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SUMMARY:OWL Taking Flight - Parent Orientation for OWL and Sexuality and Our Faith: Tips for Success
DESCRIPTION:Join some seasoned OWL coordinators for information about how to make your Parent Orientation a success!
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/owl-taking-flight-parent-orientation-for-owl-and-sexuality-and-our-faith-tips-for-success/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Our Whole Lives
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T153000
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SUMMARY:The Metamorphosis Moment: A Conversation with Marcia McFee (Reimagining Ritual Series)
DESCRIPTION:Marcia McFee\, PhD (professor\, worship designer\, author\, preacher and ritual artist) joins Cheryl Lindsay\, DWS (UCC Minister for Worship and Theology) for a conversation about the creativity and innovation needed and available to worshipping communities in this moment as the church emerges from the pandemic into the next normal.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/the-metamorphosis-moment-a-conversation-with-marcia-mcfee-reimagining-ritual-series/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T130000
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SUMMARY:The Climate Strike Movement 5 Years Later
DESCRIPTION:Five years have now passed from when Greta Thunberg and soon others went on strike from school to launch a movement that expanded and reverberated around the world. The movement continues as organizers prepare for the March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City on September 17th. This webinar will feature organizers and activists who will reflect back on the movement and where we are today. The Rev. Jim Antal has recently written a new chapter for his popular book “Climate Church\, Climate World” that is entitled\, “Trump\, Biden\, Greta—Years of Upheaval\, 2018-2022.” Aly Tharp is the Senior Organizer for GreenFaith and is currently organizing faith communities in support of the September 17th march. Gabriela Martinez is an organizer for the Franciscan Action Network and is also mobilizing support for the march. Even 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. This 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-climate-strike-movement-5-years-later/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Creation Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230914T163000
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SUMMARY:Then Let Us Sing! A Case Study (Reimagining Ritual Series)
DESCRIPTION:Then Let Us Sing! is a new online hymnal and music resource developed by the United Church of Canada for release in fall 2024. The Education Justice\, and Ethos (EJE) sub-committee works to create strong theological criteria and rubric for music selection and edits from an anti-oppression\, anti-colonial lens — including an ethical framework for copyright. Members of the sub-committee\, including UCC Minister of Worship and Theology\, Cheryl Lindsay\, discuss the process and impact of the theological and ethical commitments in the development of this resource.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/then-let-us-sing-a-case-study-reimagining-ritual-series/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T150000
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SUMMARY:From Surviving to Thriving: Healing for the Forgotten Survivors of Racial Terror
DESCRIPTION:Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing and Supporting Sarah Collins Rudolph\nOn September 15\, 1963\, four members of the Ku Klux Klan planted dynamite inside the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham\, Alabama and at about 10:20am\, it was detonated.   When that dynamite exploded into the history of our nation\, it destroyed the lives of four girls\, Addie Mae Collins\, Denise McNair\, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley who were attending Sunday School services.  Unknown to many is the fact that there was a 5th little girl\, 12-year-old Sarah Collins\, who survived the bombing and whose life has been shaped by that trauma ever since. \nOn September 15\, 2023\, Join the Movement toward Racial Justice is partnering with Nurturing Justice to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the bombing and to support survivor Sarah Collins Rudolph.  Through an online symposium\, we will seek healing from the horror of past harms\, while keeping the power of the story of survival alive in our communities.  Through education\, skill-building and reparatory justice\, this symposium promises to not only honor the past but to equip us to build a future free from racial terror\, one where people of African descent cannot only survive\, but thrive. \nThe ongoing rise of white nationalist terror in our contemporary context\, the prevalence of trauma for Black and Brown people in America\, and the political and systemic roll back of voting\, educational\, reproductive and other basic human rights and freedoms\, require our persistent attention.  Let us join together on this historic day to see what history has to teach us about repairing our present and creating a more just future. \nContribute to the community restorative justice campaign to support Sarah Collins Rudolph by donating here. \nSymposium Format\nMorning Session\n\nOpening Worship\nInterview with Sarah Rudolph Collins\nPlenary Keynote: Racial Terror\, Trauma and Survival – Then and Now\n\nRegister here for the Morning Session:\nhttps://UCC.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Nn4Ltq2PQnWlpdd-u2pm0w  \nAfternoon Session\n\nWorkshops\n\nCombatting Christian Nationalism\nHealing Intergenerational Trauma\nCommunity Organizing against Racial Terror\n\n\n\nRegister here for the Afternoon Session:\nhttps://UCC.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vdu6oqD4vHNYx9RninS_ncA2q0XBHci-A \nSymposium Speakers and Leaders\n\nRev. Dr. Willie Dwayne Francois III\nRev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis\nRev. Dr. Velda Love\nSarah Collins Rudolph\nDr. Obery Hendricks\, Jr.\nRev. Dr. Danielle Buhuro\nBishop Dwayne Royster
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/from-surviving-to-thriving-healing-for-the-forgotten-survivors-of-racial-terror/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Join the Movement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T100000
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SUMMARY:Trails of Hope and Terror - Ames UCC Theologian-in-Residence
DESCRIPTION:Every four days\, five immigrants attempting to cross the desert to enter the United States end up dying in on our southern border. This is probably the greatest human rights violation currently occurring in our country … why? Trails of Hope and Terror is a documentary film whose mission is to explore the political\, economic\, social and historic reasons for this tragedy.\n\nJoin the 38th Annual Theologian in Residence Program broadcast from Ames UCC in Ames\, Iowa. This year’s theologian is Rev. Dr. Miguel Torre\, professor of social ethics at Iliff School of Theology in Denver\, CO.\n\nThe program will be in two parts: 10-11:30 am ET – Video broadcast “Trails of Hope and Terror” (2009) followed by a Q&A session with Rev. Dr. Torre. 11:30-11:45 am ET – Break 11:45 – 1 pm ET – “Confronting the Hopelessness of Immigration” keynote address by Rev. Dr. Torre followed by Q&A.\n\nLearn more about the program here.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/trails-of-hope-and-terror-ames-ucc-theologian-in-residence/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T153000
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SUMMARY:Partners in Building: A Virtual Conference with the UCC Church Building and Loan Fund
DESCRIPTION:Is your church contemplating ways to have a positive\, long-term impact in your community? \nYour church property might be a key ingredient to your congregation’s future mission and growth. Join us forour annual Partners in Building virtual conference to learn how to navigate possibilities and take steps torepurpose\, finance and manage church-owned property to create a lasting impact. \nPartners in Building is the only Church-led\, faith oriented event that provides comprehensive education aboutreal estate redevelopment\, from concept to completion. The conference is open to church leaders of anyChristian denomination based in the United States. It includes opportunities to connect with loan partners\,capital fundraising executives\, building professionals and other experts to discuss your goals. There will bepresentations and workshops on land use\, repurposing resources for mission\, faith-based entrepreneurship\,fundraising and the future of ministry as well. \nDon’t miss this important event that could help shape your church’s future. Sign up today. \nRegister: https://web.cvent.com/event/03c4dfed-e9a8-4094-8b83-fd73533e5628/summary
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/partners-in-building-a-virtual-conference-with-the-ucc-church-building-and-loan-fund/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T153000
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SUMMARY:General Synod Worship Planning Community: A Case Study (Reimagining Ritual Series)
DESCRIPTION:General Synod Worship provides an opportunity for the church to center as a community of faith. The first onsite GS was charged to “Make All Things New.” This webinar will reflect on General Synod Worship as a model\, in planning\, preparation and execution\, to consider how local church worship may be renewed and reimagined.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/general-synod-worship-planning-community-a-case-study-reimagining-ritual-series/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Thursdays for the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T153000
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SUMMARY:A Conversation: Rev. Dr. Chanequa Walker Barnes
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this special offering of our Thursday Nurture the Soul webinar where Rev. Traci D. Blackmon will be in conversation with Rev. Dr. Chanequa Walker Barnes\, author of Sacred Self-Worth and I Bring the Voices of My People and Too Heavy A Yoke.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/a-conversation-rev-dr-chanequa-walker-barnes/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Justice and Local Church Ministries
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