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SUMMARY:War Room Movie Viewing
DESCRIPTION:The Prayer Team would like to invite you to a viewing of War Room on Saturday\, May 14 at 1pm in the movie lounge\, located downstairs at First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo. This is a movie about the practice of prayer. We will have a short discussion after the movie. Hope to see you there!
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/war-room-movie-viewing/
LOCATION:MI
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SUMMARY:Manna
DESCRIPTION:Young Adults are invited to gather with Pastor Matt Weiler and Mandakini Brophy most Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm in the Youth Lounge (located on the lower level of First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo) for “Manna.” In the Bible\, Manna represents God arriving to a people who were yet discovering who they were. Manna was God’s provision. Manna was God’s way of teaching a people how to live and be together. Manna was preparing them for the journey ahead. Our Tuesday nights are like Manna! They are a time to study scripture\, talk about current events\, pray together and discover who God is shaping us to be for the journey ahead. Email Pastor Matt Weiler at mweiler@umc-kzo.org to learn more.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/manna/
LOCATION:MI
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SUMMARY:Sunday School
DESCRIPTION:Sunday School for 4-year-olds through 6th grade takes place most Sundays after worship (during the school year) in room 203 on the second floor of First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo. Lessons feature a new curriculum called\, “Celebrate Wonder” that engages children’s natural sense of curiosity to help them understand God’s love. It creates a safe environment for kids to ask big questions—helping children explore the Bible in ways that feed their imagination and encourage creativity. Please contact jlibrizzi@umc-kzo.org with any questions.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/sunday-school/
LOCATION:MI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220508T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220508T123000
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SUMMARY:Family Foundations
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to join our Sunday School class for parents! This group was created to support parents through the challenges of raising children and meets in room 304 on the third floor of First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo on most Sundays after worship (during the school year). Please email Magen Lindstrom with any questions at jeffmagenlindstrom@gmail.com. Childcare will be available for the Sunday School hour in the nursery.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/family-foundations/
LOCATION:MI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220508T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220508T113000
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SUMMARY:Peace Pole Dedication
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Sunday\, May 8 after 10am worship at First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo for the dedication of a new Peace Pole in memory of Emerson and Zola Eidson. We will also rededicate a former Peace Pole that was built by the late Rudy Hansen. It will have a new location on our church grounds. Please join the families as we meet in the portico after worship.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/peace-pole-dedication/
LOCATION:MI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220508T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220508T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220506T005751Z
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SUMMARY:Godly Play and Nursery Care
DESCRIPTION:Godly Play is offered for children 4 and older\, as well as nursery care on the 2nd floor of First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo for infants through 3-year-olds with fully vaccinated staff. Please contact jlibrizzi@umc-kzo.org with any questions.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/godly-play-and-nursery-care/
LOCATION:MI
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220508T110000
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SUMMARY:Fourth Sunday of Easter: Who Lives\, Who Dies\, Who Tells Your Story
DESCRIPTION:The message for May 8 is called “Who Lives\, Who Dies\, Who Tells Your Story?” (Credit to Lin Manuel Miranda…) We’ll reflect on the 23rd Psalm in song form and we’ll hear a story of resurrection from the book of Acts. With the Psalm we are reminded of God’s presence in the shadows and even to death. With the story from Acts\, we know the good news that God’s love is more powerful than death. As we find ourselves now in the Fourth Sunday of Easter this particular story of resurrection speaks to God’s concern for the most vulnerable\, and even more\, we’ll discover how God resurrects the stories of the vulnerable and the marginalized far beyond our physical lives. The Staff-Parish Relations Committee (SPRC) will also celebrate the coming ordination of Heather McDougal with the gift of a new stole to be worn in worship\, and as this is a Coffeehouse Sunday\, our Change the World offering will go towards the good work with vulnerable woman at our local YWCA. \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. \nWorship note: To give a visual for this morning’s reading from Acts about Tabitha (aka Dorcas)\, the Coffeehouse Planning Team opted to place handmade items that represent ways persons have been offered similar compassion in our midst. There is a prayer quilt\, tied by members of a church to represent prayers being offered for someone with cancer\, and there are prayer shawls\, made by needleworkers in this congregation\, to wrap persons in love going through difficult times. We also were offered shawls made and gifted “just because” to offer the message of love to friends and family. These tangible gifts are one of the many ways love and care may be offered to those in our midst. Just as Tabitha offered herself\, consider all the ways that we may do this for one another and for our community. If you are interested in making prayer shawls for our Caring Committee\, please contact Robin at rentenman@umc-kzo.org.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/fourth-sunday-of-easter-who-lives-who-dies-who-tells-your-story/
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SUMMARY:Third Sunday of Easter: Celebrating Stephen Ministry
DESCRIPTION:“When they had gone ashore\, they saw a charcoal fire there\, with fish on it\, and bread. Jesus said to them\, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” ~John 21: 9-10 \n“Come and have breakfast” the resurrected Christ invites the disciples to a meal of fish and bread on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. A meal is the setting for the reunion following the death of Jesus. It is just as it had happened so often in their life together\, they were breaking bread and fellowshipping with one another. It was a fitting context for Jesus to invite his followers into a deeper invitation to follow him and hear the commission to feed and care for God’s people. We will celebrate our Stephen Ministers in worship and invite people to consider joining the Stephen Ministry Team. Just as the disciples were invited to receive grace and forgiveness from the risen Christ\, we too are invited to commune with Jesus with a meal of bread and juice. If you are worshipping from home\, we invite you to find communion elements that you have in your home. Let us to worship together and share God’s love. \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/third-sunday-of-easter-celebrating-stephen-ministry/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220424T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220424T173000
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SUMMARY:New Member Class
DESCRIPTION:If you would like to further explore the commitment and joy of membership in The United Methodist Church\, please contact Pastor Julie at jkline@umc-kzo.org. Class will take place online and meet each Sunday on Zoom from April 24 through May 15\, 2022. New members will be received on May 22\, 2022.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/new-member-class/
LOCATION:MI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220424T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220424T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
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SUMMARY:Sunday Morning Class: Living the Questions
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to Living the Questions\, a DVD-based discussion class featuring noted theologians and church leaders. It seeks to be an alternative to studies that attempt to give all the answers and instead creates an environment where participants can interact with one another in exploring what’s next for Christianity and for us as Christians. Each week will involve a 20-minute video and then active\, open discussions among class participants. Once 10am worship concludes\, John Clark will lead the conversation in the Parlor on the first floor of First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo and online on Zoom. \nCLICK HERE to join this conversation on Zoom on Sundays after worship through May 22\, 2022.\nMeeting ID: 814 7426 2215 Passcode: godslove
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/sunday-morning-class-living-the-questions/
LOCATION:MI
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220424T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220424T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220419T061417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220506T033057Z
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SUMMARY:Second Sunday of Easter: Hi. Hello. Hey there.
DESCRIPTION:We are now in Eastertide on this Second Sunday of Easter and our scripture this week takes us to the upper room\, on the evening of Jesus’s resurrection. While every Sunday is a “little resurrection” it is always helpful and important to remember that Easter is not one day\, rather Easter is a Season of 50 days leading up to Pentecost. And so in our worship we continue this week in our Easter celebration in the liturgy\, the hymns and the sermon remembering that wonder-filled moment when Jesus came to the disciples in their fear and said\, “Peace be with you.” When has Jesus met you with peace in your places of fear? \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated mask policy.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/second-sunday-of-easter-first-strings/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220417T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220417T110000
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SUMMARY:Easter Sunday 10am Service: Listening for a Stone Rolled Away
DESCRIPTION:After nights of deep darkness\, we come in the bright light of Easter morning celebrating that Christ is risen indeed! Resurrection is possible. It is a glorious morning filled with tulips\, lilies\, brass and timpani\, voices raised in joy\, all proclaiming “Alleluia!” On this glorious morning let us listen for a stone rolled away and the sounds of new life. Let us hear death moved aside for the sounds of life\, wholeness\, and resurrection. Jesus is alive and together we will sing the “Hallelujah Chorus” once again at the 10am worship. \n10am worship will be a festive Easter celebration that will include our choir\, timpani\, brass and the “Hallelujah Chorus” sung by all at the end of worship. Childcare and Godly Play will be available for 10am Easter Sunday worship.  \nJoin us in person or online for worship 10am Easter Sunday worship. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices. \nThe ministries we are supporting with this year’s Easter Offering – the Methodist Children’s Home of Costa Rica\, Dr. Desiree Segura-April and Rev. Emily A. Everett – seek to protect and help children. You can assist these ministries by donating online\, by mailing a check with ‘Easter Offering’ in the memo line or by using the Easter envelope you may have received in the mail. Thank you for your support of this important work.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/easter-sunday-10am-service-listening-for-a-stone-rolled-away/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220417T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220417T090000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
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SUMMARY:Easter Sunday 8am Service: Listening for a Stone Rolled Away
DESCRIPTION:After nights of deep darkness\, we come in the bright light of Easter morning celebrating that Christ is risen indeed! Resurrection is possible. It is a glorious morning filled with tulips\, lilies\, brass and timpani\, voices raised in joy\, all proclaiming “Alleluia!” On this glorious morning let us listen for a stone rolled away and the sounds of new life. Let us hear death moved aside for the sounds of life\, wholeness\, and resurrection. Jesus is alive and together we will sing the “Hallelujah Chorus” once again at the 10am worship. \n8am worship is in person only and for our early risers who would like to celebrate Easter earlier in the morning with a smaller gathering. It will be a joyful celebration\, yet quieter than our 10am service. Please review our updated Covid practices prior to joining us for in person worship. Childcare will not be available for 8am Easter Sunday worship.  \nThe ministries we are supporting with this year’s Easter Offering – the Methodist Children’s Home of Costa Rica\, Dr. Desiree Segura-April and Rev. Emily A. Everett – seek to protect and help children. You can assist these ministries by donating online\, by mailing a check with ‘Easter Offering’ in the memo line or by using the Easter envelope you may have received in the mail. Thank you for your support of this important work.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/easter-sunday-8am-service-listening-for-a-stone-rolled-away/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220415T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220415T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
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SUMMARY:Good Friday: Listening for the Inner Jerusalem
DESCRIPTION:Tonight we will hear the story of Jesus’s passion through the 14 stations of the cross. Sometimes we will listen\, sometimes we will sing\, and sometimes we will be invited to rise and move to new spaces for experiential prayer. This is the night of Jesus’s crucifixion. This is the night Jesus asks us to stay with him remembering the cross he bore\, and trusting in the hope of resurrection to follow. But for now\, we linger with Jesus in the hours of his suffering. Let us worship and remember. \nJoin us in person or online for worship. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices. For those worshiping at home\, if you can\, please have with you at your worship space a pen and paper\, a nail\, and a small cross. These will be used for experiential prayer during worship.  \nChildcare will be available for Good Friday worship. 
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/good-friday-listening-for-the-inner-jerusalem/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220414T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
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SUMMARY:Holy Thursday: Finding Jesus
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to Holy Thursday worship to come and listen\, to be silent and to exam our hearts in this holiest of weeks. Breaking the bread and lifting the cup of grace\, Jesus asked that we remember him and dedicate ourselves to a new covenant. This is the Feast of Love\, come kneel at the communion rail and pray that we might be the body of Christ for the world. If you are joining us online\, you are invited to take communion in your own homes with elements that you have available. Come\, let us create sacred space\, that begins with this holy meal on Thursday and continues with earnest prayer on Good Friday. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Holy Thursday (April 14) at 7pm. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices. \nChildcare will be available for Holy Thursday worship. 
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/maundy-thursday/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220410T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220410T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220328T064708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220410T133630Z
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SUMMARY:Palm Sunday: Finding Your Purpose\, Listening to Your Heart
DESCRIPTION:For those joining us in person\, we will meet on the front church steps at 9:30am to walk together to the community Blessing of the Palms at the Bronson Park bandstand at 9:45am. \nToday in coffeehouse worship we celebrate the liturgy of Palms\, and we turn with Jesus towards the cross of Jerusalem in the liturgy of Christ’s Passion. In the a moment\, the light bearers\, the children\, along with those who have already been celebrating outside in Bronson park\, and the choir will lead us in procession around the sanctuary remembering that day of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. \nToday’s coffeehouse worship Change the World offering will go towards the Fresh Start / Fresh Place initiative with Ministry With Community providing cleaning supplies for low-income persons moving into new homes or apartments. The Tween AND Youth Group members will utilize this money to go shopping for supplies to gift to this initiative. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/palm-sunday-finding-your-purpose-listening-to-your-heart/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220403T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220403T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220328T061013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220403T123812Z
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SUMMARY:Fifth Sunday of Lent: Finding Your Mystic\, Listening Beyond the Voices
DESCRIPTION:We often have a “cast of characters” living inside our heads that love to carry on endless conversations–each from their own perspective. The chatter of our minds can sometimes keep us from a deeper listening and it is often difficult to understand what is a mystical connection to God. Getting our True Self into the chairperson’s seat in the committee meeting does not mean ignoring those voices of fear\, pessimism\, people-pleasing or accusation\, but instead listening intently to them and not letting them bully us into negative action. Letting them in and letting them go is the prayer of the mystic within. \nWe will celebrate communion this Sunday. For those joining us for worship online\, please bring bread and juice to your home worship space. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/fifth-sunday-of-lent-finding-your-music-listening-beyond-voices/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220327T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220327T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220324T182233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220326T231642Z
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SUMMARY:Fourth Sunday of Lent: Finding Your Power\, Listening to Healing
DESCRIPTION:This week in worship we hear the story of an unnamed woman and a man named Jairus. Both are desperate. Jairus has wealth\, and power\, and access. The unnamed woman has none of those things. Both come to Jesus in prayer seeking healing. The woman for herself\, while the man\, Jairus\, for his daughter. As we find ourselves listening to this story now in the fourth week of Lent\, our task is to stand with Jesus and the disciples in the space between these two humans’ suffering and listen to their stories. In listening\, perhaps we’ll hear our own stories as well. Join us as we continue the Lenten journey of listening. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/fourth-sunday-of-lent-finding-your-power-listening-to-healing/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220320T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220320T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220222T180219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T180219Z
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SUMMARY:The Big Deal Weekend
DESCRIPTION:The Big Deal Weekend is a weekend built around anti-racist education focused on the intersection of faith and identity. It will be a weekend full of opportunities for growth through fellowship\, workshops\, and worship. The weekend will consist of a Friday evening\, full Saturday and Sunday morning (March 18-20\, 2022). Learn more and register for this event at https://umc-kzo.org/about-us/the-big-deal-weekend. \nSunday\, March 20\n-10am: Worship service led by Bishop David Alan Bard (he/him)\, presiding bishop of the Michigan Conference of The United Methodist Church
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/the-big-deal-weekend-3/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:The Big Deal Weekend 2022
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220320T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220320T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220317T192304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220320T134603Z
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SUMMARY:Third Sunday of Lent: Willingly Haunted
DESCRIPTION:As part of The Big Deal Weekend\, our weekend built around anti-racist education focused on the intersection of faith and identity\, Bishop David Alan Bard will preach his sermon\, Willingly Haunted\, for our Sunday worship. Bishop Bard is the presiding bishop of the Michigan Conference of The United Methodist Church. Bishop Bard also shepherds the Minnesota Annual Conference as interim bishop until 2022\, and serves as President of the North Central Jurisdiction College of Bishops. In addition\, we are honored to share a new hymn today written for The Big Deal Weekend: ‘Round the River’s Bend with music by Director of Music\, Jacqueline Stilger and lyrics by Jennifer Clark. We will also remember our baptism and commit to the work of anti-racism that frees us for joyful obedience and collective work that might give birth to the flourishing of life for all. Come and experience\, celebrate\, and share God’s love! \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/third-sunday-of-lent-willingly-haunted/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220319T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220319T173000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
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SUMMARY:The Big Deal Weekend
DESCRIPTION:The Big Deal Weekend is a weekend built around anti-racist education focused on the intersection of faith and identity. It will be a weekend full of opportunities for growth through fellowship\, workshops\, and worship. The weekend will consist of a Friday evening\, full Saturday and Sunday morning (March 18-20\, 2022). Learn more and register for this event at https://umc-kzo.org/about-us/the-big-deal-weekend. \nSaturday\, March 19\n-8am: Doors open for coffee and chats. Snacks\, coffee and tea provided.\n-9am: Worship service presented by Wesley band. Announcements for the day\, introduction of workshop leaders and more fun music.\n-10am: First workshop\n-11:30am: Break for lunch\n-12:30pm: Second workshop\n-2pm: Take a breath break\n-2:15pm: Third workshop\n-3:45pm: Snack break\n-4pm: Panel discussion with workshop leaders and community organizations
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/the-big-deal-weekend-2/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:The Big Deal Weekend 2022
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220318T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220318T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220222T175513Z
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UID:7157-1647626400-1647633600@umc-kzo.org
SUMMARY:The Big Deal Weekend
DESCRIPTION:The Big Deal Weekend is a weekend built around anti-racist education focused on the intersection of faith and identity. It will be a weekend full of opportunities for growth through fellowship\, workshops\, and worship. The weekend will consist of a Friday evening\, full Saturday and Sunday morning (March 18-20\, 2022). Learn more and register for this event at https://umc-kzo.org/about-us/the-big-deal-weekend. \nFriday evening\, March 18\nListen to six storytellers and engage in small group discussion based in our identity with Christ\, the church\, and as a person aware of racial biases. Participants will be sent home with a devotional that will provide opportunities to engage in conversations between participants and others.\n-6pm: Registration and welcome begins\n-6:30pm: Worship
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/the-big-deal-weekend/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:The Big Deal Weekend 2022
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220313T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220313T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220310T072939Z
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SUMMARY:Second Sunday of Lent: Listening to Our Bodies & Finding Our Breath
DESCRIPTION:Come and listen to the sacred text that connects our own aliveness with the breath of God. Together let us “pray without ceasing” as we pay attention to our breathing and believe that breathing is prayer. God blew breath into us at creation\, and we continue to breathe all of creation in and out of our bodies constantly. The early church also believed that breath and Spirit were one in the same. As we sigh\, let us join our breath with the Spirit that beckons us to the deep and promises to join us in spaces of love that work together to believe in a God breathed life for all. Come\, spirit\, come\, and let us rise on your wings. \nFor the March Mission of the Month we will be taking a special Change the World offering this Sunday to help support Sunnyside UMC’s Community Garden. During the service\, those attending in person will be asked to come forward and offer their gifts. If you would like to donate online\, you may do so on our website. \nAdditional resources: The Daily Examen is a technique of prayerful reflection on the events of the day in order to detect God’s presence and discern God’s direction for us. The Examen is an ancient practice in the Church that can help us see God’s hand at work in our whole experience. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices. \nWorship note: Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday\, March 14 at 2am! Make sure to set your clocks forward one hour.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/second-sunday-of-lent-listening-to-our-bodies-finding-our-breath/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220306T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220306T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220303T161702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T144144Z
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SUMMARY:First Sunday of Lent: Listening Spaces
DESCRIPTION:Sometimes we just need to get away in order to hear from that “still small voice” within. This quiet voice is an attribute of the Holy Living God\, as Elijah found out when he retreated to a cave where he expected to experience God in big wind and earthquake and fire. What is your “cave?” What place– perhaps a park\, a path\, a rocking chair\, a shoreline– and what practice–such as walking\, journaling\, reading\, or making art–helps you get quiet enough for long enough so you can hear past the chaos and into the depths of your life? This Lent we will quiet things down and heighten our attention to the “still\, small voice” of God and our own true self. Listening through prayer as well as meditation on sacred texts is an ancient Lenten practice. So\, let us come and rest\, come and listen. \nWe will celebrate communion this Sunday. For those joining us for worship online\, please bring bread and juice to your home worship space. \nAdditional resources: The Daily Examen is a technique of prayerful reflection on the events of the day in order to detect God’s presence and discern God’s direction for us. The Examen is an ancient practice in the Church that can help us see God’s hand at work in our whole experience. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/first-sunday-of-lent-listening-spaces-2/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220302T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220302T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220301T190346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T235406Z
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SUMMARY:Finding Your Life: Listening Deeply
DESCRIPTION:As we prepare for our 40-day journey of Lent\, we “turn around” (the root meaning of the word “repent”) from the distractions of daily noise and focus our attention on listening in a deeper way. Writer Parker Palmer suggests we must listen “to what our life is telling us”–in other words\, to listen to the deep wisdom God gave to us as a birthright\, connecting to God’s purpose once again. \nAdditional resources: The Daily Examen is a technique of prayerful reflection on the events of the day in order to detect God’s presence and discern God’s direction for us. The Examen is an ancient practice in the Church that can help us see God’s hand at work in our whole experience. \nJoin us in person or online for Ash Wednesday worship on Wednesday\, March 2 at 7pm. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices. \n 
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/finding-your-life-listening-deeply/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220227T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220227T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220224T163656Z
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SUMMARY:Seeing the Glory
DESCRIPTION:On this Sunday we climb the mountain with the disciples\, Peter\, James and John\, to see the glory of Christ revealed and the truth affirmed that Jesus is the Son of God. Transfiguration Sunday plays an important and pivotal role in our journey of discipleship just as it did for the disciples then. On this day\, seeing Christ’s glory we will sing of the glory of God and give praise. This “mountain top” experience will prepare for a new trajectory that begins on Ash Wednesday\, when we turn our hearts and minds towards Jesus’s journey to the cross of crucifixion during the season of Lent. But for now\, on this day\, we’ll linger with the disciples up on the mountain seeing and praising Jesus in all his glory. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/seeing-the-glory/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220220T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220220T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220217T203851Z
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SUMMARY:Be Still and Know
DESCRIPTION:Be still before God. Wait patiently. Are these passive words? Or reserved actions? The Hebrew of God’s command to “be still” is similar to stop what you are doing and know me. Be still\, so that you may be emptied and then filled with God. Stop praying and be prayer\, allow God to pray through you. Allow God to be in your head\, your heart and live through you. Be still. It is not passive. It is receiving\, filling and then turning to fulfill love. As we worship together and baptize a child of God\, let us remember that God claims us\, helps\, and protects us and loves us too. This is comfort for the soul. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/be-still-and-know/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220213T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220210T215038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220210T215038Z
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SUMMARY:To Stand Grounded
DESCRIPTION:This week in worship\, we continue to find comfort in the wisdom and hope of the Psalms\, looking to Psalm 1. Central to this ancient poem is the image of a healthy fruit-bearing tree\, planted by the water; an image likened to those whose lives are grounded not in the messaging of popular consumer culture\, rather\, in the word and the law of God. Psalm 1\, a preamble of sorts to the entire book of Psalms assures the reader that God’s desire is for us to prosper and to thrive\, as the fruit bearing tree. On this Coffeehouse Sunday we’ll ponder the notion that “We were made to more than just survive\, we were made to thrive…” and ask the question\, “How is God leading me to prosper and thrive in this time?” Those in the sanctuary will be invited to write responses on a paper ribbon and hang them on the tree to reflect the imagery of the Psalm. Home worshipers are encouraged to have paper and pencil ready for journaling during this time of worship. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/to-stand-grounded/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220206T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220206T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220202T214913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220206T145538Z
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SUMMARY:Steadfast Love
DESCRIPTION:This Sunday we receive a song of thanksgiving that brings comfort to our soul as our spirit finds union with the Divine. God offers a steadfast love that is consistent and constant\, and we find ourselves turning to receive with hearts of gratitude. It is a practice that needs to be cultivated in our lives. It is a journey that restores and renews our courage and compassion each time we attune ourselves to the love of God. On this Sunday\, in the bleak mid-winter let us find the holy ground of gratitude as we participate in the ritual of Holy Communion. If you are worshipping from home\, please prepare elements of communion\, bread and juice\, crackers and water\, even cereal and milk. It is the receptive heart that God most desires. Let us experience God’s steadfast love. \nWe will celebrate communion this Sunday. For those joining us for worship online\, please bring bread and juice to your home worship space. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/comfort-for-the-soul-steadfast-love/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20220130T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20220130T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T162039
CREATED:20220127T211317Z
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SUMMARY:Comfort for the Soul: Shelter Me
DESCRIPTION:“I will look back in days to come and realize your faithfulness has led me home. Within your house I’ll find my peace\, trusting that in your mercy you have sheltered me.”  \nFrom “Shelter Me” by Father Michael Joncas \nThis Sunday we are beginning a spinoff of sorts of our traditional New Year Rhythms of the Soul series. Where in the past we have developed themes from popular music (old and new)\, this year we are looking to the Psalms for comfort and refuge while singing music to accompany the Psalms. Entering the third year of the pandemic with a current uptick in infections has left many with continued feelings of isolation\, grief\, abandonment and just plain old sadness and frustration. The Psalms provide us with words to pray through each of these experiences. This week’s text\, Psalm 71\, reminds us that God is a refuge to be trusted\, a rock and a fortress. Along with the Psalm\, we will sing “Shelter Me” written at the beginning of the pandemic by Father Michael Joncas. “Shelter Me” mirrors the sentiment of Psalm 71 as well as the 23rd Psalm\, and reminds us of God’s presence in our past and God’s faithfulness in our future. \nJoin us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. If you’re joining us in person\, please review our updated Covid practices.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/comfort-of-the-soul-shelter-me/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Service
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