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SUMMARY:Boundary Training with Enkei Resolutions
DESCRIPTION:Please click this link to learn more about Enkei Resolutions and Diane Weible. Please click this link to register for any of the trainings listed below. \n\nJanuary 13-14th\, 2026\nMarch 3-4th\, 2026\nMay 11-12th\, 2026\nSeptember 8-9th\, 2026\nNovember 5th & 12th\, 2026\n\n 
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/boundary-training-with-enkei-resolutions-6/
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SUMMARY:Wholeness & Wellness Weekend at La Foret
DESCRIPTION:Wholeness & Wellness Weekend — learn more and register here! \nLocation: La Foret Conference & Retreat Center\, 6145 Shoup Rd. Colorado Springs\, CO 80908 \nRecharge your spirit and reconnect with your body and nature at the “Wholeness & Wellness Weekend.” This immersive retreat offers a unique opportunity to step away from the demands of everyday life and embrace a weekend dedicated to self-discovery\, refreshment\, and rejuvenation. \nHighlights: \n\n\nSomatic Practices: Enjoy a variety of sessions designed to help you reconnect with your physical self\, including yoga\, mindful movement\, dance\, and drumming. These practices are aimed at refreshing your body and spirit while promoting deep relaxation. \n\n\nCreative Expression: Engage in activities that stimulate your creativity and self-expression\, from art and storytelling to mindful eating and hands-on workshops. Explore new ways to experience and express yourself in a supportive\, spirit-centered environment. \n\n\nWellness Treatments: Treat yourself to optional wellness services such as massage and acupuncture\, designed to promote relaxation\, balance\, and overall well-being. \n\n\nCommunity and Connection: Participate in a “potluck” style approach where various hosts lead diverse sessions\, allowing you to choose activities that resonate with you. This format fosters a rich tapestry of experiences and connections among participants. \n\n\nFamily-Friendly: Kids are welcome! We offer childcare for infants through first grade children and mini-camp experiences led by summer camp counselors for children in 2nd through 7th grade (with a small additional fee). Older children can join workshops with their parents\, making this a truly inclusive event for the whole family. \n\n\nScholarships and Tiered Pricing: Do not let cost deter you from attending! We have options for EVERY budget. You can register to save your spot for only $50.
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/wholeness-wellness-weekend-at-la-foret/
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SUMMARY:Metro Denver Annual Association Meeting
DESCRIPTION:METROPOLITAN DENVER ASSOCIATION \nROCKY MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE \nUNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST \nOFFICIAL CALL TO THE \nANNUAL ASSOCIATION MEETING \nSUNDAY\, SEPTEMBER 13\, 2026 \n2:00 PM on Zoom \nto all authorized Ministers\, \nMember Churches\, and their elected Delegates \n  \nThe MDA Executive Committee has set SUNDAY\, SEPTEMBER 13TH at 2 PM for the Annual Meeting of the Association. This will be an ONLINE ONLY meeting on Zoom. Please mark your calendars and SHARE THIS WITH YOUR DELEGATES! Visitors are welcome too\, but will be non-voting. \nThe Zoom link and other important information will be sent closer to the meeting. \nThis will be a business only meeting. The Spring meeting will be a fellowship meeting with workshops.
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/metro-denver-annual-association-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260915T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260915T235959
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SUMMARY:Application Deadline for US/Mexico Borderlands Delegation
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Dr. Tracy L. Hughes of Mountain View United Church in Aurora\, CO is leading a delegation to the US/Mexico borderlands this Fall. To apply\, please click here. The application deadline is September 15th\, 2026. To learn more about this opportunity\, please keep reading or visit cpt.org/delegations/borderlands \nDespite a more than 90% drop in the number of migrant apprehensions at the border since President Donald Trump took office\, people continue to try to reach the United States through ever-more dangerous routes.  Increased border security pushes migrants to cross through more remote and risky areas of the desert.  The remains of 154 migrants were found in the Arizona desert in 2024 with 40 more in the first 5 months of 2025. \nCome\, witness firsthand the impact of immigration enforcement in the US/Mexico borderlands where foreign policy masquerades as domestic\, and where life and death decisions are imposed upon our migrant neighbors\, placing them in vulnerable and volatile situations. Journey through this gauntlet of the Sonoran Desert\, part of the lethal continuum that our migrant siblings traverse to reach the fields\, factories and detention centers of the USA.  Come to observe\, query\, discern\, contribute\, learn and take home the story of human struggle and hope. \n\nDelegation participants will visit with people on both sides of the border who are concerned about migrant justice.  Learning experiences may include visits to migrant shelters\, cooperatives\, and humanitarian workers in several border towns\, meeting with Border Patrol officers\, participating in a weekly vigil to remember people who have died in the desert\, walking a migrant trail\, and a possible day trip to the sacred Apache land of Oak Flat. \nDelegation date: October 31 – November 10 \nCost: USD $1\,200.\nApplication deadline: September 15\, 2026 \nThe delegation begins and ends in Tucson\, Arizona.  \nDelegates must carry a valid passport and be able to travel back and forth across the US/Mexico border multiple times.  The $1200 delegation contribution covers all on-the-ground travel\, simple accommodations\, two to three meals a day\, honorariums\, and other delegation costs.  It does not include travel to the delegation site\, health insurance\, or applicable visa fees. \nVisa Requirement: Before applying for the delegation\, please check if you need a visa or a pre-approved electronic travel authorization. Make sure to confirm the length of time required to apply for a visa and all requirements with the concerned embassy or consulate in your country\, or the government’s website. \nReady to apply? Go to cpt.org/delegations/apply
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/application-deadline-for-us-mexico-borderlands-delegation/
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SUMMARY:Application Deadline for Youth Leadership Cohort
DESCRIPTION:The application for the Youth Leadership Cohort is now open! Apply here by September 15th\, 2026 \n  \nWHO: High school youth who are engaged in their local UCC church and desire to gain leadership skills that will impact their church context. Youth\, do you have ideas about what your generation (Gen Z/Gen Alpha) might want to see from their church? Leaders\, do you have a youth who is an incredible leader of your youth group or of your church context? If you answered yes\, then you have what we are looking for! \nWHAT: We want to build a cohort of young leaders across the conference to support one another as they offer leadership to their local churches and to the wider Rocky Mountain Conference. Each youth will be asked to identify a project they want  to take on that will help their church\, and our cohort will be guided through creating a project plan\, implementing their project\, and assessing that project through the course of the 2026-2027 program year. This cohort will culminate in a presentation during our RMC Annual Celebration in 2027. Here are some ideas of what your project may look like: \n\nWorship: You have creative ideas about music or liturgy. You want to create a whole worship service to show your church what kind of worship engages your generation.\nCommunications & outreach: Your church website or social media needs some updating\, and you know how to create an authentic representation of your church in digital contexts.\nJustice-work: You have a passion for a particular need in the community and want to connect your church with community partners to address it.\nCommunity-building: You have ideas about how to build belonging in your context. You want to help your church step up their hospitality game.\n\nWHY: We believe our youth are both the future of our church and key members and leaders currently in our midst. From research on adolescent religiosity\, we know that youth who are engaged in church leadership go on to be adults engaged in church and activism. We also know that churches with active youth leadership tend to be flourishing and vital congregations. Empowering youth empowers everyone!  \nWHEN: The following events are required. Please see the timeline below: \nRECURRING: Monthly check-ins and progress reports. Dates & times will be established during our Zoom Orientation. \nApplications will close on September 15\, 2026. Apply here! \nSelected youth will move on to schedule an intake interview. \nFinal selections will be made by September 30\, 2026. \nNovember 15\, 2026: Zoom Orientation from 2 to 5 PM. \nJan 15-16\, 2027: Leadership retreat at La Foret Conference & Retreat Center. \nJUNE/JULY DATE TBD: Rocky Mountain Conference Annual Celebration at La Foret
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/application-deadline-for-youth-leadership-cohort/
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SUMMARY:Iliff Preaching Conference
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to register for the inaugural Iliff Preaching Conference\, September 15-17\, 2026! We’ve got an amazing lineup of speakers and have just opened up the registration for online attendance (though there are still in-person seats left!). It’s a dynamic lineup with some people you probably know\, and some others you’ll be happy to hear more from.\n\nThe theme this year is Preaching in an Age of Contempt\, and presenters will offer both consolation and challenge for our particular historical moment. Starting Tuesday\, September 15th at 6pm MT and wrapping up at Noon MT on September 17th\, we will offer sermons\, lectures\, workshops\, and worship\, as well as time to connect and have fellowship with other conference attendees.\n\nRegistration is $350 for in-person at Iliff\, and $199 for online. CEU credit available. Please reserve your spot today before tickets are sold out and reach out to cti@iliff.edu with any questions.\n\nRegister here: https://www.iliffpreachingconference.com/
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/iliff-preaching-conference/
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SUMMARY:Pilgrimage to the Sand Creek Massacre Site: A Journey Towards Reconciliation
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date:\nSeptember 18-19\, 2026\nPilgrimage to the Sand Creek Massacre Site: A Journey Towards Reconciliation \nA story of failed peacekeeping\, power and privilege that led up to the most tragic day in Colorado’s history where 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho elders were murdered and their bodies mutilated\, commanded by a Methodist minister. \nWhat did it take to be a witness\, to disobey orders\, to speak up\, stand up\, and show up for justice in 1864? \nWhat does it take to be a witness in 2026? \nBeginning in Denver\, pilgrims will rendezvous at Salem UCC\, journey to Riverside Cemetery to the grave of Capt. Silas Soule\, and then travel to Grenada\, CO to visit the Amache National Historic Site\, Colorado’s Japanese American internment camp. After an overnight in Eads\, CO\, pilgrims will travel to the Massacre site. \nCost is $200. Expenses paid include overnight accommodation and transportation. Limited to 12 pilgrims. Visit the WashPark UCC website for updates.
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/pilgrimage-to-the-sand-creek-massacre-site-a-journey-towards-reconciliation/
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SUMMARY:Root & Reckon Community Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Root & Reckon Community Gathering\n\n\n\n\nCome celebrate with and learn from the core teams at All Souls UU and First Congregational Colorado Springs! Over the last 6 months they been reckoning with racism and colonialism by learning more about their church’s Land Stories. They have been discerning their sacred responsibilities for generational accountability\, repair\, and healing from Land severance. \nLand Stories Sharing + Community Celebration with a potluck lunch  \nSaturday\, September 19\, 2026 | 10am to 2pm  \nLa Foret Conference & Retreat Center\, Black Forest \nBlue Spruce Cabin- 6145 Shoup Rd\, Colorado Springs\, CO 80908 \n>>See the tentative agenda for the flow of the day. \n\nWhat to bring:  \nFood to share: We love the theology of the potluck where everyone offers what they can to the community. Please bring a food dish if you’re able. \nIf you’d like to offer support to setup and clean up that would also be appreciated. \nWalking shoes or wheels for gravel roads of the forest. \nAccessibility: \nMicrophones and speakers for hearing access \nParking by the cabin for those who need it. Others will be asked to park about a 5 minute walk over flat\, gravel. \nGender inclusive restrooms \nPlease let us know other access or food allergies you may have. \nWe are working to offer a hybrid Zoom option\, but please come in person if you can! \n\nPlease RSVP by Sept 4th or sooner \nShare this RSVP link with others: https://bit.ly/gatheringrootandreckon \nSpace is limited so we may have to cap attendance so please RSVP as soon as you’re able. \nQuestions? Let’s talk: Bry Brannan\, Minister for Land Discernment \nbry@juniperformation.org | 303-578-0432 \nwww.juniperformation.org/land-discernment
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/root-reckon-community-gathering/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Installation of Rev. Dr. Nancy Niero
DESCRIPTION:Salem UCC Celebrates New Covenantal Minister\nSalem UCC will celebrate its first covenantal minister\, Rev. Dr. Nancy Niero\, on September 20 in worship. Dr. Niero\, who lives in the Pacific Northwest\, and Salem UCC have created a Four-Way Covenant that celebrates Dr. Niero’s work as a racial justice theologian and cultural historian within the UCC Rocky Mountain Conference while living long distance. Dr. Niero will be preaching and the service theme is “listening to how God calls our name.” She was a hospice chaplain for 15 years\, and currently volunteers as a hospital chaplain at her rural hospital on the Puget Sound in Washington.\n\nWorship begins at 9:30am\, with a potluck to follow. Salem UCC is located at 5300 E. Florida Ave.\, Denver.
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/celebrating-the-installation-of-rev-dr-nancy-niero/
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SUMMARY:Together for Tomorrow: Understanding the Power of Planned Giving Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Date & Time\nSep 22\, 2026 01:00 PM MT via Zoom\n\n\n\nDescription\nJoin the Pension Boards and National Ministries for an engaging conversation about the Together for Tomorrow shared legacy campaign and the power of planned giving to sustain ministry for generations to come. Together\, we will celebrate the inspiring stories of planned giving donors whose generosity is already making a difference\, explore current planned giving trends across the United States\, and discover creative charitable planning opportunities that can benefit both donors and the ministries they cherish. Because of our generosity today\, ministry can flourish tomorrow.\n\n\nRegister here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6WtJhjbMS3qi7ATbSw4NLg#/registration
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/together-for-tomorrow-understanding-the-power-of-planned-giving-webinar/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:RMC Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The RMC Board of Directors meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month (with the exception of November 2026\, during which the meeting will take place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month). Members of the Rocky Mountain Conference are encouraged to be in-touch with the Board with any concerns\, ideas\, or feedback. You can find contact information for Board members by visiting the RMC’s online Leadership Directory.
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/rmc-board-meeting-6/
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SUMMARY:Stewardship Webinar: Gen Z and Generosity
DESCRIPTION:2026 STEWARDSHIP WEBINARS\nWebinars offered from 6:30 to 7:30pm Central Time \nSept. 23 – Gen Z and Generosity\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VirSn3JSQkOIdedN1bvRjA\nMost churches can have up to five generations of people present in them. Studies show that there is a diversity in the way generations approach generosity. A “one size fits all” approach to engaging givers will fall short if it does not account for those differences. Join Rev. Bonnie Bates in a conversation about generational variety in giving patterns with a particular focus on reaching members of Gen Z.
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/stewardship-webinar-gen-z-and-generosity/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Antoinette Brown Society Annual Leadership Event
DESCRIPTION:The Antoinette Brown Society\, formed in 2015\, carries on the tradition of the Antoinette Brown Award in honoring pioneers and innovators in our midst: new church start pastors\, military chaplains\, seminary deans\, ecumenical leaders\, pastors\, preachers\, evangelists\, and more. \n Each year\, clergy women from all across the country gather to celebrate the legacy of Antoinette Brown as well as the work of UCC women clergy. \nThe National setting of the UCC has sent a special request to clergy women in the western region of the UCC: We are hopeful that we can increase our western region representation at this\, both with lay authorized ministers – and with ordained clergy womxn. \nEach conference has been invited to send one or more to our Antoinette Brown Society gathering. In addition\, we have been able to secure extra rooms for the night preceding the event (Sept 28)\, which should help our western region folks get there! \nThe early bird rates have been extended through Friday (July 24). We still have scholarship funds available! \nThis year’s ABS Clergywomxn* Leadership Event\, “Rooted\, Restored and Rising” will be held 9/29-10/2 at the Stateview Hotel\, 2451 Alumni Drive in Raleigh\, North Carolina. \nThe link to register can be found on the website:  http://www.ucc.org/antoinette-brown-society with more details.
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/antoinette-brown-society-annual-leadership-event/
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