This learning event will explore the notions of race, racism and racial justice on a personal, interpersonal, cultural and institutional level.  We will engage a range of tools including movie and video clips, discussion, personal storytelling, and breakout sessions with the goal of expanding our understanding of race and deepen our commitments to racial justice in the United Church of Christ and beyond.

Everyone is welcome. These are important conversations to be having in our congregations, whatever their size or racial makeup. Come. Bring a team from your church. Be in conversation. Go home with the resources and the skills to begin such conversations in your congregation. This event fulfills 7 hours toward Associations' continuing education requirements for authorized ministers.

Registration deadline for the event is October 29, 2015.

Registration Fee:  Overnight  $115.00

                                Commuter  $55.00 (includes all meals)

 

OUR LEADERS

The Rev. Dominique Chantell Atchison is a UCC minister, a singer and blogger with a passion for racial justice.  She is a native and resident of the Bronx, NY, who holds a degree in African American Studies from Oberlin College in Ohio and a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City.  She is a member of Judson Memorial Church where she was ordained and served as a Community Minister.  She is the former Sacred Conversations of Race Coordinator for the Connecticut Conference of the UCC.

 The Rev. Tim Meyer has served as pastor at Durand UCC, in Irondequoit NY, since 2007. He received his Master of Divinity from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, in Berkeley CA, and was ordained in the ELCA. He worked as a mission developer and minister in Montana. In 2004 he received standing in the UCC.  He writes: "Being passionate about the gospel is one of the most important pieces of what I do on a daily basis.  The constant challenge and question is, how do we keep that passion alive."

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Friday Evening

6:00   Supper

6:45   Opening Worship

7:00   Session I:  Introductions/Telling Our Stories

9:00   Conversation and Refreshments

Saturday

8:00 - 9:00   Breakfast

9:00   Morning Prayer

9:15   Session II:  Racialized Images in Images in Scripture and Society

10:30 Session III:  Movie and Discussion:  "White People"

12:30  Lunch

1:00   NYSOM Information Session

1:30    Session IV:  How to Lead Your Own Sacred Conversation on Race

4:00    Communion Service and Graduation Ceremony

5:00    Supper

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