Day Away--North of 55
CE National respects those who are North of 55 and encourages them to continue in ministry long into their retirement years. The North of 55 ministry exists to initiate and stimulate Bible-centered, mature adult ministries in the local church. CE National endorses local, day-long conferences called Day Away-North of 55.
Day Away-North of 55 are one-day, regional seminars for seniors developed by members of the North of 55 Cabinet.
March 26: Grace Brethren Church, Wooster, Ohio
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. cost: $20 before March 15, $25 after - register through the Grace Brethren Church in Wooster, Ohio.
To register:
Speakers: Dan Gregory, Dave Marksbury, Wayne Ayers, and Bud Olszewski
Theme: Faithful: Whatever It Takes
Special Guest Artist: Jim Boedicker; making music the old fashioned way!
Make your check out to Grace Brethren Church, mark it "Day Away", and mail to:
Grace Brethren Church
4599A Burbank Rd
Wooster, Ohio 44691
Schedule:
9:00 registration & Fellowship
9:30 Session One
10:20 Break
10:35 Session Two
11:15 Break
11:30 Lunch
1:00 Break
1:15 Session Three
1:55 Break
2:10 Session Four
3:00 Dismissal
April 8: Rhodes Grove Retreat Center, Rhodes Grove, Pa., (North of Hagerstown, Md.)
April 16: Grace Family Church, New Holland, Pa.
Sept 25: First Grace Brethren Church, Dayton, Ohio
Oct. 25: Patterson Memorial Grace Brethren Church, Roanoke, Va.
Remember seeing an old pump out back of an old house or farm when you were growing up...the one that you had to hand pump…the one that had to be primed before the water would come out? If you ever tried pumping one, your arm would ache and it would seem that the water would never come. But eventually the water would start flowing. It was always a welcome sight!
As believers we have living water in us. When we first accepted Christ, most of us allowed that water to flow freely with the new-found joy of salvation. As time went on and opportunities were lost or ignored, the joy that came from the flowing of the living water didn’t flow so easily. Sometimes we need a little "priming" to get that water flowing—reminding us of the joy we have in our salvation.
That is what the Day Away is all about…getting primed for the tasks that are yet before us, primed to share the living water with those who are still thirsting, primed to encourage young lives to remain faithful and pure, primed to keep following hard after the God who supplies us with all we need for godliness.
Come to the Day Away and prime the pump of your spiritual life through friendship, laughter, thought-provoking challenges and a good splash of joy.
“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” John 7:38
