SNEUCC Leadership Training Events:
Clergy Boundary Awareness Training: Clergy Health and Wellness
June 7, 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM • Online
A not-so-typical clergy boundary training framed through the lens of clergy health and wellness.
Ongoing:
Tech Deacons Roundtable - Evening Meetup
June 6, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM • Online (Repeats every other Tues.)
Tech Deacons Roundtable - Morning Meetup
June 13, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM • Online (Repeats every other Tues.)
An arena for churches to support one another by sharing ideas, bringing questions, and identifying new trends and opportunities in digital ministry
Offered by Our Partners:
The 2023 Pastoral Innovation Network Symposium
June 12, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Lyceum Center, Hartford, CT
One-day symposium hosted by Hartford International University and the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, bringing together clergy, congregational, and judicatory leaders to explore innovative ministry responses coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic. Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell L. Goodwin will give the keynote.
UCC Webinar: Discover Your Why: How a Clear Purpose Strengthens Evangelism, Giving, and Impact
July 26, 7:30 PM • Online
Andrew Warner and Kent Siladi will talk about the importance of understanding the "why" of your congregation. You will learn methods to articulate this reason for being of your Church.
UCC Webinar: Narrative Budgets: Telling your Story by the Numbers
Aug. 23, 7:30 PM • Online
A narrative budget translates the line items of a traditional budget into a story of how your congregation makes a difference in the world. It can be a helpful tool for a stewardship campaign or annual meeting.
SNEUCC Opportunities to Gather:
G.R.O.W. Together Regional Gatherings
June 11, 2:00 to 5:00 PM, First Congregational, Chicopee, MA
All authorized ministers, local church leaders and association volunteers are invited to attend this covenant-building session with Rev. Darrell Goodwin and Rev. Liz Garrigan-Byerly.
4th Annual Meeting of the Southern New England Conference
June 17, DCU Center, Worcester, MA
Registration deadline: June 7
We will do the business of the Conference, enjoy the incarnate presence of each other and reconnect, and witness to the power of what we can do when we come together.
Related to Annual Meeting:
United Church of Christ General Synod 34
June 30 to July 4
Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
The biennial national meeting of the UCC. Keynote by Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber; worship, business meeting, exhibit hall, more.
Offered by Our Partners:
Negotiating Multiple Identities: Implications for Interreligious Relations
June 18 to 21
Various locations in Boston
The Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership of Hebrew College will co-host the annual conference of the International Council of Christians and Jews. Topics will include understanding intersectionality in the context of Jewish-Christian engagement, the relationship of antisemitism to other patterns of oppression, and strategies for effective interreligious collaborations as this relates to issues of race, gender, class, and colonialism.
SNEUCC Faith Formation & Outdoor Ministries Events:
Silver Lake Summer Camp
July 2 - Aug. 5
Silver Lake Camp & Retreat Center, Sharon, CT
Five one-week sessions for children entering grades 4 through 12.
Offered by Our Partners:
MCCM Karl Barth's Seminar via Zoom
June 12, Noon • Online
At this seminar by the Massachusetts Convention of Congregational Ministers, Rev. Don Dutton will look at the Humanity of God essay by Karl Barth.
Summer Children's Mindfulness Program
July 10 - 14
United Parish of Auburndale in Newton
The Agape Spiritual Community's Summer Program, open tochildren ages 6 to 11 regardless of religious or spiritual background.
Craigville Theological Colloquy 2023
July 11 - 15
Craigville Retreat Center, Centerville, MA
The theme for 2023's gathering: Seeking God: Weaving the Arts & Spiritual Practices in our Faith Communities. The emphasis of this time will focus on the experiential rather than a didactic or lecture format.
SNEUCC Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Events:
SNEUCC Sacred Ally Quilt Tour
May 20 - June 21
A powerful quilt exhibition memorializing the words of George Floyd will be traveling throughout the Southern New England including stops in Providence RI, Winchester CT, Framingham MA, Worcester MA and Boston MA.
Incredible Faith Mission: Boston
Four weeklong programs in July
Youth and intergenerational groups can sign up for one of the four Sunday-Friday programs, in which participants will stay at Edwards House in Framingham, MA, and do daily service projects focused on addressing urban poverty in Greater Boston.
2023 Justice Summit: Trans and Nonbinary Belonging in the Church
Oct. 7, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Old South Church, Boston, MA and Online
This full-day event will include worship and preaching, workshops, relationship-building and connection.
Offered by Our Partners:
Difficult Text and Inclusive Communities
June 14, 6:30 PM
Belleville Congregational Church, Newburyport, MA
An interfaith study for Pride Month with panelists from the SNEUCC, Belleville Church and Congregation Ahavas Achim
Ongoing Gatherings:
Cross-Pollination Gathering: Environmental Ministries
June 19, 6:30 PM • Online (Monthly on the third Monday)
For local church leaders involved in environmental ministries to exchange ideas, celebrate successes, and troubleshoot challenges.
Racial Justice Cross-Pollination Gathering
June 26, 6:30 PM • Online (Monthly on the fourth Monday)
For local church leaders involved in racial justice ministries.
