Prayers of the People

~ We Pray in Community ~
~Prayers listed here include, in general terms, some of what was lifted aloud in online worship Sunday April 18 & through this week~  
~Please add your love, as you pray each name, concern, or joy- and reach out to one another!~
(Prayers are listed approx. two weeks, unless you prefer otherwise.)

  • Yigit, Sarah, & Anouk, and baby sister Alizée Maya (born on Easter) who peeked in to worship 4/18!!

  • Rita

  • Sandie

  • Gus

  • Julia B.

  • Nathan, Ruth, Teresa

  • Increasing our faithful fight for racial justice, no matter how the jury deliberates... our prayers continue to build a kin-dom of freedom, without the continued trauma from George Floyd's murder, for all, especially those most impacted.

  • Educators, students, & families, for strength and humor, negotiating hybrid life: returning to partial-in-school-building learning, or continuing remotely.

  • Our seniors approaching graduation: Quinn & Vic!

  • Lucas Wilson Sabo, born March 18 to James Sabo (Betty's son)!

  • To embody God's love to one another

  • To live as resurrection people!

Holy God, in your mercy ... hear our prayers!

Continue to send your prayers to Lauren & Rich and as you wish, we can include them in Sunday worship online or Wednesday gatherings online or this weekly Newsletter.

Pastoral concerns: Pastor Rich (keystone5019@gmail.com), & Pastor Lauren:  lauren.cannon@keystoneseattle.org, or text/ call Lauren:  773.501.7382.

For Sunday April 25: Worship 10:30 AM

Join Keystone every Sunday 10: 30 a.m. online Worship

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Wednesday eves online: 6 pm bible reflection &/or 6:30 pm programming

Every Sunday – 10:30 a.m. Worship online

Every Wednesday – online 6 pm Bible Reflection /
6:30 p.m. Gatherings 
(See below- various topics- ex. 6 pm a 20 minute contemplative practice with the coming Sunday scripture.) 

Drop in!  Always- All Welcome!  Interactive, Online

For Sunday April 25: Fourth Sunday of Easter: 10:30 a.m. Worship online - til about 11:15 a.m.
Coffee time online: 10-10:30 a.m. Come in beforehand and say hi! 
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Preaching: Rev. Rich

Liturgist: Rev. Lauren
Host:  Yigit (Elliot off)
Scripture Reader:  Julia S.
Scripture: 
Musicians: Elliot Kraber, vocals, and Yiğit Kolat, piano

After church, share more Announcements approx. 11:20- 25 a.m.

Bring some Birthday Cake this week! Singing to our April birthdays @ 11:20 a.m.!
Break Out Rooms: approx. 11:25-11:35 a.m.

We currently gather for interactive online worship through Zoom. The link to the service is mailed through this newsletter every Sunday morning. To invite someone to worship with us- you can forward them the Sunday a.m. "Cheat Sheet", or invite them to subscribe to our newsletter through our web site by clicking here: http://www.keystoneseattle.org/contact.

Couple Options:
SUNDAY SCHEDULE: When you wish, sign in anytime 10-10:30 a.m. with "Bring Your Own Coffee  (half) hour" to see each other and chat before worship.

Make Announcements after in your own words, then we host Break Out small groups (randomly assigned) for 10 minutes, to connect!

Each Wednesday Pause for Contemplative Prayer 6-6:25 pm

Wednesday Nights at Keystone UCC

Pray, tell stories, study, change the world

Each Wednesday night - come into community for a bit of mid-week fellowship time at Keystone!

Tonight, Wednesday April 14
@ 6 pm Lectio Divina

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Details:
Tonight:6- 6:25 p.m. meditative Lectio Divina practice, with Lauren, reading our scripture for Sunday 4/18. It's contemplative - no prep or previous Bible study necessary.Click here: Luke 24: 36b-48. All welcome! Come for this brief weekly centering prayer practice.

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Community and fellowship time - meet up
Mid-week Wednesday gatherings
Glance ahead to what is next in our weekly Wed. eves:

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Next weeks:

Wednesday April 21
@6 pm Lectio Divina with Pastor Lauren

Wednesday April 28
@ 6 pm Lectio Divina with Pastor Lauren

@ 6:30 pm Listening Hour: shaping Keystone's future, planning & prep toward Phase 4, etc, with Pastor Rich & Pastor Lauren.

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All our Wednesday night gatherings occur in the same Zoom space we use on Sunday mornings (so you can use a previous link). Email us for all the ways you can enter our online gatherings (by computer, phone, tablet, etc): worship@keystoneseattle.org

Contemplative Practice in Community @Keystone Online

Could your Spirit use a little restoration & fortification these days, or what?  We have prepared a little offering.  Come however you are!  Lectio divina practice is for connection — personal, spiritual, and collective. The practice will take place on Wednesday August 5, from 6:30-7 p.m.

 “We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.”  ~ Dorothy Day

 Come to ‘rest in God’ as Pastor Lauren & Rita P. lead us through a simple brief practice to reflect on a scripture and offer our Spirits some quiet, in community.

 Come just as you are, Keystone.  Zero prep needed, just bring a Bible (or pull one up on your phone) and carve out a quiet spot, to video or call in.  (Look for the Cheat Sheet with the link on Wed. Aug. 5.)

 We are with one another, in this long haul!  We continue to stay safe & stay home, amidst Covid 19 pandemic.  So try out 20 minutes or so of this nourishing & restorative reflection, called lectio divina.  Connect with other Keystone folks, as we share some quiet. 

 On Wed. Aug. 5 we will use Matthew 14: 22-33, if you want to peek at one of our lectionary texts for Sun. Aug. 9.

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