{"id":13130,"date":"2023-12-14T10:11:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T16:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/?p=13130"},"modified":"2023-12-14T10:11:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T16:11:18","slug":"december-15-2023-the-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/december-15-2023-the-messenger\/","title":{"rendered":"December 15, 2023 &#8211; The Messenger"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1185.6px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><!-- &#091;if mso&#093;><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:PixelsPerInch>96<\/o:PixelsPerInch><o:AllowPNG\/><\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings><\/xml><!&#091;endif&#093;--><!-- &#091;if !mso&#093;><!--><!--<!&#091;endif&#093;--><\/p>\n<style>\n*{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;padding:0}a[x-apple-data-detectors]{color:inherit!important;text-decoration:inherit!important}#MessageViewBody a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}p{line-height:inherit}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{mso-hide:all;display:none;max-height:0;overflow:hidden}.image_block img+div{display:none} @media (max-width:620px){.social_block.desktop_hide .social-table{display:inline-block!important}.image_block div.fullWidth{max-width:100%!important}.mobile_hide,.row .side{display:none}.row-content{width:100%!important}.stack .column{width:100%;display:block}.mobile_hide{min-height:0;max-height:0;max-width:0;overflow:hidden;font-size:0}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{display:table!important;max-height:none!important}}<br \/><\/style>\n<table class=\"nl-container\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; 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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;\">December 15, 2023 &#8211; 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\" 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; 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mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all; border: 0px solid transparent;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/events\/webinar-child-safety-abuse-prevention\/\" 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: Child Safety<\/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>Plentiful Gifts!<\/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<table class=\"image_block block-3\" 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: 15px 20px 5px 15px;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 560px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/University%20of%20Dubuque%20Theological%20Seminary.png\" width=\"560\" \/><\/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-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: 12px; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 18px; color: #555; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">With abundant joy, the NACCC is pleased to be an inaugural partner as the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary establishes <strong>Plentiful Gifts: Nourishing Members for the Flourishing of Small Member Congregations. <\/strong>Supported by a $1.25M grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc., this initiative equips small congregations in a season of transition. The <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #226c8d;\" href=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/%241.25%20Million%20Grant%20Dubuque.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attached press release<\/a> provides an overview. The NACCC Congregational Leadership Team will share more information about this distinctive opportunity as details become available early in 2024.<\/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; 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 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; mso-line-height-alt: 39px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 26px;\"><strong>Annual Gift Delivery Day<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Katie DeJournette, Director of Fleet and Grounds, and Church Relations, Hosanna Industries<\/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; 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-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%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"fullWidth\" style=\"max-width: 582px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/editor_images\/3eddd85c-3426-48f9-ae28-a1bc94413ecb.jpeg\" width=\"582\" \/><\/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; 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: #fff; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">It always makes me smile when people say, \u201cOh! So, Hosanna is a construction company!\u201d We certainly do perform hundreds of construction repairs and builds, but thanks to our executive director\u2019s vision and thousands of volunteers as well as our full-time mission workers, we are able to alleviate many other kinds of needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">An example of another way <strong>Hosanna<\/strong> serves the financially depressed is our <strong>Annual Gift Delivery Day<\/strong>. Our executive director, <em>Rev. Dr. Donn Ed<\/em>, always wanted to fill the home repair needs of those that contact us but, in his mind, it had to include recognizing the needs of the lonely and socially disenfranchised, the children of struggling single moms and the elderly whose relatives are all on the other side of eternity. With that in mind, he created our Annual Gift Delivery Day. We collect all the names of the folks we have assisted this past year and some from previous years including everyone in each household. Generous church ladies and other volunteers make and purchase individualized gifts, wrap them, and prepare them for delivery. We receive donations of beef and turkeys to add to the Christmas cheer for each family. Often, I get calls following Gift Delivery Day from recipients telling me these are the only gifts and food they will be getting for the holidays and most express how much they enjoyed a visit during this very lonely time. Learn more at <strong><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #f58549;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hosannaindustries.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hosanna Industries.\u00a0<\/a><\/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-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: #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-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>We&#8217;re turning the page!<\/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-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-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\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 600px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/TC_fb-cover-photo_828x313.Dec23.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/div>\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: 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: #000; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">As we prepare to turn the page on a new calendar year, our new editor of <em>The Congregationalist<\/em>, <strong>Maggie Helmick<\/strong>, extends an invitation regarding the pages of the magazine:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;What I love most about The Congregationalist is its vibrant collection of contributors who craft connection with every submission. In the spirit of the season, I invite you to join this community by gifting your thoughts, passions, and talents to the magazine, to the benefit of all who read it.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Whether you\u2019re inspired to share writing, art, photography, poetry, or another means of expression, I openly welcome your talents. Interested in contributing to the March issue or others to come? Review our <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #226c8d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NEW-The-Congregationalist-Call-for-Articles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Call for Articles<\/a> and <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #226c8d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NEW-The-Congregationalist-Submission-Guidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submission Guidelines<\/a> documents, or <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #226c8d;\" title=\"mhelmick@naccc.org\" href=\"mailto:mhelmick@naccc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact the editor<\/a> for more information. From your Congregationalist team &#8211; we hope you have a wonderful Christmas! 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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-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; 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: 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;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 26px;\">One Great Hour of Sharing: Gaza<\/span><\/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-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; 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-top: 5px; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/destruction.jpg\" width=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"button_block block-2\" 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;>\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\" xmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/donate\/\" style=\"height:38px;width:116px;v-text-anchor:middle;\" arcsize=\"11%\" stroke=\"false\" fillcolor=\"#226c8d\">\n<w:anchorlock\/>\n<v:textbox inset=\"0px,0px,0px,0px\">\n<center style=\"color:#ffffff; font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:14px\">\n<!&#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: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all; border: 0px solid transparent;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; font-size: 14px; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: normal;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; line-height: 28px;\">Donate Now<\/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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; 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: 5px 10px 10px 10px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Segoe,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;\">The hearts and prayers of Congregationalists are with those impacted by the conflict in Gaza where millions have been killed, injured, or displaced. The Mission and Outreach Ministry Council (MOMC), on behalf of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (NACCC), is gratefully accepting donations to support relief efforts facilitated by <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #226c8d;\" href=\"https:\/\/convoyofhope.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Convoy of Hope<\/a> and for trauma care as avenues become available.<\/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=\"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 10px 5px 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: 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-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; 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; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><em>January 4, 2024, 2:00-3:00pm CDT\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><strong>Webinar: Child Safety &#8211; Abuse Prevention; <\/strong>(&#8230;)There is no cost to attend. \u00a0Please <strong>RSVP <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0c59a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/events\/a-sacred-trust-healthy-boundaries-for-clergy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on our website.<\/a> <\/strong>Questions? Contact Rev. Gerry Brannon Krupp, Director of Programs<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><em>June 22 &#8211; 25, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><strong>Mark your calendar!<\/strong> The <strong>70th Annual Meeting &amp; Conference of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches takes place in Spokane, Washington from June 22-25, 2024, <\/strong>hosted by the Pacific Northwest Association. Details to follow!<\/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=\"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-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; 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.eJxtkGmPmzAQhv_KKp_LEQMBr1Tt5iBH0ywJBHJ8qYwx4MXYnCFK1f9eqLSrVqo0GmnemXmf0fwctRUbPT-N0qYp6mdFacHE0vSJZci4kWvCo6SikcxJo7BawYzi7KUt-FesSWCJnPkVtqfdo8pVFMP7wT3496JhZwnMrqRPS_3W5xDOr6BzistKZPNJ2S867rGLvTZ6dIPLXEzLH9NzxkS8ZegQ0CSo9vauCNb2DazNYDFOOSrfPDpM93FkSzLznO740Gx_uzf9b37WY6iRHxJWnrJ1EPl7LTi78QWahg625qFxL7NGM4ft6l0tALo6FrPT2LNwL8FTNu58drTei7I7roq0hL2aQpKhvFtQqhZ5EsH7abs5afvBorwWNVuAZtdjL2edqt_BKrcjwxNRS1ZVvrrpbzt9sXdnZJOkrlF7EbTDjTOVtEUfoy9Po2x4ep2JtpE4aqjgiEmorgWmfypJxBIWPKlI8tHFaUXrhiIuYQXlGCPGXjnCGMuiShQLh9YYhWqkhTGY6GZoYNWA0NSiOFYNYipjUwXGxFIBlDVzuIAMF3yw_0KL-F_wJxenbYVTUr_miLIccTlkQuSkQjyRBknGIh-Mo8H4f71fvwFZfs5J.MEQCIHR2Z0cqCsDC7M8vc9tHn3Dvq_sHMOGpn1JngCFiKE2jAiAJyVHUY6pOXGpeobjQdhiS62KoUHTssFUZjo5ISfKXKw\" 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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