Second Sunday in October
Each year, one Sunday is designated on the UCC church calendar as Access Sunday. In 2021, October 10th will be the occasion that all the UCC will join together in celebrating the gifts of persons with disabilities and the strides that the church has made in being more whole through becoming more accessible. It is also a day that we, the church, acknowledge the journey yet to be taken with our siblings with disabilities.
Pastors and lay leaders, invite your congregation to join your UCC friends around the country in celebrating Access Sunday on this day, or on a Sunday more fitting to your church calendar.
Resources for Access Sunday, October 10, 2021
Liturgy for a complete worship service in PDF
Liturgy for a complete worship service in Word
Video Resources: (More coming)
Music by Jacob Nault
Amazing Grace with new lyrics
Fearfully, Wonderfully, Beautifully Made
Just As I Am
Access Sunday at First Congregational UCC of Boulder, CO ? August 15, 2021 (YouTube video)
Resource Materials for prior years include:
Watch a video of the Disabilities Awareness Worship Service, which took place Oct.3, 2018 at the Amistad Chapel in Cleveland, Ohio:
Resources for 2017 (Year A)
Access Sunday, October 11, 2015, Worship Resource
Access Sunday, October 11, 2015, Worship Resource–Large Print
Access Sunday Mission Moment 2014
Access Sunday, October 13, 2013, Worship Resources, UCC
Access Sunday, October 13, 2013, Worship Resources-Large Print, UCC
See “Blessing of the Give-Giving Tools.”
See “Dedication of an Assist Dog: A Litany.”