February 11 1pm Room 19All are invited to this training presented by Dell Darnell, program manager at OutFront.Myths, stereotypes, and misinformation are often at the heart of discrimination, harassment, and violence against LGBTQ+ individuals. This session tackles the basics of LGBTQ+ lives and experiences; and helps participants learn proper terms, under-stand facts about gender identity, … Continue reading LGBTQIA+ & Pronouns 101 Training
Specialty classes are monthly activities designed to connect our K-6th graders in fun and engaging activities with members of our wider congregation. Kids love to choose from a variety of activities when they arrive at church on the first Sunday of each month. Regular RE teachers love to get a break so they can attend church … Continue reading Specialty Class Helpers Needed
Are you newer to People’s Church? Returning to People’s after a hiatus? Would you like to get to know other families? You are invited to a welcome potluck for New/ish church families. We also invite any and all ‘Oldish” members to join us in welcoming new families. Let’s show off People’s spectacular potlucks! Friday February … Continue reading New/ish family welcome potluck!
Sunday February 4th – 12:30-2:30pmLunch and Childcare providedArticulating Values and BeliefsEveryone is invited to join in on this fun and engaging opportunity to explore, discern and articulate our most important values and beliefs.
Sunday, February 25, 12:30-2:30pm, Room 19 Presented by Nancy King of COPE Network This comprehensive training is designed to increase understanding, reduce stigma, and prevent fatal overdose due to substance use disorder/addiction. Everyone 18+ attending the training will be eligible for a free naloxone (NARCAN) kit. We offered this training in the summer and it … Continue reading Substance Abuse and Overdose Prevention Training
Sunday February 25 COPE Network (Community Outreach Prevention and Education Network) provides a variety of resources for people who use substances or have a history of using substances, as well as resources for their loved ones and the community at large. We offer art, music, and movement based classes, support group meetings, recovery oriented meetings, … Continue reading Special Collection for COPE Network
Mark your calendar and reserve your spot for some exciting opportunities coming up with ISAAC. As a member congregation of ISAAC (the interfaith network of over 30 congregations and organiza-tions working to advance social justice in Kalamazoo County), these events are open to you and you are invited and encouraged to attend. ISAAC is very … Continue reading ISAAC Update
We with be trying a different approach to our annual stewardship campaign, which will begin in March. For the first time in at least ten years, we will be gathering in small group “grateful gatherings” to talk about what People’s Church means to us, learn about the church’s finances, and make our financial commitments for … Continue reading Stewardship Preview
Art Wall: For the Love of Color “…Standing in the cold with…a seismically red autumn leaf…it’s color hitting our senses like a blow from a stun gun,…we stand with a huge grin, too paralyzed by the intricately veined gaudiness of the leaf to move.” — Diane Ackerman, “A Natural History of the Senses”, 1990, p … Continue reading Art Wall: For the Love of Color
Monday, January 29, 7pm in Room 19 at People’s Church All are welcome to join with members of three Kalamazoo religious communities for a conversation about On Repentance and Repair. This book, written by a Rabbi about how to apply Jewish teachings about repentance to modern life, was named the UUA Common Read for the 2023-4 … Continue reading On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Danya Ruttenberg — joint book study between People’s Church, Temple B’Nai Israel, and Congregation of Moses
There is a small group of people who will be revamping some of our RE classrooms. They are looking for gently used toys and puzzles to stock the rooms, as well as switch things around throughout the year. You may bring items to be donated and put them in the marked tub in the RE … Continue reading Religious Education Classroom Revamp
Who: All 18-35 year olds What: Fun weekend UU conference When: January 12-14, 2023 Where: People’s Church of Kalamazoo CLAIM YOUR SPOT TODAY: REGISTER HERE!!!! ONCE REGISTERED, PLEASE MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO HELP SUPPORT THIS GREAT EVENT HERE! Sliding Fee Scale – recommended amount to cover food and costs for the weekend is $40-60, more … Continue reading RebUUilding Community Young Adult Con
Do you like to sing but feel you can’t carry a tune even if it was in a bucket? Do you enjoy spreading holiday cheer, especially to those who are lonely? Regardless, come join us as we go Christmas Caroling to People’s People. We will meet at the church on Sunday December 17th at 2PM … Continue reading Holiday Caroling
DECEMBER 3, 2023 Hi Puzzlers, bring your completed jigsaw puzzles on Sunday December 3, and exchange them for a new-to-you one! If you don’t have one to ex-change, check out the ones we have, and feel free to take one to do this winter. We have lots of extra puzzles, and we’d love to share. … Continue reading Jigsaw Puzzle Sunday is December 3, 2023
A Pen Dragons Calligraphy Guild Exhibit The Art Exhibit Reception will take place on Sunday December 3rd at 12:30pm (after service). Pen Dragons Calligraphy Guild currently consists of 55 artists who focus on the study, practice, and promotion of lettering arts. The Guild members have exhibited their work in and around the Kalamazoo area and … Continue reading Art Wall Exhibit: SPIRIT of the PEN
December 10thMinistry with Community is a daytime shelter and resource center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The organization is open 365 days per year to anyone who needs their services, including those experiencing homelessness, poverty, substance use disorder, and other crises. The services Ministry with Community provides include meals, showers, hygiene items, mail services, laundry, phones, social … Continue reading Special Collection for Ministry with Community
Our aspiration was to offer our most successful holiday bazaar ever – and it seems we did – in every meaning of that word! Congratulations and thanks to our whole People’s Church community, staff, and friends! We did it – together. This year brought many new faces and facets to the Bazaar, and it showed, … Continue reading Bazaar Results and Appreciation
Sunday, November 19 at 1:30pm, with a visitation beginning at 12:30 pm. You can read Ivan’s obituary here: https://betzlerlifestory.com/obituaries/ivan-klinesteker.144375
We celebrate the life and mourn the death of People’s Church member Nita Fowler, who died in late September. A memorial service was held on October 7 at Friendship Village. You can read Nita’s obituary here: https://www.amsfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/juanita-fowler
People’s Church rain garden is progressing. The area has been dug out, shaped, and planted. However, our recent rains have made it apparent that we need to do some tweaking. The garden is collecting a lot of standing water due to high clay content in the soil. While we want the garden to collect water, … Continue reading Rain Garden Update
