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SUMMARY:What's Next: Countering Project 2025 with Love: One Year Later
DESCRIPTION:Join the UCC Washington D.C. Office for a conversation on Project 2025 and how the policy landscape and the UCC’s faith-based responses have evolved over the past year since the election. By revisiting our resource “Countering Project 2025 With Love: A UCC Response\,” this webinar will explore enduring commitments and new challenges across issues such as LGBTQ+ rights\, immigration justice\, international peace\, and more. We will also introduce our new toolkit for faithful advocacy\, offering practical ways for individuals and congregations to help build a just world for all. Whether you’re new to the conversation or have been following from the start\, this webinar will equip you with both context and tools to put love into action today!
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/whats-next-countering-project-2025-with-love-one-year-later/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T153000
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SUMMARY:Land\, The Series in 3-Parts: Part II: Small Town and Rural Communities
DESCRIPTION:Land: A Three-part Series: Our relationship to land varies\, not only geographically but spiritually as well. This 3-part series will examine the role Christianity has had in our relationship to land and how those relationships inform how we live\, work and worship alongside others. \nPart II – Small Town and Rural communities are often uniquely tied to the land. Join us as we learn from 3 members of the Small Town and Rural Coalition (STAR) on how being stewards to the land inform how they believe in God and how this connects them to one another.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/land-the-series-in-3-parts-part-ii-small-town-and-rural-communities/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T153000
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SUMMARY:Future of Faith: Resisting Overwhelm in Tumultuous Times
DESCRIPTION:So many of us are living in the most divided times we’ve known collectively. Between fascism\, genocide\, war\, famine\, environmental collapse\, and uncertainty about our relationships and what we are called to be in such a time – we find ourselves deepening or returning to our faith. Our “Future of Faith” series is curated to help us learn from the thought leaders who are exploring these themes and is an invitation to come into a dreaming space where all of G-d’s creation can be cared for – a space where we can know that collective dignity\, love\, kindness\, and respect is honored and how our different perspectives of faith can build up a better world! \nConcerned about clergy burnout\, Rev. Nicolette developed a boundary training called “Centered Preaching in Tumultuous Times” that she taught for the first time in May 2025. Many are drawn to the UCC because of our passion for social justice. However\, pastors who feel called to address the relevant issues of the day are being overwhelmed by unending waves of newsworthy events. Join us for a conversation with Rev. Nicolette as we talk about the joys and challenges of preaching in this time\, the importance of developing sustainable preaching habits\, and some of the hard lessons she has learned along the way so we can continue the work we’ve been called to do.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/future-of-faith-resisting-overwhelm-in-tumultuous-times/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T163000
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SUMMARY:Land\, The Series in 3-Parts: Part III: Stacked Stories and the Doctrine of Discovery Today
DESCRIPTION:Land: A Three-part Series: Our relationship to land varies\, not only geographically but spiritually as well. This 3-part series will examine the role Christianity has had in our relationship to land and how those relationships inform how we live\, work and worship alongside others. \nPart III – In this webinar\, Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel and Land History Consultant and tribal-rights attorney Jessica Intermill will explore the legal and theological underpinnings of the Doctrine of Discovery. They will explore the texture of the doctrine in today’s world with a deep dive into the social geography of Minneapolis\, and then answer guest questions about the role of the Doctrine today.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/land-the-series-in-3-parts-part-iii-stacked-stories-and-the-doctrine-of-discovery-today/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251124T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251124T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T180759
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SUMMARY:Abolition\, Advent\, and Apocalypse: The New Old Story of Freedom and Practicing New Worlds into Life
DESCRIPTION:As we approach the season of Advent this year\, many of us find ourselves vacillating between feelings of helplessness and hopelessness\, faced with rapidly changing political and social landscapes\, with violence and repression on the rise. Yet\, Advent’s stories of awaking and preparing\, waiting and longing\, expecting and dreaming offer us visions to move us\, values to ground us\, and practices to empower us to bring love to birth in this world. Come hear from contributors to this year’s Abolition Advent Calendar about their work to help us reach back to the wisdom of our scriptural and abolitionist pasts and make a way out of no way into hope.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/abolition-advent-and-apocalypse-the-new-old-story-of-freedom-and-practicing-new-worlds-into-life/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T180759
CREATED:20251121T153236Z
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SUMMARY:Joy as Resistance with Neal D. Presa
DESCRIPTION:The season of Advent invites us to embody joy. Yet\, the times in which we live may challenge joyful experiences\, practices\, and encounters. Worship helps bridge recognition of the current reality with hope for the future…making space for joy. Join Cheryl A. Lindsay\, UCC Minister for Worship and Theology for an Advent conversation with Neal D. Presa\, author of Worship\, Justice and Joy: A Liturgical Pilgrimage.\n\n*This event will be streamed live on YouTube and Facebook. No registration necessary.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/joy-as-resistance-with-neal-d-presa/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T163000
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SUMMARY:Joy Through Hope (pre-recorded)
DESCRIPTION:Hope forms as a response to need\, struggle\, and dreams of a better future. Hope serves as an antidote to fear\, motivation to continue forward\, and fuel for joy. Rejoice with us as conference ministers and national staff share stories and reflect on sparks of hope in the life of the church.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/joy-through-hope/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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SUMMARY:Joy Through Lament: A Blue Christmas Worship Service (pre-recorded)
DESCRIPTION:Joy honors sorrow and sadness\, pain and despair\, regret and grief. We invite you into a space that recognizes that “good cheer” may not be attainable for all. Lament allows us to acknowledge our authentic emotional condition while commemorating the Incarnation/Birth of Christ and being comforted by Emmanuel/God With Us.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/joy-through-lament-a-blue-christmas-worship-service-pre-recorded/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T180759
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SUMMARY:Reading Into the New Year: Not Just for Kids Children's Book Edition
DESCRIPTION:Join author Becky Manfredini and illustrator-writer\, Meredith Gould\, as they discuss their decades-long friendship that culminated in developing a children’s book series published by The Pilgrim Press: Slug and Snail Search for Home\, Slug and Snail Search for Love\, and Slug and Snail Search for Peace. They’ll share the inspiration for creating the main characters\, Slug and Snail\, two BFFs who search for the meaning of home\, love\, and peace. \nThe series focuses on these basic concepts for building a child’s social\, emotional\, and cognitive development\, and will be explored during the webinar. Becky and Meredith will share how their lifelong love of books is one element at the core of their collaboration. They’ll also focus on finding inspiration\, creative processes\, and how they worked individually and as a team to create a compelling storyline\, through showing and telling. \nReading Into the New Year webinar series is a longer series where at the start of every year\, Nurture the Soul partners with Pilgrim Press to invite you to lead a book discussion in your own congregational or community settings in 2026.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/reading-into-the-new-year-not-just-for-kids-childrens-book-edition/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T180759
CREATED:20251121T163640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T155110Z
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SUMMARY:Reading Into the New Year: Drag Queen Preacher\, The Power of Identity
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a webinar with Rev. R.R. Tavárez\, the author of Drag Queen Preacher! Including themes of his Afro-Latino culture\, queerness\, faith\, doubt\, and a radical emergence as a drag performer\, this minister takes us on a journey. Through the elegance of poetry and prose we are invited into a beautiful reckoning where we find our story\, refuse to be invisible\, and dare to become more human. \nOur 2026 Reading Into the New Year series will highlight books that were released by Pilgrim Press in the 4th Quarter of 2026 and the 1st Quarter of 2026. We hope that each episode invites you to lead a book discussion in your own congregational or community settings in 2026!
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/reading-into-the-new-year-drag-queen-preacher-the-power-of-identity/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T180759
CREATED:20260116T145706Z
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SUMMARY:Reading Into the New Year: Dismantling White Christian Supremacy
DESCRIPTION:In this next installment of Reading Into the New Year\, we’ll be in conversation that confronts traditional theology which serves to justify white Christian supremacy. We’ll explore how we go about reconstructing a theology more aligned with the teaching of Jesus and what is the role of the church has in making this transition.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/reading-into-the-new-year-dismantling-white-christian-supremacy/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T163000
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CREATED:20260116T145235Z
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SUMMARY:Reading Into the New Year: The Story of Bob - a Trailblazer in Faith and LGBTQ+ Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:Today\, the pursuit of living “more fully and authentically” is a quest that crosses terrains of social influences and self-image\, intersecting with political strains for liberation and well-being. As authoritarianism swells its censorship of LGBTQ stories\, “The Story of Bob” remembers the work of resistance against similar terrains strewn with legal landmines that restricted who could be fully themselves\, and how\, and where. During our webinar\, we’ll learn more about the limits of faith in helping Bob cope with personal loneliness\, desire and the impact of fear on his capacity to love and explore/wonder why the Christian landscape is as unpredictable as any other social construct of life\, including family.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/reading-into-the-new-year-the-story-of-bob-a-trailblazer-in-faith-and-lgbtq-advocacy/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260316T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260316T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T180759
CREATED:20260107T154648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T160252Z
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SUMMARY:Future of Faith: Movement on the Margins
DESCRIPTION:We are living in the most divided times we’ve known collectively. Between fascism\, genocide\, war\, famine\, environmental collapse\, and uncertainty about our relationships and what we are called to be in such a time – we find ourselves deepening or returning to our faith. Join the Heartland Conference Minister Rev. David Long-Higgins for an engaging conversation around the future of faith in their local and regional contexts and discover how we are called to be generous\, gracious\, loving\, and courageous during these times.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/future-of-faith-movement-on-the-margins/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T164500
DTSTAMP:20260405T180759
CREATED:20260311T145907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T154031Z
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SUMMARY:Flickering Encounters of Life with Life: Re-Earthing Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Whether we participate in organized religion or not\, we often feel closest to God or the sacred when we’re outside and in rapport with the natural world. This is not surprising\, as when we trace our lineages back\, we find ancestors who practiced earth-based spiritualities. In this conversation on “re-earthing spiritual practice\,” we will draw from Daniel’s two books—”Speak with the Earth and It Will Teach You: A Field Guide to the Bible” and “Live Each Season as It Passes”—as well as Daniel’s experience co-founding an outdoor “wild church” community\, to trace an evolution in theology of nature beyond the dominion and stewardship paradigms\, and towards relationship and reciprocity with the more-than-human world.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/flickering-encounters-of-life-with-life-re-earthing-spiritual-practice/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul,Programmatic Priorities - Spiritual Formation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T180759
CREATED:20260320T152442Z
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SUMMARY:Future of Faith: Faith in Chaotic Times
DESCRIPTION:Faith practices\, even leadership during “normal” times can be difficult but in times of chaos\, we might find ourselves asking different questions. In this webinar\, we’ll explore how being faithful is an embodied practice that prepares us to not respond with fear or “old ways of being”\, but to anchor ourselves to communities that commit to cultivating trusting and compassionate practices to meet our spiritual and practical needs. By modeling faith over fear\, we can transform crises into opportunities for resilience and abundance.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/future-of-faith-faith-in-chaotic-times/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul,Programmatic Priorities - Spiritual Formation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T164500
DTSTAMP:20260405T180759
CREATED:20260401T151024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T151024Z
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SUMMARY:Let’s Talk About It | Mental Health Sunday
DESCRIPTION:Reports from SAMHSA and CAHMI in recent years have shown that approximately 1 in 4 Americans have had a diagnosable mental health condition. With this prevalence in mind\, discussing mental health experiences in a way that normalizes conversation and care—particularly from the pulpit—is vital to healthy and holistic spiritual care. The UCC annually recognizes the third Sunday in May as Mental Health Sunday\, and this year it lands on May 17\, 2026. But what even is Mental Health Sunday\, why should you host one\, and how do you go about planning a worship service dedicated to mental health? You are invited to join Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund (UCC National Staff) and members of the UCC Mental Health Network’s Board of Directors as they discuss implementing Mental Health Sunday in your own ministry context.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/lets-talk-about-it-mental-health-sunday/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260518T164500
DTSTAMP:20260405T180759
CREATED:20260401T151442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T151442Z
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SUMMARY:Future of Faith: Small Town - Full Building
DESCRIPTION:First Congregational Church of Benzonia United Church of Christ strives to create a united community in Christ’s Love. Instead of focusing on the lack of children in the church on Sunday mornings\, we shifted our focus to getting community groups and other organizations into the building throughout the week. We share our hospitality and love by opening our doors (and parking lot) to various groups in our community. From hosting 12-step programs\, to tutoring\, to Single MOMMS\, and the Father Fred Back to School Shoe Event (just to name a few!)\, we are living into our community.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/future-of-faith-small-town-full-building/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T180759
CREATED:20260320T151835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T143204Z
UID:260033-1779809400-1779813000@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Youth Lead: Faith\, Identity\, and Calling with Raven Trammell
DESCRIPTION:The next generation of faith leaders is already reshaping what community and calling can look like. Join us for a conversation with Raven Trammell\, storyteller\, speaker\, and founder of Culture Shift\, a creative project exploring spirituality\, identity\, and purpose through storytelling. \nAfter experiencing a traumatic brain injury during his college basketball career\, Raven returned to photography and storytelling\, something he first discovered as a child\, as a way to preserve memory and make meaning of life’s turning points. Today he shares his journey\, including his experience as a trans person navigating faith and identity\, to encourage others\, especially young adults\, LGBTQ+ people\, and Black and Brown communities\, to live fully into who God created them to be. \nThis one-hour conversation will explore resilience\, faith\, identity\, and the ways new generations are imagining spiritual community beyond traditional walls.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/youth-lead-faith-identity-and-calling-with-raven-trammell/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul,Programmatic Priorities - Spiritual Formation
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