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Important This Week
- The deadline to register for the PA Academy of Ministry Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations class is this Saturday.
- The deadline to register for the Pension Boards seminars is Monday.
- There's only one week left to register for the Women's Clergy Retreat.
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Save the Date:
Unite to End Racism events
On April 4 on the mall in Washington DC, in an act commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., leaders from faith communities will gather for worship, and for truth-telling – calling the nation to seek healing from our racist legacies. The "
ACT Now! Unite to End Racism" events will include worship, activities, speeches, presentations, and rallies. More information will be available soon. Visit
the event website for more details.
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Called to Care
Lay visitation ministry training
St. Pauls's UCC in Robesonia will be hosting training sessions for the UCC Called to Care program this January-March and have opened up the program to other area churches. Called To Care is a UCC lay visitation ministry training program, which helps provide structure, training, guidance, and resources for lay persons participating in various forms of pastoral care. There is no fee to participate, but participants should register by Sunday, Jan. 7, so that materials can be prepared. For more information, including dates and times of the seven sessions and how to register,
visit their website
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New ONA Church!
Congratulations to the United Church of Christ's newest Open and Affirming (ONA) congregation: Trinity Reformed Church, United Church of Christ in Collegeville. On December 10, a congregational vote was held by ballot in worship, with 109 people voting. The decision to adopt the ONA Covenant was unanimous!
Congratulations to Trinity Reformed UCC, Collegeville, the 1488th church to become ONA since 1985.
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2018 Mileage Rates
2018 mileage rates for business mileage driven has increased to 54.5 cents per mile (for pastor and other church staff mileage reimbursement) while charitable mileage rate remains at 14 cents per mile for our volunteer miles.
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PSEC 2017 Giving Cut-Off
Books of the PSEC will close
Jan. 16
. All OCWM contributions for 2017 must be in our office by that date or they will be counted towards 2018 contributions.
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Feb. Seminars: Financial Planning, Pre-Retirement
FINANCIAL PLANNING SEMINAR:
In collaboration with Ernst & Young Financial Planning Services, the Pension Boards has introduced financial planning seminars designed to provide practical tools and resources to help
actively-contributing members
manage their finances more effectively and easily. The seminar will be on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at Zwingli United Church of Christ 350 Wile Avenue, Souderton,
and will begin with registration and continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 3:30 p.m. Register online at
http://bit.ly/FS_272018
no later than 4:00 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8
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PRE-RETIREMENT SEMINAR:
The Pension Boards is sponsoring a Pre-Retirement Seminar on Thursday, Feb. 8,
at
Zwingli United Church of Christ 350 Wile Avenue, Souderton. All members age 50 or over who have an Annuity Plan account balance are invited to attend. The event will begin with registration and continental breakfast at 8:00 a.m. and concludes at 2:35 p.m. The seminar is offered at no cost and a one-time $100 stipend is given to each first-time member to help defer your travel expenses. Space is limited, so we encourage you to register early. Register online at
http://bit.ly/RS_282018
no later than 4:00 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8.
Please remember to have your seven-digit Pension Boards Member ID (which can be located on your quarterly statement) to register.
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