An open and affirming community, seeking a caring and just society.
All are invited to the SAGES Lunch & Learn gathering on Thursday September 18. Lunch will be at 11:30am, with a suggested donation of $10. Following lunch, the group will enjoy a presentation by Jodi Peterson-Stigers of Interfaith Sanctuary. (Contact Roger Brown or the Church Office to RSVP so there’s enough for everyone to eat)
I hope everyone has been enjoying this fabulous summer! Now the kids are back in school and it’s time to begin planning our PWS year.
We’re beginning by organizing our fall Fundraiser. It will be called Hopefully Yours Flea. It will be a flea market in the parking lot of the church. We are also tentatively planning a mini bazaar/bakery sale along with a soup and sandwich lunch down in the Cana room. It is scheduled for September 20 and we hope you all will come out and join us. We may need additional volunteers to help us put this event together. More on that as our plans progress. It should be fun!
Our PWS Gatherings will begin again on September 3rd and our first program will be with TJ as he introduces us to this year’s bible study, which is: Finding Resilience, Joy, and Our Identity in Jesus Christ. We are looking forward to it and are hoping many will join us to start out our new year.
Mary Poston Moderator PWS
Through Rediscovered Books’ “Read Freely Project,” Pastor TJ has been awarded 10 copies of the graphic novel Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day by Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett. This engaging and accessible book offers a rich look at the history of transgender people across cultures and centuries.
Now, we need 10 members of the congregation to receive a copy of the book, read it, and pass it along to someone else in their life. The Read Freely Project aims to help stories and history that have too often been erased find their way into more hands and hearts.
Ready to participate? Contact TJ. Copies are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Our Adult Education gatherings resume in September — every Sunday morning at 11:00am following coffee fellowship time. (There is no Adult Education on our monthly Sabbath Weekends, as those Sundays are a day of rest).
*Sept 14-21 – Singing our Faith 2.0
Back by popular demand, our own Stacy Piontek will lead us in an understanding of the songs of our faith.
*Sept 28 – Sing 4 Joy
*Oct 5-Nov23 – Micah 6:8 What Does the Lord Require?
Participants will delve into the context of the verse, its implication for daily life, and how it connects to broader biblical themes. Participants can expect time for group discussion and brain- storming of practical applications, as well as time to reflect on how we each can live out God’s directive of joining Him in loving deeply and ensuring justice in our world
You have probably noticed the white trash receptacles around the church. There are six of them in various gathering places. They really ARE NOT for trash, but for recycling items marked in a triangle 4, 5, 6, and 7 on the bottom.
Then there are the blue bins for items marked in a triangle 1, 2, and 5. Of course last of all are waste baskets as in the olden days for all the other stuff that will go to the landfill.
Please try to be a responsible steward of our earth and area of it by checking the underside of plastic to put it in the proper bin. The bins should be clearly marked. All you have to do is pay attention.
Other items for the white bin with an orange bag (more orange bags are above the sink in the narthex):
Other items for the blue bins:
What about number 3? Trash it! Items such as children’s toys, PVC pipe and shower curtains = trash. Clamshell containers and boxes made to go in fridge or freezer = trash.
We are so fortunate to have a lovely environment in which to live. We need to be responsible for keeping it.
Registration for Southminster's annual All Church Retreat at Camp Sawtooth begins this month. The low cost of $30 per person (with a $70 maximum per family) will cover five meals, plus two nights … [Read More...]
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All are welcome to join us in The Grove (our grassy area just off the parking lot) after the Saturday July 11 Sabbath Worship Service for a BBQ/Pot Luck and Car Show. Pulled Pork Sandwiches and Potato … [Read More...]
