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Work Begins on Crafting New Conference Proposal
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By Tiffany Vail
Associate Conference Minister for Communications
Just after the Annual Meetings of the Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut Conferences voted decisively on June 17 to move forward toward uniting into one Conference, Connecticut Conference Board Member Jocelyn Gardner-Spencer looked at Connecticut Conference Minister Kent Siladi and said "we have a lot of work to do."
That work began in earnest on Thursday, when 14 members of the three Boards of Directors and the Conference Ministers met in the approximate center of the three Conferences - Woodstock, CT - to begin mapping out what comes next.
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Conference Hires New Registrar
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HARTFORD - Jill Ford, a member of the First Congregational Church of Granby, will start on Monday as the new Registrar/Program Administrator of the Connecticut Conference.
Ford has worked for six years as the Administrator for Friends of Holcomb Farm in West Granby, where she managed the donor and members database, maintained and updated the website and social media sites and handled accounting and bookkeeping. Her career experience has also include working as a licensed insurance agent, a high school career counselor and an administrator at Trinity College.
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New Video: SLCC Development Associate
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HARTFORD -- The Connecticut Conference released a new Vantage Point video today. In this edition of Vantage Point, guest host the Rev. Ryan Gackenheimer, Executive Director of Silver Lake Conference Center, speaks with Heather Dineen, the new Development Associate at SLCC about her work at the conference center.
Dinneen's primary role at Silver Lake is working with existing donors and cultivating new supporters. She will attend many of Silver Lake's fundraising events, such as Fancy Camp, the Donor Dinner, and the 60th Anniversary Celebration scheduled for August 26, where she will interface with donors and strengthen those relationships.
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The Rev. Virginia R. (Roger) Black, 90, of South Windsor, one of the United Church of Christ's first female ordained ministers to serve as an Intentional Interim Minister, died Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Brookdale South Windsor after a long illness. A memorial service for The Rev. Black will be celebrated Saturday, August 19, 2017, 1 PM, at Storrs Congregational Church.
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The Rev. Dewey Frank Fagerburg, Jr., 88, of Lincolnville, Maine, passed away on July 14, 2017. He spent the majority of his career as a Pastor in Woodbridge, NJ; Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH and Danbury, CT. During the period from 1975 through 1985, the Rev. Fagerburg was a "tent maker", also doing work beyond parish ministry and not paid by a local church. Services will be private.
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Spirit Calendar: Hiding Treasures
The Rev. Michael Ciba writes: "Hiding the treasure when we need to is fine. Hiding it forever is not."
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Spirited Wednesday:
Baseline Kindness
The Rev. Mary Lou Howson writes: "When we find the love of God, we are enriched beyond belief."
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Upcoming Conference Events
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August 26, 11 AM to 5 PM
Silver Lake Conference Center, Sharon
A cookout lunch will be provided, as well as time to participate in traditional Silver Lake activities, explore on your own, take a group decade photo, and join in worship.
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Aug. 29, 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Details to be announced.
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Sept. 25 to 26
Heritage Hotel & Conference Center, Southbury, CT
Annual Clergy gathering with the theme: What the heck IS the future of the Church?
with
Rev. Dr. Sarah Drummond,
Dean of Faculty at Andover Newton Theological School.
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Sept. 29 to 30
Silver Lake Confernce Center, Sharon
Connecticut Women of the UCC annual fall retreat open to women of all conferences.
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Oct. 21, 8:00 AM to 3:45 PM
Keefe Regional Technical School,
Framingham
This full-day event includes morning worship, two workshops, an optional lunch activity, continental breakfast, lunch, marketplace and closing worship. Keynote speaker is The Rev. Noel Andersen, UCC & CWS Grassroots Coordinator for Immigrants' Rights.
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Oct. 22, 2:00 PM
The Bushnell Center of the Performing Arts,
Hartford, CT
Salisbury Sinfonietta & the Conference
invite
Connecticut & Regional Church Choirs
to participate in a event for Remembering the Reformation Quincentennial, and Celebrating Unity Today.
A pre-concert talk titled:
Luther talks with Pope Leo X
will also be part of the day.
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October 25, 2017 at 9:00 AM to 3:30 PMFirst Church of Christ, Simsbury
Come spend the day with author Paul Nixon to explore "Changing Ministry in a Hyper-Gutenberg World." Featuring: breakout sessions looking at various models of the church that are thriving; a panel of UCC leaders who are doing innovative ministry here in Southern New England; a panel of "Nones" and "Dones" finding meaning in the secular realm beyond the church.
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Sept. 8 - 9
Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center,
Framingham, MA
One of four regional events to which Committees on Ministry, authorized ministers, and members of the UCC who are interested in the proposed changes to the UCC Manual on Ministry are invited to take part.
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Oct. 31, 8:15 AM to 4:00 PM
Edwards House Meeting Center, Framingham, MA
Planned in collaboration with Ernst & Young Financial Planning Services®, this seminar is designed to provide tools and resources to lay and clergy to make handling their finances and planning for the future easier.
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