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Announcements from 01-15-2023
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Into the Mystic: The Long Goodbye
Listen to the podcast Read the transcript As I sat at home over the holiday break, I knew first of all that once it ended I would be returning for a final run to the finish line of my tenure as General Minister and President; but also that this last season would feel different to
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In 2023, UCC strives ‘to make all things new’
It’s a new year, and the national ministries of the United Church of Christ are looking toward what it means “to make all things new.” Those words from Isaiah 43:18-19 comprise the theme for this year’s General Synod and for much of what the national setting has planned in 2023. Advocating for the most vulnerable
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‘Reclaim the dance’ as changemakers for justice, Otis Moss lll urges in webinar, book
There was a time when the Rev. Otis Moss III’s children painted all over the basement walls. They were so proud of redecorating the space that Moss had to reconsider his upset feelings before he reacted. “Spirit was saying, ‘You need to pause in the midst of this chaos and see the pattern and the
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AM21 considers how church is ‘breaking open’
It was a gathering four years in the making. When the Authorizing Ministry for the 21st Century gathering took place in December, it was the first time since 2018 that Conference staffers, the Local Church Ministries Ministerial Excellence, Support and Authorization team, and other national staff could come together in one place. The wider church
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UCC pastor: In the new year, resolve to listen, make connections, build trust
Just minutes before Trans Day of Remembrance, a shooter entered Club Q in Colorado Springs. He murdered five people, physically injured 22 more and traumatized an entire community. To understand what happened on Saturday, Nov. 19 and why, there are a few things you need to know about Colorado Springs. This city is the reason
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UCC celebrates law limiting prison phone rates
After more than five years of lobbying and a decade of work on the issue, UCC Media Justice (formerly OC Inc.) celebrated a major victory Jan. 5 when President Joe Biden signed a law to limit the rates that communications providers serving prisons, jails and detention centers can charge incarcerated persons and their family members.
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Getting Started with the 118th Congress
published on Jan 11, 2023 In the political world, the turning of the calendar to January means a new Congress. The 118th Congress gaveled in on January 3, with new members and a new majority party. You may now live in a new district because of redistricting following the 2020 census. As the new Congress starts,
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Asylum is a Human Right
On December 24th, while many of us were focused on our Christmas Eve services, dozens of migrants seeking asylum showed up at Vice President Kamala Harris’s door in Washington, DC in the middle of the cold night. They had been sent by Texas Governor Gregg Abbott. While we celebrated the Christmas story of a refugee