Jesus was incarcerated pre-trial
Over 2,000 years ago Jesus was unjustly arrested and incarcerated pre-trial. Today, in Cook County over 2,000 people - mostly Black and Brown people - are trapped in jail during a global pandemic, just because they cannot afford bail...
Occupy Palm Sunday 2018
On Palm Sunday, the church celebrates Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and Jesus's journey toward the cross. We commit ourselves to pave the way for well-being in our neighborhood. We wave our palm branches and usher in mental health justice, paving the way with our faith and our commitment to act...
Pastor Erik's #OccupyPalmSunday Speech
Today we are insisting on a new social contract. A contract that holds the people charged with defending and protecting us accountable for their deeds and misdeeds. A contract that does not criminalize poverty. A contract that does not collude with detentions and deportations.
#OccupyPalmSunday 2017
This year’s action will begin with a joint worship service at Humboldt Park United Methodist Church (2120 N. Mozart St.) beginning at 10:30am and ending by noon. Following a light lunch for those marching, there will be a street parade — a procession with palm branches and signs — ending on the east side of Palmer Square.
Sermon: Sunday, March 20, 2016: 5th Annual LSEA #OccupyPalmSunday
On Sunday, March 20, 2016 members of Kimball Avenue Church, Nuestra Señora de las Americas, and St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Logan Square met for worship at Diversey River Bowl before a joint procession with palms to the Rally for Public Housing at Lathrop Homes.