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!
Wednesdays, April 8 – May 138:00pm-9:15 pm on ZoomThe Faith Forward program out of the First Unitarian Church of Dal-las is excited to offer an online session of our Unitarian Universalist Theology series for all congregations. This interactive series explores theological concepts through a Unitarian Universalist lens and helps participants clarify and act on their … Continue reading ONLINE UU THEOLOGY SERIES – OPEN TO ALL!
April 12, during the serviceCommunity Homeworks works to help keep people in their homes and develop low-income homeowners’ self-sufficiency while ensuring that their homes are safe, decent and sustainable.Their programs, which include critical home repair, educational workshops, and a tool library provide a comprehensive package of solutions for making housing affordable, comfortable, and secure.Learn more … Continue reading April Special Collection: Community Homeworks
Sunday May 17, following the servicePlease mark your calendars to attend the People’s Church annual congregational meeting on May 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 … Continue reading Annual Congregational Meeting
If you are reading this and haven’t turned in your pledge materials, please do! The steward-ship campaign officially ended on April 1. You can return your pledge form to the church by mail or in-person or you can complete the online pledge form linked HERE. In early April, members of the stewardship team will begin … Continue reading Stewardship Reminder
Dear People’s Church members and friends, People’s people are generous people. We give our time, talent, treasure, and trust to do the works of love that none of us can accomplish alone. Over the last year, we have: The world needs our values of justice, equity, transformation, pluralism, interdependence, generosity and love now, perhaps more … Continue reading Stewardship Season Begins!
“People come to church longing for, yearning for, hoping for … a sense of roots, place, belonging, sharing and caring. People come to a church with a search for community, not committee.” — Glenn Turner Chalice Circles are small group ministries that enrich our spiritual community. The practices of holding space and deep listening create mutual … Continue reading Chalice Circles
