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IN THIS ISSUE, you will find:
- Noteworthy Dates
- Good News
- Events
- Resources
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6 January - Epiphany
16 January - Martin Luther King Day (USA)
27 January - International Holocaust Remembrance Day
February - Black History Month (USA, Canada, Germany)
February - LGBT+ History Month (United Kingdom)
6 February - Constitution Day in Mexico
14 February - Valentine's Day
22 February - Ash Wednesday - the beginning of Lent
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Have you seen the Good News Stories?
Good News stories are now being saved and shared in the Resource Bank!
In November's file, read about Rev. Dr. Dragvina Scriptura, REVM in Querétaro, Mexico, various Clergy and churches in the press and more. December stories are still coming in. Read Good News stories here:
Do you have Good News to share?
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Our Tribe will meet on Thursday 5 January
7:30pm GMT / 2:30pm EST
This will be led by Carol Joyner.
As we bring in the New Year, Our Tribe will be following the theme of Epiphany. What did you have an epiphany (revelation/realisation) about in 2022? Or what do you hope to have an epiphany about in 2023? Enjoy a time of sharing with Our Tribe online! Communion will be shared and is always open to all. If you would like to have juice and crackers or bread with you then please do.
To join us, please click here:
Meeting ID: 314 005 7633 Password: 1861AUC
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LIBERATED TO LOVE - 5-8 January 2023
Online and Onsite (Washington, DC, USA)
The Q Christian Fellowship Conference is an annual gathering where about 1,000 or more LGBTQ+ Christians, parents, and allies: gather for worship, fellowship, workshops, and keynote speakers; make lifelong friendships or reunite with those friends; experience healing, transformation, and hope; witness the fullness of God's love and affirmation through each other.
MCC is a sponsor of this event. Several staff members are attending online and onsite.
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The Center for Congregational Song is sponsoring an eight-session online course in basic hymnology during January 2023. Sessions will be held each Tuesday and Thursday from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. ET beginning on January 5 and concluding on January 31.
This course in basic hymnology will be a broad overview of congregational song in the church. Participants will imagine congregational singing to be a musical, theological, liturgical, and pastoral endeavor. The eight sessions will examine models of congregational song from a variety of Christian traditions and use them as case studies for discussing contemporary pastoral issues in singing the songs of the church.
This course is mainly intended for musicians, pastors, and others who do not hold church music degrees or who may have missed this area of study. Registration will be $150 for members, $200 for non-members, and $250 for a pastor-musician team serving the same congregation. All participants will be required to have a copy of New Songs of Celebration Render, by C. Michael Hawn (15% discount code for purchase will be available to all registrants). Click here for more information or to register now.
- Thursday, January 5, 2023 – Congregational Song: A Musical, Theological, Liturgical, and Pastoral Calling
- Tuesday, January 10, 2023 – The Role of Music in Worship & Stream 1: Roman Catholic Liturgical Renewal
- Thursday, January 12, 2023 – The Value of Historical Contributions in Modern Contexts & Stream 2: Protestant Contemporary Classical Hymnody
- Tuesday, January 17, 2023 – The Music of Oppression and Liberation & Stream 3: African American Spirituals and Gospel Hymnody
- Thursday, January 19, 2023 – The Balance of Head, Heart, Hands, and Feet & Streams 4 & 5: Revival, Gospel, and Folk Hymnody
- Tuesday, January 24, 2023 – The Participation of the Congregation & Stream 6: Charismatic and Pentecostal Hymnody
- Thursday, January 26, 2023 – The Importance of Hospitality in Congregational Song & Stream 7: Global and Ecumenical Hymnody
- Tuesday, January 31, 2023 – Course Wrap-up
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MCC History and Polity - Interested?
MCC History and Polity is a 6 week course (Feb 9 - March 30) that teaches about the History and governance of MCC.
These are required courses for those in formation and available to anyone who would like to attend. Please contact Rev Cathy Alexander RevCathyAlexander@MCCchurch.net for more information.
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Sanctuary Online will be offering online CLM - Creating A Life That Matters. Learn more at an information session on
Tuesday, Jan 10th at 7pm Central
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On April 16, 1963, from his cell in a Birmingham City Jail, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. penned a public letter addressed to several of Alabama's leading white religious leaders, who had openly questioned the pace and the confrontational nature of civil rights demonstrations. This "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" has been called "the most important written document of the civil rights era."
Dr. King argued that racial violence and oppression demanded a more urgent response — that lukewarm words of support were inadequate, that only nonviolent direct action would result in real progress toward change.
Because the work of racial justice is far from finished, and because Rev. Dr. King's challenge to religious communities and leaders is as relevant today as it was 60 years ago, we will come together on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2023 for a public reading of the Letter.
Co-hosted by The BTS Center (Bangor Theological Seminary) and the Maine Council of Churches, this event will include a public reading featuring multiple voices, contemplative music, and space for reflection.
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API
Friday 20 January - 6 pm PST, 9pm EST
Saturday 21 January -10 am Philippines/Singapore
Trans Kinship Gathering
4 February (first Saturday of the month - no January meeting)
11am PDT / 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT / 7pm BST
Meeting ID: 839 4427 5180
Passcode: TransMCC
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Tea Time with the Elders!
Tuesday, 17 January
THIRD TUESDAY MONTHLY
5pm EDT / 9pm GMT
Join us via Zoom
Meeting ID: 248 584 328
Password: 469464
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Prayer Time with the Moderator
begins again Thursday 19 January
Most THURSDAYS (not 2nd Thursdays)
at 5:15pm EDT / 9:15pm GMT
Join the Moderator for a time of reflection and prayer on Facebook Live.
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Bilingual Praise worship hosted by Joy MCC (Orlando, Florida, USA) Thursdays at 7pm ET/midnight GMT
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Online Centering Prayer - Tuesdays @ 5pm ET
led by MCC of the Lehigh Valley (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA)
Join via Zoom with Meeting ID: 871 5093 0059
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IS GOD CALLING YOU?
Check our listings for pastoral positions and laity positions. JOB OPENINGS
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Looking for something on the website?
It might be in the Resource Bank now.
Need help finding something?
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Created for you, the members and leaders of MCC! Visit the site and familiarize yourself with the menu and easy to access blocks. Use the quick link to get to the Resource Bank where you can search for the tools you need.
Remember, we also have our visitor website https://visitmccchurch.com/
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Check out all the great classes and resources still available at Sacred Space Online Learning (SSOL) including MCC specific classes. Yes, we no longer have the OFLD (Office of Formation and Leadership Development) but SSOL classes are still available.
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