Love Rising 2025:
See a Need? Make a Difference!
Monday, July 7th at 7 pm
Community Conversation at Schulze Winery featuring Corrie Murray, Founder and
Executive Director, Friends of Unified Sports
Wednesday, July 9th at 7 pm
Free Kids' Event at the Olcott Carousel Park. Meada Taylor and Kuumba-Nia
Productions will present a puppet show created especially for this event! Crafts, free
kiddie rides and ice cream, too. Gates open at 6:50; show starts at 7:00. Registration
required here here.
Tuesday, July 15th at 6:30 am
Sunrise Service at Krull Park in Olcott Beach, near the Lions Club shelter. Throughout the day –
personal reflections, meditations and prayers for peace, from participants’ homes or
location of choice. Inspiration posted on Facebook throughout the day.
Community Conversation at Schulze Winery featuring Corrie Murray, Founder and
Executive Director, Friends of Unified Sports
Wednesday, July 9th at 7 pm
Free Kids' Event at the Olcott Carousel Park. Meada Taylor and Kuumba-Nia
Productions will present a puppet show created especially for this event! Crafts, free
kiddie rides and ice cream, too. Gates open at 6:50; show starts at 7:00. Registration
required here here.
Tuesday, July 15th at 6:30 am
Sunrise Service at Krull Park in Olcott Beach, near the Lions Club shelter. Throughout the day –
personal reflections, meditations and prayers for peace, from participants’ homes or
location of choice. Inspiration posted on Facebook throughout the day.
In Buffalo
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church of Buffalo has been celebrating Love Rising since 2022. This year’s efforts focus on expanding cultural awareness through a community sidewalk lending library. A book-sharing box will be built and installed in the church’s neighborhood, offering culturally diverse books that will help neighbors see themselves represented in literature while exposing individuals to experiences other than their own. Books will be exchanged and added periodically. St. Philip’s “Little Free Library” book exchange will support the “Little Library’s Read in Color” program, which was developed in St. Paul, Minnesota, to create meaningful change following the George Floyd murder in 2020. Through this program, individuals can take the “Read in Color Pledge” which recognizes the need to promote perspectives and experiences
that include marginalized voices.
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church of Buffalo has been celebrating Love Rising since 2022. This year’s efforts focus on expanding cultural awareness through a community sidewalk lending library. A book-sharing box will be built and installed in the church’s neighborhood, offering culturally diverse books that will help neighbors see themselves represented in literature while exposing individuals to experiences other than their own. Books will be exchanged and added periodically. St. Philip’s “Little Free Library” book exchange will support the “Little Library’s Read in Color” program, which was developed in St. Paul, Minnesota, to create meaningful change following the George Floyd murder in 2020. Through this program, individuals can take the “Read in Color Pledge” which recognizes the need to promote perspectives and experiences
that include marginalized voices.
Join the 6th Annual Love Rising
Community Day of Reflection on July 15, 2025
& Related Events in July
See a need? Make a difference! This year’s Love Rising theme focuses on creating a
more caring community through personal or collective actions, big or small.
This year, we’ve added new events to our Love Rising schedule in the days leading up to July 15th . The events will take place at different locations, and all are organized to support the idea of reflecting on how to bring peace into our own lives and out into our communities. On July 15th , we’re asking Love Rising participants to set aside just one hour between sunrise and sunset to focus on what unites us with our neighbors. We’re hoping participants will thoughtfully consider how they can enrich their community and make it a place where each member feels supported and welcome to contribute and
belong.
Community Day of Reflection on July 15, 2025
& Related Events in July
See a need? Make a difference! This year’s Love Rising theme focuses on creating a
more caring community through personal or collective actions, big or small.
This year, we’ve added new events to our Love Rising schedule in the days leading up to July 15th . The events will take place at different locations, and all are organized to support the idea of reflecting on how to bring peace into our own lives and out into our communities. On July 15th , we’re asking Love Rising participants to set aside just one hour between sunrise and sunset to focus on what unites us with our neighbors. We’re hoping participants will thoughtfully consider how they can enrich their community and make it a place where each member feels supported and welcome to contribute and
belong.
Love Rising 2024
Love Rising, at its most basic, is a day – from sunrise to sunset on July 15th – when we ask participants to intentionally pause and reflect on our community: what we have, what we hope for, and what each of us can do to create caring communities. Ideally, however, Love Rising is a movement, a way of life, a commitment from each person, from each neighbor, to live the philosophy of Love Rising all year long – and that is, peace takes community.
Love Rising is neighbors intentionally creating caring communities by what they do, how they act, and the choices they make every day.
Love Rising is neighbors intentionally creating caring communities by what they do, how they act, and the choices they make every day.
“At its most basic, Love Rising is an organization focused on helping our neighbors
recognize that we all play a part in creating a more caring community. It takes
willingness and hard work to look beyond our own busy day-to-day lives and our typical
ways of seeing things, but we can all contribute to making our community a more
welcoming place to call home. Think about who you are and what’s important to you,
because your passions and your circumstances lead you to see a need in your
community that you may not have seen before.”
Pam Leibring, Organizer
recognize that we all play a part in creating a more caring community. It takes
willingness and hard work to look beyond our own busy day-to-day lives and our typical
ways of seeing things, but we can all contribute to making our community a more
welcoming place to call home. Think about who you are and what’s important to you,
because your passions and your circumstances lead you to see a need in your
community that you may not have seen before.”
Pam Leibring, Organizer
