Topic: Justice

Service Sunday: Wrestle with the Call of Reparations

Online Worship Please join us Sunday for a very special Service Sunday. In alignment with this month’s theme of healing, we will take a closer look at reparations, particularly as it relates to Native Americans during this season of Thanksgiving. We are thrilled to welcome back Susie Silversmith, an activist on Native American issues and … Continue reading Service Sunday: Wrestle with the Call of Reparations

March Service Sunday

Learning about Mental Health Justice and Issues Please join us for Service Sunday, as we address what is true about mental health challenges and in what ways can we be in right relationship with ourselves and others as we navigate difficult times in our lives. We are each likely to experience a mental health challenge … Continue reading March Service Sunday

Humanizing Love

Melissa Bishop and Rev. Jann Halloran invite us to redefine love in a way that moves us from a superficial understanding to one that entreats us to walk through discomfort and pain order to deeply hear and create relationships that humanize all of us bringing compassion, justice and equity. Dave Lukaszewski and Eric Moon will provide … Continue reading Humanizing Love

January Service Sunday

Join us for this Service Sunday put on by Prairie’s Justice League. January 27 (Sunday) – Service Sunday Originally scheduled in November, please join us  for our next Service Sunday when Prairie will have a shortened service and then will go out in the community to accompany and learn from those needing support. This month’s focus … Continue reading January Service Sunday

Peace, Liberty, Justice

Please join us on December 2nd as Prairie’s theme turns to our 6th Principle: The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice. We will take time to explore our Jewish roots as we head into Hanukkah at sundown. As we embark on the Festival of Lights, what is the relationship of light to … Continue reading Peace, Liberty, Justice

Service Sunday – A Training On Homelessness

Our Justice League will lead a service on homelessness, exploring its effect in our area, part of our learning partnership with Aurora Warms the Night.  Dave Lukaszewski will provide special music. See full details regarding this Aurora Warms The Night special Service Sunday event.

September’s Service Sunday

Service Sunday is led by the Prairie Justice League. See Justice Calendar for other service opportunities. SERVICE SUNDAY 9/30: MIRROR MESSAGE EXTRAVAGANZA Did you know: By age 13, about 53% of American girls are unhappy with their bodies. By 17, it’s 78%. And it’s not just girls either – new research shows that close to 1 … Continue reading September’s Service Sunday

Extending Community: A Community of Hearts

Join Prairie members Andrew Paschetto and Melissa Bishop in a service about how to deal with fear and hatred, when it is unleashed in civil discourse. How do we get past seeing people as “others”?