Archives for 2025

On Thursday, May 15, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CT, Flourish Placemaking Collective will host the second annual Reclaim, Reimagine, and Repurpose (R3) Spaces Summit at the Center of Belonging. Join leaders from various sectors to help spark a movement to reclaim, reimagine, and repurpose historic and essential community spaces. Cost is $30/person, discounted rate of $75 available for groups of 3. Learn more and purchase tickets online.

In this devotion, Kathleen M. U. Lowery ’00 M.Div., wonders how we live in the meantime as we await Christ’s return. Read today’s God Pause.

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In this devotion, Kathleen M. U. Lowery ’00 M.Div., reminds us that while weeping may last for the night, joy comes with the morning. Read today’s God Pause.

Saint Mary’s CPE is seeking applicants for its upcoming Extended and Super Extended Hybrid programs. They also have a CPE Residency program which begins in fall 2025. Interested applicants should contact Sonia Anderson at Sonja.Anderson@essentiahealth.org.

Join us Wednesday, April 30 for a chapel service with Pastor Laura Cannata, who will preach on ideas around accessibility in Luke 5. Lunch will be provided after the service. During lunch, Pastor Laura will make a brief participatory presentation to the audience on “Disability Theology Contrasted with Ableist Theology.” Pastor Cannata is a Justice Minister ordained in the United Church of Christ. She graduated from United Theological Seminary in 2016 and specializes in disability and mental health justice. Laura herself lives with multiple physical and mental health disabilities. She serves on the board of director’s for Disability Ministries and, in her professional practice, is involved in preaching, speaking, and educational engagements.