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SUMMARY:Autism-Inclusive OWL
DESCRIPTION:Join Amy Johnson\, Melanie Davis\, and OWL trainers Shellie and Ramon Selove to learn how to make OWL programs welcoming and inclusive of neurodiversity. Ramon is autistic\, and he and Shellie have a young adult autistic son who attended OWL programming. The Seloves will share first-hand experiences that will help facilitators lead OWL programs that are enjoyable and meaning for all participants.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/autism-inclusive-owl/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Our Whole Lives
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T140000
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SUMMARY:World Refugee Day Ecumenical Worship Service
DESCRIPTION:June 20 is World Refugee Day. UCC Refugee and Migration Ministries\, in collaboration with the Presbyterian Church USA and the Disciples of Christ\, will host a live\, ecumenical online worship service June 1 at 2 p.m. (Eastern)\, then make the recording and related resources available to local congregations June 20 or another day of their choice. This service will include litanies\, prayers\, and reflections on global mass migration and bring us together to inspire in us a faithful and loving response.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/world-refugee-day-ecumenical-worship-service/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Wednesdays with the World
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220602T153000
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SUMMARY:All Together: Insights from Strengthening the Church
DESCRIPTION:Gleaning wisdom and possibilities from new church planters and revitalizing churches on how to adapt and do ministry through shifting times. This webinar sets out to explore how “All Together” we can strengthen our church. This webinar will engage new church planters that have received grant funding from Strengthening the Church offering\, we will hear the impact of Strengthening the Church offering from a Conference Minister and gain insights from a church coach who supports the work of new church plants in the United Church Of Christ through Strengthening the Church funding.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/all-together-insights-from-strengthening-the-church/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T140000
DTSTAMP:20260415T070950
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SUMMARY:Discerning and Deciding: Bold Climate Action
DESCRIPTION:According to a recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change\, the world has less than three years for its greenhouse gas emissions to peak and head into a relatively rapid decline. Careful discernment is needed on where people of faith and conscience should place their time and energy in organizing for the policies that will lead us to a more just and hospitable world. Should the focus be on climate legislation currently being considered in Congress? Should the focus be upon presidential emergency powers? To help answer these questions\, this webinar will feature three leaders in the climate movement: \n\nKeya Chatterjee\, Executive Director of U.S. Climate Action Network\nMiranda Ehrlich\, Federal Field Director for the Sierra Club\nJean Su\, Energy Justice Director for the Center for Biological Diversity\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/discerning-and-deciding-bold-climate-action/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Creation Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T163000
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SUMMARY:Faithful Election Engagement in a Time of Increased Voter Suppression
DESCRIPTION:The United Church of Christ’s Our Faith Our Vote Campaign is our ongoing commitment to equip you with the tools for nonpartisan faithful engagement in our democratic process. The campaign is made up of three main components; voter registration\, issue education\, and voter empowerment. \nJoin us as we explore faithful election engagement in a time of increased voter suppression. This session will offer a variety of resources as you support your community and congregation.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/faithful-election-engagement-in-a-time-of-increased-voter-suppression/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T163000
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SUMMARY:Open and Affirming: the Power of Covenant
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is for UCC congregations taking their first steps towards an Open and Affirming covenant\, and for existing ONA churches looking for new ways to live into their ONA commitment. We’ll focus on “covenant” as the basic value of our movement\, and the reason we’ve become the largest and fastest-growing LGBTQ-affirming church movement in the world. We’ll share best practices we’ve learned from growing ONA churches\, including intersectional advocacy\, and ways a church can design an ONA conversation that builds consensus and strengthens relationships. \nThis webinar is part of a special series of Thursdays for the Soul webinars focused on twelve Just World Covenant programs in the United Church of Christ. On the third Thursday of each month\, one of these programs will be featured. Learn more at: www.ucc.org/just_world_covenants.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/open-and-affirming-the-power-of-covenant/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T120000
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SUMMARY:Juneteenth: Revealing Hidden Histories
DESCRIPTION:Remembering the day that news of emancipation reached the last outpost of enslaved people in Texas\, Juneteenth acknowledges God’s sacred people of African descent. Sacred acknowledgment is recognition of birthplace—the cradle of civilization on the continent of Africa. Sacred acknowledgement is celebration of cultural expressions as first peoples\, free people\, multilingual\, multiethnic\, and multi-talented artisans\, scientists\, creators\, builders\, navigators\, writers\, thinkers\, and orators. Sacred acknowledgement is remembering and honoring the generations of untold stories that are waiting to be revealed within these sacred bodies. \nAmidst growing efforts to suppress the truths of our history\, join the United Church of Christ for our Juneteenth 2022 Celebration as African and African American descendants\n— geniuses of spoken word and cultural oral traditions—reveal hidden histories so we might take up our roles in the unfolding story of God’s liberating love.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/juneteenth-revealing-hidden-histories/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Racial Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T163000
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SUMMARY:Manual on Church Update
DESCRIPTION:Join Rev. Dr. Chris Davies and members of the Manual on Church Working Group for a conversation on where we have been\, and where we are going with the document of Best Practices and Covenental Connections. Attendees of this conversation will get a sneak peak into the newly developed Marks of Faithful and Vital Congregations\, and be invited into the trials of “how will this work for your setting?”
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/manual-on-church-update/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220623T210000
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SUMMARY:Prayer and Preparation: Introduction to Rapid Response and Embodiment Practices
DESCRIPTION:As the legislative attack on trans and queer persons continue\, hate groups have been emboldened to act publicly.  In recent weeks armed militias\, neo-nazis and violent white supremacists have disrupted public PRIDE festivals and library programing featuring queer people.  We anticipate this kind of organized and armed disruption to continue.   Join Rev. Tracy Howe\, Minister for Congregational and Community Engagement for an introduction to rapid response and embodiment practices to help local church members prepare and respond for this kind of violence.  Topics such as risk assessment\, intervention\, communication and organizing in these scenarios will be addressed. \nAudience: Local church lay leaders and authorized ministers.  ONA congregations. \nTrainer: Rev. Tracy Howe\, Minister for Congregational and Community Engagement
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/prayer-and-preparation-introduction-to-rapid-response-and-embodiment-practices/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Health and Wholeness Advocacy Ministries
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220627
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220628
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SUMMARY:Digital Ministry Summit
DESCRIPTION:We need digital ministry leaders today… \nAs we enter the third year of a worldwide pandemic we continue to realize that digital ministry is real ministry and it is essential for the future of the church in our world. As faith leaders we can naively hope to return to “the way things used to be” or we can intentionally and strategically create digital ministries that engage our congregations and the world around us with the good news of love and justice. The Digital Ministry Summit provides an in depth look at hybrid worship\, online church\, virtual community\, and more. Through interviews with leading digital ministry faith leaders\, the Digital Ministry Summit equips faith leaders and congregations with the ideas\, inspiration\, philosophy\, and theology to start or enhance the digital ministry in your context. \nJoin us for this five day summit\, learn with 20 leading digital ministry experts\, and explore new possibilities for digital ministry\, hybrid worship\, and online church in your context. \nThe Digital Ministry Summit is for you if… \n\nYou want to learn the “how to” and the “why to” of digital ministry.\nYou want to hear best practices from digital ministry leaders.\nYou want to create a sustainable digital ministry for your congregation.\nYou want to improve your online/hybrid worship experience.\nYou want to proclaim the good news of love and justice by any media necessary.\n\nRegister
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/digital-ministry-summitt/2022-06-27/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220630T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220630T163000
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SUMMARY:An Afternoon of Theatre with the Just Peace Players
DESCRIPTION:The Just Peace Players are a group of interfaith religious leaders who write and perform plays on peace and justice themes. They perform live and virtually for local congregations and Association gatherings throughout the New England area and beyond. Join us as the Just Peace Players perform and discuss their ministries for the wider church and interfaith communities.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/an-afternoon-of-theatre-with-the-just-peace-players/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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