United Church of Christ Mental Health Network

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A Season of Lament

October 7, 2019 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

Reprinted here from Rachael’s Blog, “Write out of Left Field.” There is so little room for grief in western society, yet it is not something anyone can avoid. Today grief sits heavily on my heart. I’m returning home from a trip to my childhood home for the Celebration of Life for the woman who was […]

Filed Under: Faith, Grief, Hope Tagged With: Grief, hope, Lament, Mental Health Network, sadness, UCC, United Church of Christ

Do Not Be Afraid

August 12, 2019 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

Do not be afraid! The expression is becoming mainstream in the Latinx community. Generation after generation we have been attacked, most recently for being queer and Latinx in Orlando at Pulse Night Club. Now we are being gunned down in our neighborhood Wal-Mart. We are even gunned down in community festivals where we partake as […]

Filed Under: Immigration, Support Tagged With: Anxiety, immigrant children, Jon Gilbert Martinez, Latina, Latino, Latinx, Mental Health Network, mental health struggles, sacred, sadness, terrorism, UCC, United Church of Christ

Welcoming All

December 17, 2018 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

For people living with mental or physical illness, as well as those who are grieving or struggling with problems in their lives, Christmas can be a difficult.  The way one really feels is at odds with the message of the season to rejoice and celebrate.  Instead of joy, one feels isolated and excluded, sadness is […]

Filed Under: Advent & Christmas, Community, Hope Tagged With: Blue Christmas, exclusion, Grief, isolation, Longest Night, Mental Health Network, sadness, UCC, United Church of Christ

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