UCC News Digest: Prayers and aid for Texas

An Emergency Appeal Though hit hard, Texas churches meet community needs in rare winter storm. Learn how you can help

Marking Ash Wednesday North Carolina pastor offers ‘Ash N Dash’ services as Lent begins. Read more   Sharing the Costs Conferences are first to pledge sponsorships for ‘special edition’ Synod. Learn More

Historic Local Power PBS series explores the abiding power of the Black church. Watch the trailer   How Are Our Children? Inspired by a UCC webinar, Massachusetts church cares for children with community drive. Learn more

Navigating the Path Clergy mental health convocation tackles stress of pandemic and societal upheaval. Read more   The State of Creation Learn more about the current state of climate change and the role and responsibility of people of faith in a March 2 webinar. Learn more, register now

Recovering Spiritual Practices of Enslaved Africans Join a conversation about African spiritual practices and the church in a webinar on Feb. 25. Learn more, register now   Send in Your Data! Don’t forget! The deadline to submit church data for the 2021 Yearbook & Directory is March 3. Find the reporting instructions here

The Prayer of Ignatius How have you planned to journey through Lent? Listen to the Podcast

UCC in the News ––––– Rep. Cori Bush announces legislation to give permanent residency to immigrant in sanctuary at Missouri church Oregon church holds drive-thru Ash Wednesday celebration Issues of the environment: Commemorating 30 years of the environmental justice movement Ash Wednesday rituals tweaked for coronavirus as Christians are reminded of death ‘Words do matter’: Dems rebrand immigration terms as prelude to legalizing effort More News >   Other Religion News ––––– Washington taps pastors to overcome racial divide on vaccine Vatican threatens to fire employees who refuse COVID-19 vaccine Want to understand Black experience? Learn about African American faith, survey finds Family battles ICE for the same reason they fled their home Melvin Banks Sr., founder of largest black-owned Christian publishing company, dies at 86 More News >

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