Penn Northeast Conference UCC, 431 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, PA 18071
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UCC WISE CONFERENCE ON MENTAL HEALTH
(W.I.S.E. - Welcoming . Inclusive . Supportive . Engaged)
by the UCC Mental Health Network and the Penn Northeast Conference of the UCC
Saturday, May 15, 2020
Jordan UCC, 1837 Church Rd., Allentown
8AM Registration - 4:30PM Closing and Worship
Keynote Speaker - Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund, Minister for Disabilities, and Mental Health Justice
WISE Featured Speakers:
Rev. Amy Petre' Hill - Minister of Mental Health & Inclusion at Mountain View United Church, Aurora, CO
Robin Kempster, Parish Nurse at First Church Berkeley, UCC in California
WISE Conference Chaplain - Rev. Shernell Edney Stilley, Associate Conference Minister for Congregational Vitality, New York Conference
Please
click here for the full WISE brochure, with all the details of the day and how to register.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN.
You can register through
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Please bring a small bottle of water from your home church or Conference to use during our water blessing.
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A Lenten devotional called “40 Days of Solidarity.”
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A Request to Bring Items for People in Need to the 2020 Spring Meeting
As a sign of community and unity, we will be gathering items for people in need at the PNEC Spring Meeting. We are asking each church to collect a quantity of one particular item: shampoo, dry shampoo, 3 in 1 shampoo/body wash, body spray, lotion, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, comb, body wipes, soap, socks (men’s or women’s), washcloths, men’s undershirt T-shirts (M, L, XL), men’s or women’s underwear, and pocket packs of tissues. Once your church decides on an item for collection, please email me (
jomarchetto@rcn.com
) or Bob Gutekunst (
gutekunst66@hotmail.com
) to help us coordinate the collection. At the spring meeting, we will work together to put the items in bags to distribute to our many interfaith partners.
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Call to the PNEC Spring Meeting 2020
"Growing Together"
Greetings Friends! Our Conference-wide meeting will be a special interfaith event for education, training, and building relationships. We will meet Friday, April 24 through Saturday, April 25 at The Chateau Resort and Conference Center at Camelback, Tannersville.
Attendance at the spring conference meeting, keynote through the conclusion of business on Saturday will qualify for the completion of the triennial cultural competency education requirement for authorized ministers.
To read the rest of the Call letter...
CLICK HERE
You can also register through tithe.ly at the following link:
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Preaching for Lay Worship Leaders
Bringing the Scriptures to Life!!
April 18, 2020 from 9AM to 3PM
Penn Northeast Conference, 431 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton
Presenter: Rev .Dr. Becky Beckwith
Cost: $15 per individual; $45 for a team of 3 or more from a church
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LAST CHANCE to Register...
PNEC 15th Annual Youth Retreat
"Faith & Foodies!"
May 15-17, 2020
ALL youth in grades 7th-12th are invited
Spruce Lake, 5389 Route 447, Canadensis, PA 18235
Cost $135/person - includes meals Saturday and Sunday
*Limited space - first 40 participants with paid deposit only
One adult chaperone per church
Please send non-refundable $50 deposit with registration flyer.
CLICK HERE
forRegistration Flyer
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Seeking a New Executive Director
The Lehigh Conference of Churches, located in Allentown is seeking a new Executive Director.
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National Youth Event 2020
What are the Foundations of NYE 2020? Leading up to NYE 2020, the planning team has built upon the original pillars of faith, leadership, service and social justice. Adding community building so that youth might be sustained in their faith beyond NYE and expanding justice to include encounter and reflection, ensures our work comes from a place of solidarity and does not reinforce systems of power and privilege.
Read More... Who's Going to Be There? (Speakers & Artists)
Read More...
Sign up to receive more information
here
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2020 Boundary Training
offered by Lehigh Presbytery
(3 different sessions)
PLEASE NOTE: These are the only boundary training being offered in 2020
Click here
for the flyer for three sessions of Boundary Training Offered by the Lehigh Presbytery in 2020. These sessions will be led by David Olsen.
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Clergy Convocation 2020
with Rev. Dr. Emily C. Heath
May 5-7, 2020
Double Tree by Hilton, 2400 Willow St. Pike, Lancaster - (qualifies for 10 contact hours)
Click here
for full flyer, schedule, and how to register - Deadline April 1, 2020
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Information on the 2020 Census
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The Story of Worship
June 11, 2020
9AM to 4:30PM (Registration 8:30AM)
Jordan UCC, Allentown -- details TBA
(This will count for 7 hours of continuing ed.)
Stories are powerful. But harnessing the power of story in worship requires more than a few film snippets or sermon illustrations. Whether we realize it or not, most people make sense of their lives in terms of a life story. Every Sunday, when people gather in our churches to worship, it is an opportunity for peoples’ life stories to be woven into the fabric of God’s story and the story of the church. This workshop will look at how we better seize that weekly opportunity by being more attentive to the story our worship tells and presenting a more holistic view for incorporating story and storytelling practices into our worship.
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Leading Worship for Lay Leaders
March 28, 2020 - 9AM to 3PM (Registration begins at 8:30AM)
Penn Northeast Conference Office, 431 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton
Note: This is a repeat of the same workshop that was held on Sept. 14, 2019
A one day seminar designed to help lay leaders prepare and lead worship!
Who may be interested?
Congregations who struggle to find supply ministers to lead weekly worship service and lay members who are interested in leading their congregations in worship. Let’s face it, many congregations need a supply minister to fill the pulpit if the minister is away or if the church is in transition between ministers. In order to assist congregations facing this situation, the Local Congregational Support Working Group of the PNEC Committee on Ministry is conducting a one-day seminar designed to help your members develop and present a variety of worship services, using readily available resources from the Conference, the UCC website and other online and paper resources.
Click Here
for detailed flyer with registration information.
Registration Deadline: March 17
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ITEMS OF INTEREST...
--March 12 -
Care for the Caregiver - 10AM to Noon -
A Workshop for Faith Based Caregivers!
An opportunity to share stories and receive information. Jordan UCC, 1837 Church
Road,
Allentown
click
for registration and detailed flyer.
Participants at Jordan UCC workshop:
1.Wendy Scott- Fleming Memory Center
2.Dawn Stillwagon- Meals on Wheels Greater Lehigh Valley
3.Heather Strom -Aging and Adult Services, Lehigh Valley
4.Rebecca Strobel- LVCIL
5.Kellie Butsack- Alzheimer’s Association
6.Phoebe Ministries-Bryn Buskirk
7.Joyce Weishaupt-Memory Café
8.Carmen Bell-United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
9. Kelly Hartnett- Westminster Adult Day Care
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March 31, April 14, April 28, May 12, May 26 - All Conference Book Study "White Fragility" Zoom Conversations -
We will be reading and discussing the book,
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
by Robin Diangelo. This book examines the emotions and behaviors which impact our ability, as Caucasian or Euro-American individuals, to talk about issues of race. The Conference will be sponsoring 6 Zoom conversations about the book. (Please see the
attached
flyer for dates, times and Zoom links.)
If you looked at the flyer previously, please look again as the information has changed. We have cancelled the March 17 meeting, which was to be the first meeting.
You are welcome to join us as individuals, congregational groups, or Area Mission Councils. We welcome your active participation.
For authorized ministers,
attending all 6 sessions will qualify as the completion of the triennial anti-racism training requirement.
--April 7 - 9AM-12:30PM -
Disaster Recovery Challenge: A Poverty Simulation, East Side Youth Center, 1140 E. Clair St., Allentown -
Registration is required (class is free), see the
attached flyer
for details on how to register. All questions should be directed to Tanya Hook, Lehigh County Emergency Management.
tanyahook@lehighcounty.org
or 610-782-4600.
--April 20 -
Healing the Earth – Our Common Home - A Call to Action – Celebrating the 50
th
Anniversary of Earth Day -
St. Francis Center for Renewal, 395 Bridle Path Rd., Bethlehem. This workshop will be offered at two separate times: 9:30 to 11:30am OR 7 to 9pm. Call 610 867-8890 to register or call 610 769-0780 with questions. Freewill offerings gratefully accepted.
--May 30 - Valley Over The Edge -
Lehigh Conf. of Churches is hosting, to help those most in need in the Lehigh Valley.
Read more...
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DISASTER MINISTRIES UCC
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Volunteers are wanted to participate as victims/actors during the Lehigh Valley International Airport Full Scale Exercise to be held the morning of S
aturday, April 18, 2020. This is a great opportunity for folks with functional needs to participate as well. They are looking for about 50 more volunteers so feel free to share. You can sign up using this link. There is also a box to ask questions right in the survey.
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House of Worship Seminar for Active Shooter Incidents - Tuesday, March 31 from 6:30 to 8:30PM at the Jim Thorpe Area School District High School Auditorium, 1 Olympian Way, Jim Thorpe, PA.
Topics: Protective Measures; Active Shooter Preparedness.
Sponsored by the Carbon County Emergency Management Agency and
the US Department of Homeland Security.
Registration: Please RSVP to Carbon County EMA (570-325-3097) or email
ccema@ptd.net
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**PAVOAD would like to share some information on COVID-19, the coronavirus.
There are still
no confirmed cases in Pennsylvania
. However, planning ahead is always advisable and this is a great time to begin considering the systems and preparations your organization has in place.
Therefore, we recommend that you:
- Review your organization’s COOP (Continuity of Operations Plans) and communication plans in context of pandemic.
- Advise your staff and clients to review their family emergency plans. For more information go to https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/FamEmePlan_2012.pdf.
- Take time to prepare now. View the PA Emergency Preparedness Guide.
- Create plans to enable your staff to work remotely if that becomes a necessity.
- Remind your community and networks that rumor controland regular situational awareness are essential. Please get your information from trusted sources like the PA Department of Health and/or the CDC. This includes information for travelers, businesses, children, and fact sheets. Here are other resources -
Includes, “What you need to know” and “How to stop the spread of germs”
- Spread the word that all people should seek medical care if they require it.
We’ll keep you updated when there is urgent news to share.
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Updated listing of drop off sites for the CWS kits and buckets. The link is different for churches to apply, there are some updated statistics and we lost one drop off site.
See listing
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The UCC and Church World Service have co-branded several promotional items:
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