Creation Care + Justice for Oppressed People
Jesus left a legacy of stories, and as Luke ends and we reread Acts and the Epistles, we remember his disciples spread his teachings and established the church by telling his and their stories over and over. During worship this Eastertide season, we have the gift of hearing members of the congregation reflect on the practices that flow from our congregational covenant. Those 11 practices, along with the covenant, were affirmed by the congregation 10 years ago. We invite you to listen deeply to these reflections, and to engage with what you both read and hear. Are these practices still a good fit for SMC in 2025? Do these practices ground our collective sense of mission in the world? Today we hear from Morlin Elias on Creation Care, and Laura Schlabach on Justice for Oppressed Peoples.
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Creation Care + Justice for Oppressed Peoples
Jesus left a legacy of stories, and as Luke ends and we reread Acts and the Epistles, we remember his disciples spread his teachings and established the church by telling his and their stories over and over. During worship this Eastertide season, we have the gift of hearing members of the congregation reflect on the practices that flow from our congregational covenant. Those 11 practices, along with the covenant, were affirmed by the congregation 10 years ago. We invite you to listen deeply to these reflections, and to engage with what you both read and hear. Are these practices still a good fit for SMC in 2025? Do these practices ground our collective sense of mission in the world? Today we hear from Morlin Elias on Creation Care, and Laura Schlabach on Justice for Oppressed Peoples.
Stories begin at minute marker 6:55
Acts 15.1-18
Resources
- SMC Congregational Covenant and Practices, written and affirmed by the congregation in 2015, and re-affirmed in our annual covenanting service every Pentecost.
- Poem read: https://www.thefreelibrary.com/My+Son+Throws+a+Blanket+Over+My+Daughter.-a0776923256
- Mennonite Action: https://www.mennoniteaction.org/
- "Letter to my newborn son" - https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/05/15/letter-to-my-newborn-son/
- Image by Matheus Bertelli on pexels
Preacher
Morlin Elias & Laura Schlabach
Series
Covenanting Practices, Narrative Lectionary Year 3, Eastertide
Passage
Resources
- SMC Congregational Covenant and Practices, written and affirmed by the congregation in 2015, and re-affirmed in our annual covenanting service every Pentecost.
- Mennonite Action: https://www.mennoniteaction.org/
- “Letter to my newborn son” – https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/05/15/letter-to-my-newborn-son/
- Poem read: https://www.thefreelibrary.com/My+Son+Throws+a+Blanket+Over+My+Daughter.-a0776923256
- Image by Matheus Bertelli on pexels