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Join us for services
Worship Every Sunday – 10:30am
All Are Welcome!
Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018Rev. Rich Gamble, preaching Rev. Lauren Cannon
Pastor Yuki SchwartzMusic Leader: Elliot Kraber Accompaniment: Yigit Kolat Theme: Giving Scripture: Mark 12:38-44
Greeter: OPEN
Reader: Eliza
Usher: Dan O.
Coffee Hour Host: Sandie
Children's Ministry: Anita
FESTIVAL OF HOPE IS NEAR: Save The Date for our big event - our 40th Annual Festival of Hope Alternative Christmas Fair - happening Saturday and Sunday, November 17 and 18 (10am-4pm on Saturday, and 12-3pm on Sunday). 2018 KEYSTONE DIRECTORIES AVAILABLE: Big thanks to Barb and Hunter for updating the Keystone Directory, which is now available at church. Pick one up this Sunday!
Families: 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!
Children's Ministry with Anita – program every Sunday 10:00am- 12pm. More info at http://www.keystoneseattle.org/children-youth/Sermons Available Online: If you missed a Sunday, were downstairs at Sunday School, or just want to hear a sermon again, former JLP Intern, Hunter Paulson-Smith, has created an online audio archive where you can listen to them or download them. Click HERE to listen, and please share. Thank you, Hunter!
NEXT SUNDAY** Stick around after Service for Festival of Hope **Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018Rev. Lauren Cannon, preaching
Rev. Rich GamblePastor Yuki Schwartz, off
Scripture: Mark 13:1-8Music Leader: Elliot Kraber Accompaniment: Yigit Kolat Reader: Danielle Usher: Sandie Communion: Breaking bread at the Festival, which runs 12-3pm Coffee Hour: No coffee hour – we will have soup, pie, tea, coffee, etc. at Festival Children's Ministry: Anita
PICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES: See glimpses of recent events on our Keystone Shutterfly page:
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Upcoming Events
Saturday, Nov. 10 – Learn and Sing Songs of Hope & Justice a workshop w/Seattle Labor Chorus
@Keystone UCC
1:00-3:30pm
Sunday, Nov. 11 – UCC PNC Immigrant Welcoming Congregation Gathering
@Normandy Park UCC, 19247 1st Ave S., Normandy Park, WA 98148
2:00-4:00pm
Monday, Nov. 12 – Annual SOAW Celebration of Resistance & Solidarity Send Off
for those going to the US-Mexico Boarder
@St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 2702 Broadway East, Seattle
7:00-8:30pm
Saturday, Nov. 17 & Sunday, Nov. 18 – Festival of Hope
@ Keystone UCC
10am-4pm on Saturday; Noon-3pm on
Sunday Friday, Dec. 7 – Wallingford Meaningful Movies
Showing: "The Music of Strangers: Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble"
@Keystone UCC (Battson Hall)
Doors open at 6:30pm; Movie begins at 7pm
** SAVE THE DATE **
Holden Prayer Services
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 7-7:30pm
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 7-7:30pm
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 7-7:30pm
** See below for details on these and other events related to life in our community **
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An Invitation from Seattle Labor Chorus
Come learn and sing songs of hope & justice!
Date: Saturday November 10
Time: 1:00 – 3:30pm
Location: Keystone UCC, 5019 Keystone Place N
What a tumultuous season we’ve been having! Are you glued to your screen when you’re not out door-knocking, rallying or writing emails to Congress?
Let’s get together the Saturday after Election Day, on November 10, to raise our voices together in great songs of hope, struggle & change. We’ll probably be both celebrating and commiserating. Join members of the Seattle Labor Chorus in an afternoon workshop learning and sharing songs of hope and justice. Led by Reed Fromer, keyboardist extraordinaire and chorus/workshop leader from northern California.
A suggested donation of $5 - $15 sliding scale is requested but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. There will be light refreshment during the break and afterward.
We encourage all of you to join us and add your voices to this marvelous music workshop on songs of protest and change.
Please RSVP to rebelvoz@aol.com so we can coordinate refreshments and possibly arrange for carpools and lyric sheets.
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Youtube links to hear Reed playing and singing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMoXwxgb7Tg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZGCjEWXFYA
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The work continues to reunite thousands of immigrant families torn apart by our government.
TAKE ACTION FOR IMMIGRANTS NOW
Protect Immigrant Families
The comment period for changes to the Public Charge Rule is open until December 10, so we urge you and your communities to speak against this rule change. For more information on this issue and how it will negatively impact immigrant communities, see our web post on Public Charge. It is important that you provide a unique comment in order for it to be counted, and we have provided a template you can edit with your own stories: https://protectingimmigrantfamilies.org/#take-action
For more information, the Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs has translated FAQs for Seattle residents, which includes flyers.
Take a Stand Against the Reduction of Fee Waivers for Low-Income Immigrants
This particular proposal is accepting comments from the community until November 27. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is proposing changing the eligibility for fee waivers for lower-income immigrants on the path to legal permanent residency and U.S. citizenshp. The move would make most of those who apply for the fee waiver no longer eligible to do so, forcing them to forego important immigration protections like asylum due to the prohibitively expensive cost of filing the required paperwork. The proposal is a back-door method of limiting family immigration and reunification and could suppress naturalization rates among immigrants.
The administration is required by law to review public comments on proposed regulation changes like this for 60 days. Make your voice heard by posting a comment demanding a stop to this attack low-income immigrants at this link.
An invitation from JLP alum Briana with The Church Council of Greater Seattle.
UCC PNC Immigrant Welcoming Congregations Gathering
Please accept this invitation to you and other members of Keystone to join with other UCC congregations at an important gathering this Sunday, November 11.
The PNC’s Minister for Church Vitality, Courtney Stange-Tregear, the PNC’s Justice Witness Ministries board, and the Church Council of Greater Seattle are convening members of local PNC congregations who are interested in taking next steps in the commitment to become Immigrant and Refugee Welcoming. This gathering is for all who are interested in forming deeper relationships with each other, practicing relational ways of responding to calls to “do justice and walk humbly,” and sharing resources related to immigrant and refugee accompaniment. We know we must continue to deepen our relationships with one another as we are called to respond to the forces of injustice. Date: Sunday, November 11 Time: 2:00-4:00pm Location: Normandy Park UCC, 19247 1st Ave S, Normandy Park, WA 98148 RSVP using this form: http://bit.ly/PNCimmigrantwelcomingQuestions? Email info@npucc.org or call (206) 824-1770 Accessibility: *Parking available on-site, accessible by transit, ADA accessible *Please feel free to bring your lunch or snack to share. *There is space where your children can play but childcare will not be available. *Please let us know if you have other accessibility needs. Let me know if you have any questions and I hope you will be able to attend! Sincerely, Briana Brannan (She/her) Immigrant & Refugee Accompaniment Organizer The Church Council of Greater Seattle bbrannan@thechurchcouncil.orgo: 206-204-3851 https://thechurchcouncil.org/CCGS FacebookOther avenues for helping asylum-seekers:• Northwest Immigrant Rights Project:Accepting donations to support direct legal services and pay bonds, volunteer interpreters nwirp.org• AIDNW (Tacoma):Accepting supplies on wish list, volunteers, funds to purchase phone cards for people in detention aidnw.org• Immigrant Resources & Immediate Support (Skagit, Whatcom, Snohomish counties):Accepting money to support Yolany Padilla and her son with food, clothing, housing and counseling irisnw.com• Church Council of Greater Seattle:Coordinating volunteers to translate, accompany, house or transport asylum-seekers thechurchcouncil.org• Washington Immigrant Defense Network:Accepting volunteers, funds to provide legal services for difficult cases in Washington widenlaw.org
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 Join us and help spread the word
Friends - Join us as we Celebrate Resistance! With a migrant caravan from Honduras on the move, and the political rhetoric of hate it is the moment for solidarity and resistance - now more than ever!
Date: Monday, November 12
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Location: Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church, 2702 Broadway East, Seattle
Everyone is invited • Music • Speakers • “Presente” ceremony
offering of roses • Reception follows
In mid November thousands will gather at the US/Mexico Border to call for the closing of the School of the Americas, to stand against the militarization of our border, and to build a culture of peace.
We are each part of the national movement when we raise our voices locally. Join us to recommit to your own stand for justice.
Sponsored by: SOA Watch Puget Sound, St. Pat’s Social Justice Committee, Veterans for Peace Greater Seattle #92, Washington State Religious Campaign against Torture
For more information about the gathering in Nogales (Nov. 16-18) see http://www.soaw.org/border-encuentro/
For more about the send-off and SOA-W Puget Sound: Kate Speltz 206-633-6667 or katespeltz@yahoo.com |
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Save the Date!!
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SPECIAL FILM EVENT:
"THE PEOPLE vs THE POLITICIANS"
Come see HEDRICK SMITH, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, present and discuss his latest film, "The People vs the Politicians." This is a story of We the People rising up against fat cats and entrenched power ... and winning! Date: December 6, 2018 Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm Location: Rainier Arts Center, 3515 S Alaska St, Seattle Tickets available at brownpapertickets.com/event/3803613Suggested donation - $6 Reception with Hedrick and a signed copy of his book - $35 Sponsored by the Meaningful Movies Project and Fix Democracy First
'Hold' onto your boots ..
Holden Prayer Nights are coming!
Mark your calendars to enjoy December contemplative evening worship services at Keystone UCC.
Holden Prayer @ Keystone
Elliot Kraber, Music Coordinator
Yigit Kolat, Accompanist
w/Rev. Rich Gamble and Rev. Lauren Cannon
Holden Prayer is 30-minute candlelit evening service with lots of singing, scripture and reflective time! Come as you are, for some peaceful contemplation after your day. Wednesday, December 5, 7-7:30 PM Wednesday, December 12, 7-7:30 PM Wednesday, December 19, 7-7:30 PM Holden Prayer is brief evening candlelit service with lots of singing, scripture, and reflective time. Come as you are, for some peaceful contemplation, at the end of your day. Holden Village is a Lutheran (and quite welcoming of all) retreat center in the Cascades that started this lovely prayer service. Many of the hymns we sing in Sunday worship (green Gather hymnal) were written by Marty Haugen who once took a sabbatical in the Holden Village in 1986. He composed Holden Evening Prayer while he was there. Its a vespers (evening) service, that is now done in many places for simple contemplative worship. About ten years, two Keystone year-long volunteers, Melissa and Eric, were serving as young-adult interns at Keystone, and they brought us this practice. Come for some shelter in what is an all too busy season of much scurrying. Come breathe deeply with others at Keystone for any and all of these Wednesday evenings. Bring a friend! All ages welcome! For more info, contact Pastor Lauren Cannon at Keystone UCC: (206) 632-6021 or at lauren.cannon@keystoneseattle.org
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Film: THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE
(96 minutes; Morgan Neville, 2016)
Friday, Dec. 7; Doors open at 6:30pm; Movie starts at 7:00pm
@ Keystone UCC (downstairs in Battson Hall)
Over the past 15 years an extraordinary group of musicians has come together to celebrate the universal power of music. The Silk Road Ensemble exemplifies music’s ability to blur international boundaries, blend disparate cultures and inspire hope for artist and audience. The film focuses on artists as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution and provide solace in times of conflict.
** 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.
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** WELCOME 2018-19 JLP INTERNS **
We continue to welcome our newest cohort of Justice Leadership Program interns (for our 7th year!). Below are short bios on each of our interns, but for more detailed introductions in their own words, CLICK HERE. AINSLEY MEYER – Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project Ainsley moved from Virginia to California after high school to become a literacy tutor through AmeriCorps. This spring, Ainsley has been finishing a degree in Sociology and fundraising on behalf of organizations such as Oxfam, Human Rights Campaign, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and the ACLU. ALLISON TREZONA – Church Council of Greater Seattle As a UCC-DOC Global Mission Intern for the past year, Allison has been conducting health research and working in a drop-in center for Roma children and youth. During college she volunteered with Mexican-American immigrant children, while majoring in Psychology and Statistics. Allison grew up in the UCC in Naperville, IL. She plays trumpet, guitar, ukulele, piano and drum set. DANIELLE WALKER – Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Danielle has been majoring in Sociology and Women’s/Gender Studies in college, while volunteering in a high school to empower students around relationship violence prevention. She has also been involved in labor organizing for security guards working at her college. Danielle grew up in Nashville, and has spent the last four years in Chicago. Danielle will be working with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, in the Children & Youth Unit. At Keystone, Rev. Lauren will be her supervisor, and Keystone member Margaret Graham will serve as Danielle's church companion this year.NEEPAM SHAH – Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness Neepam is taking a year between 3rd and 4th years of Rowan Osteopathic School in order to participate in JLP and solidify his practice of justice advocacy. At Rowan, Neepam is chair of the Council for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Action, and has also volunteered in providing health care in migrant worker communities. Neepam hails from New Jersey and the greater Philadelphia area. RACHEL SHINABARGER – Earth Ministry When we interviewed Rachel, she was in Guatemala finishing her BA in Global Studies. Rachel has been involved in the Christian Ministry in the National Parks and experiential education on environmental issues in Ecuador & Peru. She has worked with her local church on human trafficking issues. Rachel grew up in Illinois, and has been attending college in Michigan and all around the world. TANQUARAE MCCADNEY – Homestead Community Land Trust Tanquarae has been majoring in Journalism and minoring in political science at the University of Kentucky, with a previous stint in Fashion School. Tanquarae has a passion for mentoring and advocating for children and youth, as well as economic and racial justice and ending the school-to-prison pipeline, and last summer she interned with the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus. ERICA/E. WEST and DANIEL DE LA ROSAThese 2017-2018 Interns will be part of JLP again this coming year! E is confirmed for a second year with the Church Council of Greater Seattle, and Daniel is in conversation with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.
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Christian Townsdin - 11/13
Abby Diggs - 11/17
Will Larson - 11/28
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!
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Reaching Keystone UCC Pastoral Staff & JLP Interns:
Reach us at your Keystone church office: (206) 632-6021. This phone is also checked remotely since all staff and interns serve part-time.
Pastor Rich is available Tuesday to Thursday mornings and Friday evenings, and holds additional office times on Saturdays and Sundays. (Monday is Sabbath.) 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 is available Monday-Friday mornings (and during evening classes) and Sundays (Sabbath = Saturdays). Email to make a meeting time: lauren.cannon@keystoneseattle.org
Pastor Yuki is at church two Sundays a month and is available to meet by appointment. Email her at yuki.schwartz@gmail.com. |
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