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mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; 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=\"display: block; height: auto; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; 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; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; color: #000; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; 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=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;\">\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;\">September 15, 2023 - The Messenger<\/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\" 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align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; max-width: 275px; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/editor_images\/eda8447e-6760-422a-a452-bd544bd562cd.jpg\" width=\"275\" \/><\/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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; 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\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Tahoma,sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Montserrat,'Trebuchet 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Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', 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\/the-congregationalist-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; 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 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-5\" 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 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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: 'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', 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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/News-and-Needs-Spring-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; font-size: 16px; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: normal;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.2px;\">News 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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: 'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', 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-gaining-confidence-in-mission-outreach-giving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; font-size: 16px; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: normal;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.2px;\">\u00a0Webinar: Missions &amp; Outreach<\/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<\/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; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; color: #000; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 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=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;\">\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; padding-top: 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: 16.8px; color: #226c8d; line-height: 1.2;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\"><strong>Welcome, Maggie!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 33.6px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">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-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; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; color: #000; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"66.66666666666667%\">\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: 10px; padding-right: 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;\">Please join us in welcoming our newly-named Editor of <em>The Congregationalist,<\/em> Maggie Helmick. A recent graduate of Harvard Divinity School, Maggie worked with the admissions team writing and editing articles for their publications. In her application, she expressed:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">\u201cThe position . . . speaks to my personal and academic passions through its core religious foundation and my career development as a writer and editor. I deeply respect and admire The Congregationalist\u2019s vision, mission, and values, and I would love to play a role in supporting its success.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"33.333333333333336%\">\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-right: 15px; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; max-width: 185px; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/Maggie%20Helmick%20Photo.jpg\" width=\"185\" \/><\/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; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; color: #000; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; 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=\"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: #000; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">I thank the members of the search and transition team, Sandy Leonard, Robb Tarr, and Curt Schmidt, for their thoughtful discernment. Further, I extend gratitude to Marianne King for her abiding dedication to the publication and willingness to orient our new editor during the production of the December 2023 issue.<\/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; background-color: #226c8d; color: #333; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; 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: 15px 15px 5px 20px;\">\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: 36px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 26px;\"><strong>Family Fun Day!<\/strong><\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Julie Robie, Missions Coordinator<\/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-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; background-color: #226c8d; border-radius: 0; color: #000; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 20px; 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\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 15px;\">\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; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">On Saturday, August 19, First Congregational Church in Hanson, MA participated with area churches and the Salvation Army to present the 8th annual Family Fun Day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; 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%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; max-width: 290px; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/editor_images\/c5fd1796-827f-4ac9-8309-6d75f598df78.jpg\" width=\"290\" \/><\/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; background-color: #226c8d; border-radius: 0; color: #000; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; 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: 10px 10px 10px 20px;\">\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;\">Held on the Town Hall Lawn, the event\u00a0featured free backpacks and school supplies for school-age children from 3 area towns. A local rental company provided Bounce-Houses and other inflatable amusements. The Salvation Army, in addition to providing many of the gifts for the children, provided hot dogs, chips and waters by means of their mobile canteen. Local church members hosted the amusements, did crafts with the children, and built bridges of friendship to their neighbors. A local pastor presented a brief Gospel message. The backpacks also included information about each participating church. Submitted by The Rev. Dr. Peter Smith, First Congregational Church, Hanson.<\/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; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; color: #000; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; 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: 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: 14px; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\"><strong>Pastor Appreciation Month<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Rev. Dr. Gerry Brannon Krupp, NACCC Director of Programs<\/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-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; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; color: #000; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; 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=\"display: block; height: auto; 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\/ad8e5c75-a287-486e-a580-0b56c5fc4910.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-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; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; color: #000; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; 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=\"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: #000; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">October has been designated Pastor Appreciation month (particularly the 2nd Sunday).\u00a0 A good pastor who works hard and cares for the flock is a precious commodity.\u00a0 Do you show appreciation for your pastor?\u00a0 Here\u2019s a list of ways to show appreciation for your pastor:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Review the pastor\u2019s salary and compensation package.<\/li>\n<li>Take up a love offering for your pastor.<\/li>\n<li>Take a collection for some special gifts.<\/li>\n<li>Send the pastoral household on a spiritual retreat for the weekend.<\/li>\n<li>If there are children in the home; offer a night out for the adults.<\/li>\n<li>Do a wall of appreciation where the entire congregation can write \u201cgraffiti\u201d of appreciation for those God has placed in your church.<\/li>\n<li>During a worship service, offer kind words of appreciation from the congregation; end with a \u201chuddle of prayer\u201d around the pastoral household.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">The benefits of saying thank you or expressing appreciation are many.\u00a0 Kind words expressed publicly are a testimony of congregational health within the community.\u00a0 Please consider showing appreciation for your pastor this October.<\/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; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; color: #000; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; 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<\/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; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; color: #000; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; 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=\"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: 14px; text-align: center; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\"><strong>Event Calendar<\/strong><\/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-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; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; color: #000; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; 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: 5px 30px 10px 30px;\">\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;\"><em>September 19, 2023, 1:00-2:00 CDT\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><strong>Webinar: Can Dry Bones Live Again ~ A Conversation about Church Revitalization <\/strong>Over the past four years, FCC Laingsburg has experienced significant growth. During this virtual event, strategies and success stories of churches that have found fresh spiritual vitality and are experiencing numerical growth will be shared.\u00a0 There is no cost to attend. <strong>Please RSVP <em><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0c59a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/events\/webinar-can-dry-bones-live-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on our website.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"color: #ee3333;\"><em>One spot left!\u00a0 If full, <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ee3333;\" title=\"naccc@naccc.org\" href=\"mailto:naccc@naccc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact us<\/a> to be put on the waiting list.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><em>November 2, 2023, 2:00-3:00 CDT\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><strong>Webinar: Gaining Confidence in Mission &amp; Outreach Giving ~ A Conversation About Evaluating Mission and Outreach Organizations <\/strong>This webinar will help you develop skills gathering background information about existing or potential partner organizations such as \u201cIs the organization legitimate? What percentage of their funds go to administration\/people\/programs? What documentation should be required demonstrating how donated funds were spent?\u201d\u00a0There is no cost to attend. <strong>Please RSVP <em><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0c59a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/events\/webinar-gaining-confidence-in-mission-outreach-giving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on our website.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/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-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; background-color: #fff; border-radius: 0; color: #000; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; 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<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"row row-19\" 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; background-color: #fff; color: #333; 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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; 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.eJxtkFtvm0AQhf9K5Ody8WKvIVLV2GCcNnYc4ktsXqJluRrYhb0Yl6r_vUulVK1UaTXSnDNzvtH-GElWje7vRrkQDb83DAmgbU2gPdWx0HlC4owVsU4SYVTcwFWByy-yIZ-xpQEfbd3QkW-bntUmSp1b8Bocbo2oThpYhIkq_uSqauS4Iei2zXlFSxe2anH7uu_SnYz7bkh592L4Hp3oeqeGv89Xhz5zdzflPM_cNCLcaQ_9uUNKIK3Thwt3SIa3EvZmtqyWrRsoa-lF9KmcvnRPzhpMN42aQYUpIu9CT_RR1p4SAhxNa_tc5Rca4Li2XNEF0ltu5BvebcI2NR9DkATeYp_jK4c-VisVy48T2O3gJO256pvxwqvnPfS_KeZpW50vkFu1GfSoPyK0kiBx2XoLeh5eX1oecv94lrXcsrkI9uevt5XrzzXLU2_06W5UDh_PSyqFRpAoKEGVhjinuPjdaTTVMCUZS7IPF-es4KJARMOGiBJGcsRi8UAQxlinLDNsB8WpZVq2HY8TYIIxsmZ4Ok7hDIJpFKXGGDoTaI0tC-hgNhyRDEd84P-i0_Rf9h80ziXDecIfalRUNSJ6VFFaJwyRTBskHdN6CI6H4P95P38B_7HRuQ.MEUCIFXBjhLfcy3JmGuDljHdBVBgYw42801DL8Q45SnVeCfEAiEAiVjizsdkB8iU-hgpLZjjg-aw84oQzShGCWjagnm3xVk\" 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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