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| This Week in PNEC --- February 8, 2018 - February 16, 2018 |
| TO CONTACT US OR TO REGISTER FOR EVENTS 431 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, PA18071; www.pnec.org website 610-826-3113; FAX 610-826-5464 Bonnie Bates bonnieb@pnec.org Gilberto Garcia Rodriguez gilbertor@pnec.org Barbara Jennings barbaraj@pnec.org Patty Rehrig pattyr@pnec.org IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO INCLUDE IN "THIS WEEK IN PNEC" PLEASE EMAIL IT TO pattyr@pnec.org |
ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING -- MARCH 18, 2018
ST. PETER'S UCC - SEEMSVILLE, 8142 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, PA
610-837-7426
Training given by Master Trooper Marc Allen of the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop M, Bethlehem Barracks.
Program being used is called ALICE: Alert - Lockdown - Inform - Counter - Escape
All are welcome to join us for this FREE training. A pot luck luncheon will be held following the training. If you would like to bring a covered dish please feel free to do so. Please RSVP by March 14, by calling the church at 610-837-7426 or you may contact June Arnold at 610-262-5181. Class will start following the service at 11:15 sharp, and will be held in the sanctuary.
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| Call to the 56th Annual Meeting  of the Penn Northeast Conference Saturday, April 14, 2018 8AM to 4PM at Union UCC, 5550 Route 873, Neffs Theme: Exploration! Workshop Leader: Rev. Michael Piazza, Spiritual Visionary, Author, Social Justice Advocate, Currently serving as Pastor of Middle Collegiate Church, NYC Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Bonnie Bates, Conference Minister, PNEC Download a Registration form here Also available for download from www.pnec.org |
| Letter from...The Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer,
General Minister and President, UCC
On April 4th on the mall in Washington DC, in an act commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. leaders from faith communities will gather for worship, and for truth-telling - calling the nation to seek healing from our racist legacies.
Events begin on April 3/worship at the Greek Orthodox church in DC.
Materials will soon be forthcoming inviting participants at every level to engage: from the local church through the Conferences to the National bodies.
If any of you want to begin to organize a gathering from your Conference to attend, I am sending you this link today to give you advance prep time.
If any of you want to contribute by telling the truth about your Conferences, or any churches within your Conference who wish to do so, I will be collecting those materials. I will be invited to speak the truth of the UCC and our predecessor bodies. Any stories you have that help unfold this story would be greatly appreciated.
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Crossroads Spring Courses...
include Mapping the Route (Theology) with the Rev. Dr. Bill Falla on Monday nights beginning Mar 12 and Traditions (Denominations and World Religions) with the Rev. Dr. Walter Wagner on Thursday nights beginning Mar 8. All courses are held at Moravian Seminary, Bethlehem PA. Exact dates, course descriptions and registration info is at
www.moravianseminary.edu/crossroads or contact Jill Peters at
jpeters@moravian.edu.
Crossroads Info Session is on Sat Feb 17 at 10 am at Moravian Seminary, 60 W. Locust Street, Bethlehem. Come and find out if lay leadership education is for you and bring your questions. Crossroads participants are making a big difference in their congregations and their communities. Contact
Jill Peters at
jpeters@moravian.edu for more information.
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Eastern Regional Youth Event 
The Eastern Regional Youth Event website has been updated to include the band information and the workshops that will be available and what a variety of workshops there are! Although you may not register yet, you should be able to shortly, PNEC has formed a team to help you with any questions you may have. We have been working on any details for the churches in our conference. Have you received an email from the team? If not, please contact Marge Baltz (marjoriebaltz@yahoo.com). We will continue to give updates as they are available!
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On-line Polity Classes
geared towards Ministerial Authorization
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New York Conference: contact Conference Minister Rev. David Gaewski at
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GET THOSE REGISTRATIONS IN if you have any youth interested Penn Northeast Conference Presents .... 13th Annual Youth Retreat all youth in grades 7th - 12th are invited! May 4 - 6, 2018 Check-in Friday 6:30-7:00......Pick-up Sunday Noon Spruce Lake, 5389 Route 447, Canadensis $130/person (includes meals Saturday & Sunday breakfast) DEADLINE TO REGISTER February 12, 2018 We must have all registrations and $50 non-refundable deposit per person. Click for REGISTRATION FLYER |
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March 2 - The Opiod Crisis as a Public Health Issue Dr. Chrysan Cronin, Director, Public Health Program April 6 - To BE Announced - watch for further details at http://www.ijcu.org May 11 - Getting the "Other" Right: the Challenges of Doing History Professor Robert Weiner, Jones Professor of History, Lafayette College *Please Note - Location is Seegers Union 108-110 |
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Grief and the Quest for Meaning
Friday, February 23, 2018 * 9:00am-4:30pm
Politics of Religion- Native Spirituality & Christian Practice
Friday, March 9, 2018 * 9:00am-Noon
For details and how to register click URL below
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Polity Curriculum for Local Churches
MESA recently released a new UCC Polity Curriculum designed for local congregations: new member classes, confirmation classes, COM orientations, and congregations considering joining the UCC. The materials can be found online at:
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Pennsylvania lay leader creates traveling road show around UCC's 3 Great Loves...A lay leader of the UCC Penn Northeast Conference is on a spiritual journey, spending his Sundays with several different congregations, and spreading the word about the
3 Great Loves (3GL) initiative.
Click to see full article
3 Great Loves Wants to Come to
Your Congregation
The 3 Great Loves is the denomination's opportunity to express how our Love of Neighbor, Love of Children, and Love of Creation work together to address the inequities in our current world. To move this initiative forward in the Penn Northeast Conference, we have recruited Gary Barraco from Forks UCC to be our '3 Great Loves Ambassador'. Gary has been working with the National representative and Regional Ambassador to prepare our Conference to learn more about the 3 Great Loves program. Gary and others want to come to your church and deliver the Sunday morning message or present to a large group. He has put together a full liturgy for a worship serve, including suggested hymns, so we can come in with a pre-packaged service. To learn more, contact Gary at
garybarraco@verizon.net
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Transforming U.S. Policy Toward a Just Middle East Washington, D.C. | June 17 - 19, 2018
The Summit will highlight women peacemakers from the Middle East. Men and women are invited to hear from speakers who are all women! For full article, please
click here
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Howard Gospel Choir to Benefit
St. Vincent de Paul Kitchen
The Howard University Gospel Choir will perform at the F.M. Kirby Center on Saturday, February 17, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 with $5 of each ticket sale benefitting St. Vincent de Paul Kitchen, Wilkes-Barre, a program of Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Scranton. For tickets, call Catholic Social Services at 570-207-3808, visit the Kirby Center box office on line or call 570-826-1100.
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 Christian Pilgrims Tour September 20-28, 2018 England, Netherlands & Boston for a flyer with full details, please click here |
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 IN SEARCH OF...
For the complete list of churches who are searching for organists, choir directors sextons, pianist, etc., etc., and also churches who are giving away items, please CLICK HERE |
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What's Happening in Our Churches
(PLEASE NOTE: We love advertising the "happenings" in our churches, however the list is getting too long for this publication.)
FOR THE COMPLETE LISTING of
"What's Happening in Our Churches"
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Rev. Jeffrey Mensendiek, Global Ministries missionary for 27 years with the Emmaus Center in Sendai, Japan, will be available to speak in churches during his time in PNEC. The dates of his visit are February 20 through March 5. (He has commitments for February 20, February 25, February 28, March 1, and March 4.) 
for a time of collegiality, spiritual renewal and education for authorized ministries and members in discernment. 
Celebrate with the Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of Christ as we welcome our newest Open and Affirming (ONA) congregation: St. John's United Church of Christ, Fullerton; Whitehall, PA. The ONA church number indicates the position of this church in the chronology of all ONA churches listed since 1985.
