Evenings at Keystone UCC
Pray, tell stories, study, change the world
Break up the week with some fellowship!
Thursday, June 10
6:00-6:25pm
Lectio Divina
Twenty-five (25) minute reflective scripture reading practice with Rita and Pastor Lauren, reading our scripture for this upcoming Sunday, June 13: 1 Samuel 8:4-20. No prep necessary.
6:30-7:45pm
Uprooting Racism study circle
with Rev. Lauren. Part IV of Book: The Effects of History, through page 242. Come for conversation to really dig in, as we are learning to be Christians who acknowledge our role in history; Kivel opens this part of the book “most of us (white folks) are woefully misinformed about the actual history of interracial relationships, particularly their more devastating aspects. We have been taught lies beginning with the benign story of Columbus’ “discovery” of America…(p. 179.) …
…Our history effects our current situation.. including the effects of slavery, the genocide of Native Americans, the conquest of Mexico, and the banning of Chinese and later all Asian immigration continue to influence our lives and the lives of people of color.”
Yet “we have a long history of white people speaking out for economic and political justice, and we need to reclaim and learn from those role models.”
All are welcome, thank you for making time, to learn in community.