Study, Learn and Grow: Resources & Events from Stony Point Center for Friend

Dear Friend,

Lots to share today. Updates & opportunities from the interfaith gathering on immigration held here recently plus other events you can participate in soon here at Stony Point Center. Quick synopsis:

Interfaith Gathering on Immigration: image + resources below
Intergenerational Ministry Retreat: 3/24-26
TopCon ("Theology of Play"): 3/26-3/29

Proyecto Faro and Stony Point Center co-hosting

Proyecto Faro and Stony Point Center want to thank you all who came last week to the multi-faith meeting in support of immigrants. Below are some immediate next steps you can take to help our neighbors and communities.

What you can do immediately:

Download and use Signal, a secure text messaging system , to safely communicate with each other and others engaged in immigrant support efforts.
For those nearby: Share with your networks and immigrant friends, neighbors, and workers that Bronx Defenders (800-597-7980) and Make the Road NY’s Westchester office (914-948-8466) will provide legal representation for those who have been detained.
Help propagate Know Your Rights information: Review, download, and print out these resources to educate yourself and share with at-risk neighbors and members of your congregations. Included on this page are Know Your Rights wallet cards & flyers, resources for understanding different kinds of warrants that immigrants may be given by ICE, a Preparedness Toolkit, and a Step by Step Family Preparedness Plan. Proyecto Faro has been giving Know Your Rights trainings to schools and community groups, and we can work with you to coordinate one for your faith community. Additionally, we are looking for individuals and congregations to print out Know Your Rights materials so we can widely distribute these materials to immigrant communities and allies. If you would be able to donate printed materials, please reach out to Proyecto Faro.
Continue to educate yourself and your congregation. Here is a very helpful training on how congregational ministry to immigrants is changing, hosted by the Clergy Emergency League, and a related article. If you find other resources, please send them to us.

Proyecto Faro y Stony Point Center quieren agradecerles a todos los que asistieron la semana pasada a la reunión multirreligiosa en apoyo a los inmigrantes. A continuación se detallan algunos de los próximos pasos inmediatos que puede tomar para ayudar a nuestros vecinos y comunidades.

Qué puedes hacer inmediatamente:

Descargue y use Signal, un sistema seguro de mensajería de texto para comunicarse de manera segura entre sí y con otras personas involucradas en los esfuerzos de apoyo a los inmigrantes.
Para aquellos que están cerca: comparta con sus redes y amigos, vecinos y trabajadores inmigrantes que Bronx Defenders (800-597-7980) y la oficina de Make the Road NY en Westchester (914-948-8466) brindarán representación legal a quienes han sido detenidos.
Ayude a difundir la información de Conozca sus derechos: Revise, descargue e imprima estos recursos para informarse y compartirlos con vecinos en riesgo y miembros de sus congregaciones. En esta página se incluyen tarjetas y folletos de Conozca sus derechos, recursos para comprender los diferentes tipos de órdenes judiciales que ICE puede otorgar a los inmigrantes, un conjunto de herramientas de preparación y un plan de preparación familiar paso a paso. Proyecto Faro ha estado brindando capacitaciones Conozca sus Derechos a escuelas y grupos comunitarios, y podemos trabajar con usted para coordinar una para su comunidad religiosa. Además, estamos buscando personas y congregaciones que impriman materiales de Conozca sus derechos para que podamos distribuirlos ampliamente entre las comunidades de inmigrantes y sus aliados. Si puede donar materiales impresos, comuníquese con Proyecto Faro.
Continúe educándose a sí mismo y a su congregación. Aquí hay una capacitación muy útil sobre cómo está cambiando el ministerio congregacional para inmigrantes, organizada por la Clergy Emergency League, y un artículo relacionado. Si encuentra otros recursos, envíenoslos.

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3/24-326: Curious about INTERGENERATIONAL MINISTRY but don’t know where to start? Filled with questions? How do you move from age segmented ministry (Sunday School, worship led and attended mostly by adults, etc) into a truly integrated and intergenerational worship experience?

What are the benefits for community development with intergenerational ministry? Is this just a fad? What support can I get if we do make this change?

This training retreat is designed just for you! Come with any experience and pre-conceived notions. Join with other church leaders, and dig into why it works, why you should do it, and learn how to build a congregations that stays together and grows together.

BONUS OFFER! Stay through Saturday 3/29 for the TOPCON Theology of Play Conference at a discount. Spend the week with us deepening your Christian formation skills.

3/26-3/29: Are you ready for TOPCON ("Theology of Play") 2025? We hope so, because the Theology of Play Conference is coming to Stony Point Center, in Stony Point, New York. TOPCON will take place from Wed., 3/26 to Sat., 3/29. That’s over three days of conversations about the theology of play and playing tons of tabletop games.

And if that’s not enough, we’ll also have game designer workshops, opportunities to play-test games, a game swapping table, mini game reviews, a Flip 7 tournament, and a few more surprises we’ll keep to ourselves for now. If you love tabletop games, the undesigned designer (God), and our call to more robust expressions of play in our ministries and lives, this is unquestionably the conference for you.

Come early for the intergenerational ministry retreat at a discount! (Starts 3/24)

Want to book a retreat yourself? Just give us a call (845-786-5674), fill out a form online (stonypointcenter.org) or send us an email: guestservices@stonypointcenter.org. We’d love to hear from you!