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Church Vitality Event - Mission & Money
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Register NOW!
February 11 &
12, 2012
Our Next Vitality Training event will be held on Saturday and Sunday,
February 11th & 12th. Come and learn about Financial
Development for your church, Legacy Giving, Growing and Managing
Endowments, Church owned Preschools, Financial Controls &
Fraud Prevention. This one day event will be held at Church of
the Foothills, Santa Ana on Saturday and at United Church of Christ of
La Mesa on Sunday.
>>>Click Here
for Details & Registration <<<
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Annual Gathering 2012
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Save The Date
Friday
& Saturday, June 8-9, 2012
Pre-Event
on Thursday, June 7th
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Greetings from Dave Palmer
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 Hello! My name is Dave Palmer, and I'm in the newly
created position of Young Adult Ministry Coordinator for the
conference. I'm thrilled an honored to be able to serve in this
capacity, as it falls in line with many of the things I've been engaged
with in service during the course of my life.
>>> Read More
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Latest
Articles in Connecting Voices
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Put Yourself in the Picture: Synod 2013
(Story I)
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 Why should you
attend? What's in it for you? "Satisfied
customers" share the excitement of their Synod adventures.
(Story I: Rev. Scott Landis)
>>>Read Article
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Continuing Conversation
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 Recognizing that
God is a nudger par excellence, Mary Domb Mikkelson recalls
"conversations" held in the silence of the soul.
>>>Read Article
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Trader Joe's Should Join the Campaign for Fair Food
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 Continuing the struggle against injustice:
Sara Halverson's challenge to Trader Joe's.
>>>Read Article
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ECUMENICAL AND INTERFAITH NEWS - January
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 The latest
Ecumentical and Interfaith news brought to you by the joint Ecumenical
and Interfaith Relations Committee of the Pacific Southwest Region,
Disciples of Christ, and the Southern California Nevada Conference,
United Church of Christ.
>>>Read Article
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Activities/Events Around the Conference
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Please Pass E-news On
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Please
Forward this e-mail to your friends, family and congregations
and encourage them to sign up for e-news. Now that the
printed version of UC News has been discontinued, e-news &
Connecting Voices are your sources for staying connected with
what is happening around the Conference. Click Forward E-mail at the
end of this message.
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FEB Camp 2012
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 This year's Feb Camp
is a must do for all Senior High youth in the UCC Conference and the DOC
region! February 17-20.
>>>Click here for more
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UCC CONFIRMATION CAMP
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 Plan to join us on the
mountaintop with other young people who are beginning their journey with
Jesus! March 16-18 at Pilgrim Pines Camp.
>>>Click here for more
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Diamond Bar UCC Hosts the Rev. Kayla Bonewell of Soulforce
Equality Riders
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 Diamond Bar UCC
invites you to a screening of Equality U and a discussion with the Rev.
Kayla Bonewell.
>>>Click here for more
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An Author, A Comic, and A Bishop Walk Into A Theology School
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 All are invited to what should be a highly entertaining
and provocative discussion with Brian McLaren, Rev. Jane Voigts and Bishop
Hagiya.
>>>Click here for more
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RHF Celebrates 51st AnniversaryPromotion Name
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 Join Retirement
Housing Foundation (RFH) during the week of February 20th as we celebrate
our 51st Anniversary.
>>>Click here for more
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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 UJIMA is
sponsoring a National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7, 2012
>>>Click here for more
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Hillcrest Festival of Fine Arts
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 The Hillcrest Festival
of Fine Arts, one of the premier juried art shows in the West, is excited
to announce "The Pop Folk Art Quartet" as the Featured Artists
for the 52nd Annual Festival on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 24,
25 & 26, 2012.
>>>Click here for more
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Ready or Not: Disaster Survival Seminar
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 Are
you prepared for disaster? Equipped for survival? Know what to
do, what to have ready to use in the event of a flood, tornado, hurricane,
earthquake or volcanic eruption? In the face of nuclear, biological
and chemical hazards? An epidemic? Problems caused by our
crumbling infrastructure? Terrorism?
>>>Click here for more
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CST Public Scholar/Social Networking Class
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 Join us for an
intensive course in only four weeks: Becoming A Public Scholar.
>>>Click here for more
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Spiritual Accompaniment
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 Rev. Dr. James D.
Findlay now offers a new ministry, Spiritual Accompaniment Services.
>>>Click here for more
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First Congregational Church Riverside UCC calls Associate
Pastor
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 First Congregational
Church Riverside UCC calls the Rev. Hannah Burke.
>>>Click here for more
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Lay Academy
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 A two-year lay academy
is being offered beginning in February 2012. Courses will be held in
churches in the Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
>>>Click here for
more
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2012 Spiritual Transformation Series: Growing Your
Relationship with God
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 Altadena Community
Church invites you to their 2012 Spiritual Transformation Series: Growing
Your Relationship with God on Sundays from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
>>>Click here for more
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2011 - 2012 Youth Events
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 We are looking forward
to a dynamic and fun-filled year! Here are the Conference Events for the
Youth of the Conference that we have planned.
>>>Click here for more
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The Franks Complete 41 Years of Service in Turkey
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 Global Ministries
Committee of the United Church of Christ Southern California Nevada
Conference and the Disciples' Pacific Southwest Region is happy to announce
that missionaries Elizabeth and Kenneth Frank will be available for visits
to congregations of the Conference and Region for the period March 18 to
April 22, 2012.
>>>Click here for more
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New Continuing Ed Courses at Claremont School of Theology
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 New Online Continuing
Education courses are available at Claremont School of Theology.
>>>Click here for more
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Founders Day at Chapman University
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Felix Carrion, Preacher
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are invited to Chapman's Founders Day events, March 23 - 24. On Friday,
March 23, we will feature the teaching of Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, a Jewish New
Testament scholar as she helps us understand Jesus as a Jewish storyteller.
On Saturday, March 24, we welcome Rev. Felix Carrion, Coordinator of the
StillSpeaking Ministry of the United Church of Christ. We will also
posthumously honor Joan Rich of Atascadero as the United Church of Christ
Church Leader of the Year for the Conference
>>> Click here
for more
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Justice Leaders Engaging & Developing
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 A team of regional
trainers in the SCNCUCC is ready to bring this exciting program to your
congregation. Your church leadership team will be equipped with
skills in discernment, facilitation, dialogue, and biblical and theological
grounding for doing justice ministry as part of congregational life.
>>>Click here for more
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Emotional Intelligence & Human Relations Training
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 The
Core EQ-HR Center workshop is an intensive 5-day session designed to enable
participants to learn about, build, and practice emotional intelligence
skills in a small group setting. Skilled facilitators provide tools
and feedback to enable participants to learn about themselves and to
immediately practice emerging skills.
>>> Click here
for more
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Mission Grants: Can we help make your vision a reality?
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 Mission Grants are
available from the Southern California Nevada Conference. Perhaps your
vision could be made into a reality. Apply Today!
>>> Click here
for more
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Prophetic Vision, Spiritual Insight, Political Discernment
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 Join the Rev. Dr.
James D. Findlay for a week-long learning experience examining the
prophetic books of Ezekiel, Micah, Zechariah, and Jeremiah in August 2012.
>>>Click here for more
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Did Someone Forward this e-mail to you?
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Did
your pastor forward this e-mail to you? Maybe it was a friend.
Welcome to the E-News of the Southern California Nevada Conference.
This is where we share events and announcements from all over the
Conference.
Receiving the e-news is a
great way to stay connected and informed about what is happening in the
Conference. If you would like to receive this bi-monthly e-mail
directly from the Conference, sign up here:
Be sure to check out Connecting
Voices, our Online Magazine. You will find interesting
articles written by members of our Conference. It is a great way to
learn how God is working in and through our Conference. If you have a
story to share, please send your article to e-news@scncucc.org
Thanks!
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Wider
Church Activities & Announcements
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Assist in New Orleans Disaster Relief
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Friends,
Many of you were with us in New Orleans on November 5 as we celebrated the
Disaster Recovery Program that has assisted people impacted by Hurricane
Katrina for these last six years. It was a bittersweet moment - much
has been accomplished through the work of UCC volunteers and staff, but as
with every community impacted by a disaster there is always more to be done
beyond the capacity of one organization.
A new partnership with Phoenix of New Orleans (PNOLA) has been
formed which will allow volunteer work groups to continue to travel to New
Orleans to repair homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Our agreement
is for one year beginning January 1, 2012; ending December 31, 2012.
PNOLA was formed following Hurricane Katrina - informaiton about them is on
the UCC Volunteer Ministries web site. The "face" of New
Orleans is changing rapidly as the local community makes decisions about
areas for rebuild and areas to be designated as green space. PNOLA
and the UCC will make decisions about continuing on into 2013 at the
appropriate time next year.
Below is a link through the UCC Volunteer Ministries site
directly to PNOLA for work groups to register. Please share this
information throughout your Conference. Thanks much for your help.
Phoenix of New Orleans, volunteer work group registration:
http://www.ucc.org/volunteer/mission-trip-opportunities/louisiana.html#PNOLA
Peace,
Florence
Coppola, Executive, National Disaster Ministries
UCC Wider Church Ministries
700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
216-736-3211; toll free: 1-866-822-8224 x-3211
Fax: 216-736-2294
Web site: http://www.ucc.org/disaster
"National Disaster Ministries' are supported by OCWM and OGHS."
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Upcoming Events & Webinars at Center for Progressive
Renewal
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The
Center for Progressive Renewal is offering a series of webinars and online
courses designed to help you lead your church into the future. Here
are a few of the upcomgin events (for a full list, please visist the Center
for Progressive Renewal website.
 CPR ONLINE COURSE: Church Planting 2.0
February
1 - March 7
 Defuse the Church Bully: When Fear Rules the
Roost
February
2
 Preaching God's Transforming Justice: A
:ectionary Commentary, Year B
February
7
 CPR ONLINE COURSE: UCC History & Polity
February
8 - May 6
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Justice & Witness Ministries Insider
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The JWM Insider offers a
monthly snapshot of what's going on within Justice and Witness
Ministries. A number of the issues will highlight a program ministry
so that our readership might expand their knowledge of a particular
ministry.
>>> Click Here
for more <<<
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Mission Personnel Executive Position Available
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 Global Ministries
seeks qualified candidates for the position of Mission Personnel Executive.
>>>Click Here
for More
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UCCOSSN Annual Meeting
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Updates
from around the Conference
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This
section is reserved for short updates about changes in leadership (hiring
of new Pastor or Youth Leader, Death of Clergy or immediate family, Crisis
in the church needing assistance) and position opennings.
If you have news of changes in your congregation's leadership or in
the life of clergy in our conference, please send it to e-news@scncucc.org.
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Boundary Awareness Training in 2012
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 The Southern
California Nevada Conference, United Church of Christ and the Pacific
Southwest Region, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will once again
offer Basic Boundary Awareness Training using the video series from the
Faith Trust Institute titled "A Sacred Trust: Boundary Issues for
Clergy and Spiritual Teachers." This is required for all active
clergy, retired clergy who are still active in ministry, and those who work
with pastoral and program ministry such as youth workers, Christian
educators, deacons or visitation teams, pastor-parish committees, etc.
Click here for mroe information:
http://scncucc.org/BoundaryTraining.htm
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Positions Available In The Wider Church
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see full listings of positions @ www.ucc.org/classifieds
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Programs and news posted here are not necessarily the views
of the SCNC UCC.
Submit news bits to e-news:
E-News is delivered
electronically on the 1st and 15th of each month. If you would like to
submit news, upcoming events or announcements you may do so by sending an
e-mail to e-news@scncucc.org.
Deadlines for submission
are the 10th & 25th of each month in order to allow time for
preparation of e-news.
Information must be submitted in the following
format:
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Please include any link information in your e-mail. Thanks!
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