For the ones forgotten and betrayed. We believe we are each valuable. The Holy Spirit is that which can transform our deepest anger, sadness, and loneliness into something new. Forgive us, God, for breaking our covenants.Forgive us, God, for those moments when we stayed silent and ignored your command to speak.Forgive us, God, for those times when we witnessed harm and did not intervene.Forgive us, O God, for those moments when we forgot to act always in love for one another. I am going to work, slowly at first, on Year C. If you want to contact me, please use jeneewd@gmail.com. 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The Trans Seminarian Leadership Cohort is a 5 year old collaborative program of the National LGBTQ Task Force, the Freedom Center for Social Justice in Charlotte, NC and the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion at the Pacific School of Religion, Together A Prayer for 2020 Transgender Day of Remembrance in a Pandemic by The Rev. UCC Resources The UCC provides a set of Guides to Pastoral Search and Call, including this downloadable Notes for the Intentional Interim Minister. There is sacredness and divinity in understanding the deep meaningfulness of coming into our being. 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. Happy World Communion Sunday! Rend Our Hearts: 2023 Lenten (and Holy Week) Sermon Seeds Series. Information about AV equipment in each room is available in the system. Remind us that we are all born holy and deserve love and tenderness. 2023 UCC Yearbook & Directory $40.00. How shall we ready ourselves and participate in the coming of Christ in the world? It reminds us that the days to come offer promise and a future with possibilities. Information Reviewsare requested each year for those with UCC ministerial standing as part of requirement for good standing. 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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. Too many still fail to see that we are Beloved, made in your image. On this page you will find recorded resources for worship, some services in their entirety and some just parts. You are loved, cherished, and one of Gods children. 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. ALL: Youre our safe leader, our true mountain guide. The long standing voice of the historic Protestant churches. This does not mean that we are not valuable. 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. This day, when people are angry and hurtful, give us forgiveness to offer. Confident of your commitment to wholeness and healing, we lift before you the wounds inflicted on your beloved queer and trans children. A room will appear as 'Unavailable' if the room has already been booked or if the booking is outside of opening hours. 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. And why does it say there are several available but when I click on the folder it shows no room available? The work of the people of God continues Sunday by Sunday and throughout the year. Copyright 2023 - The United Church of Canada. This calendar view can also be viewed in day, week, month or list view. Each week, youll find that Sundays Lectionary texts and Sermon Seeds, a reflection on the focus text from the. https://www.ucc.ie/en/build/roombookings/resource-booker/, Cancelling the room if you no longer need it so others can book, You must comply with room bookings terms & conditions. 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. This day, when people are going hungry, give us bread to share. We hear your answer to all still hurting: Be brave. In stressful lives and a world in turmoil, Morning Prayer will reconnect you with God. University College Cork is a registered charity with the Charities Regulatory Authority, RCN 20002466. Contact. Can I access Resource Booker outside the UCC network? A recording of our virtual National 2020 Open and Affirming Service is available YouTube.Credit abbreviations: Kimi Floyd Reisch (KFR), Mak Kneebone (MK). +353 (0)21 490 3000 We must share our pain, love, history, memories, dreams, hopes, myths, and visions with each other. And so we dare to proclaim, with pride and faith, our truths: ALL: We believe in the power of love. Know that you are loved by God. So that all know love, safety, belonging, and dignity. God is that voice within us that shows us the way to authenticity, to self-love, and to community. 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. When does breaking news compel rewriting Sunday's sermon? We pray for all those who hunger for justice and liberation today. Write, paint, photograph, sing, dance, pray, celebrate, love, gather, protest, and speak your truth. One: We grieve the reality of a broken church that has been used as a place of harm rather than a safe harbor. Learn More UCC Polity curriculum Curious about what it means to be a part of the UCC? 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. For more information on how to make a recurring booking, please see theResource Booker User Guide. Each week, youll find that Sundays Lectionary texts and Sermon Seeds, a reflection on the focus text from theSeasons of the Spiritcurriculum. Of hope in the grip of evil. ALL: God, hear our prayers. We come. Blessed is our love. 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 . We pause to remember our neighborsdistant and near. We have, at times, sided with political and religious powers that refuse to recognize your image in all people. The Christmas season lifts up the baby Jesus in many ways through many names. 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We are international and broadly ecumenical, committed to the work of anti-racism, and open to and affirming of LGBTQIA+ people. In the weeks of the Easter season, we journey from the tomb with Jesus and the early disciples from that perspective. Hang on to hope, to love, to yourself. 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. Amen. As trans people, we know the love of God. But we cannot forget that in love, your child came to be different, to overcome that fear, to be everything the world would reject. (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. The world may let us down, but you wont drop us, youll never let us down. 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. Over the past several years, the Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota Conferences and Council of Conference Ministers have created several worship services for your congregations use. This service was created and edited by Kimi Floyd Reisch. Resource Booker, replacing Web Room Bookings, is a web application allowing UCC staff & students to makead-hoc room bookings. But you heard me, you heard and listened. Prayer after CommunionALL: God of abundance, we give you thanks for the grace we experience at your Table. One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) 2023 Special Offering from $0.00. Lots of congregations have jumped into online ministry this past year in ways they never anticipated. We pray for all who are suffering in the church and the world at the hands of white supremacy. (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. Responding to recent gun violence, Pastor Mitchell Young offered this Prayer for Monterey Park Shooting Victims. FESTIVALS/SPECIAL DAYS (includes Creation). My planned remake of the Textweek site did not materialize. Imagine the holy excitement of beholding the tangible, touchable, holdable presence of God. Be prepared and committed to witness, testify, and demonstrate the realization of the kindom. Amen. ALL: Amen. Cast out from our families, churches, and society, our fight for our existence and for our freedom is our ministry to the world. Out of the places we hide Out of insecurity Out of shame Out from under that which silences love and justice. You hide them safely away. Find trans organizations, trans friends, trans instagram accounts to follow. You are one of us. For sustenance. develop a service of witness for marriage equality or LGBT civil rights. that you think about them; We have been blessed with gifts so manifold!Heaven and earth, and wonders yet untold.Proclaim your love divine, O God of Light.May we, your people, reaffirm our covenant in your name.Pledging to walk as allies, as disciples, as friends committed to the Way of your child, Jesus.Amen. Those of every generation who have faced violence, the breaking of relationships, the fading of hope when basic needs go unmet. ALL: Do not allow us to make our ideas of you into an idol. 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(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. Your bookings will appear in the My bookings screen in a calendar view. View the national settings collection of resources. Bring healing, bring peace. 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. We must write the stories of our trans elders and trans visions of a trans past. Connecting United Church of Christ (UCC) congregations, lay leaders, and clergy with the resources they need for healthy and vital ministry in their contexts. (Lavon Baylor, 2014), Gracious God, you love all that you have created, and you celebrate the diversity of your creation. My planned remake of the Textweek site did not . How do I ensure the room I book is accessible? Amen. Amen (Religious Institute), Prayer of Intercession One: Long ago in Galilee there were many who were sick and suffering, isolated and oppressed. This is the archive of older weekly worship resources emails. (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. Teach us to honor and celebrate their gifts and help us to create a world in which gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and nonbinary teenagers and adults are loved, accepted and celebrated, in every gathering and every congregation. You want us to not just survive, but flourish in a world that you imaginedfilled with mercy, with love, with beauty. Love of the world. To rend ones heart is to deliberately open ourselves to revitalized thoughts, attitudes, and emotions. For connection. Of new life after devastation. When chaos and trauma cause distress, we counter by reaching for love and remembering joy. Why doesa room appear as 'Unavailable'? In Christ, difference is seen again as you created it holy and beloved. No further licenses are required. ONE: May we delight in the ways you have created us: diverse, unique, surprising, and beautiful. Learn what scholarships are available to UCC: Scholarship application forms and grant applicationsopen online on Thursday, December 1st. Discover more worship and music resources for all your needs! Based on ancient Christian practices of daily prayer, this 20-minute service includes a Taiz chant, psalms, a reading, prayer and silence. Life and death have been transformed through the work of Christ. (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. We want to pass on the good news through this offering and by the way we live each day. 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