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class=\"pad\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"50%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: auto; display: block; border: 0; max-width: 300px; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/NACCC%20Logo1.png\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"25%\">\n<table class=\"text_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 14.399999999999999px; color: #226c8d; line-height: 1.2;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 12px; mso-line-height-alt: 14.399999999999999px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #000; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"divider_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; border-top: 1px solid #bbb;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"text_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px; color: #226c8d; line-height: 1.2;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 22px; text-align: center; mso-line-height-alt: 26.4px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\">August 1, 2023 Community Connections<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #000; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: top; border: 0; padding: 5px;\" width=\"50%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 20px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: auto; display: block; border: 0; max-width: 269.7px; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/AZ%20Congregational%20Church%20of%20the%20Valley.jpg\" width=\"269.7\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"50%\">\n<table class=\"text_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" 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Ordinations<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<!-- &#091;if mso&#093;><\/center><\/v:textbox><\/v:roundrect><!&#091;endif&#093;--><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"33.333333333333336%\">\n<table class=\"button_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\"><!-- &#091;if mso&#093;><v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\" xmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/the-listening-tour\/\" style=\"height:48px;width:180px;v-text-anchor:middle;\" arcsize=\"9%\" stroke=\"false\" fillcolor=\"#226c8d\"><w:anchorlock\/><v:textbox 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font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size:16px\"><!&#091;endif&#093;--><br \/>\n<a style=\"text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #226c8d; border-radius: 4px; width: auto; font-weight: 400; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: &#039;Trebuchet MS&#039;,&#039;Lucida Grande&#039;, &#039;Lucida Sans Unicode&#039;, &#039;Lucida Sans&#039;, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all; border: 0px solid transparent;\" href=\"https:\/\/simplebooklet.com\/congregationalistjune2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; font-size: 16px; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: normal;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.2px;\">The<\/span><span style=\"word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.2px;\"><br \/>\nCongregationalist<\/span><\/span><\/a><!-- &#091;if 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border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\"><!-- &#091;if mso&#093;><v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\" xmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/events\/ecrf\/\" style=\"height:48px;width:170px;v-text-anchor:middle;\" arcsize=\"9%\" stroke=\"false\" fillcolor=\"#226c8d\"><w:anchorlock\/><v:textbox inset=\"0px,0px,0px,0px\"><center style=\"color:#ffffff; font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size:16px\"><!&#091;endif&#093;--><br \/>\n<a style=\"text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #226c8d; border-radius: 4px; width: auto; font-weight: 400; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: &#039;Trebuchet MS&#039;,&#039;Lucida Grande&#039;, &#039;Lucida Sans Unicode&#039;, &#039;Lucida Sans&#039;, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all; border: 0px solid transparent;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/events\/ecrf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; font-size: 16px; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: normal;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.2px;\">Religious Fundraising Certificate<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<!-- &#091;if mso&#093;><\/center><\/v:textbox><\/v:roundrect><!&#091;endif&#093;--><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"33.333333333333336%\">\n<table class=\"button_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\"><!-- &#091;if mso&#093;><v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\" xmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/events\/webinar-can-dry-bones-live-again\/\" style=\"height:48px;width:180px;v-text-anchor:middle;\" arcsize=\"9%\" stroke=\"false\" fillcolor=\"#226c8d\"><w:anchorlock\/><v:textbox inset=\"0px,0px,0px,0px\"><center style=\"color:#ffffff; font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size:16px\"><!&#091;endif&#093;--><br \/>\n<a style=\"text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #226c8d; border-radius: 4px; width: auto; font-weight: 400; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: &#039;Trebuchet MS&#039;,&#039;Lucida Grande&#039;, &#039;Lucida Sans Unicode&#039;, &#039;Lucida Sans&#039;, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all; border: 0px solid transparent;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/events\/webinar-can-dry-bones-live-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; font-size: 16px; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: normal;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.2px;\">Webinar: Church Revitalization<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<!-- &#091;if mso&#093;><\/center><\/v:textbox><\/v:roundrect><!&#091;endif&#093;--><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"33.333333333333336%\">\n<table class=\"button_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\"><!-- &#091;if mso&#093;><v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\" xmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\" href=\"https:\/\/simplebooklet.com\/2023annualreport1\" style=\"height:48px;width:131px;v-text-anchor:middle;\" arcsize=\"9%\" stroke=\"false\" fillcolor=\"#226c8d\"><w:anchorlock\/><v:textbox inset=\"0px,0px,0px,0px\"><center style=\"color:#ffffff; font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size:16px\"><!&#091;endif&#093;--><br \/>\n<a style=\"text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #226c8d; border-radius: 4px; width: auto; font-weight: 400; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: &#039;Trebuchet MS&#039;,&#039;Lucida Grande&#039;, &#039;Lucida Sans Unicode&#039;, &#039;Lucida Sans&#039;, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all; border: 0px solid transparent;\" href=\"https:\/\/simplebooklet.com\/2023annualreport1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; font-size: 16px; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: normal;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.2px;\">2023<br \/>\nAnnual Report<\/span><\/span><\/a><!-- &#091;if mso&#093;><\/center><\/v:textbox><\/v:roundrect><!&#091;endif&#093;--><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-6\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #000; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"divider_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; border-top: 1px solid #bbb;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"text_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #226c8d; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 42px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\"><strong>Racial Justice Task Team Update<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Rev. Arthur Ritter, Moderator<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-7\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #000; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"text_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 25px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #000; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">At the Annual Meeting and Conference in June, delegates received the final report of the Racial Justice Task Team (RJTT). Inspired by the discussion and approval of the Cadman Resolution at the 2020 AMC, the team was organized by then-Moderator Cindy Bacon Hammer, to \u201cprovide resources in a safe space to address the difficult topic of racism and how we need to live into God\u2019s justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">In the final report, the RJTT offered questions that encourage our member churches to reflect upon in prayer. They presented ways that the leadership of the NACCC might pursue \u201cgreater sensitivity, ethical engagement, social responsibility, and resource development around the concern for racial justice.\u201d At the July meeting of the Leadership Council, we discussed ways we might intentionally continue the discussion in our councils and committees, framed by the work of the RJTT.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">We thank the members of the RJTT for their three years of service and for the thoughtful and challenging report they presented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-8\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #333; background-color: #226c8d; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"text_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 18px; color: #fff; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\"><strong>2023 Elected Officers<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Jodee Lord, Vice-Moderator, Chair, Board of Directors<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-9\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #000; background-color: #226c8d; border-radius: 0; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: auto; display: block; border: 0; max-width: 560px; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/20230627_111024.jpg\" width=\"560\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-10\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #000; background-color: #226c8d; border-radius: 0; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"text_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 18px; color: #fff; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank the Nominating Committee for their dedication in selecting this year\u2019s slate of officers. They have worked diligently to fill positions with individuals who share a passion for the Congregational Way and are willing to share their talents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> Rev. Art Ritter, Novi, Michigan<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Vice-Moderator:<\/strong> Jodee Lord, Staten Island, New York<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Secretary:<\/strong> Dr. Kathleen (Kate) O\u2019Dell, Anchorage, Alaska<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Treasurer:<\/strong> Patrick Stewart, Marshalltown, Iowa<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Historian:<\/strong> Rev. Norm Erlendson, Stonington, Connecticut<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>LC Youth Representative<\/strong>: Melinda Jaster, Elkader, Iowa<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>AMCC Member-At-Large<\/strong>: Rev. Dr. Karen Robu, Wichita, Kansas<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Board of Directors<\/strong>: Robert Weers, Soquel, California<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Growth Ministry Council<\/strong>: Rev. Irven Gammon, Florence, Massachusetts<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Growth Ministry Council:<\/strong> Sharon Brown, Novi, Michigan<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Mission and Outreach:<\/strong> Joanne Simpson, Lynn, Massachusetts<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Mission and Outreach: <\/strong>Rev. Richard Miller-Todd, Berwick, Iowa<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Vitality Ministry Council: <\/strong>Rev. Mark Tanner, Skowhegan, Maine<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Vitality Ministry Council: <\/strong>Rev. Dr. Robin Carden, Suttons Bay, Michigan<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Nominating Committee<\/strong>: Rev. Justin Nierer, Jackson, Michigan<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Nominating Committee: <\/strong>Joelle Sommers, Madison, Wisconsin<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">For a complete list of our new and continuing leadership team <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #fefcfb;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/about-us\/about-the-naccc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Considering volunteering for a future leadership position? <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #fefcfb;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/get-involved\/#leadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-11\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #000; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"text_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #226c8d; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 39px; letter-spacing: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 26px;\"><strong>Shrinking Endowment? Unbalanced Budget?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; letter-spacing: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Sandra Leonard, Congregational Foundation Board of Governors<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-12\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #000; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: auto; display: block; border: 0; max-width: 600px; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/AdobeStock_162065670.jpeg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-13\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #000; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-right: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"text_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 25px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #000; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">Many of our NACCC member churches need a financial boost. The Board of Governors of the Congregational Foundation is pleased to offer the opportunity to earn an <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #063fa8;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/events\/ecrf\/\">Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising<\/a> (ECRF) through the <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #063fa8;\" href=\"https:\/\/lakeinstitute.org\/education\/executive-certificate-in-religious-fundraising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake Institute on Faith and Giving<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">The course provides the research, tools, and customized training to meet the growing needs of leaders in religious communities and is available to members of our churches at a highly discounted rate.\u00a0 I\u2019m excited to be enrolled and hope you will join me in the eight-week online course.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">View the <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #063fa8;\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/847114350?share=copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AMC plenary session by Rev. Meredith McNabb<\/a> for a preview of the valuable information this course contains and sign up soon on the <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #063fa8;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/events\/ecrf\/\">NACCC website<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-14\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #000; background-color: #2d9043; border-radius: 0; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"text_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #555; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 28px;\">Listening Tour Side Trip<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 12px;\">Rev. Dr Ashley Cleere, Executive Director<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-15\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #000; background-color: #2d9043; border-radius: 0; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 15px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"41.666666666666664%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top: 15px; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: auto; display: block; border: 0; max-width: 240px; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/Fiji%202.jpg\" width=\"240\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"58.333333333333336%\">\n<table class=\"text_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #fff; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">July brought a side trip on the Listening Tour. I joined four dozen Congregationalists and friends in Nadi, Fiji for the International Congregational Fellowship meeting. A longtime strategic alliance of the NACCC, this group gathers, typically, every four years. The gathering included a traditional Fijian welcome, cultural and sightseeing activities, worship, dialogue, and home visits. Listening in faraway places provides another lens for hearing ourselves and understanding who we are.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-16\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #000; background-color: #2d9043; border-radius: 0; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: auto; display: block; border: 0; max-width: 600px; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/editor_images\/34683163-334f-4bfd-bfae-92acd671e0ad.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-17\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #000; background-color: #2d9043; border-radius: 0; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: auto; display: block; border: 0; max-width: 600px; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/editor_images\/764e48c2-a85b-4eec-8f5e-8b3ac50fbbce.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-18\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; color: #333; background-color: #fff; width: 600px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; text-align: left; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"66.66666666666667%\"><strong>Our Contact Information<\/strong><br \/>\nNational Association of Congregational Christian Churches<br \/>\n8473 S. Howell Ave<br \/>\nPO Box 288<br \/>\nOak Creek, WI 53154<br \/>\n(414) 764-1620<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/shared.outlook.inky.com\/link?domain=u26834685.ct.sendgrid.net&amp;t=h.eJxtUtuumkAU_ZXG56LM4AVO0vQo3hBRUFHkpRmG4aIwgzAg0vTfCyc5TZv0ZSez19prrezZP3tlnvTevvQizrPibTAo4ViWhmN51Me8XxDqh3ns9ynhg6QY4CTG9-9lRr9hSYBLtFddpbwYTZ6KKFBq62DZdcYTR4Azl7RlOaza6imqC59mFQDeIUE7mZw3Z3r3sJa5TjbxHP7Dc9j22KKv6cpuQvVYt6zdRA08WigPu7k-UdugD6VxZ2qnPK7T19NGYZX4sgjgzJ5aqcp4sNbilkhma4ChVossvnWqapI-eAWs-bCSL9FTGUrB-pyuY_UZ7C7jaoFfxDDZKjoeTy1bK1H1MipZNaXQihbu1ppuyjq0YzIPHwuoP6JbPZlfS9xyp6a6asRKmyeLEgBNKdbeI_bCo-qbGz3VljW_ZDk5j5CT65N1HV_F03g4cQ4gzOqqRvEEPq_OEN-mZLWczTbQEzPPMB861aLMh-LtlplYWk3TfVAmJjbT8-G6K-ZbyZYZO0nuxZebNkW6Rc3LutxVQ96El9mO7yX9cta01UmT1lm7kNvQsXTF0EprV1O4B-l8kpi6ev5Y5kEL3ZYDlwa1ub6pKNBmKzA-OPxGW5hybw-XsZyKC6OA7Rcu3cY4TK1AJotjOL-FzDJ115KPZDcUpHnv65fevTup4s5KLlDEY0ZRIqCiYDj-eAksEDCjYU7CTxRHeVzwGFEBD7hHchqh3OfvFGGM-ywPB2AkBkgGxB9NgIwAxAAqCh4hqIge9Ig4AGNFVEQgQ9AXlS4E6UJ82v_lzoJ_vf9Y46jMcUSK9xTFSYpo30sYS0mOaCh0rT5maSfsd8L_w379Bp9SGAc.MEUCIF1Ep-w-4ogBhYu-aZKZ-JZDVeyD7I6wFreurnmClAt0AiEAwPhs_Q2O-CpgwBoqBIcf_0ZQjw2_5Z0MiCzH8lncQ3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.naccc.org<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; 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