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This Sunday
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Fall Beach
Baptismal Celebration
Natural Bridges State Beach
Join us for a thrilling Peace United tradition...as we gather at the sea's edge to witness the baptisms of Mary, Tanya and Colleen! We'll pray over them, sing with them, and celebrate as they walk into the water with Dave and Yael for baptism! All are welcome...for a 45 minute service. Dress warmly, and bring your faith and joy!
November 8 @ 10:30
Worship @ Peace United
Compassion, Community, and Grace
This Sunday, we gather in prayer and song to dive, all together, into the wide mercy and inexhaustible grace of God. Join us as we continue our exploration of the parable of the prodigal son, listening for all the ways we are called to forgive, to bless, and to heal this world that God so loves!
Sacred Conversations:
"The Unbroken Circle: How the Dead Live On"
4 Sundays, continuing 11/8, in the Lounge
9:00 am to 10:00 am
 Our Sunday morning series takes on a new topic: how the dead live on in our spiritual lives. Join Nick Piediscalzi, Rob Elmore, Kathy Fahl, Beverly Brook and others for an open conversation and exploration of our experiences of grief, loss and communion...and how we connect to those we've loved and lost.
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This Weekend @ Peace
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A BELOVED COMMUNITY ON THE MOVE
 LGBTQ COMMUNITY & CONVERSATION
Sunday, November 8, 5 - 7pm
Fellowship Hall
A potluck, conversation and time of visioning for friends & allies. Let's gather for conversation and dreaming about Queer life and community at Peace United Church. Dave Grishaw-Jones and Yael Lachman will host and facilitate an open-ended discussion of our joys, hopes and needs. All are welcome, queer friends and allies!
CURIOUS ABOUT CARING?
READY TO SHARE LOVE?
The Caring Team welcomes you!
Sunday, November 8, 12 to 1:30 pm
Church Library
Maybe you have a gift for listening...a gift for bringing compassion into the lives of the frail and vulnerable...Join other members of our Caring Team for a conversation about their ministry here at Peace United. Are you called to be a part of this loving ministry? Find out as we talk with Dave Grishaw-Jones, Yael Lachman and other members of the team.
PRINTS DISPLAY FOR THE
43 MISSING AYOTZINAPA MISSING STUDENTS
November 6-22, in the Sanctuary
Special Opening after church on November 8
On September 26, 2014, 43 male students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College went missing in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. The investigation is ongoing. Hope is alive that these young men will be found and returned to their families. In March of 2015, local print-makers Stephanie Martin and Melissa West sent out the call to their community to create a collection of prints, one for each missing students. The printmaker would select a student, and based on what information they had at hand, create a piece of art to honor him. The result is a stirring, thought-provoking, imaginative, and beautiful collection of prints. The prints will be on display in the Peace United Church of Christ Sanctuary during November.
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A Contemplative Sabbath
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A DAY OF SILENCE AND QUIET
Campus-Wide at Peace United
Saturday, November 7
9 am to 7:30 pm
 Members and friends are invited to a full-day retreat, right here on our quiet Peace United campus: A CONTEMPLATIVE SABBATH on Saturday, November 7!
You can meditate in a quiet sanctuary, walk a labyrinth there, share in a yoga class with Sarah Joy Zell, or follow Dave Grishaw-Jones on a silent walk in the Pogonip. Lunch and dinner are prepared for you, and shared in silence and meditative spirit.
Need a day of prayer? Looking for a contemplative community? A donation of $5 is optional; RSVP by calling the office at 426-2010 or emailing
Dave here.
MEDITATION CIRCLE
Tuesday and Thursday Mornings
8:20 to 8:50 am in the Sanctuary
If you're looking for contemplative community week to week, you're welcome to drop in for a simple half-hour of 'centering prayer' Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Dave Grishaw-Jones is our host for 30 minutes of silence and contemplative prayer, a quiet and prayerful way to begin your day. All are welcome! Drop in, when you can.
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Coming up @ Peace
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EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
GIVING THANKS TO GOD: FOR THE LIFE AND SERVICE
OF HELEN AYLSWORTH
Saturday, November 14,
2:00 pm in the Sanctuary
With a Reception Following in the Fellowship Hall
All are invited to a Memorial Service, honoring Helen's long life and giving thanks to God for her deep faith and service.
Gather with the Peace United community and help us cherish the ties that bind us and the saints that love us!
 PEACE UNITED
LOOKS TO 2016
Sunday, November 22, 12-2pm
Sanctuary
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016 arrives with deep significance for citizens and voters: climate change demands action, poverty's breaking communities, immigrants are under attack. Join us for a key workshop with COPA organizer Tim McManus and friends from Temple Beth El and the Islamic Society-as we dig in and explore the meaning of politics and how we do politics together in Santa Cruz. It promises to be a stunning step forward in our interfaith work.
TUESDAY CRAFTERNOONS
From 3:30 to 5:00 in the Lounge
Adults and kids of all ages are invited to bring any craft or handwork project you enjoy, and join us for a relaxing afternoon of crafting. If you don't have a project to work on, no problem: we'll provide some crafting supplies each week, along with snacks for all. Everyone is welcome, so bring your neighbors and friends!
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For the Wider Community
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WINGS TRAINING SESSION
Saturday, November 14, 9:30am-2:30pm
Twin Lakes Church
Wings is a homeless advocacy group that partners with existing services in Santa Cruz county to help make a difference in people's lives. Join this new round of advocate training to help connect persons without a home in our community to opportunities. RSVP to
[email protected]. More information,
www.wingsadvocacy.org.
CELEBRATING: the 40th ANNIVERSARY
of MATT BROADBENT'S ORDINATION
to the CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
Sunday, November 15
Foothills Congregational Church, Los Altos
Worship @ 10 am; Reception @ 11:30 am
 Matt and Barbara Broadbent warmly invite Peace United friends to join them in Los Altos on the 15th for a celebration of Matt's ordination. As he prepares for retirement in January 2017, this is a great chance to say 'thanks' for all he's done for us! The Church Council of Peace United will be sending a gift and letter with some of our folks, and you're welcome to join them!
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LGBT @ PEACE
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CONVERSATION AND COMMUNITY:
A Potluck for Friends and Allies
Sunday, November 8
5 to 7 pm at Peace United (Fellowship Hall)
Yael Lachman and Dave Grishaw-Jones are inviting all of our LGBTQ friends and allies to a great potluck on Sunday, November 8. What's next for LGBTQ ministries at Peace United Church? What new initiatives can we imagine? What kinds of fun and fellowship might be dream up for ourselves?
Let's grather for conversation and great food! Feel free to spread the word, invite new friends and help us build an exciting and robust Queer Ministry right here at Peace United Church. Bring a favorite main dish or salad to share! We'll take care of drinks and dessert! See Dave or Yael if you'd like to help set up and make this a special evening!
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PEACE & CARROTS GARDEN
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Help Our Vegetable Garden Keep Growing Strong
The garden group is looking for the following donations. Please contact Liz Klotz-Chamberlin at [email protected].
- Plastic floor mats for under office chairs - us
 ed and cracked are fine
- 4x4 redwood or pressure treated wood - scraps are okay
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Have You Visited Us?
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If you have, your visit matters to us. It's often strange to visit a church for the first time: to see new faces, hear old words spoken in new ways. We appreciate your trust, and we eagerly await the chance to see you again.
When you return, there will likely be a name-tag with your name on it, a chance for us to greet you more personally. Always, your questions and your curiosity thrill us. Return with these, return with your whole selves...
And know that you are God's blessing.
Every day.
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Who We Are...
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We're an
congregation of the United Church of Christ--which means we take diversity seriously and we welcome all God's children as full and beloved members of our community.
We're part of
COPA (which stands for Communities Organized for Relational Power in Action)--and in that way we work in solidarity with peoples of many traditions, bringing justice and decency to public life on the Central Coast.
We're decidedly
CHRISTIAN, and in the most inclusive, generous way possible. We believe that--at its core--the gospel is a call to compassion. And that's what we try to be about every day, every week.
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Contact Us
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Peace United Church of Christ
900 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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Children, Youth & Families E-News
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Join The Prayer Team
You're invited to join the circle of prayer and compassion that prays weekly for participants in the church's jail and juvenile hall ministries. Maybe this is your gift, your calling: to hold teens in prayer, to hold incarcerated friends in your heart, to pray for their families. Click the link above to receive the weekly prayer list...and to join this ministry of compassion and justice!
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Pray for One Another
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We invite one another to hold our friends and many others in prayer, inviting God's light to shine upon those in need...
Prayers of healing and care for...
Kelly, at Dominican Hospital, as he recovers from pneumonia; and his circle of support, especially Micha;
Frances Adamson, as she recovers from illness;
Linda Appleton and her son, Derek, in his continuing recovery;
Nancy Walker;
Prayers of loving support and strength for...
Nancy Aylsworth and all of Helen's family as they mourn her loss;
Heidi Simonson and her family, as they mourn the death of Heidi's mother, Margaret.
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