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SUMMARY:I Heart Orgasms--Pleasure\, Sexual Health and Consent
DESCRIPTION:Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller join OWL Taking Flight to discuss their newly revised and updated book\, I Heart Orgasms. Drawing on their over twenty years of experience teaching audiences about sexual pleasure\, plus the voices of thousands of survey-takers who share their experiences in these pages\, Dorian and Marshall bring wisdom to the intersections of pleasure\, consent\, and sexual health.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/i-heart-orgasms-pleasure-sexual-health-and-consent/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Our Whole Lives
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230208T130000
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SUMMARY:The Land Back Movement
DESCRIPTION:The Land Back Movement has been succinctly described as the generations long struggle to put “Indigenous lands back into Indigenous hands.” Yet\, there is much to know and understand about this vitally important movement. In this webinar\, organizers and practitioners within the movement will place the struggle within the context of dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery and the ongoing work of reparatory justice. Moreover\, current efforts will be discussed and lifted up in discerning how the movement can be advanced today. Speakers will include: \n\nKaterina Gea from the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery and pastor of Wild Church Fresno\nSarah Augustine from the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery; author of “The Land Is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery”\nAngie Comeaux from Hummingbird Springs Farm\, the Bvlbancha Collective\, and Okla Hina Ikhish Holo (People of the Sacred Medicine Trail)\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/the-land-back-movement/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Creation Justice
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SUMMARY:Virtual National Gathering of UCC Rural/Small Town Churches and Ministries
DESCRIPTION:The Virtual National Gathering of UCC Rural/Small Town Churches and Ministries: \nGathering Dates: February 9-11\, 2023 (Thursday\, Friday\, & Saturday*\n*On Saturday\, encourage congregations to gather together in church\, potluck style and\nparticipate in joint communion across the denomination.) \nTime: 4:00 – 7:00 pm EST \nTheme: Nourishing the Seeds of Faith (Isaiah 55:10-11) \nContact: Rev Roberto Ochoa\, UCC Minister for Ethnic Inclusion\, Rural and Small Churches – ochoar@ucc.org \nIn the Fall of 2019\, UCC General Minister/President Rev John Dorhauer received a letter from a UCC pastor in a rural setting disappointed in the lack of congregational and pastoral presence during General Synod.  The pastor felt that rural congregations and ministers felt isolated and disconnected from the national setting. \nJohn responded by referring the letter to Rev Dr Chris Davies\, Team Leader of Faith INFO and requested Rev Roberto Ochoa\, who was responsible for congregational support and resources for Faith INFO contact the pastor. \nThat contact led to the beginning of a movement to reach out to rural identified congregations and all those interested in rural ministries. \nIn December 2020\, Rev Roberto was paired with Rev Dr Bonnie Bates\, Penn Northeast Conference Minister to present a workshop about the state of the UCC rural/small town churches in the denomination for the virtual AM 21 Conference. \nTopics relevant to the rural church settings were explored in several UCC Thursdays for the Soul webinar series hosted by Roberto. \nDuring the virtual General Synod of 2021\, a workshop was presented by Roberto\, Bonnie\, and Rev Dr Marc Stewart\, CM Montana/No Wyoming.  It resulted in the creation of the Coalition for UCC Rural Ministries for all those interested in rural ministries from every setting of the UCC.  The Coalition has met monthly since 2021 and has been hosted by Bonnie Bates and Roberto Ochoa for the purposes of listening and collaborating with best practices for the rural local church and pastoral leadership. \nA special report by CARDD on WHERE OUR UCC CONGREGATIONS CALL HOME: RURAL\, TOWN\, SUBURBAN\, AND URBAN CONGREGATIONS researched and authored by Roberto Ochoa found that over 60% of UCC congregations were in communities with less than 25\,000.  https://www.ucc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022.vfw_.pdf  (p 55-57) \nTwo primary goals of the Coalition for UCC Rural Ministries has been to have a national gathering of UCC rural churches and pastoral leaders and to organize for recognition by the National Setting of the UCC.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/virtual-national-gathering-of-ucc-rural-small-town-churches-and-ministries/2023-02-09/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Faith INFO,Justice and Local Church Ministries
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T130000
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SUMMARY:Create Playspace with the President
DESCRIPTION:What Is the Best/Most Exciting Tech Innovation You Are Incorporating into Your Ministry and How Is It Changing Your Future? \nProvocateur: John C. Dorhauer
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/create-playspace-with-the-president/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Office of the General Minister and President
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Planning the Energy Future of your Congregation
DESCRIPTION:Join the Interfaith Power & Light\, the United Church of Christ\, and other faith partners in learning about benchmarking your facilities’ energy use\, so that your congregation can cut energy costs and care for creation. This is the first step in planning to take advantage of federal funding now available to faith communities. Presenters include: Jerry Lawson\, National Manager of EPA’s Energy Star for Small Businesses and Congregations; Sarah Paulos\, Interfaith Power & Light’s Cool Congregations Program Director and Tom Hackley from People’s Church of Kalamazoo\, Michigan. Join us on February 21\, 2023\, at 1 pm ET\, 12 pm CT\, 11 am MT\, and 10 am PT. Fill out the form below with your name and email to Register now!
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/webinar-planning-the-energy-future-of-your-congregation/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Creation Justice
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