Rooms are available for booking between 8am and 10pm each day. Songs for the Holy Other: Hymns Affirming The LGBTQIA2S+Community (https://thehymnsociety.org/resources/songs-for-the-holy-other/). We are different. Sincerely, Alydia Smith (on behalf of the Gathering Worship Team) P.S. 25 de diciembre del 2022, La Visita de Los Reyes Magos! So that all know love, safety, belonging, and dignity. 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. 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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. To access weekly readings of the Revised Common Lectionary, click here. Each week the service will stream live at 10:00 am on the Pilgrimage UCC Facebook Page. When does breaking news compel rewriting Sunday's sermon? We must share our pain, love, history, memories, dreams, hopes, myths, and visions with each other. The Holy Spirit resurrects us and allows us to see our own sacred divinity. For those who must be teachers to the adults in their lives. We reject our neighborsothering them for being different from us. UCC Open and Affirming Coalition | Worship Worship for Pride Month and ONA Sunday Worship Resources for Open and Affirming Sunday A recording of our virtual National 2020 Open and Affirming Service is available YouTube. (MK, 2020), One: How long, O Lord?ALL: How long must your lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people hide, afraid to come out to wholeness?One: How long, O Lord?ALL: How long must our Black, Latinx, and Indigenous siblings bear the scars our legacy of white supremacy and racism have left on this nation, on this world?One: How long, O Lord?ALL: Before the lament we carry in our souls is heard and comforted?One: Divine Beloved, we have trusted in your steadfast love.ALL: Our hearts have rejoiced at the promise of your mercy and compassion.One: This Open and Affirming Sunday, let us sing to the Lord, Our God. The number of rooms that show on the folder refers to the number of centrally booked rooms attached to that folder and notthe number of rooms available. Revised Common Lectionary:A three year rotation of scriptures for preaching developed by protestant churches. (Access is available. Each week, youll find that Sundays Lectionary texts and Sermon Seeds, a reflection on the focus text from theSeasons of the Spiritcurriculum. In many of our traditions, a covenant (like the covenant of baptism) is a vow that should be renewed every year. The Working Preacher site offers an introduction to the Narrative Lectionary, sermon preparation, and worship service planning preparation. Look for Sunday, festival and special UCC worship services here, organized by seasons of the Church Year. The United Church of Canada. Celebrate: World Communion Sunday Resources - Global Ministries 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. Blessed are the worshipers, Praying from closets, Pulpits, pews, and hardship. We pause to remember each other as those whose precious and precarious lives are inherently bound together. One: Though we may be afraid Though we will be at risk ALL: God calls us to courage! One: We hold in this space, those who have endured the worst of what the world has to offer. 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). A document to help foster healthy behaviors and relationships in congregations. Help us to open our hearts to the world that you love. We hear your answer to all still hurting: Be brave. His commitment to living out the image of God enfleshed could not be swayed, even in the face of death. Your child did not see outcasts, but only your own people. The form and content of the service focus on the dual themes of sin and death in the light of God's redeeming love in Jesus Christ. A sermon preparation resource designed for use with the Revised Common Lectionary. Begin your day (Monday through Friday) with a quiet and centering experience of Morning Prayer at 9 EDT. ALL: God, hear our prayers. A recording of our virtual National 2020 Open and Affirming Service is available YouTube.Credit abbreviations: Kimi Floyd Reisch (KFR), Mak Kneebone (MK). Why are we called to be the UCC in this time and place? Season after Epiphany/Temporada despus de la Epifana, Season after Pentecost, part 1/Temporada despus de Pentecosts, primero parte, Season after Pentecost, part 2/Temporada despus de Pentecosts, segundo parte. Dr. John Dorhauer isn't going anywhere! Fill our hearts with a pride rooted in resistance to all that seeks to destroy. You also find ideas for your worship leaders, ushers and others who support your worship ministry. Life and death have been transformed through the work of Christ. A Just World for AllUCC Identity & ResourcesUCC Yearbook and Directory, Access UCCBe the ChurchJustice & Witness MinistriesApparelJewelryGiftsBanners & PostersButtons - Justice & Witness Ministries. Love of the world. Daily Bible Reading - March 3, 2023 | USCCB Daily Readings March 2, 2023 March 3, 2023 March 4, 2023 LISTEN PODCAST VIEW REFLECTION VIDEO En Espaol View Calendar Get Daily Readings E-mails Friday of the First Week of Lent Lectionary: 228 Reading I Ez 18:21-28 Thus says the Lord GOD: If the wicked man turns away from all the sins he committed, (KFR, 2020), Call to Worship One: Strange One. Background checks and resources for creating a safe space for all congregants. that you pay attention to them? We reject that which is different, force it to be silent, or pretend that it does not exist. Experience the thrill of the mountaintop and the reluctance to return to the low and ordinary places where life and ministry really takes place. We pray for our elders whose labor we are indebted to. We are here because God's promises to our ancestors came true when Jesus was born. We make violence tremble by being peacemakers. 2023 Lectionary for Year A. We ask this in your many names. When we follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit within ourselves, we can embrace a divine community of creativity and love that can propel us into a fight for justice, free from hatred and unnecessary violence towards others, each other, and ourselves. This service was created and edited by Kimi Floyd Reisch. What are 'Location Folders'? Not sure what streaming and copyright law requires? Throughout your history with your people, you have reminded us that those whom the world sees as the least are the greatest in your eyes. To live into Gods extravagant welcome and advocate for justice. Cleveland, Ohio 44114. For those who are unsafe in their communities. In the weeks of the Easter season, we journey from the tomb with Jesus and the early disciples from that perspective. ALL: Let us raise the songs of our ancestors, committing to walk in justice and mercy, until all Gods people are free. All rights reserved. Repentance, reconciliation,and repair require an inward transformation of mind, body, and spiritrepresented by the heart. One: Im leaping and singing in the circle of your love; you saw my pain, you disarmed my tormentors, When I was bullied and rejected, you gave me room to breathe. Through your grace you reach out to us. It is the darkness that shelters us and keeps us safe. 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. We reject and harm people for loving who you gave them to love, for being who you created them to be, all because we cannot honor the diversity of your creation. Content for Online Worship - Southern New England Conference of the UCC But we have not always honored the gifts you have given. In your love you created us. For those without food or housing. These are filtered into various categories at the top of the screen. My planned remake of the Textweek site did not materialize. UCC Open and Affirming Coalition | Worship and Music Worship and Music for ONA churches Celebrating your ONA covenant The resources on this page will help your congregation celebrate your ONA covenant. We can help you get situated. This is the archive of older weekly worship resources emails. All-age Worship (Uniting Church: SA) Center for Liturgy Sunday website lectionay-based preaching and prayer resources from St Louis University, USA Ministry Matters preaching and worship-leading resources, UMC, USA Music and the Arts - Links to music, art and multi media. There is sacredness and divinity in understanding the deep meaningfulness of coming into our being. Anticipation is best accompanied by preparatory action. 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. We Are Marching In the Light of God, TFF 63 / ELW 866 . This day, when people are going hungry, give us bread to share. (adapted from Embodied by KFR), Call to Worship One: God is calling us out.