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SUMMARY:Stewardship Webinar: Thanking People
DESCRIPTION:2026 STEWARDSHIP WEBINARS\nWebinars offered from 6:30 to 7:30pm Central Time \nOct. 28 – Thanking People\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-31tkOHGR6K90ttUjxtWbw\nGratitude is one of the most powerful stewardship practices. Thoughtful and sincere thank-yous deepen donor relationships and express appreciation that builds trust\, loyalty\, and long-term support. Join Rev. Ruth Edens in a discussion about strategies to show every donor that they are valued and inspired to give again.
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/stewardship-webinar-thanking-people/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261028T235959
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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-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261027T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261027T183000
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SUMMARY:COMs Supporting Ministers: Preparing for Retirement with the Revs. Tara Barber and Melanie Oommen. 
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, October 27\, 7 – 8:30 pm ET\, COMs Supporting Ministers: Preparing for Retirement with the Revs. Tara Barber and Melanie Oommen. \nCOMs have an important role in supporting ministers at every stage of their professional journeys. Preparation for retirement from ministry begins long before a letter is sent announcing the day. How can COMs support ministers preparing for retirement? How might COMs engage conversations that encourage and clarify healthy boundaries for ministers and their ministry settings? How can the Ministerial Code and the Marks for Faithful and Effective Ministers provide guidance in this time of transition? Explore these important questions to develop some practical\, supportive practices COMs can engage and a suggested timeline for engaging them. \nRegister here: \nhttps://ucc.zoom.us/meeting/register/SzBxxSlfQy2OOF6baJ7mtg?inf_contact_key=55169582f5c60636c1edba4266683df6b51161ba063939a3213f94f46454e7e9#/registration
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/coms-supporting-ministers-preparing-for-retirement-with-the-revs-tara-barber-and-melanie-oommen/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261025T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261025T120000
DTSTAMP:20261005T190549Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Rev. Rebecca's 30th Ordination Anniversary!
DESCRIPTION:Rev. Rebecca Kemper-Poos’s 30th ordination anniversary celebration is Sunday\, October 25\, 10 AM at Congregational UCC of Buena Vista. All are welcome to join these anniversary festivities\, which will include a celebratory liturgy and meal afterward. \n217 Crossman Ave\, Buena Vista\, CO 81211 \n 
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/celebrating-rev-rebeccas-30th-ordination-anniversary/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261024T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261024T170000
DTSTAMP:20260903T184551Z
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SUMMARY:Finding Our Way: Listening to Indigenous Peoples
DESCRIPTION:Finding Our Way: Listening to Indigenous Peoples\nReflecting and Discerning Together as Rocky Mountain UCC churches \nSaturday\, October 24\, 2026 1pm to 5pm\nLakewood UCC (100 Carr Street\, Lakewood\, CO)\nZoom option offered but your best experience will be in-person \n*Light refreshments provided*\nRSVP: bit.ly/LandDiscernmentGathering \nPhoto on left by Salix Renan from 2026 Re-member trip to Pine Ridge | Photo on right of Basil Brave Heart\nWith Guest Teacher: Basil Brave Heart (Oglala Lakota)\, Pine Ridge\nBasil will join us from around 3:30 to 4:30pm on Zoom\nLet’s gather as a Rocky Mountain UCC community whose churches have:\n● Engaged in service learning at the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations;\n● Paid respects at the Sand Creek Massacre site;\n● Supported the Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run;\n● Written Land Acknowledgement covenants; or\n● Read books by Native authors.\nTogether we will reflect and discern:\n● What have we learned through going and listening to Indigenous Peoples?\n● How are we seeing or experiencing the world differently now?\n● What might our individual and collective responsibilities and next steps be? \nBasil Brave Heart is an Oglala Lakota Elder who lives in Pine Ridge\, South Dakota\nand will be joining us via Zoom. \nHe is a Catholic boarding school survivor\, retired school administrator\, addiction\ncounselor\, and Korean War combat veteran who served as a paratrooper in the 1950s.\nAs a young child in the 1930s\, Basil’s Grandma Lucy told him about the 1890 Wounded\nKnee massacre. She counseled him to forgive the soldiers who perpetrated the\nmassacre. A dream of his grandma later guided Basil to change the name of a peak in\nthe Black Hills. In 2016\, it was renamed “Black Elk Peak” at the federal level. Basil\nstudies how quantum physics corroborates the wisdom woven throughout the Lakota\nlanguage and other Indigenous languages. Over the last decade\, he has been\nfacilitating truth\, healing\, and forgiveness across historical divides. You can listen to an\ninterview with him on The Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery podcast or read his\nbook Awaken the Sacred: Healing with Traditional Lakota Knowledge\, Quantum\nPhysics\, and the Divine.. \nWHY THIS GATHERING?\nMany Rocky Mountain Conference churches have attended Re-member programs on the\nPine Ridge reservation or participated in service projects on the Rosebud reservation and\nlearned from Lakota peoples. \nMany churches have also been learning about the atrocities of the Sand Creek Massacre in\neastern Colorado\, carried out by Christian-affliated military on Cheyenne and Arapaho\npeoples and have been learning from the Sand Creek Massacre Foundation.\nThese have elicited personal reflection\, insights on power and privilege\, implications of\nbroken treaties\, and spiritual awakenings around the Land and human relationships. \nThe October 24th gathering is an invitation to:\n– Reflect on your experiences\, what you’ve learned\, your wonderings\,\n– Pause to discern personal and communal next steps\,\n– Name our responsibilities as Christian congregations to live into accountable\nrelationships with Indigenous Peoples and within our denomination\,\n– Imagine what might be possible if we collaborate and work together.\nGathering Facilitated by:\n– Bry Brannan – Land Discernment Minister with Juniper Formation\n– Salix Renan – Basket Weaver and Land Stories & Spiritual Care Coach\nIf you or someone from your church is interested in offering a reflection\, please reach out to: bry@juniperformation.org or salix.weaves@gmail.com \nHosted by:\n– Lakewood UCC’s Love Leads Team | loveleads@lakewooducc.com\n– Supported by an RMC UCC In the Mud Grant
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/finding-our-way-listening-to-indigenous-peoples/
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SUMMARY:Platte Valley Association (PVA) Fall Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Platte Valley Association is holding its Fall Gathering in person on Saturday\, Oct. 24 from 9:30am to no later than noon  at Plymouth Congregational Church in Ft. Collins\, CO.\n\nPlease RSVP to Sarah B. Linn at pastor@lovelanducc.org so that we have enough coffee and nibbles on hand.
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/platte-valley-association-pva-fall-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261021T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261021T113000
DTSTAMP:20261014T184129Z
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SUMMARY:Zoom Gathering for Retired Clergy
DESCRIPTION:Join your fellow retired colleagues for a morning of conversation and reconnection at 10-11:30 AM on the third Wednesday of each month via Zoom. Please use the link below to join the meeting. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81672204491?pwd=WayBNy6w1PT9zau2DjeZxCZECYPdeM.1 \nQuestions? Contact the COM Retired Clergy Liaison\, Rev. Lee Zortman\, at lzortman12@aol.com
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/zoom-gathering-for-retired-clergy-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261018T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261018T180000
DTSTAMP:20261009T221216Z
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SUMMARY:Ecclesiastical Council for Shala Hillman
DESCRIPTION:The Committee on Ministry (COM) of the Rocky Mountain Conference United Church of Christ\, together with the Intermountain Association of the RMC\, invite you to an Ecclesiastical Council via Zoom to consider the ordination of Shala Hillman on Sunday\, October 18th\, 2026 at 4PM Mountain Time. Register here! \nIf you have questions that you’d like the candidate to answer during this EC\, please include them in your Zoom registration\, or email them to Bridge ACM Rev. Leslie Etheredge at leslie@rmcucc.org by October 16th \nA quorum of 10 RMC Churches (at least 1 from each of the 5 Associations) with a minimum of 6 Authorized Clergy and 4 Lay Delegates is necessary to proceed with an Ecclesiastical Council. If you have questions about Ecclesiastical Councils\, who can vote\, and how many Lay Delegates each church may have\, check out THIS document on ECs. Visitors are welcomed to attend but will not be able to vote. \nClick here to read Shala’s theological autobiography. \nClick here to read Shala’s Marks Portfolio. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/eaLP1sqKTS69fAXLyen4_w#/registration
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/ecclesiastical-council-for-shala-hillman/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261016T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261018T235959
DTSTAMP:20260210T154101Z
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SUMMARY:Fall Youth Retreat
DESCRIPTION:The Fall Youth Retreat is a special chance for youth groups to start the year grounded in community\, connection\, and joy. Together we’ll unplug\, share cabin life\, dive into the weekend theme\, and create memories that will last all year long. With time to bond\, grow in faith\, and simply be themselves\, youth find this retreat to be a place of love\, acceptance\, and renewal.  \nCost: Pay what you can! We have tiered pricing and scholarships available in any amount needed. Tiered pricing starts at $150. You may also register for a deposit of $50 only to save your camper’s spot. \nCurious about what we do during a retreat? Click here to see a detailed schedule from a previous year. \nVisit this page to learn more and register.
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/fall-youth-retreat/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261015T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261015T170000
DTSTAMP:20260713T180516Z
CREATED:20260713T180516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T180516Z
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SUMMARY:Boundary Training for Retired Ministers (MESA)
DESCRIPTION:Register via Zoom: https://ucc.zoom.us/meeting/register/E9ixcjZ3RUCs7I4L9FC5yQ#/registration \n  \nOctober 15th\, 2026 \n12 PM Mountain Time \nLed by the UCC’s Ministerial Excellence\, Support & Authorization Team (MESA) \nThis training is recommended for retired clergy and for pastors who are preparing for retirement.
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/boundary-training-for-retired-ministers-mesa/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261010T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261010T120000
DTSTAMP:20260922T195142Z
CREATED:20260922T191513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T195142Z
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SUMMARY:Beginner Sourdough Workshop @ Mayflower UCC
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URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/beginner-sourdough-workshop-mayflower-ucc/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261010T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261010T235959
DTSTAMP:20260924T140032Z
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SUMMARY:Pathways: A Handbell Workshop @ Church in the Wildwood
DESCRIPTION:PATHWAYS: A HANDBELL WORKSHOP\nSaturday\, October 10 | 9:00 am – 5:30 pm\nChurch in the Wildwood | Green Mountain Falls\, Colorado \n  \nFive years ago\, Church in the Wildwood invited us into the mountains with an idea: what if we created a weekend where handbell musicians could learn\, grow\, make music together\, and experience what this instrument can do? \nThis October\, we’re delighted to return to Green Mountain Falls for our fifth annual Handbell Workshop and Concert in the Wildwood! \n  \nWhether you’ve been ringing for years\, are still getting comfortable behind a bell table\, or are picking up handbells for the very first time\, there’s a pathway for you: \nPath A – Building the Basics\nNew to handbells\, or coming back after some time away? Start here. We’ll build a strong foundation in ringing and damping\, bell changes\, passes\, weaving\, music reading\, and more. \nPath B – Strengthening Your Skills\nAlready comfortable with the basics? Spend the day refining your technique and adding tools to your ringing toolbox\, including motion\, mallets\, weaving and displacement\, and multiple bells in hand. \nPath C – Ringing for the Joy of It\nSometimes the best way to grow is simply to ring! This path is designed for experienced ringers who want to spend the day making music\, reading a variety of repertoire\, and exploring technique as it comes up along the way. \nWhichever path you choose\, our goal is the same: that you leave at the end of the day a more confident\, thoughtful\, and joyful musician than when you arrived. \nWorkshop registration (including a catered lunch) is $50 this year\, thanks to the generous support of the Kirkpatrick Family Fund. \nTo those who have already registered – we thank you! \nIf you’ve been considering joining us\, now is your chance! To allow us to provide individual attention\, space is limited. Registration closes as paths fill. \nRegister here
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/pathways-a-handbell-workshop-church-in-the-wildwood/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261009T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261010T235959
DTSTAMP:20260710T002026Z
CREATED:20260710T002026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260710T002026Z
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SUMMARY:Save the Date: Western Association Fall Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Collbran UCC will be hosting the Western Association Fall Meeting on October 9-10th\, 2026. Please save these dates! More details are soon to come. If you have questions about the event\, please direct them to Rev. Anne Djokic at annef.djokic@gmail.com
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/save-the-date-western-association-fall-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261007T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261007T203000
DTSTAMP:20260930T171928Z
CREATED:20260930T171928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T171928Z
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SUMMARY:RMC Joint Board/Search Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Members of the RMC Board and Search Committee should already have Zoom links for this meeting. If this is not the case\, please contact the RMC’s Director of Operations\, Laura Gurney\, at laura@rmcucc.org to receive the Zoom link for this meeting.
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/rmc-joint-board-search-committee-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261007T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261010T235959
DTSTAMP:20260824T220729Z
CREATED:20260824T220729Z
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SUMMARY:Converging 2026: Singing Through It
DESCRIPTION:Learn more here!
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/converging-2026-singing-through-it/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261006T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261013T235959
DTSTAMP:20251031T172520Z
CREATED:20251031T172520Z
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SUMMARY:Racial Justice Training with Enkei Resolutions
DESCRIPTION:Please click this link to learn more about Enkei Resolutions and Diane Weible. Please click the links below to register for a session. \nLevel 1 Racial Justice Trainings: Please click this link to sign up for either of the trainings listed below. \n\nApril 7-8th\, 2026\n\n\nAugust 24th & 26th\, 2026\n\nLevel 2 Racial Justice Trainings: Please click this link to sign up for any of the trainings listed below. \n\nJanuary 26th & February 2nd\, 2026\n\n\nAugust 11th & 18th\, 2026\n\n\nOctober 6th & 13th\, 2026\n\n 
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/racial-justice-training-with-enkei-resolutions-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261005T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261005T235959
DTSTAMP:20260824T222753Z
CREATED:20260824T220914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T222753Z
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SUMMARY:Registration Deadline for Fall Youth Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about the RMC’s Fall Youth Retreat at rmcucc.org/youth-camps
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/registration-deadline-for-fall-youth-retreat/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261003T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261003T123000
DTSTAMP:20260924T140148Z
CREATED:20260917T133138Z
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SUMMARY:PFLAG + Plymouth UCC Welcome Ben V. Greene!
DESCRIPTION:10 AM: Community Brunch \n11 AM: Program begins! \nRegister on Eventbrite
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/pflag-plymouth-ucc-welcome-ben-v-greene/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261001T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261001T120000
DTSTAMP:20260924T143621Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person Gathering for Retired Clergy @ WashPark UCC
DESCRIPTION:In-Person Gathering for Retired Clergy\nThursday\, October 1\, 10:00 a.m. at Wash Park UCC\nAll retired RMC clergy are welcome to attend!\n\nThank you to the folks at Wash Park and Rev. Nicole Kelly Vickey for hosting us and providing coffee. Here are the directions Nicole provided for finding the “new” Wash Park facility:\n\n\nA note about our location to share with your group: Washington Park UCC is located on the Mosaic Community Campus in Park Hill. Free parking is available in the campus parking lot at 17th Avenue and Quebec Street. From the lot\, follow the signs along the walking path to our front door. Use entrance labeled “Bookstore” (click here for map). \n \nI do not recommend folks follow the Google map directions to our street address\, as it routes you to the wrong parking lot.\nGot questions? Please reach out to the event organizer\, Bob Von Trebra
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/in-person-gathering-for-retired-clergy-washpark-ucc/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260930T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260930T183000
DTSTAMP:20260921T172339Z
CREATED:20260102T170423Z
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SUMMARY:Stewardship Webinar: Gen Z and Generosity
DESCRIPTION:2026 STEWARDSHIP WEBINARS  \nHosted by the Damascus Project. Learn more about them at https://thedamascusproject.org/\nWebinars offered from 6:30 to 7:30pm Central Time \nSept. 30 – 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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260929T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261003T235959
DTSTAMP:20260727T194336Z
CREATED:20260727T194336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T194336Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260927T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260927T193000
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SUMMARY:Ministry Mechanics: Narrative Budgeting
DESCRIPTION:On the 4th Sunday of each month we offer a Zoom hour to connect\, share resources\, and troubleshoot all kinds of church operations topics together! \nThis month\, we’re talking narrative budgeting: what is it\, how is it helpful\, and what super simple implementation might look like. \nJoin me and one of my partners in ministry\, Gary Lalanne from Church Finance Pros\, as we talk narrative budgets! \nSunday\, September 27 \n6:30-7:30pm \nJoin here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81822133379?pwd=9pHdwywwaPslvl9n0BJI0QqnHltuzG.1
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/ministry-mechanics-narrative-budgeting/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260923T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260923T235959
DTSTAMP:20260715T152919Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260922T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260922T150000
DTSTAMP:20260824T223800Z
CREATED:20260824T223800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T223800Z
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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:Installation Service for Rev. Dr. Eric C. Smith and Rev. Amy Grace Marie
DESCRIPTION:Installation Service for Rev. Dr. Eric C. Smith and Rev. Amy Grace Marie\n\n\n\n\nCelebrating New Ministry Leadership at First Plymouth Congregational Church \nService of Installation for Rev. Dr. Eric C. Smith and Rev. Amy Grace Marie \nSeptember 20 at 2:00 PM\, First Plymouth Congregational Church\, Cherry Hills Village\, CO \nFirst Plymouth Congregational Church invites the community to a joyous celebration as we install\nRev. Dr. Eric C. Smith as our Senior Minister and Rev. Amy Grace Marie as our Associate Minister. The Installation Service will take place on Sunday\, September 20\, at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary\, followed by a cake reception in Plymouth Hall. We invite the Rocky Mountain conference – clergy and laity alike – to join us for this celebration. \nThis is a milestone moment in the life of our congregation. Rev. Dr. Eric C. Smith has served First\nPlymouth for nearly 20 years as a beloved teaching minister\, and his installation as Senior Minister\nmarks not a beginning but a continuation\, a recognition of the deep trust and long relationship he\nhas already built with this church family. His steady preaching\, thoughtful teaching\, and faithful\npresence have shaped our community in countless ways\, and we are overjoyed to formally call him\nto lead us in this new chapter. \nAlongside him\, we celebrate the installation of Rev. Amy Grace Marie\, who joins us as our newly\nhired Associate Minister. Amy brings fresh energy and a deep pastoral heart to this role\, and her calling to walk alongside our families\, care for our members in times of need\, and nurture the spiritual life of our congregation is a gift we are eager to receive. Together\, Eric and Amy represent both the continuity and the renewal that mark a healthy\, growing church. \nThe service will be led by Rocky Mountain Conference (UCC) Transitional Conference Minister Rev. Erin Gilmore\, who will guide the congregation through this sacred rite of installation. The afternoon will include uplifting music\, a sermon reflecting on the call to ministry\, and the charge and blessing\, the moment when Revs. Eric and Amy Grace are formally commissioned into their new roles and the congregation reaffirms its commitment to walk alongside them in faith. \nInstallation services are one of the most meaningful traditions in congregational life. They are not\nsimply ceremonial; they are a covenant moment\, when a church community gathers to say\,\ntogether\, “We see you\, we trust you\, and we commit to this ministry alongside you.” For a church\nlike First Plymouth\, rooted in shared leadership and mutual care\, this service is a chance to give\nthanks for the ministers who guide us and to recommit ourselves to the work we do together. \nFollowing the service\, all are invited to stay for a cake reception and to welcome Rev. Eric and Rev.\nAmy Grace personally into their new roles. \nWhether you have walked with First Plymouth for decades or are just beginning to explore this\ncommunity\, you are warmly invited to join us on September 20 as we celebrate this exciting new\nseason of ministry.
URL:https://rmcucc.org/event/installation-service-for-rev-dr-eric-c-smith-and-rev-amy-grace-marie/
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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: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: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: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: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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