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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE UCC NEWS UPDATE- 5/18/10
Southern Conference UCC
SOC E-Newsletter MAY 13, 2010
Dear Friends:
The Eastern North Carolina Association has terminated its contract with Intellicorp, the agency that did our Safe Church background checks. Please check the UCC website or your Insurance Agency to determine how you will proceed in the future with background checks for individuals involved with the youth in your church. If you have additional questions, please call the ENCA office at 336-343-4066.
LANCASTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ANNOUNCES SPRING ALUMNI/AE DAY AND COMMENCEMENT - MAY 14 and 15, 2010
The seminary will be honoring alumnus Chaplin John Gundlach, '71, with the Robert V. Moss Excellence in Ministry Award at the banquet. He is being recognized for his outstanding work with veterans and military personnel.
CHURCH WOMEN'S CONFERENCE
Theme: "The Spiritual Clothes We Wear"
Scripture: Colossians 3: 12-14
June 17 - June 19, 2010
Check www. soc-uccwomen.com for Program info & additional Registration forms
Features: Key Note Speaker (Thursday / Friday Workshops Program Packet Presentation Friday) Special Music Bible Study
Morning Watch (Fri / Sat) Merry Hearts Ministry (Thurs)
Life Memberships, Memorials, Scholarships (Friday) Prayer Room
Silent Auction (Please bring items)
Key Note Speaker: Rev. Rose Wright Scott
Workshop Leaders: Julie Peeples, Becky Springer, Sharon Hammill & Annette Olsen
Please bring: Bible, Silent Auction items and linens for dorm room (sheets, towels, pillows, yoga mat)
Registration: Thursday, June 17, 2010; 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cost: Full-Time: $125.00; includes registration, lodging for 2 nights (Thurs/Fri-double occupancy),
Five meals (Dinner on Thursday, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner on Friday and Breakfast on Saturday)
Part-Time: $35.00 plus individually checked meals and/or rooms (see below)
Make Checks payable to: ENC-CW (Earmark CWSC Summer Conference):
(Extended DEADLINE May 15, 2010) - Mail Registration Form & Check To:
Betty Griffin 1319 Cherry Drive Burlington, N.C. 27215
Phone: (336) 584-5637 Email: bbg9@bellsouth.net
Cancellation policy: If you cancel by May 10, you will receive a full refund minus a $5.00 processing fee.
We Look Forward To Your Presence
Location: Elon Community Church UCC 271 N. Williamson Ave. Elon, NC 27244 Registration Form for CWSC Summer Conference: June 17-19-2010 can be found at www.soc-uccwomen.com or at soc-ucc.org
NEWS FROM FRANKLINTON CENTER
***YVONNE DELK. The Franklinton Center Board of Trustees has set a goal of $100,000 to name the Center's New Fellowship Hall located in Hospitality House II (built 2008) in honor of Rev. Dr. Yvonne Delk. Some of the donors so far include: Millard Boone, D.A. Peace, Emmett Floyd, James Wrenn, Peter Barbosa, Henry Simmons, Joyce Meyers-Brown, Banks Shepherd, Ann Hanson, Janice Resseger, Paul Osgood, Susie Keele and the Southern Conference UCC. You are invited to add your name (or church) to this donor list by going to: www.ucc.org/make-a-gift/
Mary Ruth, Volunteer
Franklinton Center at Bricks
Conference and Retreat Center
in Ministry with Justice & Witness Ministries, United Church of Christ
www.franklintoncenteratbricks.org
(252) 437-1723
Dear Southern Conference Clergy:
You are invited to participate in a time of conversation and rest for SOC clergy, to be held here at Franklinton Center at Bricks from Tuesday, May 25 -Wednesday, May 26, 2010. This will be a time of clergy coming together in a safe space to have conversation about some of the crucial issues facing the Southern Conference in the 21st century. There will also be ample opportunities for rest and personal reflection here in the sacred space that is FCAB.
Our schedule is:
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
1:00 Registration
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Worship
8:00 Conversations-Group decides topics, Ervin Milton facilitating
9:30 Informal Time
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 Devotional Reflections
10:30 Optional Opportunities- At your option you may check out, (check out time is at your discretion), have further conversations, meditate, have reflection time, rest, etc. A sandwich tray will be made available for those still here at lunch.
This event is supported by a Neighbors In Need grant from Justice and Witness Ministries. The cost for room, (double occupancy), meals and meeting space is only $50 for Hospitality House II, (newer building) and $35 for double occupancy in Hospitality House I. You may use cash, check or credit card. Please call us at either 1-800-345-1850 or 252-437-1723 or email barksdah@ucc.org for reservations and information.
Please take advantage of this chance for fellowship, discussion, rest, sharing and more. We look forward to your participation.
Sincerely,
Ervin E. Milton
Director
Franklinton Center at Bricks
Conference and Retreat Center
in Ministry with Justice & Witness Ministries, United Church of Christ
www.franklintoncenteratbricks.org
(252) 437-1723
(800) 345-1850
franklintoncenter@ucc.org
281 Bricks Lane
PO Box 220
Whitakers NC 27891
"A Safe Place, A Sacred Space, A Nurturing Place, God's Place"
Join us in Celebration of the Council's 75th Anniversary
Please join us on May 18 as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the North Carolina Council of Churches.
We will gather at Duke University for a time of reflection and fellowship, dinner, and a celebratory service led by the Rev. Hope Morgan Ward.
In this special year, we invite you to reflect on the Council's past with us and look forward to its brilliant future.
For the past 75 years, the history of our state has been reflected in the work of the North Carolina Council of Churches. When segregation shamed us, people of faith stepped forward through the Council and spoke truth to power. When war has been waged, the Council has given voice to the peace makers. When farmworkers have been treated unfairly, forced to work and live under brutal conditions, the Council has advocated on their behalf. In more recent years, the Council has continued and expanded its work for justice, peace and Christian unity, working on behalf of immigrants, care of God's creation, sustainable local agriculture, and health care. By speaking for the least of these, the Council has been a crucial faith voice for progressive social justice in North Carolina. As we celebrate the Council's 75th anniversary, we also celebrate the many people whose work inspires and sustains us, motivates us going forward, and challenges us to live up to our history.
Click here to join us on May 18. If you have already registered for dinner online, please remember that we must receive payment in advance to guarantee your meal. Additional information on directions and parking will be sent on Friday, May 14. Contact George Reed, Executive Director for more information.
nccofcc@nccoouncilofchurches.org
Prayer Request for North Carolina Religious Leaders
The North Carolina Council of Churches is asking you to join in prayers for the Council's member bodies and their leaders. That might be during your personal
prayers or it might be included in coporate prayers in your congregation. It might be a notice in your church bulletin and/or newsletter. Perhaps a reminder on a church bulleting board.
Sincerely,
George Reed
Executive Director
North Carolina Council of Churches
Pray for these religious leaders:
Seventh Episcopal District
Christain Methodist Episcopal Church
Presiding Bishop Thomas L. Hoyt, Jr.
Southern Conference
United Church of Christ
The Reverend Emmett Floyd
Conference Minister
Myers Park Baptist Church
The Rev. D. H. Stephen Shoemaker, Pastor
From Abernethy Laurels
Release a Butterfly for a Loved One!
Newton, NC - For the third year Abernethy Laurels will be holding their annual Butterfly Release on June 6th at 3 p.m. in the Pavilion Courtyard.
If you have never been to a butterfly release, it is an awesome celebration of life, not to be missed. Every participant comes away touched to their very core in some special way. The simultaneous release of hundreds of Monarch butterflies is a wonderful reflection of loved ones that have been lost, or loved ones you wish to honor. Once implemented, it is a beautiful site watching the butterflies emerge from their restful state, and slowly become more active. They will sit on your hand, arm, a shoulder and finally fly off to find nectar plants and a place to roost for the night.
There will be entertainment and refreshments along with a short program before the releasing of the butterflies - all for a $20 donation, which goes directly to the Campus Enrichment Fund. The Fund is used to enrich life on the campus for all Abernethy Laurels residents such as renovations, therapy equipment, fitness equipment, and refurbishing walking trails. To reserve your butterfly please contact Carol Rooney at 828-465-8028.
Abernethy Laurels, a not-for-profit active retirement community, offers affordable living options with full-service accommodations on a fee-for-service basis. It is located on 120 beautiful, rolling acres off Highway 16 south of Newton, a convenient drive to Hickory, Asheville and Charlotte. For more information, visit us on the web at www.abernethylaurels.org, follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AbernethyLaurels or call 828-465-8552.
Carol Rooney
Director of Development & PR
Abernethy Laurels
102 Leonard Avenue
Newton, NC 28658
828-465-8028
A LETTER FROM A NEW CHURCH START PASTOR IN ENCA
Dear Friends:
My name is J. Michelle Mathis, and I am a new church start pastor in Eastern North Carolina. I am pastor of Agape for All Ministries in Durham, NC. I have been given the opportunity to participate in a short term mission trip to the Dominican Republic. The week-long mission trip will begin June 22, 2010. We will be working at a school located in El Tamarindo where we will conduct a summer Bible School for 30 children as well as perform maintenance projects for the school's facility.
I need your help and am asking each of you to participate with me as a sending partner. Financially, I need to raise at least $1600.00 to cover transportation, lodging, school supplies, paint and construction materials and relief supplies for Haiti. I also ask for your prayers. Please send your tax deductible donations made out to MCC and mail them to 2010 Mission Trip -DC, 474 Ridge Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. On the memo line, put my name, J. MIchelle Mathis. Thank you for your help in this matter. I look foward to sharing my experience with you and your church when I return home.
Sincerely,
J. Michelle Mathis
In This Issue
Lancaster Theological Seminary Honors John Gundlack
SOC Women's Conference in June
Southern Conference UCC
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