Nonviolence, predominantly white churches, & justice- come discuss!

Join us for services Worship Every Sunday – 10:30am All Are Welcome! Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 Rev. Rich Gamble, preaching Rev. Lauren Cannon Theme: Love as Power Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Greeter: OPEN Reader: Arlene Usher: Alyssa Coffee Hour Host: Christian & Michelle Sunday School: Anita   THIS SUNDAY, Jan. 31, we begin a practice in worship, where we will share ways we have carried the love of God out to a hurting world. Come to consider how the work of justice is the work of love. We share, not out of any sense of accomplishment, but to celebrate how this community of faith impacts the greater world. We catch joy from one another as we embody the love of God!  See you at worship! then that evening ... Join Rev. Lauren Cannon and the Justice Leadership Program interns this evening, Sunday, Jan. 31, at Keystone for a study of Nonviolence. The evening starts at 5:30pmwith a potluck, and class from 6-8pm. Thanks to Christian, Michelle and Margaret for making homemade food for the Jan. 31 nonviolence class, with our JLP interns. Lauren will be teaching and Elizabeth Dickinson is leading some pieces of as well. All are welcome!   Families:  Sunday Worship:  Pick up Children's Activity pages & crayons on the welcome table every week as you come in to worship (based on the scripture of the day.)  There are two types: younger children & older children.  Children of any age are always part of worship & welcome! • Childcare with Anita, open every Sunday 10:00am- 12pm • Sunday School (multi-age) downstairs, during sermon & prayers time: approximately 10:45-11:15am.  (Help younger children to class after the scripture is read; and then pick them up to return for start of communion) NOTE: Children with parent/caregiver are always welcome to move between the Sanctuary & Narthex (welcome area) during any part of worship, or to rove to classrooms downstairs/upstairs, or enjoy the playground out back!   Upcoming Keystone Events : Sunday, Jan. 31              – Study of Nonviolence                                            (2nd of 2-class series- drop in welcome)                                            w/ Rev. Lauren Cannon                                           @ Keystone UCC; 5:30pm potluck,                                            6:00-8:00pm class Thursday, Feb. 4             – Interfaith Advocacy Day (IFAD) w/Faith Action Network                                           @ State Capitol, Olympia                                            9:00am - 3:00pm; Register HERE Saturday, Feb. 6             – Sacred Heart Shelter                                            cook and serve dinner;                                            food and servers at Keystone by 5pm;                                            leave by 5:15pm ** See below for details on these, and other events related to life in our community ** There's still time to give ... Tolt UCC -Clothing & Textile Drive Keystone Member Elvina Spoon is collecting clothing and textile items for Tolt UCC in Carnation. She will be collecting bagged items Sunday at church service. Tolt UCC is accepting bags full of: - Clothing new & gently used - shoes, paired only - towels - stuffed animals - hats - sheets - blankets - quilts - bedspreads - drapes - purses & belts - soft sided luggage All items must be clean & dry. This clothing drive allows these items to be re-worn, recycled or repurposed for the good of our planet. Thank you!   Sacred Heart Saturday is February 6 Keystone folks will have the pleasure of preparing and serving a meal for Sacred Heart Shelter on Saturday, February 6. We need people who can cook/donate: – Lasagna, veggie and regular – Salad – Bread – Milk & juice – Dessert. We also need 2-3 servers. Please sign up by emailing Barb (banderson@evergreencomp.com) or Michelle (mmhebner@gmail.com). Thank you!! Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to cook or serve, and please remember to bring your items to Keystone UCC, Saturday by 5pm. Thank you!! An Invitation from ... ~ European Dissent ~   Through Keystone UCC's relationship with European Dissent, please accept our invitation to join Admiral United Church of Christ in West Seattle for an upcoming movie series.  Bring a friend and join with our UCC sisters and brothers and the general public as we look at the relationship between white congregations and Black power starting Friday, Feb. 5. European Dissent will be helping facilitate these discussions so please invite your friends and fellow congregants! Flyers for the first three movies can be downloaded by clicking on images here:   ** NOW RECRUITING INTERNS FOR 2016/17 ** Please help the Justice Leadership Program find young adults for the 2016/17 year! Check out new videos of our interns on our website. ​In the last season, we lit the advent candle for Peace. As we read news stories every day, we know there is a long path towards peace in our nation. The violence of poverty, racism, and fear manifests in the deaths of those who are most marginalized in our society at an alarming and unacceptable rate. As Christians, we are called to affirm the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “True peace is not merely the absence of tension it is the presence of justice”--- in word and deed. The Justice Leadership Program, supported by the Pacific Northwest Conference as well as many local congregations, is a part of the UCC’s work towards a more just and peaceful society. The Justice Leadership Program gives young adults the opportunity to develop their faith, build their skills around advocacy and community organizing, and lead our congregations in being a justice-seeking people. Many young adults return​ed to their home congregations during this time of year. We encourage you to ​follow up with those whom you may have connected with, and ​ mention the Justice Leadership to these young adults. Many of them will be considering the Peace Corp or AmeriCorps, but not know their own denomination has this opportunity! To learn what current UCC interns are doing, visit our website to see short video clips. Please print out the one pager and trifold to put them in a visible place in your church and forward information (via email or Facebook) about the program to any young adults you may know! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Peace, Jenn Hagedorn Outreach Coordinator, Justice Leadership Program jenniferlin44@gmail.com   For more information, visit us at: http://justiceleadership.org/index.html and https://www.facebook.com/JusticeLeadershipProgram Register for Interfaith Advocacy Day!   It's Your Last Chance to Join us in Olympia! Interfaith Advocacy Day is right around the corner, on Thursday, February 4! We have a great day planned for you, complete with workshops, caucuses, food, meetings with legislators, and even an opportunity to sing in the rotunda! Online registration closes at midnight on January 31, but you can register after that by calling our offices at (206) 625-9790 between 9 AM and 5 PM. To help you find your way to Olympia, we've set up a new self-help carpool link. Use it to connect with others coming from your area. In addition, there will be vans leaving from a few key locations in the morning, with possibilities in Ballard, the U-District, and Bellevue. Email us at fan@fanwa.org or call (206) 625-9790 to express your interest. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn about Legislative Agenda issues and advocate with other people of faith! After you register, you will receive an email with key background information next week. Advocacy Conferences are also being co-sponsored by FAN in Spokane on January 30, and Yakima on February 6.   Lisa Smith - 1/6 Janice Hougen - 1/10 Peg Faulmann - 1/16 Nell Townley - 1/20 James Sabo - 1/23 Anita Featherston - 1/24 Here's wishing each of them the happiest of birthdays, from all of us at Keystone UCC! Keep an eye out here for upcoming Keystone Birthdays! Pastoral Care & Keystone UCC Hours: Rich and Lauren can be reached at the Keystone office: (206) 632-6021.  This phone is also checked remotely since both Rich and Lauren serve half-time. Mondays:  the church office is closed.  Mondays are the day that Rich and Lauren take Sabbath. So while there are several groups that meet throughout the day and evening at Keystone, it may take a day for someone to get back to you, if you call on a Monday. Pastor Rich is available Tuesday to Thursday mornings and Friday evenings, and holds additional office times on Saturdays and Sundays.  Not all of these times will Rich be in the church office. If you want to see him, it is best to make an appointment. Email him at rich.gamble@keystoneseattle.org Pastor Lauren works on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, and holds office hours each Tuesday and Thursday at Keystone.  Email her at lauren.cannon@keystoneseattle.org Click here for: Justice Leadership Program- UCC LIKE Keystone UCC on Facebook

Release for Captives Today

Join us for services Worship Every Sunday – 10:30am All Are Welcome! Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 Rev. Lauren Cannon, preaching Rev. Rich Gamble, off Theme: Proclaiming Release - Set us free Scripture: Luke 4:14-21 Greeter: OPEN Reader: Marilyn Usher: Christian Communion: Lauren, Rita, Paisley & Caleb Coffee Hour Host: Margaret Sunday School: Alyssa (Anita off) NEXT SUNDAY, Jan. 31: Join Rev. Lauren Cannon and Elizabeth Dickinson and the Justice Leadership Program interns next Sunday, Jan. 31 at Keystone for a study of Nonviolence.  The evening starts at 5:30pm with a potluck, and class fro 6-8pm. All are welcome! Families:  Sunday Worship:  Pick up Children's Activity pages & crayons on the welcome table every week as you come in to worship (based on the scripture of the day.)  There are two types: younger children & older children.  Children of any age are always part of worship & welcome! • Childcare with Anita, open every Sunday 10:00am- 12pm • Sunday School (multi-age) downstairs, during sermon & prayers time: approximately 10:45-11:15am.  (Help younger children to class after the scripture is read; and then pick them up to return for start of communion) NOTE: Children with parent/caregiver are always welcome to move between the Sanctuary & Narthex (welcome area) during any part of worship, or to rove to classrooms downstairs/upstairs, or enjoy the playground out back!   Upcoming Keystone Events : Sunday, Jan. 31              – Study of Nonviolence                                            (2nd of 2-class series- drop in welcome)                                            w/ Rev. Lauren Cannon                                           @ Keystone UCC; 5:30pm potluck,                                            6:00-8:00pm class Thursday, Feb. 4             – Interfaith Advocacy Day (IFAD) w/Faith Action Network                                           @ State Capitol, Olympia                                            9:00am - 3:00pm; Register HERE Saturday, Feb. 6             – Sacred Heart Shelter                                            cook and serve dinner;                                            food and servers at Keystone by 5pm;                                            leave by 5:15pm ** See below for details on these, and other events related to life in our community ** SIGN UP TODAY, Jan. 22 ... "Anti-racism day long training for Keystone UCC" Keystone has been assembling a team to attend an all day training together on Tuesday January 26, sponsored by the Church Council of Greater Seattle.  It is to prepare congregations for anti-racism work over the long haul.  The suggestion is 4 people.  Contact Pastor Lauren if you can join our team.  This is an opportunity for Keystone to invest in a day that we hope will ripple forward. Ann Marie Do, one of our Justice Leadership Program interns, has been helping with this at the Church Council of Greater Seattle.  She would welcome talking to anyone who wants to scope it out a bit. Take a quick look; registration is by today, Jan. 22. Dr Heather Hackman will lead the day.  She is nationally renowned for her work on race and racism, social justice and multicultural education, and oppression and social change. Hackman's website shows how she has provided significant leadership within the environmental community and other justice organizations in the Puget Sound. The approach is toward making strategic and lasting culture shift in organizational culture. Keystone will get the group rate (four people for only $100) and our goal is for a positive impact, as a group of us trains. You can reach Ann Marie Do, UCC Social Justice Intern, The Church Council of Greater Seattle 206.525.1213 ext. 106 to register, or with questions:  amdo@thechurchcouncil.org Blessings, Pastor Lauren More:  This workshop is meant to engage congregations who are exploring an in-depth commitment to undo racism over time, as a way of life and of being church. All who attend should expect to be changed by the experience. We invite congregations to send a team of up to 4 people, though individuals are also welcome to attend. We ask that teams pay $100. If a team is not possible, we ask that individuals pay $50. The workshop will take place from 8:30 am to 4 pm at First A.M.E Church, 1522 14th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122. Pay parking is available on site. First A.M.E Church is also accessible via public transportation on bus lines 10, 11, and 12. We will have snacks available but please plan to bring your own lunch. Registration ends on January 22. Tolt UCC -Clothing & Textile Drive Keystone Member Elvina Spoon is collecting clothing and textile items for Tolt UCC in Carnation. She will be collecting bagged items next Sunday at church service. Tolt UCC is accepting bags full of: - Clothing new & gently used - shoes, paired only - towels - stuffed animals - hats - sheets - blankets - quilts - bedspreads - drapes - purses & belts - soft sided luggage All items must be clean & dry. This clothing drive allows these items to be re-worn, recycled or repurposed for the good of our planet. Thank you! Sacred Heart Saturday is February 6 Keystone folks will have the pleasure of preparing and serving a meal for Sacred Heart Shelter on Saturday, February 6. We need people who can cook/donate: – Lasagna, veggie and regular – Salad – Bread – Milk & juice – Dessert. We also need 2-3 servers. Please sign up by emailing Barb (banderson@evergreencomp.com) or Michelle (mmhebner@gmail.com). Thank you!! Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to cook or serve, and please remember to bring your items to Keystone UCC, Saturday by 5pm. Thank you!! ** NOW RECRUITING INTERNS FOR 2016/17 ** Please help the Justice Leadership Program find young adults for the 2016/17 year! Check out new videos of our interns on our website. ​In the last season, we lit the advent candle for Peace. As we read news stories every day, we know there is a long path towards peace in our nation. The violence of poverty, racism, and fear manifests in the deaths of those who are most marginalized in our society at an alarming and unacceptable rate. As Christians, we are called to affirm the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “True peace is not merely the absence of tension it is the presence of justice”--- in word and deed. The Justice Leadership Program, supported by the Pacific Northwest Conference as well as many local congregations, is a part of the UCC’s work towards a more just and peaceful society. The Justice Leadership Program gives young adults the opportunity to develop their faith, build their skills around advocacy and community organizing, and lead our congregations in being a justice-seeking people. Many young adults return​ed to their home congregations during this time of year. We encourage you to ​follow up with those whom you may have connected with, and ​ mention the Justice Leadership to these young adults. Many of them will be considering the Peace Corp or AmeriCorps, but not know their own denomination has this opportunity! To learn what current UCC interns are doing, visit our website to see short video clips. Please print out the one pager and trifold to put them in a visible place in your church and forward information (via email or Facebook) about the program to any young adults you may know! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Peace, Jenn Hagedorn Outreach Coordinator, Justice Leadership Program jenniferlin44@gmail.com For more information, visit us at: http://justiceleadership.org/index.html and https://www.facebook.com/JusticeLeadershipProgram Register for Interfaith Advocacy Day! Registration for FAN’s Interfaith Advocacy Day (IFAD) is now live! This year, on Thursday, February 4, 2016 in Olympia, FAN advocates will bring to our elected leaders the voice of compassion and justice. We partner for the common good with people of all faiths who stand up boldly to challenge the powerful. Your meeting with legislators and/or their staff on this day is the most important thing our faith advocates can do. On Interfaith Advocacy Day, you will be able to:     •    Join workshops that will break down the issues on FAN’s 2016 legislative agenda     •    Learn current best practices on how to advocate in today’s legislature     •    Learn how to prepare for briefings and hearings     •    Meet with your legislator! Once you register, FAN will set up an appointment for you and others from your district     •    Lunch will be provided Don’t wait to register! Registration is $15 when paid in advance, $20 on the day of the event; contact us if you need a scholarship. Feel free to contact the FAN offices with questions: (206) 625-9790 or fan@fanwa.org. If you are unable to attend our Olympia Interfaith Advocacy Day, stay tuned for more about advocacy conferences in:     •    Spokane: January 30, 9 AM -3 PM     •    Yakima: February 6, 9 AM -3 PM Lisa Smith - 1/6 Janice Hougen - 1/10 Peg Faulmann - 1/16 Nell Townley - 1/20 James Sabo - 1/23 Anita Featherston - 1/24 Here's wishing each of them the happiest of birthdays, from all of us at Keystone UCC! Keep an eye out here for upcoming Keystone Birthdays! Pastoral Care & Keystone UCC Hours: Rich and Lauren can be reached at the Keystone office: (206) 632-6021.  This phone is also checked remotely since both Rich and Lauren serve half-time. Mondays:  the church office is closed.  Mondays are the day that Rich and Lauren take Sabbath. So while there are several groups that meet throughout the day and evening at Keystone, it may take a day for someone to get back to you, if you call on a Monday. Pastor Rich is available Tuesday to Thursday mornings and Friday evenings, and holds additional office times on Saturdays and Sundays.  Not all of these times will Rich be in the church office. If you want to see him, it is best to make an appointment. Email him at rich.gamble@keystoneseattle.org Pastor Lauren works on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, and holds office hours each Thursday at Keystone.  Email her at lauren.cannon@keystoneseattle.org Click here for: Justice Leadership Program- UCC LIKE Keystone UCC on Facebook

join our team for January 26 training Anti-racism

"Anti-racism work for the long term @ Keystone UCC"

Keystone has been assembling a team to attend an all day training together on Tuesday January 26, sponsored by the Church Council of Greater Seattle.  It is to prepare congregations for anti-racism work over the long haul.  The suggestion is 4 people.  Contact Pastor Lauren if you can join our team.  This is an opportunity for Keystone's group to invest in a day that we hope will ripple forward.

Ann Marie Do, one of our Justice Leadership Program interns, has been helping with this at the Church Council of Greater Seattle.  She would welcome talking to anyone who wants to scope it out a bit.

Take a quick look; registration is by today, Jan. 22. 

Dr Heather Hackman will lead the day.  She is nationally renowned for her work on race and racism, social justice and multicultural education, and oppression and social change.

 Hackman's website shows how she has provided significant leadership within the environmental community and other justice organizations in the Puget Sound.

The approach is toward making strategic and lasting culture shift in organizational culture. Keystone will get the group rate (four people for only $100) and our goal is for a positive impact, as a group of us trains.

You can reach Ann Marie Do, UCC Social Justice Intern, The Church Council of Greater Seattle 206.525.1213 ext. 106 to register, or with questions:  amdo@thechurchcouncil.org

Blessings, Pastor Lauren 

More:  This workshop is meant to engage congregations who are exploring an in-depth commitment to undo racism over time, as a way of life and of being church. All who attend should expect to be changed by the experience.

We invite congregations to send a team of up to 4 people, though individuals are also welcome to attend. We ask that teams pay $100. If a team is not possible, we ask that individuals pay $50.

The workshop will take place from 8:30 am to 4 pm at First A.M.E Church, 1522 14^th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122. Pay parking is available on site. First A.M.E Church is also accessible via public transportation on bus lines 10, 11, and 12. We will have snacks available but please plan to bring your own lunch. 

Registration ends on January 22.

short video clips of what our Justice interns are doing

Help Keystone UCC connect young adults to apply for our Justice Leadership Program!  Please take a look at the letter below and video clips on our JLP website.  Thank you!

~Pastor Lauren

~~~~

Dear friends and all those in our network of the Pacific Northwest UCC Conference,

Please help the Justice Leadership Program find young adults for the 2016/17 year! Check out new videos of our interns on our website.

​In the last season​

, we lit the advent candle for Peace. As we read news stories every day, we know there is a long path towards peace in our nation. The violence of poverty, racism, and fear manifests in the deaths of those who are most marginalized in our society at an alarming and unacceptable rate. As Christians, we are called to affirm the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “True peace is not merely the absence of tension it is the presence of justice”--- in word and deed. 

The Justice Leadership Program, supported by the Pacific Northwest Conference as well as many local congregations, is a part of the UCC’s work towards a more just and peaceful society. The Justice Leadership Program gives young adults the opportunity to develop their faith, build their skills around advocacy and community organizing, and lead our congregations in being a justice-seeking people.

Many young adults return​ed​ to their home congregations during this time of year. We encourage you to follow up with those whom you may have connected with, and ​

mention the Justice Leadership to these young adults. Many of them will be considering the Peace Corp or AmeriCorps, but not know their own denomination has this opportunity! 

To learn what current UCC interns are doing, visit our website to see short video clips. Please print out the one pager and trifold to put them in a visible place in your church and forward information (via email or Facebook) about the program to any young adults you may know!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Peace,

Jenn Hagedorn

Outreach Coordinator, Justice Leadership Program

206.265.2834

This Week @ Keystone UCC

Join us for services Worship Every Sunday – 10:30am All Are Welcome! Join us Sunday January 10! Theme explores Baptism.  NEXT SATURDAY: A Memorial Service for long-time Keystone Member Shiela Gustafson will be held Saturday, Jan. 9 at 2pm. Reception to follow. Families:  Sunday Worship:  Pick up Children's Activity pages & crayons on the welcome table every week as you come in to worship (based on the scripture of the day.)  There are two types: younger children & older children.  Children of any age are always part of worship & welcome! • Childcare with Anita, open every Sunday 10:00am- 12pm • Sunday School (multi-age) downstairs, during sermon & prayers time: approximately 10:45-11:15am.  (Help younger children to class after the scripture is read; and then pick them up to return for start of communion) NOTE: Children with parent/caregiver are always welcome to move between the Sanctuary & Narthex (welcome area) during any part of worship, or to rove to classrooms downstairs/upstairs, or enjoy the playground out back!   Upcoming Keystone Events : Friday, Jan. 8                  – Compass Housing Alliance:                                            Service of Remembrance                                           @ The Church of Steadfast Love,                                            210 Alaska Way S., Seattle                                            4pm Friday, Jan. 8                  – Meaningful Movies in Wallingford                                             "Killswitch: The Battle to Control the Internet"                                            @ Keystone UCC (Battson Hall)                                             5019 Keystone Pl. N, in Wallingford                                              Movie begins at 7:00pm Saturday, Jan. 9             – Memorial Service for Shiela Gustafson                                           @ Keystone UCC                                            5019 Keystone Pl. N                                            2pm; Reception to follow ** See below for details on these, and other events related to life in our community ** Climate Conversations As a followup to last Sunday's sermon please have at least one climate conversation this week and share the results after this Sunday's service. You might start out being honestly curious and ask "What are you most concerned about?" Then slowly tie how climate change will worsen their concern. But do that slowly so they don't feel that your agenda is to talk about climate change and not to listen to their concerns. It is perfectly fine to wait until a second conversation until climate change is mentioned. We can all put our heads together to plan how to introduce it in the next conversation. Let's all agree to be social radicals and break the taboo of talking about climate change for fear of bringing up negative emotions. – Rich Voget Service of Remembrance   Compass Housing Alliance invites you to a Service of Remembrance on Friday, Jan. 8, 4pm at The Church of Steadfast Love, 210 Alaskan Way S., under the viaduct Seattle During the Service of Remembrance, everyone will take the time to look back in memory of those who have died, so that they might not be forgotten. For more information, visit http://www.compasshousingalliance.org/           Film: KILLSWITCH: The Battle to Control the Internet (72 minutes; Ali Akbarzadeh, 2015) Friday, Jan. 8; Doors open at 6:30pm; Movie starts at 7:00pm @ Keystone UCC (downstairs in Battson Hall) The Internet is under attack. Communications, culture, free speech, innovation, and democracy are all up for grabs. Will the Internet be dominated by a few powerful interests? Or will citizens rise up to protect it? Special Guests: TBD Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/killswitchthefilm   ** All events are Open to the Public. Admission is by Donation ** We help communities organize, educate, advocate & build community around social justice documentary film and conversation. Lisa Smith - 1/6 Janice Hougen - 1/10 Peg Faulmann - 1/16 Nell Townley - 1/20 James Sabo - 1/23 Anita Featherston - 1/24 Here's wishing each of them the happiest of birthdays, from all of us at Keystone UCC! Keep an eye out here for upcoming Keystone Birthdays! Pastoral Care & Keystone UCC Hours: Rich and Lauren can be reached at the Keystone office: (206) 632-6021.  This phone is also checked remotely since both Rich and Lauren serve half-time. Mondays:  the church office is closed.  Mondays are the day that Rich and Lauren take Sabbath. So while there are several groups that meet throughout the day and evening at Keystone, it may take a day for someone to get back to you, if you call on a Monday. Pastor Rich is available Tuesday to Thursday mornings and Friday evenings, and holds additional office times on Saturdays and Sundays.  Not all of these times will Rich be in the church office. If you want to see him, it is best to make an appointment. Email him at rich.gamble@keystoneseattle.org Pastor Lauren works on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, and holds office hours each Tuesday and Thursday at Keystone.  To meet up, email her at lauren.cannon@keystoneseattle.org Click here for: Justice Leadership Program- UCC LIKE Keystone UCC on Facebook Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 Rev. Rich Gamble, preaching Rev. Lauren Cannon, off Theme: Christmas is for outsiders Scripture: Luke 2: 1-20 Greeter: OPEN Reader: Nell Usher: Betty Coffee Hour Host: Sandie Sunday School: Anita