 Boundary Trainings for Ministers, Youth Workers and Lay Leaders
Our Annual full-day Boundary Training for Authorized Ministers will be held on Friday, April 3, 9 AM to 4 PM. Boundary Training is a requirement once every three years for all authorized ministers in this Conference. Cost is $50, which includes lunch and materials.
Boundary Training for youth workers and camp counselors will be held on Saturday, April 4, 10 AM to 2 PM. This training is required for anyone who wants to serve as a counselor for any of our NCNC camping programs or youth trips. (Authorized Ministers who are up-to-date on Boundary Training are not required to attend.) This training will also support youth workers and youth ministers as we will focus on boundaries when working with youth and young adults. Cost is $30, which includes lunch and materials. If you have applied and have been accepted as a counselor for this one of our NCNC summer camps or the National Youth Event, the fee is $10 for lunch.
Lay Boundary Training will be offered this year for the first time and is open to anyone. This training will benefit lay leaders who want to learn about ministerial boundaries observed by their pastor, including boundaries around the ending of ministry in a local church. We will also address boundary issues that lay people should be aware of to be good stewards and leaders in their congregations. The training will be held on Sunday, April 5, from 2-5 PM. Cost is $10. We are considering opening Zoom Rooms in the Sacramento and Fresno areas if there are lay people from those areas interested in attending. Please email Diane Weible at dweible@ncncucc.org if you are interested in attending this training through one of our Zoom Rooms in either Sacramento or Fresno.
All three trainings will be led by The Rev. Al Miles, Lead Chaplain for Pacific Health Ministry serving at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, HI. Registration will open as soon as church locations are confirmed, hopefully in next week’s newsletter. For now, however, please mark your calendars and reserve these dates. If you have any questions, contact Diane Weible at dweible@ncncucc.org.
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Let’s Talk About Race!
Last month you may remember that we invited responses to a survey about a project we were proposing for this Conference. The project is a series of courageous and difficult conversations on race as foundational work for this year’s Annual Gathering. Thank you for your responses. From those responses we have developed this program which will be hosted in various locations around the Conference. We will use our NCNC Zoom Rooms to connect with our main facilitator, Rev. Cheryl Ward and with each other. During each session we will go offline for deeper discussions with those who have gathered in our specific location. Each Zoom Room conversation will be facilitated by someone trained by Rev. Ward. The program will be held Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 from February 13 to March 26 in the following locations:
- Oakland/Berkeley (location TBD)
- First Congregational Church Fresno, 5550 N Fresno St., Fresno
- Pleasant Hill UCC, 404 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill
- First Congregational Church of Redwood City, 230 Twin Dolphin Dr. Ste D, Redwood City
- We are also hoping to have a group in the Sacramento area so if you are interested in participating in a group in Sacramento, please register and indicate this. We will notify you once that location is confirmed.
There is no cost for this pilot program but you must register. If we do not have enough people signed up for a particular room we may have to cancel that location. If you have questions, please contact Rev. Davena Jones (davena@ncncucc.org)
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Church Parking Lot Tax Repeal
The article regarding the church parking lot tax law that was included in last weeks newsletter was posted in error. The article that should have been posted was to inform churches that on Dec. 20, 2019 the so-called “Church Parking Lot Tax” was retroactively repealed. This means that the tax is no longer in effect and if a church did pay any unrelated business income tax (UBIT) on its parking, it can file for a refund. We apologize for the error.
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Memorial service for Paul Telfer
Paul Telfer's memorial service, originally scheduled for this Saturday Jan. 18, has been cancelled.
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It's Yearbook Time
Yearbook reporting information was emailed to churches yesterday. If you did not receive the email, you may access the church instructions here.
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Click here to view the Januarary 2020 newsletter for "How are the Children?".
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No War Against Iran
Hosted by Arab Resources & Organizing
The Trump administration is leading the US straight into another disastrous war in the Middle East. This will likely engulf the whole region and could quickly turn into a global conflict of unpredictable scope with the people of Iraq and Iran suffering the gravest consequences. For all who believe in peace, for all who are opposed to yet another catastrophic war, now is the time to mobilize and take action against US militarism and imperialism. On Saturday, January 25, join us with cities across the globe, to protest against a new war in the Middle East. To learn more click here.
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Interfaith Harmony Day
Brought to you by Niles Discovery Church
The Tri-City Interfaith Council will hold a World Interfaith Harmony Day Event at Niles Discovery Church, 36600 Niles Blvd., Fremont, on Saturday, February 1, 1:00-4:00 p.m. The theme for this year’s gathering is “Braving Harmony Across Those Divides.”
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HR Boot Camp for Ministry Leadership
Brought to you by Church West Insurance Services
Join us to become a lean, mean HR machine! Muster your team and get the quick and dirty details on the latest in ministry-focused best practices for human resources. HR Boot Camp is an important training day, only held once a year, that covers the biggest HR and operations risks faced by ministries in California. Click here to register.
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Chinese New Year Celebration at BCCC
Brought to you by: Berkeley Chinese Community Church
You and your community are warmly invited to help us welcome The Year of the Rat! Attached is the flyer for our celebration of the Chinese New Year on Sat Feb 8th. See our FB event on our page "Berkeley Chinese Community Church." View flyer here.
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ASSOCIATION EVENTS
Installation service for Sue Ann Yarbrough at San Lorenzo Community UCC 945 Paseo Grande, San Lorenzo, January 26, 2020 at 6 PM. 2020 at 6pm.
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Lay church employment opportunities now has a page on our website. Check here to view.
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REGISTRATION
Feb Camp - February 15-17, 2020, Click HERE to view the flyer!
Annual Gathering - June 18-20, 2020
Annual Gathering Youth Stewards Application - June 18-20, 2020
National Youth Event (Youth) - July 21-26, 2020
National Youth Event (Adult Chaperone) - July 21-26, 2020
Caz You and Me Adult - July 10-12, 2020
Caz You and Me Child - July 10-12, 2020
Caz Junior - July 26 - August 1, 2020
Caz Jr. High - July 19-25, 2020
Caz. Sr High - July 12- 18, 2020
Caz Community Adult - August 7-9, 2020
Caz Community Child - August 7-9, 2020
CAZ CIT application - July 26 - August 1, 2020
Tam Junior - July 12-18, 2020
Tam Jr. High - July 19-25, 2020
Tam Sr. High - July 26 - August 1, 2020
Tam CIT application - July 12-18, 2020
For Churches giving campership to their members: request Campership Discount codes for your church HERE.
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