Category: Sunday Service

A building’s foundation is designed to provide support, especially during stormy weather. Having a solid foundation that supports your mental health, especially during difficult times and seasons of change, is equally important. SPN Survivors has identified six key Building Blocks that serve as that foundation to support your mental health. These six Building Blocks explain mental health in a simple, easy to understand format that reveals how we see the world around us and behave the way we do. These Building Blocks have the capacity to be both life changing and lifesaving and we are excited to share them so…

A mystery is defined as something unexplained or inexplicable, or as a person or thing having qualities that arouse curiosity or speculation. The many mysteries of the DIA include stories and images, newly discovered meanings and issues of authenticity. Dave Galli from the Detroit Institute of Arts joins us for our Sunday service.

Mother Jones (Mary Harris), 1837-1930, exposed disturbing truths about child labor and the poverty of working families. She was motherhood roused to frenzy against the oppressors of her children. Neither courts, nor gunman, nor prisons could stop the woman who said “Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living.”

Breaking unhealthy patterns and cycles in our lives can feel impossible sometimes. Join us as we explore how we can find the courage to do the impossible and trust that something better will emerge on the other side.

Demigods: How are demigods portrayed in media and in multiple faiths, and what are the values of demigods as relatable figures in our lives? Boundaries: It may be wise for us to make our boundaries more rigid when we sense danger to our physical, emotional, or psychological well-being; however, if we are perpetually guarded, we risk losing our chances for connections. How do we find the balance?

On January 16th, the nation celebrated the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. A holiday well-deserved for someone who changed the lives of so many in our nation. If you look back, however, there were two clear leaders of the mid-century civil rights movement. Where is the holiday for Malcom X? Let’s explore the tactics and legacies of both MLK and Malcom X to see what hindsight can teach us about the racial justice work we must continue today.

“Climate Change as of 2022: Simple, Serious, Solvable,” will be a fact-based look at the scientific state of the issues and impacts involved in climate change, localized in many ways to Michigan. We will explore, in a hopeful way, a range of ideas to address the significant challenges we face, including what each of us can do.

Jeynce Poindexter will share experiences with the Ruth Ellis Center and awareness of the discrimination, murder, and harm of trans women of color, particularly Black trans women in and around the Detroit metropolitan area.

Our guest speaker will address the need for affordable housing and the importance of homeownership for the poor and disenfranchised, focusing on many initiatives taking place in the Detroit area, including neighborhoods of tiny homes. She will talk briefly about homelessness and returning citizens, also known as those who have been formerly incarcerated, and how her organization is committed to helping justice involved citizens overcome the many barriers they face.