Items on a table at Behold 2013

The intercultural vision is about more than inclusion—it’s about a radical welcoming that calls all of us to change.

Worship Ideas

2019 Black History Month: International Decade for People of African Descent (32.59 KB): A service of Word and Sacrament from The United Church of Canada / United Church of Christ
2020 Black History Month Service (54.44 KB): A worship service marking the legacy of slavery in Canada and the British Commonwealth with the theme of “all are made in the image of God.” By the Rev. Paul Douglas Walfall.
Asia Sunday 2020 (910.64 KB): In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, this Christian Conference of Asia worship service has the theme "God, Heal Us as We Are Vulnerable."
Asian Heritage Month | A Step Nearer to Harmony (39.25 KB): A worship service for Asian Heritage Month that encourages harmonious living.
Asian Heritage Month | Centennial of Korean Independence (638.94 KB): 2019 marked the 100th anniversary of the March 1st Independence Movement of the Korean people, who rose against colonial occupation by Japan in 1919. This worship resource can be used in Sunday service in May, Asian Heritage Month.
Asian Heritage Month | Our God Goes with Us (640.15 KB): A worship service for Asian Heritage Month worship service this year that focuses on the United Churches of Japanese-Canadian background and reminds us that no matter where we go and whatever the future holds, we need not fear, for God goes with us and before us.
Asian Heritage Month | Rice Is Heaven (31.72 KB): A worship service for Asian Heritage Month that uses rice as a symbol of life and harmony.
Beautiful and Beloved, Vulnerable and Whole (24.5 KB): A service by the Rev. Miriam Spies for Disabilities Awareness Day
Celebrating the Journey worship service for Black History Month (130.33 KB): A worship service for Black History Month.
Gathering at the Table worship service for African Heritage Month (48.23 KB): A worship service for African Heritage Month
Healing Waters: Churches Working to End Violence Against Women (110.94 KB): Worship excerpts from Healing Waters: Churches Working to End Violence Against Women
On Eagle's Wings: Black History Month Service (35.72 KB): May we not grow weary but soar on eagle’s wings as one people, bound together in your love.
Prairie Horizons Intercultural Worship (26.65 KB): An outline for worship in an intercultural context.
Toward Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (Mark 1:29-39) (22.64 KB): A worship service with the theme of creating a culture of mutuality and full participation for those with disabilities and their allies (based on Mark 1:29-39).
Toward Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (Rom. 12:3–13) (22.41 KB): A worship service with the theme of creating a culture of mutuality and full participation for those with disabilities and their allies (based on Rom. 12:3–13).

Music

Sing, Thanks to Our God (Song of Many Tongues) (73.93 KB): A unison worship song (includes optional descant) with piano accompaniment for use during Asian Heritage Month. Written by Amy Yea Kyong Lee.
Songs from Many Cultures for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany (16.98 KB): Hymns in Voices United, More Voices, and Nos Voix unies that offer in many languages and diverse origins.

Related Material

Acknowledging the Territory in Worship (170.12 KB): A brief guide to help congregations and bodies of the church incorporate an Acknowledgement of Territory into their gatherings.
Advent Intercultural Hymn Festival (219.55 KB): These songs with accompanying commentary can be combined with seasonal prayers and scripture readings to create an Advent hymn festival. Please credit Bruce Harding for this resource and the music arrangements.
Asian Cultures, Asian Heritage: This video celebrates Asian cultures within the United Church today. Asian leaders speak of their experiences in the church.
Black History Month 2021 - Patricia Watson, Bedford United Church, Nova Scotia: For Black History Month, Patricia Watson share ways the wider church can learn from the Black communities of faith in Canada's Atlantic region.

Black History Month Nancy Oliver-MacKenzie: Nancy Oliver-MacKenzie shares the history of Montreal's Union United Church and its long-time role in the work for social justice for the Black community and beyond.
Intercultural Hymn Service (24.77 KB): A service framed around hymns in Voices United from cultures around the world.
International Decade for People of African Descent: 2021 Prayer Cycle (84.59 KB): We invite people to pray for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of peopl
Prayer for Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women (16.11 KB): A prayer for missing and murdered Aboriginal women, and their family and friends.
Questioning Worship: Engaging All God's Peoples: Sample Chapter (906.07 KB): A resource for talking about intercultural worship; sample session.
Recommitting to Justice, Equity, and Peace (17.54 KB): A prayer of confession about racial justice - for individual or community prayers
SCM's Disability, Faith and Justice Devotional (2.64 MB): We are all made in the image of God, but people with disabilities have been excluded and shamed for who they are. This devotional from the Student Christian Movement of Canada’s asks: How should our faith shape us in this struggle?
Scripture and Incense (123.18 KB): A Bible study for Asian Heritage Month on Psalm 141:1–4
The Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery | United Church of Christ (947.4 KB): A biblical reflection
UN Decade for African Descent: Join The United Church of Canada and the United Church of Christ USA in promoting recognition, justice, for people of African descent.
Voices United: Intercultural Index (24.42 KB): A listing of hymns from Voice United identified by their country of origin.