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Welcome to the Web site of the Potomac Association of the United Church of Christ. Here you will find more information about the churches in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia that make up the Potomac Association, as well as the association itself.

No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome  in our churches--and on our Web site!

Association Choral Festival to Benefit Shaw Community Ministry
Potomac Association Choirs will join together in a choral festival on May 17 to benefit the Shaw Community Ministry of Washington, DC.  The festival is also a continuing celebration of the 50th anniversary of the UCC.

Please join us for this worthwhile event that will celebrate the UCC through wonderful music presented by the combined voices of participating choirs and by individual performances of several of the choirs.  Admission is free but a goodwill offering will be collected to benefit Shaw Community Ministry.  Festival concert details are:
Date:  Saturday, May 17, 2008
Time:  7:30 PM
Place:  University Baptist Church
 3515 Campus Drive (near intersection of University Blvd and Adelphi Road)
 College Park, MD 20740
For more information, contact Pilgrim Church, UCC at 301-942-7188.

Congregations Called to Join in a Sacred Conversation on Race
Local churches are encouraged to join in a "sacred conversation" on race on Trinity Sunday, May 18, as part of a nationwide initiative announced last month by representatives of the United Church of Christ, the National Council of Churches and Trinity United Church of Christ. Pastors have been encouraged to preach about race relations that day and to begin race-related conversations in their congregations. National and local UCC leaders have been working to pull together resources that can support these conversations. They can be found at http://www.ucc.org/sacred-conversation/.

Coincidentally, Lincoln Congregational Temple UCC and Faith UCC are celebrating their first Africa Day celebration for that same date. The event will feature exhibits and food following the 10:30 a.m. service of worship at Lincoln Temple, 1701 11th Street NW, close to the African-American Civil War Memorial Metro Stop. Association churches are invited to send representatives to participate in the event, which will include the opportunity for conversations with representatives of African embassies. For more information, see www.lincolntempledc.org; RSVP to Barbara Ferguson Kamara at bkamara@starpower.net.

Potomac Association Highlights Tents of Hope at Spring Meeting Representatives of Potomac Association churches gathered April 26 at Rock Spring Congregational UCC for the association's spring meeting. In addition to joining in worship together, attendees heard reports on the work of association committees over the past year. Youth representatives provided a special presentation on the crisis in Sudan and Darfur and the Tents of Hope rally that is planned on the Mall in the fall. Attendees also got the chance to paint affirmations on one of the tents that will be erected as part of that initiative. Plans are under way for a gathering of association youth in connection with next fall's event. For further information on the Tents of Hope initiative, see www.tentsofhope.org.