This Week in PNEC

THIS WEEK IN PNEC July 3, 2019

This Week in PNEC

Penn Northeast Conference UCC, 431 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, PA 18071

www.pnec.org 610-826-3113; 610-826-5464 FAX

Conference Minister, Rev. Dr. Bonnie Bates bonnieb@pnec.org

Rev. Gilberto Garcia Rodriguez hispanicucc@rcn.com

Rev. Christian Creyer christianc@pnec.org

Barbara Jennings barbaraj@pnec.org

Patty Rehrig pattyr@pnec.org

SEND ARTICLES TO BE INCLUDED TO pattyr@pnec.org

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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!

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 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

PLEASE NOTE: Several pastors have noted that their invitation to these training sessions (via email) have ended up in their "SPAM" or "JUNK" email folders, so please beware and check.

Green New Deal...Creation Justice Webinar

At General Synod, an overwhelming majority of delegates voted to become the first Christian body to endorse the Green New Deal ! This month’s Creation Justice Webinar will follow-up this momentous event with a webinar focused on what faith communities can do to advance the Green New Deal. The webinar will feature Varshini Prakash, one of the leaders of the movement that brought the Green New Deal into public conversation. Prakash is a co-founder of the Sunrise Movement and its Executive Director. The webinar will be held on July 11 ^th at 1 pm ET, but a recording will be sent out to all who register. Register today!

(Hyperlink: http://bit.ly/GreenNewDealWebinar )

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.

Visit our website

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--July 28 - August 2 - WISDOM SCHOOL: THE DIVINE EXCHANGE - A FIVE-DAY RETREAT -

Price: $725 (overnight lodging), $600 (without overnight lodging), Moravian Seminary, Bethlehem

Click Here to Apply

--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

Click for flyer/registration

-- 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

Information Regarding the 2020 National Youth Event

The National Youth Event website is now available . Visit nye.uccpages.org for the agenda and also a list of the scheduled speakers. More information will be added as it becomes available.

The National Youth Event (NYE 2020) is scheduled to be held at:

Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana July 22-25, 2020

(for ages 12 - 22)

The four-day event is celebrated as the UCC's largest gathering, bringing in 4,000 participants. This time together is centered on faith, leadership, service and social justice to empower our youth and young adults .

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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

(for bulletin insert click here )

DISASTER MINISTRIES

“ A Disaster Preparedness Manual for Churches ” developed by United Church of Christ Disaster Ministries and the Insurance Board ..

The manual was unveiled June 22 at a UCC General Synod workshop.

Click here to read more

Click here to go straight to the manual

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Flooding, tornadoes, other disasters beset the United States ... read more

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Another $100,000 for Hurricane Maria recovery in Puerto Rico ... read more

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UCC Match Grants for CWS Kits Deadline Now Dec. 31 ... Read more

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For all that is happening with Disaster Ministries... read more here!

And/or you can always check the National UCC Disaster Ministries Web Page

CHILDREN'S SERMON BY REV. DAVID QUINN

ANNOUNCEMENTS/CLERGY CONNECTIONS

CHURCH NEWS AND EVENTS

CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

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