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This Sunday, January 19, 2020
Preaching: Rev. Rich preachingWorship leader: Rev. Yuki
(Rev. Lauren off)
Text: Isaiah 49:1-7
Music Leader: Elliot Kraber
Accompaniment: Yigit Kolat
Children's Ministry: Anita Featherston
Reader: Open
Usher: Rita
Coffee Hour Host: Sandie
Theme: Mission
NEXT WEEK
Sunday, Jan. 26: 10:30 a.m. worship
Preaching: Rev. Lauren
Worship leader: Rev. Yuki
(Rev. Rich off)
Text: Matthew 4: 12-23
Music Leader: Elliot Kraber
Accompaniment: Yigit Kolat
Children's Ministry: Anita Featherston
Reader: Arlene
Usher: Elvina
Coffee Hour: January birthday celebrations
Take 5 for Advocacy: guest speaker Erica Sklar: Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network
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Families: Every Week: Children start the morning in worship for opening hymns, taking in the voices of community, and welcome. Once the scripture is read, teacher Anita will lead children down to the classroom for the sermon time, where they will do a craft, hear a Bible story, and engage in creative play. All ages spend the time together.
Anita will usher children back up to sanctuary for Communion, where they join us for closing hymn!
*Also find the basket of Activity pages & books on the welcome table by the front door every week!
This all-ages children/youth faith formation with Anita = Class every Sunday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. More info at http://www.keystoneseattle.org/children-youth/
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Happy Listening Anytime: Miss a Sermon? Down at Classroom? Audio Available Online: Click on a file for a listen HERE, and share! |
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| The funeral for David Boles will be 11 a.m. Saturday, January 18, at Keystone. David grew up across the street from Keystone playground, and the Boles family shared life moments, marriages, and baptisms through the years at Keystone UCC. All are invited to share in the remembrances and memorial with the Boles family. Some of you have met David’s sister, Patty, who has been in town from Texas in this time. Read David's obituary and sign the online guestbook here. |
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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 Hand regarding 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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From Seed to Seed: a documentary by Katarina Stieffenhofer
Friday, January 24, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Prospect Congregational UCC, 1919 E. Prospect St. (five blocks east of Volunteer Park), Seattle, WA 98112.
Admission: Free, but donations will be accepted
“Scientists are working with farmers using a blend of ancient traditions and cutting edge science to develop improved methods for growing food ecologically and in a changing climate. A hopeful story on a global social movement that regenerates the land, farming, and communities toward a healthier future for us all.” 
Meaningful Movies in Wallingford: Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 at Keystone
Release Year: 2019
Running Time: 93 minutes
Directors: Janice Engel
This film tells the story of media firebrand Molly Ivins, six feet of Texas trouble who took on the Good Old Boy corruption wherever she found it. RAISE HELL is a documentary about the celebrated national political columnist and Texan, who used her razor sharp wit to speak truth to power. Her wit left both sides of the aisle laughing, and craving ink in her columns. She knew the Bill of Rights was in peril, and said “Polarizing people is a good way to win an election and a good way to wreck a country.”
More quotes by Molly:
“So keep fightin’ for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don’t you forget to have fun doin’ it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.”
“I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.”
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for snacks and conversation. Film starts at 7 p.m. After the film, please join us for a community discussion.
** 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.
Los Eternos Indocumentados: a screening by the Seattle Interfaith Migrants Rights Network
Saturday, February 29, 2 p.m.
Where: Washington State Labor Council, 321 16th Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98144.
Admission: Free (but RSVP at the screening's EventBrite site so that organizers know how many people to expect)The Seattle Interfaith Migrants Rights Network's (SIMRN) first-ever film screening, produced together with International Migrants Association. Los Eternos Indocumentados is a documentary exploring root causes of forced migration from Central America and the experiences of people who make the perilous journey to the United States from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. After the film, there will be an audience discussion with support from local experts, and organizers will present ways to take action to provide solidarity to migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and here in Washington State. Donations will be taken at the door to support local migrant justice organizations. Because the goal with this event is to build awareness, community, and solidarity, SIMRN is especially looking to make this event welcoming and accessible for people who aren’t as knowledgeable about Central American migration. The building’s entrance, doorways, and bathrooms are all wheelchair accessible, and front row seating will be prioritized for people who are hard of hearing. Spanish interpretation during the discussion will also be provided. View the trailer here: Los Eternos Indocumentados.
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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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SHORT TERM HOUSING REQUEST FROM LA RESISTENCIA
Someone who was released from NW Detention Center has joined La Resistencia's team to answer hotline calls from detained people. He is currently homeless, and they are hoping to find him a short-term place to stay while he works on finding a job. If you can offer a temporary home to this person, please contact Dina (dinaburstein@gmail.com) |
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Prep for our Climate Change Lenten Study
In March 2020, our Lenten study with our pastors will help us deepen our climate action as a faith community. Tentative dates for the study are Wednesday nights, March 11, 18, and 25th. Here are a couple prompts for winter reading:
- Have you looked at: Naomi Klein's "This Changes Everything" and/or "On Fire: the Burning Case for a Green New Deal."
- Check out Drawdown (even though the workshops are full, you can still be part of the movement to build communities in which we can implement these solutions).
- Join Christian, Allie, Yuki, Elliot & more at the Jan. 23 People's Echosinging events @All Pilgrims on Cap Hill, for learning songs we can lead at future demonstrations. The event is 6-8 p.m. Future dates for more chances to sing with The People's Echo: Feb. 13 and March 5.
- Want satisfaction of working in a small group & making a BIG impact? Help host a kick off meeting with Lauren & Christian as UCC + local church groups come together @ Keystone to learn about the Sierra Club steps for securing clean energy across our public school systems.
- Make your donation to our solar panels for our roof (see more below)! Every bit helps make a lasting boost toward aligning our community's values, for years to come!
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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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Outreach to Raise Solar Funds
Christian, Eliza and the Keystone Green Team folks are at work, setting up an online donation system. We are already receiving electronic gifts from Meaningful Movies folks. Please invite your contacts to donate to the solar installation. Within a few short years, we will be giving energy into the grid.
We are asking for participation from our many good groups and people of our extended community of neighbors, renters and visitors. We have started making visits to users of the building, giving a quick intro at their group, to share the news they can donate to the solar panels. Maybe you want to be on a team to meet with Taiwanese UCC, or Wallingford Co-op PreSchool, or Seattle Labor Chorus, or Seattle Peace Chorus, and more? Let us know. And thank you -- spread the word!
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Glance- down- the- Calendar
Sat. Jan. 18: Funeral service for David Boles, 11 a.m.@Keystone
Tues. Jan. 21: Drawdown workshop, 6-8:30 p.m.@Keystone
Thurs. Jan. 23: People's Echo song workshop 6-8 p.m.@All Prilgrims in Cap Hill
Fri. Jan. 24: From Seed to Seed documentary, 6:30 p.m.@Prospect UCC
Sun. Jan. 26: Take 5 for Advocacy at Coffee Hour:
guests Hand in Hand
Mon. Jan. 27: Lobby Day to support domestic workers in Washington state
Tues. Jan. 28: Drawdown workshop, 6-8:30 p.m.@Keystone
Wed. Jan. 29: Advocacy 101 workshop by Seattle Coalition on Homelessness, 6 p.m.@University UCC
Fri. Jan. 31: Reggie Harris in Concert, 7:30 p.m.@Keystone
Mon. Feb. 3: Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day in Olympia
Wed. Feb. 5: Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day in Olympia
Wed. Feb. 5: Learning and Fellowship Supper Workshop 5:30-7 p.m.@Keystone
Thur. Feb. 6: Faith Action Network Interfaith Advocacy Day in Olympia
Fri. Feb. 7: Meaningful Movies in Wallinford: Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins 7 p.m.@Keystone
Thurs. Feb. 13: People's Echo song workshop 6-8 p.m.@All Prilgrims in Cap Hill
Sat. Feb. 29: Los Eternos Indocumentados documentary, 2 p.m.@Washington State Labor Council
Save these Dates:
Wednesday evenings in March: 11, 18, 25: Lenten Study at Keystone with Rev. Rich, Rev. Lauren, & Rev. Yuki. (tentative hold March 4.)
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Keystone Upcoming Events with our Pacific Northwest UCC Conference
- 29th UCC Men's Retreat will be held at Pilgrim Firs Camp and Conference Center. (more)
- Annual Meeting 2020 will be April 24-26 at Westminster Congregational UCC in Spokane. (more) Keystone delegates & pastors attend each year.
- UCC's National Youth Event in 2020 will take place at Purdue University in Indiana. (more)
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Nell - 1/20
Dick - 1/22
James - 1/23
Anita - 1/24
Dan O. - 1/31
Here's wishing them each the happiest of birthdays, from all of us at Keystone UCC! On the last Sunday of the month- we shall have cake at coffee hour
Please let Barb know additions/ omissions!
Keep an eye out here for upcoming Keystone Birthdays!
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Reaching Keystone UCC Pastoral Staff:
Reach us at your Keystone church office: (206) 632-6021. This phone is also checked remotely since all staff 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 keystone5019@gmail.com
Pastor Lauren is on Sunday thru Thursday (Sabbath = Friday & Saturdays). Email is a great way to line up a meeting time: lauren.cannon@keystoneseattle.org
Pastor Yuki is at church two Sundays a month and is available to meet by appointment (Sabbath = Fridays). Email them at yuki.schwartz@keystoneseattle.org. |
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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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Thursday January 27, 2020 @ Noon: submissions: next deadline for Newsletter announcements: to Lauren & Yuki
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