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SUMMARY:OWL Taking Flight: Reproductive Justice Advocates
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an interfaith panel of reproductive justice advocates.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/owl-taking-flight-reproductive-justice-advocates/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Our Whole Lives
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SUMMARY:Navigating Interfaith Relations in the Midst of Global Conflict
DESCRIPTION:Over the past few months since the escalation of violence in the Middle East\, we have seen a rise in both anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim rhetoric and actions\, including here in the United States. For some congregations that have nurtured interfaith relations over the years\, the crisis in the Middle East has presented a challenge: how to remain faithful to a Christian witness for justice and peace\, accompanying Palestinian partners while also maintaining relationships with Jewish and Muslim neighbors locally. \nJoin us in this webinar to hear from two UCC local church pastors about their interfaith relationships and responses to hateful actions in their communities; and from staff of the Shoulder to Shoulder campaign\, of which the UCC and Disciples are founding members\, who will provide some strategies and tools to help navigate interfaith relationships in these times of increased hatred.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/navigating-interfaith-relations-in-the-midst-of-global-conflict/
LOCATION:Livestream
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SUMMARY:Earth Sunday Resource: Addressing the Plastics Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Everywhere we look in our culture you will find plastic. It surrounds our food\, it makes up our technology\, and it is a standard element in our household items. Unfortunately\, it is also overflowing from our landfills\, floating in our waters\, and polluting our soil. More and more\, you can even find it in our own bodies and those of other living creatures. Creation Justice Ministries has created an Earth Sunday resource designed to help congregations think more deeply about the ways that plastics impact our lives and God’s creation. It is also intended to equip people of faith to take actions to address this epidemic in faithful and practical ways. The title of this new resource is “Plastic Jesus: Real Faith in a Synthetic World.” Join us as we hear from the lead author of the resource Derrick Weston. \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/earth-sunday-resource-addressing-the-plastics-crisis/
LOCATION:Livestream
CATEGORIES:Creation Justice,Environmental Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T163000
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SUMMARY:Nurture the Soul: Building Congregational Community Safety
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn more about how congregations can build an ecology of community safety that is rooted in care\, investing in each other\, believing in each other\, and trusting each other and the rhythms and cycles around/within us. \nWith our guest thought leaders and faith practitioners\, we explore the “Ecology of Community Safety” guide to offer practical skills\, psycho-social care practices\, planning tools\, and analysis of current conditions\, all towards practicing new ways of creating safety within our own congregational contexts.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/nurture-the-soul-building-congregational-community-safety/
LOCATION:Livestream
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T163000
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SUMMARY:Advocacy 101: Communal Care of Trans Siblings
DESCRIPTION:Join Gender & Sexuality Justice Ministries for the beginning of their new series featuring Advocacy 101 topics throughout the remainder of the year! For the month of April\, we’ll move through the Love is Louder Tool Kit featuring Communal Care for Trans & Non-Binary Siblings. In this webinar\, you’ll be introduced to gender & sexuality terms\, the issues in front of us today\, and ways to cultivate communal care in your context.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/advocacy-101-communal-care-of-trans-siblings/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Gender and Sexuality Justice Ministries
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T163000
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SUMMARY:Nurture the Soul: Building Up a New World with Fellows from Across 5 Conferences
DESCRIPTION:The needs are great\, and the stakes are high in the work of justice building. The good news is most of our local churches are already equipped more than they know. In fact\, many local churches might find renewal and growth by revisioning and reprioritizing what it means to be engaged in ongoing justice work and using a more intersectional analysis as to where they will have transformative impact. For the past two years Rev. Tracy Howe designed a fellowship to intensively train a handful of leaders and nurture the support necessary for sustained engagement in the complex and urgent issues facing our world. Through this leadership program 5-Fellows\, worked to develop organizing strategies\, programing and educational opportunities regionally\, according to specific needs and contexts in which the fellows live. Come and learn more about their experiences and glean from the wisdom of their dedication to build congregation and community engagement.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/nurture-the-soul-building-up-a-new-world-with-fellows-from-across-5-conferences/2024-04-18/
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T150000
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SUMMARY:2024 UCC Annual Earth Summit
DESCRIPTION:The UCC’s second annual Earth Summit will feature celebrated author and activist Bill McKibben delivering the Jim Antal Keynote Lecture with the title\, “Energy from Heaven or Energy from Hell?” The two and a half hour summit will additionally feature a panel of grassroots leaders\, the announcement of the Dollie Burwell Prophetic Action Award winner\, a celebration of the UCC’s newest Creation Justice Churches\, and a video showcasing the environmental ministries of our host congregation\, The Church of Christ at Dartmouth College. This event will be both in-person and live streamed via Zoom. Along with The Church of Christ at Dartmouth College\, cohosts include the UCC’s Council for Climate Justice\, the National Setting of the UCC\, and the New Hampshire Conference of the UCC. Even if one cannot make the event at its scheduled time\, all those who register will receive a link to a recording of the event.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/2024-ucc-annual-earth-summit/
CATEGORIES:Creation Justice,Environmental Justice,Stewardship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240424T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240424T203000
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SUMMARY:A Good Pitch - Understanding the Hopes of Our Donors to Create Change
DESCRIPTION:Once a upon a time\, donors gave out of a sense of obligation and loyalty. Today\, most donors care about the impact they make in the world. How do we understand the motivations of our donors? What kind of change do they want to make in the world? Andrew Warner will talk about five basic ways donors look to create change. We will discuss ways to discuss your congregation’s impact on your community.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/a-good-pitch-understanding-the-hopes-of-our-donors-to-create-change/
LOCATION:Livestream
CATEGORIES:Stewardship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T163000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240409T180125Z
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SUMMARY:Nurture the Soul: Building Up a New World with Fellows from Across 5 Conferences
DESCRIPTION:The needs are great\, and the stakes are high in the work of justice building. The good news is most of our local churches are already equipped more than they know. In fact\, many local churches might find renewal and growth by revisioning and reprioritizing what it means to be engaged in ongoing justice work and using a more intersectional analysis as to where they will have transformative impact. For the past two years Rev. Tracy Howe designed a fellowship to intensively train a handful of leaders and nurture the support necessary for sustained engagement in the complex and urgent issues facing our world. Through this leadership program 5-Fellows\, worked to develop organizing strategies\, programing and educational opportunities regionally\, according to specific needs and contexts in which the fellows live. Come and learn more about their experiences and glean from the wisdom of their dedication to build congregation and community engagement.
URL:https://www.ucc.org/event/nurture-the-soul-building-up-a-new-world-with-fellows-from-across-5-conferences/2024-04-25/
CATEGORIES:Nurture the Soul
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