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Haitian Recovery Marked by Many Small Successes

NEW YORK, NY -- Humanitarian groups such as United Church of Christ mission partner Church World Service are the first to acknowledge that, six months after the devastating Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake, the road to recovery will be long and difficult. 07/27/2010

Faith Practices, a Comprehensive Educational Tool for Churches, Now Available

CLEVELAND -- Using distinctive practices of faith -- such as "Keeping Sabbath" or "Playing and Living Joyfully" -- with more than 600 activities in each to spark meaningful conversations, the United Church of Christ on July 15 rolled out Faith Practices, a comprehensive set of online resources designed to revolutionize the way congregations equip their members to talk about faith. 07/27/2010

Deadline Nears for 9/11 Recovery Workers at Risk of Illness

NEW YORK, NY -- Time is running out for people who worked or volunteered in the vicinity of Ground Zero to register for workers' compensation in case of future illness tied to that work. The final registration deadline is September 11, 2010. Workers and volunteers must register by 11:59 p.m. on that date to be eligible for compensation and health care in case they later develop an illness tied to their activities at the World Trade Center site. 07/27/2010

In Memoriam: the Rev. Dr. Charles G. Campbell

WEST HARTFORD -- The Rev. Dr. Charles G. Campbell, who served churches in Vermont and Connecticut during his forty years of pastoral service, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 21, in West Hartford, following a cerebral hemorrhage suffered on June 9. He was 83. 07/22/2010

As Well is Capped, Mississippi's Back Bay Copes with Oil Disaster

BILOXI, MS -- Even as engineers, officials, and safety specialists from BP and the federal government tentatively announced that the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico had been capped, at least temporarily, the consequences of the millions of gallons of crude oil released into the waters continued to affect a community still years from recovery after the hurricanes of 2005. 07/21/2010

Connecticut Conference Justice Leader Loses Home to Fire

HARTFORD -- One of the Connecticut Conference's most dynamic and courageous voices for social justice, Elizabeth Horton Sheff, lost her home in the devastating condominium fire on Hartford's Evergreen Avenue on July 9th. Sheff is coping, but is devastated by the loss of personal items that can never be replaced such as her mother’s Bible. The Conference staff offers its prayers as she lives into this new reality in her life. 07/21/2010

As Arizona Immigration Law Takes Effect, Call for Prayer and Fasting

PHOENIX, AZ -- In April, as Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed the state Senate Bill 1070 into law, delegates to the Southwest Conference of the United Church of Christ had already gathered for their Annual Meeting, and promptly expressed their shock and dismay. As the law goes into effect on July 29, the Southwest Conference urges UCC leaders and members around the country to observe a Week of Prayer and Fasting, and to organize witness events on behalf of immigrants. 07/21/2010

In Memoriam: the Rev. Paul N. L. Munson, Jr.

MADISON -- The Rev. Paul N. L. Munson, Jr., formerly pastor in Plymouth, Woodstock, and East Haven, died on June 29, 2010 at Madison House Care and Rehabilitation Center following a courageous battle of more than 50 years with multiple sclerosis. He was 75. 07/21/2010

CTUCC Pastor: "Amistad Needs Your Help"

NORWALK -- It could have been a disaster. In late April, following her visit to Havana, Cuba, the Freedom Schooner Amistad had set her course from Key West, Florida, to her launch port in Mystic, Connecticut, for routine maintenance. While at sea, two iron plates broke, and in the complex physics of a sailing vessel, put the schooner's rigging, sails, and masts at risk. The energy and skill of the crew brought her safely to Port Canaveral, Florida, and then on to Mystic with a "jury-rig" or temporary repair. Now, writes the Rev. Paul Bryant-Smith, one of Amistad's volunteer sailors and pastor of the First Congregational Church UCC of Norwalk, the Amistad needs help to renew her work of education and reconciliation. 07/21/2010

CTUCC Environmental Ministry Team Urges Preservation of Connecticut Yankee Land

HARTFORD -- The Connecticut Conference's Environmental Ministry Team (EMT) has voted a resolution urging conservation of Connecticut Yankee property in Haddam Neck. The 582 acres includes three miles of river frontage along the Connecticut and Salmon rivers and has extensive natural and historical value. 07/21/2010

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