Annual Meeting: Get Ready!

In her report prepared for the Annual Meeting, the Rev. Jocelyn B. Gardner Spencer writes: In light of the still-unfolding Covid-19 pandemic and our national reckoning around racial justice, we have been called to adapt in ways we had never envisioned—as have our local churches, our clergy, our staff, and all our members and partners.

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In his report prepared for the Annual Meeting, Calvin Price writes: The significance of our Conference ministries has been vividly apparent in recent months, as the pandemic laid bare our interdependence.  Our clergy and lay leaders have leaned heavily on the research and wisdom of the wider church, even as each has contribute to our growing body of shared knowledge and adaptive capacity.   The ministry of the UCC remains a light and a lifeline in over six hundred communities in southern New England. Read the Treasurer's Report  5.5 Min Read

The Rev. Chuck Ericson writes: While hiking with my family  recently, I received a text that began: “There are now three deaths related to an August 7^th wedding…”
 
Three.  Deaths.  Related to… a wedding.

What can faith communities learn from this tragic incident?

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Phyllis Richards writes:

Massive wildfires burning in California, Oregon and Washington have created havoc for many UCC members, churches and their communities. UCC officers and Disaster Ministries' staff continue to monitor the situation and offer support. 

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Conversation with the Bridge Conference Ministers: Chatting with the Rev. Darrell Goodwin
Sept. 17, 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Join Marilyn Kendrix and Don Remick as they talk with the Rev Darrell Goodwin, the candidate to serve as the Conference's first Executive Conference Minister.

Super Saturday
Oct. 24 and Oct. 31
The first Virtual Super Saturday - sign up now to attend one or two days of worship, workshops and networking with guest speaker the Rev. Sarah Heath - Pastor, Author, and Podcast Host.