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* UCC NATIONAL AND CONFERENCE *
NEW! Senior High Fall Youth Event
This year the Ohio Conference’s Senior High
Fall Youth Event will be held Nov. 18­20 at
Pilgrim Hills Camp. The theme will be “Let
Justice Roll,” and musicians and leaders will
include Andra Moran and Stephen Daniel King.
Each November, the Ohio Conference offers a
retreat for senior high youth, their advisors and
pastors. It’s an experience of personal selfdiscovery
and enjoyment which includes
worship, speakers, bands, workshops and Bible
study. Senior high is defined as 9th through 12th
grades. For more on this event, contact Margaret
Mills at mmills@wraucc.org.
NEW! Day with God and Self
The next Day with God and Self, a retreat
opportunity offered by the Ohio Conference, will
be Saturday, Sept. 10, at Pilgrim Hills Camp.
The cost for the day is $30, or $40 if you would
like to come the night before. For registration
call the Ohio Conference office at 800/282­0740,
or go to www.ocucc.org. For more information,
call Janet Burkhart at 330/682­3791.
Widening the Welcome Confab
The second Widening the Welcome Conference,
sponsored by the UCC’s Disabilities Ministries
and Mental Illness Network, will be held in Ohio
this year Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 in Columbus. Ohio
Conference Minister Bob Molsberry and
SONKA minister Terri Tyson will be among the
featured leaders at this national conference.
Eighteen workshops will be offered on topics
such as creating an A2A team at your church,
interventions for returning military and Mental
Health 101. Early registration at $115 is
available until Sept. 9. For details or to
register, go to WideningWelcome
GLAUCE Meeting Details
“The DNA of an Inclusive Church” will be the
theme of the GLAUCE meeting as United
Church Educators from the Great Lakes
Association, which includes our area, get
together in Angola, IN Oct. 11­13. The event
will take place at Potawatomi Inn at Pokagon
State Park. Sessions are planned on “What Is
your DNA?” and “The Teaching Ministry as an
Agent of
Change.”
Workshops
Balloons soar at the ’10 meeting.
will include
“Getting
People
Connected
and
Helping
Them Stay
that Way,”
“Personal
Care Boundaries,” and “Justice LED,” among
others. The member cost is $315. Registration
must be received by Sept. 9. To learn more, go
to http://auce­uwcc.org. To register, call Jan
Davis at 920/499­6901.
* PRAYER REQUEST *
Please hold in prayer Ohio Conference Minister Bob Molsberry and his family. Bob’s mother, Connie,
died July 10 died in Grinnell, IA. A memorial service will be held later in the fall.
* SWAP SHOP *
Wanted: St. John UCC in Reading is looking for any unused letters and numbers for a church sign.
These are plastic, 4" letters, clear background, to slide in a church sign. Call the church at 513­821­1740.
Christ Church UCC in Ft. Thomas has 56 red pew cushions in good condition to give away to any church
which can use them and can pick them up. The cushions are 15 inches by 8 feet. Call 859/441­2565 or
email admin@christchurchuccft.org.
Association Minister Ruth Brandon: ruthb@sonkaucc.org
Snippets Editor Lynne Wise: lynnew@sonkaucc.org
Bookkeeper Wilda Peters: wildap@sonkaucc.org
Registrar Jim Hill: jimh@sonkaucc.org
SONKA: 937/438­8050 or Toll Free: 888/631­9578
SONKA WEBSITE: www.sonkaucc.org
NATIONAL UCC WEBSITE: www.ucc.org
OHIO CONFERENCE WEBSITE: www.ocucc.org
Where in the World is Rev. Ruth?
Association Minister Ruth Brandon will be on vacation July 22 through 29.
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