In “Springing Forward,” the United Church of Christ reflects on the season of spring as a metaphor for spiritual and communal renewal. The article encourages congregations to embrace this time of growth by engaging in acts of justice, compassion, and community building. It highlights the importance of moving forward with hope and purpose, drawing inspiration from the natural world’s rejuvenation to invigorate faith practices and social commitments. The piece serves as a call to action for individuals and communities to align their efforts with the transformative energy of spring, fostering a more just and loving world.

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This Sunday, we’re shaking things up with Mix-It-Up Sunday! We’re inviting you to sit somewhere new, connect with someone you might not normally sit next to, and experience worship in a different way. Our service will have a different flow, new liturgy, and creative ways to engage, which very well could become part of our worship life moving forward!

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The Holy Covenant weekly ENews highlights upcoming events, including “Mix-It-Up Sunday” on April 6, encouraging congregants to sit in new spots to foster fresh connections during a uniquely structured worship service, followed by a Spring Brunch Potluck. Additionally, it includes the Lenten season schedule, featuring Confirmation Sunday on April 13, Maundy Thursday Dinner & Tenebrae Service on April 17, Easter Worship on April 20, and Earth Sunday celebrations with the Creation Justice Team on April 27.

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The United Church of Christ’s Witness for Justice article, “It’s Time to Get into Good Trouble,” emphasizes the importance of actively engaging in justice work by showing up for justice, kindness, and love. The article encourages individuals to live their faith out loud and participate in transformative actions that align with these values. It serves as a call to embrace the concept of “good trouble” in the pursuit of social justice.

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“The story of faith is not a story of exclusion but of invitation. Again and again, God is found in the place of embrace, in the breaking of bread, in the widening of circles. If your faith tells you to draw a line, let it be a line of welcome, a threshold of grace where all who long for love can cross.”

– Padraig Ó Tuama

This Sunday, we join churches across the United Church of Christ in receiving the One Great Hour of Sharing offering, a vital expression of our faith in action.

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Holy Covenant,

As we gather for worship this Sunday, we are reminded once again that our faith is not just something we believe, it’s something we live. Jesus spent his ministry feeding the hungry, tending to those in need, and creating spaces where all were seen, valued, and cared for.

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As we gather for worship this Sunday, we are reminded once again that our faith is not just something we believe, it’s something we live. Jesus spent his ministry feeding the hungry, tending to those in need, and creating spaces where all were seen, valued, and cared for.

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The testimony of both the Hebrew and Christian scriptures as well as theological reflections on state and government affirm them as established by God. From the establishment of kingship (1 Samuel 8:4-22), to the Hebrew prophets who insist on the fair treatment of the other and the pursuit of justice as fundamental to leading a life that amounts to faithfully walking with God, and the discussions and directions on the role of the state and government in the Christian scriptures (for example, Romans 13:1-7), are plentiful. In fact, the creation account affirmed in a short span of thirty-five verses spread across the first two chapters of the book of Genesis (Gen 1:1-2:4) establishes the fundamentals that humans must enshrine and pursue with the state and government.

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