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We worship at 10am on Sunday, online and in-person, with Sunday School for all ages at 9am.
Click the link to join via the Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87885276180?pwd=nh3BA9ig2iI6d8MRjvF9zC8wRqcJf9.1
Meeting ID: 878 8527 6180 Passcode: hope
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Part 1: February 2nd, 1pm
- This workshop for parents, leaders, and adults will focus on recognizing signs and patters of grooming, intervention, and safety strategies, and will be led by Amber Gregory, survivor, activist, and author of the book "Little Sweetheart: How I was Groomed, Abused, and Raped by a Teacher I Trusted".
- While the adults are in Milligan Hall, Pastor Lori & Director of Faith Formation Director Joanna Goodwin will work with children (divided into two age groups of 5-8 an 9-12) using theologically-based curriculum that focuses body-autonomy, trusted adults, and self-advocacy.
Part 2: February 9th, 1pm
- Part 2 will focus on healing from past trauma, resources, and next steps, with a presentation from the Green Shoe Foundation, a mental health non-profit focusing on healing from childhood relational trauma.
- While the adults are in Milligan Hall, Pastor Lori & Director of Faith Formation Director Joanna Goodwin will work with children (divided into two age groups of 5-8 an 9-12) using theologically-based curriculum that focuses body-autonomy, trusted adults, and self-advocacy.
Here’s what to bring:
- A wrapped “White Elephant” item to exchange.
- A signed Valentine card for a card exchange.
- A potluck dish to share (no desserts, please).
- Your beverage of choice.
- $1 for the collection.
We’re hoping for clear skies, but in the event of inclement weather, we’ll notify you by text and email. In the meantime, stay cozy, and take care of yourself during this winter season. We can’t wait to see you there!
WEBS new book is: "Caste: The Origins of our Discontent" by Isabel Wilkerson
From Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of "The Warmth of Other Suns" examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.
"As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power-which groups have it and which do not."
In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings.
Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful caste system that influences people's lives and behavior and the nation's fate. Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more. Using riveting stories about people-including Martin Luther King, Jr., baseball's Satchel Paige, a single father and his toddler son, Wilkerson herself, and many others-she shows the ways that the insidious undertow of caste is experienced every day. She documents how the Nazis studied the racial systems in America to plan their out-cast of the Jews; she discusses why the cruel logic of caste requires that there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves against; she writes about the surprising health costs of caste, in depression and life expectancy, and the effects of this hierarchy on our culture and politics. Finally, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in our common humanity.