Dear Alki UCC,
In this tumultuous time, I hear us bolstering ourselves and each other with powerful words, with blessings. I think that just about every gathering and meeting I’ve had with folks since the election has included some form of “We’ll get through this together.” It’s a reassurance and reminder that we are not alone. It’s also a promise, a pledge, that we won’t isolate or insulate ourselves.
 Our upcoming Advent series at Alki UCC will immerse us in blessings with the words we need to hear again and again:
• You are a blessing
• We can’t go alone
• Do the good that is yours to do
• Hope is worth the risk
• Love knows your name
• Don’t forget to laugh
• The road isn’t straight
I wonder what words are buoying you these days?
This Advent, we’ll receive words of blessing like a quilt that tucks in around us and warms us on cold nights. We’ll remind each other of those words of courage, of liberation and of love.
In hope,
Pastor Emily
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Urgent Call
for Cooks (and Volunteers)!
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This Saturday!!
Community-Hosted Meal for
The Welcome Table Hot Lunch
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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The church office is closed tomorrow and Friday In observance of Thanksgiving.
Have a lovely holiday!
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Celebration of Life Service for
Rev. Dr. William "Bill" Peterson
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Sunday, December 8 at 2:30 pm.
Alki UCC Sanctuary
 Please come to remember and celebrate Rev. Bill's life and legacy. As a preacher, counselor, and Shannon Peterson's dad, he touched this church community with wisdom and love.
Join our community of friends and family as we tell stories, sing songs, and celebrate his life together.
If you cannot attend in person, please register for a Zoom link here.
If you have a story or memory, please email Shannon
or you may bring your voice to share during this service.
Photo: 2022 Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field with family
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Help Create 2024 Alki UCC Entry
for Fauntleroy UCC Festival of Trees
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We had a very active Alki UCC by the Sea brainstorming session last Sunday in the Parlor.
We are just getting started so if you would like to join the team please email me and have your name added to the list. — Aly H
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Thanks to all who used our narthex Sustainable Cubbies
Sustainable Stewards Cubby Corner
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Last Sunday
to bring in
Plastic Election Yard Signs
for repurposing
This Sunday is the last day to drop off your unwanted plastic yard signs! 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, bring it to the sustainable cubby area in the church Narthex this Sunday, December 1.
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).
We don't take plastic wrap like Saran Wrap. But any other stretchy plastic we do.
We also have dedicated cubbies for your donations of new socks,
underwear and toiletries. Keep them coming!
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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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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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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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6115 SW Hinds
Seattle, WA 98116
206/935-2661;
Church news/calendar updates at alkiucc.org.
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Worship this Sunday,
December 1
at 10:00 am
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First Sunday
in Advent
Rev. Emily Tanis-Likkel
Liturgist:
Julia C
Stephen Anthony Rawson
Music Director
Music Highlights:
Come, Light of Lights, Ruth Cunningham
417, This is a Day
of New Beginnings
Brian Wren
123, Mary,
Woman of the Promise
526, Siyahamba
(We Are Marching
in the Light of God)
Image:
Favored One
by Lauren Wright Pittman
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When you register, please use your first/last name plus your email.
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This Sunday!! Mulchers Needed 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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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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Sunday Zoom Bible Study for Advent Begins!
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Join us this Sunday December 1, for the start of a second weekly Zoom Bible Study for those unable to attend the Tuesday noon session.
Led by Rev. Penny, we meet from 5:00 to 6:00 pm to 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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