Bobby Jo Valentine to Return to Peace with a Special Concert to Help Us Celebrate Gary’s Ministry
Save the date now for a benefit concert on Saturday night, March 26, with proceeds to go to OutFront Minnesota. Bobby Jo will also bring his music to us during worship on Sunday morning, March 27. Watch your postal mail and weekly Tuesday News for developing details.
Celebrate Nature!
The National Lutheran Choir will perform a live concert, Touch the Earth Lightly, on Sunday, February 20, at 4 pm at Roseville Lutheran Church. The entire assembly will sing hymns of joy and awe for the earth. Through this experience, we look at how we can protect, support, and celebrate nature. Buy tickets online at https://nationallutheranchoir.secure.force.com/ticket/#/
The Heat is On: Building Community Resilience Against Rising Temperatures Due to Climate Change
The next Zoom presentation sponsored by Northeast Metro Climate Action features Frances Acuna, a community leader and Texas State Certified Community Health Worker. As Community Organizer for Go!Austin/Vamos!Austin (GAVA) in 2017, she increased access to healthy food and physical activity. Since then, her work has focused on health and permanency, building community power for flood mitigation and the right to stay in neighborhoods where residents are most impacted by natural disasters and social disparities.
When: Tuesday, February 22, 7 pm
Zoom link: http://tiny.cc//1lznuz
Good Neighbor Meal on February 26
Peace is sponsoring the Good Neighbor Meal on Saturday, February 26. Sign up to help at Sign-up Genius.
Fall Women’s Retreat
On October 28-30, women of Peace are invited to join COSROW at the annual women’s retreat. The theme will be “Louise Erdrich: A Native American Woman’s Perspective on Life and Liberty.” Cost is $250 for a private room and meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch, and ARC Retreat Center near Cambridge, MN will host us. Besides discussion and camaraderie, the schedule includes morning stretch, craft and free time, home-cooked meals, and Sunday worship. Evening movies and s’mores at the fire ring are likely, too.
Please register by March 13 and pay online with a $125 deposit to hold your spot. Scholarships are available for first-time attendees. Contact Pam Jacobson (pjjacobson22@gmail.com) with questions.
Yoga, Aerial Yoga, and Healing with Hiyala
Yoga classes meet in-person on Tuesday mornings from 9:39-10:45 am, and via Zoom on Tuesdays at 5:30 pm. Cost for Peace participants is $30 for three sessions.
Aerial yoga is by private sessions and can be up to four people. One person private is $60; group price is $20-$30 depending on size of the group.
Healing sessions include Reiki (light resting of hands, mostly on joints) and Thai yoga therapy (limb manipulation to full range of motion with coordinated breathing and relaxation). These sessions take place in the meditation room. Charge is $65/hour for Peace participants, and $75 for the public. Contact: Hiyala at blaineyoga@gmail.com.