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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220202T120000
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SUMMARY:OWL Taking Flight: Presenting - Under Your Wing Video Series for Parents and Caregivers of Young Children
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the debut of a new OWL resource: “Under Your Wing” a video series for parents and caregivers of young children.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/owl-taking-flight-presenting-under-your-wing-video-series-for-parents-and-caregivers-of-young-children/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Our Whole Lives
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211203T140927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T215002Z
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SUMMARY:Vibrant Re-Entry And Voter’s Rights Desmond Meade
DESCRIPTION:Please join Rev. Traci Blackmon and Desmond Meade\, a formerly incarcerated civil rights activist and recent McArthur Genius Grant Awardee\, as they discuss the church’s role in welcoming returning citizens. Desmond Meade’s work centers on restoring voting rights to formerly incarcerated citizens and removing barriers to their reentry in every aspect of vibrant life. His voice was a key component of the restoration of voting rights to thousands of Floridians.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/vibrant-re-entry-and-voters-rights-desmond-meade/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220120T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220120T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211221T204142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211221T204142Z
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SUMMARY:Let us Worship as One Body
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome Rev. Dr. Cheryl Lindsay as the Minister for Worship and Theology for the national setting of the United Church of Christ. Rev. Cheryl is no stranger to the UCC. She pastors a local congregation in Wellington\, Ohio and in 2020 and 2021\, she served as a writer of Sermon Seeds\, the one of the most utilized resources of our denomination. Join us as she lets us in on what to expect in 2022!
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/let-us-worship-as-one-body/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220119T190000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20220104T210123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220110T144601Z
UID:176654-1642615200-1642618800@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Storytelling and Racial Justice
DESCRIPTION:Share Stories. Open Hearts. Create Movement. \nAs people of sacred stories\, we know the power of narratives to build compassion and inspire action. Our stories help us know who we are and help us imagine who we can become. Drawing on a diverse panel of storytellers\, this interactive webinar will inspire you with moving stories\, equip you with storytelling tools\, and empower you to use your own stories to Join the Movement toward Racial Justice.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/storytelling-and-racial-justice/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Racial Justice
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220113T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220113T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211203T131031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211215T162247Z
UID:175337-1642087800-1642091400@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Queerness & Disability: Showing up as our Full Selves
DESCRIPTION:To many members of both the LGBTQ+ and disability communities\, the intersection between Queerness and Disability may not be obvious. But for people who identify as both queer and disabled\, this particular intersectional identity can strongly inform their understandings of self\, others\, and God. Join queer\, disabled members of the UCC Disabilities Ministries Board as they discuss invisible identities\, self discovery\, and living outside the box.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/queerness-disability-showing-up-as-our-full-selves/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220112T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220112T140000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211215T211100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220110T193207Z
UID:176198-1641992400-1641996000@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Getting Congress to Act: Strategies\, Tactics\, and Vision for 2022
DESCRIPTION:Frederick Douglass once said\, “Power concedes nothing without a demand.” This webinar will focus on the art and craft of making a demand while casting a vision of what can be achieved in the year ahead. In this instance\, we will focus specifically on how people of faith can best organize themselves to place pressure on Congress to act in 2022. For insight and guidance\, we will turn to those with experience as organizers working locally and nationally: \n\n\n\nRev. A. Kazimir Brown\, Co-Leader of the National Faith Team for the Poor People’s Campaign\nRev. Chibuzo Nimmo Petty\, Senior Organizer at For Our Future\nKim McMurray\, Field Director for Indivisible\n\n\n\nEven if you cannot make the webinar at its scheduled time\, still sign-up\, and we will send you a link to a recording of it. \nThis monthly installment of Creation Justice Webinars is co-hosted by the Rev. Dr. Brooks Berndt who serves as the Minister of Environmental Justice for the United Church of Christ and the Rev. Michael Malcom who serves as the Executive Director for Alabama Interfaith Power & Light and the People’s Justice Council.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/getting-congress-to-act-strategies-tactics-and-vision-for-2022/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Creation Justice
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220106T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220106T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211130T194159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211215T162035Z
UID:175187-1641483000-1641486600@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Grace Emerged Visible
DESCRIPTION:Come and worship with members of the national setting as we observe Epiphany and explore “the responsibility to distribute God’s grace.” (Ephesians 3:2a CEB)
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/grace-emerged-visible/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220105T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220105T130000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211209T145357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211209T200911Z
UID:175840-1641384000-1641387600@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:OWL Taking Flight: OWL Revisions – Flight Status
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn the status of revisions and updates to various levels of OWL\, what is out of print and why\, and what to do until publication.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/owl-taking-flight-presenting-under-your-wing-video-series-for-parents-and-caregivers-of-young-children-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Our Whole Lives
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211221T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211221T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211025T205657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211124T171546Z
UID:172505-1640100600-1640104200@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Hymn Sing!
DESCRIPTION:Hymn Sing!\nJoin 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. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/hymn-sing-2/
CATEGORIES:Tuesday for Nurture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211216T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211216T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211025T205155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T205340Z
UID:172503-1639668600-1639672200@www.ucc.org
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. \nBlue 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. \nJesus’ 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. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/blue-christmas-service-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211214T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211214T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211025T204925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T204925Z
UID:172501-1639495800-1639499400@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:The State of Rural Churches & 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 a voice to the celebrations\, challenges\, and the needs of leading UCC congregations in a rural/small-town setting. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/the-state-of-rural-churches-communities/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Tuesday for Nurture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211025T204530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T135653Z
UID:172499-1639063800-1639067400@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:The State of Black Bodies in the US
DESCRIPTION:Dean Kelly Brown Douglas is Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Theology at Union. She also serves as the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral and Theologian in Residence at Trinity Church Wall Street. \nHer groundbreaking and widely taught book Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective (1999) was the first to address the issue of homophobia within the black church community. Her latest book\, Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God (2015)\, examines the challenges of a “Stand Your Ground” culture for the black church. The publication of her next book\, “Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter\,” is forthcoming. \nJoin us as Dean Douglas invited us to consider the current state of Black liberation in this country and how we must contend with the myth of Anglo-Saxon Exceptionalism. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/the-state-of-black-bodies-in-the-us-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211207T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211207T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211025T203852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T203852Z
UID:172495-1638891000-1638894600@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:The History of Afro-Christian Churches in the UCC
DESCRIPTION:The History of Afro-Christian Churches\nIn 1957\, when the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational and Christian Churches formed the United Church of Christ\, there was a fifth stream that fed into our formation\, the Afro-Christian Church. \nWhile it maintained a Christian identity\, it was an independent and separate organizational structure comprised of the Afro Christian Convention\, five conferences\, 150 churches\, 25\,000 members\, 185 ordained ministers\, and licentiates. \nJoin us as we hear of this rich legacy from Dr. Yvonne Delk\, a daughter of the Afro-Christian tradition and spiritual leader in our midst. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/the-history-of-afro-christian-churches-in-the-ucc/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Tuesday for Nurture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211202T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211202T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211025T204104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T135816Z
UID:172497-1638459000-1638462600@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Purple Church
DESCRIPTION:Purple Church\nThe United Church of Christ contains people with a wide spectrum of theological beliefs and political alignment. People who choose to be in a church that holds differences of opinion often do so with a few different strategies of love and conflict management. \nIn this conversation\, we will hear from leaders of Purple Churches\, or churches that have members across the theological/social/political lines\, about how they show up authentically with each other in the midst of difference. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/purple-church-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211201T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211201T150000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211111T205850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211112T175956Z
UID:173741-1638367200-1638370800@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Global HOPE Blue Christmas Worship
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, Dec 1\, 2pm ET for a virtual worship service with Team Global HOPE at UCC National Ministries for a Blue Christmas worship service. Blue Christmas services traditionally provide space for those who don’t feel so “merry and bright” during the holiday season. \nThis service seeks to recognize and stand in solidarity with the experiences of those aggrieved or displaced by disaster or forced migration in 2021. We remember that we are called to stand in solidarity with the captive and the oppressed\, and work together with God’s guidance to create a just world for all. UCC Clergy and choirs engaged in humanitarian ministries across the denomination will be providing reflective liturgy\, music\, and preaching during this event. \nWe will be celebrating communion together virtually so please have something to eat and drink ready. It can be whatever you have on hand\, not necessarily bread and juice. This event will be recorded for later availability or use in local Blue Christmas events.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/global-hope-blue-christmas-worship/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Wednesdays with the World
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211201T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211201T130000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211130T214934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211130T215444Z
UID:175192-1638360000-1638363600@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:OWL Taking Flight: Sex Ed Trivia!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an interactive time with sex ed trivia and prizes!
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/owl-taking-flight-sex-ed-trivia/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Our Whole Lives
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211130T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211130T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211025T203516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211124T164406Z
UID:172493-1638286200-1638289800@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Let’s Talk About Abortion
DESCRIPTION:Let’s Talk About Abortion\nAbortion access is an issue of faith! The United Church of Christ has had a strong history of supporting access to safe and healthy abortion since before Roe V. Wade. UCC Clergy have been advocating for the women and people who need abortions for decades! \nJoin for a conversation with Elaina Ramsey\, Ohio Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice\, Sandy Sorenson\, United Church of Christ DC Team Leader\, and Rev. Dr. Chris Davies\, advocate for abortion access in Ohio. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/lets-talk-about-abortion-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Tuesday for Nurture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211123T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211123T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211025T203041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T203041Z
UID:172491-1637681400-1637685000@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:What is the Doctrine of Discovery?
DESCRIPTION:In their own voices\, First Nations Indigenous People will discuss the destructiveness of the Doctrine of Discovery on their peoples in what is presently known as the Americas and the Caribbean. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/what-is-the-doctrine-of-discovery/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Tuesday for Nurture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211118T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211118T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211025T202621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T202621Z
UID:172489-1637249400-1637253000@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Queer the Church
DESCRIPTION:Darrell Goodwin and Chris Davies are queer leaders in the United Church of Christ. They have worked together: visioning\, dreaming and praying for a future where the United Church of Christ is relevant for the past several years. Come with your questions\, dreams and spirituality\, and listen alongside their conversation of Call\, faith and hope…for who we are\, and who we can be: where every voice is honored along the journey. While they will be speaking from their own place of identity and call; this offering is not only for queer-identified people but for ALL people seeking a place of rest for the soul. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/queer-the-church/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211025T202344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T202244Z
UID:172487-1637076600-1637080200@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:State of Creation
DESCRIPTION:What is necessary to halt the deleterious effects of climate change in the 21st century? Join Rev. Brooks Berndt\, Minister for Environmental Justice\, UCC\, and Jim Antal\, author\, public theologian\, Special Advisor on Climate Justice to the General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ. \nRev. Antal will address:\n• The current state of climate change\n• The impact of the roll-back of over 100 EPA regulations and disengagement from the Climate Accord; needed reforms\n• The role and responsibility of people of faith\n• Actions we can engage both as individuals and as communities in 2021 \nJoin us in a formal address from Rev. Antal as well as some dialogue moderated by Rev. Brooks Berndt about what we can do together to ensure God’s creation thrives in 2021 and beyond. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/state-of-creation/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Tuesday for Nurture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211101T164651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211108T143622Z
UID:172889-1637074800-1637078400@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Faith — Trauma & Healing
DESCRIPTION:An engaging conversation on how faith can be both a source of trauma and healing\, centering the experiences\, journeys\, and perspectives of stigmatized people from marginalized and vulnerable communities.\nPresenters:\nRev. Michael Crumpler\, LGBTQ and Multicultural Programing Coordinator\, Unitarian Universalist Association\nMin. Erica Poellot\, Director of Faith and Community Partnerships\, National Harm Reduction Coalition\, & Director of Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention\, United Church of Christ\nKamal Fizazi\, J.D.\, Leadership Team Member\, U.S. HIV AIDS Faith Coalition
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/faith-trauma-healing/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Health and Wholeness Advocacy Ministries
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T120000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211101T163951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211105T142850Z
UID:172886-1637060400-1637064000@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Stigma\, Science\, and the Sacred: The Role of Faith Communities in Addressing Biomedical (Vaccine) Stigma
DESCRIPTION:An intentional conversation on the important role of faith communities in addressing scientific stigma and dismantling barriers to biomedical prevention and treatment access.\nPresenters:\nUlysses Burley\, Founder\, UBtheCURE\, LLC\nLouis Shackelford\, Project Manager External Relations\, COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN) & HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN)
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/stigma-science-and-the-sacred-the-role-of-faith-communities-in-addressing-biomedical-vaccine-stigma/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Health and Wholeness Advocacy Ministries
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211111T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211111T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211025T184539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T202033Z
UID:172475-1636644600-1636648200@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Digital Funerals & Grief: A Conversation & Ritual
DESCRIPTION:As we collectively both prevent and respond to what is happening in our world\, the impacts of a global pandemic on how we grieve continue to offer both opportunities and demand creativity in keeping people safe. \nOn this panel\, we will be talking through the reality of what many are experiencing as grief goes digital. We will look towards how local pastors and chaplains are offering opportunities to grieve\, through what has been a shared experience of collective trauma in this age. And together\, we will hold a service of collective grief. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/digital-funerals-grief-a-conversation-ritual/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211109T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211025T182901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T183808Z
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SUMMARY:Disabilities\, Mental Health\, and Racial Justice
DESCRIPTION:Disabilities\, Mental Health\, and Racial Justice\nJoin international disabilities scholar Rev. Dr. John Swinton and UCC’s Minister for Disabilities and Mental Health Justice Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund for a theological and practical conversation about God’s calling for us to create communities of radical belonging and liberating love. \nWe will explore the intersections of disability justice\, mental health justice\, and racial justice. We will share suggestions for how faith communities can live out this call for radical belonging\, liberating love\, and justice. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/disabilities-mental-health-and-racial-justice-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211025T135725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T201917Z
UID:172441-1636039800-1636043400@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Mysticism and Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:Mysticism and Mindfulness\nThis webinar will offer conversation and practice from some of the leading mystics and mindfulness practitioners in the UCC. Come and listen alongside Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer\, Shannon Abbott\, Rev. Dr. John T. Myers and Rev. Brendan Curran. Come where you are with a willing heart and spirit\, and leave grounded and nourished. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/mysticism-and-mindfulness/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211103T130000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20210819T200625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210825T133958Z
UID:168971-1635940800-1635944400@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:OWL Taking Flight: OWL and Racial Justice
DESCRIPTION:OWL Taking Flight: Racial Justice Replay! Take time to watch or review this practical and reflective conversation with OWL Trainers of Color about how to be more intentionally anti-racist as an OWL facilitator.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/owl-taking-flight-owl-and-racial-justice/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Our Whole Lives
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211102T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211102T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211025T140133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211101T191640Z
UID:172444-1635867000-1635870600@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Church-Based Reparations
DESCRIPTION:Church-Based Reparations\nThere is a growing call among many US religious groups to explore financial reparations as part of amends through financial investments and long-term programs benefiting African Americans. \nWe will explore the theological grounding for reparations and will share learnings\, mistakes\, suggestions for the next steps and practices for engaging the work. Join us for an ecumenical panel discussion of representatives of various predominantly white congregations and entities who have engaged in reparations. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/church-based-reparations-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Tuesday for Nurture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211028T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211021T163852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211026T133300Z
UID:172342-1635435000-1635438600@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:Celtic Worship
DESCRIPTION:In this ongoing season of Lent and as we gather ourselves in for all to follow; pour yerself a cup of tea\, wouldja\, and join in on the day after St. Patrick’s for some traditional Celtic music by Laureano Sanchez and worship led by Rev. Dr. Chris Davies\, Rev. Brendan Curran\, and Chaplain Lynn Cooper. \nA blessing from the 19th-century compendium of Gaelic prayer\, the Carmina Gadelica:\nThe guarding of the God of life be upon me\,\nThe guarding of loving Christ be upon me\,\nThe guarding of the Holy Spirit be upon me\,\nEach step of the way\,\nTo aid me and enfold me\,\nEach day and night of my life. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/celtic-worship-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211021T164453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T182506Z
UID:172344-1635262200-1635265800@www.ucc.org
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: a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960s\, 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. \nWatch the recording of “The People’s Inauguration.” https://thepeoplesinauguration.org/ \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/what-shall-we-say-to-these-things-crafting-a-social-gospel-for-the-21st-century-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Tuesday for Nurture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211021T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211021T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T234822
CREATED:20211014T185819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T185819Z
UID:172021-1634830200-1634833800@www.ucc.org
SUMMARY:The Sermons That Keep Preaching
DESCRIPTION:It’s said that the sermons preachers preach fall into a few key themes\, year after year. Join a panel of local pastors thinking through the sermons that keep coming back\, year after year\, and why those messages continue to be critically important. In times of crisis and calm\, we lean on our faith to guide us through. What are the messages that have resonated through the scripture and through the ages? \nThursdays for the Soul is a webinar series to care for the whole church. Topics are wide-ranging and are focused on the spirituality and care of people. Prayer\, worship\, music\, psalm readings\, or compassionate teaching are included. This will be a predictable time of gathering for something to feed your spirit. \n*Please note this session is pre-recorded.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/the-sermons-that-keep-preaching/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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