The 2024 UKAMA Delegation has been busy! Check out the Zuva Nezuva* to stay in the loop! Content will be added periodically, or as internet and human bandwidth allow. Upon their return, watch for information forthcoming about in-person conversation with the delegation.

*Zuva Nezuva - "Daily Bulletin" in Shona

On July 24, 2024, the Executive Leaders of the United Church of Christ released a Prophetic Call for Justice and Peace in Palestine The Peace With Justice Advocates, a Mission Group of the Justice and Witness Ministry of the New Hampshire Conference of the United Church of Christ releases the following statement:

"Living free, from the mountains to the sea, the New Hampshire Conference of the United Church of Christ Peace with Justice Advocates seek freedom for the Palestinian people who are restricted from access to the Jordan River in the west and from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in the east.  

We urge NH Churches to read the call of national leaders of the United Church of Christ to become familiar with the atrocities, sufferings and injustices resulting from the war in Gaza.

May our New Hampshire churches accept the National leaders' challenge to be peacemakers by calling for an end to the war in Gaza, the end of United States complicity, an end to the collective punishment in the Israeli occupied territory, and the establishment of freedom of movement for the Palestinian people."

Calling All New Hampshire UCCers and Friends! There is now an amazing opportunity to engage in a one-year fellowship to help the American Friends Service Committee-NH Program and the NHCUCC Economic Justice Team do our small part to bring about “a just world for all.”

The NHCUCC Economic Justice Mission Group is a co-founder and co-facilitator, with AFSC-NH, of NH Voices of Faith, a multi-faith advocacy initiative striving to bring about a more just and equitable New Hampshire through a focus on the policy-making of the NH Legislature. The Economic Justice Team is also a co-founder and co-convener of the NH Faith & Labor Alliance which is dedicated to lifting up the shared values of faith and labor around worker rights, collective-bargaining and workplace justice. In both of these important efforts, we have an essential and treasured partnership with AFSC-NH.

Recently, AFSC-NH was able to secure a one year fellowship grant for an organizer/advocate to help support and enhance the work of NH Voices of Faith, the NH Faith & Labor Alliance and the NH Immigrant Rights Network ($24/hour as an AFSC employee, with full benefits). See the job announcement here. 

Our hope is to fill this vacancy as soon as feasible. Contact Gail Kinney via economicjustice.nhcucc@gmail.com if you’d like to discuss this position in more detail than is contained in the job description. Applications via cover letter and résumé should be sent to AFSC-NH Director Maggie Fogarty at mfogarty@afsc.org asap.    

Open and Affirming Coalition invites you to join our upcoming town hall sessions to review the current anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and policies being pushed, build community, and strategize on how we can resist hate. Together, we can ensure our churches are safe and brave spaces for all of God's LGBTQ+ children.

These sessions occur at the following dates and times, please click to register.

• July 30: Noon - 1 PM ET
• August 1: 7 PM - 8 PM ET
• August 6: Noon - 1 PM ET
• August 7: 7 PM - 8 PM ET

Opportunities for all Ages at Horton Center:

Come on up to the mountain for a weekend to enjoy the beauty of the site and its surroundings! 

Family and Friends (August 30-September 2)

Peaceful Quilting (September 6-8)

Confirmation Retreat (October 4-6)

There are lots of scholarship resources available to help get you and your loved ones to Horton Center this year. You can find the short and easy-to-complete application on our website here: https://www.hortoncenter.org/summer-info

See you on the mountain!

Tivvi Pare (she/her)

TPare@nhcucc.org

603-545-9660 

Rev. Tara Olsen Allen is organizing a clothing collection for the community of Treasure Beach, Jamaica. This beautiful fishing village was devastated by Hurricane Beryl on July 3, leaving many without roofs, clothing, and furniture.

Rev. Allen visited Treasure Beach in April with artist and friend Mary Dunham, and is now partnering with Callaloo Butik, a local shop serving as a community hub, to collect clothing and hygiene items. She will travel back to Treasure Beach on Sept 2 bringing donations.

Those who feel called to assist in the efforts should contact Rev. Tara at revtara@pilgrimucc-nh.org

Male clothing- sizes small and medium

Small and Medium clothing for young friends ages 5-10

Sheets

Towels

Hygiene products

    soap

    deodorant

    feminine hygiene products