Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Four Winds Forecast -- November 27, 2019

(Four Winds Forecast is a monthly newsletter that I send as district servant to the pastors and leaders of the Philadelphia District Church of the Nazarene. I also post each forecast on my blog for those who would missionally join with us in cherished prayer partnership and/or +cheerful financial support.)


November 27, 2019

Four Winds Forecast

Bountiful blessings to you from your district servant, a debtor:

(I humbly ask each pastor and leader to carefully, prayerfully and thoroughly read this email for possible inspiration, useable information and increased communication. i am Grateful, very. pastor kerry)

Here are two very essential FOUR WINDS Updates:

#1: FOUR WINDS / UPDATE -- Our 2nd Annual District Pastors and Leaders Christmas Gathering will be Saturday, December 14, 2019, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at our Ephrata Grace Point Church. Please save the date. Official detailed invitations have been mailed out from the district office. If you haven’t registered yet, please do so today. The brunch will be bountiful. Trust me. We’ve also got a special, spirited, musician coming, Ricky Murphy, and special speakers are slated: Dr. Jack Connell, our new President at Eastern Nazarene College will greet us and our very own, Pastor Del Bieber, will close us out with stories of Christmas to warm our hearts. Please celebrate the holy days with your district family on this set-aside day. 

#2: FOUR WINDS / UPDATE -- FUNDING THE MISSION! HELP!
Hopefully, all local pastors and treasurers received Melanie Cook’s email letter about Funding the Mission. These words pasted below in quotes from her urgent message got my attention as your district servant. I can only tenderly cry out to you in one word: HELP!

Melanie wrote these words, in part, about Funding the Mission:

"Have you entered income to date?  Have you paid all budgets (WEF, P&B, ENC, District, District NMI, NYI, SDMI)?" It seems some have fallen behind on this necessary reporting. Numbers are lower than they were at this time last year. We need your faithful reporting as well as your faithful giving. Help us end the year accurate and strong and update your statistics as is appropriate for your church. Email or Call me (Melanie Cook) if you need help doing this (484-791-6518 )."

We at the district depend on your partnership. May all who come behind us find us faithful. Pastors, I humbly ask for your best for our King -- Jesus, The Nazarene. I am a debtor to your diligent devotion. Deo Volente. -- pastor kerry 

* Calendar Dates Up Ahead...

NOVEMBER 2019
* Nov. 28, Thursday, THANKSGIVING DAY

DECEMBER 2019
* Dec. 2, Monday, PCDC #3, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. / Fairview Village 
* Dec. 14 District Pastors & Leaders Christmas Brunch, Ephrata Grace Point, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (Mark your calendars now. Don’t miss Christmas with your District Family.) It’s a Saturday Brunch Celebration!
* Dec. 25, Christmas Day

JANUARY 2020
* Jan. 9, THURSDAY, PCDC #4, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. / Fairview Village
* Jan. 14-17, Four Winds Prayer Retreat -- Black Rock Retreat Center, Quarryville, PA
* Jan. 18-19, Pastor Kerry in Revival, Gardners, PA. UMC 
* Jan. 21, Tuesday, DAB, Royersford
* Jan. 26, , Sunday evening, Gethsemane Gatherings, Concerts of Sacred Prayer across the district on each missional zone. Contact your zone leader or Kevin Griffin for information.

FEBRUARY 2020
* Feb. 1, Saturday, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., Familiar Grounds, Pennsville, NJ 
* Feb. 6, THURSDAY, PCDC #4, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. / Fairview Village
* Feb. 15, Saturday, Holiness Symposium / Royersford
* Feb. 18, Tuesday, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PK leading "Lordship Living" Workshop #3: "The Advantage (Season/Campaign) of Lordship/Stewardship" / Royersford
* Feb. 18, Tuesday, DAB, Location TBD
* February 29, Board of Ministry, Royersford 

MARCH 2020
* Mar. 5, THURSDAY, PCDC #5, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. / Fairview Village
* March 5, Board of Ministry, 1 p.m. until done. Fairview Village. 
* Mar. 22-24, Pastor Kerry in Revival, Bridgeton, NJ
* Mar. 28, Chaplain’s Luncheon, Noon, Royersford Office, PA
* Mar. 29-Apr. 3, Pastor Kerry in Revival, Bangor, PA

APRIL 2020
* Apr. 1, Wednesday, Pre-School/Day Care Directors Appreciation and Resourcing Day at our Riverside Reading, PA. Church. Details on the way. Please contact Pastor Kerry to get your director on the list for information.
* Apr. 2, THURSDAY, PCDC #5, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. / Fairview Village
* Apr. 5, PALM SUNDAY
* Apr. 12, EASTER SUNDAY
* Apr. 23, THURSDAY, Tentative Date Change for DAB Conference Call. 
* Apr. 26-28, Pastor Kerry in Revival, LaVelle, PA

Apr. 30-May 2, THE GATHERING -- DISTRICT ASSEMBLY AND CONVENTIONS, our Crossroads Church, Lewisburg, PA

* June 28-July 52020 Philadelphia District Campmeeting, Erma Campground, Cape May

You are highly valued and I pray you will be highly favored! Indeed!

+Cheerful financial support -- any above and beyond gifts and/or any year-end charitable giving can be directed to:

District Servant’s Discretionary Fund
Philadelphia District Church of the Nazarene
PO Box 259, Royersford, PA. 19468

Or you can give at www.philanaz.org anytime.

Thanks for praying for and caring about the mission of the Philadelphia District Church of the Nazarene.

Presence Matters Most! 
No Invisible People! UNITY!

Pastor Kerry Willis
District Superintendent
Philadelphia District 
Church of the Nazarene

Pray everyday with me at 4:44pm specifically for lost souls.

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