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Juneteenth Prayer Liturgy
by: Linda FurtadoPublished on: 2026/04/15A Juneteenth Prayer Service liturgy in four parts, Fast, Confess, Examine, and Hold Fast to Fellowship and Community. Written by Rev. Linda Furtado (Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference UMC), in 2024 this guided worship resource invites congregations to remember emancipation through prayer, embodied confession, and communal commitment to justice, transformation, and the righteousness of Christ.
Beautiful | A Responsive Reading
by: Linda FurtadoPublished on: 2026/03/05New Blog Post Beautiful | A Responsive Reading is a Christmas Day liturgical reading that traces the beauty of Jesus—from newborn king to suffering servant—inviting worshipers into awe, compassion, and embodied love. Written for Discipleship Ministries (UMC) for Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary as part of “Millennial/Centennial Voices from the Africana Diaspora” (Dec 2020). Description
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