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SUMMARY:The State of Rural Churches and Communities
DESCRIPTION:In rural and small towns\, the church is often a focal point for the spiritual and social well being of a community. During these times of health\, economic\, and social uncertainties facing the U.S.\, how are UCC congregations serving rural and small towns\, and what are they doing to meet the needs of their communities?\nIn the United Church of Christ\, rural and small congregations make up 60% of the denomination and are the backbone of the UCC.\nJoin Roberto Ochoa\, UCC Program Associate for Congregations of Color/Ethnic Identified Congregations as he moderates a panel of Conference and pastoral leaders as they bring voice to the celebrations\, challenges\, and the needs of leading UCC congregations in a rural/small town setting.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/the-state-of-rural-churches-and-communities/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210128T153000
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SUMMARY:When your Church Goes Viral
DESCRIPTION:Despite evidence and relevance to the literal\, what happens when your church goes metaphorically viral on the internet?! Join Rev. Adam Ericksen\, Pastor of Clackamas UCC\, and Rev. Dr. Chris Davies\, about faith in the technological sphere\, the memes of Jesus\, and pastoring folks in our own relative age group.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/when-your-church-goes-viral/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210126T153000
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SUMMARY:The State of the Children
DESCRIPTION:HOW ARE THE CHILDREN? Join Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson\, President and CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund\, as he addresses the state of our children in America\, in 2021. Dr. Wilson will identify the most pressing issues facing the children\, and then note the policy shifts necessary for their care\, as well as the measurables to know are markers of progress we can be vigilant in monitoring. Join us in a formal address from Dr. Wilson as well as some dialogue about what we can do together to ensure that all children have what they need to thrive in 2021 and beyond.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/the-state-of-the-children/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210121T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210121T163000
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CREATED:20210119T220135Z
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SUMMARY:Blessings for the Ongoing Work of our Country
DESCRIPTION:As we witness and watch what the season will bring for the United States of America in the transition of power\, the United Church of Christ is adding blessing towards our future\, aligned with faith. We will call on God to show up with all of God’s might in support of our shared future of liberation. On this Thursday for the Soul\, Local pastors and ministerial leaders will offer prayers of blessing\, redemption\, confession\, and commission for the United States on this day\, praying into a Just World for All. Join\, listen along\, and add your prayers along the rest! Together we can create the kind of world God imagines for us all.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/blessings-for-the-ongoing-work-of-our-country/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210119T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210119T163000
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SUMMARY:Building Back Hope: A Service of Release & Renewal
DESCRIPTION:Please join the United Church of Christ and The People’s Inauguration as we curate space for Release & Renewal at the intersection of Pain & Promise. At the close of Martin Luther King Day Celebrations and on the cusp of the 47th Inauguration\, we will worship together bearing witness to this past year and pouring Hope into the future. What is Hope? Hope is the confident expectation that all God intends will come to pass. Valarie Kaur\, author of See No Stranger; Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis\, Senior Pastor of Middle Collegiate Church; Rev. Dr. Chris Davies\, Director of Faith Formation\, UCC will join the Officers and staff as we Build Back Hope\, followed with a sermon by Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III\, Senior Pastor of Trinity UCC-Chicago. *closed captioning and Spanish translation will be available. We have before us the glorious opportunity to inject a new dimension of Love into the veins of our civilization. ~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/building-back-hope-a-service-of-release-renewal/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210114T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210114T163000
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SUMMARY:Epiphany Music with Musician Lea Morris
DESCRIPTION:Come for guiding stars and guiding music with Lea Morris\, child of the universe\, singer\, songwriter\, parent\, teacher and perpetual student… notably known through not only through her work with acclaimed songwriting\, and now well known in the UCC through her performances on this webinar series and through the Christmas pageant! Join us as we journey through epiphany and beyond.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/epiphany-music-with-musician-lea-morris/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210113T130000
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SUMMARY:What’s Possible?: Faith and Climate Policy in 2021 (1PM – 2PM ET) January 13th
DESCRIPTION:After the Georgia Senate runoff election on January 5th\, we will know the legislative landscape for the new Congress. What will be possible for climate policy? Aside from congress\, what might President Biden accomplish through executive orders? This webinar will address these questions with an eye toward what faith communities can do to put their values into action in pressing for the kind of climate policies urgently needed in this time of crisis and inequality.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/whats-possible-faith-and-climate-policy-in-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210112T153000
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SUMMARY:What Shall We Say to These Things? Crafting a Social Gospel for the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 90 minute inter-generational conversation\, between Ruby Sales: member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960’s\, founder of the Spirit House Project\, and one of fifty African Americans spotlighted in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History\, and Brittany Packnett Cunningham: Ferguson Commissioner and activist\, co- founder of Campaign Zero\, NBC News and MSNBC contributor\, and member of President Obama’s 21st Century Task Force\, as we discuss the current role of faith and faith leaders in the midst of socio-political crisis. This conversation will be moderated by Rev. Traci Blackmon.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/what-shall-we-say-to-these-things-crafting-a-social-gospel-for-the-21st-century/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210106T193000
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SUMMARY:National Call to Prayer and Vigil (7:30PM - 8:30PM ET) January 6th
DESCRIPTION:We are witnessing events unfolding that call for a gathering of prayer. Join the officers and staff of the United Church of Christ in a National Call to Prayer where we will gather to pray for our nation and world. Bring a candle to light where you are. \n7:30pm Eastern Time \n6:30 pm Central Time \n5:30 pm Mountain Time \n4:30 pm Pacific time \n2:30 pm Hawaiian
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/national-call-to-prayer-and-vigil/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210106T120000
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SUMMARY:OWL Taking Flight: WYD sliding into my DMs?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging conversation with James Wadley\, PhD about how to initiate conversations with teens and young adults who court\, maintain\, and sever relationships using social media (e.g.\, Tiktok\, IG\, Snapchat\, and Whatsapp). How can you encourage and support healthy relationships based on the OWL values of Self-Worth\, Responsibility\, Sexual Health\, and Justice & Inclusivity?
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/owl-taking-flight-wyd-sliding-into-my-dms/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201222T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201222T170000
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CREATED:20201217T180341Z
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SUMMARY:Hymn Sing!
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we gather together to listen to the music of advent and Christmas\, sing along\, and close the year off together! You are welcome to dress up and “show off” your Christmas spirit throughout the program. We are looking forward to being together digitally once again this year.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/hymn-sing/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201217T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201217T163000
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SUMMARY:Blue Christmas Service
DESCRIPTION:Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year—or is it? For many\, it echoes old griefs and illuminates the new. When so many things have changed this year\, we’ve lost people important to us\, and so many hold their hardest parts in isolation\, This Christmas will be so difficult for so many people. Blue Christmas is a service that holds the tension of the grief and difficulty of the season for many\, in tension and awareness of the societal messages that Christmas is a season of ONLY JOY—at the expense of all other feelings and circumstances. Jesus’ mother Mary will be our guide for this journey as she reminds us of God’s presence in the midst of our suffering. Join us for a worship service “Mary’s Blue Christmas” hosted by the National Setting’s Thursday’s for the Soul in partnership with the Overdose and Drug Use Ministries as well as the UCC Mental Health Network.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/blue-christmas-service/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T153000
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SUMMARY:Stepping into the Archives
DESCRIPTION:The United Church of Christ has a complex history full of the stories of people. We came together calling\, Let Them All Be One! And we are seeking ways to unite ever since\, even as we clarify our purpose in loving God with all our heart\, mind\, soul\, and strength and our neighbor as ourselves; and our vision in uniting through Christ’s love towards a just world for all. Join Caroline Dunleavy\, Executive Director of the Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society\, and Ed Cade\, Associate for Historical Preservation and Archivist\, as we browse through our archives.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/stepping-into-the-archives/
LOCATION:Zoom
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