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• Metro/Suffolk Associations Participate in November 5, 2006 webcast
• Welcome Peter Dennebaum, intern from the Protestant Church in Germany
• New Hours and Contact Information for Metro Association Office
• Update on UCC On-Line Ministerial Profiles

Suffolk/Metro join thousands in 11/5/06 webcast

Photo by Tom Martinez

On Sunday afternoon, November 5, 2006 , the Metro and Suffolk Associations gathered at the Church of the Evangel in Brooklyn for worship and participation in a live webcast from the Amistad Chapel in the UCC Church House in Cleveland, OH. The Suffolk/Metro connection was one of 5,400 computers viewing the webcast. Some were individual viewers such as "web watcher from Germany ". Others were large groups such as ours in Brooklyn .

The webcast launched the UCC's 50^th birthday whose celebration will culminate in Hartford, CT June 22-26, 2007. Theme of the celebration is "Let It Shine".

Welcome Peter Dennebaum

Watch for an opportunity to meet and welcome Peter Dennebaum, our intern from our partner denomination, the Protestant Church in Germany . Peter comes from Friedenskirche ( Peace Church ) in Frankfurt . He has finished all his preparation for ministry and will be with the Metro and Suffolk Associations for a one-year internship.

Peter at November Music Extravaganza Photo by Tom Martinez

Currently he is serving as the Interim Minister at the First Congregational Church of Rockaway Beach. Peter will also be getting around as much as possible to see and learn about the wider United Church of Christ.

Peter is interested in learning about our progressive Protestant church in North America . He's particularly looking forward to understanding how we reach out to and involve more people in church, how we work in human rights, and how the multi-cultural aspects of our society and congregations inform our ministry.

With his fresh eyes and curiosity to learn, he has much to help us to see, too.

Peter's time with us is one of the first fruits of the new New York Conference UCC/EKHN (the Protestant Church in Hesse/Nassau) partnership. You might remember the delegation from around Frankfurt and Wiesbaden that visited the New York Conference before and during the Annual Meeting.

New Hours and Contact Information for Metro Association Office

Effective immediately, the Metro Association Office is open:

The office is closed: Tuesday, Friday afternoon, Saturday, Sunday

Calls will be returned promptly when voice messages are left.

Update on UCC On-Line Ministerial Profiles

Effective Wednesday, February 22, 2006, the new UCC On-Life Ministerial Profile system is available to create new profiles.

Currently this system is only supports creating new profiles.

If ministers wish to update an existing electronic profile (created using the CD software or former on-line software), please e-mail those changes to ludwigd@ucc.org .

Additional information regarding profile software for ministers and congregations may be found at www.ucc.org/ministers/index2.html.