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Important This Week
- Bethany Children's Home has shared a "wish list" for donations for unaccompanied migrant children
- Find Brian McLaren's books online
- Disaster Ministries is looking for help from churches in several ways
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Support unaccompanied youth thru Bethany Children's Home
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Helping Hands is a humanitarian program that reunites unaccompanied youth from Central America with family that already resides in the USA. Bethany Children's Home provides them with a safe place to live and grow until they are reunited with their families.
Click here
for a list of the items they are currently in need of, as many of the youth, aged 5-14 years, arrive with just the clothes on their backs.
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Brian McLaren books online
At last weekend's Annual Meeting, several people asked about where to find books by keynote speaker Brian McLaren. Brian's books are available on
Amazon
or from
his website
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PSEC summer reading list
Have a book to recommend for other clergy and lay leaders? Send an email to
brea@psec.org
with a 100-200 word description of the book and why you're recommending it and we'll add it to the PSEC summer reading list and share your recommendation in eNews.
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Disaster Response: How you and your church can help now
The action of our churches is being requested by UCC Disaster Ministries to help with the devastating disasters that are taking place across the USA! Our time, talents, and financial resources are needed now. Here is how you/we can help:
Donate
to the
“Emergency USA Fund” online or
make checks payable to United Church of Christ, with "Emergency USA Fund" in the memo. Mail to: United Church of Christ c/o Financial Services office, 700 Prospect Ave., Cleveland OH 44115.
Assemble
Emergency Cleanup Buckets, Personal Hygiene Kits or School Kits.
Click here
to learn more. UCC mini-grants are still available. If you have kits to be delivered to CWS, contact Karl Jones at
kjones275@comcast.net
. There will be a truck going to Maryland in mid-July.
Volunteer
for Recovery Work in eastern and central PA - contact Joe Sciandra at
joesciandra@comcast.net
for details.
Pray
for all impacted by disasters including those directly impacted, their families and friends. Pray for all those involved as first responders such as fire, police, and other emergency management professionals and all volunteers.
Thank you for kindness & generosity,
Rev. Karl Jones, PNEC CDC
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Ministering to the Soul Wounds of War event will be June 11-13
Tending the soul wounds of war is a critical dimension of care in any faith community. Also referred to as "moral injuries," these are unseen wounds borne by many veterans related to their experiences of war and military service. Such wounds are indeed sacred wounds, as they are signs of a fully-functioning conscience and the deep humanity of the veteran. Key healing professionals have suggested that faith communities have critical resources for the healing of soul wounds that are not readily available in other disciplines. This workshop will prepare participants to engage in ministries of healing and post-traumatic growth.
The cost of the retreat is $65 per person, which includes two nights lodging and all meals. It will be led by members of the St. Andrew's UCC (Perkasie) Veterans Ministry Team, facilitators of the COMPASS Healing Circle, and key mission partners. The cost is underwritten through a generous grant from the Pennsylvania Southeast Conference New Ministries fund. For more information or to register contact
pastor@standrewsucc.org
or call 215-257-2880. Registration closes June 5.
Click here
for an event flyer.
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Philadelphia Religious Leaders Council hiring PT Coordinator
Interfaith Philadelphia is looking for candidates for a part time position:
Coordinator, Religious Leaders Council of Greater Philadelphia
. They are seeking someone who has experience in and passion for advancing positive interfaith relations; a professional who will be integral to and enhance the diversity of thought, experience and background of the staff team at Interfaith Philadelphia. Today's climate requires exemplary ways of working in tandem to have Philadelphia be a model for a thriving religiously diverse democracy.
Click here
to read the full job description.
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New emergency preparedness resources: Pets, Heat/Drought
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Ready Campaign have created to new toolkits to share in the month of June. The
Pet Preparedness Toolkit
shares information on preparing your animals for any type of disaster. The
Heat and Drought Preparedness Campaign
includes valuable info to ensure everyone is prepared for the summer heat.
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Rebuild volunteers needed in Pennsylvania and Florida
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Volunteers are being recruited now to help repair and rebuild homes in the Florida Panhandle and in eastern PA. In Florida, Hurricane Michael caused extensive damage when it made landfall there as a Category 4 storm in October. The storm's heavy rain, high winds, and extreme storm surges caused massive destruction in its path and spawned numerous tornadoes. Work will be in Bay and Washington counties, which suffered significant home, crop and tree damage. In PA. rebuilding is in process following the flooding in Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Bradford, Lancaster and York counties. The work will be a variety. All skill levels of volunteers are accepted. Groups will be matched up with work that is suitable to their talents. To volunteer for PA contact Karl Jones:
kjones275@comcast.net
.
Click here
for more info and to volunteer in Florida.
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Free webinars: General Synod resolution and Standing Rock
Resolution Webinar:
The UCC's Council for Climate Justice is sponsoring a webinar in which lead authors and advocates for five environmentally-related resolutions will present on their respective resolutions. The webinar is for anyone in the UCC whether or not you are attending General Synod. It is important for members throughout the life of our denomination to be engaged in the process of considering vital matters of faith. The five resolutions pertain to the Green New Deal, forced migration, carbon dividend legislation, nuclear war prevention, and the use of Styrofoam. The webinar will be held on June 6 at 2:00p, but a recording will be sent out to all who register.
Register today!
Standing Rock Webinar:
This month's Creation Justice Webinar features Nick Estes who recently published a book on Standing Rock and the long tradition of indigenous resistance. In this webinar, Estes will provide historical knowledge and perspective for people of faith and conscience seeking environmental justice. The webinar will be held June 13 at 1:00p. Sign-up even if you can’t make it. All who register will be sent a link to a recording of the webinar.
Register now!
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