Hello Keystone!
Few quick reminders & some important updates:
Feel free to bring your laptop, tablet, or phone for a hands on advocacy opportunity @ coffee hour, Noon tomorrow, Sun. Jan. 26! (We will also have a couple stations set up.) And learn why its so timely for all who are able to make a brief call on Mon. Jan. 27!
(see Hand in Hand info below.)
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Prayers with Bri Little & family
Bri, our Justice Leadership Program alum (intern @ Keystone 2017-2018 alongside Hunter Paulson-Smith) lost her mother suddenly Jan. 23. She is in DC now with her family. We hold them all in prayer, in this time of loss.
Sign a card @ coffee hour, or if you like, send your care & condolences to Bri:
9258 Greenwood Ave. N #5 Seattle, WA 98103
Thank you!
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Look ahead:
Tues. Jan. 28- 6-8:30 pm DrawDown Workshop3 @ Keystone
Fri. Jan. 31- 7:30 pm Reggie Harris in Concert @ Keystone
Wed. Feb. 5- 5:30- 7 pm supper @ Keystone- working together on Sacred Heart shelter ministry- come make Move Out packets, as we learn more!
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Join us for services
Worship Every Sunday – 10:30 a.m.
All Are Welcome!
Sunday, Jan. 26: 10:30 a.m. worship
Preaching: Rev. Lauren
Worship leader: Rev. Yuki
(Rev. Rich off)
Discipleship Theme
Text: Matthew 4: 12-23
As Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
—Matthew 4:18-20
Music Leader: Elliot Kraber
Accompaniment: Yigit Kolat
Children's Ministry: Anita Featherston
Reader: Arlene
Usher: Elvina
Coffee Hour: January birthday celebrations, Thank you John, Barb, Pat, Dick, Arlene, & Charles- Lunar New Year treats!
Take 5 for Advocacy: guest speaker Erica Sklar: Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network.
Sunday Jan. 26 @ Coffee Hour, after Birthdays Celebration: bring your coffee to a pew, to learn from Erica, in our 15 minute conversation, that includes the Take 5-action stations!
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Reggie Harris in Concert at Keystone
7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31
Suggested donation: $20 (but no one will be turned away)
RSVP: Email rebelvoz@aol.com or call 206.551.0818
More info: Reggieharrismusic.com
An evening of song and story paving pathways
toward truth, justice and racial healing
Reggie Harris travels the world using music and the spoken word to make an impact in issues related to education, social and racial justice, the environment, and human and civil rights.
Reggie is recognized as one of the foremost presenters of songs in historical context, raising public awareness of the powerful narrative of the Underground Railroad and of the role of music in the Modern Civil Rights Movement. He creates captivating performances for audiences of all ages, in an atmosphere of inclusion and hope as he works to help build a community of light and understanding.
Come join us in the hope that working together we can move toward creating a just and truthful society that acknowledges and seeks to heal from the racial wounds of the past and present.
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Support Domestic Workers in Washington State
"Did you know that domestic workers - house cleaners, nannies, and care providers for elderly and disabled people - are not protected by the same worker protections as other workers in Washington? Eight states and two cities have passed Domestic Worker Bills of Rights that provide protections including health benefits, paid time off, paid breaks, harassment, written contracts and additional legal protections. It’s time for Washington to recognize the critical work of domestic workers by passing the Washington Domestic Worker Bill of Rights." ~ Hand in Hand
From Pastor Lauren:
I got to attend the Dec. 1 showing of the film Roma at University Heights and heard from domestic workers afterwards. Seattle is the first city in the United States to have a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights! In July 2018, the City passed a Domestic Workers Ordinance (DWO). This law gives minimum wage, rest break, and meal break rights to domestic workers. The Seattle Office for Civil Rights is overseeing these protections. Now we need to secure a Bill of Rights for WA state.
"Millions of American households employ domestic workers to provide care for children, support for seniors and people with disabilities, and housecleaning. The majority of these domestic workers are women, and of these, a majority are foreign born women of color." ~Hand in Hand.
As we watched Roma, I held close how many of us at Keystone are grateful when we have the right home care attendant, or childcare provider. Or life throws a curve ball, and we find we are in a position where we seek a domestic helper (house cleaner, nannie, garden helper, home care attendant, childcare, etc). Sometimes a strategic bit of work, by a skilled domestic worker, can be what helps other household pieces all come together in health. Or it gifts quality time with a loved one. (Or those of us who don't employ domestic care givers, can see that vulnerable work needs protections, like health benefits.)
 Keystone has been meeting with folks at Hand in Handregarding the bill going through the legislative session that could ensure protections for 100,000 WA domestic workers. Hand in Hand helped get the Seattle ordinance passed. Now a Bill of Rights for WA state domestic workers.
The bill is heading through committee now. It will ensure minimum wage, rest and meal breaks, and freedom from harassment and retaliation.
Hand in Hand invites us all to the lobby day on Monday, January 27, and before that, 300 signatures on the petition. I signed, and invite you to check it out here: petition. Share it with a couple friends beyond our congregation?
Sunday January 26 at Noon we will get a chance to ask organizer Erica Skler questions at coffee hour. We can Take 5 for Advocacy to prep to call our legislators on 1/27, as Hand in Hand will be meeting with them @ 1/27 Advocacy Day. Take a look- thank you!
Learn more:
"...dignified and respectful working conditions benefit worker and employer alike."
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Learn with Our Sacred Heart Shelter Team on Feb. 5th
Our Feb. 5th Learning and Fellowship Wednesday night supper workshop, 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Battson Hall, will provide an update from our Sacred Heart Shelter team on how you can help our ministry as we shift to new ways of accompanying the families in transitional shelter.
Come learn how Michelle, Christian, Rita, Barb, and John have been strategically helping shepherd our work with Sacred Heart Shelter since our congregation voted to concentrate our efforts toward the equipment & supply provision that has been requested. We voted to sunset our dinner serving efforts in the spring of 2019, so we have been able to help Sacred Heart take some seismic leaps in their facility & efficiency, with thanks to generous donors, who have empowered us, to bridge needs, in some specific areas.
Come learn what we have been able to do, and come see how you may be inspired to help. Come help assemble move out packets. As we share supper, we will do a little study on the ways our congregation engages on the continuum of charity & justice.
Bring a dish/side/vegetable/dessert/anything to share, if you can! Bring a song or two to play from your phone while we assemble packets!
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 FOR ADVOCACY
Free Advocacy 101 workshops: The Coalition on Homelessness where Barbara is a volunteer, is putting on three Advocacy 101 workshops. They are FUN and free 2-hour workshops with Nancy Amidei. The workshop closest to Keystone will be Wednesday, January 29th, from 6 to 8 p.m. at University UCC Church, 4515 16th Ave. NE. If you would like to go please register online at homlessinfo.org. Barbara will be attending. TURN YOUR PASSION INTO ACTION!
Legislative watch: January 13th was the first day of the legislative session. It is a short session and goes until March 13th. Gov. Inslee asked for $300 million from the rainy day fund to help with housing and homelessness issues. There will be issues that we at Keystone can speak up about. Barbara will be doing a take 5 on Sundays after worship.
Housing & Homelessness Advocacy Day: February 3rd is Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day in Olympia. The Coalition on Homelessness will be taking a bus down mostly filled with the clients and co-workers from different organizations. If you are interested in going that day please talk with Barbara about it. It would be wonderful to have a car go down from Keystone that day. Please let her know by January 27th.
Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day: Join other advocates for justice for migrants on Wednesday, February 5th in Olympia, as we argue for the right to go to court without risking arrest, ending for-profit ICE detention centers in Washington State, and more. Register here.
 February 6th is the Faith Action Network’s (FAN) Interfaith Advocacy Day in Olympia. Each winter, we send forth a Keystone team to some of the three Interfaith Advocacy Day (IFAD) opportunities that bring voices of compassion and justice to our elected officials. In Olympia, we gather at The United Churches of Olympia for workshops, strategy meetings in legislative districts, and meetings with our legislators. IFAD was unfortunately snowed out last year, so we are hoping to be a bold presence in Olympia in 2020! To register for IFAD in Olympia, RSVP here.
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Children in Immigration Detention: Health & Human Rights
Come out for a Special event in connection with the trial of The Seattle Six! Rev. Rich has been asked to be a support witness in court Thurs. Jan. 30.
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
University of Washington (Seattle), Thomson Hall, Room 101
Dr. Scott Allen is an award-winning and nationally renowned whistleblower, who, along with Dr. Pamela McPherson, contacted lawmakers in 2018 and spoke out publicly against family separation and family detention. Drs. Allen and McPherson continue to speak out on these issues. They were recently awarded the 2019 Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling.
Dr. Scott is coming to Seattle to provide expert testimony in the January 30 trial of The Seattle Six.
Featuring: Dr. Scott Allen and Prof. Angelina Godoy
Dr. Scott Allen is the medical subject matter expert in detention healthcare for the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL). Dr. Allen will share his experiences blowing the whistle to CRCL, the DHS Office of Inspector General, to Congress and to the press about the imminent risk of harm posed to migrant children in detention.
Prof. Angelina Godoy is Director of the UW Center for Human Rights and Prof. of International Studies and Law, Societies & Justice. Prof. Godoy will speak on her research about children jailed on behalf of ICE in Cowlitz County.
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Solar Power to the People
You may have noticed we now have a white metal roof over the sanctuary (yay!) So we turn to part two of our roof plans -- raising funds for our solar panels. Christian has created this poster to explain and track our fund-raising efforts. We'll color in the thermometer as we go, to show how much closer we are to our goal. Keep watch in the church narthex (lobby), and let folks know about this work of environmental stewardship that Keystone is taking up.
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To submit content for inclusion, email Lauren & Yuki @keystoneseattle.org addresses above. Content must be received by Thursdays at Noon, for Friday bi-weekly newsletters.
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Submissions: next deadline for Newsletter announcements:
to Lauren & Yuki:
Thursday January 30, 2020 @ Noon
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