 Our Beloved Conference House
The lease for our Conference Office at 16190 Foothill Blvd. in San Leandro CA, will not be renewed and we are expected to move out by December 31, 2019. We humbly ask that if you are willing and able to help pack and help get things together, to stop into the office, or let us know when you can swing by. We would greatly appreciate any ideas and all the help we can get. |
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Annual Giving Campaign Planning: Stewardship Webinar
Associate Conference Minister Daniel Ross-Jones, ECRF, will be leading a lunchtime webinar on Tuesday, October 8 at 12:00 PM to discuss strategies for annual giving campaign in local churches. From planning the pledge drive to sending acknowledgement letters, stewardship of funds to stewardship of donors, this webinar will include resources and best practices no matter the budget size or number of donors. Registration is required and spaces are limited. Click HERE to register!
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National Youth Event 2020
United Church of Christ's National Youth Event will take place at Purdue University in West Lafayette Indiana from July 22-25, 2020. This four day event is celebrated as the largest denominational gathering. As we work on the details for our Conference group, take a look at what NYE has in store for 2020!
Who: youth entering grades 9 to 12 in September 2020 and 2020 grads, plus adult chaperones
What: United Church of Christ's National Youth Event
When: July 22-25, 2020 plus possible service trip
Where: Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana
Cost: $1500 (total package), minimum $100 deposit to register, balance payable in monthly or bimonthly installments, or in full
Registration coming soon!
Please contact Joy Davis joy@ncncucc.org or Davena Jones davena@ncncucc.org with questions.
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Photos from the 37th Church Anniversary of the Filipino American UCC in Fremont and Service of Release for Frank Aspuria
Click HERE to view more.
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Guerneville Community Church Celebrates New Home on October 13
Brought to you by: Guerneville Community Church
During the last three years, the congregation of Guerneville Community Church- United Church of Christ endured a long struggle that began with a red-tagged bridge over Fife Creek ending all vehicle traffic to the church site at 14520 Armstrong Woods Road. The congregation persevered but in 2017 they made the painful decision to offer the two and a half acre site for sale. There were several offers to purchase the property, but eventually they fell through. Click HERE to read more.
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Matching Property with Ministry and Mission
Brought to you by: UCC Cornerstone Fund
This two-part webinar series includes panelists that will discuss how to first design property that helps your congregation better match it to your ministry and mission, and then how to best build it. Each FREE, one-hour webinar includes a 45-minute panel presentation with 15 minute question and answer session. Pastors, church staff, and lay leadership are invited to attend. Click HERE to register.
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UCC Webinar: "Lessons from the Frontlines: Sisters in the Struggle for Justice"
Brought to you by: UCC
The next Creation Justice Webinar will feature four African American women who are leaders in the environmental justice movement: Leslie Fields from the Sierra Club, Adrienne Hollis from the Union of Concerned Scientistsm Jacqueline Patterson from the NAACP, and Heather McTeer Toney from Moms Clean Air Force. We will focus on the moral center of the movement: frontline communities that suffer the most from environmental harms. Even if you can't make it, register to receive a video recording HERE.
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Brian McLaren Visiting Congregational Church of San Mateo
Brought to you by: Congregational Church of San Mateo
Join CCSM for a special visit from author, speaker, activist, and public theologian Brian McLaren, he is a passionate advocate for "a new kind of Christianity" - just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. His topic will be Faith Beyond Doubt and the Future of the Church in conversation with Rev. Penny Nixon. This event will take place on Sunday October 13, at 7 PM. Click HERE to learn more.
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True Justice
Brought to you by: Niles Discovery Church
Explore the work of Alabama public interest attorney Bryan Stevenson when we screen and discuss True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality, on Saturday, October 12, 1:30 PM at Niles Discovery Church. Stevenson has advocated on behalf of the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned, seeking to eradicate racial discrimination in the criminal justice system steeped in racial injustice. Admission is free. Click HERE to learn more.
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Post-Retirement Reinvention
Brought to you by: Niles Discovery Church
A new group of people exploring who and how they want to be in retirement is starting on Thursday October 17. With the assistance of the Greater Niles Village, this group will meet at the Niles Discovery Church fellowship hall that day, from 10 AM - 11:30 AM, to figure out group structure and meeting schedule. For more information call or text John Zlatnik at 510-378-1162.
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Music Workshop and Taize Service
Brought to you by: FCC Tulare
You are invited to a Musical Workshop on Saturday, October 26 from 2-4 PM and a special Taize Service on Sunday, October 27, from 10:30 AM - 6 PM at First Congregational Church of Tulare, 220 West Tulare Ave., Tulare. You will be able to learn more about music and how it incorporates worship to God in a special way. Click HERE to learn more.
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Kenwood Community UCC wishes to acquire about 20 additional copies of the black New Century Hymnal. If your church has some available, please contact Rev. Charles Ensley at revcee@icloud.com or 562-397-8181.
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Free Robes
Brought to you by: Orinda Community Church
Orinda Community Church is looking to give away 50 machine-washable choir robes in good condition with reversible collars and 24 reversible red/gold collars and 26 cream colored collars. Call Orinda Community Church at 925-254-4906 or email them at office@orindachurch.org for more information.
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ASSOCIATION EVENTS
Oct. 6 Service of Installation for Kathryn Schreiber at Berkeley Chinese Community Church, 2117 Acton Street, Berkeley, at 2 PM. Click HERE for more information.
Oct 19. Ordination of Chelsea Page, First Congregational Church of Murphys, 509 Algiers St., Murphys, at 2 PM.
Oct. 19 Sacramento Valley Association Fall Gathering, First Congregational Church, Stockton, 3409 Brookside Rd, Stockton. Time TBD.
Nov. 2 Bay Association Fall Meeting, City of Refuge Church, Oakland, 8400 Enterprise Way, Oakland. Come out and vote! You don't want to miss your opportunity to vote in new board members. There will be a riveting message by Nancy MacLean, and breakfast and lunch will be provided, so please show up at 9:45 AM. We look forward to seeing you there. View the flyer HERE. RSVP by emailing Miranda.
Nov. 2 Golden Gate Association will hold its Fall Gathering from 10 AM - 1 PM at Sebastopol UCC, 1000 Gravenstein Highway N., Sebastopol. Lunch will be included.
Nov. 9 Ecclesiastical Council for Kelly Colwell, First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, from 9 AM - 12 PM. Click HERE to read Kelly's Ordination paper.
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REGISTRATION
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