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Moving Through the World with Mary’s Song by Rev. Nancy Rosas

December 12, 2022 By Rev. Nancy Rosas

Luke 1:46-55 The Holiday season is not a season of joy for everyone; in fact, for many people it is one of the loneliest, saddest times of the year. In the advent journey this is the week for Joy. Joy is not only a feeling or an idea, joy is something that is grounded in […]

Filed Under: Advent & Christmas, Community, Grief, Hope, Joy, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

Somber Christmas by Kirk Moore

December 5, 2022 By Rev. Kirk Moore (he, him, his)

Four years ago I spent some time in the hospital with an unknown respiratory virus.  For the rest of that year and to some extent to this day my voice has been weaker than it was prior to that illness.  But during the rest of that year, my voice was particularly frail.  And as the […]

Filed Under: Advent & Christmas, Depression, Holidays, Hope, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, New Normal, UCC, United Church of Christ

Advent Hope is a Peculiar Kind of Hope by Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe

November 28, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe

It’s no secret that I am an ocean girl. As long as I can remember, the ocean has been my place of solace, renewal, and recentering. I love the beach in every season and when it is too long between visits, the yearning for salt air and sand between my toes deepens to a kind […]

Filed Under: Advent & Christmas, Church, Hope, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

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