Dear People’s people, In early May, I participated in the installation of Rev. Aaron Stockwell Wisman at the Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church. In our tradition, an installation is the ceremony that recognizes and affirms the congregation’s call of a minister to serve them. Those of you who have been here for a while might remember … Continue reading From the Minister
On May 10th, People’s Church held it’s annual Poetry Service. The theme this year was Unity. If you’d like to watch the service, you can find it HERE. Below is a collection of the poems from that service. Another Week on the Rez Pine Ridge, South Dakota: Re-Member Listen to the birds in the still … Continue reading Poems from Poetry Service
Sunday May 17, following the servicePlease mark your calendars to attend the People’s Church annual congregational meeting onMay 17, following the service. Church members can attend (and vote!) in person and via Zoom on the annual church budget, nominees for the board and nominating committee, and any other church business that arises.To be eligible to … Continue reading Annual Congregational Meeting
Join us Kat VanHammen and Medicine Music with Janice Marsh- Prelesnik for a Family Centered Ceremony and Drumming in the Dream!Drumming in the Dream is a traveling ceremony where people from all over the country have made banners of their heart’s vision and dream for the country and the world. Banners are hung andthen a … Continue reading Drumming in the Dream – May 23 2-4pm – Memorial Garden
May 9th 10a-3pJoin the RE Committee and RE Assistant and Herbalist Rowan Jakobah in the kitchen for the Second Saturday Potluck in May and help make a big batch of pine resin salve! We will go through the slow, steady, meditative process of melting pine resin into oils, infusing it with other healing plants, adding … Continue reading Balm for the Soul
Tuesday, May 19, 1:30-3:30pm – in person – meet at the tables by the back parking lot (weather permitting) For the first time in over six years, our elders’ circle will be meeting in person.We will gather at the tables near the back parking lot and (weather permitting) wanderthrough the memorial garden to explore it … Continue reading In Later Years: Exploring the Memorial Garden
Happy Spring to all! Hope we’re done with the cold snaps….overall it does seem to be getting warmer. Are you ready to help bring the rain garden out of its winter slump? This year our monthly garden time will be on the second Saturday of each month. You don’t have to show up every month, … Continue reading Rain Garden Work Day—May 9th
Personal actions are a meaningful antidote to climate despair. As we make changes to our homes, means of transportation, and food choices, we can see immediate results (instead of waiting for politicians to do the right thing). Hope for Creation has developed a Climate Action Plan for Households tool to support people’s efforts to mitigate … Continue reading Green Spot: Household Climate Action Plans
El Concilio has more than 40 years of experience in providing services, programs, advocacy and creating partnerships to support the needs of the Latinx community in the greater Kalamazoo area. El Concilio seeks to meet the needs of a special population often hindered by language barriers, cultural differences, and unfamiliarity with service agencies and institutions. … Continue reading Special Collection: El Concilio
Wednesday, May 13, 7:30pm on ZoomDo you have questions about any of the agenda items (including the budget and board and nominat-ing committee elections) for the annual congregational meeting? Do you have any questions about how the meeting is run or the voting happens? This is your chance to ask representatives from the board and … Continue reading Congregational Meeting Q&A
The nominating committee developed a slate of candi-dates for the People’s Church Board of Trustees and for the Nominating Committee for the upcoming church year! Please see below for the photos and bios of each candidate! Board of Trustees Nominees Michelle Nickerson: I have been a member of the People’s Church for 3 years and … Continue reading And Now for This Year’s Nominees!
Register here: https://forms.gle/NtUFtF3P8p93HZCQ8 Come for the Potluck & Game night, stay for movies, snacks, more games, and a slumber party with your RE friends! Registration required! April 25 5pm-Breakfast/OWL Families are invited and encouraged to stay for the sleepover!
Reception March 29 at noonJoanna McCollum Learner 1939-2025Joanna Learner was active as a studio artist for for 65 years, 50 of which she has lived in Battle Creek.“During my journey as an artist, I have chosen to express universal ideas and beliefs that all life is sacred, and I have spoken out for peace and … Continue reading Next Art Wall Exhibit during March and April
Session 1: June 15-19 & Session 2: August 17-21 We still have room for a few more campers in each of our camp sessions. Sign up your campers today before these spots are filled! Register here: https://forms.gle/CzZECs47cVZGrdHHA Daily Schedule:Camp runs Monday through Friday from 9am-4pm with before-care and after-care available. Rising 1st to rising 6th … Continue reading People’s Church Peace & Nature Camp!
Tuesday April 21, 1:30-3pm, on Zoom.Link: https://uuma.zoom.us/j/5527667326Come join a conversation about organ donation. We’ll be covering what’s possible now with organ donation (including donation from live donors and after death), how one might make decisions about organ donation, and, if you decide to donate your organs at the time of your death, how to ensure … Continue reading In Later Years: A Conversation about Organ Donation
Wednesday April 22, 4-6:30pmRadisson Plaza Ballroom (First Floor) Downtown KalamazooCome watch People’s Church be awarded the Diether Haenicke Promise of Excellence Award by Communities in Schools. The Re-ception is 4-5pm with the program from 5-6:30pm. If you would like to attend this free event and be seated at a People’s Church table, please tell Rev. … Continue reading Communities in Schools Champs Celebration
Featuring Mark Lee, owner, Better World BuildersSunday, April 19, 12:30, in Room 19light lunch to be providedMark Lee founded Better World Builders with the goal of helping his cli-ents create homes and buildings that are as energy efficient as possible. The company achieves this by combining know-how and attention to detail with modern technology and … Continue reading GREEN SANCTUARY FORUM: Sustainable Building Solutions
People’s Church 20 year Net Zero PlanWhile you are all deciding about your pledges for our combined campaign, this is a good time to learn about the Zero Carbon elements in our 20 year building fund program. While the building projects are inspired by the need to make our building last for many generations, they … Continue reading Green Spot: GET THE CARBON OUT!
Layla Saad offers her book, Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor (2020) as a guide to people seeking to reduce the harm of their white privilege. The book leads readers through a step-by-step reflection process that works well when done as a group. If you are interested in joining a … Continue reading Dismantling White Supremacy from Within
Earlier this winter, we organized a food collection drive for Loaves and Fishes. Given food scarcity and higher prices, the need was (and is) great. And you responded! On two Sundays, we took in enough nonperishable food to earn a ranking of (forgot rank!) among the top 30 contributing organizations. Good work! We collected more … Continue reading Congratulations to People’s People’s!
