We have been honored to be in covenant with our German Language Ministry for ten years and so, we are going to celebrate! Join us for a beautiful service commemorating our partnership and our gratitude for all they have brought us including the annual Christmas Market, Martinstag or St. Martin’s Day Celebration, German-language services and bible studies, Advent wreaths, and…
As part of our 100th anniversary celebration, we welcome the Rev. John Vertigan, the Minister for the Florida Conference of the United Church of Christ, a position he has held since 2015. (As an aside, his installation as Conference Minister was held right here at Gables UCC.) Ordained in 1995 in the New York Conference, he considers himself fortunate to…
Be with us this morning as we are joined by Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber. Rev. Bolz-Weber is an ordained Lutheran pastor and public theologian. She writes and speaks about personal failings, recovery, grace, faith, and really whatever the hell else she wants to. She is the founder of House for All Sinners & Saints in Denver, CO, the creator and host of The Confessional and the author…
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,…
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