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SUMMARY:Climate Hope Cards Art Contest
DESCRIPTION:We find ourselves in the midst of ongoing climate and environmental justice crises. The future sometimes seems uncertain and even frightening. Yet as people of faith\, we are called to heed prophetic voices and fight for a livable planet. \nCalling all UCC children and youth: Draw or paint about climate hope\, environmental justice\, or protecting the Earth. Sunday school class and youth group participation encouraged. \nLast day to submit art (11/29/2022)
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/climate-hope-cards-art-contest/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Creation Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T120000
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SUMMARY:Sex on Wednesday with Martha Kempner
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome Martha Kempner! Martha is a writer and sexual health expert. She writes about sexual behavior\, contraception\, STDs\, and her efforts to raise sexually healthy girls in a sexually unhealthy world. Her articles and newsletter\, Sex on Wednesday\, explain new research\, provide commentary on current events\, analyze social trends\, and bust myths.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/sex-on-wednesday-with-martha-kempner/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Our Whole Lives
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221103T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221103T163000
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SUMMARY:Spirituality and Pop Culture
DESCRIPTION:As Christmas becomes increasingly secularized\, how do we talk to our congregations about the holiday? And how has the popular view of Christmas changed over time? The answer may come from depictions of Christmas in popular movies and TV shows. \nJoin author and religion journalist John A. Zukowski as he talks about his book Christmas on the Screen\, which explores the spiritual and cultural implications of Christmas movies and TV shows. \nThis session will point out how popular culture has changed how Americans feel about Christmas. It’s an opportunity to both use and critique images of Christmas in popular culture as we head toward another Christmas season. \nChristmas on the Screen is available at thepilgrimpress.com\, at your favorite online book seller\, or on order with your local bookstore. \n100 Spiritual Movies to See Before You Die is available to pre-order at thepilgrimpress.com
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/spirituality-and-pop-culture/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221105T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221105T150000
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SUMMARY:United Church of Christ Ambassador Training with Blessed Tomorrow
DESCRIPTION:Americans are growing more concerned about climate change. As they witness and experience impacts on their health\, livelihoods\, and communities\, they are increasingly looking for guidance on solutions\, from people in their daily lives – including faith leaders like you. This training will equip you with the knowledge\, hands-on experience\, and resources to speak and act confidently on climate change and solutions. \nWith this training\, and a cohort of like-minded leaders\, you will be able to engage your congregations and congregants\, colleagues\, the public\, and policymakers to inspire climate solutions that help protect our families and communities now\, and ensure a prosperous\, just\, and secure future. \nThis webinar will be recorded via Zoom and the links for the recorded webinar will be provided to all who register. Individuals interested in becoming Blessed Tomorrow Ambassadors must attend the webinar and then sign the agreement. \nThe training will run on Saturday\, November 5 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM ET\, and will include several breaks throughout. \nIf you have any questions before registering\, please contact FaithAmbassadors@ecoAmerica.org \nWe strive to host inclusive\, accessible events that enable all individuals\, including individuals with disabilities\, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility\, please contact FaithAmbassadors@ecoAmerica.org
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/united-church-of-christ-ambassador-training-with-blessed-tomorrow/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Creation Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221106T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T211907
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SUMMARY:White Christian Nationalism and the Midterm Elections
DESCRIPTION:As congressional hearings into the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol end and in the shadow of the rise of the Neo-Nazi organizations in our nation\, the mid-term election is proving to be as contentious as ever.  Equally\, candidates around the country are trafficking white Christian nationalism.  With each passing election\, fringe political ideas become more and more mainstream.  Simultaneously\, white supremacist ideas at work in Christian practices must be contended with. \nOn November 6th\, 2022\, at 7pmET/4pmPT\, Valley and Mountain Fellowship’s Center for Fatih\, Art and Justice\, in partnership with the UCC’s Join the Movement toward Racial Justice Initiative will host a dialogue between Rev. Dr. Obery Hendricks\, author\, Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals Are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith and Dr. Anthea Butler\, author\, White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America. The topic is White Christian Nationalism and the Midterm Elections. The dialogue will be moderated by the Right Rev. Dr. Edward Donalson\, III\, author #BlackLivesMatter: Toward an Intersectional Theology.  The event will be live streamed.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/white-christian-nationalism-and-the-midterm-elections/
LOCATION:Livestream
CATEGORIES:Join the Movement,Racial Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T211907
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SUMMARY:Centering Africa at COP27
DESCRIPTION:In November\, leaders from the world’s nations will be convening at COP27\, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh\, Egypt. While this summit has been described as “the African COP\,” activists from the continent have asserted that they are already being shut out. In this webinar\, we will center the climate concerns and issues faced by Africa\, the continent that bears the least responsibility for the climate crisis yet is most vulnerable to its destructive impacts. A prominent concern for African nations at COP27 is the matter of who will pay for the increasing losses and damages inflicted by the climate crisis. Over the past 50 years\, climate exacerbated drought has led to a loss of an estimated $70 billion in the Horn of Africa and southern Africa\, while the cost of rising sea levels is projected to reach $50 billion by 2050 for islands and coastal areas. Of far greater significance than what can be expressed in monetary amounts is the enormous loss of life that has occurred. Over the past 50 years\, drought led to the loss of over a half million lives\, while flooding has claimed the lives of 20\,000. Among the featured panelists for this webinar will be Dr. Tinashe Gumbo from the All Africa Conference of Churches and the Rev. Michael Kalito from Theological Education by Extension in Zambia (TEEZ). \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/centering-africa-at-cop27/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Creation Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T163000
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SUMMARY:Writing as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:A daily pause. \nA moment of wonder. \nA simple invitation to insight. \nWith deep understanding of the human spirit\, each poem by Tina Datsko de Sánchez touches the reader’s core with its rich imagery and holy metaphors. Join us as Tina reads poetry from her latest release\, Swimming in God\, shares insight on her writing process and how she finds inspiration\, and invites attendees to craft ecstatic poetry of their own through writing prompts. We invite you to come to this webinar with your favorite writing implement and an open heart. \nSwimming in God is available at thepilgrimpress.com\, at your favorite online book seller\, or on order with your local bookstore.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/writing-as-a-spiritual-practice/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T163000
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SUMMARY:Becoming a Creation Justice Church
DESCRIPTION:Creation Justice Churches is a program of the United Church of Christ that guides congregations in discerning how they can best embody a commitment to care for God’s creation. As Christians\, this is our first calling in the Bible. It is also a calling that has been integral to the DNA of the UCC as a denomination and the historic role played by the UCC’s Commission for Racial Justice in launching the environmental justice movement. In the face of the climate crisis\, the Creation Justice Church program has provided a path of active hope for a growing number of congregations. As the UCC’s Minister for Environmental Justice\, the Rev. Dr. Brooks Berndt will introduce the program and host the following church leaders who have helped lead their church into becoming Creation Justice Churches: \n\n\nBarbara Smith-Bacon from First Congregational United Church of Christ in Sarasota\, Florida\nRev. Robert Grabill from the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College\nRev. Nancy Leckerling from First Congregational Church in Guilford\, Connecticut\nClaire Stiles from Lakewood United Church of Christ\, St. Petersburg\, Florida\n\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: just world covenants
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/becoming-a-creation-justice-church/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221130T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221130T210000
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SUMMARY:Celebration of Harvest and Ministry in Yunnan Province\, China
DESCRIPTION:Join the East Asia and Pacific office and representatives of Yunnan Provincial and Baoshan City Christian Councils as they discuss local harvest traditions and highlight social service and ministry programs serving the prevalent minority communities of this mountain province in western China. \nThere will be a special presentation by the Little Well Church choir that features members of the Miao community performing traditional Thanksgiving songs. We will also join Baoshan Christian Council via live stream as they promoting HIV/AID awareness in the community for World AIDS Day on December 1.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/celebration-of-harvest-and-ministry-in-yunnan-province-china/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Wednesdays with the World
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