Tag: Guest Speaker Sermon

Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in the United States and is the oldest known celebration honoring the end of enslavement of people of African descent. While Juneteenth celebrates freedom, it also reminds us of the many ways in which the legacy of slavery still lives in our national life. We remember that many promises of freedom were not kept;…

Today, we welcome a special guest preacher, the Rev. Traci deVon Blackmon, to our pulpit. Rev. Blackmon is the Associate General Minister of Justice and Local Church Ministries for The United Church of Christ. As a featured voice on many local, national, and international platforms, Rev. Blackmon’s life’s work focuses on communal resistance to systemic injustice through the redemptive power…

We gather from our separate places of worship, but with a common purpose to remember and to recommit ourselves to the principals and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and to our own congregation’s Statement of Commitment to the Work of Anti-Racism. Join us for spirited music, meaningful worship, and to hear anew the challenging and inspiring words of…

We invite the whole church to join virtually for a time of worship, prayer, and reflection as we look at the issues of anti-Black racism and to proclaim together that Black Lives Matter. In this time of worship, we will lament, we will hope, and we will be called to act against racism. We will hear the poetry, song, and…

Today, we welcome Commissioner Eileen Higgins to our pulpit. What an honor to have County Commissioner Eileen Higgins of the Fifth District with us this Sunday to bring our morning message. Eileen, a member of Gables UCC, is one of the hardest working, most committed, and most loyal commissioners in the history of Miami-Dade County (and it’s not because we…

Second Sunday in Lent “Lenting” Go of Certainty “Lenting,” as a verb, suggests a little more intentionality than Lent as a season that we passively watch come and go like the seasons of the year. “Lenting,” like most verbs pertaining to human activity, connotes a choice or commitment of some sort. In the same vein as working, leaving, playing, sailing,…

We are so pleased to welcome our Artist in Residence John Bell to our pulpit. John, a member of the Iona Community, spends much time in a famous “thin place” – the Isle of Iona.