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Sunday, August 3 - Reception of Mosaic into the UCC and Installation of Pastors (4 pm)

Bless God, America!

“Resurrection is not an annual affair; it is new every morning.” - Rev. Otis Moss Jr.

"Like splendid palm branches, we are strewn in the Lord's path."

“It is precisely because of the cross that I have hope in this world…When he dragged that cross through spit and mud Jesus showed us that God is full aware of the realities of life, the hardships, the doubt, the pain.”

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Looking for a non-traditional church? Check out Mosaic for Palm Sunday - April 13 at 11 am.

Notice: I will only be observing Standard Time.

"One day all masks must fall, all roles too must come to an end, all parts that we play before the world and before ourselves." - Ladislaus Boros

"laissez le bon temps rouler"

@mosaicuccokc.bsky.social is observing Ash Wednesday on March 5 at 6 pm. All our welcome as we begin the Lenten journey!

Ramadan Mubarak to all my Muslim siblings during this very sacred month. My prayers are united with yours as you enter a month of fasting and reflection. May Allah give you and your loved ones peace.

She was the first transgender woman to testify before Congress. Then conservatives began attacking her identity | CNN Frances Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional protections to newly freed Black Americans. But it also came at a great perso...

A Black transgender woman's testimony helped ratify the 14th Amendment. Then her identity was attacked. Some see parallels to today's climate.

Why a bishop and a rabbi are taking Homeland Security to court (RNS) — The Christian and Jewish faiths demand we welcome the stranger. DHS is not allowing us to do that, so we sued.

OPINION: Allowing the government to violate our sacred spaces and our congregations with immigration raids both shocks our consciences and infringes on our freedom of religion.

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI followed by a next arrow

The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights. SIGBI

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

Stonewall National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights a...

This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument.

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“To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” -Nelson Mandela

Happy Holidays & Season's Greetings!!!

“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.” ~John Lewis

Happy birthday, Rosa Parks !!

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” —Barack Obama

How is it still January

So far, Oklahoma is proposing 20 anti-trans bills in the State Legislature.
A lot of them focusing on the official erasure of trans people, prohibiting documents, the use of pronouns, preferred names, and another drag ban.

Bishop Mariann Budde tells NPR 'I won't apologize' for sermon addressing Trump The Episcopal bishop of Washington spoke with NPR to discuss her sermon addressing President Trump and why she asked him to have mercy.

NPR Exclusive: The Episcopal bishop of Washington spoke with NPR to discuss her sermon addressing President Trump and why she asked him to have mercy.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."

Tomorrow, I invite us all to focus our attention on MLK’s dream that all of us in this one great world house might live, love, and work together for the realization of just and beloved community.

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - MLK

Jabee Williams is our guest speaker at Mosaic Community Church on 1-19 at 11 am. Join us for our MLK weekend worship service.