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SUMMARY:Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Kin-dom We Long For
DESCRIPTION:On this Sunday\, we remember. It is Memorial Day weekend and so we remember all those who have given their lives in service to our country. We also remember that Covid has taken many lives and the battle for health and well-being continues. We remember that the singing of hymns sustains our faith life and moves us to feel the power of the Holy Spirit. This power that directs and defines us also causes us to care for and bring dignity to our neighbors. We look for the coming of the kingdom and establishing the kin-ship that binds us together. We remember and we yearn to bring forth the kingdom of mercy\, peace\, and justice. Let us worship together! \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated mask practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/seventh-sunday-of-easter-the-kin-dom-we-long-for/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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SUMMARY:Pentecost
DESCRIPTION:This Sunday is Pentecost\, the time when we remember the Holy Spirit coming upon the disciples like tongues of fire and giving birth to the church. It is also confirmation Sunday! What a time to welcome and celebrate these commitments of discipleship among a handful of young people. This winter/spring\, these young people have been wrestling with the questions of “Who am I as God’s beloved?” “How do I belong in this church and in God’s kingdom?” And “What is God’s purpose in my life?” May we all be inspired by their voices and challenged to ask these questions of ourselves and we celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit among us. \nAfter worship and in preparation for next Sunday\, Casey Curran will be in our gathering spaces with his camera. He hopes to capture short videos of you answering the question\, “What piece of wisdom would you share?” These short clips will be used to create a video montage for Graduate Sunday on June 12. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated mask practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/pentecost/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220612T100000
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SUMMARY:Dancing in a Circle
DESCRIPTION:This Sunday is Peace with Justice Sunday\, Trinity Sunday and Graduate Sunday! It is a lot to celebrate\, but we are going to make it happen. We will be receiving a special offering for this denominational wide effort of funding ministries that focus on making peace and building justice. Your Peace with Justice Sunday gifts change lives in places where the joy of knowing Christ is mixed with the tragedy of violence. United Methodists relate to this special Sunday by seeking peaceful solutions\, creating and supporting peace-related ministries in their conference and learning about peaceful\, just efforts around the world. We will celebrate our graduates with a blessing and hearing about their accomplishments and future plans. Let us celebrate the love of God! \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated mask practice. \n 
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/dancing-in-a-circle/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220619T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220619T110000
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SUMMARY:The Spirit has Something to Say
DESCRIPTION:It is Juneteenth. Through our reconciling ministries\, our call to anti-racism work and our Big Deal Weekend we are committing ourselves to the decisive action of dismantling racism and resisting oppression in all its forms. This parallels denominational efforts. On this Sunday\, we will observe Juneteenth as a sign of solidarity and hope for all of God’s people. Liberation activists remind us that our liberation is bound to the liberation of all. Jesus liberates people. In the Gospel of Luke\, we find Jesus healing a demoniac\, unbinding him\, and redirecting him to the work of God. On this Juneteenth\, let us be redirected to the work that shines the light on justice and bears witness to the unity of salvation for the entire body of Christ. Come\, let us worship a Liberating God. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated mask practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/the-spirit-has-something-to-say/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220626T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220626T110000
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SUMMARY:Third Sunday After Pentecost: Reconciling Sunday
DESCRIPTION:This Sunday\, we will celebrate the work we’ve done as a Reconciling Congregation and share the important work that lies ahead. From the Big Deal Weekend earlier this year to our new storytelling collective\, The Narrative (which begins on Wednesday\, June 29)\, we are committed to answering our call to be an inclusive church that exemplifies the kingdom of God. We strive to move toward reconciling relationships with all\, affirming those who are marginalized for any reason\, including sexual orientation or gender identity. We welcome all with open hearts\, open minds\, open doors. Join us as we celebrate our Reconciling Work of the Past and our Expanding Work for the future! \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated mask practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/third-sunday-after-pentecost-reconciling-sunday/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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SUMMARY:Humble Channels
DESCRIPTION:“Listening is much more than allowing another to talk while waiting for a chance to respond…The beauty of listening is that\, those who are listened to start feeling accepted\, start taking their words more seriously and discovering their own true selves. Listening is a form of spiritual hospitality by which you invite strangers to become friends.” ~Henri Nouwen \nTo deeply listen opens the door to transformation. When we feel listened to by one another\, by God\, and when we listen to our true selves\, transformation is possible. Listening brings connection\, not listening brings separation. Listening to understand means we fear less and the less we fear\, the more we trust\, the more love can flow. As we worship\, let us consider the humble voices that are not frequently listened to consistently. In this listening\, may we be transformed and guided to paths of wellness and strength. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated mask practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/humblechannels/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220710T110000
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SUMMARY:The Compassion of God: Poor in Spirit and Meek
DESCRIPTION:For second Sunday worship\, we will begin a new six week series in the Beatitudes from Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount. The Beatitudes are remembered as among Jesus’ most essential teachings and for this series we have divided these blessings into three parts: The Compassion of God\, the Goodness of God\, the Justice of God. This Sunday we’ll consider the compassion of God in the 1st and 3rd Beatitudes – “Blessed are the poor in Spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven” and “Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth…” We will also participate in the Baptism of two adults\, Cooper Betke and Christine VanOstran. We hope you come and join us for this new series and this blessed occasion of Baptism.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/poor-in-spirit-and-meek/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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SUMMARY:The Compassion of God: Those Who Mourn 
DESCRIPTION:“As a deer longs for flowing streams\, so my soul longs for you\, O God. My soul thirsts for you the living God.” ~Psalm 42: 1 \nTimes of mourning or grieving will be something we will all experience at some point in our lives. We will find ourselves yearning for comfort\, longing to be drawn into the shelter of a living God who intimately knows what it is to suffer. This darkness invites us to a new depth of trust and reliance upon God. Jesus teaches\, “Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted.” A season of grief is a liminal time. As Jesus promises\, this time of transition will be a threshold that will usher us into something new and there will be comfort as we move through this time. In this worship series on the Beatitudes\, we continue to experience the compassion of God in our mourning and in our finding comfort. We will offer anointing as a reminder of healing\, as a blessing for all who mourn. If you are worshiping from home\, please find oil or lotion to join us as we pray in this ancient way of reassurance.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/the-compassion-of-god-those-who-mourn/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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SUMMARY:The Goodness of God: Righteousness & Mercy
DESCRIPTION:This Sunday our series in The Beatitudes moves us from the Compassion of God to the Goodness of God as we consider Jesus’s blessings for those who hunger and thirst for righteousness and those who are merciful. To hunger and thirst for righteousness is to find oneself so captivated by the love of God they have an insatiable need to live into that love through personal devotion and outward action. The merciful are those who at their very core see the suffering of others and their hearts break with compassion until they cannot help but go and insert mercy into a merciless situation. They know the goodness of God and they want to be like Jesus. This Sunday in worship will explore the inward and outward movements of lives thirsting for righteousness\, and mercy.   \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask required practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/the-goodness-of-god-righteousness-mercy/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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SUMMARY:The Goodness of God: The Pure in Heart
DESCRIPTION:This Sunday our series in The Beatitudes continues with the Goodness of God as we consider Jesus’s blessings for the Pure in Heart. What does it mean to be pure in heart? In “The Cost of Discipleship\,” Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote that the pure in heart are “Only those who have surrendered their hearts completely to Jesus that Jesus may reign in them alone…their hearts are not ruled by their conscience\, but by the will of Jesus.” While this seems to be a lofty ideal we can look to\, Bonhoeffer himself whose desire to be ruled only by the will of Jesus led him to be a martyr during the Second World War for his role in the confessing movement\, and as part of the resistance to Hitler. While the pure in heart may sound like comforting beatitude\, it may mean costly discipleship. In our worship we will explore the depths of this blessing\, the will of God\, and the cost of a heart attuned fully to Jesus. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask required practice. \n 
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/the-goodness-of-god-the-pure-in-heart/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220807T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220807T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
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SUMMARY:The Justice of God: The Peacemakers
DESCRIPTION:In the Beatitudes\, Jesus stands our world on its head. We believe in personal pride; Jesus blesses poverty of spirit. We seek pleasure; Jesus blesses those who mourn. We see the prosperity of aggressive people; Jesus blesses the meek. We love good food and drink; Jesus blesses those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. As we continue to move through our summer series\, we begin to explore the justice of God in the remaining Beatitudes. The first four beatitudes describe the heart of the person who is rightly related to God. The remaining beatitudes describes how such a person relates to other people. Jesus exemplifies the characteristics belonging to kingdom people. He is a peacemaker. On many occasions\, he calls us to the work of making peace. As we worship this week\, let us answer courageously and be agents of peace. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask required practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/the-justice-of-god-the-peacemakers/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220814T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220814T110000
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SUMMARY:The Justice of God: Peacemakers & Persecuted
DESCRIPTION:“You’re blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into God’s kingdom.” ~The Message \n“Blessed are we when we treasure the wisdom of the earth\, receiving survival strategies whispered underground by bristlecone pine and sequoia\, returning the praise songs of nuthatch and titmouse\, flocking together with the murmuration maps of bees and bats and butterflies\, and pollinating possibilities for living in these beautiful ruins.” ~Enfleshed \nOn this Second Sunday\, our worship will be a celebration that includes thankfulness for all that God has given in the wonder and beauty of creation. We celebrate God’s gracious work as Creator of the earth and all its amazing biological life. Second Sunday worship finds us seeking ways to be interactive so that the Spirit may move\, restore\, and engage us in expanded ways. As we acknowledge the persecution of the earth and the most vulnerable of the earth\, we respond to the mandate that humans care for the creation. As we honor the gift of creation\, let us look for ways to recommit ourselves to the proper care and stewardship of the earth and those who vulnerable in our midst. Our Change the World offering will be given to our Helping Our Neighbors ministry that weekly helps people to stay in their homes by helping with utility costs. Blessed are we when we experience\, celebrate\, and share God’s love. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask required practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/the-justice-of-god-peacemakers-persecuted/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220821T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220821T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20220818T154040Z
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SUMMARY:Why are We Christian?
DESCRIPTION:For this first in our brief series in “Questions of Faith” we will wrestle with the question of “Why are we Christian?” using two New Testament texts. The first\, from Philippians is thought to be among the earliest of Christian Hymns\, serving the dual purpose of singing\, and as a statement of faith. It is the Apostle Paul’s effort to answer both the WHY and and HOW of being a follower of Jesus Christ. The second text is a parable spoken by Jesus when his authority was questioned by religious elites. It is a parable challenging traditional assumptions about WHO will enter the Kingdom of God. In this sermon I will ask another question: It is one thing to confess and to believe in Jesus\, but do we believe in the things that Jesus believed in? How we answer this question may be the answer to WHY we are Christian. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask required practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/why-are-we-christian/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220828T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220828T110000
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SUMMARY:What is Heaven?
DESCRIPTION:Jesus was no stranger to questions. He was asked questions repeatedly in his ministry and he also asked many questions himself. “Do you love me?” “What are you looking for?” “Do you believe this?” These are just a few of the over 300 questions that Jesus asked in the Gospels. If Jesus had this many questions and used them to explore faith\, it seems good and natural for us to wrestle with questions as well. Nicodemus asked Jesus\, “How can these things be?” as he visits him in the dark wondering if Jesus has come from God. Jesus hears Nicodemus’ questions\, leans into his doubts and Jesus\, and provokes him to consider the mystery of God’s reign on earth and in heaven. As we lean into the question of the existence of heaven\, we consider how this mystery has affected the ways in which we work for God’s reign on earth now. Heaven is somehow not just a future hope\, but a current reality. As we worship\, may our questions\, our prayers and praise move us closer to God. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask required practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/what-is-heaven/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220904T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220904T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20220901T173051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220915T183738Z
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SUMMARY:Why Can't We Get Along Without Hurting Others?
DESCRIPTION:In this third and final week of our series “Questions of Faith\,” we look today to a very present and relevant question: How do we get along without hurting one another? In recent years\, the experience of family division and church divisions over political and theological ideals has become all too painfully common. We’ll look to the Gospel of Mark and Jesus’s own life’s patterns for guidance to stop hurting one another when we disagree. However\, where our instincts may compel us to retreat\, or to push back\, Jesus offers a third way of living into our faith convictions while maintaining a posture of embrace towards those with whom we disagree. We’ll also share in the celebration of the Eucharist\, remembering the way in which Christ has embraced each one of us. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask required practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/why-cant-we-get-along-without-hurting-others/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220911T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220911T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20220909T030431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220915T184113Z
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SUMMARY:Rejoice Sunday
DESCRIPTION:“Rejoice with me\, for I found that which was lost.”  Luke 15: 6a \nSeeking\, finding\, and rejoicing! Jesus teaches through two parables in the Gospel lesson\, this message of the ways of God and a rhythm of faith that is seeking\, finding\, and rejoicing. As we welcome this season of fall that finds us engaging more fully in ministries for all ages we do rejoice. God is ever seeking us and desiring to be in relationship that brings restoration\, renewal and at-one-ment that brings joy. Come and join us for Rejoice Sunday! \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice. \nFeatured art: La drachme perdue (The Lost Drachma) by James Tissot. (1836 – 1902) Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray woven paper.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/rejoice-sunday/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220918T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220918T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20220915T193212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T215722Z
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SUMMARY:Rooted: Kalamazoo Service Project Sunday
DESCRIPTION:Join us this Sunday in worship as we hear the story and celebrate Kalamazoo Service Project! This year\, 40 youth from FUMC Kalamazoo and Portage Chapel Hill joined together along with 20+ adults from our church to serve in mission all around Kalamazoo. In worship you will see a beautiful video capturing all of the projects and hear testimony from the young people who served. We will also hold a special offering that will go towards future Youth Mission projects. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/rooted-kalamazoo-service-project-sunday-2/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220925T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220925T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20220923T013812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220925T140258Z
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SUMMARY:When We Are Living: JFON Celebration
DESCRIPTION:“Besides\, in all these matters there is a huge chasm set between us so that no one can go from us to you even if he wanted to\, nor can anyone cross over from you to us.” \n~Luke 16:26 \n“My soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior… \nHe has brought down the powerful from their thrones and lifted up the lowly; \nhe has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty. \n~Luke 1: 1 and 52-53 \nThis week\, the parable found in the Gospel of Luke is of a world turned upside down\, or rather it is a tale of right living. Luke opens his Gospel with a song of Mary that proclaims that the poor will be filled with good things and the rich will be sent way\, empty handed. In the parable of Lazarus and the rich man we hear Jesus speaking of the powerful being brought down and the lowly lifted up. It is a call for justice. It is a call for holy living. It is an invitation to build the kingdom of God. As we celebrate God’s love we will hear of the work and ministry of Justice for Our Neighbors. JFON of Kalamazoo is housed in our church as we partner with them to help provide pro bono legal services to immigrants living in Michigan communities. Let us hear the call to create expanse love guided by the Holy Spirit. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/when-we-are-living-jfon-celebration/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221002T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221002T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20220929T210316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221001T193344Z
UID:12026-1664704800-1664708400@umc-kzo.org
SUMMARY:World Communion Sunday
DESCRIPTION:This Sunday in worship we are celebrating World Communion Sunday and we are beginning our new season of Stewardship titled Living Grace-Filled: The Joy of Stewardship. The Eucharist (God’s gift of grace)\, otherwise known as communion\, is the central act of Christian worship. In this meal we receive the grace of the living God and we are sent to go and be God’s grace in the world. Communion is our central act of worship because in the celebration of this meal we practice Christian living by receiving and responding in gratitude. Our text for the morning is about the healing of several individuals\, only one of whom took the time to give thanks to Jesus. That one experienced a more holistic healing than the rest. May this time of worship and receiving of the Eucharist generate within each of us a response of gratitude to God who calls us together. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/12026/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221009T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221009T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20221007T055110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T134148Z
UID:12164-1665309600-1665313200@umc-kzo.org
SUMMARY:The Dream Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this special Second Sunday worship service where we will celebrate the culmination of the Dream. The Dream Team ministry of First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo has partnered with area organizations to address equitable housing around Kalamazoo. Come and hear their story and celebration of what God has accomplished. Enjoy the Second Sunday Worship Band and a sermon focused on the Prophet Jeremiah. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/the-dream-celebration/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221016T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221016T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20221014T061413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221016T135459Z
UID:12274-1665914400-1665918000@umc-kzo.org
SUMMARY:Disability Awareness Sunday
DESCRIPTION:As he walked along\, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him\, ‘Rabbi\, who sinned\, this man or his parents\, that he was born blind?’ Jesus answered\, ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him. ~John 9:1-3 \nJesus said\, ‘I came into this world for judgement so that those who do not see may see\, and those who do see may become blind.’ Some of the Pharisees near him heard this and said to him\, ‘Surely we are not blind\, are we?’ Jesus said to them\, ‘If you were blind\, you would not have sin. But now that you say\, “We see\,” your sin remains. ~John 9:39-41 \nThis week we celebrate Disability Awareness Sunday. Through the story of Jesus and the ‘Man Born Blind’ found in John’s Gospel\, we confront commonly held ideas about disability and challenge each other to look more deeply. In doing so\, we celebrate the transformational power of Jesus’ message\, hear his call to challenge harmful stereotypes\, and recognize the gifts of our brothers and sisters with disabilities. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice. \nArt: “Sight” © John Bramblitt | www.bramblitt.com | Facebook and Instagram @bramblitt
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/disability-awareness-sunday/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221023T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221023T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20221021T150911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221028T155641Z
UID:12439-1666519200-1666522800@umc-kzo.org
SUMMARY:Are We Really That Different?
DESCRIPTION:Join us this Sunday in worship as we hear from our local Wesley Foundation Director\, Rev. Jeremy Simpson. Jeremy is not only the Wesley Foundation Campus Minister\, but he is also an accomplished organist\, pianist\, choir director and all-around church musician. Also in worship this Sunday our 3rd graders will be gifted with new Bibles\, and we’ll hear from Molly Williams sharing about our stewardship theme: Living Grace-Filled: The Joy of Stewardship. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/are-we-really-that-different/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221030T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221030T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20221028T160016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221030T134715Z
UID:12652-1667124000-1667127600@umc-kzo.org
SUMMARY:Sing Out Sunday
DESCRIPTION:In this final Sunday of our “Stewards of a Grace-filled Life” Stewardship Season\, we turn to the story of Zacchaeus. This is a man whose encounter with Jesus led to radical life transformation manifested through generous giving to his community. On this Sunday\, the congregation is invited to determine how we are each being called to respond to God’s grace at work in our lives by making financial pledges to God’s work in the world through First United Methodist Church. This will also be a music-filled Sunday with music from the chorus of First UMC AND First Congregational Church. Come and sing\, come and celebrate\, come and practice the grace-filled life. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/sing-out-sunday/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221106T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221106T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20221104T035105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221106T144154Z
UID:12795-1667728800-1667732400@umc-kzo.org
SUMMARY:All Saints Day
DESCRIPTION:All Saints is a day of remembrance for the saints. We celebrate the communion of saints as we remember the dead and celebrate our connectedness as Christians. The Christian festival of All Saints Day comes from a conviction that there is a spiritual connection between those on heaven and on earth. It is also an opportunity to express gratitude to God for the lives and deaths of all the saints that have influenced and shaped our lives. On this Sunday we hear the prayer of the Ephesians epistle is “I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints\, and for this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers\, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ\, the Father of glory\, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him\, so that\, with the eyes of your heart enlightened\, you may perceive what is the hope to which he has called you\, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints…” \nOn this All Saints Day\, we remember\, we weep\, we celebrate and we look to the promised possibilities of life beyond death and are reassured that Christ stands with God to wipe away tears and turn us in hope toward the resurrection that is possible. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice. \n 
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/all-saints-day-2/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221113T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221113T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20221111T152450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221113T140138Z
UID:12984-1668333600-1668337200@umc-kzo.org
SUMMARY:I'll Have What He's Having
DESCRIPTION:Join us for worship on this special Second Sunday. Pastor Matt and the Second Sunday team will guide us to contemplate Jesus‘s words “I am the bread of life“ and consider what it means for Jesus to be the nourishment of our souls along with our real need to be physically nourished. Our change the world offering is an invitation for everyone to bring food items\, listed below\, to be presented at the altar during worship and then sorted into bags after worship and donated to Spring Valley Elementary for families in need during the Thanksgiving holiday. A cash offering will also be taken to purchase extra food items. God is Good! \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice. \nSuggested donation items: \nRolls\nBag of Russet Potatoes\nSweet Potatoes\nCranberry Sauce\nJars/Cans of Turkey Gravy\nCanned Vegetables (variety)\nStove Top Dressing Mix\nBag of Apples or Oranges\nBox Cake Mix\nCan of Frosting \nAdditional suggested donation items: \nPancake syrup\nFlour\nSugar\nBrown sugar\nCooking spray or cooking oil\nChicken or beef broth\nCream of mushroom\, chicken\, celery etc. soups\nVanilla extract\nBaking soda\nTaco seasoning\nCondiments: Ketchup\, barbecue sauce\, ranch dressing\, etc.\nBaking mixes: brownies\, cake\, etc.\nHoney\nBreakfast cereal for kids\nHot cocoa mix\nCookie decorating items: frosting\, sprinkles\, sugar cookie mix\nChocolate chips\nSmall marshmallows
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/ill-have-what-hes-having/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221120T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20221117T160728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221120T150044Z
UID:13167-1668938400-1668985200@umc-kzo.org
SUMMARY:Reign of Christ Sunday
DESCRIPTION:“For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell\, and through him\, God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things…”\nColossians 1: 19a \nWhat does it mean to speak of the Christ who reigns or Christ the king? The Gospels will undoubtedly tell us that Jesus redefined what it meant to be king\, this is his purpose in coming. The one who reigns in our lives was treated as a common criminal by an oppressive government and was executed publicly\, intended to humiliate and destroy. Yet\, Christ reigns. With power\, he is our king that is on the ground with us. He is the reconciler that shows us the power of joy and the way out of darkness. This is the one whom we gather to worship and more importantly\, follow. The one who reigns in our hearts\, our lives and is our ground of being. Come\, let us worship with joy!
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/reign-of-christ-sunday/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221127T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221127T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20221126T230449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221126T230449Z
UID:13396-1669543200-1669546800@umc-kzo.org
SUMMARY:Advent 2022: Close to Home
DESCRIPTION:On this first Sunday in Advent\, we will set our hearts to the rhythm of a new liturgical season. This practice is the response to our Lukan text imploring us to “…be on guard\, so our hearts are not weighed down…” There is indeed much from which to guard our hearts; the worries of an ongoing pandemic\, political divisions\, and the war in Ukraine\, not to mention those unspoken places of restlessness within our own hearts. And yet Jesus assures us these things will pass\, while God’s word will remain forever. This word promises a day of hope\, love\, joy\, and peace and our worship acknowledges a longing for this day akin to a kind of homesickness. And so\, homesick for a day when God’s promises are fulfilled\, we enter this new season with the hymn on our lips. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10 am. Before you join us for in-person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice. \nLed by: Rev. Matt Weiler \nTodays Bulletin \nluke 21:25-36
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/advent-2022-close-to-home/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221127T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221127T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20221123T213651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221126T192024Z
UID:13304-1669543200-1669590000@umc-kzo.org
SUMMARY:First sunday of advent
DESCRIPTION:On this first Sunday in Advent\, we will set our hearts to the rhythm of a new liturgical season. This practice is the response to our Lukan text imploring us to “…be on guard\, so our hearts are not weighed down…” There is indeed much from which to guard our hearts; the worries of an ongoing pandemic\, political divisions\, and the war in Ukraine\, not to mention those unspoken places of restlessness within our own hearts. And yet Jesus assures us these things will pass\, while God’s word will remain forever. This word promises a day of hope\, love\, joy\, and peace and our worship acknowledges a longing for this day akin to a kind of homesickness. And so\, homesick for a day when God’s promises are fulfilled\, we enter this new season with the hymn on our lips. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10 am. Before you join us for in-person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice. \n  \nLed by: Rev. Matt Weiler \nTodays Bulletin \nluke 21:25-36 \n 
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/first-sunday-of-advent/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221204T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221204T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20221201T214901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T215107Z
UID:13496-1670148000-1670194800@umc-kzo.org
SUMMARY:Laying the foundation. Second Sunday of Advent
DESCRIPTION:As we celebrate the second Sunday of Advent\, we hear of the birth of John the Baptist and the dramatic response of his father\, Zechariah who has been mute throughout Elizabeth’s pregnancy. Zechariah prophesies about God’s salvation that will guide our path into the way of peace. This is a foundation that centers on a way of being that fosters God’s shalom. Let us celebrate the laying of this foundation that is the actions of forgiveness\, mercy\, compassion and peace. Come\, O Come\, Emmanuel\, guide our feet. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10 am. Before you join us for in-person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice. \n  \n\nLed by: Rev. Julie Kline \n\n\nLuke 1:57-66
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/laying-the-foundation-second-sunday-of-advent/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20221218T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20221218T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T192034
CREATED:20221215T230118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221216T162724Z
UID:13632-1671357600-1671361200@umc-kzo.org
SUMMARY:Fourth Sunday of Advent Close to Home: Seeking Sanctuary
DESCRIPTION:Mary has received the news from the angel Gabriel that she will bear a son named Jesus\, and he will be called the Son of the Most High. Mary then travels to Elizabeth and Zechariah’s home to find refuge and absorb her new calling. With Elizabeth she receives a safe haven which allows her to open her heart and sing praises. Sanctuary is essential for all and is established anywhere God’s love dwells freely and abundantly. \nPraises on this morning will be sung by the First Beats musical ensemble as they present the Christmas musical “Room for Christmas.” Through this musical the children will lead us to discover the true joy and wonder of Christmas by making room for what really matters. Come and worship and let us experience the love and wonder offered by the advent of Christ. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10 am. Before you join us for in-person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/fourth-sunday-of-advent-close-to-home-seeking-sanctuary/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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