A Christmas message from Dr. Toni.
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Christmas
Commemorating Christmas: A Message from Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson
This Christmas season, the United Church of Christ remembers our Palestinian Christian partners and all who live amidst war and violence as they commemorate, not celebrate, Christmas amid the crisis in Gaza.
Rev. Dr. Thompson references a letter written by the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem regarding Christmas celebrations this year. That letter can be found here.
Read MoreChristmas Blessings to all
As we await the coming of the Christ Child, take heart in the hope, joy, light and love that Jesus brings.
Christmas blessings to all this holiday season from the United Church of Christ, and peace in the New Year.
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At Christmas, a strong desire for a real and present peace
The United Church of Christ General Minister and President John Dorhauer shares his Christmas reflection with the wider church.
Read MoreCrowdsourcing 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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