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Penn Northeast Conference UCC, 431 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, PA 18071
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Call to the Fall Annual Meeting of the Penn Northeast Conference
Saturday, November 3, 2018
Faith UCC, 22 Faith Drive, Hazleton, PA
Theme: Transforming
Guest Preacher: Rev. Bill Worley, Pennsylvania Southeast Conference Minister
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Friends,
We, as a conference, have been enrolled in Mission Insite, a demographic information site, for some moths now. Congregations involved in pastoral searches have received copies of reports from the Conference Office. Now we are providing you with individual congregational access to this powerful tool for assessing communities. Please refer to this
information to register
. The information can also be found on our website under the
Links
tab. - Bonnie, Bates
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Pennsylvania Academy of Ministry 3-part educational series called Consistory/Council 101
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PNEC Sleep Out for Homelessness
- September 29-30, Forks UCC, Stockertown
Pastoral Leadership in Congregational Systems
- Three Sessions of Learning to Improve Pastoral
Leadership for Authorized Ministers - 3 days of experiential learning - October 10; February 27, 2019;
May 1, 2019 - 9AM to 5PM each day at Faith UCC, Center Valley - COST: $350 including lunch.
Understanding Addiction and Older Adults
- October 11 at DeSales university - online registration will
PNEC Ministry Day
- Saturday, October 13 from 9AM to 4PM, Faith UCC, 5992 Route 378, Center
Valley -
more details later
Greater Allentown CROP Hunger Walk
- October 14 at 1:30PM beginning and ending at St. Timothy's
Lutheran Church, 140 S. Ott St., Allentown - registration starting at 1PM - for sponsor form, info about
2018 Boundary Training Workshops
- "Essential Boundaries for Wise Leaders" - sponsored by NE PA
2018 "Widening the Welcome Conference - Living, Learning, Leading"
- November 1-3 at the
Sheraton Niagara Falls and the Niagara Falls Convention Center - Also, a Mental Health First Aid
class, November 1 - certified course with cont. ed. credit upon completion -
Detailed Flyer
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Disaster Response Ministry
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HELP is needed for communities in Eastern Pennsylvania
At least five counties in Eastern PA have experienced significant flooding in the past few weeks. There are over 250 homes in these counties that need help. These areas are in various stages of response and recovery.
Schuylkill County in PA Southeast Conference is in the process of establishing long-term recovery opportunities in and around Tremont, Pine Grove, and Port Carbon. While the UCC is supporting the overall work of cleanup and doing damage assessments, the United Methodist Church is setting up the housing for volunteers and groups at St. John United Methodist Church in Tremont. Volunteers will be housed at the church and the UM Conference is moving a shower trailer into position to serve teams.
To learn more about this opportunity or to schedule a group please contact the Onsite Coordinator - Suzanne Schach - at
jsb@epix.net
or 570-294-3748. Teams should also notify UCC Conference Disaster Coordinator, Karl Jones at
kjones275@comcast.net
or 570-617-4018.
Keep watching for news as the other sites proceed with rebuild plans and thank you for your work to make Christ's love visible to the world!
~ Karl Jones, UCC Conference Disaster Coordinator
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Children's Sermon from Rev. David Quinn
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For September 2 (based on Mark 7:1-8. 14-15, 21-23)
Items needed:
clear plastic quart container, gravel, salt or sugar, two rolls of gift wrap. Beforehand, put some gravel on one side of the bottom of the container and salt or sugar on the other side. When kids come up, ask for a volunteer and designate her/him as, "the watcher." Hold container over watcher's head and ask them look up and describe what they see. Then get one of the rolls of gift wrap and carefully wrap it around the container. Ask kids if it looks different now-yes. Then hold this over "the watcher's" head, and ask her/him if the INSIDES of the container has changed-no. Repeat same process with other roll of gift wrap, to repeat the point--the way the container looks different on the outside doesn't change the inside. In today's Bible reading, Jesus tells us that what is INSIDE us, the love, the kindness, and the patience, THAT is what is important to God, NOT how we look on the outside.
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Here is the link to register for the Adventures in Advent Resource Day being held on October 6 (Please RSVP by October 1.)
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PSEC, PNEC planning rebuild Puerto Rico mission trip
A group of members of Pennsylvania Southeast Conference and Penn Northeast Conference met on Aug. 6 to discuss the possibility of the two conferences sponsoring a rebuild mission trip to Puerto Rico in 2019. The dates that we have requested are April 28 to May 4, 2019. PNEC Associate Conference Minister Gilberto Garcia-Rodriquez will be the group leader. Costs will be made available in a few months as we learn more about airfare and other related costs. You can learn more about the on-going UCC work in Puerto Rico by
clicking here
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The next planning meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 6:30 pm at St John's U.C.C.- Mickleys, 2918 MacArthur Rd, Whitehall, PA 18052. If you would like to be on the list of potential participants and receive the trip information directly, please send and email to Gilberto at
gilbertor@pnec.org
and copy Karl Jones at
kjones275@comcast.net
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News from KEEPING YOU POSTED
No Human is Illegal
- 100 people of faith from four denominations, in the model of Immigrant Welcoming Congregations, are gathering at the U.S. border to forge a network of allies, to create communities that are truly welcoming.
UCC Hurricane Response - Disaster Ministries and partners gear up for busy fall as the Gulf
Coast marks Harvey anniversary.
Lane Floods Hawai’i
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Lingering Hurricane Lane brings winds, torrential rains, and floods to the islands of Hawai’i.
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UCC RESOURCES
FALL CURRICULIM
- Don't forget to order your 2018 Fall Curriculum. You can order your Shine, The Present Word & Deep Blue Kids Curriculum from our 2018 collection
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Fall Crossroads Lay Leadership Program Moravian Theological Seminary, Bethlehem
All courses are offered in Zoom, a real time, distance learning format
For detailed class information go to
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UCC Environmental Justice
Webinar: What Faith Communities Need to Know about Carbon Pricing
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Lehigh Conference of Churches
Annual Domestic Violence Vigil - 9.26.18
Turning Point of the Lehigh Valley invites you to join them on Wednesday, September 26 from 5:30 to 7PM for a vigil to remember those who have lost their lives and to empower survivors with hope for the future. Event held at Allentown Masonic Temple, 1524 W. Linden St., Allentown
Mosquito Alert
The rain, heat, and humidity have created an influx of mosquitos. We all need to do our part to mitigate this problem. Be sure to remove any standing water that often collects in trash bins & other containers.
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Please welcome new UCC ONA congregation. -- number 1547
Celebrate with the Open and Affirming Coalition of the UCC as we welcome our newest Open and Affirming (ONA) congregation:
Hope United Church of Christ
; Allentown, PA. The ONA church number indicates the position of this church in the chronology of all ONA churches listed since 1985.
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