Virtual Super Saturday is Almost Here!

Associate Conference Minister Ellie Richardson writes: We know you may be Zoom weary and treasuring days away from little boxes on computer screens. But if you are desiring community and a chance to come together with colleagues and friends, don't miss this fall's reconfigured Super Saturday! In addition to attending one, two, three or four workshops over the course of two Saturdays (Oct. 24 & 31), you will have the opportunity to network with others during the extended lunch break. There is even a virtual Children’s Program!

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Survey Deadline Tomorrow

Bridge Conference Minister the Rev. Don Remick writes: Our Conference staff is looking at what will be most helpful to our churches and ministries as we continue with the Covid-19 pandemic this fall. And part of our listening to clergy and lay leaders tells that that many folks are curious to know what other churches are doing.

Please make sure one clergy person from your church fills out this survey by tomorrow - Oct. 15th. We’ll use this information to help shape our ongoing resourcing and support of clergy and ministries. We’ll also share the statistics with you to give us all a sense of the variety of creativity and adaptations happening within our Conference.

Fill Out the Survey Here
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More Conference Positions Announced

The Bridge Conference Ministers have announced that three more current staff will continue to serve in the new staff structure. Dr. Donique McIntosh, The Rev. Dr. David Cleaver-Bartholomew, and Patti Babcock will all continue on in the new structure.

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What To Do with the 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower Landing

Debbie Gline Allen, Associate for Faith Formation & Youth Ministries, writes: What do we do with the parts of our history that include colonialism and slavery? How should we feel about what happened, and continues to happen, with the peoples who first inhabited this land? Is it even possible to offer reparations or find ways to turn back what was considered progress, but diminished the rights of non-white people?

Listening to Peggy Bendroth talk about history — the fact that we can’t change history, but we can learn from it — caused me to realize that we have an opportunity and an obligation here after 400 years.

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Related Event:

400 YEARS: Truth and Healing for the Next Seven Generations
October 18th at 2 PM
Live on YouTube and Facebook
A chance to listen to Native voices, build connections, and act together in support of issues like the bill to remove demeaning imagery from our state flag and seal.

Coming Up Online

Church Finances During Covid-19 Webinar
Oct. 15, 7:00 PM
A discussion of fall stewardship/generosity campaigns, budgeting for the end of 2020 and for 2021, fundraising options and possibilities, financial challenges and stresses, behaviors churches have found helpful during COVID-19, and encouraging generosity and continued “giving” during these anxious times.

Angels Unaware: The Border is Everywhere
Oct. 18, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Join Rev. Randy Mayer, a pastor/activist who works along the U.S./Mexico border, in a conversation about the current immigration issues and how the United States is at a turning point in its history.

Recent Recordings

Live Conversation with the Conference Ministers
Bridge Conference Ministers Marilyn Kendrix and Don Remick, Executive Conference Minister-Elect the Rev. Darrell Goodwin and Conference President Jocelyn Gardner Spencer talk about how the leadership of the Conference will be transitioning over the next several months.

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