There's an interesting speaker coming to Grace UCC Loyal Oak on Sunday, May 8, at 7:00 pm. Paul Chapell is a veteran, author, and peace advocate, who "explains how West Point and the Army taught him that peace is possible."
Here's an ABJ article about it, and here's the event flyer.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Mission 1 Hunger Campaign
Let's all support the new UCC campaign against hunger, called "Mission 1". Read about it here.
The name combines the church motto, "That they may all be one" (John 17:21) with the start date of 11-1-11, and has three goals: collecting food donations, raising money for Neighbors in Need, and supporting Bread for the World's letter writing mission.
The name combines the church motto, "That they may all be one" (John 17:21) with the start date of 11-1-11, and has three goals: collecting food donations, raising money for Neighbors in Need, and supporting Bread for the World's letter writing mission.
Upcoming Movies
There are only two more movies until we break for summer!
May 15: The End of Poverty? Think Again
http://www.theendofpoverty.com/
"The End of Poverty? is a daring, thought-provoking and very timely documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Diaz, revealing that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals and forced labor. Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies -- in other words, wealthy countries exploiting the weaknesses of poor, developing countries. The End of Poverty? asks why today 20% of the planet's population uses 80% of its resources and consumes 30% more than the planet can regenerate?"
June 19: Fish Can't Fly
http://www.fishcantfly.com/
"Is religion something that only belongs to a few? Taking a secular point of view, FISH CAN’T FLY explores the lives of gay men and women of faith as they recall their journeys to
put their sexuality and spirituality in harmony. While the whole concept of changing ones’ sexual orientation may be viewed with a high level of skepticism, ridicule and even humor by the larger GLBT community, these are the stories of those who have tried."
Movies are shown in the hospitality room at 6:30, and there's free popcorn!
May 15: The End of Poverty? Think Again
http://www.theendofpoverty.
"The End of Poverty? is a daring, thought-provoking and very timely documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Diaz, revealing that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals and forced labor. Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies -- in other words, wealthy countries exploiting the weaknesses of poor, developing countries. The End of Poverty? asks why today 20% of the planet's population uses 80% of its resources and consumes 30% more than the planet can regenerate?"
June 19: Fish Can't Fly
http://www.fishcantfly.com/
"Is religion something that only belongs to a few? Taking a secular point of view, FISH CAN’T FLY explores the lives of gay men and women of faith as they recall their journeys to
put their sexuality and spirituality in harmony. While the whole concept of changing ones’ sexual orientation may be viewed with a high level of skepticism, ridicule and even humor by the larger GLBT community, these are the stories of those who have tried."
Movies are shown in the hospitality room at 6:30, and there's free popcorn!
Geoffrey A. Black's Comments on the Death of bin Laden
Read the comments of the President of the UCC on the killing of Osama bin Laden here. Here's a quote:
"There is no joy in this moment for us, because first and foremost we understand ourselves to be the disciples of Jesus. Jesus calls us in his teachings to do the difficult thing of loving our enemies and praying for those who persecute us."
"There is no joy in this moment for us, because first and foremost we understand ourselves to be the disciples of Jesus. Jesus calls us in his teachings to do the difficult thing of loving our enemies and praying for those who persecute us."
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