Six New Things – Week of October 31, 2022

It's All Saints Day; Election Day is a week away; and we're beginning Native American Heritage Month. There is a lot of joyful work to do in healing from trauma, developing resilience, and leaning into hope: it's November and gratitude is on…

BEYOND A LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This Great Idea is offered in the hopes of honoring Native American Heritage Month in some significant ways. ~UPDATE: Find additional inspiration in St Paul's UCC: Doing the Deeply Spiritual Work of Land Acknowledgment, by Tracy Kugler; January…

Midterm Election Voting

Thanks to Faithful America of inspiring this Great Idea! You may want to read Diana Butler Bass's recent work on Christian Nationalism as a precursor to Get Out the Vote efforts. You can find all three of her summer articles here. The…

Family Friendly Gospel Drag Show

Thanks to Northfield UCC and the MN Conference UCC's COMMAntary for sharing this Great Idea! The article is brief, so here it is, verbatim: WELCOMING ALL, NO MATTER THE PROTEST Every week, Northfield UCC welcomes people with these words: "Welcome…