“…that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.” 1Thessolonians 4:13b
Come Sunday for some hope this week!
Join us for services
Worship Every Sunday – 10:30am
All Are Welcome!
Greeter: OPEN
Reader: Kaaren or Jo
Usher: John
Communion: Rita & Rich; Lauren & Barb
Coffee Hour Host: Jim
Children's Ministry: Anita
THIS SUNDAY: After worship there will be an opportunity to discuss the implications of the recent election on our lives and work as the community of Keystone. Facilitated in sanctuary, Rich will lead. Please join us if you are able.
There will also be a chance to connect with those who will be working on Festival of Hope preparations.
NEW KEYSTONE DIRECTORY: Pick yours up this Sunday – thanks to Barbara Anderson!
NEXT WEEK! (Keystone Weekly News is moving to biweekly)
Sunday, November 20, 2016** Festival of Hope - Day 2; 12-3 pm! Deli soups and baked goods in the Narthex (inclusive of Coffee Hour) **
Rev. Rich Gamble, preaching
Rev. Lauren Cannon
Music Leader: Elliot Kraber
Accompaniment: Yigit Kolat
Greeter: OPEN Reader: Grant Usher: Jim Communion: skipping today Coffee Hour Host: none - Festival of Hope Deli & Bakery will be open! Children's Ministry: Anita
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! Childcare with Anita, open every Sunday 10:00am- 12pm. More info at http://www.keystoneseattle.org/children-youth/
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Upcoming Events:
Sunday, Nov. 13 – Congregational Discussion on the Election
@ Keystone UCC
After Service (approx. 11:30am)
Wednesday, Nov. 16 - Friday, Nov. 18 – Set-Up Help for Festival of Hope
@ Keystone UCC
Details TBD
Saturday, Nov. 19 & Sunday, Nov. 20 – Festival of Hope
@ Keystone UCC
Wednesday, Nov. 30 – Evening Prayer
@ Keystone UCC (Fireside Room, Battson Hall)
7 pm
** Save The Date **
December 7, 14, & 21 @ 7pm – Holden Prayer
** See below for details on these and other events related to life in our community ** |
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Our Prayers are with:
• Sandie as she strengthens in physical therapy from pinched nerve.
• Marilyn, as she accompanies her friend Beth suffering with progressing cancer.
• Kaaren back home, welcoming calls, as she has not been able to make it to church. Nadia's phone number is 206-458-5993. If you call that number, she can hold the phone for Kaaren.
• Anne Marie as she supports her mother in NY recovering from a stroke and then surgery. |
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JUST 1 WEEK TIL ..
• Saturday, Nov. 19 ~ 10am to 4pm
• Sunday, Nov. 20 ~ Noon to 3pm
Join the efforts of Keystone’s 38th annual Festival of Hope, our holiday fair in which we promote an economy of love and justice to our wider community. ALL proceeds from the Festival go to support self-help and poverty reduction programs locally and around the world.
If you'd like to help out at the Festival of Hope - Nov. 19 and 20 - here are some things still needed:
- Soups for the deli and baked goods for the bake sale (bring day-of)
- Donated books
- Donated crafts, vintage, household and holiday decor items (including jewelry or anything you would give as a gift)
Clean, boxed items can be stored in the balcony – please let Rich, Lauren, Jo or Eliza know if you drop something off. Questions or have a new idea for the Festival? Contact Eliza at eliza.penick@heifer.orgor 206-245-5446 |
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** This message was previously sent out on Wednesday, Nov. 9, following the presidential election of Donald Trump.
A Word From Pastor Rich
“…that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.” 1Thessolonians 4:13b
To the community of Keystone:
It has been a long, sad, deplorable election season leading to a deplorable outcome for our nation. No matter how many of the quasi-apocalyptic predictions come true about the future of our nation, the election itself was an assault on decency and hope.
People voted their anger and fear and when such emotions motivate our actions, violent and divisive solutions triumph.
Now we are faced with a deeply divided nation filled with people who believe the election was a vindication of their prejudices or a direct assault on their security.
I do not put much faith in exhortations to unite as a nation. Though I believe in the essential potential of the human spirit to turn towards the path of compassion and justice, I do not believe that oppressive systems become benign when they gain the power and authority to dominate with impunity. The wounds or our nation will not be healed by hate or fear nor will they be healed by trying to find middle ground between those seeking scapegoats and those seeking true justice.
The veneer of a belief in a progressive evolution of values has been ripped away. What we have lost in this election is the sense that a better world can come with limited conflict and limited commitment. It is clear that a better world is not going to come without risk and costly struggle.
I know many of us have worked hard for a vision of a just and compassionate world and I believe that such efforts cannot be measured in an election. I also know that there is much more that will be required of us in the coming months and years.
It is natural to be shaken and sad at times such as these but let us not grieve as those who have no hope.
Keystone can either be the place where we huddle together and commiserate about the state of our world or it can be the place where we come together to organize ourselves to make the world a better place. In only one of those choices can we find hope. In only one of those choices can we become hope for a world that desperately needs it. I choose hope and I pray you will too.
Peace,
Pastor Rich
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Keystone Green Team member Charles Rudash wants to share a couple compelling videos regarding climate change that aired recently. Here are links to the videos he recorded:
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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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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.
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 @ Keystone visits, meetings, work:
Mondays: 9:30 AM-3:30 PM
Tuesday- Friday, Sundays: 9:30AM- 12:30 PM
Wednesday mid week evening classes.
(Saturday Sabbath.)
Email Lauren to make an appointment on any of those days at lauren.cannon@keystoneseattle.org |
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