Pastor Dee’s Letter, Echoes, January 2011 Dee’s henna tattoo “playfulness” In 2009 I had the opportunity to be a part of something the denomination is providing for a few of their pastors. I participated in a program called CREDO. Many of you know and heard of my experiences there. While I was there, something extraordinary […]
Lilly Endowment “Clergy Renewal Program” Grant
Pastor Dee and the Sabbatical team submitted a grant proposal in June, 2010 to the Lilly Foundation under the “Clergy Renewal Program.” If awarded, the grant will fund Dee’s Sabbatical scheduled for the summer of 2011. Sabbatical and Personnel team member, Rick Bailey, joyfully announced a full award of $49,353 from the Lilly Endowment during Worship Service on […]
Planning for Dee’s Sabbatical
As printed in the September 2010 issue of Echoes: Our Pastor, Dee Cooper, as part of her call that Church of the Hills extended to her in 2006, has her first ever sabbatical time coming up in the summer of 2011. The purpose and focus of her sabbatical time will be Therapeutic Play, focusing on […]