This is a discussion guide for season 2, episode 4 of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Inca Mummy Girl."
Stay tuned for future uploads! I'll be going through the whole series and the reboot, once available!
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This week, we're looking at a Bible passage from Luke in which Jesus heals some people with Leprosy-- even a Samaritan! Back in Jesus' time, the Samaritans and Jews didn't get along very well, but Jesus knew that our humanity is the most important thing-- not what tribe we come from, not whether we are sick or well, but that we are beloved children of God.
We're also reading "I Am Human: A Book of Empathy" by Susan Verde. Part of her "I Am" series of books, this book explores in simple, beautiful ways, how we are all human. We all have wonderful qualities, but also the capacity to make mistakes and be hurtful. It also means that we have the ability to grow, change, and make better decisions!
This is a story for Children and Families at Peace UCC.
This lesson is for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23).
This week we're reading "I Am Human" by Susan Verde.
This book will be available during worship on Family Worship Sunday and at Kids' Night Out!
Please consider purchasing the books from today's video by using the link below:
Growing In God's LoveI Am Human
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This was the Word Made Plain at Peace UCC on October 5, 2025. Offered by Joliene Wade Gatlin, MDIV..
It's World Communion Sunday!
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This is a discussion guide for season 2, episode 3 of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "School Hard."
Stay tuned for future uploads! I'll be going through the whole series and the reboot, once available!
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This service was created using iMovie and Canva. All materials are original, creative commons, permission given for use, or purchased through Igniter Media or Convergence Music Project.
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Today's service features music by Trace Howe and The Many (licensed by Convergence Music Project) and additional content licensed through Igniter Media.
This service was created using iMovie and Canva. All materials are original, creative commons, permission given for use, or purchased through Igniter Media or Convergence Music Project.
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We're happy to be expanding our Sunday School offerings to twice a month starting this Sunday! We'll be celebrating World Communion Sunday with a special lesson for kids about communion (with song and story... and maybe a craft, if we have time!). We hope you'll join us and note Family Worship on first Sundays going forward.
Our theme for October is FORGIVENESS. Sometimes it can be hard to forgive ourselves or others, but we know that part of following the path of Jesus is learning to forgive. That doesn't mean we let people keep hurting us (God doesn't want us to hurt!), but it means that we learn how to let go of yucky feelings toward ourselves and others.
This week is World Communion Sunday! Communion can be a regular reminder of God's forgiveness. Just like loving parents will make sure their child has dinner at night, even if they got in trouble at school, God wants us to be nourished and do better. God forgives and we are always welcome at Jesus' table, just as we are!
Our story book for this week is "Gathered at the Table" by Glenys Nellist. The story explores the story of the eucharist and how we participate in communion to remember the life of Jesus. There are many different ways that people around the world participate in communion. This Sunday especially, we remember our place in God's beautiful web of Christian community.
This is a story for Children and Families at Peace UCC.
This lesson is for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22). We are talking about communion.
This week we're reading "Gathered at the Table" by Glenys Nellist (some language changed for theology).
This book will be available during worship on Family Worship Sunday and at Kids' Night Out!
Please consider purchasing the books from today's video by using the link below:
Gathered at the TableWe Gather at This Table
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This video was made using iMovie, Pixabay, and Canva, using creative commons.
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Today's service features music by Brian Schroeder and Tracy Howe (licensed by Convergence Music Project) and additional content licensed through Igniter Media.
This service was created using iMovie and Canva. All materials are original, creative commons, permission given for use, or purchased through Igniter Media or Convergence Music Project.
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This is a discussion guide for season 2, episode 2 of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Some Assembly Required."
Stay tuned for future uploads! I'll be going through the whole series and the reboot, once available!
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This month our theme is COMMUNITY! Thank you to everyone who helped participate in Homecoming Sunday and make it a great return to the church community for the Fall season.
This week, we're looking at Jeremiah 32 and how the Israelites were taken captive to Babylon. It was a super tough time for the Israelites! We're reading "The Day War Came" by Nicola Davies. This book, published in association with Help Refugees, tells the story of a young girl who must leave her home because of war. This book may be especially useful at this time, when wars, refugees, and immigration are constant refrains in the news.
These stories help remind us that God is with us wherever we are and however difficult things get. We can also remember that God wants us to welcome folks into the community, like the little girl in the story. There is always enough room at God's table!
This is a story for Children and Families at Peace UCC.
This lesson is for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 20). We are talking about Jeremiah 32.
This week we're reading "The Day War Came" by Nicola Davies.
This book will be available during worship on Family Worship Sunday and at Kids' Night Out!
Please consider purchasing the books from today's video by using the link below:
The Lectionary Story BibleThe Day War CameKing of the SkyThe Keeping QuiltCrocodile's Crossing
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This video was made using iMovie, Pixabay, and Canva, using creative commons.
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This was the Word Made Plain at Peace UCC on September 21, 2025. Offered by Joliene Wade Gatlin, MDIV..
Our theme for the month is COMMUNITY.
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Our theme this month is COMMUNITY. Part of being in community is acting with respect and in ways that are mindful of the whole. In our scripture story this week, Simeon makes friends and conducts his business by being dishonest! What a bummer. That's not a good way to treat the community!
This week we explore a little basic lesson in Kantian ethics with "What if Everybody Did That?" by Ellen Javernick. In this story, a kid makes some decisions that he thinks don't matter much, but he's asked by people in his life, "What if everybody did that?" and he imagines the consequences. Whatifeverybody littered? Whatifeverybody fed wild animals? Whatifeverybody hugged people they loved? We can all use this simple question to ask ourselves whether we are acting for the good of the community or acting in a way that might not be good for others.
This is a story for Children and Families at Peace UCC.
This lesson is for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 20). We are talking about Luke 16:1-13.
This week we're reading "What If Everybody Did That?" by Ellen Javernick.
This book will be available during worship on Family Worship Sunday and at Kids' Night Out!
Please consider purchasing the books from today's video by using the link below:
The Lectionary Story BibleWhat If Everybody Did That
Music by PulseBox on Pixabay.
This video was made using iMovie, Pixabay, and Canva, using creative commons.
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This is a discussion guide for season 2, episode 1 of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "When She Was Bad."
Stay tuned for future uploads! I'll be going through the whole series and the reboot, once available!
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This month we're talking about COMMUNITY. In September, we celebrate coming back together after Summer vacations with Homecoming Sunday! It's a fun day to remember who we are as a church and to get started on all of the fun activities of Fall!
This week we're exploring Luke 15 through a book by Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso called "Who Counts?" Levine and Sasso are Christian and Jewish children's books authors. They explore stories of faith and community through a unique lens, often reimagining the stories and expanding upon them. This book explores how each of us is important, even if we think or feel like we aren't. God notices when we are missing or sad!
This is a story for Children and Families at Peace UCC.
This lesson is for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 19). We are talking about Luke 15.
This week we're reading "Who Counts?" by Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso.
This book will be available during worship on Family Worship Sunday and at Kids' Night Out!
Please consider purchasing the books from today's video by using the link below:
Who Counts
This is a discussion guide for season 1, episode 12 of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Prophecy Girl."
Stay tuned for future uploads! I'll be going through the whole series and the reboot, once available!
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