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Chile: Stories of Hope and Resilience
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Before beginning her presentation, she arranged the items carefully on a table: a handwoven tapestry from Paraguay, a simple pack of gum, two homemade dolls, a bouquet of paper flowers, a coffee mug and more. Each object served as a prompt for a story.
Elena Huegel is a story teller. With this simple technique, she modeled some of what she learned from her years of service with the Pentecostal Church of Chile - trusting in the presence of the Holy Spirit to ensure that the right stories were shared at each location.
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Mass ReLeaf Receives Abernathy Award for Service
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The artful display in the sanctuary of Wellesley Congregational (Village) Church told the story in a worshipful way: the wheelbarrow and rake, the well-known photo of Earth taken from the Moon, flowers and greens and recycling bags...and a young tree, awaiting its permanent home.
Such was the setting when the Mass ReLeaf ministry of the Massachusetts Conference, and Director Neal Seaborn, received the church's Abernathy Award, honoring exemplary spirit and practice of service to others.
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Hurricane Matthew touches us all
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By Don Remick
It's been a while since we've seen a Category 5 hurricane. And unless you've been there you really can't imagine what 150+ mile an hour winds can do. Haiti can tell you. And Florida. And the many islands and lives in between.
And, though as of this writing it looks like Matthew won't make landfall in New England, it doesn't mean this storm won't impact us. It already does, as we see the devastation of a day's worth of rainfall that surpasses two feet. It does as we see flattened buildings, flooding everywhere and the blank anxious stares of people.
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Upcoming Conference events
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Oct. 15. 8:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Keefe Regional Technical High School, Framingham, MA
A full day of workshops, forums, networking, a marketplace and worship featuring the Rev. Laura Everett, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches, and Angie Thurston and Casper ter Kuile of Harvard Divinity School.
Oct. 22, Dec. 10, March 11, April 8; 10 AM
Edwards House Retreat Center, Framingham
An opportunity to network and share experiences with your MACUCC colleagues.
Oct. 27, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Edwards House Meeting Center, Framingham
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In times when words are often used to build walls separating us one from another, you are invited to reflect on the meaning of hospitality while experiencing a spiritual practice of writing that can open the door of your heart. Writers and non-writers alike have appreciated this practice developed in a congregation by author Karen Hering who will lead this guided session.
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Nov. 5, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Edwards House Meeting Center, Framingham
Conference facilitators will present this training, which seeks to create a common language around racism, to unmask racism in our lives and in society, and to encourage long-term engagement in racial justice ministry.
Join us for a cup of coffee and conversa
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(9 AM - noon) that will help define your role as church treasurer (or assistant treasurer) and answer all those questions you might have.
Nov. 5, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Centre Congregational, Lynnfield
Dec. 5, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Edwards Church, Northampton
This workshop is part of the Christian Educator Certification Program, but is open to anyone who would like to attend.
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A Middlesex County Superior Court justice has ruled that the town of Acton can proceed with plans to use community preservation grants to renovate two churches, Acton Congregational Church and South Acton Congregational Church.
A national group that advocates for the separation of church and state
filed a lawsuit on behalf of 13 Acton residents who say the town is improperly using taxpayer funds for religious purposes.
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The Rev. Mr. John Nelson c
alled to Church on the Hill, UCC, Lenox as Designated Term Pastor
Effective: Oct. 1, 2016
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Oct. 7, 6:30 PM
Sanctuary UCC, Medford
Oct. 14, 7:30 PM
North Prospect Union UCC, Medford
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The Congregational Church of Christ, Leominster
Sat., Nov. 5, 8:30 AM
Cushing Center, Norwell
Nov. 18 - 19
St. John's Soup Kitchen,
Worcester
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