May 15, 2024 – The Messenger

May 15, 2024 – The Messenger

NACCC

NEWS

Join us virtually!

Even if you can’t make the trip to Spokane you can still join your fellow Congregationalists from across the country in June. The member churches of the Pacific Northwest Association will be your hosts for the meeting and are excited to welcome you virtually!

There is no cost to virtually attend the 2024 Annual Meeting & Conference. You may, however, consider making a donation to offset the technology costs of the conference. Suggested donation is $20 per person or $100 per church. To register, visit our 2024 Virtual Annual Meeting event page and click on ‘Register Here’ to receive your zoom link for the meeting. See you in June!

Quiet Day Retreat in Spokane

This year’s Quiet Day Retreat takes place on June 26 at the Immaculate Heart Retreat Center, and lunch and transportation to and from the hotel are included. This years topic is “Silence is the language of heaven.”

The day fee is $30, and the enrollment deadline is June 1, 2024. (Click Here for Registration Form). Please make checks payable to: Congregational Retreat Society and mail it to: First Congregational Church, Attn: Miriam Bryant, Treasurer, 312 W. Main St, Marshalltown, IA 50158.

Membership in the Congregational Retreat Society has annual dues of $25 per year and a chance to explore retreat options with like-minded individuals.

We encourage you to take the time to seek the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit and invest in prayer, contemplation, and fellowship.

Any inquiries or questions can be addressed to Lisa S. Bircher, Ph.D. or Laura Wright.

Connect with Mission Partners at the AMC

Julie Robie, Missions Coordinator

Seafarer’s Friend extends the ministry of the churches to meet unmet spiritual, social, and emotional needs in the New England Maritime Community. We engage seafarers, their families, and community by:

• Visiting aboard ships.
• Welcoming and hosting seafarers ashore. We provide ways to contact home, a clean and safe place to relax, and transportation to shopping centers. We also offer social, educational, and recreational activities.
• Equipping seafarers with information to make informed decisions about their lives and work. We connect them with a network of human services including retirement, financial, job training, translators, and medical services.

Our multidenominational approach encourages them in the nurture of faith by making available Bibles and support literature, chaplaincy services, and connections to local communities of faith and counseling. www.seafarersfriend.org

Event Calendar

June 22 – 25, 2024

The 70th Annual Meeting & Conference of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches takes place in Spokane, Washington and virtually from June 22-25, 2024, hosted by the Pacific Northwest Association.

June 22 – 27, 2024

NAPF/HOPE NACCC Youth Conference in Spokane, Washington. We will be gathering in beautiful and scenic Spokane, Washington at Whitworth University. Register by June 1 for $475. Find more information and registration forms on our event page: NAPF & HOPE CONFERENCE.

June 26, 2024

Quiet Day Retreat, hosted by the Congregational Retreat Society. This year’s Quiet Day will be held at the Immaculate Heart Retreat Center after the Annual Meeting has concluded. This year’s topic: “Silence is the language of heaven.” Register for this event by contacting Laura Wright.