 |
|
Join us for Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m.
|
Theme Based Ministry
January: What does it mean to be a people of INTEGRITY?
Throughout the month of January we are exploring the theme of integrity; the capacity to know ourselves in all of our wholeness and complexity, and to live with authenticity. Who loved you into being? What life lessons guide you? What are our most important values as people of faith? How do we embody those values more deeply? Do we have the courage to be honest with ourselves? Then, can we embrace what we discover? Soul Matters describes being a people of integrity as the practice of living from the inside out and refusing to hide. Come, join us to deepen our faith together.
Services
January 5 "Dance on a Brink,"
Rev. Amanda Aikman,
Guest Minister
January 12 "Won't You Be My Neighbor:
A Mister Rogers Service,"
Rev. Kristen Kuriga
January 19 "Don't Sleep Through the Revolution,"
Rev. Kristen Kuriga
January 26 "Embracing our Whole Selves,"
Rev. Kristen Kuriga
Check our website SaltwaterChurch.Org for more information, including the complete calendar and this weekly email under the News menu from any page.
January:
This month's share the plate recipient is the Des Moines Food Bank. We share 1/2 of the undesignated donations during service to a worthy organization. Thank you for your support.
|
This Week's Announcements
Publicity for the week of Sunday January 12, 2020
Ways to access Pastoral Care
We all have times when we feel overwhelmed by events and changes in our lives. The pastoral care team has prepared a chart, available at the welcome desk or in the church office, to help you decide which of our caring roles fits your need. You can also access a copy of the chart electronically in the members section of the website, titled "Pastoral Care-Who do you call?"
Practical needs are often handled by the Caring Team, which has Denise Yanega as the Lead. The Lay Ministers are available to help with life challenges, primarily by being a listening presence. Our Lay Ministers are Debra Valpey, Mike Yanega, Lynn Crow, and Toska Rodriguez. Rev. Kristen Kuriga provides pastoral care and spiritual counseling, especially in times of crisis. Contact phone numbers and emails are on the back of the chart.
Following Sunday services, a Lay Minister will be located in the front left corner of the Sanctuary to offer a listening presence. They are wearing a light blue shawl so you can identify them. During that time you can briefly discuss your concern with the lay minister or you can arrange for further follow up by a member of the lay ministry team.
The Book of Joys and Sorrows is also available in the front of the sanctuary each Sunday. In the book you can request follow-up from a Lay Minister by checking a box.
If you already have a copy of the "Who Do You Call" chart, we invite you to use it when you need support.
-Rev. Kristen Kuriga
Lighthouse Renovations Update
I am excited to share that we have completed the renovations on the Lighthouse to welcome our new renter, Planting Flowers Learning Center.
The work included plumbing, electrical, fire alarm, and construction, as well as countless hours of volunteer work. Thank you to everyone who provided support. In December the Lighthouse was approved by State Fire and State Licensing, and on January 6 we received the final inspection from the City of Des Moines. Planting Flowers has moved into the space and we anticipate that the program will have children on-site in mid to late January.
If you go to the Lighthouse, you may notice some changes: rebuilt decks, handrails, and steps, a sink in the Lighthouse Activity Room, an added door in the youth room, and an upgraded fire alarm system and exit signage. The room setup also looks very different, which will be an adjustment. This is a time when we are learning to live into this new partnership. We know you might have questions, concerns, or wonderings. You are invited to an after-service conversation on Sunday, January 12, starting at 12 pm in the Sanctuary. Rev. Kristen, and Melinda. our Director of Family Ministries, will be there to offer an update and to answer questions. -Rev. Kristen Kuriga
Potluck Lunch
Our next potluck is this Sunday, January 12th. A great bleak midwinter break! Plan to join us! Everyone is welcome. Visit with friends. Home cooking. First & Second time visitors are our Guests! You are invited to
(1) Bring food, (2) help clean up, or (3) contribute. We especially need help washing dishes! If you can't do one of those, please come anyway. We always have enough to share.
Getting to Know Each Other Gathering
January 19, 11:45 in the church office After service, visitors, friends and members are invited to get to know one another and learn about our church. Interested folks can grab a treat and a drink and head to the office building for fellowship fun. This is an informal session for visitors to meet a few members and learn more about our church. -Bev Ross, Membership Team
Sunday Morning Volunteer Training!
Please attend the training for Sunday volunteers on January 18, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Treats provided! We will arrange ourselves by table, share our job descriptions and step by step instructions for position tasks. Your input is needed, and your smiling presence is desired. Come, be part of our process to make this church year dynamic and meaningful for all of us. Thank you, Saphronia
Creative Hands Gathering Group
Creative Hands meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 1:00 pm in the Welcome Room. Please join us! We are a vibrant and supportive group of folks and would love to have you come, to do your own handwork project, or just to catch up. For more information, please contact Lynn at 206-429-2005
Join Our Team!
Seeking assistants to help in the Lighthouse with the children's classes once a month. Come learn about Unitarian Universalism along with our children and youth. Training provided; bring your willingness to learn, play, and engage in spiritual growth! Assistants needed for the nursery, elementary age children, and high school youth. Please talk with Melinda for more information.
Our Whole Lives for Grades 4-6
This spring we will offer the Our Whole Lives (OWL) curriculum for children in grades 4-6. Parent information session will be held February 23. Classes will be Sunday afternoons in March. Contact Melinda Einander for more information.
The Saltwater Writers Group
Welcomes All Writers! Please join us Wednesdays from 9:30 to noon in the Meeting Room. For more info contact Debra Valpey or Mike Yanega
Book Club
We meet the 1st & 3rd Mondays at 7pm in the Welcome Room. Join us for thoughtful and lively conversation. Queries? contact Sally Caldwell at 760-631-1740
SCAN! (Saltwater Climate Action Now!)
Meets the first Sunday right after church services. All are invited. Come and learn how you can help make an impact on the climate crisis affecting our planet. Refreshments served.
Climate Message of the Week
Try carrying a cloth handkerchief in your pocket, instead of tissues.--SAVE OUR TREES.
Sound Alliance's Train the Trainer Civic Academy
prepares for public discourse on homelessness and aims to build broader acceptance for community-wide solutions for housing. The academy will address fears and myths that hold back important initiatives to solve housing needs of our neighbors in South King County. We welcome participants.
January 16th 7 to 8:30pm
To sign up or for more information: Lucia Faithfull [email protected], Diane Dobrowolski ddobrowolski @earthlink.net
Great Opportunity!
Do you wish you could do more to help with the Immigration Situation? Volunteers are needed to 'just accompany' detainees to their ICE and detention center appointments. In your role, you merely need to be present, provide solidarity and witness ONLY! You do not need to speak Spanish or another language. Consider joining the upcoming training sponsored by The South Sound Accompaniment Coalition,
Jan 22 at 10:30 to 1:30
at the Tacoma Dominican Center at 7th and Fawcett St, Tacoma. Contact Diane Dobrowolski [[email protected]] for more information.
Holiday Cards for Prisoners
Do you have extra Christmas cards or stamps left over after sending out your cards this year? Please consider donating them so we can send holiday cards to incarcerated U.U.'s through
Worthy Now Prison Ministry.
My goal is to send 200 cards next year with the help of our congregation! Please contact Joanne at [email protected] to learn more about how you can help.
Childcare for Church Events
Saltwater Church provides childcare for all events held here. To request childcare for church events, please contact Director of Family Ministries Melinda Einander at childcare@ saltwaterchurch.org Please remember to request childcare in advance of your event (1 week in advance if possible). Childcare requests made the day of the event generally cannot be honored.
Meditation
Every Tuesday evening between 7:00pm and 8:30pm you are welcome to meditate in our Sanctuary with our Saltwater Meditation Group.
Meditation with a group allows you to experience silence and stillness in community and is, in our experience, more powerful than meditating alone. We follow a UU modified Zen practice that includes lighting a candle, chiming a singing bowl, sitting and walking in silence together, listening to words of wisdom and sharing tea. No experience is needed. Contact Jean Spohn if you have questions. [email protected] or 206-200-7524
Ongoing Activities everyone is welcome!
Al-Anon Mondays at 6:30 pm in the Church Office Chalice area
Book Club 1st and third Mondays 7 pm; Welcoming Room
Creative Hands 2nd, 4th Tuesday 1:00 pm; Welcoming Room
Meditation Group Tuesdays at 7:00 pm; Sanctuary
Writers' Group Wednesdays 9:30 to noon
; Meeting Room
Board Meetings every 4th Wednesday 7:00 pm; Meeting Room
Choir Practice Thursday 7:00 pm; Sanctuary
Over-Eaters Anonymous Fridays at 6:00 pm; Office Chalice Area
Sound Alliance 2nd Sunday at 9:00am; Meeting Room
SCAN! meets the first Sunday at 11:45 in the Lighthouse
Youth Room. (
Saltwater
Climate
Action
Now! group)
|
This Week
Friday, January 10
6:00p Overeaters Anon. (LH1)
6:30p Family Min (ZR)
9:30p Haitian Christians United Church (S,WR)
Saturday, January 11
7:30p Shabbat Service (S,WR,K)
2:00p OWL session (LH2,LAR)
Sunday, January 12
9:00 Sound Alliance (MR)
10:30 Worship Service
10:45 R.E. (Lighthouse)
12:00 Potluck Lunch (WR)
12:00 Pledge Drive Team(MR)
6:00p Haitians Christ. United
Church (S); (LH3)
Monday, January 13
9:00 Forest Kinderland (G)
1:00 Creative Hands (WR)
6:30p Al Anon (CO)
Tuesday, January 14
9:00 Forest Kinderland (G)
7:00p Meditation (S,WR,K)
7:00p Bet Chaverim Board (MR
Wednesday, January 15
9:00 Forest Kinderland (G)
9:30 Writers Group (MR)
3:30p Ops Leads (MR)
Thursday, January 16
9:00 Forest Kinderland (G)
10:00 Lay Ministry Mtg (MR)
4:00p Himawari (WR,S,O)
7:00 Choir (S)
Friday, January 17
9:00 Forest Kinderland (G)
6:00p Overeaters Anon. (LH1)
7:30p Shabbat service (S,WR,K)
9:30p Haitian United Christian
Church (S,WR)
Saturday, January 18
10:00 Sunday Morning Volunteer
Training (WR,S,K)
Sunday, January 19
10:30 Worship Service
10:45 R.E. Lighthouse
12:00 Getting to Know You (CO)
6:00p Haitians Christ. United
Church (S); (LH3)
Where is What?
S= Sanctuary
WR=Welcome Room
K=Kitchen
LH=Entire Lighthouse,
LAR=Lighthouse Activity Room
LH1,2,3=Lighthouse Classrooms 1,2,3
(LH2 = Youth Rm)
N=Nursery
MR=Meeting Room in Office Bldg
CO=open Chalice Area of Office
G=Grounds/Forest
ZR or Zoom = on line meeting
The complete calendar can be seen on the SaltwaterChurch.Org home page, under the "News" tab
|
|
|
Contact us!
Website: www.saltwaterchurch.org
U.S. Mail: 25701 14th Place South, Des Moines, Washington 98198
|
|
|
|
|
|
