We must do our best to rediscover our transgender histories, cosmologies, myths, and stories. Check out The Living Psalms. When does breaking news compel rewriting Sunday's sermon? Like a tapestry, we are created with diverse and beautiful threads that only fully shine when they are braided together in creation. Learn More UCC Polity curriculum Curious about what it means to be a part of the UCC? We believe that our togetherness is transformative. This calendar view can also be viewed in day, week, month or list view. 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. The world may let us down, but you wont drop us, youll never let us down. For those who have yet to repent. Blessed are those Who hunger and thirst for justice For they will be satisfied. No further licenses are required. Fluid and ever becoming One. One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) 2023 Special Offering from $0.00. Information about AV equipment in each room is available in the system. ALL: Do not allow us to make our ideas of you into an idol. The Working Preacher site offers an introduction to the Narrative Lectionary, sermon preparation, and worship service planning preparation. Technical: Many links are active with current information even when my guiding link points toward an earlier year. Link to Transgender Day of Remembrance resources. We claim that diversity as we come before you and as we go out into the world. Colorful Creator58: Spirit of Love106: My Heart Sings Out with Joyful Praise175: O Christ, the Healer, We Have Come177: God of Change and Glory207: Just as I Am249: Peace I Leave with You, My Friends274: Womb of Life, and Source of Being286: Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness351: I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry362: When Love is Found388: Help Us Accept Each Other391: In the Midst of New Dimensions392: En Santa Hermandad (United by Gods Love)402: De Colores (Sing of Colors)433: In the Bulb There is a Flower437: We Shall Not Give Up the Fight461: Let Us Hope when Hope Seems Hopeless467: Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth471: What a Covenant495: Called as Partners in Christs Service502: Dear God, Embracing Humankind511: I Love My God, Who Heard My Cry524/525: This Little Light of Mine576: For the Healing of the Nations581: Lead Us From Death to LifeOther Sources. Christian rituals, in particular, reflect that our inward being manifests in outward doing. Revised Common Lectionary:A three year rotation of scriptures for preaching developed by protestant churches. For the ones who never tasted the freedom they fought for. that you think about them; To rend ones heart is to deliberately open ourselves to revitalized thoughts, attitudes, and emotions. It has been crafted and offered by Conference Ministers from across the country, including our own Marilyn Kendrix. We must write the stories of our trans elders and trans visions of a trans past. 2023 Lectionary for Year A. Beloved people of God. For Health & safety reasons it is important that you do not exceed the capacity of a room when making a booking. You are one of us. 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. Too many in the world still ridicule those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, asexual, and intersex. This new humanity is led by us, those who have for long been categorized as non-existent persons. We pause to remember the basic gifts of water, of trees, of beauty, of the land we gather upon. A ministry of Luther Seminary, Working Preacher works to inspire better preaching by offering timely, compelling, and trustworthy content for working preachers all for free. (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. In your name, we pledge to go out to share these blessings with the world. -More worship resources from the UCC: https://bit.ly/3Xz9fYJ *Into the Mystic with the Rev. This service was created and edited by Kimi Floyd Reisch. Hour by hour I place my days in your hand, safe from those who would harm me. [PDF] 2022 Lectionary for Year C. [PDF] 2021 Lectionary for Year B. Joy given by and through you. 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The season of Lent invites introspective, an inward act, that often gets concretized through spiritual disciples, action, to reinforce their meaning and to translate them into a way of living. As trans people, we know the love of God. Fill yourself with affirmation and love for yourself. When chaos and trauma cause distress, we counter by reaching for love and remembering joy. You can find the homepage from there. A four year process for preaching on Sacred Scripture, developed by Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. Curious about what it means to be a part of the UCC? 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. ALL: We come today to celebrate our deliverance from that despair and to give thanks to you, Loving God; We know you God, God who takes care of all who stay close to them. We praise the works of your creative hand that fills our life with beauty. One: Those who are thirsty, come to the fount that will not dry up.ALL: We bring our thirst here to be quenched.One: Those who are weary, Spirit is a ready refuge.ALL: We bring our weariness that we might find rest.One: Those who feel lost, come to the One who knows the way.ALL: Lead us by the hand, by our hearts, and by hope. We pray for all who are suffering in the church and the world at the hands of white supremacy. Amen (Religious Institute), Prayer of Intercession One: Long ago in Galilee there were many who were sick and suffering, isolated and oppressed. For the ones who lay down their lives for their friends. UCC Resources | UCC Resources - United Church of Christ. Call to Worship (Psalm 31) One: On this Coming Out Day, I turn to you again, God. Through you Spirit, Christ was raised from the grave. Bible study, worship, and song suggestions are available on their site. A variety of prayers, liturgies, and "how-to" articles for use on Sundays, Festivals, and special UCC calendar days. Blessed are the queer Disciples of Truth, Living, breathing, sacred Reflections of Divine Love. Copyright 2023 UCC Resources. ALL: God, hear our prayers. 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. 1300 E. 9th Street, Suite 1100 For the ones who are struggling with feelings of isolation and shame. Amen. Cleveland, Ohio 44114. Discover more worship and music resources for all your needs! A Just World for AllUCC Identity & ResourcesUCC Yearbook and Directory, Access UCCBe the ChurchJustice & Witness MinistriesApparelJewelryGiftsBanners & PostersButtons - Justice & Witness Ministries. 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. Blessed is our love. 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. The Deputy Director of Transgender Law Center, Isa Noyola, once said that, Transgender people are medicine, spirit, and leadership. Indeed! 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, Sincerely, Alydia Smith (on behalf of the Gathering Worship Team) P.S. 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. Trapped by a siege of despair over the events of the world, I panicked. Download the Bulletin Covers Planning Kit for 2023 [DOCX]. Our ways of knowing God within us are through body, through movement, through being in community with one another. For connection. 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. ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday Feb 12th by Orchard Ridge UCC February 11, 2023 ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday Feb 5th by Orchard Ridge UCC February 4, 2023 ORUCC Worship Resources for Sunday Jan 29th by Orchard Ridge UCC January 28, 2023 ORUCC Worship Resources Blessed are we when we celebrate that which the world turns away. We come. 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. Those of every generation who have faced violence, the breaking of relationships, the fading of hope when basic needs go unmet. Resources for Worship - Living Water Association, UCC Resources for Worship You are here: COVID 19 has challenged the way we worship. He sought out the despised and made them friends. Were proud to share with your congregation this video designed by Kimi Floyd Reisch for Transgender Day of Remembrance. Every bit of love that is out there, God has guided you to find it. From the Day of Easter to the Day of Pentecost, we find God in flesh and in spirit moving in the world and in usfrom the tomb. For those who have no safe place or people to retreat to. 2. We must share our pain, love, history, memories, dreams, hopes, myths, and visions with each other. Please consider your contribution. For your presence within and around us, in our highs and lows, our hope and our despair, God, we give you thanks. The United Church of Canada. that you pay attention to them? (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. A three year rotation of scriptures for preaching developed by protestant churches. 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. For the friends, lovers, and comrades who lift our spirits, always by our side when the days are heavy. Forge from this fire a new world One filled with justice and with peaceTogetherOne blessed by strength and tendernessTogetherOne called to challenge and to sootheTogetherOne able to strain and to healTogetherOne that is grieving and rejoicingTogether. A LITANY ADAPTATION OF "LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING. 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. Happy World Communion Sunday! Together to Celebrate RCL-based contemporary music suggestions We can help you get situated. Many cultures mark birth with a celebration of the naming of the child. It is not that trans people have never existed, it is that we have been erased and taken out of history. In the midst of an oppressive power that seeks to fragment us, to make us insufficient and insignificant enough to document, to make us non-data, we must not forget our sources of knowing. (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. To live into Gods extravagant welcome and advocate for justice. These resources come from all settings of the UCC; they are written by pastors, educators, musicians and covenanted ministry staff members. Pray with the Marshall Islands, February 26, 2023. 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 is the archive of older weekly worship resources emails. 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. ALL: God, hear our prayers. 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. However, the folders remain! Your child did not see outcasts, but only your own people. You are the transgender and gender-fluid person, you are the same-gender-loving and bisexual person You are each of usmade in your image, incapable of limiting your vast expressions of beauty. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Resource Booker, replacing Web Room Bookings, is a web application allowing UCC staff & students to makead-hoc room bookings. This resource may be used in whole or adapted based on your local traditions. All Belong Here The Many (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJBEwqBfw3I). To live into Gods extravagant welcome and advocate for justice. How can I see more information about a room? 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. We are different. A Community of Practice is a structured, facilitated small group of colleagues meeting regularly for mutual support, accountability, and learning. You can view a list of all your bookings under 'Accepted' in this section. For those whose land has been taken. Our thanks to Rev. We invite you to use some or several of these resources in your virtual or in-person worship. This day, when people are angry and hurtful, give us forgiveness to offer. This day, when people are going hungry, give us bread to share. 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. Your child was the transgender child rejected and cast from their family for daring to Come Out as their true self. (MK, 2020), One: We come today, representing all the majesty of creationALL: Diverse and beautiful, blessed and beloved, all made in the image of the Creator of all things.One: We come today, called to this time and this place by an infinite GodALL: Who hears our cries and responds with love and mercy.One: We come today, Transgender, Nonbinary, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Intersex, Gay, Queer, AllyALL: We come today, knowing you will listen and answer our needs.One: We come today, to deliver our joined prayers of hope. (KFR, 2020), Together we defy the darkness by being the Light. ALL: You are mother, father, and parent. For the ones who are eager to learn and grow and offer their gifts to the work of enfleshing your promises. 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. Additional assembly song may reflect the theme and text of the day. Bring healing, bring peace.One: Jesus Christ, lover of all, may it be so. Visit the United Church Bookstore. Bulletins and read-only versions of the service are also availalbe. Generosity / Stewardship - 2023 Stewardship Theme Materials | "Because of You, Our Church Changes Lives" from $6.00 $49.99. Confident of your commitment to wholeness and healing, we lift before you the wounds inflicted on your beloved queer and trans children. Hymnary: An online hymn and worship music database for worship leaders, hymnologists, and hymn lovers alike. In the many names of Love, may it be so. [PDF] Download the Bulletin Covers Planning Kit for 2022 [DOCX]. Information about AV equipment in each room is available in the system. We pray for our elders whose labor we are indebted to. In the margins, in the hard, in the alone you are there too. Whenever we partake, we are sharing with fellow believers around . Imagine the holy excitement of beholding the tangible, touchable, holdable presence of God. For the freedom we have in Christ. One: We grieve the reality of a broken church that has been used as a place of harm rather than a safe harbor. We hope these links will assist your worshipping community. (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. (Enfleshed), Prayer: Blessed Are the Queer Blessed are the wanderers, Seeking affirmation. 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. The Sacrament of Holy Communion is a taste of the Kin-dom of God. We Are Marching In the Light of God, TFF 63 / ELW 866 . My planned remake of the Textweek site did not materialize. Every flower that blooms, every animal that delights, every body of water that sustains our lifeall part of your good works. 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. 2023 UCC Yearbook & Directory $40.00. 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 . You are sister, brother, and sibling. Whatever the background, names serve as a means of identification. Connecting United Church of Christ (UCC) congregations, lay leaders, and clergy with the resources they need for healthy and vital ministry in their contexts. 2024 UCC Desk Calendar and Plan Book $20.00. You give us strength to go on when we are troubled and discouraged. In this way, each day, we begin again in love. Jesus Christ, lover of all, ALL: bring healing, bring peace. A sermon preparation resource designed for use with the Revised Common Lectionary. ALL: Amen. Dr. Cheryl A. Lindsay, Minister for Worship and Theology (lindsayc@ucc.org). Here are some tips to help you get started. For sustenance. Anticipation is best accompanied by preparatory action. You also find ideas for your worship leaders, ushers and others who support your worship ministry. n online hymn and worship music database for worship leaders, hymnologists, and hymn lovers alike.