Upcoming Dates
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UCC Widening the Welcome Conference - September 24-26, Hartford, CT
Boundary Training for Lay Leaders - Saturday, September 26, 10am-3:30pm, Conference Office
Going Green in Your Congregation Workshops - Friday, October 2, St John's, Lewisburg or Saturday, October 3, Christ, Elizabethtown
Hartman Center Fall Festival - Saturday, October 17
Advanced Boundary Training - Saturday, October 17, Shiloh, York
Conference Women's Retreat - November 20-22, Hartman Center
Conference Fall Youth Retreat - November 20-22, Hartman Center
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You'll find in this edition: information on the Fall Festival, Clergy Leadership Series, Ezekiel Project and an interesting workshop on Plarning and under Quick Links, flyers and educational pieces.
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Clergy Leadership Series Continues This Fall | |
Wednesday, September 9: Stewardship (breakout workshop titles to come)
Please e-mail Janice Mountain if you plan to attend.
Save the dates of October 7 and November 11 for future sessions.
These gatherings are for clergy only and are held from 1pm-4pm at Colonial Park UCC, Harrisburg.
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Hartman Center's Fall Festival | |
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Ezekiel Project | |
The Ezekiel Project, led by Laurene Bowers, will be held again this year beginning in September.
Ezekiel is a 10 month assessment program (with homework) to help congregations make decisions about their future.
- If your congregation is wondering what to do and where to go from here and how to attract new members, this may be a good opportunity for conversation.
- If your congregation is trying to make a decision about staying open or closing, this program will offer a variety of options for your church to prayerfully consider.
- If your congregation is stuck in denial or just a few people are doing the work for many, strategies will be suggested to try to get everyone involved.
The pastor and three to five members of the congregation will attend monthly sessions to be held on Sunday afternoons from 2 to 4 at Colonial Park UCC, Harrisburg. Refreshments will be served.
Topics covered will include Hospitality, Worship, Neighborhood Demographics, Invitational Events, etc.
Only ten churches will be accepted into this year's group to allow for more interaction among the participants and to tailor the assessment tool to each individual congregation. The first ten churches to express interest will be the ones accepted. Email Laurene Bowers to become part of this year's Ezekiel Project!
All prophet projects are available to every congregation in the Penn Central Conference at no cost thank to Our Church's Wider Mission!
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Strong Boundaries Make Strong Congregations | |
Boundary Awareness Training
for the Laity of Local Churches
Saturday, September 26, 10am-3:30pm
Conference Office, Harrisburg
NO FEE
Facilitator: Thom Webster
Limited to first 30 on-line registrants
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, September 1
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Going Green in Your Congregation Workshop | |
Friday, October 2, 5:30pm-8pm
St. John's, 1050 Buffalo Rd, Lewisburg
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Saturday, October 3, 10am-12:30pm
Christ, 247 S Market St, Elizabethtown
Cost per Person $10
includes a light meal provided by the UCC Cornerstone Fund
Sponsored by the PCC Green Justice Ministry Team
For most congregations, going green sounds like the right thing to do. Whether their support begins as a general concern for the environment, a commitment to caring for God's Creation, or a desire to save money, most members like the idea of being greener. But then what? Where do you begin? How much will it cost? This workshop will help you answer these questions.
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Beginner & Refresher Plarning Workshop | |
A service project at Salem, Harrisburg is making plastic mats for the homeless to sleep on from used plastic grocery bags, using a single beginner crochet stitch. Would you like to learn how to make items from used shopping bags?
Salem is holding a FREE workshop on Sunday, September 13, 2:00 to 4:00pm at their church, 231 Chestnut St (at the corner of Chestnut and 3rd Streets), Harrisburg. Free Parking on Sundays.
Bring a size N (10.00mm) crochet hook or buy one at the workshop for $2.00. Call Dave at 717-303-2633 for more info and to register.
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September Workshops at the Parish Resource Center | |
1. Insurance 101-What Do You Need for Your Church Staff? 2. Creating Worship Services that Draw New People to Our Churches 3. Planning a Year-Long Stewardship Campaign 4. Discipline - Can We Possibly Do that in Church? 5. What's A Twitter? The What, Why and How of Social Media 6. Upcycled Advent Crafts Tuesday, September 29 at 7pm
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Matching Grants for CWS Kits | |
For the second year in a row, the United Church of Christ is offering $250 matching grants to its congregations planning to assemble Church World Service Kits. Kits can be crucial to the recovery process following an international or domestic disaster. Apply beginning Sept. 1, and start planning how to raise the matching funds.
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