Next Wednesday Oct. 14- Fall Parables Study begins

Parables Study: Great time to check out small group study this fall. Join a few folks from the Justice Bible Study and Pastor Lauren as we turn our focus on the parables, using the book Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi by Amy-Jill Levine.  We will study & discuss, one Wednesday eve/month x 3 months. Mark these 3 gatherings: October 14, November 11, & December 9.

We will take a fresh look at the tricky tales Jesus told, that we thought we knew by heart.  We will craft a covenant to be generous readers of the text, as well as in our group with one another. We may recover the sense of provocation and challenge that these parables would have brought to those in Jesus’ first century audience! We begin Wednesday, Oct. 14 online @ 6:30 pm, and we'll study the Introduction, plus chapters 1, 2 and 3. 

Grab yourself a book! Or let Lauren know if you need one! lauren.cannon@keystoneseattle.org

Maybe you can support one of our local book sellers, such as:

https://www.thirdplacebooks.com

https://www.ubookstore.com  & buy from Black-owned bookstores -- like Estelita's Library right here in Seattle -- when you can!

UCC News: Week of Oct. 5, 2020

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The Pacific Northwest Conference's home for sharing timely news, analysis, & info on how we can be the conference is on GoogleGroups.  If you'd like to become a member of the Google Group, send an email to Arlene arlene@pncucc.org. The Conference also shares news and information on its new Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/pacificnorthwestucc.

Every Monday at 1:30 p.m. 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. 

Recently, Hillary Coleman, the PNC’s moderator, shared some very important and timely information about helping people register to vote.

Meaningful Movies Social Justice Film Festival 2020

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October 11-20, learn more at https://www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org.

Release Year: 2020
Running Time: 24 hours
Director: Many talented people!

Join filmmakers, film lovers, and activists around the world to celebrate the mission of social justice in film for the 9th Social Justice Film Festival, screening virtually from October 1-11, 2020. Featuring an exciting lineup of short and feature-length films to explore at your own pace, as well as filmmaker panels and discussions, tickets to the Social Justice Film Festival are available from Northwest Film Forum. For more information about the Social Festival Film Festival and Institute, and to buy tickets to this year’s event, visit www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org.  If you need a free scholarship ticket, please contact alanna@socialjusticefilmfestival.org 

This year, due to COVID-19, The Social Justice Film Festival is partnering with Meaningful Movies and Northwest Film Forum to present this year’s festival entirely online. Together, we will raise awareness, build community, and support the art of storytelling through films. The SJFFI also aims to support underrepresented filmmakers and provide a platform for unacknowledged stories.

Learn more at https://www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org

Obituary for Susan Kelley

Pastor Rich officiated at the graveside funeral service of Susan Kelley on September 25th. Susan died on September 4th after a long struggle with cancer. She was the daughter of James and Irene Kelley. Her family attended Keystone when she was a child.

Wednesdays at Keystone (Oct. 7, 2020)

Join us every Wednesday night for a short Lectio Divina practice, beginning at 6 p.m. and running until 6:20 p.m., using the scripture for the following Sunday as a meditative focus. After that practice the space opens up for our community nights, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The schedule for the next several weeks includes:\

TONIGHT: The Green Team opted to postpone tonight's monthly meeting in order to watch the Vice Presidential debate. We'll meet instead of a half-hour check in on Sunday morning before church, from 9:30 to 10 a.m. We'll talk about our pre-election actions to get out the Green vote, and other future Green Team plans.  However, Lectio divina practice is still happening tonight, beginning at 6 p.m. with Pastor Lauren and others providing some space for prayer and reflection over the coming Sunday's scripture: Exodus 32:1-14.

Parables Study: The Justice Bible Study is turning its focus on parables, and to do this we're studying the book Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi by Amy-Jill Levine. Join Pastor Lauren & Pastor Yuki as we take a fresh look at the tricky tales Jesus told, that we thought we knew by heart.  We will craft a covenant to be generous readers & with one another as we really look to recover the sense of provocation and challenge that these parables would have brought to those in Jesus first century audience. The first night of the study will be Wednesday, Oct. 14, and we'll study the introduction, plus chapters 1, 2 and 3. 

Storytelling: Join us on Oct. 21 for Keystone's Wednesday Story Night! Tonight we'll begin telling stories under the theme of "Transcendence." 

Concerns of the World: A new focus for our Wednesday community gatherings is a night dedicated each month where we can come together to share our concerns about things that are going on the world. Come to vent, worry, and pray in community about the things that are happening around us all. The first night of this gathering will be Oct. 28. 

Our Wednesday night community space opens up at 6:20 p.m., after the weekly Lectio Divina practice, 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!).