Plymouth Jazz and Justice Church

Our dear Shelley Morris, beloved member of Plymouth Church, passed from this life late on Friday, May 28th. We thank God for her brave and beautiful life, and we ask God's peace and comfort for her family and all her loved ones.

Here's an opportunity to support reparations and racial justice: https://action.aclu.org/send-messa/reparations-slavery-now

Several folks have asked about donating to the GoFundMe campaign to help replace our dear David Sturdevant's stolen instruments and audio equipment. If you'd like to make a donation, here's the link: https://gofund.me/8e43724f

Plymouth family, you're warmly invited and encouraged to join this important gathering with three of the Bay Area's most brilliant faith-based justice-makers! Religious Response to Anti-Asian Racism Tuesday, May 25th at 7:00 pm on Zoom Please click on the Eventbrite link to register.

"For I the Lord love justice...."(Isaiah 61:8a) For the justice done this day, we thank You, O God. Amen!

Everyone's invited to attend!! Mads Tolling will be with us!

Sweden's Queen of Jazz Gunhild Carling, her 15 yr old daughter and amazing band at the Athol front yard concert series! Gunhild is a truly sensational performer... with many fans world-wide. An honor to play some harp with her. Special thanks to drummer extraordinaire Pete Devine for the hookup! https://fb.watch/56TKo2q6B8/ See more

CAR-JACKED AT GUNPOINT yesterday at 10:30am. Just arrived in front of our house when the driver side door opened and a pistol placed at my head. Shortly after t...he 3 middle-school looking males sped off with my car, money and several thousand dollars worth of music and video gear that I was bringing home from church. Although most things are replaceable, not so with my many custom-modified harmonicas- just in case anyone might come across any. Be extra careful out there. See more

We give thanks for the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. May she rest in peace and in power. Well done, good and faithful servant! (Artwork by Shannon Smith)

August Prayer Vigil - we'll keep having these Vigils monthly for as long as the weather holds. Thank you for joining us online!

It is such a joy to seek out the "perfect" image for the Sunday bulletin each week. The beautiful image featured in today's bulletin is "Jesus Feeds the 5,000" by artist Laura James. To see more of her beautiful work, please go to https://www.laurajamesart.com/.

July 19, 2020 Sermon "Troublemakers" Scripture: Genesis 28:10-19 Rev. Marjorie Wilkes Matthews

Well done, good and faithful servant of God! Well done, brave and faithful man of justice! We promise to make good trouble in your honor and memory. Peace be upon you.

Many thanks to all who joined our "Freedom Sunday" service this morning, as we reflected not just on Independence but on the sacred "Interdependence" that binds us as one people in the name and spirit of the Holy. Perhaps you noticed the rendering of the American flag hanging behind me this morning. It is the artist Faith Ringgold's version of the flag with the words of the 1st Amendment superimposed over the stars and stripes. It's titled "Freedom of Speech." And if you wer...e blessed by that beautiful performance by the cast of "Hamilton," here it is again, along with a link to the Langston Hughes poem "Let America Be America Again." Hughes' poem provides most of the words spoken along with "America the Beautiful." Wishing all of you a blessed week! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDv-MBqmMak https://www.poetryfoundation.org//let-america-be-america-a

DeAndre Johnson, an ordained deacon in the United Methodist Church, singing his hymn, "It Is Enough." Each stanza is punctuated with "Kyrie eleison" (Lord, have mercy) or "Christe eleison" (Christ, have mercy). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqSyIIXHmzQ

Gonna be Big Fun!

https://www.june2020.org/

Monday Night Jazz Session Brand New livestream concert tonight featuring Azure McCall, Spencer Allen & Tony Peebles: Tune in 7:00-8:15pm on Facebook - https://mailchi.mp/fd545a/monday-night-jazz-session-5478953

Some of us gathered this evening in a Prayer Vigil for Justice, where we honored the lives of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and so many other Black lives lost to police brutality. "Keep your eyes on the prize.... hold on, hold on."

A Special Message from Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III of Trinity UCC in Chicago. Many thanks to Bob Roat, who recommends that Plymouth members and friends listen prayerfully this to message. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_dNzYifsow&feature=youtu.be