Every Monday at 1:30 pm starting on Sept. 14, the Pacific Northwest Conference of the UCC will host a consultation and organizing effort using the UCC resource Our Faith, Our Vote, a program to help churches make choices in the elections grounded in their faith. At the Sept. 14 gathering, the speaker will be Sandy Sorenson (Director of the United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries, Washington, DC office). She is staffing Our Faith Our Vote and will share information and ideas about the program and ways you can get involved. If you're interested, contact Pastor Yuki for the link for the online meeting. You can also sign up for emails from the Our Faith, Our Vote program here.
Meaningful Movies Virtual Screening & Discussion: Alive Inside
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5:30 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
Release Year: 2014
Running Time: 78 minutes
Director: Michael Rossato-Bennett“Alive Inside” follows social worker Dan Cohen as he demonstrates music’s ability to combat memory loss and restore victims’ sense of self. An uplifting exploration of music and the mind, the film offers visits with family members and interviews with experts. A joyous cinematic exploration of music’s capacity to reawaken our souls.Free showing of the film on Saturday Sept 12 @ 5:30 p.m. PDT http://SnoKingMeaningfulMovies.org/movie or watch the film any time on Amazon PrimeOnline discussion of the film at 7:30 p.m. PDT
http://SnoKingMeaningfulMovies.org/discussion
MORE MEANINGFUL MOVIES: Latinos Behind the Reel: Challenging a Media Stereotype, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15. This documentary focuses on Latino representation in the media industry and how those images create real life consequences. Watch the film on Kanopy at home and then join us for an online discussion with Lance Rhoades, Seattle-based film critic. Release year: 2012. Running time: 85 minutes. Directors: Chyng Sun, Miguel ParkerRegistration required. Please register here with your email and you will be sent the Zoom link or phone number on the day of the event.
Sacred Heart Update: Helping Folks Get Ready for Home
Since 2010 members of Keystone have been continuing our mission of service to those who are the most vulnerable among us. We started by serving meals at Sacred Heart Shelter every other month. We served meals and shared stories with the families. Being in community and breaking bread and brownies was rewarding and heart felt for all of us. Sacred Heart was so appreciative. However, last year Keystone expressed they wanted to do more and Sacred Heart expressed they had greater needs. They needed more from Keystone than just a meal. And spiritually we all felt it was time for a change. A few of us got together in February this year and discussed what we should do next. We have many now at Keystone who are giving us a helping hand. Thank you to everyone.
Recently, we took a Ready for Home kit to Sacred Heart for a father and his 3 children. He told us his story as he was loading his van. He has been working for over 4-5 years trying to get to a point where he could finally get a permanent home for him and his family. He told us they were on their way to Arizona where he was originally from. His aunt has a 2-acre piece of property and wanted them to come home and live on the property. He and his family were very, very happy they were finally getting a permanent residence.
There will be more positive stories as Keystone continues to be there for Sacred Heart! Thank you to all of you who are helping and for those of you who are donating. We are a team!
What We Do:
Provide “READY FOR HOME KITS” - a basic kit of house-hold items for shelter residents who have procured housing. Please contact Rita Peterson if you would like to help at: smithcrossing(at)gmail(dot)com
Provide TWICE-A-MONTH FOOD DELIVERY TO THE SHELTER – Please contact Barbara Anderson at gepreston(at)msn(dot)com or Michelle Hebner at mmhebner(at)gmail(dot)com if you would like to help with our on-going food/supply delivery. Or, you could donate funds through the church.
Provide CLEANING RAGS as needed - Please contact Arlene Hobson if you would like to help at: Rleen206(at)gmail(dot)com.
Provide ON-CALL MAINTENANCE VOLUNTEERS to help keep the shelter looking good and running in tip-top shape – Please contact Dan O’Neill if you would like to help at dan.oneill2(at)gmail(dot)com.
TONIGHT: Justice Bible Study at 6:30 p.m.
The Justice Bible Study Group is back tonight, reading the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 6. Come to the study and bring your questions and your reflections of your week as we try to work out together where we meet God in these stories and in our work in the world.
The study space opens up at 6:15 p.m. for fellowship, and the study will start at 6:30 p.m., in the same Zoom space we use on Sunday mornings and for our other gatherings. Look for a Cheat Sheet coming in your e-mail.
Wednesday Nights Coming Up:
Keystone StoryTelling: We'll continue telling stories under the theme of "Transcendence." Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 6:30 p.m.
Lectio Divina: Come for a spiritual practice centered on meditating on scripture and seeking the divine in the silence together. Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 6:30 p.m.
Listening Hour: The fifth Wednesday of the month are dedicate to getting feedback from you! Come and tell us how Zoom worship, online and in-person communications, advocacy, and other aspects of our shared Keystone life are working (or need improvement!). Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 6:30 p.m.
Our Wednesday night community space opens up at 6:15 p.m., with the evening gathering officially starting at 6:30 p.m., in the same Zoom space we use on Sunday mornings and for our other gatherings (look for a Cheat Sheet with the info coming in your email every Wednesday night!).
Take 5 for Advocacy: Week of Sept. 7, 2020
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Actions You Can Take This Week
RAISE YOUR VOICE ON KALAMA REFINERY PROPOSAL: The Washington State Department of Ecology is taking public comments on Northwest Innovation Works' and the Port of Kalama's application to build the world’s largest methanol refinery in Kalama. The Department of Ecology will take public comments through October 2 both online and at public hearings, which will be conducted remotely when possible. You can read more about the comment process at the Department of Ecology's web site here, and leave a comment online here. You can also register to participate in the first public hearing, which will be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 17, online here. Future public hearings are scheduled for 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sept. 22, also online.
The Sierra Club is training people who are opposed to this issue to virtually "show up" by writing comments. You can learn more about how to write effective comments and letter to the editor at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KxK_8pzDJE708Zm4j8NA0imAyvV_cJcPnjzQK24UovY/edit, or how to use social media to effectively spread your message at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OqLh3nb0t6y17Wg3kf4A6lSXEZvdfHCtgNUFcenjtBE/edit. Talk to Rich Voget, who also shared this flier (download here) on the Kalama Refinery and why Sierra Club opposes it, to find out more about the training workshops, and connect with Sierra Club at monthly meetings on the topic every third Thursday on Zoom. Email sept.gernez@sierraclub.org for the Zoom link.
"TEXT BANKING" THE VOTE: Last month some members of Keystone took part in the Environmental Voter Project's "text-banking" day of action, where they sent texts to voters and asked them to commit to voting on Election Day. Our texts were part of the 27,000 that were sent by members of the Pacific Northwest Conference of the UCC on that day. The Environmental Voter Project is inviting folks to do more text banking in the weeks leading up to the election. Every Wednesday, starting on Sept. 16, from 2-4 p.m., folks can send texts to encourage people around the country to vote, with training for those new to the project scheduled for Mondays, Sept. 14 and 21, and Wednesdays Sept. 16 and 23. Sign up to join this effort here. For more information, e-mail Roberta Rominger, who is part of the PNC's environmental justice task force, or talk with Pastor Yuki about how you can get involved.