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SUMMARY:World Refugee Day 2023 Worship Service
DESCRIPTION:As Christians\, we seek to live out God’s call to welcome refugees and asylum seekers. With multiple threats facing our siblings across the globe and ever-changing legislation\, where are God’s people Finding Freedom? \nYou’re invited to an ecumenical worship service in honor of World Refugee Day 2023. This is a celebration with those who have found freedom and a call to continue the work of liberation until all of God’s children know a safe home. \nJoin the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ\, featuring: \n\n“Words of Welcome” by Rev. Terri Hord Owens (General Minister and President of the DOC).\nUCC and DOC choirs and speakers.\nSermon by Gustavo Sermeño (Ainsworth UCC).\n“Blessing for the Journey” by Rev. Dr. John Dorhauer (General Minister and President of the UCC).\n\nWorship planned by DOC’s Immigration & Refugee Response and UCC’s Refugee & Migration Ministries/Global H.O.P.E. \n*Observe World Refugee Day with your congregation: Download the free\, ecumenical resources from the DOC’s Week of Compassion website: full worship service\, videos of each segment\, and order of worship. \nRegister for the live stream:  \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirst Name *\n\n\n\nLast Name *\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail *\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect your denomination\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUnited Church of Christ\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOther/None\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail preferences\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI would like to receive periodic emails from the United Church of Christ\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI would like to receive periodic emails from the Disciples of Christ\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI only wish to receive emails regarding this event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMobile Phone\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nText preferences\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI would like to receive periodic text messages (UCC only)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubmit
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/world-refugee-day-2023-worship-service/
LOCATION:Livestream
CATEGORIES:Global Hope,Wider Church Ministries
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SUMMARY:Status of Welcome Corps with Church World Service
DESCRIPTION:On January 19\, the Biden administration rolled out a new project called Welcome Corps\, which enables private citizens to independently resettle refugees. Church World Service (CWS)\, a formal partner of Welcome Corps\, will be presenting for UCC churches about the status of the program and how churches can responsibly engage. At this webinar\, UCC churches will have the opportunity to ask questions to CWS HQ staff about the new available sponsorship opportunities\, the support available for sponsor groups\, and implications of the new system. Groups who previously sponsored are invited to attend to learn about how to build on past experience to welcome again.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/status-of-welcome-corps-with-church-world-service/
CATEGORIES:Wider Church Ministries
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T140000
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SUMMARY:Towards a Sustainable Future
DESCRIPTION:The Sustainable Development Goals or Global Goals are a collection of 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a “blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all”. The SDGs were set in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and are intended to be achieved by the year 2030. The work of justice and ministry in the church are critically tied to sustainable development. Join this conversation about how these global goals are paving the way to a sustainable future. \nThe Wednesdays with the World webinar series will be highlighting the ways in which the quest for justice is intersectional and global\, allowing UCC members greater opportunities for increased awareness of global concerns and highlighting options for advocacy and action.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/towards-a-sustainable-future/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Wider Church Ministries
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SUMMARY:Commission on the Status of Women
DESCRIPTION:Global movements are necessary to affect change. The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. CSW65 just closed out. What were the outcomes of the event? How can women impact global advocacy and be more involved in the fight for women’s justice? What is the role of the church in advocating for justice for women and girls? Join us for this important conversation. \nThe Wednesdays with the World webinar series will be highlighting the ways in which the quest for justice is intersectional and global\, allowing UCC members greater opportunities for increased awareness of global concerns and highlighting options for advocacy and action.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/commission-on-the-status-of-women/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Wider Church Ministries
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SUMMARY:Journey to the Waters: A Service of Remembrance and Healing
DESCRIPTION:The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is one of few days that honors the memory of the millions whose lives were interrupted and disrupted by the Transatlantic Slave Trade. This service will create space for the honoring of many whose names are unknown\, individuals who were not funeralized or ritualized. The service is designed as a time for lament as we remember the resilience\, courage\, resistance\, ingenuity and rebellion of Africans who were brought forcefully into the Americas. Through song\, dance\, poetry and prayers – we will remember. \nIn recalling the memories of those who have passed on\, there is the acknowledgement that the atrocities of 400 years of movement of Africans into the Americas abroad ships designed to move people as chattel. These memories compel us to ensure that we eradicate the legacies of the enslavement of Africans that continues to manifest as racism\, Afrophobia and other forms of discrimination. \nThe service gathers the international and interfaith communities to honor the dead\, to pray for healing\, to celebrate the joy of African descendant people\, and to affirm the commitment to eliminate the legacy of injustices that linger. \nThe waters are healing. The waters are an essential part of human life. The waters hold the bodies and memory of the dead. We journey to the waters to remember and to heal.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/journey-to-the-waters-a-service-of-remembrance-and-healing/
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CATEGORIES:Wider Church Ministries
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