Ha:n Umc OLD

01/22/2025

Hello HA:N !

Just wanted to remind everyone that this account is no longer active and we have moved to a new FB page HA:N UMC

https://www.facebook.com/hanunitedmethodist/

Our mission is to live out the healing and liberating message of Christ, q***r the status quo, and confront all forms of injustice and oppression.

12/13/2024

Hi Everyone!

This account will be inactive so please follow our new page HA:N UMC

https://www.instagram.com/hanumcnyc/
https://www.facebook.com/hanunitedmethodist/

10/17/2024

REMINDER!

This account will no longer be active by the end of the year so please follow our new account ❤

https://www.facebook.com/hanunitedmethodist

Our mission is to live out the healing and liberating message of Christ, q***r the status quo, and confront all forms of injustice and oppression.

10/10/2024

Beloveds,

Prior to moving to NYC for seminary, Asheville, NC was my home for 12 years. There in the small mountain town, about 300 miles inland, I took comfort in my mountain sanctuary, believing that the only thing I had to worry about were wildfires. Never did I imagine a hurricane would submerge the place where I once called home. Yet, amid a devastation that set my community back by 30 years, I witnessed with great awe and pride as folks resiliently came together to establish mutual aid networks.

Like those who do not heed the warnings of prophets, I’ve reflected on my own false security. Indigenous and Pacific Islander communities have warned us for decades—even centuries. What happened in southern Appalachia is no longer a warning from the earth but a symptom of corporate and imperial greed that affects us all. As Christians, we are called to stand in solidarity with creation and challenge oppressive systems. We must also advocate for ourselves at this moment. The folks of Appalachia are demonstrating for us what society can look like when we come together.

How can we better model that as a virtual church?
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10/03/2024

✨NEXT IN-PERSON GATHERING✨

If you missed our September in-person gathering, the next one will be on October 12th @ HJ and Theresa's in Scarsdale, NY!

❗Please RSVP by OCTOBER 5th❗
This will help get a rough head count and coordinate transportation.

RSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/HJsttWBYrAawdv7u6

Thank you Nuree for the photo ❤

10/03/2024

This Sunday(10/6), we turn to a story beyond our biblical canon. The Maccabees offer us a historical perspective that is often overlooked in our Protestant traditions.

What wisdom can we draw from the Maccabees about resistance and the slippery slope into power and power maintenance?
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HA:N United Methodist Church's mission is to live out the healing and liberating message of Christ, q***r the status quo, and confront all forms of injustice and oppression.

First time? Make sure you register at https://www.han-umc.org/worship

09/26/2024

On Tuesday, despite public outcry, the state of Missouri executed Marcellus Williams, a Black man, for a crime he did not commit. The Supreme Court refused to intervene, even when the prosecutor and the victim’s family pleaded for clemency. As we mourn this injustice, we’ll continue our reflections on “the non-canonical” ones–those taken out of sight into prison cells. Our scriptures, however, reveal that God sees the ones in prison and call us to set prisoners free.

Scripture: Wisdom of Solomon 1:1-3 (The Inclusive Bible)
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HA:N is an affirming United Methodist Church q***ring the status quo.

First time? Make sure you register at https://www.han-umc.org/worship

09/20/2024

Leading up to Chuseok/Tsukimi/Mid-Autumn Harvest, we’ve talked about our “non-canonical” ancestors as we also explored the concept of canons. This Sunday, we’ll continue to exploration of the deutero-canonical books—particularly, Wisdom of Solomon.

➡What sort of wisdom can we glean from Wisdom of Solomon 2? How did the ancients perceive justice, and do their perceptions still resonate with us today?

09/14/2024

❗REMINDER❗

RSVP for Fellowship on September 21st at HJ & Theresa's by TONIGHT Sept 14th @ 11:59PM EST

This is to help coordinate rides, accommodate allergies/dietary restrictions, and to get a rough headcount. If you have any questions, email HJ at [email protected] ✨

RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/HJsttWBYrAawdv7u6

09/13/2024

🌕 Chuseok/Tết Trung thu/Tsukimi/Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival days are approaching! 🌟

This Sunday, we will have a two-part service dedicated to celebrating the Mid-Autumn Harvest and talking about disability justice.

In our gathering (on Zoom!), we’ll give thanks to God for the resilience and wisdom of our ancestors. In our reclamation of our heritage and in our celebration of our ancestral traditions and stories, how do our faith and roots inspire and drive us in the struggle for our collective liberation?

➡ Mink Chung, M.Ed., parent advocate of a child with disability, will lead us through thinking and talking about disability justice. How can we, as a Sunday School community and as a church committed to justice, shift our mindset and practices to work towards inclusion of people with disabilities?

Through games and storytelling, we will explore the importance of people with health conditions, impaired mobility, and neurodiversity (and their allies) coming together to share experiences and concerns.

This interactive workshop will give both disabled and non-disabled allies a chance to share struggles and victories, learn about the history of the Disability Justice movement and key concepts of inclusion and ableism, practice preferred language, and give a voice for disabled participants to offer their perspectives and strategies for their successful inclusion.

Please feel free to bring your harvest moon food and drinks to the service for communion!

09/05/2024

In most Christian messianic traditions, Jesus is envisioned as a blameless and infallible figure. blameless and can do no wrong. The writers of the Gospels, particularly the Gospel of Mark, show a more nuanced, complex, and human side of Jesus.

➡ How may this portrayal reshape our understanding of our relationship with the divine?

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HA:N United Methodist Church is a new faith community who live out the healing and liberating message of Christ, q***r the status quo, and confront all forms of injustice and oppression.

New to HA:N? Register for our Sunday Service HERE: https://www.han-umc.org/worship