Join us for Poems and More:
Thanksgiving Gratitude Poetry Worship
this Sunday, November 24
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 This Sunday's lay-led worship is a chance for the Alki UCC community to come together to share and support each other as we seek to uncover that for which we are thankful.
Even though we're calling the service a Poetry Sunday, in addition to poems, offerings can be a story, a testimonial, a musical contribution or anything else to share a positive message of thanksgiving.
You are welcome to share your offering during worship, ask someone else to present your selection or join us to listen and bear witness. You are invited to attend even if you don't want to share. You'll learn more about your fellow congregants, and help provide that safe space for sharing.
During these times, gratitude can be an elusive commodity. I can think of no greater gift than sharing our collective spirit, creativity and insights .. in the safe, loving and welcoming space that is the Alki UCC community.
And, in case this has resonance for you ... art is a time-honored clarion call for resistance.
Thanks to all who have already signed up. Contact me no later than tomorrow noon if you would like to add your selection.
Thank you,
— Joe M
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 Advent is a season of endings and beginnings. The calendar year comes to a close as a new church year begins. Christ’s birth ushers us into new ways of living and loving; and yet, the world as we know it spins madly on.
When we navigate times filled with endings and beginnings, we need words that feel like steady ground, like a path for our feet to find as we step forward into the unknown.
Our upcoming Advent series, "Words for the Beginning" from A Sanctified Art, immerses us in blessings. No matter what you are facing, no matter what each new day brings, love is your beginning.
May you find words for belovedness and hope. May you find words for beginning again. — Pastor Emily
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Calling All Cooks (and Volunteers)!
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Community-Hosted Meal for
The Welcome Table Hot Lunch
Saturday, November 30
Because WIN doesn't have a congregation signed on to host, the November 30 Welcome Table hot lunch becomes an all-community meal with many people chipping in to make it happen. If you are in town and feeling "some extra gratitude," please join us to help provide the meal and/or volunteer.
Needed: casseroles, salads, desserts and treats. Cash Contributions are always welcomed to purchase deli chicken and fresh items for the food pantry.
We also need people to volunteer at the donation tables, serve food in the kitchen, pour coffee and hot chocolate for the guests and manage the food pantry.
Come experience how it feels to serve at The Welcome Table, a service project of the Westside Interfaith Network, and be present to this vital community!
Donations of both perishable and non-perishable food are always needed: cereals, canned goods, rice, pasta, peanut butter, snacks, ramen, tortillas, bread. Fresh veggies and fruit are accepted and received by the guests in full gratitude.
Please deliver dishes by 11:30 am, November 30
The Welcome Table is at the Body of Christ Church
1320 SW 102nd St in White Center.
Contact Cinda to learn more and to sign up.
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Help Create 2024 Alki UCC Entry
for Fauntleroy UCC Festival of Trees
Organizational gathering this Sunday at 11:20 am
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Last year was Alki UCC’s first year entering the Fauntleroy UCC Festival of Trees event, and the experience was a lot of fun and successful.
Our Alki UCC by the Sea entry paid off in spades as hundreds of pounds of donations for the West Seattle and White Center Food Banks were deposited at the base of our tree throughout the festival.
We have been invited to participate again this year.
Thanks to all who have already contacted me about signing on for creative collaboration and planning. Everyone welcome! Join us in the Parlor after worship this Sunday if you would like to take part in a brief organizational brainstorming session! — Aly H
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A Mindfulness Reminder:
Correct Trash Separation
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 Please take note of the new waste cans in the parlor ... courtesy of the Social Outreach team.
Look before you toss!!
Take a minute to confirm what goes in what receptacle. All our hospitality hour cups are compostable, and more often than not the all the tableware is also compostable.
Every week people put their beverage cups in all three bins. It would be so helpful if you dispose of your items correctly on the front end so our hard-working volunteers don’t end up having to sort them on the back end.
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Thanks to all who used our narthex Sustainable Cubbies
Sustainable Stewards Cubby Corner
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In the November Spotlight:
Plastic Election Yard Signs
Have you ever wondered what happens to the countless election yard signs around our community? It’s estimated that tens of millions of plastic campaign signs were manufactured in this highly active election year, but almost none of them will be properly recycled.
The Outreach/Social Justice team is working with Ridwell to repurpose plastic campaign, yard signs and the metal stands. Rather than throwing your sign in the trash you can bring it to the sustainable cubby area in the church Narthex throughout November.
On December 1, the team will deliver the recyclable parts to Ridwell where they will be turned into a post-consumer resin that provides an alternative to virgin resin for manufacturers of items like planter pots and pipes. Cheers, — Aly
We always accept:
wine corks, plastic lids smaller than three inches, small batteries, bread tags, empty prescription bottles, standard size light bulbs and two types of plastic: Plastic Film (shipping bags, plastic bags, overwrap, air pillows and other stretchy plastics!) and Multi-layer plastic (food storage bags, pet food bags, frozen food bags, and more layered packaging).
(Note: We don't take plastic wrap like Saran Wrap. But any other stretchy plastic we do.)
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Ever-present God, we give you thanks.
We give you gratitude for the relationships in our lives and our community of faith.
We give joyful thanks for Charlie H and Scott L who were married on November 11 and we join them in celebration. May God bless them in their life together.
We pray for all those who grieve.
Comfort their hearts and hold them close, especially Shannon P who asks for prayers on the passing of her beloved father, Rev. Bill P on Monday, October 28. Please grant all of us who knew him peace and strength in this time of grief. May we feel God’s presence and love, providing comfort in every sorrowful moment. Please guide his soul to eternal rest, and surround our family with warmth and healing light. Help us cherish his memory and honor his legacy with love.
We pray for all those who are ill, hurting or have a concern on their hearts.
We pray for Pastor Emily's friends Rich, Julie and Bryson, our Peruvian immigrant friends and for all who seek peace and safety in our country, for Sandy J's cousin Barbara, Dan K facing various health issues, Rev. Joan C, Cinda's mother Jackie S, Julia C's friend Jessie T and family, Amy Y's mother Corlene, Davney and Bob S, Sue's B's friends Mary and Louise, and Nick L.
We pray for our wider world.
Our hearts go out to the many people who are suffering in areas affected by natural disasters and the ongoing effects of climate change.
We pray for all the people and places in our world affected by war. We ask for wisdom for decision-makers and strength for justice-seekers. We pray for victims of violence, for refugees and asylum-seekers. We pray for all who are hungry, desperate, and in need of support.
In all of these things, we trust that you are with us. In all of these things, we ask for you to strengthen us. Help us to see you in those around us. Help us to love as you love. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Sunday Worship Registration
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If you've already registered on Zoom, just use your personal link. If not, welcome! You can register here.
When you register, please use your first/last name plus your email.
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For secure, online giving through Give Lively, click the button, OR, send your check, made out to "Alki UCC," to: 6115 SW Hinds,
Seattle, WA 98116
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6115 SW Hinds
Seattle, WA 98116
206/935-2661;
Church news/calendar updates at alkiucc.org.
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Worship this Sunday,
November 24
at 10:00 am
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Thanksgiving Gratitude
Poetry Sunday
Lay-Led Worship
Worship Team:
Joe M, Cinda S
Stephen Anthony Rawson
Music Director
Music Highlights:
Let All Things Now Living
You are Good, Forever
For the Fruit of All Creation
Simple Gift
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Service is
In-Person Only/
No Zoom Streaming
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Christmas Cabaret Tickets On Sale Now
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Alki UCC's
Christmas Cabaret
Saturday, December 14.
A Merry evening of Holiday Music, Dance, Food and Fun
in Anderson Hall
beginning at 7:00 pm
Karaoke will be available and encouraged. Don your festive attire and celebrate the season.
Tickets, at $15 each, are on sale this Sunday before and after 10:00 am worship.
So bring your cash or checks to church and get an early start on the holidays.
During Coffee Hour this Sunday, look for Sign-Up Sheets to volunteer for set-up, decorating, finger food donations, desserts, supervising tables, and of course, clean up.
Many hands make light work!.
Contact: Vicky S, Cinda S, Julia P, Sandy J
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Mulchers Needed Sunday, December 1 at 1:00 pm (No Experience Necessary)
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Our side courtyard needs some love! This past summer we enjoyed its beauty and peace, and many of us were alarmed at how parched the soil is in the planting beds.
We must mulch for the incoming winter cold or we risk losing our beautiful trees and shrubs.
We're bringing in a load of mulch and would love your help spreading it all about on Sunday, December 1 at 1:00 pm. Dress to get dirty, bring gloves and shovels and a wheelbarrow if you can. See Cinda to sign up.
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Sunday Zoom Bible Study for Advent
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Beginning the first Sunday in Advent, December 1, a second weekly Zoom Bible Study has been added for those unable to attend the Tuesday noon session.
Led by Rev. Penny, we will meet from 5:00 to 6:00 pm and share the same curriculum used by the Tuesday group.
Participants are welcome to attend either on Tuesday at noon or Sunday at 5:00 pm (or both sessions!) on any given week ... whatever is most convenient.
There is a separate Zoom registration link for each series:
Tuesday registration link
Sunday registration link
Once you register, you will use the personal link for each series sent to you by Zoom. Stay tuned for further information.
Join us!
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Joe’s Art for Hunger Holiday Sale
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Sunday December 8
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Joe and Julia's Home
8145 29th Ave SW
(just off Thistle on 29th)
The artist notes:
All proceeds go to a non-profit of your choice that helps provide nutrition for those in need.
No money is exchanged when a piece is sold – the buyer simply agrees to donate the negotiated amount to a non-profit organization of choice dedicated to feeding the hungry. Full info here
Picture: Autumn Scene
Print from an original watercolor
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November Native Art Market
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Friday, November 29
Saturday, November 30
Sunday, December 1, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center
4705 West Marginal Way SW
Come join us for local Indigenous arts, jewelry, and more. Just in time for the holiday season!
Information here.
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Sunday Worship Videos Posted on YouTube
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Sunday Worship recordings now online! Check out Alki UCC's very own YouTube channel. |
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