supports. Richard Nodar took Bishop Baji to Medwish and Bob is prepared to send 300 sq feet of hospital supplies in the container he is packing for Dar Es Salaam. Bob will also be sending nursing textbooks from Notre Dame College, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing CWRU, and from Kathleen Bridgewood for the Muheza School of Nursing. He will also send microfilm and related materials and secondary books from Berea Schools/Laurie Scriven. It is wonderful that GMAG can respond so rapidly to the needs Bishop Baji articulated at our dinner at St Paul's 11/13/07 - and within the month! These things are added to the container started for Canon Masalawangwa who visited St Paul's earlier and requested books and journals for a medical library in

**** BISHOP BAJI - GMAG HOSTED BISHOP BAJI OF TANGA TANZANIA ****************

FOR A POTLUCK ON THURSDAY NOV 8TH !

Lisa suggested our action group offer our warm GMAG hospitality, share our stories of mission in

Africa, and hear his reflections. Meredith Bowen and Sophie Hollingsworth stayed at his home for

a weekend last summer. She suggested our group rather than an all parish event - a relaxing welcoming evening for him at St Paul's.

It was a wonderful opportunity to get acquainted, network, share thoughts and possible ways to collaborate. He was delighted to meet Meredith's mother at our event and is staying with Sophie Hollingsworth's parents. Members had one on one time to talk with him and we later had a circle discussion and were joined by Youth stewardship members! Bishop Baji requested books for Muheza school of Nursing. Bob is currently doing a container for Tanzania and will send some of Kathleen Bridgewood's books, books Bob knows are available from Notre Dame, and Ann will request books from the faculty at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, CWRU. Additionally, Bishop Baji told us of the Healthy Program, three hospitals, and their need for equipment. .. Medwish is a source, he was given information, and there is room in the container for equipment! We are absolutely delighted to respond quickly to needs he told us about! He gave us historical and descriptive accounts of The Diocese of Tanga and his personal perspective. Bishop Baji is a friend of the American church, was educated at Virginia Theological Seminary, and was keynote speaker at the convention. We hope very much to further this relationship!

Bishop Baji's email acttanga@yahoo.com or tanga@anglican.or.tz

His address is Anglican Diocese Tanga, PO Box 35, Korogwe, Tanga, Tanzania

http://www.anglican.or.tz/tanga.htm

Room decorations: Compass Rose flag, Tanzanian flag, GMAG posters and displays, pictures

tables decorations: fall leaves, colored napkins, votives, small flags .

He was presented with a gift from GMAG on behalf of the congregation: a st Paul's CD, a photo of church and a small book of Ohio with pressed leaves and a message from each of those attending.

music African music played in the background.

MISSION SUMMIT GMAG AND ST PAUL'S WAS WELL REPRESENTED!