Important This Week
  • The Conference office will be closed next Wednesday, July 4. There will be no eNews.
  • Register for MissionInsite training workshop in August.
  • UCC releases new online curriculum to End Racism.
Register now for MissionInsite event on community analysis

Join fellow church members and discover the benefits of learning about your community and how to welcome them. A workshop – “How to Understand Your Community” – will be offered on Friday, Aug. 3 from 6:00-8:30p at Zwingli UCC, Souderton. This will train church leaders and pastors on the MissionInsite tool. MissionInsite is a mission context analysis tool for churches. It's used to receive high quality demographic research, real-time congregant analysis, and easy to use web-based discovery tools. MissionInsite is FREE for all churches in PSEC thanks to your gifts to OCWM. The workshop cost is $20/individual or $50 for a church group. Click here for event flyer. Register now .
Trinity United Church of Christ in Leesport holds final service

Trinity UCC in Leesport held its final service on Sunday afternoon after 151 years. To read the Reading Eagle story about the church's closing, click here .
Search and Call Summit announced for August

Churches in the search and call are invited to the annual Search and Call summit on Saturday, Aug. 4 from 9:00a-12:00p at Zwingli UCC, Souderton. This year's theme will be "Assessing Pastoral Candidates"; learn how to avoid common mistakes made, how to check references, how to be clear on where the church is going, and best practices for interviews. The event is free to churches currently in the search process, but you must register so that we can have materials ready. Contact Rev. Sharon Morris ( morris@psec.org or 484-949-8774 ext. 302) with any questions.
New online racism curriculum now available from UCC
You are invited to begin a journey with Sacred Conversations to End Racism . This is an updated curriculum from a 2008 online UCC curriculum: Sacred Conversations on Race . The updated curriculum is introduced in four phases. Each phase is six to eight weeks and is intended to lead participants into conversations leading to sustainable actions that are historical and foundational to the how race was constructed, who constructed and sanctioned race as model for American society, and what role the Christian Church played in supporting the division of humanity by skin color categories as a means for instituting the global European colonialism project. Check out the free online curriculum here .
Register by Saturday for the Eastern Regional Youth Event
Youth, don't forget to register for Eastern Regional Youth Event, July 19-22 at California University of Pennsylvania. The event website and registration can be found by clicking here .

Good news! PSEC is providing a free bus for up to 54 youth and chaperones who are members of PSEC churches. To register for the bus (after you register for the event) click here !
Resource: How churches can help in extreme heat situations

Summer is here! It is time to remember the dangers of extreme heat. Heat can be deadly and  community action really can save lives.  Extreme heat kills more people every year than hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, earthquakes, and floods combined. For actions you and your church can take to help, check out this resource from the PSEC Disaster Coordinator.
Webinar TODAY on successful climate action for churches

For this month’s Creation Justice Webinar , the UCC has teamed up with 350.org and the Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth. At 4:00p on June 27, Masada Disenhouse from 350.org will share about how faith communities can make a difference on climate through local campaigns. She will talk about inspiring past successes as well as current efforts to transition our society away from fossil fuels. Sign-up today for this webinar!  
Church Events

July 9: Vacation Bible School in Alburtis

July 9: Vacation Bible School in Reading

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PSEC Events
July 17: JCVDT Zoom Call

July 19: Regional Youth Event in California, Pennsylvania

July 24: Secretary Training - Social Media in Reading

Aug. 4: How to Understand Your Community in Souderton


Aug. 22: JCVDT Zoom Call

Sept. 25: Ventures Retreat at Mariawald

Oct. 4: Boundary Training for Retirees (and soon to be retirees) at Church of the Good Shepherd, Boyertown

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Classified Ads

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Church Openings
Many openings are on UCC's Ministerial Opportunities page. In addition to those, these churches are looking for leaders:

Trinity, Rehrersburg : part-time beginning August

Zion’s, Womelsdorf : part-time beginning August

Linfield UCC, Linfield : part-time beginning July

St. Peter, Knauertown : part-time beginning ASAP

Wyomissing, Gouglersville : part-time beginning ASAP

St. Peter’s, Tremont : very part-time beginning ASAP

If you’re interested in a position, contact Rev. Sharon Morris: morris@psec.org or 484-949-8774 ext. 302.
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