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Thursday, February 22, 2024 | |
Registration deadline for the Faith Formation Conference is February 25! | |
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Click on the video below for an invitation from Rev. Dr. Dave Long-Higgins and to meet our Keynote Speaker,
Rev. Dr. Claudio Carvalhaes!
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ATTENTION: Pastors/Faith Formation Leaders and Confirmands/Youth!
Bring your confirmands/youth to partner in worship planning that matters!
2024 Faith Formation Conference
Worship As Faith Formation
Satellite Locations in Each Association!!
The world needs people formed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ in ways that transform the world with love and justice for all. Worship is a foundational space where this formation can happen.
We encourage you to join us on March 2nd 2024 to:
- Expand your understanding of worship as faith formation
- Experience the wisdom and creativity of Rev. Dr. Claudio Carvalhaes
- Engage confirmands/youth as partners in worship that matters
- Explore creative new ways for faith-forming worship planning (hands-on lab)
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From the Association General Minister | |
Registration Open! 2024 Spring Vitality Festival | |
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The registration process has been updated and looks different! Click the button below to sign up. It will take you to a page with all the details. From there:
- Click Register
- Choose the number of tickets you need by clicking the + icon - this should be the same as the number of people you're registering. Don't forget to include yourself!
- Click Continue
- Enter your contact information, and then the information of everyone else if you are signing up for multiple people
- Click Complete Order
Since this is a free event, you will NOT be asked to enter any credit card information!
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SPIRE Center Spring 2024 Learning Opportunities begin March 9! | |
Saturday, March 9 at 9:30am, Rev. Dr. Monica Dawkins-Smith will facilitate a conversation on reimagining vitality in small churches. Look for more details on this and additional learning opportunities in next week's Streams of Connection! Registration will open February 29. | |
The UCC Center for Analytics, Research & Development, and Data is collecting data for the annual yearbook! You can log in to DataHub to enter statistics through Wednesday, March 6. Your church can download instructions here, and also use the Yearbook reference webpage. An email with further details has been sent. If you have any questions, need a hard copy of instructions or data forms mailed to your church, or would like a PDF version of the data forms to complete on your computer and return to our office, please contact Kellie Ramirez, Association Information Management and Media personnel, at [email protected]. | |
Healthy Practices for Ministry - Registration Open | |
Active Authorized Ministers and Members in Discernment - sign up today for the required Healthy Practices training on Tuesday, March 5, 2024! This includes active retired ministers, supply, and authorized ministers in leadership positions. It will be held in person from 10am-2pm at First Congregational Church of Hudson. Registration is $15 (MiDS attend free) and lunch is included. If you did not attend this past fall, please register to join us this Spring. | |
Local Church Jobs & Announcements | |
Looking for a job? Here are the opportunities and other announcements in our churches!
Jobs
Director of Music & the Arts, Community Church of Chesterland
Organist & Director of Music & the Arts, Plymouth Church UCC, Shaker Heights
Office Administrator (PT), St. Paul UCC, Navarre
Director of Christian Education (PT), St. John's UCC, Dover
Clinical Chaplain, Cleveland Clinic (various sites)
Lead Musician (PT), First Congregational Church of Akron
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Need someone to fill in on a Sunday? Check out the pulpit supply list! Recommended compensation: $200 for one service (minimum $150); $250 for two services; mileage at $0.67 or current IRS rate. | |
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Sunday, March 3, 2024: Music at Bath Concert Series / Jeff Sonoda, Organi
“Let’s Go to the Movies” is the theme on Sunday, March 3 at 4:00 in the Sanctuary at The Bath Church UCC (3980 West Bath Road, Akron; 330-666-3520). Jeff Sonoda is presenting an organ recital of music from hit movies by many famous composers, including John Williams, Alan Silvestri, Hans Zimmer, and Alan Menkin. Video clips of the movies will accompany the music. Jeff has been the organist at The Bath Church for 16 years along with playing keyboard for various community theaters and choruses in northeast Ohio. Free admission; handicap accessible.
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At Medina UCC Congregational | |
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Medina UCC, Congregational's youth group is collecting old, broken, and unused technology to recycle in support of its summer mission trip to Appalachia. There are 4 drop-off dates in the church parking lot at 217 E. Liberty St., Medina, OH:
Saturday, February 24 from 9AM-1PM
Tuesday, February 27 from 5-8PM
Saturday, March 2 from 9AM-1PM
Tuesday, March 5 from 5-8PM
Acceptable items include laptop and desktop computers, DVD/VHS players, cords, cables, mice, keyboards, cellphones, tablets, smart watches, gaming consoles and video games, stereos, radios, mp3 players, iPods, old power tools, and small metal appliances.
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At St. John's UCC in Massillon | |
From Federated Church in Chagrin Falls | |
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Our Nature Series: Join us for conversations and events centered around sustainability, climate, and environmental action around our region
This workshop teaches participants how everything is connected in the climate crisis. The goal is to empower participants with an understanding and language to be able to speak to issues and empower them to build a community toward action. Explore climate science, processing climate anxiety, and ways forward in this multi-generational interactive experience.
Registration includes Workshop & Lunch.
General Admission: $25
Student Rate Admission: $10
Student scholarships are available at: [email protected] or by calling (440) 708-1961
Registration Deadline is March 9, 2024
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... in our HEARTLAND CONFERENCE | |
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Black History Month Reading and Study
The United Church of Christ Historical Council encourages us to study "Afro-Christian Convention: The Fifth Stream of the United Church of Christ"
You can use this free PDF Study Guide found on The Pilgrim Press website by clicking on the link below!
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Registration is OPEN for all of our camp sessions!
We are offering a half week Pathfinders event for those who want to “try everything” and only commit to a half of week. If your camper is ready for the full week, we will be offering our weeklong sessions of Camp Out (LGBTQIA Focus), Music Mindfulness Art Dance Drama, and Sportscamp.
Join us for Grands and Family Camp! We are offering 3 sessions this summer! Another new opportunity is “All Ages Family camp”. If you have grandchildren that have aged out of Grands and Family or younger children/grandchildren, we now have a session that everyone can come to. We hope to see many of our families return.
Adults 21 and over can join us for our new adult camp, Seek and Sip.
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Pray with Ecuador, February 25, 2024 - Global Ministries | Lectionary Selection: Psalm 22:23-31 Prayers for Ecuador We begin our prayers by saying THANK YOU, GOD, YUPAYCHANI, for all our blessings, the gift of life, and the activities at FEDICE. We pray that FEDICE, the Ecumenical Foundation for Integral Development, Capacity ... Read more | | | |
Continuing Education Opportunities | |
Click on the logos below for information and registration details for upcoming continuing education and lifelong learning opportunities provided by our partner schools and centers of learning! | |
Upcoming opportunity from Pathways | |
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