February 11, 2024 - Sermon: Whiteout; Blessing of Banned Books

Service of Word: Sunday, February 11 at 10 am

Sermon Title: "Whiteout"

Preached By: The Rev. J. Gary Brinn, Pastor and Teacher of The Park Church

📖 Scripture: Psalm 50:1-6 and 2 Kings 2:1-12 and Mark 9:2-9

Join us this week for Blessing of Banned Books

The United Church of Christ’s “Love is Louder” campaign and “Join the Movement toward Racial Justice” have invited local congregations to celebrate a “Blessing of Banned Books” on February 11th.

We will include this blessing as part of our Sunday 10 AM Worship. If you have banned books at home, you may bring them for the blessing. Be sure to write your name inside the cover.

You might also consider purchasing new copies of banned books to donate to our Justice Bookshelf on the rolling cart in Beecher Hall. While we have a good start with Climate Justice and Racial Justice resources, we have few books around LGBTQI+ Justice. Below you will find links to some “Banned Book” lists.

• https://pen.org/2023-banned-book-list/

• https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10/archive

• https://www.nypl.org/blog/2023/09/25/banned-books-week-reading-list

• https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/a45012950/banned-book-list/

• https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/artistic-expression/banned-books-0

• https://sojo.net/articles/8-banned-books-add-your-faith-and-justice-reading-list