Act Now to Join a Pastoral Leadership Development Group in the Fall of 2022 |
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Brene Brown defines resilience as “…the ability to practice authenticity when we experience shame [or other emotions], to move through the experience without sacrificing our values, and to come out on the other side … with more courage, compassion, and connection than we had going into it” (Daring Greatly, p.76). The practice and experience of ministry, especially in these demanding times, can be overwhelming, confusing, and even painful. Cultivating resilience is a key spiritual practice for clergy.
To foster this trait, the NH Conference and PCS in Manchester offer Pastoral Leadership Development Groups (PLDGs). Meeting ten sessions per year, each group provides a setting to develop resilience personally and professionally in various ministry settings.
All PLDGs are led by skilled trained facilitators. You will see groups for active parish pastors, clergy newly called to ministry and/or the NH Conference, members-in-discernment, retired clergy, and minsters in specialized settings such as chaplaincy, pastoral psychotherapy, spiritual direction, etc. The NH Conference underwrites this program through the Grace Scott Fund, and each participant pays $250 annual tuition (no fee for retirees).
To join a PLDG starting this fall, contact the facilitator of a group that interests you. For general questions about the program, reach out to PLDG Administrator David Reynolds at (603) 533-8377 or [email protected].
Now is the time to join a group, as they fill up quickly. Come and nurture your resilience in a PLDG!
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Wartime Threat: Increased Fossil Fuel Production at Home
Free UCC Webinar - July 6, 2022 1:00 PM
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The fossil fuel industry is using the war in Ukraine to push for ramping up production in the United States. As a result, communities on the frontlines of the industry face the wartime threat of more pollution and more harm to their health. In this webinar, we will learn about the history that shapes the threats faced, and we will hear directly from those fighting at the grassroots to protect their families and communities. Featured speakers will include Roishetta Ozane from Healthy Gulf, Lois Bower-Bjornson from the Clean Air Council, and David J.X. González from the University of California-Berkeley. Even if you can’t make the scheduled time of 1:00 PM ET on Wednesday, July 6th, still sign-up, and we will send you a recording. Register now!
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Pastoral Letter Addressing the Attacks on People of Transgender or Nonbinary Experience |
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Dear Family of the United Church of Christ,
The Council of Conference Ministers, the Officers of the United Church of Christ, and the UCC Open and Affirming Coalition join together in this pastoral letter addressing the attacks on people of transgender or nonbinary experience across the United States.
We greet you in the name of the God of compassion and justice.
As leaders in the United Church of Christ, we want every person of transgender or nonbinary binary experience to know this: you are beloved by God. No earthly power can separate you from God’s love. God created you perfectly: your gender identity or expression is God’s gift to you and the world.
Yet, across America, laws and executive orders are criminalizing the lifesaving treatment that transgender youth need to complete their journey to wholeness and, at the same time, are depriving parents of the right to make medical decisions for their children. These laws, enacted or proposed in states across the country, are part of a broader campaign to reverse basic rights for LGBTQ+ Americans. Alabama, Arkansas, and Arizona already ban medical care for trans youth. In Texas, the state government has defined gender-affirming care as “child abuse.” Fifteen states have banned participation by transgender youth in school sports. Six states have adopted “don’t say gay or trans” laws that have erased any mention of LGBTQ+ people from school life. Continue reading >>
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Are You Interested in Seeing and Hearing The Lord’s Word From a Different Viewpoint? |
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Join facilitators Rev. Dawn Berry and Rev. Renee’ Rouse in an online Bible study titled “Looking at God’s Word thru an EcoWomanist Theological and Black Liberation Theological perspective."
Three different Hebrew Text will be studied. The Bible Study is written for Pastors and Lay persons together by Rev. Renee’ Rouse, Pastor of Northwood Congregational Church.
Time duration: 3 weeks
Dates: 6/14, 6/20, 6/27
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM
There is homework.
You can come to just one session, two sessions, or all three!
Contact Renee’ at 603-820-6590 to register and receive additional information on how to participate.
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Pilgrim Lodge to Host Pride Camp
July 10 - 16, 2022
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Camp Pride is a week long overnight camp for LGBTQIA+ youth and allies at Pilgrim Lodge, a summer camp operated by the Maine Conference United Church of Christ in West Gardiner, Maine. The program is intentionally interfaith and seeks to provide a place of safety and support for campers to discover and to be themselves while building a community founded on love, openness, and inclusivity. Scholarships are available.
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New! A Resource Guide for UCC Employers |
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Are your employees maximizing their Pension Boards benefits and services? A Resource Guide for UCC Employers leads you through the steps for establishing Pension Boards’ accounts, filling out documentation, accessing forms, enrolling employees in the Annuity Plan for the United Church of Christ, and other Pension Boards’ benefit plans and services.
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It's Not Too Late to Come to Horton Center This Summer... But Don't Wait Too Long! |
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Right now we still have plenty of space in most camp sessions for your favorite camper. We'd love to have them join us for an amazing week on top of Pine Mountain. We have a bunk ready and waiting whether you're going into 3rd grade or you're a graduating High School Senior. Or even an adult!
We will play together, pray together, make new friends, embrace the amazing woods around camp, hike, climb, sing, listen, make s'mores, and explore creation!
If you love to be outdoors and you love having fun, then come to where the best week of your summer is waiting for you! Sign up today and we'll see you soon.
Shalom my friends, shalom.
Peace,
Tim & Tivvi
Tivvi Pare -she/her/hers - Summer Director
Tim Hughes he/him/his - Executive Director
Horton Center, NHCUCC
As always you can contact Tim with any questions at: [email protected] or 603-545-9660
Now Hiring Summer Staff! Interested? Click Here.
Or on Instagram: @hortoncenter
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Please Remember in Your Prayers... |
We pray, O Lord, for change. Jesus you revealed God through your wise words and loving deeds, and we encounter you still today in the faces of those whom society has pushed to the margins. Guide us, through the love you revealed, to establish the justice you proclaimed, that all peoples might dwell in harmony and peace, united by that one love that binds us to each other, and to you. And most of all, Lord, change our routine worship and work into genuine encounter with you and our better selves so that our lives will be changed for the good of all. Amen
This prayer from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Black Catholic ministry focuses on finding hope, freedom, and justice on Juneteenth.
O God, in your tender mercy,
Hear our prayers!
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The Rev. Laura Biddle was installed as Designated Term Pastor of the Brookside Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in their Service of Worship on Sunday, June 12, 2022.
The Grafton-Orange-Sullivan (G-O-S) Association will gather on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 2:00 PM at First Congregational Church of Lebanon, United Church of Christ, to Ordain into Christian Ministry Mr. Eliot Fay. Mr. Fay is Member in Discernment with the G-O-S Association and is the recently-called Pastor and Teacher of the Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, of Nelson, NH.
The Rev. Dr. Terrilyn Krueger will conclude her ministry as Pastor and Teacher of the First Congregational Church of Wakefield, United Church of Christ, at the end of June. Teri looks forward to finding new ways to live out her calling to serve the people of God.
Her last Sunday at Wakefield will be June 26, 2022.
The Rev. John Johnson has announced his retirement as Pastor and Teacher of the First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Claremont. Rev. Johnson’s last Sunday at Claremont will be June 26, 2022. He and Marcia are moving to Acton, ME in retirement.
The Rev. Kirsty Depree will conclude her ministry as Interim Minister of the Congregational Church of West Lebanon, United Church of Christ, on July 17, 2022.
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