NORTHEAST REGION MISSIVE

September 2021
I am presently booked for Sunday visits through late December 2021. If you would like to schedule me to come for a Sunday in late December 2021 or early 2022, please sign up for a Sunday HERE.

If you would like to schedule a private "office hour" time with me, please sign up HERE.
Region Missionary Musings:
Dear siblings in Christ,

I hope this newsletter finds you well. I know that many of us have felt a resurgence of a variety of feelings as we watch the news reporting on COVID, climate change, and what is happening in Afghanistan and Haiti. It can be hard to feel like we are part of something bigger as we continue to engage in social distancing and isolation protocols. There is nothing easy about any of this and while each of our situations are different and unique, we are walking this path together. I am always available if you would like to talk, and you can CLICK HERE to schedule time with me if you would like.

In this newsletter, there are a few resources you may wish to take notice of. First, NE Region Leadership Team is looking for some new members and we are hosting an open meeting this month. Our ECCT Annual Convention is happening in October and there should be more details coming soon about how it will be offered: in person, hybrid, or fully online. Lastly, the Annual NE Region Convocation will be in early November, so stay tuned for more information. Details for all of these events can be found as you scroll through this mailing.

And, to close this portion of the newsletter, please know that YOU ARE LOVED.

Until I see you next, be assured of my prayers for you and your communities.
Maggie

Photo by Rachel Thomas, SE Region Missionary
You can reach Maggie Breen, NC & NE Region Missionary, the following ways:
US Mail: The Episcopal Church in Connecticut, The Commons, 290 Pratt Street, Box 52, Meriden, Ct 06450
PHONE: 203-639-3501 x154 (o) 860-214-0085 (c)
Join the NE Region Leadership Team
The Northeast Region Leadership Team Wants YOU

Are you curious about what is happening around the NE Region? Would you like to join a team of people who work together to create opportunities around the Region? Are you a little bit curious about what the Region Leadership Team is? Good News! All this and more can be found out – the NE Region Leadership Team is hosting an OPEN MEETING on 21 September at 7pm (zoom) and you are invited to join us. See how a meeting is run, meet some of the team, and ask some questions. You do not have attend the open meeting to be a part of the RLT. You can join us HERE.

A little background information: The NE Region Leadership Team was originally started in 2017 when The Episcopal Church in Connecticut formed 6 Regions. Since then, we’ve brought together more than 15 people from across the Region to collaborate, celebrate, plan, and pray together. We listen for what is happening and what could be happening around the Region. We support each other and dwell in sacred stories together. We currently meet monthly, on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, for 90 minutes via zoom. If you would like more information, please contact Maggie at mbreen@episcopalct.org
Upcoming Events & Opportunities:
NE Region Listening Session
The Discernment Subcommittee is holding this Listening Session for those in the Northeast Region, via Zoom. This session is designed to encourage us to share from our own unique context and experiences. We will gather together to pray, share, and discern together our current strengths and areas of growth as ECCT, as well as where we sense God inviting us next. This holy conversation will aid and inform the Discernment and Profile Subcommittees as they develop our Bishop Profile. Register for this listening session, on Monday, 20 September, HERE. More information about the Bishop Search and Transition can be found on their webpage.
Anglican Leadership for Climate Change, webinar series
The Anglican Consultative Council Working Group for the COP26 climate negotiations is hosting a three part webinar series on climate change. The first in the series will be on Monday, 20 September, at 12PM EST - you can register here. The program will include: interactive process of theological reflection, learning & context-setting, opportunities to think abut how to leverage leadership for climate action, showcasing examples of climate action and leadership across the Anglican Communion, and an invitation to share this work within your own context. Please share this information with anyone in your congregations who might be interested!
Contact Maggie if you want/need the zoom links!
Safe Church Training Information available HERE
ECCT COVID-19 Resources HERE
More detailed calendar information HERE
We Are Communities of Theological Imagination:
The Convocation Is Coming!!!

Please Save-The-Date: Saturday, 6 November

Your NE Region Leadership Team will be hosting our Annual NE Region Convocation the first Saturday of November, online via Zoom. More details to come, but our themes will be eco-justice and homelessness. We will offer two (or more) different workshops that each participate and self-select to join. More details coming soon!
Supported by Word & Sacrament:
Join your ECCT Region Missionaries for this Seven-Part Series:
Tue, Sep 14, 2021 12:00 PM EST
Stories Along the Way of Love
Morning Prayer Workshop - Recorded
If you would like to learn how to lead Morning Prayer, the information and recorded video sessions can be found HERE

Licensing information can also be found there!
ECCT Annual Convention News:
Tue, Sep 28, 2021 6:00 PM EST
2022 Budget of Convention Finance Review
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 10:00 AM EST
2022 Budget of Convention Finance Review
Call to 237th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut
 
Dear Companions in Christ, You are invited to the 237th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut on Friday, October 22nd and Saturday, October 23rd at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. As of right now, we are planning an in-person convention for delegates, clergy, and visitors with livestreaming available for participants who would like to watch the proceedings. Read the full Call to Convention and click the link below to register!
Fri, Oct 22, 2021 1:30 PM EST
Annual Convention 2021
Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford
Ministry Network Corner: Events/Opportunities
Companions in Mission

Int'l Missions in the Time of COVID: What We Have Learned - 14 September 2021, 7p

Moderated by Rebecca Stearns of St. Paul's, Windham Center!
CT Food Bank/Foodshare: Walk Against Hunger
The first ever statewide Walk Against Hunger is just around the corner on Saturday, September 18! Thanks to the Hartford Yard Goats, the Walk will return to Dunkin’ Donuts Park. Last year’s Walk raised over $300,000 to benefit the work that we and our community partners do year-round to help serve the estimated 545,000 people who are food insecure in the state of Connecticut. The Walk is a fun-filled event with live entertainment and giveaways, hosted by local media personalities Renee DiNino and Scot Haney.

For more information & to register GO HERE
An Opportunity for Lay Preachers & Lectors Across ECCT
Sat, Oct 9, 2021 9:00 AM EST
Lift Up Your Voice: A workshop for those called to speak or read in church
Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford
Episcopal Church Women
#1 To all Episcopal Churches in Connecticut, If you have outreach programs or are thinking of starting one that could use some extra funding the board of the Episcopal Church Women would love to hear from you. Because we did not hold our Annual Meeting in 2020 or again this past May 2021 we have an abundance of funds that can be used for Outreach Programs. We would be interested in supporting small start-up ministries or established programs that could benefit from financial support.
 
#2 Clergy Daughters Scholarship Program;
Applications for the Clergy Daughters Scholarship Program are being accepted now. There is no deadline for submissions. Applications must be between the ages of 17-25 and planning to enroll or currently enrolled in an undergraduate or vocational training institution. 

#3 The board of the Episcopal Church women is in need of a secretary to serve until May 2024. As a member of the board she will be responsible for keeping an accurate account of the meetings. There are three or four meetings a year that she will be expected to attend. A lap top computer will be available for her use in that position. 

If you are interested in any of these items, please contact Betty Silva at ecwct@yahoo.com directly
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