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Penn Northeast Conference UCC, 431 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, PA 18071
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The Penn Northeast Conference Office will be closed
Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5
for Independence Day. Have a great holiday!
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Beloved,
General Synod 32 has now come to a close, but the work is not done. I want to share how impressed I was with the participation, insight, wisdom, dedication and engagement demonstrated by our delegation. We grappled with issues, shared our differing opinions, and moved into compassionate listening in our caucus, at our delegation table and on the plenary floor. But our work is not done.
We, as covenant partners in the denomination, have a duty and obligation to read, discuss, understand and respect the resolutions passed, rejected or tabled on the floor. Our GS delegates have committed to gather and to design methods and talking points to share with our congregations. While we will do a brief written summary, conversations are so much more meaningful. As we move into the fall, we would encourage congregations, who had a delegate present at GS, open an opportunity for them to initiate a conversation. Additionally, if a congregation would like a member of the delegation to come and lead a conversation, please contact us at the conference office so that can be arranged.
Although our fall conference meeting agenda will not have much space for conversation of the work of General Synod, we will open some time for us to be able to share information and answer any questions that arise from the written General Synod reports. The work of the whole church is important, the decisions made at General Synod, while not binding on us, are important. Our conversations together are vital. Please, please be a partner in the conversation and the movement forward as a church in covenant with each other.
~Blessings, Bonnie
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Attention ALL Authorized Ministers & Lay Volunteers:
In the coming weeks, the Conference will be distributing information to each of you on an exciting new Database that we will be using to house your portfolio information. As all of our Authorized Ministers already know, each year the Conference asks you to update your portfolio information with any changes in address, phone number, email, etc. Starting this year, Authorized Ministers are also required to provide information on training seminars/classes and special trainings that you have attended.
Breeze
, our new online portal to house this information, is going live on June 30. What this means is that each of you, Authorized Ministers and lay leaders alike who receive the invitation, will be receiving an email from the Conference and
Breeze
with login information. What we ask is that you attend one of three training sessions to learn how to do the tasks that will be required to be updated each year and as trainings are completed.
Please plan to attend one of these sessions: Monday, July 1 at 4 PM at the Conference Office, Monday, July 15 at 9 AM via Zoom, and Saturday, July 27 at 10 AM at the Conference Office.
The very first training session will be recorded and posted to the website, if none of these dates fit into your schedule. However, we strongly urge you to attend one of the sessions in person and log on with your computer (if you have a laptop to do so) or at home on July 15. These will be informal training sessions to introduce you to the web portal and how to work with the areas that you will need to update. We look forward to seeing you at a training session!
Thanks, Christian Creyer, Treasurer & Search and Call Associate/PNEC
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At General Synod 2019, it was announced that the
3 Great Loves initiative now has a theme song.” I will sing of your love, love, love” was commissioned and written by Christopher Grundy. The sheet music is available and full copy rights are given to all bodies of the United Church of Christ.
Click here for the sheet music and we encourage everyone to share it with your music directors and others to learn the song and embrace it as part of our denomination wide initiative.
~Gary M Barraco
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Did YOU Sign Up for this?? If not, you need to ASAP. Deadline to register is July 1... If we do not get any more registrations, we will have to cancel this event.
PNEC Faith Formation Ministry Team Invites YOU to...
THEOLOGY MATTERS: Curriculum Resources for All Ages
July 20, 2019 - 9AM Registration to 2PM (lunch included)
St. John's UCC (Fullerton), 575 Grape St., Whitehall
$15 per person or $50 for a group of four or more from a single congregation
Choose 3 of the 6 workshops listed below to suit your congregation's needs
1. Messy Church 4. Youth and Young
2. AdultConfirmation 5. Adult Small Groups
3. Sunday School Curriculum options 6. Multicultural Resources
This is a day of learning for pastors, educators, teachers...(Continuing Ed. hours available!)
Register through tithe.ly by clicking on the link
https://tithe.ly/event-registration/#/703628 OR call (610-826-3113) with the names attending, workshop choices, church name & address, and send a check made out to PNEC to 431 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071
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EVENTS of INTEREST..
Ministerial Institute of the PA Academy of Ministry at Lancaster Theological Seminary
New, ecumenical part-time program
of theological ed. for local church leaders. Designed for lay ministers, those in discernment, & other church leaders. Focuses on leadership in the local cong.
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--June 25-28 at First Cong. UCC, Madison, WI - Uniting Church & Community Through Music & Art - 12th Biennial National Conference of the UCC Musicians Association visit
--June 29 - 9AM-4PM - Giving Thanks for the Healing Ministry of Gestalt Pastoral Care - Zwingli UCC, 350 Wile Ave., Souderton, PA --
Click Here for detailed flyer and how to register. If you have
questions, you may call Becca Yoder Stephens at 484-529-8369.
--July 28 - August 2 -
WISDOM SCHOOL: THE DIVINE EXCHANGE - A FIVE-DAY RETREAT -
Price: $725 (overnight lodging), $600 (without overnight lodging), Moravian Seminary, Bethlehem
--September 24-26 -
"Hear Me - Is God Listening?"
Ventures 2019 - begins 11AM on the 24th and ends after lunch on the 26th - Mariawald Renewal Center, 1094 Welsh Rd., Reading
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October 10 - Ministry Day - 8:30AM to 3:30PM at
St. John's UCC (Fullerton), 575 Grape Street,
Whitehall...
Watch for details
--October 25-27 -
Niagara Youth Festival
- more information google Niagara Youth Festival
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WE CRAVE
Reflective Education on Addiction
The series is free and open to all
, those who are suffering from addiction, their loved ones, any anyone who would like to learn more.
We Crave
will be offered monthly through September, beginning in June. Each course includes four two-hour sessions (biology, psychology, sociology and spirituality). You can attend the entire series or individual sessions.
Click Here for full details and dates
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PNEC Fall Conference Meeting - Saturday, November 2, 2019
St. John's UCC, 22 Atlas Road, Northampton
Keynote Speaker: Tod Bolsinger, PhD
Author of
Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory
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