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Next Saturday Sharing: January 24: Then Let Us SING! New hymnal of The United Church of Canada
Next Saturday Sharing: January 24: Then Let Us SING! New hymnal of The United Church of Canada

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10 am MST

To celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2025, The United Church of Canada commissioned a group of 30 ministers, musicians and worship leaders to create a new hymnal. It was seven years in the making and the results are remarkable. Its globally-sourced collection of hymns “lifts up the intercultural and anti-racist commitment of the church with material that prioritizes Black, Indigenous, People of Color, French-speaking, Two-Spirit and LGBTQTTIA+ voices, and concerns of people with disabilities.” (TLUS preface) It reminds us of “faithful song as an antidote to fear,” and calls us to remember Jesus’ love for everyone.

Join three members of the development team as they discuss Then Let Us SING! and their experience in its creation.

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Climate Action Pilgrimage
Climate Action Pilgrimage

In January and February, three New Mexico Interfaith Power & Light team members are walking from Carlsbad to the State Capitol in Santa Fe, arriving on Climate Action Day.

Rev. Clara Sims of First Congregational and Jerry Kennell of Taos UCC are involved.

This pilgrimage is a spiritual and moral journey — an act of witness, confession, and hope. We walk carrying prayers for a livable climate, for justice, and for future generations.

Our path begins in the Permian Basin, the heart of New Mexico’s oil and gas country, and ends at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, where our leaders face a choice: to serve the few or act for the common good.

Learn more and read the daily updates here.

Read the press release here.

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Jottings 1/19/2026
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