Join us for an Embodied Advent Series that highlights the ministries of a diverse representation of United Church of Christ partners and faith leaders. All Advent programs have been pre-recorded and will be made available on Nurture the Soul's YouTube channel the Monday before each Advent week. Please note we decided to include a "Longest Night" service in lieu of a 4th week of Advent. The purpose of these webinars is to nurture your souls and ministries and can be shared in lieu of holding your own service - or to pull pieces from to enhance your own ministry settings.
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ONA ALERT: Daily Taizé Morning Prayer for Advent
From Open and Affirming Coalition, United Church of Christ:
With the lengthening night, Advent comes with hope. Our daily service Monday through Friday of Taizé Morning Prayer will celebrate the themes of Advent: hope, peace, joy and love. The 20-minute service begins at 9 am EST on Zoom and YouTube.
Read MoreAdvent sign for refugee / asylum solidarity
Display this 18”x24” plastic lawn sign in your church’s front yard, on the side of your building, or wherever you see fit to share the story of Jesus’ birth and proclaim to your neighbors that when we welcome refugees, when we welcome asylum-seekers, we are welcoming Christ.
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Crowdsourcing a Southwest Conference Advent/Christmas song playlist
Wende Gonzales is curating a Spotify playlist of the Southwest Conference’s cherished Advent and Christmas songs by your favorite artists. Old and new, sacred and secular, joyful and melancholy.
To join this project, just email Wende with the song title, artist, and album (if known). Add a note (optional) telling us what you love about the song(s). If you’d rather not have your name attached to your thoughts about the song, please add the word “anonymous” to your note.
Read MoreA Very UCC Christmas: 2020
Eleven digital hymns, a movie and a pageant of lessons and carols, produced by the national setting of the United Church of Christ, will soon be available to local churches for Advent and Christmas.
Each piece will be downloadable as a video file.
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