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Too many in the world still ridicule those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, asexual, and intersex. Independence Day is not on the liturgical calendar for lots of reasons mainly it is a holiday for only one country even though countries besides the United States have an independence celebration or national day of some sort. As the fires of experience burn scorching hotIn the life of every Trans person,Grant that these fires may burst forthInto a world eager for the warmthOf the truth of abundant Trans Life and Thriving. Joy given by and through you. Manuscripts of sermons are also available on their site. Today, we say yes to the diversity among uswithin ourselves, our families, our neighbors, and our communities. We celebrate with our queer, transgender, bisexual, lesbian, and gay siblings who choose to come out, and honor those who do not. The United Church of Canada acknowledges that its buildings and ministries, from coast to coast to coast, are on traditional territories of Indigenous Peoples. Each week, youll find that Sundays Lectionary texts and Sermon Seeds, a reflection on the focus text from the. Amen. We pray for all those who hunger for justice and liberation today. We must write the stories of our trans elders and trans visions of a trans past. The Working Preacher site offers an introduction to the Narrative Lectionary, sermon preparation, and worship service planning preparation. A life in the unity of the Trinity is one of being shaped and sent daily in the image and in the purpose of Holy Love. 3. For pleasure. The Holy Spirit is that which can transform our deepest anger, sadness, and loneliness into something new. Yes, Resource Booker is available from any PC or mobile device using any browser. You can search or browse hymns by title, tune, meter, key, scripture reference, and more. 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(Psalm 8:4 CEB). The 2022 Information Review was due on Feburary 11th, 2022. His commitment to living out the image of God enfleshed could not be swayed, even in the face of death. Explore the Congregational Toolkits for teaching your congregation about mental illnesses Send us stories and/or questions (use the form below or email chair@mhn-ucc.org ). Worship Resources from Global Ministries Youth and Children Resources from Global Ministries Family and Children's Ministries Baptism Certificates Reconciliation Ministry (various) Pastoral/Leadership Grants & Scholarships History Ecumenical Financial Publications Additional Resources Find a Disciples congregation near you. Go now in hope. (KFR, 2020, based on Romans 6), God, your child Jesus taught us to welcome each other, but welcome often seems too little in this world.Welcome, without affirmation, becomes an empty promise,Devoid of the lesson that to truly welcome each other means to see the face of God in each other.We commit to affirm all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people,Welcoming them and Affirming them as Gods beloved creations.You taught us that whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will see a prophets reward;That whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous.We know that until we are all free, none of us can be free, And we commit to co-creating that world of welcome and affirmation until all people can access that promise. ALL: God, you have piled up stacks of blessing on those who believe, You stand ready and waiting for all who run to you to escape an unkind world. (KFR, 2020), We are all one human family. It includes exegetical material geared to the weekly lectionary. Resource Booker, replacing Web Room Bookings, is a web application allowing UCC staff & students to makead-hoc room bookings. and may your study be prayer. University College Cork is a registered charity with the Charities Regulatory Authority, Sustainable Development Goals in UCC Research, Centre for Continuing Professional Development, Deep Retrofit of the Enterprise Centre, North Mall Campus. We Are Marching In the Light of God, TFF 63 / ELW 866 . We can help you get situated. Despite the abundance of life around us, we still turn to destruction. Blessed are those Who hunger and thirst for justice For they will be satisfied. Remind us that we are all born holy and deserve love and tenderness. ALL: God, hear our prayers. Dr. Cheryl A. Lindsay, Minister for Worship and Theology (lindsayc@ucc.org). (PAUSE) God in your mercy ALL: hear our prayers. Amen. For the earth that groans beneath us. Resources for Worship - Living Water Association, UCC Resources for Worship You are here: COVID 19 has challenged the way we worship. For questions regarding Worship Ways, please contact Rev. Prayer after CommunionALL: God of abundance, we give you thanks for the grace we experience at your Table. Each week, youll find that Sundays Lectionary texts and Sermon Seeds, a reflection on the focus text from theSeasons of the Spiritcurriculum. And be safe! All prices USD. Amen. A recording of our virtual National 2020 Open and Affirming Service is available YouTube.Credit abbreviations: Kimi Floyd Reisch (KFR), Mak Kneebone (MK). (Revised from Religious Institute), Continue to serve with faith and love,Depart from this time today committed to sharing the best of yourself,Through generosity of time and resources,Meeting the needs of others, both spoken and unspoken, seen and unseen, heard and unheardAs the God of healing has healed us,Let us go now and share that compassion with the world,Let us go and greet our beloved transgender, bisexual, lesbian, and gay siblings,Our Black, Latinx, Indigenous, siblings,Sharing the good news that they are seen, they are heard, they are Beloved. In you, we are free from the pressure of our world to conformto all become like. Learn More Spiritual Directors Find a Spiritual Director to help you process experiences and grow in your faith, ministry, and leadership. God chose to speak to us, to show us a way towards authenticity to show others the way toward the value of life, the destructiveness of rigid gender rules. Our sharing in this common meal as a beloved family of God, receiving this means of grace in an unbroken line throughout this history of our community of faith, is a way of lifting the veil on the heavenly banquet. 4. Click here for Mission Moments, which can be used with your newsletter or Sunday worshipbulletin. -More worship resources from the UCC: https://bit.ly/3Xz9fYJ *Into the Mystic with the Rev. It is not that trans people have never existed, it is that we have been erased and taken out of history. Don't forget to send us your submissions! Check out The Living Psalms. Christian rituals, in particular, reflect that our inward being manifests in outward doing. The emptiness of the tomb demonstrates the power of what has been left behind as well as previews the promise ahead. So, too, kindle within us powerTo not let pain deter usFrom struggling onwardIn justice and in peaceTo make the presentA different story. But you heard me, you heard and listened. One: Blessed God! We hope these links will assist your worshipping community. A mass choir of gifted singers representing faith communities from around the globe sings Credo, an anthem from The Gospel Mass by composer Robert Ray Jr. Oh Holy Flame, spark of all creation,You who we greet as the Great Flame in our lives,Providing shining light for our visionAnd soothing warmth for our hearts;Help us be attentive witnesses todayTo the extraordinary wonder That walks among us Daily in grace. (KFR, 2020), One: I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever.ALL: With my mouth, I will declare your faithfulness to this generation and all generations.One: Your steadfast love is established forever.ALL: Your faithfulness as firm as the strongest oak, as strong as the heavens themselves.One: You said, I have made a covenant with my chosen one, my servant DavidALL: Following you, we have established our own covenant with you and each other, to affirm the lives of our transgender, bisexual, lesbian, and gay siblings, to invite them into the full life and ministry of your Church, our church.One: For you are the glory of their strength, of our strengthALL: By your favor, our burdens are lifted. This day, when people are going hungry, give us bread to share. We pause now for a moment to allow you to silently or vocally offer your own prayers. He was humble yet grounded in your love for him. In the Make a Booking screen in Resource Booker - If you want further details about an available room, click on the information icon which appears after each room name. Amen. If serving UCC churches in Iowa, Nebraska or South Dakota, but have other denomination connections or in the process of becoming a UCC minister, we still appreciate the time tocomplete this form. The Christmas event is the gift of incarnation, mercy manifested, and love made visible. For the ones who take risks, who dream, who feed and pray, who fight for bread and roses, both. We move from concentrating on the event of Christ in the world and shift to the impact of being in Christ in the world. For the allies who suffered beside us, casting their lot with us in true solidarity. Pray with Thailand, February 19, 2023. Upcoming Liturgical Dates. For your presence within and around us, in our highs and lows, our hope and our despair, God, we give you thanks. Blessed are the queer Disciples of Truth, Living, breathing, sacred Reflections of Divine Love. We participate in systems that privilege sameness and uproot difference. Not sure what streaming and copyright law requires? You are one of us. The Psalm appointed for each week in the Revised Common Lectionary cycle is reinterpreted in poetry and art as a reflection of Gods work of justice and compassion in our midst today. Generosity / Stewardship - 2023 Stewardship Theme Materials | "Because of You, Our Church Changes Lives" from $6.00 $49.99. (MK, 2020), One It is a gift to be able to give something away.ALL: We are called to be a part of something bigger than ourselves.One: Spirit of Love, look upon us now.ALL: Bless these gifts; those we can see and those we cannot.One: May our hopes come true for the better world we dream ofALL: As we work together in love. Where we share in joy or concern, let us respond together, God, hear our prayers., For all the queer, trans, and intersex children and youth across the globe. Conference StaffCovid-19 InformationCongregation ResourcesMinister ResourcesLocal Church Search & CallBecoming a UCC Pastor, NewsCalendarIA Facebook pageNE Facebook pageSD Facebook pageStaff Blog. Global . Easter begins a new season. For the friends, lovers, and comrades who lift our spirits, always by our side when the days are heavy. [PDF] Download the Bulletin Covers Planning Kit for 2022 [DOCX]. Divine because it is Gods gift to us. God, we witness the violence of the world,Too often callously dispensed against the most vulnerable,Too often targeting our Black, Latinx, and Indigenous siblings.You deliver us from a world filled with inequities. For connection. Things are basically as they were in my last update, if not more difficult. They are available in full and in pieces. The Holy Spirit is at work within and through us. ALL: God, hear our prayers. Their website features an extensive library of lectionary-based sermons in text and audio, video resources, and helpful blog posts, along with other helpful information for lay persons and pastors. Wider Church Ministries. ALL: God, hear our prayers. Help us create a world where all queer, transgender, bisexual, lesbian, and gay people can flourish. For those who are unsafe in their communities. Responding to recent gun violence, Pastor Mitchell Young offered this Prayer for Monterey Park Shooting Victims. It has been crafted and offered by Conference Ministers from across the country, including our own Marilyn Kendrix. Our gratitude abounds. Why doesa room appear as 'Unavailable'? The work of the people of God continues Sunday by Sunday and throughout the year. 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(KFR, 2020, inspired by Psalm 13), One: From ancient times to this present day, people have gathered in sacred spaces like this one.ALL: Moments of time fold together when we immerse ourselves in love and connection.One: We ask for Divine Love to be revealed to us in this gathering.ALL: We open our spirits to the depth and breadth of Divine Presence.One: We listen for sacred whisperings and await holy joy to be written on our hearts.ALL: Being truly ourselves, we come together in this eternal moment.One: We bring our prayers to you as one community, one assembled bodyALL: Transgender, Nonbinary, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Intersex, Gay, Queer, Ally. Sincerely, Alydia Smith (on behalf of the Gathering Worship Team) P.S. O Come, Advent, a video resource including an Advent Candle-Lighting song and ritual from United Church of Canada and United Church of Christ. We pause to remember the basic gifts of water, of trees, of beauty, of the land we gather upon. For one time events, visit our calendar and look under the Continuing Education category to filter events. Cast out from our families, churches, and society, our fight for our existence and for our freedom is our ministry to the world. Keep tuning in for the General Minister and President's weekly reflections through the election of the next GMP at General Synod (June 30 - July 4, 2023). These resources come from all settings of the UCC; they are written by pastors, educators, musicians and covenanted ministry staff members. One: Though we may be afraid Though we will be at risk ALL: God calls us to courage! How shall we ready ourselves and participate in the coming of Christ in the world? What are human beings Scripturally-based, crowd-sourced, and curated set of resources for worship planners and leaders. GatheringWorship.ca is an extension of Gathering magazine: a space for worship leaders, by worship leaders. We feel it in our bones, in the very skin that lines our bodies, in the very nature of who we are. If you click on the 'Show Availability' button it will highlight the times in which the room is available to book. Narrative Lectionary:A four year process for preaching on Sacred Scripture, developed by Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. (KFR, 2020), Together we defy the darkness by being the Light. Bible study, worship, and song suggestions are available on their site.