Ring in the New Year with the special music of The Granary Girls. These accomplished singers, songwriters, and storytellers will share how music teaches and can move people to action. They often work in schools teaching kids about "Peace & Social Justice" and their songwriting runs a continuum of areas, with "social activism" being a strong influence. Come share in this intergenerational, interactive Sunday program!
Michelle Lelwica joins us to share some of her critique of the body-hating aspects that can be found in traditional religions, and how these negative messages fuel a suspicion of the body (especially women's bodies) among many people today. The current body-hatred of so many women (and increasingly more men) signifies a kind of spiritual crisis and intimates a deeper spiritual hunger for meaning and wholeness in a culture that generally undermines our well-being. She will provide ways for us to think about the body as a resource for spirituality – a vehicle rather than an obstacle on our spiritual journey.
We celebrate the Martin Luther King holiday, not so much by praising his courage and greatness, but by learning what one local organization is doing to further King's vision of a nation truly at peace with itself. Duke Schempp, executive director of People Escaping Poverty Project, will speak about the history of PEPP and community organizing in Fargo-Moorhead.
Over the past 25 years there has been movement away from male language for God and a rejection of the patriarchal constructs in the Judeo-Christian scriptures. Are there images and language that we might wish to reclaim or reinterpret? What images might best serve the promotion of justice, equity, interdependence and peace in our world?