Here is how to make a big impact this week and "Take 5"!

One of the ways to mark the anniversary of George Floyd’s death is to push for specific tangible long-lasting systemic reform. You can help here on the policing act! Also: these actions been culled to be powerfully timed: can you help make recovery just? Extend our WA eviction moratorium, expand health care. Close Guantanamo. And thank you- some King County folks will at last get their stimulus checks: see more on all these here:

https://mailchi.mp/47abc56a8f2d/keystone-ucc-take-5-for-advocacy-week-of-nov-2-5205717?e=bcae8006e1

Benediction from Pentecost

Rev. Lauren here. I loved Rev. Rich’s simple Prayer that closed our online Communion and our Benediction from Sunday May 23. Online worship is a different format and liturgical form than in person. But incase some of the Spirit of it comes through on the page, may this short Prayer/Benediction offer you encouragement this week:

We are loved by the source of love. We are fed by source of all things. We are called to be living blessings to the people and the planet. We have what we need to be the people God hopes we will be. Let us go forth with love and hope and joy. 

Prayers

~ We Pray in Community ~
~Prayers listed here include, in general terms, some of what was lifted aloud  online in worship Sunday May 23~  
~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.)

• Moments of insight, that change our lives forever.

• The path of love.

• To a brighter future.

• Awaken to our callings.

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.

Listening Hour- Visioning our Building-use; Making our Plan: Re-Opening

Thursday, May 27

6:30pm: Listening Session Come for this hour to share your hopes as we build our vision and plan for ‘re-opening’ with Pastor Rich and Pastor Lauren. Same zoom link as Wednesdays and Sundays!

Readings for Uprooting Racism for Thursday June 10

All are welcome- (yes new folks, please feel free to drop in, and check out the conversation!) online Thursday June 10 @ 6:30 pm for Keystone’s Uprooting Racism small group. (Lectio Divina practice -6:00- 6:25 pm: a centering time- is also available beforehand - use the same zoom link).

Readings in: Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice by Paul Kivel Grab yourself a book: Part IV The Effects of History (pretty-much up thru page 242) as able.

Our zoom link for Thurs. June 10 will be the same as Keystone worship, and the Cheat Sheet will arrive Wednesday by email. Contact here if you need it!

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Also: next Quarterly meeting with Admiral UCC and West Seattle UU and more UCC churches: Mon. June 28 @ 7:00 pm (different zoom.)