UCC Disability Ministries Seeks Lenten Reflections
Last year the UCC Disabilities Ministries Board posted Lenten reflections to their website. These reflections were based on the Lenten lectionary and were provided for Ash Wednesday, Sundays in Lent, and Maundy Thursday-Easter Sunday. These reflections offered views of the biblical texts through the lens of disability and provided new and/or alternate ways to preach, teach, reflect upon or pray over familiar passages of the Bible. These reflections were written by people with disabilities or people with significant knowledge of persons with disabilities.
As Lent approaches, we wish to once again provide these resources to assist pastors and parishioners, church leaders and pastoral caregivers in their Lenten studies, preaching, work, and caregiving. We invite those who wish to write similar reflections this year to choose a date below and submit your reflection to: submissions@uccdm.org by the deadlines listed.
Note that all submissions must address the text through a lens of disability to be considered. Thank you in advance for your submission.
The UCC Disabilities Ministries Board
Publishing, Identity, and Communications Committee
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Instructions for the Reflection:
Must be based on Lenten Lectionary
Maximum number of words: 900
Quotations of others’ work is not permitted
Format: word doc, Google doc, email text
Authors will not receive compensation for their reflections
Authors will be notified if selected
Dates and deadlines for reflections and submissions
Ash Wednesday Feb 18
Submission due Feb 12
First Sunday of Lent Feb 22
Submission due Feb 12
Second Sunday of Lent Mar 1
Submission due Feb 19
Third Sunday in Lent Mar 8
Submission due Feb 26
Fourth Sunday in Lent Mar 15
Submission due Mar 5
Fifth Sunday in Lent Mar 22
Submission due Mar 12
Palm Sunday Mar 29
Submission due Mar 19
Maundy Thursday Apr 2
Submission due Mar 19
Good Friday Apr 3
Submission due Mar 19
Holy Saturday Apr 4
Submission due Mar 19
Easter Sunday Apr 5
Submission due Mar 19
Easter Monday Apr 6
Submission due Mar 19
