Have a great day!
Crystal
All submissions are due the first and third Wednesday of the month. This email is sent the second and fourth weeks of the month.
Send pulpit supply updates to
Terri Allen
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Directory Update Needed
Recently, our webmaster, Christine Wilke, has been contacted with updates and corrections to a church’s information on the SEA website. To ensure that every church’s information is correct please go to the following link
http://www.wcucc.org/associations/southeast-association/churches/
, click the district for your church and check all of the information, including church name, pastor, contact info, email link, website, Facebook page, and photo. Send any updates to Christine at
christine.wilke@garrett.edu.
Thank you!
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Let's send them off in style!
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Debbie and Tom Payden will be retiring from their ministries at First Congregational UCC in South Milwaukee at the end of June. Their final service of worship will be at 9:30 AM on June 24.
Everyone is welcome to attend the retirement celebration that will be held at the Oak Creek Community Center,
8580 S Howell Avenue
from 2:00 to 5:00 that afternoon.
A program will begin at 2:30. Hors d’oeuvres and desserts will be served. Cash bar.
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Having founded the Pastoral Counseling Service of the Greater Milwaukee Area in 1978 Dan Jonas has retired after 40 years on ministry as a pastoral psychotherapist to the area. There have been many UCC supportive saints (beginning with St. Roy Alberswerth!) who have assisted greatly in this important ministry.
Dan and Helen have been members of Plymouth UCC in Milwaukee and will be relocating to the Denver area (Littleton) where their son Craig and family reside. God is Good!
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It's time once again to take yourself out to the ballgame!
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Dear UCC Baseball Fans (or just fans of Chef Gaeth's tail gate party and hangin out with UCC Colleagues and Friends),
David Gaeth (Award Winning Tail Gate Chef) and I would like to invite you to join us on Wednesday, June 27 for our Annual Prayer Meeting at Miller Park when the Brewers meet the Kansas City Royals on the "field of dreams" at 1:10. Tail gate in the past has begun at 11:30. (Details will follow)
The cost this year will again be $30.00 for a great seat with a wonderful view of the park.
I reserved 30 tickets and can order more if there's a greater interest.
If you would like to reserve a ticket, please e-mail me at your earliest convenience. The small block of tickets is going fast.
David's "Tail
Gaeth
" Menu is "Mexican-ish" this year. Grilled burritos, guacamole, sour cream, salsa toppings. Spanish Rice and Beans. David will develop a vegetarian burrito, for those who do not eat meat. There will, of course, also be beer and soda and water.
Those of you who have experienced David's Tailgate Cuisine know that he always "hits it out of the park."
The food is worth the price of admission just by itself.
Being together as a Community of Colleagues is a gift as well.
A Brewers' Victory will be an answer to our prayers. lol
Hope You Can Join in the Fun (and the prayers. I think it's considered to be a business expense if we actually do pray ... for the Brewers Of COURSE!! ; - )
Tim
Rev. TR Perkins
Bethel-Bethany UCC
414-403-0221
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Let’s Talk: Privilege, What Does It Mean to Me?
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Have you wondered to yourself about this idea of Privilege? Have you found yourself timid when the topic comes up?
Three faith leaders at Emanuel Church, Hales Corners, United Church of Christ have created “Let’s Talk: Privilege, What Does It Mean to Me?” This is a Bible study based, activity centered, learn from each other approach to the topic of Privilege and how it moves in our individual lives. We aren’t here to point fingers or criticize, we want to learn and grow as people of faith.
The three developers, Ms. Christine Wilke, MDiv., Rev. Lisa M. Irwin, and Rev. William G. Utke have taught this curriculum twice in our own congregation and more than 20 people have participated. We invited people High School and older to participate. The approach of “Let’s Talk: Privilege, What Does It Mean to Me?” is not to have one expert teach others; we hope the participants will learn from each other through the Bible readings, discussion, discernment, and activities which comprise the curriculum.
We have tried to reduce feelings of discomfort by including a Class Chaplain. It is our hope people will be more willing to learn about this difficult topic if they know there is a designated person present during each session with whom they may have a one on one conversation if they become upset or uncomfortable. We suggest this person be a good, caring, active listener. We also suggest the facilitator(s) have some knowledge of what Privilege is and what it isn’t. (For instance it isn’t a suggestion that some of us did not work hard in life, but it is a reality that the structure of society makes it more difficult for some to gain opportunity more easily than others).
We at Emanuel are ready to share “Let’s Talk: Privilege, What It Means to Me?” with your community of faith free of charge. We are open to answering any questions you have or talk with you about changes or additions you are considering for teaching in your context. We also welcome your feedback at the end of your course.
Rev.bill@emanuel-ucc.org
,
lisa@emanuel-ucc.org
, and
christine.wilke@garrett.edu
. We have made this relatively easy to teach but If you wish, we may be open to someone from our church coming to help facilitate this at your congregation. Please be in touch with Christine or Lisa, or our office at the emails above, or call 414-425-1515.
We offer you our prayers and support as you engage in this journey!
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Conference-wide Racial Justice Survey
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Dear Colleagues in the Southeast Association:
The Wisconsin Conference is encouraging our congregations to explore and work on issues of racial justice in our nation, our communities, and our churches, and I have offered to be the point person in the Northeast Association for the Conference's Racial Justice Working Group.
I know that a number of congregations have already been doing work in this area. I am wondering if your congregation has done something along these lines recently, and if so, could you please let me know what you have done and, perhaps more importantly, if over time you would be willing to share some of the stories of your experience? No need for the details right now. Please also share any good resources of which you are aware.
A note about the scope of this: The Conference is defining racial justice in broad terms - African-American, Latino, Hmong, First Nations. Some of you may have focused more on one group than another, so please feel free to include the breadth of your efforts.
After the Conference Annual meeting, we'll try to send out a list of some of things that have been tried and links to some resources that could be used. There is no standard notion for how congregations might do this - you know best the realities in your setting. But by sharing ideas, it might be easier to move this forward.
Additionally, let Lisa Hart at the Conference Office (
lhart@wcucc.org
) or me know if you would like to: 1) be part of the Racial Justice working group or 2) simply be kept in the loop regarding the work this group is doing.
Blessings to you and your ministries,
James Schleif
St. John's UCC - Hartford/Slinger
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2018 Changing Lives Mission Grants Available!
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This year the SEA Mission Team is offering two separate Changing Lives Grant opportunities.
Changing Lives Mission Outreach Grants of up to $250 are available for programs and projects connected to your congregation’s local community such as a food pantry, community meal, after school program, or work you do with a local non-profit. For more information or to apply, please see the
attached document
or get the application online at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y5J85LG
. Past grant recipients may apply again this year.
Changing Lives Race and Privilege Grants of up to $100 are available for congregations engaging in conversations about race and privilege to print or copy curriculum, purchase books, rent movies, or host speakers. For more information or to apply, please see the
attached document
or go to
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2LCGR3X
for the online application.
The SEA Mission Team’s goal is to support congregations who seek to change lives, their own and others. If your congregation would like support for something not covered in one of these grants, please contact chairperson Christine Wilke at
sewaucc.missionteam@gmail.com
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Southeast Wisconsin Association UCC
Crystal Stinemates, editor
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