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Important This Week
- Register for the Ventures retreat, Fall Annual Meeting, Diversity Training, and more!
- Make sure you and your church are ready for a disaster this National Preparedness Month.
- Join in a Consistory Presidents gathering.
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Register now for 2019 Ventures Retreat at Mariawald
Ventures, in its 44th year, is a retreat for all ages. It is a time of faith, Bible study, worship, fellowship and fun! Come to Mariawald Retreat Center, Sept. 24-26 and experience a beautifully relaxed and peaceful setting. This year’s theme is "Hear Me - Is God Listening". For a flyer,
click here
. To register,
click here
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E&R Historical Society Annual Meeting set for September
Join the Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society on Saturday, Sept. 21 in celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of Philip Schaff (1819-1893). Dr. Lee Barrett, professor of Theology at Lancaster Theological Seminary, will present a sketch of
Schaff's
life which will set a context for this celebration. Elizabeth A. Clark, the John Carlisle Kilgo professor emeritus of Religion at Duke University, is keynote speaker, sharing "Transatlantic Mentoring: Philip Schaff and Arthur Cushman McGiffert." For more info,
click here
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Registration is open for PSEC 2019 Fall Meeting at Ursinus
- How do your OCWM contributions benefit your Pastor, your members and your youth?
- What were the Resolutions at General Synod all about and how do the effect your church?
These are just a few of the questions that we will answer at the Fall Meeting. Join us and learn what is happening in PSEC and how your church benefits! The meeting will be held Sunday, Nov. 17 from 3:00-5:30 at Ursinus College. Registration starts 2:30. For a flyer,
click here
. For more info and to register,
click here
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Childcare is available from 3:00p to meeting end. (Please register the child and bring the completed Child Care Medical Release form with you to the meeting.
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Sept. is National Preparedness Month - get ready now
National Preparedness Month is held in September every year. It is a chance to prepare yourself, your family, and your church for whatever disasters will bring you. An opportunity to look forward and not live in the past. Embrace a changing world and prepare for whatever may come your way. Use this
National Preparedness Month toolkit
to educate yourself and your church. Make a National Preparedness Month resolution to check your food stocks and your insurance coverage. Resolve to start a disaster savings account, personally and at church. Join a local CERT team or start a CERT team at church. Volunteer to help disaster victims at home or far away. Teach your kids or grandkids how to put together their very own go-kit. Don’t be afraid to change your habits, no matter how nostalgic the “old days” may feel.
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Enroll today for online bill pay with the Pension Boards UCC
UCC employers (including churches) can now register for online billing services for annuity and benefit programs. This change will allow more timely and accurate billing, give you more control managing your employees' benefits, and greatly enhance our "Go Green" efforts by reducing paper consumption. For more information or to sign up,
click here
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PS
EC summer reading list
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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.
Check out all of the books that have been recommended at
psec.org/booklist.
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Save the date for a Clergy Blessing and Open House
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Consistory Presidents gathering coming on Sept. 21
As Presidents of Consistory (or other governing body of your church), we have opportunity and roadblocks facing us at all times. Our goal is to brainstorm, support, pray, laugh, and learn together in a confidential environment, so that we are strengthened to build healthy, vibrant, and faithful churches. There is no fee to attend. The next meeting will be Sept. 21 from 9:00-11:00a. The location has changed to St John's Gernant's UCC, 12 Gernants Church Road, Leesport.
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Disaster Preparedness workshop for churches
A Disaster Preparedness Workshop for Churches and Their Leaders will be held Saturday, Sept. 28 from 9:00a-4:00p at Jordan UCC, Allentown. Cost of the workshop is $15/person. For more info including how to register,
click here
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Read this sermon on trip to Germany representing PSEC
High School German Teacher, Ashley Dawn Snyder spoke last month at St. John's Hain's UCC, sharing her trip to Germany representing the Pennsylvania Southeast Conference UCC and what it did to her faith and resolve to live this life being led by God. Driven by compassion, we can all make a difference. Take a few moments to read the sermon "
You Will Never Walk Alone
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Register for September Diversity Awareness Training
In 2017, the PSEC Church and Ministry Council made Diversity Awareness Training mandatory for all authorized ministers. Clergy must take at least one three-hour training every three years. If you are an authorized minister who did not complete the training, you should sign up for the training on
Thursday, Sept. 26
from 10a-1p at Armenian Martyrs' Congregational Church, Havertown.
Click here
for more information and to register.
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