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UPCOMING SERVICES
Sunday, February 26
Two services, at 9:30 & 11:15 a.m. Rev. Jon Luopa will be leading the service. Music by the Loft Choir.
Sunday, March 5
Two services, at 9:30 & 11:15 a.m. Rev. Beth Chronister and Melody Moberg will be leading the service. Music by the Bell and Loft Choirs.
Sunday, March 12
Two services, at 9:30 & 11:15 a.m. Rev.
Jon Luopa will be leading the service. Music by the Loft Choir.
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SUNDAY'S FLOWERS
Sunday's flowers are given by Jane Blackwell "in loving memory of my father, Raleigh Parking, 1896-1977."
To sponsor flowers for Sunday worship in honor of a loved one or occasion, call the office or sign up in the volunteer workroom.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER VIGIL
Sundays at 10:45 a.m.
The UUC Racial Justice Team is continuing our Sunday morning public witness "Black Lives Matter" action. We will meet in the Memorial Garden and then move to the front sidewalk. For more information please click here or email the UUC Racial Justice Team via uuchurch.org/social-justice/racial-justice.
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March 1, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Knatvold
This will be an open mic session, with attendees encouraged to bring an item to discussed by all. Everyone is welcome. Bring your lunch and enjoy the repartee.
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ALL CHURCH TALENT SHOW
Saturday, March 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Mark your calendar and start practicing for the annual all church talent show! The show is free, open to performers of all ages, and includes a dessert reception between acts. Melody Moberg is seeking performers ages 3 to 103 to sing, dance, play instruments, juggle, or make balloon animals! Please contact Melody to sign up. We are also seeking volunteers to help with the show. See you there!
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MEDITATION OPPORTUNITIES AT UUC
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Photo by ransomtech / CC BY 2.0
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WEDNESDAY EVENING MEDITATION GROUP
This group meets throughout the year (most) WednesÂdays from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Meditators of all ages and abilities are welcome to attend.
ZEN BUDDHIST MEDITATION AND DISCUSSION
Friday mornings, 10 a.m. to noon, in Knatvold
Meditate with a group, learn about Zen Buddhism and enjoy fellowship while exploring a UU-friendly form of spiritual practice. More info...
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CARE TEAM AND HELPING HANDS ASK "HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?"
The Care Team serves people in the UUC community when they encounter illness, grief, medical events, and other life issues. We all need a little help sometimes. If you find yourself
needing a listening ear or a little help, please
email the Care Team or leave a message on our confidential voicemail at (206) 454-7722. We are trained lay volunteers. We check for messages twice daily and keep your information confidential.
Could you use an occasional meal or ride during a difficult time? If this is what you need, email Helping Hands or leave a message at (206) 454-7722. We'll forward your request to either our rides or our meals coordinator. Each maintains a list of willing and able volunteers.
We also want to match drivers who could add a passenger (either occasionally or regularly) when driving to and from church. Please contact us if this is something you would like to do. |
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WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER
February 24, 2017 Vol. 7, No. 8
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PLEDGE SUNDAY: MARCH 12
Picture all the ways UUC brings joy and meaning to our lives:
- Encouraging your own spiritual growth through worship, music, reflection and connection;
- Offering opportunities to live out your values with people who share them;
- Addressing larger issues in the community and the world through movements like immigration reform, Black Lives Matter, and Standing on the Side of Love.
In two weeks, we'll all be asked to do our part to invest in our beloved community with a pledge of financial support that sustains our staff and our programs. During the services on March 12 and March 19, you'll find a pledge form with your name on it as you enter the sanctuary, and there will be time during the service to fill it out and put it in a sacred vessel with the others.
In preparation, consider the importance of UUC to you, and think about where you fit on the Fair Giving Guide below. In addition, this year, we're suggesting you make your pledge an ongoing commitment to UUC, which will automatically renew a year from now.
We're gathering stories of how our friends at UUC find meaning in contributing to the life of this community. If you'd like to share yours, please contact Susan Howlett at 206-545-2186 or susan@susanhowlett.com.
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LIVING THE COVENANT
Saturday, March 4, 9 a.m. to noon in Knatvold
Unitarian Universalism is grounded in covenant--but what does that mean, and how is it practiced? At this half-day workshop with the Rev. Jon Luopa, we'll look at theological and practical understandings of covenant, consider how we build and lead groups in covenant, wrestle with what happens when covenant is broken, and learn how relationship can be redeemed and healthy community reclaimed. As UUs, we must engage covenant not as a concept, but as a verb.
There is no charge for this workshop, but please register in advance so that we may better plan for your involvement. UUs from our neighboring churches are welcome as space is available. If you need childcare during this event, please advise the church office by Friday, February 24.
This workshop is part of UUC's ongoing Leadership Development Series. The next in the series is "Intercultural Awareness and Practice" on April 29. Online registration is open now.
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SCIENCE BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Tuesday, February 28, 7 p.m. in Alcott
 We will discuss the first four chapters of
Anxious: Using the Brain to Understand and Treat Fear and Anxiety by Joseph LeDoux. This is another dense text; do not feel that you need to read this in its entirety. Pick and choose parts of the book that interest you.
And as always you may come to listen to the discussion without reading the book.
~David Beatty
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CLIMATE ACTION TEAM MEETING
Sunday, March 5, 1 p.m. in Howe
The next (monthly) meeting of the Climate Action Team next Sunday. Note that this is a week earlier than our usual meeting date due to some scheduling conflicts. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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SIGN UP FOR CHALICE CAMP TODAY!
July 31-August 4, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at UUC
 Registration forms for Chalice Camp 2017 and counselor applications are now available! UUC's seventh annual summer day camp. The theme of camp this year is "world religions." Camp is open to children entering grades 1-5 in the fall of 2017.
Chalice Camp is an engaging summer day camp which includes music, art, games, worship, and field trips--our trip to the Mountlake Terrace pool is always a highlight! We hire eight teen counselors from UUC, to provide leadership and job opportunities for our youth, and to create a multigenerational community for our campers that will last through the following church year. This July and August, kids will learn about world religions--focusing on Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism.
Applications are available online. For more information, please contact Melody Moberg, Director of Religious Education.
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PAGES FROM THE UUC BOOKSTORE
 Did you hear about a book from the pulpit that you must read? The UUC Bookstore has numerous titles that were featured in previous services. A is for Activist, the book Justin read in the January Time for All Ages, is here. We also have copies of Parker Palmer's A Hidden Wholeness, books of speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and poetry selections by Mary Oliver, John O'Donoghue, and Langston Hughes.
 Back by popular demand, we now have CD's of hymns. Unfortunately, the CD's recorded by the UU Choir in Oakland are no longer available. The CD we do have contains hymns that may be less familiar, but have appeared in services over the years. So if you're tongue-tied by the songs in the teal hymnal, help is here. Stop in and check out what's in stock.
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SCREENING OF 13TH, THE DOCUMENTARY
Sunday, February 26, 1-4 p.m. in Knatvold
.png) How did the U.S. come to imprison more Black men today than were enslaved in 1850? A clause in the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides a foundation for this current moral crisis that calls us to action. Commentary by Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow, scholar and civil rights icon, describes how the widely accepted act that ended slavery continues our country's policies of oppression and discrimination today.
Join UUC's Racial Justice team to view the film and discuss in community. Sponsored by UUC's Racial Justice Team. Food provided.
Please contact
Christine Edgar
by February 19 if you would like childcare. Youth are encouraged to attend with their families.
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 TAMING BIGFOOT
Sunday, February 26, 3-4:30 p.m. in Nathan Johnson Hall
Do you know what changes you would have to make in your lifestyle to achieve a sustainable carbon footprint? Do you know what policy changes our country would have to make in order to achieve livable carbon reduction?
Taming Bigfoot is a friendly team-based competition designed to help participants reduce their carbon footprint. It was successfully run in Port Townsend, Jefferson County, in 2016, with 15 teams. Can we replicate this in Seattle?
Please join us for an enjoyable and informative presentation by Dr. Bob Bindschadler, a retired NASA scientist now living in Quilcene, WA. This is your chance to ask questions and find out! Sponsored by UUC's Climate Action Team. |
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CLIMATE ACTION TEAM LECTURE
Wednesday, March 15, 7 p.m.
Please join UUC's Climate Action Team at our next climate lecture, "Two Views on Nuclear Power's Role," at 7 p.m. on March 15, in Nathan Johnson Hall. If you need childcare during this event, please contact Melody Moberg by Monday, March 6.
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INTERGENERATIONAL WOMEN'S BREAKFAST
Saturday, March 18, 9 a.m. to noon, in Nathan Johnson Hall
Virginia Stout will share her personal spiritual odyssey. We invite anyone who identifies as female from high school age through older adulthood. If you need childcare during this event, please contact Melody Moberg by Wednesday, March 8.
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UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE FOR CULTURAL LITERACY
Four Sundays beginning March 19, 1-3 p.m. in Channing
For those who have had negative or limiting experiences with the Bible, and those who just wish to enhance their knowledge of the Bible for cultural literacy in a non-judgmental, dogma-free setting. If you need childcare during this event, please contact Melody Moberg by Wednesday, March 8.
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WEDGWOOD MEANINGFUL MOVIE 
Friday, March 10, 7 p.m. at Jubilee Hall, Our Lady of the Lake Church, 8900 35th Avenue NE
This month's showing is a double feature:
Award-winning The Other Side of Immigration (55 min, 2009) is based on interviews with men and women in the Mexican countryside. It explores why so many people leave small Mexican towns to work in the United States and what happens to the families and communities they leave behind. By understanding "the other side" of the story, we can begin to think about new and more creative ways that the U.S. and Mexican governments can work together to develop new solutions. The film is based on director Roy Germano's Ph.D. research.
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Another award winner, Locked in a Box--Rediscovering our Humanity in Immigration Detention (24 min, 2015), traces the lives of individuals who fled their homelands in search of safety and freedom only to end up in U.S. prisons. The film portrays the experience of people detained in the U.S. Immigration prison system and of those visiting them.
Please join us for the films' showings. It's FREE and open to the public. Donations to defray cost of screening rights gladly accepted. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Parking is available on NE 89th and NE 90th streets. The film begins at 7 p.m. with a facilitated community discussion to follow.
More information at www.wedgwoodmeaningfulmovies.org. Sponsored by the Wedgwood Justice and Peace Coalition.
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