November 14, 2021
We will host an in-person and virtual worship service on Sunday, November 14th at 10:15 am.
Stories of the Land, Stories of the People
UCE is a sacred space where we gather together to share our celebrations and our sorrows. We lovingly care for and tend to the building and the land upon which it resides. Our Principles call upon us to live accountably with the land and the people who have, do, and will inhabit the land. This accountability calls on us to address the narrative many of us learned growing up of the founding of the United States which leaves out the voices of the Indigenous peoples of North America. This Sunday, we will explore ways to expose this disconnection from reality through supporting Native American communities, scholars, and environmentalists. We will share some of the stories of the land upon which UCE resides, stories of the Indigenous communities who were the first to care for this land, and stories of how it became a commodity for sale under settler colonialism.
A few important notes about participating in-person:
- Everyone over 2 in and around the UCE building will need to be masked.
- We will maintain physical distance, which means, chairs will be spaced apart and seating is limited in the sanctuary to 150. We will have overflow seating in room 3 (30) and room 6 (25), to participate in the service through the livestream.
- Please review our UCE Guidelines for Building Use before Sunday.
Please submit your Joys and Sorrows through this online form. If you submit a message by 9 am, we will try to read it that Sunday. Thank you for your patience as we are adapting to best serve you all! Note there will only be one service time so that we can gather together as a whole community of faith. You can still give to the shared offering through “text to give,” mail a check to the office with “shared offering” in the memo line, or go to our website and hit “give” on the upper right or click here. This Sunday’s shared offering recipient is Renaissance Social Services.