Second Sunday in October
Each year, one Sunday is designated on the UCC church calendar as Access Sunday. In 2022, October 9th will be the occasion that all the UCC will join together in celebrating the gifts of persons with disabilities and the strides that the church has made in being more whole through becoming more accessible. It is also a day that we, the church, acknowledge the journey yet to be taken with our siblings with disabilities.
Pastors and lay leaders, invite your congregation to join your UCC friends around the country in celebrating Access Sunday on this day, or on a Sunday more fitting to your church calendar.
Resources for Access Sunday, October 8, 2023
Access Sunday 2023 (Year A) PDF Large Print PDF
Access Sunday 2023 (Year A) Word Large Print Word
Lyric Video: Without Words an original hymn by Jacob Nault and Bekah Maren Anderson
Resources From Previous Years
Access Sunday 2022 (Year C) (PDF)
Access Sunday 2022 (Year C) (Word)
Video: Discussion on Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
Audio: I Am Human | Performed by Jacob Nault and Bekah Anderson
Audio: I Am Human | Instrumental
Lossless WAV file of I Am Human available by request.
Video Resources:
Music by Jacob Nault
Amazing Grace with new lyrics
Fearfully, Wonderfully, Beautifully Made
Just As I Am
Access Sunday YouTube Playlist (A la carte Worship Videos)
Download video files for Access Sunday worship
Access Sunday at First Congregational UCC of Boulder, CO ? August 15, 2021 (YouTube video)
Resource Materials for prior years include:
Access Sunday 2021 (PDF) (Year B)
Access Sunday 2021 (Word) (Year B)
Watch a video of the Disabilities Awareness Worship Service, which took place Oct.3, 2018 at the Amistad Chapel in Cleveland, Ohio:
Resources for 2017 (Year A)
Access Sunday, October 11, 2015, Worship Resource
Access Sunday, October 11, 2015, Worship Resource–Large Print
Access Sunday Mission Moment 2014
Access Sunday, October 13, 2013, Worship Resources, UCC
Access Sunday, October 13, 2013, Worship Resources-Large Print, UCC
See “Blessing of the Give-Giving Tools.”
See “Dedication of an Assist Dog: A Litany.”