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Thursday, March 21, 2024

2024 Spring Vitality Festival • Sign up Today!

The registration process has been updated and looks different! Click the button below to sign up. It will take you to a page with all the details. From there:

  1. Click Register
  2. Choose the number of tickets you need by clicking the + icon - this should be the same as the number of people you're registering. Don't forget to include yourself!
  3. Click Continue
  4. Enter your contact information, and then the information of everyone else if you are signing up for multiple people
  5. Click Complete Order


Since this is a free event, you will NOT be asked to enter any credit card information!

Register for Spring Vitality Festival
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SPIRE Center Spring 2024 Learning Opportunities

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SPIRE Center Website
Give to the SPIRE Center

Faith in Action Grants • Apply Today!

Faith in Action Grants
Apply today
Deadline May 1 2024
Download the flyer below to read more about faith in action grants
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Learn More and Apply

UCC Yearbook 2024

If you did not submit your data, we can do it for you! Please contact Kellie Ramirez, Association Information Management and Media personnel, at registrar@livingwaterone.org for a form you can easily fill out to provide the statistics. Return it by the end of today, March 21.

... in our CONGREGATIONS

Local Church Jobs & Announcements

Looking for a job? Here are the opportunities and other announcements in our churches!


Jobs

Director of Music & the Arts, Community Church of Chesterland

Organist & Director of Music & the Arts, Plymouth Church UCC, Shaker Heights

Office & Communications Administrator, Plymouth Church, Shaker Heights

Director of Christian Education (PT), St. John's UCC, Dover

Children and Youth Ministry Director (PT), Trinity UCC, Wadsworth

Clinical Chaplain, Cleveland Clinic (various sites)

Sexton, Plymouth Church, Shaker Heights

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Living Water Association Pulpit Supply List

Need someone to fill in on a Sunday? Check out the pulpit supply list! Recommended compensation: $200 for one service (minimum $150); $250 for two services; mileage at $0.67 or current IRS rate.

Pulpit Supply List

At The Federated Church in Chagrin Falls

Making Our Actions Count: An Introduction to Strategic Nonviolent Organizing

With facilitator, Joe Worthy

Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Family Life Center

16349 Chillicothe Rd Chagrin Falls Ohio, 44023


Join a multi-generational workshop equipping individuals & groups with leadership skills for nonviolent community organizing. In this day-long training, learners will get an introduction to strategic nonviolent action and how to increase the success of their climate justice advocacy and movement facilitated by Joe Worthy.


● Registration $25 for lunch & day-long training

● Student rate $10

● Student scholarships available, email a statement to

admin@communitylifecollaborative.org telling why this training matters to you.


Sign up with this link

At Middleburg Heights Community UCC

CALL FOR YOUNG ARTISTS

Middleburg Heights Community UCC (7165 Big Creek Parkway) is inviting young artists to participate in its juried art show and contest. From age 4 (pre-K) through 12th grade, children and youth are asked to submit one artwork on the theme "How Great Thou Art" for the church's Spring Tea on April 13, which will also host the show's premiere and awards ceremony. MHCUCC is also looking for volunteer jurors (email Amanda Z.) Details on the contest and event: Website page | Facebook event

At Pilgrim Congregational in Cleveland

Streaming/Online Worship

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... in our HEARTLAND CONFERENCE

Learn more and sign up for the Regional Youth Event

Lantern Fellowship Retreat • Register Today!

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Registration is OPEN for all of our camp sessions!


We are offering a half week Pathfinders event for those who want to “try everything” and only commit to a half of week. If your camper is ready for the full week, we will be offering our weeklong sessions of Camp Out (LGBTQIA Focus), Music Mindfulness Art Dance Drama, and Sportscamp


Join us for Grands and Family Camp! We are offering 3 sessions this summer! Another new opportunity is “All Ages Family camp”.  If you have grandchildren that have aged out of Grands and Family or younger children/grandchildren, we now have a session that everyone can come to. We hope to see many of our families return. 


Adults 21 and over can join us for our new adult camp, Seek and Sip.

Learn More and Register for Camp Sessions

... in the WIDER CHURCH

For Children and Youth

UCC Climate Hope Art Contest

To give our children and youth a voice this election season, while also reminding adults of their responsibility for the next generation, the UCC is conducting a Vote for Climate Hope Art Contest. From now until April 16th, art submissions will be accepted. Participating churches should register now to receive important information and updates.

March Special Offering: One Great Hour of Sharing

One Great Hour of Sharing® (OGHS) is one of four special mission offerings of the United Church of Christ. This Lenten Offering supports the disaster, refugee, and development ministries of the United Church of Christ within Wider Church Ministries.

OGHS Resources

Pray with Cuba, March 24, 2024 - Global Ministries

Lectionary Selection: Mark 14:1-15:47 Prayers for Cuba God of life, of living dawns and peaceful nights, at this moment, we pray that you hear these words of supplication that your people cry out. We ask you, as humanity, to enlighten our ... Read more

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Continuing Education Opportunities

Click on the logos below for information and registration details for upcoming continuing education and lifelong learning opportunities provided by our partner schools and centers of learning!

UCC Webinars

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Webinar Information and Registration

Association Staff

Rev. Nayiri Karjian

Association General Minister

agm@livingwaterone.org




Machelle Miller

Office Manager & Bookkeeper

machelle@livingwaterone.org




Rev. Mike Bone

SPIRE Center Support

spiresupport@livingwaterone.org

Rev. Michael Howard

Minister of Faith in Action

michael.mfia@livingwaterone.org


Kellie Ramirez

Information Management and Media:


Search and Call Secretary

searchandcall@livingwaterone.org



Committee on Ministry Registrar

registrar@livingwaterone.org


Newsletter Editor

office@livingwaterone.org

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