{"id":15257,"date":"2024-05-14T15:02:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T20:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/?p=15257"},"modified":"2024-05-14T15:02:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T20:02:39","slug":"may-15-2024-the-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/may-15-2024-the-messenger\/","title":{"rendered":"May 15, 2024 &#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}.mobile_hide{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 \/>\n<\/style>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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;\">May 15, 2024 &#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-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 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: 58px;\">NACCC <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 58px;\">NEWS<\/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-4\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; 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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=\"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;>\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\" xmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/mission-news-needs-spring-2024\/\" style=\"height:48px;width:180px;v-text-anchor:middle;\" arcsize=\"9%\" stroke=\"false\" fillcolor=\"#226c8d\">\n<w:anchorlock\/>\n<v:textbox inset=\"0px,0px,0px,0px\">\n<center style=\"color:#ffffff; font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size:16px\">\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: '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\/mission-news-needs-spring-2024\/\" 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 &amp; Needs of our Missions<\/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; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; 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;>\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\" xmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/?s=Webinar&post_type%5B%5D=any&search_limit_to_post_titles=0&fs=1\" style=\"height:48px;width:180px;v-text-anchor:middle;\" arcsize=\"9%\" stroke=\"false\" fillcolor=\"#226c8d\">\n<w:anchorlock\/>\n<v:textbox inset=\"0px,0px,0px,0px\">\n<center style=\"color:#ffffff; font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size:16px\">\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: '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\/?s=Webinar&amp;post_type%5B%5D=any&amp;search_limit_to_post_titles=0&amp;fs=1\" 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;\">\u00a0Upcoming Webinars<\/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: 10px 10px 5px 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: 16.8px; color: #226c8d; line-height: 1.2;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 28px;\"><strong>Join us virtually!<\/strong><\/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=\"padding-right: 5px; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 590px;\"><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\/6df478ae-d717-4d60-8dd0-71015032e6a7.jpg\" width=\"590\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"text_block block-4\" 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;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Even if you can&#8217;t make the trip to Spokane you can still join your fellow Congregationalists from across the country in June. The member churches of the Pacific Northwest Association will be your hosts for the meeting and are excited to welcome you <strong>virtually<\/strong>! <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 18px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">There is no cost to virtually attend the 2024 Annual Meeting &amp; Conference. You may, however, consider making a donation to offset the technology costs of the conference. Suggested donation is $20 per person or $100 per church. To register, visit our <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #226c8d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/events\/2024-virtual-annual-meeting-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Virtual Annual Meeting event page<\/a> and click on <strong>&#8216;Register Here&#8217;<\/strong> to receive your zoom link for the meeting. <strong>See you in June!<\/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-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: #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=\"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; 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: #555; line-height: 1.2;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Quiet Day Retreat in Spokane<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\">\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; 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\/Quiet%20Day%20Retreat%20pic.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/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: 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: #555; line-height: 1.2;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff;\">This year\u2019s Quiet Day Retreat takes place on June 26 at the Immaculate Heart Retreat Center, and lunch and transportation to and from the hotel are included. This years topic is &#8220;Silence is the language of heaven.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff;\">The day fee is $30, and the enrollment deadline is <strong>June 1, 2024.<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #f58549;\" href=\"https:\/\/bloomerang-bee.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/clapton_cysx6cjdvalm_us_west_2_rds_amazonaws_com_nationalassociationofcongregationalchristianchurches\/Quiet-Day-Registration-Form-2024-LB-LW2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Click Here for Registration Form)<\/a>. Please make checks payable to: Congregational Retreat Society and mail it to: First Congregational Church, Attn: Miriam Bryant, Treasurer, 312 W. Main St, Marshalltown, IA 50158.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff;\">Membership in the Congregational Retreat Society has annual dues of $25 per year and a chance to explore retreat options with like-minded individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff;\">We encourage you to take the time to seek the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit and invest in prayer, contemplation, and fellowship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff;\">Any inquiries or questions can be addressed to\u00a0<a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/events\/2024-quiet-day-retreat\/lbircher69@gmail.com\">Lisa S. Bircher, Ph.D.<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"mailto:lwright@naccc.org\">Laura Wright<\/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-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: #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>Connect with Mission Partners at the AMC<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 33.6px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Julie Robie, Missions Coordinator<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"image_block block-2\" 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\/Seafarers%20friend%20ADJ2.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/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: #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: 10px; 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;\"><strong><em>Seafarer&#8217;s Friend<\/em><\/strong> extends the ministry of the churches to meet unmet spiritual, social, and emotional needs in the New England Maritime Community. We engage seafarers, their families, and community by:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"line-height: 1.5; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">\n<li>Visiting aboard ships.<\/li>\n<li>Welcoming and hosting seafarers ashore. We provide ways to contact home, a clean and safe place to relax, and transportation to shopping centers. We also offer social, educational, and recreational activities.<\/li>\n<li>Equipping seafarers with information to make informed decisions about their lives and work. We connect them with a network of human services including retirement, financial, job training, translators, and medical services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">Our multidenominational approach encourages them in the nurture of faith by making available Bibles and support literature, chaplaincy services, and connections to local communities of faith and counseling. <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #226c8d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seafarersfriend.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.seafarersfriend.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"divider_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\">\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-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; 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-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=\"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: 16.8px; color: #000; line-height: 1.2;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><em>June 22 &#8211; 25, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><strong>The 70th Annual Meeting &amp; Conference of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches<\/strong> takes place in Spokane, Washington and virtually from<strong> June 22-25, 2024, <\/strong>hosted by the Pacific Northwest Association.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px; letter-spacing: -1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><em>June 22 &#8211; 27, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><strong>NAPF\/HOPE NACCC Youth Conference<\/strong> in Spokane, Washington. We will be gathering in beautiful and scenic Spokane, Washington at Whitworth University. Register by <strong>June 1 for $475.<\/strong> Find more information and registration forms on our event page: <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0c59a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/events\/2024-napf-hope-youth-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAPF &amp; HOPE CONFERENCE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px; letter-spacing: -1px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><em>June 26, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 16.8px; letter-spacing: -1px;\"><strong>Quiet Day Retreat,<\/strong> hosted by the Congregational Retreat Society. This year&#8217;s Quiet Day will be held at the Immaculate Heart Retreat Center after the Annual Meeting has concluded. This year&#8217;s topic: &#8220;Silence is the language of heaven.&#8221; Register for this event by contacting <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0c59a6;\" title=\"lwright@naccc.org\" href=\"mailto:lwright@naccc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laura Wright<\/a>.<\/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=\"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;>\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\" xmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naccc.org\/thecongregationalist\/\" style=\"height:38px;width:353px;v-text-anchor:middle;\" arcsize=\"11%\" stroke=\"false\" fillcolor=\"#446479\">\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: #446479; 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\/thecongregationalist\/\" 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;\">Article Submissions for THE CONGREGATIONALIST<\/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-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=\"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-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; 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.eJxtkGlvm0AQhv9K5M_lviNVDQQ7EHxR3_5SLctymGXXAdY4RP3vXSqlaqVKI41mnpn3Hc3HhDV48vgwKbru2j5KElNNW9NN2xBhJ7aIpHlTpiJBnYRbCeISVt_YlXxlsqyIM_1cCuqMFILqFbegWOsD7I_loG9PzGi8zBkMsg6zxTmQc1OvtvFmlS9j6KuEL9xcc86TbCsBiqP4R9Jjk4u1ocKT14er4Jbk0Qmy6YbyfrhM_IVrk7sSn1FsO3YEnsm8CRnd0uvS4isvXhJteie6aWYaNzO4xwz6Duq1tepxnKh5kbiru_cWhdNiuouL0W6b7C594r0Gx9f6e8TH5js9mL13R84wcqIIq_0-YI0XHqCq4Isbc3B4bXVknNybo1kv7p0Oz4N7uJvOpap6pl8ja-Nb5_3gzuaLtwFHR7y72zRLO_99b7mC5vOYfHmYVOPf24qyTiCgKykBWABtS2H5uxJoJkBK8gblnxQWTdl2JSAClEANIcD4iQAIoUibXEpBauqy7GSyBpXMTJFsaKqdIcVGmalblqRYisHDcUzR0cYL0HjBp_df1jT71_iPLyxYAwvUPtWgxDUgYoIprVEDSC6MLRHSehROR-H_sZ-_AEjWzRE.MEUCIQCB0cNbxLgOMSVi1NS0-S8vcvPWHdYSRVhSyNNiSeN0bgIgXjGRND6EF8mYr7jA2Qj9UM47pr2uQYHxnegg4B30ilI\" 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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