January – February Worship Series
Reflecting Love’s Light
This Coming Sunday: Love at the Edge
We can see Jesus as a reflection of God as the Spirit of Life. Love’s light is essential for life. During January and February at Peace our worships will explore how we and Jesus reflect the love-light of God. This love-light is present in Jesus’ forgiveness, acceptance, teaching, and compassion. Remaining open to this love-light is a life-long journey that can take many directions and has many intersections. We will go with Jesus into the Jordan River, attend a wedding, visit a synagogue, walk along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, teach on the plain, and look into the brightness of love-light.
During this week’s worship experience, we will explore how love made public takes us from places of refuge and safety to the edge of the challenges of our lives and world.
Debate About the Future of the United Methodist Denomination Heats Up
Since a Special General Conference, the worldwide governing body of the United Methodist Church, gathered in St. Louis in February 2019 when a diverse group of United Methodists introduced a proposal for separation, a global pandemic continues to keep the denomination uneasily together.
To read more click below:
https://www.umnews.org/en/news/debate-about-church-future-heats-up
Join Peace Conversations Saturday, January 29
Time: 9 am to 10 am
Topic: Reawakening Our Faith: Exploring Celtic Christianity
Based on John Philip Newell’s 2021 book Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World.
Celtic Christianity is a little-known, ecologically based faith that can help us rediscover the natural rhythms of life and deepen our spiritual connection with Life (God), with each other, and with the earth.
While you do not need to read the book to participate in Peace Conversations, for these sessions it will be helpful to read individual chapters as they apply to each session.
A Zoom invite for the session Saturday, January 29 is below.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86869176871?pwd=SmpNQVFnbkF1SXc0T3QvbFFMWUlMZz09
Cracking Open the Bible – Tuesdays at 7 pm
A Bible study that uses the tools of modern Biblical interpretation from a progressive Christian perspective, its sessions are currently discussing the book of Acts. Join the discussion at Cracking Open the Bible next Tuesday by clicking the Zoom invite below.
Gary Walpole is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Peace Cracking Open the Bible
Tuesday February 1, 2022 at 7:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88193469563?pwd=a1RjZ2tBb29JbEJKYW4wZ1JlMThwZz09
Sharing Our Joys and Concerns
In our pandemic-influenced world, many things have changed, but not our sense of community. We remain deeply connected even while we maintain a proper physical and social distance. We need to share news with one another. We long to know what is going on in each other’s lives. And we need a safe way to share our joys and concerns. For now, our safe way will be for you to share your joy or concern with Gary (text to 651-387-4095 or email gary@peaceumc.com) and also indicate your permission if you want him to share your news in Sunday worship, and/or with the Prayer Chain (about 25 people), and/or via the full Peace email group (about 175 people).