A New Year’s Resolution for Living with a Climate CrisisBy Cybelle Shattuck My New Year’s Resolution is to foster the resilience necessary to thrive during the life-long endeavor to address the world’s climate crisis. This begins with giving myself permission to acknowledge my grief and lostness over damage to the ecosystems where I feel most […]

This month the Library Committee is bringing to your attention some books which have been recommended by the UUA Bookstore with descriptions from their website. The books are available to you in either the Kalamazoo Public Library or Portage District Library and sometimes both.   The Price of the Ticket  by James BaldwinAn essential compendium […]

An Update on the Net Zero Project In 2019 the Green Sanctuary Committee spawned a project aimed at getting People’s Church to net zero carbon emissions by the year 2030.  Since that time a lot has been done towards the goal, and a lot still remains if we are to achieve it.  Here’s the status. […]

Asylum Seekers Resettlement As a result of the tremendous generosity in October, our congregation collected and donated over $4,600 to support the two Resettlement Agencies—Bethany Christian Services and Samaritas (Lutheran Services) that are providing casework for three months to the Afghan Asylum Seekers that are arriving now. Each agency received $2,300 to support those refugee […]

Roger Elting Greeley, a true character, came close to his desire to live to 100, dying October 28, 2021 in Marquette, Michigan, at age 98. He was born September 16, 1923 at home in Madison, Wisconsin, to Floretta Elmore Greeley and Dr. Hugh Payne Greeley. He was the youngest of 5 children. A class clown […]

Opportunity to Help Support and Resettle an Afghan Family Plans are in the works to set up a Resettlement Team similar to the team that was established in 2016 when our church co-sponsored the Altyara family from Syria. This new team will include members of People’s Church, members of the Congregation of Moses and members […]

Cool Congregations Thanks to Cybelle Shattuck, we were introduced to Cool Congregations, a program of Interfaith Power and Light, which rewards congregations for becoming carbon emission responsible. Their Challenge rewards congregations for reducing their carbon footprints and for encouraging their members and community to do the same. Many of you might have noticed changes to […]

Congratulations and appreciation to EVERYONE who helped make our experimental Fine Arts & Bazaar Fall Outdoor Sale such a success.  The beautiful weather and our expansive setup on the parking lots provided a safe and lovely setting for community to gather, support local artists, and enjoy many fabulous People’s Specialties. Special thanks to the thoughtful […]