This resource may be used in whole or adapted based on your local traditions. (Lavon Baylor, 2014; edits by KFR, 2020), God, we come before you in these mortal bodies,Pledging that we will become instruments of peace, love and hope.Christ called us to serve as disciples to all nations, to all people.We commit to serving without fear, learning how to serve as Jesus served,Seeing the beloved-ness of your people, people set free from sin through the sacrifice of the Cross.Let us be instruments to glorify you, O God. (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 does not mean that we are not valuable. The Holy Spirit resurrects us and allows us to see our own sacred divinity. A room will appear as 'Unavailable' if the room has already been booked or if the booking is outside of opening hours. 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! We pray for our elders whose labor we are indebted to. Don't forget to send us your submissions! Since the very beginnings of your Church, we have struggled to overcome our fear-based rejection of difference. Worship - Wisconsin Conference UCC 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. Every flower that blooms, every animal that delights, every body of water that sustains our lifeall part of your good works. Location Maps 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. Rooms are available for booking between 8am and 10pm each day. All Rights Reserved. Your bookings will appear in the My bookings screen in a calendar view. (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. 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. To access weekly readings of the Revised Common Lectionary, click here. [PDF] 2022 Lectionary for Year C. [PDF] 2021 Lectionary for Year B. Discover new resources for you to bring into your worship services (music, litrugy, lectionsaries, etc). This raises questions of how to use content from hymnals online properly. Blessed are the lovers of leaving Leaving family and familiarity, Leaving tables Where love is not being served. Dont give up. How do we respond to the confession that Christ has come, Christ has risen, Christ will come again? More inspiring worship ideas can be found on GatheringWorship.ca. We yield to Spirit, offering what we have to the greater good. Copyright 2023 - The United Church of Canada. However, the folders remain! Dr. John Dorhauer isn't going anywhere! (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. Learn what scholarships are available to UCC: Scholarship application forms and grant applicationsopen online on Thursday, December 1st. (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. To rend ones heart is to deliberately open ourselves to revitalized thoughts, attitudes, and emotions. United Church of Canada - Gathering Worship 1 " Celebration rises, up from the deep places, 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 claim that diversity as we come before you and as we go out into the world. Fabulous One. Office of Public Policy & Advocacy in Washington D.C. We invite you to use some or several of these resources in your virtual or in-person worship. 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. For the allies who suffered beside us, casting their lot with us in true solidarity. As trans people, we know the love of God. For connection. Discover more worship and music resources for all your needs! These resources come from all settings of the UCC; they are written by pastors, educators, musicians and covenanted ministry staff members. We hope these links will assist your worshipping community. 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. Worship Resources Discover new resources for you to bring into your worship services (music, litrugy, lectionsaries, etc). Capacity refers to the number of people a room can hold. (KFR, 2020), Together we defy the darkness by being the Light. Conference StaffCovid-19 InformationCongregation ResourcesMinister ResourcesLocal Church Search & CallBecoming a UCC Pastor, NewsCalendarIA Facebook pageNE Facebook pageSD Facebook pageStaff Blog. (KFR, 2020), We are all one human family. Pray with the Marshall Islands, February 26, 2023. Today, as we acknowledge National Coming Out Day, we give thanks for the gifts of sexual orientation and gender identity. (Psalm 8:4 CEB). Love of the world. Other Resources Each week the service will stream live at 10:00 am on the Pilgrimage UCC Facebook Page. About Resource Booker. The work of the people of God continues Sunday by Sunday and throughout the year. One: O God, you offer us life. Read this document from Heather Kimmell, General Counsel to the UCC, to better understand. You can find the homepage from there. Amen. You can edit or cancel bookings using the buttons at the bottom of the booking details window. Resource Booker, replacing Web Room Bookings, is a web application allowing UCC staff & students to makead-hoc room bookings. A variety of prayers, liturgies, and how-to articles for use on Sundays, Festivals, and special UCC calendar days. It has been crafted and offered by Conference Ministers from across the country, including our own Marilyn Kendrix. 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. Like a tapestry, we are created with diverse and beautiful threads that only fully shine when they are braided together in creation. All materials can be found on the Conferences Vimeo channel. Connecting United Church of Christ (UCC) congregations, lay leaders, and clergy with the resources they need for healthy and vital ministry in their contexts. So many lies have been spread about God. If you click on the 'Show Availability' button it will highlight the times in which the room is available to book. 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. With thanksgiving, we celebrate your manifestation in all its glorious forms. 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. For your steadfast love endures all things. 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. For the gifts of beauty and friendship, shared meals, and art, and love. We celebrate with our queer, transgender, bisexual, lesbian, and gay siblings who choose to come out, and honor those who do not. This service was created and edited by Kimi Floyd Reisch. Yes, Resource Booker can be accessed within and outside the UCC network on all browsers. For the ones who were forced to the fringes of their own movements. 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Hour by hour I place my days in your hand, safe from those who would harm me. 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. All Belong Here The Many (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJBEwqBfw3I). You hide them safely away. That is the joy of Epiphany. ALL: God, hear our prayers. (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. If the spiritual transformation is missing, however, the actions become meaningless and a mockery. The Working Preacher site offers an introduction to the Narrative Lectionary, sermon preparation, and worship service planning preparation. There are several ways to become a pastor in the UCC, we will guide you through the process that works best for you. Worship Resources. Worship Resources - United Church of Christ For the ones who are eager to learn and grow and offer their gifts to the work of enfleshing your promises. Amen. African-American Lectionary:A four year process for preaching on Sacred Scripture, developed by African-American scripture scholars, preachers, and liturgists. One: Embodied in us, your creation, we recognize our flesh in all its forms is made holy in You. Amen. 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. Click on an event in the calendar to view the booking details. PDF Worship Resources: Juneteenth - ELCA.org This new humanity is led by us, those who have for long been categorized as non-existent persons. 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. It is to become vulnerable and malleable. ( Directory for Worship, W-1.1001) Offered below are worship resources you may find helpful. God chose every single one of us. Resource Booker, replacing 'Web Room Bookings', is a web application allowing UCC staff & students to make ad-hoc room bookings. Find trans organizations, trans friends, trans instagram accounts to follow. Be blessed. 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. (silence)Jesus Christ, lover of all,ALL: bring healing, bring peace. Those of every generation who have faced violence, the breaking of relationships, the fading of hope when basic needs go unmet. The ultimate guide to making sermons digital, part 1, Lent: A season of baptismal storytelling. 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. Directory for Worship Service for the Lord's Day The Word / Preaching Information about AV equipment in each room is available in the system. Worship and Preaching links - Uniting Church Australia Resources for Worship - Living Water Association, UCC These resources come from all settings of the UCC; they are written by pastors, educators, musicians and covenanted ministry staff members. Check out The Living Psalms. Check out the list below for a variety of ongoing continuing education opportunities. Yes, Resource Booker is available from any PC or mobile device using any browser. In you, we are free from the pressure of our world to conformto all become like. You are one of us. The power and glory of the resurrection forges forth a new way of being. Imagine the holy excitement of beholding the tangible, touchable, holdable presence of God. National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry, Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century, 'Credo' virtual choir anthem for United Methodist worship celebrations. For those experiencing economic hardship. The emptiness of the tomb demonstrates the power of what has been left behind as well as previews the promise ahead. One: Indeed, we give you thanks, our Divine Creator. (Enfleshed), Prayer of Confession Loving God, in your wisdom, you created a world rich with diversity. Find a Spiritual Director to help you process experiences and grow in your faith, ministry, and leadership. Why are we called to be the UCC in this time and place? Write, paint, photograph, sing, dance, pray, celebrate, love, gather, protest, and speak your truth. Additional assembly song may reflect the theme and text of the day. A LITANY ADAPTATION OF "LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING. 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. How shall we ready ourselves and participate in the coming of Christ in the world? In your love you created 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. It is the darkness that shelters us and keeps us safe. The long standing voice of the historic Protestant churches. Worship Ways - United Church of Christ One: Our God is a god of resurrection. To maintain ministerial standing, UCC authorized ministers must complete the following: (Black Hills, Dakota Oahe, Prairie Lakes, and Two Rivers Associations). This day, when people are angry and hurtful, give us forgiveness to offer. One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) 2023 Special Offering from $0.00. Technical: Many links are active with current information even when my guiding link points toward an earlier year. 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. Confident of your commitment to wholeness and healing, we lift before you the wounds inflicted on your beloved queer and trans children. 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. Tearing ones clothes was an outward sign of remorse and commitment to change. The United Church of Canada L'glise Unie du Canada. 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. You can view a list of all your bookings under 'Accepted' in this section. For the ones who tell the truth. Not sure what streaming and copyright law requires? You can view up to date timetables on the Web Timetables section. For those who have no safe place or people to retreat to. We reject that which is different, force it to be silent, or pretend that it does not exist. God is here to walk with you and lead you to a place where you can find peaceful rest. One: Blessed God! You are great enough to hold us all in your arms at the same time. A Just World for All UCC Identity & Resources UCC Yearbook and Directory, Access UCC Be the Church Justice & Witness Ministries Apparel Jewelry Gifts Banners & Posters Buttons - Justice & Witness Ministries 2022 UCC Yearbook & Directory $37.00 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. Many cultures mark birth with a celebration of the naming of the child. Credit abbreviations: Kimi Floyd Reisch (KFR), Mak Kneebone (MK). Welcome to GatheringWorship.ca - United Church of Canada Of new life after devastation. The Deputy Director of Transgender Law Center, Isa Noyola, once said that, Transgender people are medicine, spirit, and leadership. Indeed! 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RevGalBlogPals creates support, resources, and community for women in ministry via our website, Facebook group and Continuing Education events. 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. 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 Bring healing, bring peace.One: Jesus Christ, lover of all, may it be so. Some honor a loved one, living or deceased, by bestowing their name upon the new addition to the family. Let our hearts and minds hear the message of love and hope delivered on Calvary.God of all truth and goodness, help us to set aside shame,Shame that has no advantage. Please consider your contribution. A recording of our virtual National 2020 Open and Affirming Service is available YouTube.Credit abbreviations: Kimi Floyd Reisch (KFR), Mak Kneebone (MK). The Notifications screen contains a log of all notifications you have received through Resource Booker. 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 can recognize this when the impossible happens, when inside us, despite our despair, there is the tiniest of lights, the smallest sign of hope, the little bit of energy that seems to be coming from within us. Jesus Christ, lover of all, ALL: bring healing, bring peace. Wider Church Ministries. Manuscripts of sermons are also available on their site. We are international and broadly ecumenical, committed to the work of anti-racism, and open to and affirming of LGBTQIA+ people. Resources for UCC Ministers - TCM We come, and we pledge our commitment to walk the path of Jesus. We move from concentrating on the event of Christ in the world and shift to the impact of being in Christ in the world. Questions? We believe we are each valuable. 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. It includes exegetical material geared to the weekly lectionary. Online Worship Resources | Pilgrimage UCC One: In silence we name within ourselves, the things we cannot bare to speak. 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. You grant newness of life as we share in Christs resurrection. Hear the prophetic call to live in the radiance of God and do the simple if difficult things required of those who claim and are claimed by the Holy One. Songs for the Holy Other: Hymns Affirming The LGBTQIA2S+Community (https://thehymnsociety.org/resources/songs-for-the-holy-other/). Worship Resources - Global Ministries 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.