Stewardship & Financial Development

Suggestions & questions about the Mission & Justice section of the Web site should be directed to Peter Wells, Associate Conference Minister, at wellsp@macucc.org

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We Have Reached the Milestone of 100 Open and Affirming Congregations!

Lake View Congregational, United Church of Christ in Worcester put us over the top!

The Massachusetts Conference has been an Open and Affirming Conference since 1984.

A Call for Action!

UCC launches $300,000 appeal for Pakistan. Your contribution will help distribute food and tents to the 17.2 million people affected by massive flooding.

Urgent appeal from Church World Service: School kits and clean-up buckets needed for victims of natural disasters

UCC Response to the Gulf Oil Spill

Tell our senators to strengthen the clean energy and climate bill

Help build a school/community center in Haiti

Click for information on Lifting Up Hope: Building temporary housing for the newly homeless in Chile.

Click here for a worship resource to use in conjunction with fundraising efforts for Lifting Up Hope "Blessing Cabins"

How will your church respond? Read: A Flood of Faith, Recovery in the Aftermath

Fall River area churches needed to host relief workers aiding families devastated by flood damage.

The United Church of Christ has launched an emergency appeal for Haiti after a major earthquake struck the country. Get more information here. To make a donation online to provide emergency relief in Haiti, click here.

According to Church World Service, health and baby care kits are also needed. Click here for more information.

January 2010

Stop Slots in Massachusetts

Contact your representative today and ask them to make An Act Relative to Gender-Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes a priority.

 

 

 

Coming Events

New! "All Whom God Has Joined", a workshop based on the book by Maren Tirabassi and Leanne McCall Tigert offering marriage resources for clergy and same-gender-loving couples; Thursday, Oct. 28.

9th Annual Al Filipov Peace and Justice Forum planned for Sept. 25

Widening the Welcome: Developing the life of congregations to include persons with mental illness/brain disorders and their families

Become a Justice LED Regional Trainer: New England training session is Oct. 14-16 at the MACUCC Conference Center (click for flyer)

Holy Land Pilgrimage and Education Tour - Oct. 16-28, 2010

 

Justice Resolutions Raised at 211th Annual Meeting

Resolution to End Youth Homelessness proposed

Resolution on a Massachusetts Innocence Commission is overwhelmingly approved

 

Taking Action on Climate Change

Resolution to Reverse Climate Change and Protect God's Creation adopted by 210th Annual Meeting. Download the resolution here.

Resources

Ever Flowing Streams: Mission and Justice E-Newsletter


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Commission for Mission & Justice Ministries members

Information on our partnership with the Pentecostal Church of Chile

Mission Handbook & Yellow Pages 

Brochure about the Mission & Justice Commission and task teams of the Massachusetts Conference (pdf download)

Recent Conference Annual Meeting Mission and Justice Resolutions 

Links to Affiliated Mission Organizations 

 

Get Involved!
Disaster Resource Team

RESOURCES: Disaster Resource Team

ACTION: How churches can respond to those affected by flooding

RESOURCE: Information for those dealing with flood damage

RESOURCE: Statement Regarding H1N1 Flu 10/09

RESOURCE: Panic or Prudence: What Do You Think About the H1N1 (Swine Flu)? 5/09

Economic Justice

RESOURCES: Jubilee Justice Task Force

Environmental Ministries

RESOURCES: Environmental Ministries Team Home Page

New!  Read environmental sermons

 

ACTION: Take Part in the MassReLeaf Ministry
Ongoing

Gambling

RESOURCE: Three MACUCC Resolutions on Gambling

RESOURCE: Gambling - A Struggle for the Commonwealth's Soul by Jim Antal, MACUCC Minister and President

Homelessness

 

RESOURCES: Homelessness Task Team

 

Human Rights

ACTION: Read July 21 article in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette to learn how Hadwen Park Church, UCC is helping immigrant gay men awaiting asylum.

July 21, 2009

Just Peace

ACTION: Join the UCC Justice & Peace Action Network

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RESOURCES: Just Peace Ministry of the Metropolitan Boston Association

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns

Photos from Northampton Pride 2009 May 2009

ACTION: View this video: GLAD Transgender Rights Project
March 16, 2009

MORE RESOURCES: Open & Affirming Task Team Home Page 

Mission Partnership

ACTION: Lifting Up Hope Housing and Trauma Recovery Project helping our partner church in Chile

RESOURCE: Levanta la esperanza's photo gallery of the devastation and rebuilding of Chile

Race & Justice

RESOURCE: Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North
March 6, 2009

Amistad Race & Justice resources

MORE RESOURCES: Race & Justice Task Force

Restorative Justice

RESOURCE: Downloadable worship bulletin provides information about the Restorative Justice Task Team and the Communities for Restorative Justice (CR4J) 

RESOURCE: Restorative Justice Task Team

 

Please direct questions or comments about this site to Tiffany Vail.

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