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  Ames United Church of Christ

​January 2020

January 5

January 12
Movement of Hope
Pr. Eileen Gebbie
Mark 2: 1-22
audio | text

January 19

​January 26
Pr. Eileen Gebbie
Mark 5: 1-20
audio | text


February 2020

February 2
Seminary Intern Kelsey Plummer
Mark 5: 1-20
audio | text

February 9
Villainous Self
Pr. Eileen Gebbie
Mark 6: 6b-29
audio | text

February 16
Our Bodies Speak God
Pr. Eileen Gebbie
Mark 7: 1-2, 5-8, 14-23
audio | text

February 23
Why Would Anyone Take Jesus Up On What He Has To Offer
Pr. Eileen Gebbie
Mark 8:27-9:8
audio | text

March 2020

March 1
Pr. Eileen Gebbie
Mark 10: 17-31
audio | text

March 8

March 15
Our very first pre-recorded remote worship video.

March 22 (Fourth Sunday in Lent)
A reflection on the opening of the opening of the letter of James while we are on coronavirus lock-down.
video

​March 25 (Midweek Meditation)
What proof is there of the hope of psalms? Especially during a global pandemic?
video

March 29 (Fifth Sunday in Lent)
Is there any good news when we are beset by forces of non-being?
video

April 2020

 April 1 (Midweek Meditation)
The only thing we know for sure right now is God's love.
video

 April 5 (Palm Sunday)
Hosanna! See us!
video

April 10 (Good Friday)
Good Friday commemorates the execution of Jesus in the most painful and shaming manner practiced by the Roman Empire. The use of the word “good” to denote such a day is misleading: it came into use over time through jumbled cross-cultural translations of “holy” and “God.”
video

April 12 (Easter Sunday) 
Please rise in body and spirit to join in singing our traditional benediction: the Hallelujah Chorus!
video

April 19 (Second Sunday in Eastertide)
After resurrection there is no returning to normal. Sound familiar?
video 

April 22 (Midweek Meditation)
Island of Peace
video

April 26 (Third Sunday in Eastertide)
What can we expect of each other and God? video

April 29 (Midweek Meditation)
Why These Stories Matter
video

May 2020

May 3 (Fourth Sunday in Eastertide)
See, Serve, Love
video

May 6 (Midweek Meditation)
The Disciples, Ani, Tranquillity, and Paul
video

May 10 (Fifth Sunday in Eastertide)
Togetherness at a Distance
video

May 13 (Midweek Meditation)
Unto Us a Child is Born

May 17 (Sixth Sunday in Eastertide)
Worship with the Council of Conference Ministers
video

May 20

​May 24 (Seventh Sunday in Eastertide)
Why? Mystery
video

May 27 (Midweek Meditation)
Simple Gift of Demand
video

May 31 (Pentecost Sunday)
Pentecost, Protests
video

June 2020

  June 3 (Midweek Meditation)
Where is God?
video

June 7 (First Sunday After Pentecost)
This Burden is Light
video

June 10 (Midweek Meditation)
There is No Going Back
video

June 14 (Second Sunday After Pentecost)
Juneteenth
video

June 17 (Midweek Meditation)
Outtakes Edition
video

June 21 (Third Sunday After Pentecost)
Worship with Ames UCC
video

June 24 (Midweek Meditation)
Decision Fatigue
video

June 28 (Fourth Sunday After Pentecost)
What do you want me to do?
video

July 2020

August 2020

September 2020

 
 July 1 (Midweek Meditation)
Being an Anti-Racist Church

July 5 (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)
Thy Name (with First Christian Church)
video

July 8 (Midweek Meditation)
Marked as People, Not a Place
video

July 12
Living Our Unity, Worshiping Together (Shared Service with First Christian Church)
video

July 15 (Midweek Meditation)
Health Care Workers
video

July 19
The Danger of the Lord's Prayer
(with First Christian Church)
video

July 22 (Midweek Meditation)
Executive Team Update

July 26
Living Our Unity, Worshiping Together (Shared Service with First Christian Church)
video

July 29 (Midweek Meditation)
Un-Christian Thoughts & Biblical Wisdom
video
 August 2
(Shared Worship with First Baptist Church and First Christian Church)
video

August 5 (Midweek Meditation)
No Shortcuts
video

August 9
Jeremaid
video

August 13 (Midweek Meditation)
What a Mess

August 16
Post-Derecho Live Zoom Worship

August 20 (Midweek  Meditation)
Our Church's Wider Mission
video (Rev. Brigit Stevens)

August 23
Getting Huffy v. Staying Together
video

August 30
Leaving it Behind
video
September 6
Drenched in God
video

September 13
Good Imagination
video

September 16 (Midweek)
Road Rally Sunday 2020

September 20
Live Worship

September 27
We Go To The Garden
video

October 2020

October 4
Stay in Rainbow Form
video

October 11
God's Essence
video

October 18 
Live Worship via Zoom

October 25
Prepare Your Soul for God's Great Reversal
video

November 2020

November 1
Death & The Saints
video

November 8
Live Worship via Zoom

November 15
Live Worship via Zoom

November 22
Giving for Thanksgiving
video

November 29
Live Worship via Zoom

December 2020

December 6
Cool Carols
video

December 13
Joy of Songs: Lessons and Music
video

December 20
For God So Loves...
video

December 24
Christmas Eve
video

December 27
Live Worship via Zoom
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