Hear about our visit to NW Detention Center in Tacoma, Save the Date for Mailing and Movies, and So, So, So Much More!

Join us for services Worship Every Sunday – 10:30am All Are Welcome! This Sunday, October 27, 2019 Guest preacher Rev. Mike Denton will be preaching on the Gospel of Luke 18: 9-14 Theme: Humility Worship leaders: Rev. Lauren Cannon and Rev. Yuki Schwartz (Rev. Rich Gamble on sabbatical) Music Leader:  Elliot Kraber Accompaniment: Yigit Kolat Children's Ministry:  Paisley Reader: Dan. O Usher: Amber Communion:  Yuki, Lauren, Mike, Barb Communion Steward:  Barb Coffee Hour: The O'Neills Families:  *update*  Children start the morning in worship sitting with you for opening hymns & taking in the voices of our community @ announcements.  Once the scripture is read, children head with teacher Anita down to classroom during the sermon time, for a craft, Bible story, & creative play time.  All ages together.  Anita will usher children back up to sanctuary @ Communion- & they sit with you for closing hymn! *Also find the basket of Activity pages & books on the welcome table every week! Children's Ministry with Anita – program every Sunday 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. More info at http://www.keystoneseattle.org/children-youth/ Miss a Sermon?  Down at Classroom?  Audio Available Online: Feel free anytime to click on an audio file for a listen HERE, and share! ​  NEXT WEEK Sunday, Nov. 3:  10:30 AM worship Preaching: Rev. Lauren Cannon Worship Leader: Rev. Yuki Schwartz (Rev. Rich Gamble returns from sabbatical on Nov. 5) Music Leader: Elliot Kraber Accompaniment: Yigit Kolat Children's Ministry: Paisley Reader: Pat Usher: Margaret Communion:  Barb, Rita, Lauren, Yuki Communion Steward: Rita Coffee Hour: Margaret The Young'Uns to Perform at Keystone This Saturday! British folk trio The Young'Uns will perform this Saturday, Oct. 26, at Keystone! The singing group, known for their story-songs that tell the stories of people affected by political and social issues, will perform here in the PNW as part of their North American tour. The Young'Uns will offer a singing workshop from 1 to 3:15 p.m. Saturday, with the concert at 7:30 p.m.. Tickets for the concert are $20, and the group will take contributions for the workshop (suggested cost for the entire day is $35 -- $15 for the workshop and $20 for the concert). To pay in advance by credit card, go to their Brown Paper Tickets page: https://www.bpt.me/event/4401622. If you can't catch them at Keystone, you can see them in Olympia on Friday, Oct. 25, or Sunday, Oct. 27, in Bellingham. Thanks very much to our own Janet Stecher for helping to bring this day of music and solidarity into our walls!  Spreading Peace at the NW Detention Center Keystone joins Kadima Reconstructionist Community, La Resistencia to support detained migrants, fight US practices of detention & deportation Keystone was invited to help Spread a Sukkah of Peace to those visiting their loved ones at the NW Detention Center in Tacoma on Sunday afternoon October 20.  One leader of La Resistencia shared with Pastor Lauren how folks detained had found maggots & screws in their food, and this was day 3 of the hunger strike.  Charles, Lauren, Rich V., Leo & Amber helped share loads of Charles' homemade warm sandwiches, as Rabbi David Basior from Kadima Reconstructionist Community led our singing of liturgy crafted from the words of those detained.  With over 100 others we circled the sukkoth built at the detention center to bring attention to the hunger strike. We are being asked to: study and then act. Study the history of how WA during WWII sent our people of Japanese descent to concentration camps.  How WA has a history of violence against immigrants, tracing to the 1885 Tacoma method of burning the homes of Chinese railroad workers and expelling them from WA territory.  How the NW Detention Center is on land belonging to Puyallup People, and how so many people of faith are now calling on Tacoma City Council to  #ShutDown#NWDC.  We spoke with the Geo company, that is expanding the facility.  They send us up the chain to ICE.  But we don't have to detain people in WA.  We can study:  migrants are here, climate change is part; we cannot treat folks as criminals.  We sang out our commitments to study and support the actions of others for liberation. Big thank you to our friends at Kadima & to our Keystone team that took action.  And here we now can share with you reading La Resistencia's request that you too might sign the petition & call the Tacoma City Council. Our Keystone crew included Rich V. & Leo swapping Halloween jokes in the back seat, to make our carpool swift and spirited.  Thank you to Charles for feeding so many folks with warm homemade warmth at the witness. & Thank you to Amber for amplifying the petition & call we can now make.  We are hoping folks reading this might want to sign (now over 1,000 signers) & support La Resistencia's call to close the Detention Center as a chronic public nuisance. 1) Learn & study a little: La Resistencia 2) Sign the petition here 2) Call the Tacoma City Council:  253-591-5470 "My name is___ I'm calling to convey the concerns from hunger strikers, and ask the City of Tacoma to do as they have with other facilities: declare the NWDC a public nuisance- and shut it down.  We cannot detain migrants as criminals!" Sharing Life Together: community Joys, Challenges, Prayers, & News We hold our prayers with Jo Winston who had her second eye surgery on Wednesday October 23.  The first went well, a few weeks earlier.  Sending all love for peaceful time of rest and recovery. Nell Townley has been able to get back to Northaven, but is relying on 24 hour care from her son Nathan and her daughter Teresa- as next steps get confirmed.  We also are so grateful to our tireless team headed by Margaret and Barb - bringing pastoral care from Keystone!  Nell is searching for a sustainable, right spot to move in for her future needed nursing care.  Or fingers crossed- to be able to stay put in her community at Northaven.  Please send encouragement during this time:  Cards, calls, & visits welcome: Nell Townley Northaven 531 NE 112th St. #503 Seattle, WA 98125 Call the church office if you want Nell's # and email! October 1- Nov. 5: Rev. Rich is on sabbatical, including a visit to his mom in Missouri. From Pastor Yuki: Thanks to everyone who showed up at the University Book Store on Oct. 13 to help me and fellow author Rev. Mindi Welton-Mitchell promote the book, When Kids Ask Hard Questions: Faith-Filled Responses for Tough Topics. We were proud that what we wrote about cultural appropriation (Yuki) and talking with your kids about disabilities (Mindi) is sharing space with essays covering important topics such as gun violence, divorce, and grief. If you're interested in getting a copy for yourself or as gifts for folks who have young ones in their lives, you can grab copies from the U-BookStore, or buy them from Chalice Press.  Save the Date: Nov. 3 Mailing Party after worship!  Everybody needs a little hope now and then. At Keystone, we've made giving the world a little hope an annual holiday tradition for more than 40 years, and we're doing it again this year. We've still got volunteer roles to fill, from staffing the deli and bakery, helping out with the book sale, and donating, gathering, and sorting through the vintage and upcycled collectibles that will be on sale. Check out the clipboard by the coffee pot near the coffee hour table, or contact Eliza at ElizaPenick@yahoo.com. Watch for announcements about our sorting work supper, coming soon! And, don't forget the mailing party! Stay after worship on Nov. 3 to help get our fliers ready for the mail. Come help us make this 41st year the best one yet! Be part of the work to create an alternative to the systems that create poverty, and help us keep giving hope to the world.  Double Feature: Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook, and The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting (Rigged: 1 hour, 19 minutes; Michael Kasino, 2018; The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting: 16 minutes, Julie Mallozzi, 2018) Friday, Nov. 1; Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; movie starts at  7 p.m. @ Keystone UCC (downstairs in Battson Hall) A double header: “Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook” makes the case that, aroused by the election of our first black President, conservative political forces have turned with renewed vigor to ways of winnowing the electorate of people of color, the economically stressed, the aged and the young. The suppression playbook is replete with techniques: polling-place ID requirements, voter integrity commissions, wide-scale voter roll purges, difficult voter registration requirements, reduced number of polling places, long wait times in voter queues, deleted guarantees of the Voting Rights Act overturned by the Supreme Court in 2013, and potentially suppression-favorable lower courts that have been, since the 1970’s, seeded with a preponderance of conservative jurists. To add insult to injury, the political effectiveness of those that can and do vote is reduced by gerrymandering. The film documents the multiple, interconnected, and unscrupulous schemes being used to rig voting outcomes to favor policies of special interests of the rich, whites, the power-hungry, and corporations. “The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting” – Citizens across America are coming together to change the way we vote. Maine leads the way, fighting entrenched interests to enact a reform that reduces negative campaigning, eliminates the “spoiler effect,” opening races to minority & third-party candidates.  Vote for your favorite candidate AND prevent enabling the election of the worst candidate. ** 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. Dismantling racism in our Conference and in our world is a priority that emerged from our last Annual Meeting of the Conference (attended by Barb, Dick, Pat, Amber, Yuki, Lauren, Rich.)  We now can highlight a six-week course that is being offered this fall by our friends at Admiral UCC by Rev. Andrew Conley-Holcom.  Please consider a carpool over for Sunday afternoons- and pass the word!  A brochure and flyer are attached.  The Idolatry of Whiteness 6 Sundays 1-2:30 p.m., Oct. 13- Nov. 17 Admiral UCC, West Seattle $20, max. 20 participants "The greatest trick that the devil ever played was convincing people he didn't exist". Whiteness is real, powerful, and pervasive, yet it can slip through our grasp like smoke. This course explores some of the great modern prophets on white racial identity through the lens of biblical idolatry. We will examine how "whiteness" has been constructed, utilized, and codified in political and economic systems throughout history, mirroring the Exodus 32 story. We will introduce authors who envision new ways to understand ourselves, our history, and the possibility of an anti-racist future, while considering the biblical prophets' warnings on idolatry going unchallenged. Snacks and course readers will be provided. Sign up at officemgr@admiralchurch.org More questions?  Ask our PNC UCC moderator Wendy Blight Phone: 425-213-9313 or email: blightwk@hotmail.com Upcoming Events Saturday, Oct. 26, The Young'Uns folk trio in concert (and leading a music workshop!) 1-3:15 p.m. workshop; 7:30 p.m. concert, @Keystone UCC Sundays, Oct. 13-Nov. 17, The Idolatry of Whiteness anti-racism study 1-2:30 p.m., @Admiral UCC, West Seattle Tuesday, Oct. 29 from 7-9 p.m.:  FAN: Cluster Meeting: North King County – at Journey Christian Church (includes Ballard, North Seattle, Phinney Ridge, and University District) Friday, Nov. 1: Meaningful Movies double feature Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook, and The Battle for Ranked Choice Voting Doors open at 6:30 p.m., movies begin at 7 p.m. @Keystone, Battson Hall Nov. 3: Festival of Hope Mailing Party 12-1 p.m., after worship! Nov. 5: Pastor Rich returns from sabbatical. Sunday, Nov. 17, 3:00 p.m.: Pastor Jerry's installation @Seattle Taiwanese Christian Church(STCC), UCC @Keystone UCC ** See below for details on these and other events related to life in our community ** Calendar-at-a-Glance Important Dates: can you add these now to your calendar? October/ November Notes: Oct 27- Pacific Northwest Conference UCC Conference Minister Rev. Mike Denton guest  preaching Nov 3: (note: Daylight Saving Time ends) Rev Lauren preaching Nove 10: Rev Rich preaching Nov 17: Rev Rich preaching Nov 23 & 24: Festival of Hope Nov. 24: Rev Rich preaching Save these December dates: Wed. Dec. 4- Social media class with Rev Yuki Thurs. Dec. 5- Communities Rising (7-9 p.m.; doors open 6:30 p.m.) Wed. Dec. 11- Holden Prayer Wed. Dec 18- Holden Prayer Tues. Dec 24- Christmas Eve worship--- Thank you Jo: chancel greens design October  Thursdays@ Noon: submission deadline for Newsletter announcements: to Lauren & Yuki Church metal roof installation planning is moving along: likely slated for November! And Keystone Green Team folks are hard at work, setting up the systems to invite the many good groups and people of our extended community and neighbors to donate to our installation of solar, as our metal roof goes up!  Spread the word- its easy to donate through our online donations-- thank you team & Christian!   Recruiting Communion Stewards and Liturgists Have you ever wondered who makes the hearty whole grain bread we break off and share each week in our ritual of Communion?  It is often the Mille Grane baked at Seattle & Wallingford's own Essential Bakery (but found on QFC shelves, etc.). But we need you!  Come be a Keystone Communion Steward! Communion Stewards are the wonderful volunteers behind the scenes who pick up a loaf of bread (any any any kind that carries beauty to you is welcome and encouraged! And if you're inspired to bake one, we'll enjoy that, too!) Communion Steward duties include setting up the communion table, which involves filling the cup and pitcher with grape juice from the church kitchen, bringing the bread and setting it on the table, and adding the gluten free crackers. If you buy bread, you can turn in your receipt to Lauren's mailbox. Contact lauren.cannon@keystoneseattle.org about signing on. We're just looking for someone to bring bread on Nov. 3. Also talk to Lauren if you want to find out more about the Communion Liturgist role that Rita and Barb serving in.     Barb is gathering our Keystone UCC table for the FAN Dinner.  Talk to Barb by next Sunday October 20! On Sunday, November 10, 2019, Faith Action Network will host our Annual Dinner at the beautiful Renton Pavilion Event Center as well as a live-streamed event in Spokane at The Glover Mansion. We look forward to celebrating the victories of the past year with you, while gathering together with faith leaders and advocates from across the state to continue to move forward our work for the common good. We will present our annual awards to advocacy leaders and invite your continuing support of our mission. Please RSVP by November 3 to let us know you will be there! (Early Bird deadline: October 20) Renton: bit.ly/RentonDinner2019 Fun with Children's Ministry: Sunday October 27- Paisley is leading a neat craft that connects Halloween and "Do Not Fear!" Sunday November 3- we begin making our tree craft with branches & leaves on the theme of the month "Thankfulness." Also check out these two new books in the Church School Library!  You can help your child enjoy them from the Basket as you pick up a Worship Bulletin.  Keystone's Children's Ministries requests your help collecting a few supplies in prep for manger making later this fall!  Keep your eye out for: -champagne bottle corks -wine corks -altoid metal tins -sardine metal tins (Costco ones are great, cause the metal edge is rolled under!) and start a little bag or box, to drop off to Anita anytime in the classroom!  (half way down the stairs from narthex to Battson Hall= the door to classroom space.)  Thanks y'all! Rev. Randall Mullens - 10/24   Here's wishing each of them 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! 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 on sabbatical October 1- November 5. Pastor Lauren is available Monday-Thursday mornings (and during evening classes) and Sundays. (Sabbath = Friday & 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 (Sabbath = Fridays). Email her at yuki.schwartz@keystoneseattle.org. Click here for: Justice Leadership Programs- UCC LIKE Keystone UCC on Facebook Click here to read our Keystone blog at "Latest News" on our website Click here to bounce to Keystone UCC website ***** To submit content for inclusion, email lauren.cannon@keystoneseattle.org  All content must be received by Thursdays at Noon, for Friday newsletters. *****

step out with Keystone to Youth Climate Strike Sept. 20 & more Keystone news!

Join us for services Worship Every Sunday – 10:30am All Are Welcome! Sunday, September 15, 2019 Rev. Rich Gamble, preaching with Rev. Lauren Cannon.  (Rev. Yuki Schwartz, off) Theme: Faithfulness Scripture: Exodus 32: 7-14 Music Leader: Elliot Kraber Accompaniment: Yigit Kolat Reader: Marilyn Usher: Dan O. Coffee Hour: Arlene Children's Ministry:  Paisley for Anita Congratulations Yuki! and thank you everyone for making September 8 Ordination 5 pm worship and 6 pm grand reception celebration so meaningful at Keystone! We heard the holy wisdom/ holy words of Micah 6: 1-8 and sang bold rounds of "What Does the Lord Require?"  You wore red, Rev. Rich preached, Amber read scripture, Rita and Barb led liturgy as well as Communion with Yuki & Clint!  We sang with Janet Stecher, Elliot Kraber & Yigit Kolat.  Lauren welcomed dear guests from Chicago, Bremmerton, and Pacific Northwest, and central Missouri.  We got to adorn Yuki with her doctoral hood, as she thanked Keystone for And we ate beautiful cakes from John and Barb in a reception hall decorated by Jo in Battson Hall following worship- thank you everyone for helping extend our warm welcome, bringing beautiful fruit, sandwiches, flowers and so much heart- to cheer this great day! Excerpt: *Closing Hymn  What Does the Lord Require? Jim Strathdee Lyrics reprinted under OneLicense A-730247 Bass/Tenor (part 1): What does the Lord require of you? What does the Lord require of you? Alto (part 2): Justice, kindness, walk humbly with your God. Soprano (part 3): To do justice, and love kindness, and walk humbly with your God. * Benediction *Sending Hymn        What Does the Lord Require (reprise) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Families:  *new*  Your children start in worship, to start their morning in song & community! *  After the scripture is read, Children head down to classroom for the craft, Bible story, & creative play.  All ages together.  Let Anita know if your child has any snack allergies.  (Kids are always welcome to also remain in worship with you.)  Anita will usher children back up to sanctuary @ Communion- to be with you, for closing hymn! * Find Activity pages, crayons & books on the welcome table every week as you come in: two types: younger children & older children. Children's Ministry with Anita – program every Sunday 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. 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, you can listen to or download past sermons from our audio archive. Click HERE to listen, and please share. ​ NEXT WEEK Sunday, September 22:  10:30 AM worship Rev. Yuki Schwartz, preaching with Rev. Lauren Cannon (Rev. Rich Gamble off) Music Leader: Elliot Kraber Accompaniment: Yigit Kolat Reader: Sandie Usher: Christian Coffee: Barbara Children's Ministry: Anita ~ ~ ~ Keystone member We rejoice for you Lance Apollo Townsdin, born July 17!   We celebrate you- & the secure love that enfolds you!  Michelle, Christian and big sis Allie (turning 3) - you are all doing an amazing job- Keep it up!  We are with you!   Sharing Life Together: community Joys, Challenges, Prayers, & News Nell Townsley is being admitted today (9/12) to check out the significant pain in her hip and lower back.  Nathan is helping Nell assess if she has a fracture.  And we are grateful for folks who may take turns visiting as she is in the hospital, and may transfer to needed nursing care.  Thank you to Margaret who has been present amidst Nathan and Ruth also having a dear friend in Oregon who has entered hospice.  Call, text or email to Lauren are welcome if you have a time you can offer to visit:  773-501-7382 Our prayers are sending our Children's Teacher Anita extra strength as she spends time helping her mom in Maryland, stays at her sister's, and helps out her nephews, as they all navigate her mom's recent health challenges.    More September: Sept. 15: Rev Rich preaches with Rev. Lauren Sept. 22:  Rev. Yuki preaches with Rev. Lauren Sept. 29: Rev. Rich preaches with music led by Janet October 1- Nov. 5: Rev. Rich on sabbatical   Also Announced: on Sunday September 8: Amber invited us to Save the date!  FAN: Cluster Meeting: North King County – October 29 from 7-9 PM at Journey Christian Church (includes Ballard, North Seattle, Phinney Ridge, and University District) From this past week: 9/5: FAN webinar on sensitive locations (churches etc) in immigration justice. Talk to Amber:  dickson@fanwa.org  see below 9/5: Communities Rising gathered @ Keystone: Voting: How Do we Decide? 9/6: Friday @ Meaningful Movies @ Keystone: The Human Element. 9/7: Prayers:  We continue to hold our whole extended Hearn family in our hearts from the celebration of Donald Hearn’s life Saturday @ Keystone. Blessings, blessings this week to our scholars, teachers, & families: Back to School!  We celebrate your sharp minds that can ask tough questions, grow your dendrites, and your hearts for humble learning, as you bloom forth!   We rejoice with the Townsdins:  baby Lance is coming up on two months!   Upcoming Events Friday, September 20 – join Keystone to Youth Climate Strike Rally @ Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave. March begins at noon. (see below.  other spots we are plugging in too!) Monday, September 23 – Deadline to comment on federal proposal to end SNAP benefits for 3 million people Click here to submit a comment on the US government's proposal to reformulate the federal poverty level that would end SNAP benefits to working families, children, and senior citizens.   Friday, October 4 – Wallingford Meaningful Movies: Damned to Extinction @ Keystone UCC Doors Open at 6:30 p.m., movie starts at 7 p.m.   ** See below for details on these and other events related to life in our community ** Week of Climate Action is here! Sept. 20 Young climate activists around the world have been walking out of their schools to protest global inaction on climate change and organizing for change in their neighborhoods. On September 20, we will join them for week of strikes and actions, which kick off in Seattle with a Youth Climate Strike Rally at noon at City Hall, 600 4th Ave. 350.org has a list of ways that you can support them. They've also published a free Climate Resistance Handbook that has more ideas on ways you can organize for climate action.  Couple ways Keystone folks will be out there include these: Meet before at Cal Anderson with our Kadima friends: Kadima Meet-Up at Climate Justice Fest Friday, September 20⋅9:30 – 10:00am Cal Anderson Park 1635 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, USA  Description:9:30am Shacharit at Lincoln Reservoir in Cal Anderson Park Meet up with Jews and friends during the Climate Strike for a minyan during the Climate Justice Fest at Cal Anderson Park. Meet up with other Jews & allies at 9:30am on the east side of Lincoln Reservoir (by the fountain) for a short morning service. BYOTallit, Siddur, and Tefilin, or just your prayerful presence. We will blow shofar and welcome us all to arise to the world as it is before joining the larger rally at 10am, which runs until 12pm when there is a march to City Hall. Information on the general event: https://www.facebook.com/events/724142398026618/  Organizer: Kadima Reconstructionist Community   Advocate for Your Neighbors Speak up for Treaty Rights and Clean Air – Puget Sound Energy is planning to build a liquefied natural gas plant on the Tacoma Tideflats, which is adjacent to Puyallup Tribal land and waters. The plant would store and distribute fracked gas in an operation that would affect the people being held at the NW Immigrant Detention Center, as well as homes and neighborhoods in the surrounding area. Puyallup Water Warriors have been praying and fasting to protest the plant. You can join them in their resistance by submitting a comment on the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, and also by speaking out to your neighbors and contacts on social media, using the hashtags #Pray4LifeGivers and #NoLNG253. You can also watch Earth Ministry's Web site for more action ideas and for more information. Comment deadline is September 9.  Federal: SNAP Rule Changes – The Trump administration is working to end SNAP benefits for three million people by restricting eligibility for people earning over 130% of the federal poverty level and preventing states from automatically enrolling residents who receive other benefits. As with other proposed rule changes, we have 60 days to provide comments against this proposal, and each comment must be unique. You can submit a comment at regulations.gov, indicating how this policy would cause more hunger in our communities, especially for working families, children, and senior citizens. Deadline for comments is September 23. Training on Immigration Responses Faith Action Network:  Many of you are already responding with compassion and care for your immigrant neighbors. We are always looking for additional resources to share with our statewide network to maximize the role faith communities can play in response to workplace raids, detentions, and deportations. With El Centro de la Raza and the Anti-Defamation League, FAN hosted a Sensitive Location Webinar on Thursday, September 5, at noon. Keystone was represented by Amber for now, as we talked about how places of worship are sensitive locations and can protect immigrants.  We know in Yakima, faith communities have been engaged with the Yakima Immigrant Response Network in witnessing ICE flights and transportation to the Northwest Detention Center. They hosted an ICE Raid Verifier Training Thursday, August 29, at Central Lutheran Church in Yakima. From the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) there are several calls to action: “The core of our Deportation Defense strategy is rapid response teams. These teams work together to verify ICE activity so that we can report back to the community where ICE is operating and whether or not they have detained people. Are you part of a team or know someone who is? Do you want to start a team? Fill out this form and let us know!” Also from WAISN, last week there were reports of ICE action in Ephrata that caused widespread fear in the Grant County Courthouse. Please take action. Gethsemane Lutheran Church and Sanctuary Downtown Seattle supporters gathered this past week and continue to support Jose Robles and his family while he is in detention. Contact them to support that effort. We will continue to add resources to use at  NEW ADVOCACY TOOLKIT page, scroll down to immigration resources. Talk to Keystone folks about our next steps! Keystone's Children's Ministries requests your help collecting a few supplies in prep for manger making later this fall!  Keep your eye out, and start a little bag or box, to drop off to Anita anytime in the classroom!  (half way down the stairs from narthex to Battson Hall= the door to classroom space.)   0 WALLINGFORD Meaningful Movies in Wallingford Friday | 10/4/2019 | 7:00 PM Keystone Congregational Church, 5019 Keystone Place N Seattle, WA Dammed to Extinction This film features Puget Sound Southern Resident Orcas, of which only 73 remain. For centuries, three unique pods of orcas have primarily lived on chinook... Read more » Film:  Damned to Extinction (with special guests) Friday, October 4; Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; movie starts at  7 p.m. @ Keystone UCC (downstairs in Battson Hall) Official Trailer: https://meaningfulmovies.org/events/dammed-to-extinction-2/   ** 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. ----   The Meaningful Movies Project is growing and we're looking for some enthusiastic people to join us!   We are seeking new members for our Executive Board.  Here is the Board Member description and the Board Member application. We are also accepting applications for a 2019/2020 Meaningful Movies Intern.  Here is the internship description and application. Do either sound like you or someone you know? We welcome you to apply and we'd be grateful if you forwarded these openings to your networks. Thank you! Calendar-at-a-Glance Important Dates October 1 - November 5: Rev. Rich's sabbatical October 18-19: PNW UCC Conference Fall Gathering: Richland: check this out! Fall:  Monthly get togethers to share food, strengthen our spirits, deepen our faith in study:  Wednesday/Saturday early evenings- faith activities for children and youth: family-design! -- Chat more with Pastor Lauren Save the Dates: for Festival of Hope:  November 23 & 24!   Kate Speltz - 9/23 Allie Townsdin - 9/12 Arlene Hobson- 9/20 Blake Penick - 9/29 Betty Sabo - 9/13   Here's wishing each of them the happiest of birthdays, from all of us at Keystone UCC! Please let Barb know additions/ omissions!    Keep an eye out here for upcoming Keystone Birthdays! 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 available Monday-Thursday mornings (and during evening classes) and Sundays. (Sabbath = Friday & 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 (Sabbath = Fridays). Email her at yuki.schwartz@keystoneseattle.org. Click here for: Justice Leadership Program- UCC LIKE Keystone UCC on Facebook Click here to read our Keystone blog at "Latest News" on our website Click here to bounce to Keystone UCC website ***** To submit content for inclusion, email lauren.cannon@keystoneseattle.org  All content must be received by Thursdays at Noon, for Friday newsletters.