Arpilleras/Sacred Stitches: Lessons from Latin-American Liberation Theology
Arpilleras: (meaning burlap in Spanish) are hand-sewn patchwork pictures. Originating as a form of political protest and survival in Chile during the Pinochet dictatorship (1973–1990), women used scraps of cloth on coarse sacking to depict human rights abuses, poverty, and daily life.
Resistance can take many shapes. Now more than ever, we need to build strong mutual aid networks, to pool our resources, and live into our values by centering love. Mutual aid relies on solidarity and shared power, allowing communities to protect and sustain vulnerable groups when their human rights are under attack. It also relies on stitching together our stories to counter fear and isolation.
Rev. Dr. María Cristina Vlassidis Burgoa will be preaching.
How to Attend
There are several ways to experience our services.
- Join us in person in the Sanctuary!
- To virtually attend, please Zoom in using room number 989 3107 9078, passcode: chalice.
- To phone into the service, call 669-900-6833, Meeting ID: 989 3107 9078.
For those joining, cameras and microphones will be turned off for all viewers.. Please note, the services will be recorded, but at this time, there are no plans to share the recording.
More Information
Religious Education for children and youth happens during worship on Sundays. Children and youth arrive in the Sanctuary for the just a little bit and welcome in Sunday with a story and song. Then, they attend their own programs in the Education building. Learn more here!
If you don’t have a chalice, but want to light one, check out our Making a Chalice at Home page.
In person services are followed by coffee hour.
