For Information and Updates on Haiti Relief Efforts
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This year's Mid-Atlantic Regional Youth Event is July 21st to 25th at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA. The early bird registration deadline is Febuary 28th. Save money and register early. All important information and registration materials are online at:
http://www.marye-ucc.org/
It will be a great event full of music, learning, worship, fellowship an fun!
This is my last communication as the CAC's Youth Ministry Coordinator. It's been a wonderful journey and I thank you all for your support in this ministry. Please direct questions about RYE and CAC youth activities to the conference offices.
Blessings,
Kristen Curlee
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Boundary Awareness Training in Catoctin Association:
January 23rd and 30th at Mt. Vernon E&R, 9:00-4:00 both days.
Cost is $55.00 per person - checks made out to CAC.
Contact Angie for more information: ammegna@cacucc.org
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The 2010 CAC Clergy Retreat-- SABBATH KEEPING
Are you in need of some time to rest, restore, relax and reconnect? Yes?!
Then join us for a Sabbath Keeping retreat, where we'll gather to support one another in taking better care of our precious selves through time set aside for contemplative prayer, silent meditation, yogic relaxation, music and movement, and enjoyment of the great outdoors...
Where: Hallowood Retreat Center, near Sugarloaf Mtn (Comus, MD)
What: A sacred time and space to celebrate Sabbath
RSVP: Please e-mail Rev. Ellen Jennings at ellenjennings@yahoo.com for more information and/or to express interest (we'd like to begin getting a headcount much earlier this year!)
The Sabbath is a reminder of the two worlds--this world and the world to come; it is an example of both worlds. For the Sabbath is joy, holiness, and rest; joy is part of this world; holiness and rest are something of the world to come. --Abraham Joshua Heschel
This year's clergy retreat is being planned by Rev. Doug Clark, Rev. Julia Jarvis, and Rev. Ellen Jennings. If you'd like to share ideas or join us as part of the planning team, please e-mail Doug at revdlmc@gmail.com. Thanks!
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Beth O'Malley's Installation at Hood College
Hood College President Ron Volpe, Rev. Beth O'Malley Dean of the Chapel at Hood, Dr. Christine McHenry who contributed the endowment for the position in honor of her parents and John. (posted 11/11/09)
This link is to Sunday's New York Times Magazine article written by the pastor in Summit, NJ about his son who is deployed in Afganistan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/fashion/08love.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&sq=Charles%20Rush&st=cse&scp=1
(posted 11/09/09)
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10 Top Reasons for CAC Clergy to Take the Boundary Awareness Training - Click Here (posted 11/2/09)
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Our 2009 Board of Directors
(posted 9/22/09)
A new listing of Resources in the CAC has been added to the left column of the Resources page. (09/22/09)
New Resources have been added to our Going Green page, click on the icon in the left column. (posted 9/15/09)
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EPA Announces Houses of Worship Can Now Earn Energy Star Label and Reduce Their Carbon Footprint
Approximately 370,000 can track their energy use
WASHINGTON– America’s houses of worship can now earn the Energy Star label, joining the nation’s schools, hospitals, hotels, and other facilities in their efforts to fight climate change, save energy and reduce their carbon footprint. EPA’s energy tracking tool, Portfolio Manager, currently allows facilities to track energy use and the associated greenhouse gas emissions, set targets for investment priorities and verify efficiency improvements. Now the estimated 370,000 houses of worship across the United States can use Portfolio Manager to receive an energy performance rating, and the most energy efficient among them can earn the Energy Star label.
Worship facilities in the United States spend more than $3 billion annually on energy costs. Improving the energy efficiency of America’s houses of worship by just 10 percent would save nearly 2 billion kilowatt-hours each year, preventing more than 1 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions and representing a cost savings of about $315 million annually.
Through Energy Star, EPA provides a proven energy management strategy and free tools for public and private organizations to save energy and money through increased energy efficiency. EPA has also made additional enhancements to its tools including the ability to specify on-site green power generation and use. This feature provides a better assessment of a building’s actual energy efficiency and a more complete picture of associated carbon emissions.
Learn more about Portfolio Manager: http://www.energystar.gov/istar/pmpam
Learn more about Energy Star for congregations: http://www.energystar.gov/congregations
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(posted 9/15/09)
The Rev. Ilse Junkermann was installed as the Bishop of the Evangelical Church of Middle Germany (EKM) at the Magdeburg Cathedral on August 29.
John Deckenback greeted the new Bishop with gifts -- a red Washington Nationals baseball cap and a "hope lives" T-shirt.
The Central Atlantic Conference and the EKM (previously known as KPS) have enjoyed a special partnership for nearly two decades. Bishop Junkermann has been invited to visit CAC next year. She is the first female bishop to serve in what was once a part of East Germany. (posted 9/9/09)