Nampa United Church of Christ

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

📣 TONIGHT! Don't forget to register and join us live or watch the recording later!

🗓️ Join us Wednesday, June 17th, 6:00-7:00 pm ET, for an online ecumenical worship service in observance of World Refugee Day.

🧡 With the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program frozen since January 2025 and resettled refugees facing an onslaught of diminishing protections and expanding threats, it is more important than ever to gather in lament, solidarity, and celebration of the right to seek refuge.

🧡 With contributions from the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Church of the Brethren, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Pacifica Synod ELCA, and the United Church of Christ, we will worship through prayer, art, music, and reflections from pastors with their own stories of migration.

Register: https://ow.ly/i3O850ZcQct

06/18/2026

🙏🏾 Gracious God,

You've asked us to treat others as we would like to be treated ourselves. You've asked us to love our neighbor. You've asked us to forgive as You have forgiven us.

But God, this is so difficult!

We are witnessing injustice and cruelty and bigotry every where we look, every where we go. We want to look away, we want to protect our hearts from breaking.

God, help us to not look away, but instead to focus on You and pass all our worries and fears through Your heavenly lens. Let us be Your vision, Your eyes as well as Your hands, feet and voice. Give us clarity. Give us courage. Amen

-Pastor Jessilou Vaccarelli
Hilton, NY

👉🏾 Do you have a prayer to share? Add yours to the People's Prayers for Peace campaign: https://ow.ly/SkXt50ZcEQl

06/17/2026

✨ Join Dr. Barbara Livingston—practicing pastoral psychotherapist, clergy consultant, and co-founder of the Pastoral Formation Program—as she highlights sabbatical practices and outlines a sustainable self-care plan essential for long-term ministry.

👉🏾 Register now and join the Pension Boards on Wednesday, June 24 at 3:00 p.m. ET—and explore other upcoming webinars in the Pension Boards - United Church of Christ's "Because of Ministry—Financial Security and Self-Care Sustain the Call" series here: https://ow.ly/fbZo50Z9wZ5

06/17/2026

🗓️ Join us Wednesday, June 17th, 6:00-7:00 pm ET, for an online ecumenical worship service in observance of World Refugee Day.

🧡 With the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program frozen since January 2025 and resettled refugees facing an onslaught of diminishing protections and expanding threats, it is more important than ever to gather in lament, solidarity, and celebration of the right to seek refuge.

🧡 With contributions from the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Church of the Brethren, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Pacifica Synod ELCA, and the United Church of Christ, we will worship through prayer, art, music, and reflections from pastors with their own stories of migration.

Register: https://ow.ly/xY4b50ZbTEn

06/17/2026

💚🖤❤️ Join us for the 2026 Juneteenth Commemoration: In Troubling Times, Consult the Ancestors!

Juneteenth is a sacred day of remembrance and hope—a celebration of freedom, resilience, and the ongoing journey toward justice. Today, we honor the legacy of those who fought for liberation and the ancestors who guide us still.

In these challenging times, the Racial Justice Ministries of the United Church of Christ invite you to gather in prophetic remembrance. Let us draw wisdom from the prophets of scripture and the modern-day leaders who inspire us to resist injustice and nurture a just world for all.

🗓️ Thursday, June 18th | 3:30 PM Eastern
✨ Featuring Rev. Dr. Velda Love, Rev. Dr. Cheryl Lindsay, and Rev. Trayce Potter

👉🏾 Register to join us: https://ow.ly/7YCb50Z9ugj


Sermon Seeds (United Church of Christ)

06/17/2026

Protecting family connections and bonds with loved ones during incarceration is one of the most important and, increasingly, one of the most difficult things advocates can do. Contact visitation, handwritten cards and letters, and regular phone calls improve mental health outcomes for both people in...

06/17/2026

🙏🏾 Divine Source,

You are the God of rivers, oceans, and lakes. Of tall, outstretched branches and roots buried deep. The God of feathers, fins, and fur. The One who shines in the morning sun, twinkles in the stars, and still reflects through the darkness of the moon. The God of seeds, buds, and bursting flowers. Creator of All.

We ask for your forgiveness for the ways we've hurt your creation: Our Earth, our home, our sibling. We call upon your healing power for restoration and reconciliation, for your healing love to break forth and bloom so that we may begin to live in community again.

-Katie Johnson Gant
Bloomington, MN

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