We believe that our togetherness is transformative. Our gratitude abounds. Garth Schumacher (The Congregational Church, Rochester), Chris Bonhoff (Plymouth Congregational), Eli'jah Carroll (Mayflower UCC), and Lucas Cervi (St. Paul's UCC) for sharing their wisdom and . The emptiness of the tomb demonstrates the power of what has been left behind as well as previews the promise ahead. A variety of prayers, liturgies, and "how-to" articles for use on Sundays, Festivals, and special UCC calendar days. We pray for all who are suffering in the church and the world at the hands of white supremacy. Free material for developing your worship services, prayers, and more. God chose every single one of us. Start worship planning today: Find prayers, music, weekly inspirations, and more! The Conferences offer a host of resources for United Church of Christ (UCC) ministers including standing requirements and how to keep them up, worship resources of all kinds, and information for new ministers. (Please note: Previous Worship Ways are archived and may be found using the search function.). This resource may be used in whole or adapted based on your local traditions. ALL: Come out, people of God! (KFR, 2020, inspired by Psalm 89), Holy One of Blessing, eternally we co-create ourselves in your love.All companionship orientations;All gender identities and expressions;All ways of having family.We celebrate LGBTQ+ peoples everywhereKnowing that many are still not safe to come out;To be free;To live life abundantly.Heal all who are ill in body, mind, heart or spirit.Bind up all wounds and provide adequate care.Extinguish any stigma people are enduring.We celebrate because everyone should be celebrated.We are your body on earth.May our love and hope be sent on the wings of this prayerTo all who need refreshing, affirmation, and loves embrace.May it be so. We are here because God's promises to our ancestors came true when Jesus was born. This resource is for you! Many links are active with current information even when my guiding link points toward an earlier year. Link to Transgender Day of Remembrance resources. Songs for the Holy Other:This collection emerged from a desire to make queer hymns hymns by, for, or about the LGBTQIA2S+ community accessible to a wider range of congregations. Blessed are the worshipers, Praying from closets, Pulpits, pews, and hardship. Upcoming Liturgical Dates. Lots of congregations have jumped into online ministry this past year in ways they never anticipated. A four year process for preaching on Sacred Scripture, developed by Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. This raises questions of how to use content from hymnals online properly. Even in death, O God, your love prevailed. Your child was the transgender child rejected and cast from their family for daring to Come Out as their true self. In this way, each day, we begin again in love. For one time events, visit our calendar and look under the Continuing Education category to filter events. Worship Ways; Sermon Seeds; Synod 33 Worship Videos; Music and Liturgical Arts; Stewardship & Generosity Resources; Ministerial Excellence, Support & Authorization (MESA) History, Polity, and Theology; Search and Call; Ministerial Profiles; Ministry Opportunities; Manual on Ministry; Column. May the Spirit guide us all to a place of love, a place of full affirmation. No person, no institution, no force of evil could extinguish the work of your hand. Every bit of love that is out there, God has guided you to find it. The long standing voice of the historic Protestant churches. This collection emerged from a desire to make queer hymns hymns by, for, or about the LGBTQIA2S+ community accessible to a wider range of congregations. Enter into the baptismal waters of the Jordan River with John the Baptist as Jesus shows up alongside the Voice and the Spirit. The United Church of Canada L'glise Unie du Canada. Learn what scholarships are available to UCC: Scholarship application forms and grant applicationsopen online on Thursday, December 1st. These are guidelines approved by the 2022 annual meetings for the year 2023: To see the boundary trainings happening within the Conferences, visit www.ucctcm.org/boundaryawareness. 2024 UCC Desk Calendar and Plan Book $20.00. In many of our traditions, a covenant (like the covenant of baptism) is a vow that should be renewed every year. Love of the world. Not sure what streaming and copyright law requires? (adapted from Embodied by KFR), Call to Worship One: God is calling us out. Some honor a loved one, living or deceased, by bestowing their name upon the new addition to the family. One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) 2023 Special Offering from $0.00. We Know the Love of God: A Reflection On the Trans Day of Remembrance by the 2018/19 Transgender Seminarian Cohort: Davd E. 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Bible Studies and Sermons from Churches Uniting in Christ: https://www.ucc.org/worship-way/celebrando-noche-buena/, Epiphany 2CMartin Luther King, Jr weekendJanuary 16, Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr. from, Epiphany 4CHealth and Human ServicesJan 30, Easter 2C PAAM Sunday and Holy Humor Sunday, Beyond Thoughts and Prayers: Responding to the Robb Elementary School Shooting, Strengthen the Church Worship Resources (including bulletin covers, videos, and graphics for congregational use), Local Church and Conference Resource Directory. Experience the thrill of the mountaintop and the reluctance to return to the low and ordinary places where life and ministry really takes place. [PDF] Download the Bulletin Covers Planning Kit for 2022 [DOCX]. In the 'Make a Booking' screen, under 'Refine Search' you have the option to select wheelchair accessible types: If you select either of these 2 options - the list of available rooms on the left-hand side of the screen then filters to match your requirements. Zion's UCC POTTSTOWN Zion's United Church of Christ welcomes all to a joint worship service on March 5 at Trinity United Church of Christ, 60 N. Hanover St., at 9:30 am. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - Worship Resources Follow the Lectionary Worship Resources In worship the faithful offer themselves to God and are equipped for God's service in the world. We ask that you give us the grace to celebrate with our gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and nonbinary family as they choose to live authentically in the world. In Christ, difference is seen again as you created it holy and beloved. Our understanding of gender can heal the wounds of this oppressive system, from which every person of every gender is punished for doing gender wrongly. Advent Unwrapped (Collaboration with the United Church of Canada) https://united-church.ca/worship-theme/advent-unwrapped. To live into Gods extravagant welcome and advocate for justice. The United Church of Christ search and call web page suggests the Interim Ministry Network as a source for Interim training. Bring healing, bring peace.One: Jesus Christ, lover of all, may it be so. Link here to weekly scripture readings, prayers, and public domain art based on weekly texts. 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. ALL: Let us raise the songs of our ancestors, committing to walk in justice and mercy, until all Gods people are free. He was humble yet grounded in your love for him. When there is so much temptation to be selfish and careless, this day give us the strength to be kind and intentional. On the night of his arrest, Jesus gathered around table with his chosen family, his companions, his friends. Even if you have to go underground, if you have to stop your transition, if you cannot come out, if you have to go stealth it is okay. A list of people interested in serving as guest preachers for UCC churches. Do this in remembrance of me., He then did the same with the cup of wine, saying,This cup that is poured out is the new covenant.And so, in remembrance of that night and the sacrifice of your child who refused to conform to a world that too often harms, we join in this communal meal as a commitment to the Kindom promised, where all are free to flourish, not just survive. We name the rejection we have felt- from our churches, from our families and friends. Connecting United Church of Christ (UCC) congregations, lay leaders, and clergy with the resources they need for healthy and vital ministry in their contexts. In the 'Make a Booking' screen under 'Refine Search' make sure to select the 'Recurring' icon, this will allow you to make up to 6 bookings at the one time. Rend Our Hearts: 2023 Lenten (and Holy Week) Sermon Seeds Series. ALL: Amen. He took bread, blessed it, and when he had broken it, gave it to the others and said, This is my body which is given for you. His commitment to living out the image of God enfleshed could not be swayed, even in the face of death. Blessed are we when we celebrate that which the world turns away. Our transitions are spiritual quests, pilgrimagesof searching and discovering different parts of ourselves through surgery or gender affirming accessories/clothing/items, different gender expressions, new bodily sensations through hormonetherapy, and alternative ideological understandings of ourselves in relationship to others. For those who are unsafe in their communities. Our thanks to Rev. One: I throw myself on you: you are my God! On this page you will find recorded resources for worship, some services in their entirety and some just parts. For the ones who lay down their lives for their friends. Worship Resources. We pause to remember the basic gifts of water, of trees, of beauty, of the land we gather upon. Contact. Information Reviewsare requested each year for those with UCC ministerial standing as part of requirement for good standing. Fluid and ever becoming One. (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. Of hope in the grip of evil. You can find the homepage from there. It is to become vulnerable and malleable. develop a service of witness for marriage equality or LGBT civil rights. Names have the significance we assign to them. (KFR, 2020), Together we defy the darkness by being the Light. Our ways of knowing God within us are through body, through movement, through being in community with one another. Shame that does not reflect the good news, that we have been given eternal life.Let us be obedient to the work Jesus entrusted to us,Let us hear his teaching, and through it learn how we are to treat one another.Hear this prayer of our hearts, O God. Discover new resources for you to bring into your worship services (music, litrugy, lectionsaries, etc). Curious about what it means to be a part of the UCC? In Jesus, the Sacredness of those on the margins of the world is centered and affirmed, the tables upended, love overcomes hate. 5. (Enfleshed), Prayer of Confession Loving God, in your wisdom, you created a world rich with diversity. That is the joy of Epiphany. UCC Resources | UCC Resources - United Church of Christ. (Enfleshed), We Know the Love of God: A Reflection On the Trans Day of Remembrance, https://thehymnsociety.org/resources/songs-for-the-holy-other/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJBEwqBfw3I. Each week the service will stream live at 10:00 am on the Pilgrimage UCC Facebook Page. Today, we say yes to the diversity among uswithin ourselves, our families, our neighbors, and our communities. Dr. Cheryl A. Lindsay, Minister for Worship and Theology (lindsayc@ucc.org). No further licenses are required. Free us from hidden traps. Find resources for your weekly services including liturgy, music suggestions, prayers and sermon starters as well as ideas for special services and those in settings outside the church. Amen (Religious Institute), Prayer of Intercession One: Long ago in Galilee there were many who were sick and suffering, isolated and oppressed. Teach us to weave our lives together. ALL: Our sexual and gender diversity enriches us, creates joy in our lives. Pray with Thailand, February 19, 2023. As trans people, we know the love of God. The longest season of the liturgical calendar are filled with Sundays called Ordinary Time. It begins with Trinity Sunday and ends with the Reign of Christ. For more information on how to make a recurring booking, please see theResource Booker User Guide. The church was founded in a purpose that is grounded in embrace, liberation, resistance, and community. We might remember the prophesy of Isaiah with the promise of the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Son of God and Son of Man, depending upon which Gospel account you read, also speak to who Jesus is. We must share our pain, love, history, memories, dreams, hopes, myths, and visions with each other. We move from concentrating on the event of Christ in the world and shift to the impact of being in Christ in the world. what are human beings Bible study, worship, and song suggestions are available on their site. Conference StaffCovid-19 InformationCongregation ResourcesMinister ResourcesLocal Church Search & CallBecoming a UCC Pastor, NewsCalendarIA Facebook pageNE Facebook pageSD Facebook pageStaff Blog. 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. Other Resources Confident of your commitment to wholeness and healing, we lift before you the wounds inflicted on your beloved queer and trans children. Ive put my life in your hands. Our Offices: | 8:00am 5:00pm CT (M-Th) and 8:30am 12:00pm (F) |Des Moines Office Phone: 515.277.6369 | Sioux Falls Office Phone: 605.338.8738Des Moines Office Address: 5609 Douglas Ave., Des Moines, IA 50310 | Sioux Falls Office Address: 3500 S Phillips Ave. Ste 100, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota Conferences of the UCC. 1 " Celebration rises, up from the deep places, Resources for Worship, Preaching and Education - Southern New England Conference of the UCC Homepage Make God's Love and Justice Real Environmental Ministries Resources for Worship, Preaching and Education Resources for Worship, Preaching and Education Worship and Preaching Jump to Education for Adults Jump to Earth Day Terry Williams, Ohio RCRC Faith Organizer. (KFR, 2020), Call to Worship One: Strange One. We ask this in your many names. Since the very beginnings of your Church, we have struggled to overcome our fear-based rejection of difference. Please see the Resource Booker User Guide on how to make, cancel or edit a booking. A sermon preparation resource designed for use with the Revised Common Lectionary. Its a new week and a new day. Why are we called to be the UCC in this time and place? Worship that is authentic, invitational and draws us nearer to God comes in many forms. Amen. This day, when people are angry and hurtful, give us forgiveness to offer. You can view a list of all your bookings under 'Accepted' in this section. ALL: We all suffer when any LGBT person is oppressed, excluded, or shamed.One: When justice is denied to any of us, justice is denied to all of us.ALL: Until we are all free, none of us are free.One: May we work to build a world where all people are affirmed with love. Worship Resources. ALL: God, hear our prayers. In this difficult time, trans siblings, hang on. We make violence tremble by being peacemakers. Download the Bulletin Covers Planning Kit for 2023 [DOCX]. CommunionOne: The Holy One be with youALL: And also with youOne: Open your hearts to the One who is LoveALL: We open our hearts to you, O GodOne: Let us give thanks to God who shapes our worldALL: For every creature and creation, we give you thanks, O God! ALL: We come today, a people mourning still our losses, still recovering from the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic and the pandemic of institutionalized racism that has plagued our world for too many centuries.One: We come today, knowing you care for usALL: We come today, knowing that even when others reject us, your arms are open to offer comfort. And so to the One who is Love, we bring the prayers of our communities. Were proud to share with your congregation this video designed by Kimi Floyd Reisch for Transgender Day of Remembrance. Produced by Discipleship Ministries and United Methodist Communications for use on Heritage Sunday 2020, it is also appropriate to use for virtual worship celebrations of Pentecost, Trinity Sunday and confirmation. You give us strength to go on when we are troubled and discouraged. Instead, too often, it has enacted spiritual violence on children and adults alike. We pray for our elders whose labor we are indebted to. Facing your Church's Uncertain Future/ Helpful Practices for Courageous Conversations & Faithful Decisions, Magnet - Trans Pride - A Just World for All, 2019 Stewardship Theme Materials & Resources Download, Wider Church Ministries & Global Ministries, Worship (Hymnals, Sermons Resources, etc. Many cultures mark birth with a celebration of the naming of the child. Sincerely, Alydia Smith (on behalf of the Gathering Worship Team) P.S. Perhaps the most indicative and faithful to the season of Christmas is Emmanuel (God With Us). Connecting United Church of Christ (UCC) congregations, lay leaders, and clergy with the resources they need for healthy and vital ministry in their contexts. In you, we are free from the pressure of our world to conformto all become like. I am having trouble logging into Resource Booker - Who should I contact? A Just World for AllUCC Identity & ResourcesUCC Yearbook and Directory, Access UCCBe the ChurchJustice & Witness MinistriesApparelJewelryGiftsBanners & PostersButtons - Justice & Witness Ministries. (silence)Jesus Christ, lover of all,ALL: bring healing, bring peace. ALL: Blessed are our bodies. Learn More Spiritual Directors Find a Spiritual Director to help you process experiences and grow in your faith, ministry, and leadership. Find safe spaces. Why doesa room appear as 'Unavailable'? Rooms are available for booking between 8am and 10pm each day. It can be a challenge figuring out something new. ALL: God, hear our prayers. Despite the abundance of life around us, we still turn to destruction. Through your grace you reach out to us. Remind us that we are all born holy and deserve love and tenderness. These are filtered into various categories at the top of the screen. For those who have no safe place or people to retreat to. You grant newness of life as we share in Christs resurrection. The longest season of the liturgical calendar is filled with Sundays called Ordinary Time. It begins with Trinity Sunday and ends with the Reign of Christ. The National Offices have secured licenses for the use of curated recordings of individual compositions that are available for use by the local church setting. Yes, Resource Booker is available from any PC or mobile device using any browser. Find a Spiritual Director to help you process experiences and grow in your faith, ministry, and leadership. Conference StaffCovid-19 InformationCongregation ResourcesMinister ResourcesLocal Church Search & CallBecoming a UCC Pastor, NewsCalendarIA Facebook pageNE Facebook pageSD Facebook pageStaff Blog. One: Though we may be afraid Though we will be at risk ALL: God calls us to courage! But you heard me, you heard and listened. Help us to open our hearts to the world that you love. Bible study, worship, and song suggestions are available on their site. We must write the stories of our trans elders and trans visions of a trans past. You were our refuge through all times of change,When the world seemed harsh and strange.We followed your lead even when the path was obscured, the way to grace hidden behind our own fear. On the night of his arrest, he gathered around table with his companions.He took bread, blessed it, broke it, gave it to his disciples and said, This is my body which is given for you.Do this in remembrance of me., He did the same with the cup after the supper, saying,This cup that is poured out is the new covenant.. 1300 E. 9th Street, Suite 1100 Amen. Read this document from Heather Kimmell, General Counsel to the UCC, to better understand. Cleveland, Ohio 44114. An Advent Worship Service: Songs and Lessons for the Advent Wreath and Hanging of the Greens $ 10.00; And the Sea Lay Down $ 19.15; Angels We Have Heard: Christmas Eve Candlelight and Communion Service $ 10.35; Asking For Wonder: Resources For Creative Worship And Preaching $ 32.35; Baptism Services, Sermons, and Prayers $ 14.85 n online hymn and worship music database for worship leaders, hymnologists, and hymn lovers alike. Amen. Be strong. (KFR, 2020). We believe we are each valuable. And so, by the same Spirit, bless these gifts of bread and cup that they may be the living Christ within us today; compelling us to be agents of love, uncompromising on our commitment to protecting every one of your creatures and creations. We yield to Spirit, offering what we have to the greater good. Resource Booker, replacing Web Room Bookings, is a web application allowing UCC staff & students to makead-hoc room bookings. We recommend that the congregation stands (as they are able) to recite together the words of your Open and Affirming Covenant as an act of faith and recommitment following the sermon. Amen. We can help you get situated. One: You are as close to us as our own breath and yet, your essence transcends all that we can imagine. We pause now for a moment to allow you to silently or vocally offer your own prayers. You can edit or cancel bookings using the buttons at the bottom of the booking details window. Copyright 2023 UCC Resources. Like a tapestry, we are created with diverse and beautiful threads that only fully shine when they are braided together in creation. Discover more worship and music resources for all your needs! Too many in the world still ridicule those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, asexual, and intersex. Happy World Communion Sunday! 2023 Lectionary for Year A. For the friends, lovers, and comrades who lift our spirits, always by our side when the days are heavy. The work of the people of God continues Sunday by Sunday and throughout the year. [PDF] 2022 Lectionary for Year C. [PDF] 2021 Lectionary for Year B. The work of the people of God continues Sunday by Sunday and throughout the year. 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 ). Whenever we partake, we are sharing with fellow believers around . 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You can find an index for all of Year C in the bottom part of the right hand index. One: Our God is a god of resurrection. Wherever there was pain you were there in solidarity and empowering liberation. My planned remake of the Textweek site did not materialize. +353 (0)21 490 3000 For pleasure. You declared from the beginning that we were created in your image, a reflection of what is holy, each, in our own way, a glimpse of you. These resources come from all settings of the UCC; they are written by pastors, educators, musicians and covenanted ministry staff members. To rend ones heart is to deliberately open ourselves to revitalized thoughts, attitudes, and emotions. 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. For the earth that groans beneath us. (Enfleshed, adapted by KFR, 2020), CommunionOne: Open your hearts to Love.ALL: We open our hearts to you, O God. 3. Revised Common Lectionary:A three year rotation of scriptures for preaching developed by protestant churches. 25 de diciembre del 2022, La Visita de Los Reyes Magos! (MK, 2020), One: Each of us is created with worth, imbued with dignity.ALL: We are the representation of Gods love in the world.One: We are diverse in our experiences, vast in our manifestation of how love looksALL: Our families are all different, but each represents and honors the many ways that your people live and love.One: Our lives are enriched when LGBTQIA+ people are welcomed and affirmed in our churches and communities.ALL: Our lives are enriched when our Black, Latinx, and Indigenous neighbors are affirmed.One: Your words, shared in Scripture, call us to be a people of justice. Hear our prayers and deepen our willingness to show up with and for one another, sharing in each others burdens and working to protect and care for one another. Technical: Many links are active with current information even when my guiding link points toward an earlier year. We praise the works of your creative hand that fills our life with beauty. Cast out from our families, churches, and society, our fight for our existence and for our freedom is our ministry to the world. (PAUSE) God in your mercy ALL: hear our prayers. Amen. The world may let us down, but you wont drop us, youll never let us down. Those of every generation who have faced violence, the breaking of relationships, the fading of hope when basic needs go unmet. (Psalm 8:4 CEB). The Holy Spirit resurrects us and allows us to see our own sacred divinity. They point to the multiplicity of experiences engaged in the single act: community formation, thanksgiving, and remembrance are internalized aspects named Communion, Eucharist, and the Lords Supper. Jesus Christ, lover of all, ALL: bring healing, bring peace.
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