Upcoming Events
We would love for you to join us at an upcoming event. This is a great way to connect and gather together. For a more detailed list of events, contact our office to sign up for weekly emails!
Thursday, May 9th
Property Team Work Day
5:30-8pm. This evening involves tree planting! Bring your shovel and gloves and help us bring some new life to the grounds. There will be additional small inside projects for handy- and no-so-handy alike! Please join us, the last couple of work days have really been fun! Contact Stacey Stark or Bri in the office for more information.
Saturday, May 11th
2nd Saturday Volunteer Event: Gardening for Chum
9am-noon (with refreshments!) Let’s bring spring to the Chum building! We’re calling on volunteers to join us for a day of flower planting to brighten our surroundings. No prior experience is necessary! Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just eager to get your hands dirty, everyone is welcome to join in the fun. It’s a fantastic opportunity to bond with fellow volunteers and make a positive impact on our community. If you have gardening equipment such as gloves, small shovels, or garden forks, please bring them along with you. Let’s make this planting day a blooming success! Dress in clothes that you don't mind getting dirty, and meet us at 102 W. 2nd Street Duluth, MN 55802. Sign up online through CHUM’s website!
Sunday, May 12th
Forum - Molly Thompson: Sugarloaf
Molly Thompson, Executive Director of Sugarloaf: The North Shore Stewardship Association, will join us for a forum highlighting Sugarloaf’s work. Sugarloaf’s mission is To inspire the preservation and restoration of the North Shore’s unique environment through education and exemplary stewardship, especially at Sugarloaf Cove, the nature center they operate. 9:30am in the Fireside Room.
Sunday, May 19th
Forum - St. Mark Giving Garden
Dr. Elyse Carter Vosen will share information about St. Mark Giving Garden/Health Equity Northland. St. Mark Giving Garden is a food justice and health equity project in Duluth’s Hillside Neighborhood. With 800 square feet of community space, they are looking for volunteers to help create community connections and plant, harvest and share thousands of pounds of fresh produce with their community members. 9:30am in the Fireside Room.
Sunday, May 19th
Spring Fling
There is much to be excited about for this year's Spring Fling! Please join us after church from 11:30-1:30 for a festival of growth, music, food, crafts, joy, and fellowship. There will be opportunities to learn more about native planting, paint your own planet, dance to music, and connect with Peace Church artists and crafters. This is an all-ages, all-abilities event rooted in our stewardship of God's creation. Best of all, we will be debuting an exciting new addition to our neighborhood services! We can't wait to see you there!
Sunday, May 26th
Forum - Rev. Fahed Abu Akel
Rev. Fahed Abu Akel was ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church USA in 1978 and has served on the mission staff of the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. Rev. Fahel was instrumental for mission trips to Kenya, Haiti, Brazil, Egypt, Israel, and Palestine. He also was the 214th Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA.
Peace Church member Diana Oestreich met Rev. Fahed when she participated in Jesse Jackson’s Gaza Ceasefire Summit in Chicago. He was speaking there representing the Palestinian Christians and as a guest of The Fellowship of Hope. Rev. Fahed is a peacemaker with a long history of interfaith relationship-building. He was born and raised in Galilee and his family is in Gaza.
9:30am in the Fireside Room
Tuesday, May 28th
Neighborhood Food Scraps Drop Site Launch Party
Peace Church will be a new location for a WLSSD community food scraps drop site! Drop by the neighborhood launch party from 4-6pm in the lower parking lot for free supplies, snacks, prizes, and more.
WLSSD makes compost with the community’s food scraps. This helps to reduce household trash volume and odor, decrease greenhouse gas emitted from landfills, and return nutrients and organic matter to soil.
Check out their website for more information!
Sunday, June 9th
Congregational Meeting
Join us for the June congregational meeting following the 10:30am service. We will elect coordinating council members, receive the annual report, and get an update on Stepping on Up.
June 10th-14th
Compassion Camp Summer Day Camp
Be Kind. Be Loved. Be You.
June 10th-14th, from 9am-12pm at Peace UCC. Explore what it means to have compassion for others, ourselves, and the world. This day camp will focus on a connection to nature, creative play, movement, compassion in action, and FUN!
Ages: Age 4/Entering K-5th Grade
Cost: Free! Donations to support the program can be made payable to Peace Church. Please put 'Compassion Camp' in the memo line of your check. Contact us to register your child.
Saturday, June 25th
CHUM Rhubarb Festival
It's Rhubarb Time!! The annual CHUM Rhubarb Festival is a day for all ages and will once again be offering your favorites like rhubarb brats, pies, crisps, and sweet treats. Come for the food, but stay for the fun! Enjoy LIVE music on our main stage and kids/family activities.
The event is FREE and open to the public.
Stella Maris Academy - Holy Rosary. 2802 E 4th St, Duluth, MN 55812. 10am-3pm.
Check out the Facebook event!
Volunteer through CHUM's website!