Topic: Lay Led Service

Service is Our Prayer

Arline LaMear

We are a fellowship of volunteers, making our communities better places to live.  We will hear from our members what they’re up to and how they’re helping to make a difference in our community.



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Reparations for Black Americans

Laura Gordon

Slavery, Jim Crow and continued systemic racism have resulted in a racial wealth gap between Black and White Americans.  Many advocate for cash reparations.  But repairing the harm will require more than just a onetime cash payment.  True repentance and repair for centuries of … read more.

Institutional and Systemic Racism

Tina Martineau

Institutional Racism is the term for forms of racism structured into the nation’s political and social institutions. Segregation, red-lining, and other such forms of active racism have been outlawed, but the effects they had are still present today. We must be aware of this … read more.

Joy to the World! We Get To Sing Holiday Songs

PUUF Choir

Come celebrate the holiday season! The PUUF Choir, Jennifer Goodenberger, Shelley Loring, and Johnny Barker have put together a musical service designed to make even the Grinch smile. You’ll find music celebrating Christmas, Hannukah, the Winter Solstice, and Kwanzaa, and there will be plenty … read more.

Why the Golden Rule Results in Less Love

Meredith Richardson

The Golden Rule “Do undo others as you would have them do unto you,” presupposes that we all want the same things done unto us, when he truth is radically different.  In this service, we will explore Love Languages, attachment styles and the Platinum … read more.

The Unexpected Gifts From Tragedy

Bunny Keterman

November 8, 2023 marks the five-year anniversary of the California Paradise Camp Fire.  The fire destroyed Paradise and surrounding towns and is the fifth deadliest wildfire in US history, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, the one of the most-costly natural disasters … read more.

A Short Journey Through My Kenai Life

Veja Lahti

Veja Lahti lived in Alaska for nearly thirty years. Her husband, Emery, was Native Alaskan, and very involved in Native politics. Through him, Veja became actively involved in the Native community in Alaska as well. Her experiences illustrate the persistence of Native Alaskans in … read more.

Broken Covenants: The Chinook Nation

Arline LaMear

The U.S. Government has made and broken multiple treaties with indigenous people over the years. Arline LaMear will discuss some of the unique ways Americans are attempting to restore justice.

 

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~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~

 

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