We hope you’ve had an opportunity to read some stories from Santa Maria Urban Ministry (santamariasj.org) and have spent a few moments thinking about our unhoused or hungry neighbors.
This Sunday (August 9), join us in welcoming Louis Powell, Executive Director of SMUM, as our guest preacher. Then, stay for the Forum at Noon (in the Guild Room), where Louis will speak about what solidarity looks like, and what it can become when it moves from feeling into action. Come curious. Come ready to talk about what giving actually costs us — and what it builds when it goes further than feeling good. He will share what Santa Maria has been building in San José for more than forty years and what comes next. Feel free to bring a bagged lunch.