Conference Ministers - Past and Present - Issue Pastoral Letter

Ten current and past United Church of Christ Conference Ministers in Southern New England have issued a pastoral letter regarding racism in our country. They write in part:

Beginning, but not ending with our own institutions and all those where we have the privilege of access, we call on the people of the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ to lead the vanguard to unmask and dismantle racist structures and eradicate racism in our land. As disciples of Jesus, we can do no less.

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Former Massachusetts Conference Minister Avery Post dies at 96

The Rev. Avery Post served at the Conference from 1970 to 1977, and then went on to serve as UCC President from 1977 to 1989.

Read the United Church News coverage here

Meet the Candidate Online Sessions Planned

Those interested in meeting and greeting The Rev. Darrell Goodwin, the candidate to serve as the Conference's first Executive Conference Minister, are invited to attend a session with him online on Sept. 15, 16 or 24, all at 7 PM.

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It’s Time to Stop Being an Individual!

The Rev. Victoria Alford Guest writes:

It took a little more than 24 hours for hurricane Laura to feed off the unusually warm Gulf waters and intensify from category 1 to category 4. It took a little more than 10 days for lightning strikes to ignite more than 700 wildfires burning up acreage in California equivalent to the size of the state of Delaware.

When asked “What is the best thing that an individual can do for the climate?” the environmentalist Bill McKibben gave clear instructions. He said it is time to “stop being an individual!”

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Masks Are More Important Than Ever: Slow the Spread

Deborah Ringen, Transitional Minister of Health and Wellness, writes: Masks seem to be the most challenging precaution for some people. They feel odd, they may make us self-conscious. Masks are critical, they protect others from you, and you from others. Any one of us could be a super spreader without knowing we carry the virus. We have a social, moral and theological responsibility to follow these guidelines. We must love our neighbor as ourselves!

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Coming Up Online

Conversation with the Bridge Conference Ministers: Music & Adult Faith Formation
Sept. 10, 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Join Marilyn Kendrix and Don Remick as they participate in an innovative, musical adult faith formation model with Delvyn Case.

General Association: Leading Toward Justice in Comfortable Church Culture
Sept. 21 & 22
Featuring Roxanne Kymaani and Jack Delehanty, with webinars and discussion groups.

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