Thanks for taking a moment to check out these events in our shared life & the wider world.
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Join us ONSITE at
First Church of the Brethren,
425 S. Central Park Avenue.
To map directions from your location, CLICK HERE.
Street parking is free & available close to the church building.
Memorial Service for Tammy Snider
Sunday, March 15 at 1 o’clock in the afternoon
Please join us – onsite or online – as we gather to celebrate the life and mourn the passing of our sister Tammy. If you’re attending in person, feel free to bring pictures to share in the display – and be prepared to take an angel home with you afterwards! The service will be followed by a reception in the downstairs Fellowship Hall, which is accessible by elevator.
Over the last week. the war has been spreading and escalating. Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon and Beirut, which forced more than 300,000 people to flee and killed more than 200 people. In Iran, US-Israeli strikes targeted five key fuel depots in the Iranian capital Tehran in an act of ecocide and environmental devastation. More than 9 million people were exposed to toxic chemicals and chemical rain as a result of the massive fires. More than 1000 Iranian civilians have been killed by US-Israeli strikes, and 10 civilians were killed by Iranian strikes in Israel.
Holy God, we echo the despair of the Psalmist: “Why, O Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10: 1) And yet, like the Psalmist, we hold onto faith that “you will hear the desire of the meek; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear, to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that those from earth may strike terror no more.” (Psalm 10:17-18) We plead, O Lord, for an immediate ceasefire and deliverance from the yoke of oppression.
God in your mercy…hear our prayer.
From the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center
This month we are donating to One Great Hour of Sharing!
Watch the short video above to learn more about this denominational offering – and if you can’t wait until Sunday, click the link below to give!
Save these additional Lenten dates on your calendar!
- Peace Chapel coming up on Wednesday, March 18th
- Palm Sunday Service (Zoom only) at 10:30am on Sunday, March 29th with Rev. Craig Mousin preaching and Chris Inserra as liturgist.
- Agape Meal/Love Feast & Footwashing Service (in person only) with First Church of the Brethren at 6:30pm on Thursday, April 2nd
EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE (hybrid) – 10:30AM – APRIL 5TH
With special music, communion, and the joy of all three congregations joining together in worship
All are welcome at this event – even if you don’t want your feet washed! We’d like to get a count to pass along so our friends at First Church can prepare enough food. Please click on the button below to RSVP.
The U.S. and Israel have launched a brutal war on Iran — a country of 90 million people. Now, reports indicate that Trump might call on Congress to approve $50 billion in military funding to expand this immoral and illegal U.S-Israel war of aggression.
Use this tool from JVP Action to tell Congress to block ANY funding for this war on Iran.
TELL YOUR SENATORS: NO FUNDING FOR ICE
On Friday, February 13th funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expired. Though reporting suggests that DHS is “shutdown,” agencies that make up DHS including ICE and CBP can still operate at full force thanks to the billions that were given to DHS through last year’s reconciliation bill.
Use this tool from Detention Watch Network (DWN) and JVP Action to tell your Senators to vote NO on funding for ICE and CBP.
Join us on Thursday, March 19 at 12:00pm CDT / 7:00pm Palestine for a Zoom conversation between sister organizations Anar and Healing to Hope as we explore the meaning of solidarity in the struggle against injustice, occupation, and violence in Palestine and the U.S.
Register here:https://zoom.us/meeting/register/V1jvIBP6T76Y-bPXQzaoqw
From Bethlehem, Minneapolis, and Chicago, we will discuss community accompaniment, global and local solidarity, and centering the experiences of children and caregivers. As we learn from each other, we will look to Anar’s model for addressing long-term trauma and sustaining well-being in the face of injustice.
In conversation:
Rami Khader, Anar Executive Director (Bethlehem, Palestine)
Sarah Myers, Healing to Hope Executive Director (Minneapolis)
Monica Asfour Hanson, Healing to Hope Board (Greater Minneapolis)
Joey Sylvester, Healing to Hope Fundraising Committee (Chicago)
Ann-Louise Haak, Wellington UCC Pastor (Chicago)
Book Club
Saturday, March 21st
at 10am on Zoom
“Mother Mary Comes To Me, Arundhati Roy’s first work of memoir, is a soaring account, both intimate and inspirational, of how the author became the person and the writer she is, shaped by circumstance, but above all by her complex relationship to the extraordinary, singular mother she describes as “my shelter and my storm.” (Goodreads)
Invite a friend to join us!
Since the last day of March falls during Holy Week, there is no Last Supper this month.
Instead, we will be joining our friends from First Church for their Love Feast and Footwashing Service on Thursday, April 2nd.
You can participate even if you want to keep your socks and shoes on!
Hope to see you there.
For this month of honoring Women, may these three diverse versions of Bread and Roses embolden your souls.
Bread and Roses
Women of the World
Joan Baez
Lucy Dacus at Zohran Mamdani’s NYC inauguration 1/1/26
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