Nate Makdad, Worship LeaderAlan Eshleman, Music LeaderPlease join us for a day of honoring those who have worked to improve working conditions through organized labor. [Please note: many congregants will be away on an all-church retreat. We welcome any who cannot attend to this service in Petaluma!]
On Labor Day weekend, we recall the summons: “Workers of the world, Unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains.” Rev. John will recount some of his own experiences “swinging on the chains,” as a young member of the United Mine Workers, serving in the Great Lakes merchant marine. The Undogmatics will help us … Continue reading Swinging on the Chains & Singing Songs of Change
As the labor movement song (and poem) from the early 1900s goes, “Yes, it is bread we fight for, but we fight for roses too.” Today, we honor Labor Day and a world with more equity and economic justice. How does the call of “bread and roses” echo in the present? This morning we uplift … Continue reading Bread & Roses
