Online Services will be live-streamed via Facebook on Sundays at 10:00 AM. Video recordings of services can be found on YouTube. The human quest for belonging can sometimes lead us to ‘ideological bunkers’ where we start dividing the world into ‘us’ versus ‘them’. This dichotomy destroys our empathy and honesty. Learning to look past labels with an open … Continue reading The Gift of Diversity
Celebrate Independence Day weekend with the broader truth. The roots of the United States of America began 401 years ago in August 1619 when the first enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. The 1619 Project, released in August last year by The New York Times, invites us to expand our view of … Continue reading Our Country’s Founding: August 1619
We will be joined by Gwendolyn Hooker, CEO and Founder of Helping Other People Exceed (HOPE) thru Navigation and a local proponent of the ‘Tiny House’ movement, who believes these micro-housing units can have a big impact on the homeless population in Kalamazoo and help lead people to self-sufficiency.
For those who are invisible in our society, reclaiming their truth and keeping hope alive can be a constant struggle. Rev. Gy will share stories of resilience and survival from those who are sometimes overlooked.
Laura Ray attends the UU Church of Greater Lansing and is currently an Economic Justice Alliance of Michigan (EJAM) Fellow. Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network (MUUSJN) is one of seven organizations within EJAM. Laura is taking up the subject of disability within the Lansing UU church and other interested Michigan congregations. She will address the … Continue reading Accessibility and Inclusion Ministry
As Unitarian Universalists, we are called to be the weavers of a Multiracial Tapestry of Accountability, but what does that mean? Join us as we explore our promise of being the weavers of such a tapestry as we ask ourselves where we might still need some work as a liberal faith community. Please read through our Covid-19 Gathering Guidelines before joining us in person. … Continue reading Multiracial Tapestry of Accountability
