Sacred Service Saturday 2026
Join us June 20th for Agape's Annual Sacred Service Saturday, United We Serve, Together We Soar, as we serve all over our greater Los Angeles community and around the world through our Sacred Service Saturday “Satel-Lights”.
Whatever your interest–if it’s tending a community garden, working with animals, or supporting services for the unhoused and a whole lot more–there is a service opportunity for you to do it in community.
This is our annual opportunity to step beyond the walls of our sanctuary and express the heart of our spiritual practice through compassion in action, generosity, and service to our global family.
Not in Los Angeles? Become a Satel-Light — a radiant expression of service in your own community—and participate from wherever you are!
Our global community has joined from across the United States and around the world. Email SSSLights@AgapeLive.com to learn more and get connected!
Awaken the natural compassion of your heart and direct its energy into action!
Beloved Community,
You are joyfully invited to participate in Sacred Service Saturday, 29 years of Love in Action. Our theme this year is United We Serve, Together We Soar.
There is something extraordinary that happens when we stand shoulder to shoulder in sacred intention. As we stand together in Sacred Service, we soar in ways beyond our wildest imagination. We remember that service is not an obligation, it is a revelation. It reveals who we are. It reveals the boundless compassion wired into our being. It reveals the miracle of unity.
When we serve together, we develop a spiritual camaraderie that transcends personality. Hearts synchronize. Vision expands. Laughter becomes prayer in motion. In the field of shared generosity, separation dissolves and sacred fellowship is born.
Science now affirms what mystics have always known: loving service enhances our immune system, strengthens our vitality, and renews our joy. When we give from the heart, we are healed from the heart. Sacred Service becomes sacred circulation—divine energy moving through willing vessels. As we reach out to uplift others, we change the lives of those we encounter. A meal, a smile, a listening ear—each act becomes a doorway to dignity and hope. In serving, we are also transformed.
Research also reveals that when we gather in community to serve, stress is reduced, the heart is strengthened, and the brain releases life-affirming tonic chemicals that elevates mood and deepens connection. In shared service, feelings of isolation give way to belonging, and a profound sense of meaning arises that nourishes both mental and physical well-being. Together, we not only uplift others—we restore and renew ourselves.
On this 29th anniversary of Sacred Service Saturday, we are not simply volunteering, we are creating an unforgettable vibrational legacy. A legacy of unity. A legacy of compassion. A legacy that whispers to generations yet to come.
When we serve together, we soar. So come. Stand. Serve. Soar.
In Loving Service,
Michael B. Beckwith
Founder & Spiritual Director
Agape International Spiritual Center
Project List
1 - A New Way of Life Reentry Project - Montebello
Serves women who have been in the criminal justice system, some for decades. While incarcerated, these women had little or no opportunities to garden or even enjoy healthy foods. Our project, at their newest facility in Montebello, will be working in a garden that the women take care of so as they nourish the garden, they nourish their bodies, souls and spirit as they find their ways back into society.
This project is full.
2 - A New Way of Life Reentry Project - Los Angeles
Same as above. The project involves planting flowers and vegetables, maintaining garden beds, and cleaning up yards to enhance the aesthetic and environmental quality of our spaces. South Los Angeles.
Ages 16+ 10:00am -- 2pm Los Angeles
3 - The Learning Garden
is a community supported project of over 20 years, at Venice High School, teaching gardeners of all ages how to grow our food. We are dedicated to restoring the knowledge of plants, healing arts and sustainable living to all.
All Ages 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Mar Vista
4 - Agape Road Show
Come perform at local residential care facilities. Bring your love and joy to folks in need. All levels of talent are welcomed. Project hours and location TBD.
All Ages Project hours and location TBD: in Los Angeles
5 - L.O.V.E Foundation
L.O.V.E Foundation is a nonprofit organization serving disenfranchised adolescents and young adults. We will be providing meal bags and other goodies to unhoused individuals in the Hollywood area. . Not only will we provide meals and other goods, we will also share love, inspiration, and connection with individuals.
Ages 5 and up. Hollywood
6 - Community Services Unlimited Inc. EXPO Urban Farm
CSU is dedicated to advancing social and food justice in South Central through urban farming and educational programs. We will be at CSU’s urban farm helping with seasonal maintenance and planting.
Ages 16+ 9:00 am – 12:00pm South Central LA
7 - Community Services Unlimited Inc. Paul Robeson Community Wellness Center
Home of the Village Market Place. CSU inc is a non-profit organization based in South Central LA. We’ve turned our headquarters into a green space by adding over two dozen fruit trees and raised beds to grow food on site.
Ages 16+ 9:00am -- 12:00pm South Central LA
8 - Compton Jr. Equestrians
Compton Jr. Equestrians (CJE) is a nonprofit youth development program in Compton dedicated to empowering young people through horsemanship, equine science, gardening, and self-development. We will support a ranch clean-up and assist with organizing and running a community yard sale to help generate funds that sustain our low-cost and scholarship-based programming. Volunteers will also help sort and store remaining items into large bins for future fundraising efforts, supporting the long-term growth and sustainability of our program. Folks should know that they will be around animals, so if they have allergies they should prepare appropriately. Boots recommended! This is a work day!
Ages 18+ 9:00am -- 3:00pm Compton
9 - Critter Crusade
This year our Critter Crusade project will focus on local animal rescues. And, we are very pleased to be able to support our own dear Practitioner Kandace Kuwahara ALSP at Infinite Love Rescue. We will help her with organizing, decluttering and more as needed. Remember: First Sign Ups take priority!
This project is full.
10 - SHARE! Self-Help and Recovery Exchange - DTLA
Empowers people to change their own lives and provides them with a loving, safe, nonjudgmental place where they can find community information and support. We will be painting a mural, organizing, as needed at their downtown meeting spaces.
Ages 18+ Time TBD Downtown LA
11 - SHARE! Self-Help and Recovery Exchange - Culver City
We will be gardening and painting a mural at their Culver City location.
Ages 18+ Time TBD Culver City
12 - Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (Habitat LA) Volunteers are the heart of the ReStore, playing a vital role in Habitat LA’s local homebuilding mission. You don’t have to lift a hammer to help build a home! From customer service to interior decorating, the ReStore offers various volunteer options geared toward your interests and skills. Best of all, no experience is necessary. By giving your time and talents, you can help the Habitat LA ReStore do more to support homebuilding projects that benefit families in our community. No matter your skill set, there's something for everyone!
Ages 14+ 10:00am -- 2:00pm Torrance
13 - Habitat for Humanity - LA
Same as above, but in Mid-City Los Angeles
Ages 14+ 10:00am -- 2:00pm Los Angeles
14 - The Blazers Youth Services Community Club Inc.
is one of our first community partners, they are a non-profit Life mentoring and leadership program. We will be handling various projects around the facility and garden. No Heavy Lifting!
Special request for a few folks with "librarian" related experience.
Ages 15+ 8:00am – 1:00pm South Los Angeles
15 - LA Regional Food Bank
aims to fight hunger throughout LA County, Tasks at both sites include help with various projects, such as: assembling shelf-stable food packages; assembling 5 lb. produce bags; or sorting through bread and assorted goods.
Ages 14+ 9:00am – 1:00pm Los Angeles
16 - LA Regional Food Bank
Same as above, but in City of Industry
Ages 18+ 9:00am – 1:00pm City of Industry
17 - Home Sweet Home
Join us as we support our own Dear Agape International Spiritual Center. We will engage in the deep cleaning of the 2nd and 5th floors of the Saban Office Tower. If you are willing to roll up your sleeves and put on some
rubber gloves, we can use your power and energy. More tasks might become available as needed!
Ages 18+ 9:00am – 1:00pm Los Angeles
18 - Spirit Awakening Foundation
is a multi-disciplinary arts organization celebrating 30 years of service. And, has been an integral part of Agape’s circle of community partners since they began. The Spirit Awakening Foundation empowers youth and young adults to discover their true selves through mentoring, arts, and creative writing programs. This current project focuses on assembling gender-specific hygiene care bags to support our participants and enhance community outreach efforts. By addressing essential needs, we aim to foster self-esteem and well-being among those we serve.
Ages 14+ 9:00am – 4:00pm Mid City
19 - Surprise
Are you willing to trust Spirit? Choose Surprise on your sign-up form and, we promise, you will be surprised. It could even be a project that came in after we went to print. This is your only choice, and a great one, if you register after June 1st.
All Ages Project hours and location: TBD
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
~ Gandhi
If you have any questions please send an email to: sacredservicesaturday @ agapelive.com
Service … is love in action, love “made flesh”; service is
the body, the incarnation of love. Love is the impetus;
service the act, and creativity the result with many by-products.
Sarah Patton Boyle
U.S. civil rights activist and author.
Never Doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead
Cultural Anthropologist, Author
