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2023 Association Annual Meeting Date | |
Upcoming Creation Care Events | |
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Solidarity and Support for East Palestine: Three Actions to Embody Love
On February 3rd, the small town of East Palestine, Ohio suffered from a toxic train derailment explosion that provoked ongoing national concern. The people of East Palestine are in need of a strong and robust lifeline of support that addresses significant long-term environmental, health, and economic concerns as well as continued mental and spiritual needs. Through the collaboration of the UCC’s National Setting, Heartland Conference, and Living Water Association, three actions are offered as ways to extend solidarity and support to the people of East Palestine. Resources include a sample Moment for Mission for worship, an advocacy alert for contacting members of Congress, and an online donation page to support the Heartland Conference’s disaster response.
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Local Church Jobs & Announcements | |
Looking for a job? Here are the opportunities and other announcements in our churches!
Director of Music & the Arts, Community Church of Chesterland
Music Director & Pianist (PT), Clague Road UCC, North Olmsted
Director of Music, Trinity UCC, Akron
Music Director, Community Congregational UCC, Amherst
Organist, Pilgrim Congregational UCC, Tremont
Music Director/Keyboardist (PT), Middleburg Heights Community UCC
Choir Director (PT), St. John's UCC, Strasburg
Children's Director of Worship & Arts, Kent UCC
Youth Director (PT), Howland Community Church, Warren
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At Middleburg Heights Community UCC | |
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BOOK A BREW-TIFUL AFTERNOON HAVING TEA IN WONDERLAND
Saturday, May 6 from 2-4 PM
Join us for 2 hours brimming over with refreshments - both the food kind and the spiritual kind! This wonder-full fundraiser for faith formation programming features several choices of hot tea (plus iced tea, lemonade, and water) and hearty savory and sweet finger foods, along with a presentation by Rev. R. Brook Baker on "Wonder as a Spiritual Practice," photos with Alice, whimsical decor, door prizes, and raffle prizes!
Tickets are $25 each, or gather others for a table of 6 for $120. More information and tickets at mhcucc.org/wonderlandtea
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At First UCC in Austinburg | |
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In April, First UCC in Austinburg became an ecumenical collection site for water donations to the people of East Palestine. Almost 600 gallons was collected and delivered. Plus, nearly $1000 in cash, checks, and gift cards. Donations came form 16 churches and individuals (4 different denominations) from Westlake and Parma to Andover and Ashtabula. All was deeply appreciated.
Coordinating with Mt. Olivet UCC in N. Lima, Rev. Bill Terry and an Austinburg church member delivered it all to one of the distribution sites in East Palestine. The need will continue thru the foreseeable future.
Pictured below: The crew which received the water in East Palestine at Our Lady of Lordes Catholic Church
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Dennis Landaw
Sunday, May 7, 3pm
St. Paul UCC
337 North Main Street
Navarre, OH 44662
Ordained clergy are invited to
robe and process
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... in our HEARTLAND CONFERENCE | |
Anti-Racism Network Gathering
Wednesday, May 10, 7pm via Zoom
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Save the Date - 2023 Interim Training | |
Mental Health Month Begins | |
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Nationally and throughout the United Church of Christ, the month of May has been chosen to raise awareness about mental illness and to “fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate for policies that support people with mental illness and their families!” Because the UCC really does mean it when we say “ALL are welcome here.”
There is an abundance of resources that are available through the UCC Disabilities Ministries including special worship resources to aid in your congregation’s celebration of Mental Health Sunday on May 21, 2023. NAMI, other national advocacy groups, and your state and local mental health agencies also offer resources to address this often overlooked and under-discussed topic. Please consider utilizing some of these resources for yourself, your family, your congregation, and your community specifically in the month of May and in the days that follow.
Each Wednesday in May the Heartland Conference Mental Health and Accessibility Network will be sending out short videos on the theme “A Moment for Mental Health Matters” to provide perspectives and information on various mental health-related topics. We encourage you to use these videos as you wish and hope that they will be useful for addressing this very important topic.
Please reach out to the team if you have any questions or need further support by contacting Carol Peterson at carol.peterson57@icloud.com.
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Memorial Day Liturgy Available | |
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Recognizing the need for a balance to honor those who have given their lives in wartime while not celebrating war itself, the Veterans Network offers liturgies for use in worship.
If you are interested in more information about this network that is forming in our life together, please contact, Rev. Dr. John Schluep at warriorsjourneyhome@gmail.com.
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Invitation into 'play space' with the GMP - interactive, creative sessions on future issues | When you get some new technology - a new phone, a computer upgrade or this year's automobile - don't you want to play with it to see what it can do? That's the idea behind a series of one-hour sessions that the United Church of Christ National Setting is calling "Create Playspace with the President." | | | |
Pray with Zambia, May 7, 2023 - Global Ministries | Lectionary Selection: John 14:1-14 Prayers for Zambia Almighty and Everlasting God,We give you thanks for the opportunity to be your children.Thank you for the gift of land, which is our inheritance.We pray that we may use this inheritance for your name's ... Read more | | | |
Emergency Appeal for Turkey and Syria | |
Thousands have been killed in Turkey and Syria by a massive earthquake that struck Monday morning before dawn on the border of the two countries. The magnitude 7.8 quake, centered in a heavily populated area of southeastern Turkey but felt as far away as Israel and Cyprus, collapsed buildings and buried scores of people in the rubble.
Donate online with the link below or text UCCDISASTER to 41444. Donations may be sent by check made payable to the United Church of Christ, PO BOX 71957 Cleveland, OH 44194. Please note “Turkey and Syria” on the memo line.
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United Church of Christ General Synod 34 - Registration Open! | | | |
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