| The theme of the 207th
Annual Meeting was "Transforming Worship,"
which meant that the Meeting planners worked to de-emphasize
the "business" of the Meeting, and worked
to emphasize how worship can both be transformed and
be transforming.
Both Friday and Saturday began and ended with worship
in widely varying styles, and Saturday's workshops focused
mainly on topics related to worship.
On Friday morning, delegates could choose between three
worship services: one in the Costa Rican Tradition,
led by Lisa and Cesar DePaz, new church start pastors
of the Hispanic Community Church, UCC of Lowell and
the Hispanic Community Church, UCC, of Boston; one in
the African American Tradition, led by Wanda Harris-Watkins,
pastor of Pakachoag Church in Auburn; and one in the
Country/Blue Grass Tradition, led by Liz and Matt Boulton,
pastors of Hope Church in Jamaica Plain.
On Friday evening, the leaders from the three morning
worship services joined together for a rousing, blended
service embracing music from all of their worship styles. |
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