 We are spending the Fall season envisioning bold traits of the future church. We have talked about Christian faith as both a courageous way of life and a prophetic voice into our current economic system.
This month we begin our final stretch with the holy story of Jeremiah, one of the saints that went before us who was inspired to rebuild when all he knew had been dismantled before his very eyes. We will spend the next three weeks talking about what it means to be the church in this neighborhood at this time in history.
Jeremiah responded to the dismantling of his faith community by purchasing land as an audacious commitment to rebuilding. What would be a similar symbol of hope in the Alki neighborhood?
Ever onward,
Pastor Kelly
Note: Pastor Kelly is attending an out-of-town conference exploring religious experience and encounter from October 10-12.
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A Full Sunday at Alki UCC
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It’s sock time at Operation Nightwatch!
Let's help them collect 20,000 pairs of socks to give out to our homeless friends.
Please bring your donations of new men's athletic socks to the donations bin in the Narthex.
We'll deliver all we collect to Operation Nightwatch on
Sunday, November 24.
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Report: Admiral UCC Town Hall on Church Redevelopment Plans
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This Tuesday, October 8, Admiral UCC hosted a Town Hall to update the neighborhood on their thoughts for responsible stewardship of their property. Pastor Andrew Conley-Holcom kicked off the evening
highlighting the church’s deep commitment to the Admiral neighborhood and the congregation-wide decision to remain at their current site and not relocate.
Admiral UCC shared an architectural plan that they commissioned: a two-building redevelopment with two five-story buildings which include housing, a brand new preschool facility, community space and a multi-use sanctuary.
These design ideas were prepared as a starting point for exploration to secure the long-term viability of Admiral UCC. Contact the Alki UCC Building & Grounds Team (Team Lead: Doug Gunwaldsen) with any questions.
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Our Wider Community:
Getting Out & About ... and Making a Difference!
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Seattle City Council Candidates' Forum
Monday, October. 14, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Our Lady of Guadalupe gym
7000 35 Ave SW.
Both Phillip Tavel and Lisa Herbold are meeting with us. The reason for hosting this event is to have community people come, to become more informed about issues and candidates' viewpoints.
Fall Fundraiser
Advocates for Immigrants in Detention (AIDNW)
Saturday, October 19
Bischel Hall at St.Leo’s Parish
10 S 13th St, Tacoma
AIDNW is a volunteer a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to providing assistance to the immigrants housed in the ICE Detention facility in Tacoma, The Fall Fund Raiser will provide the financial resources necessary to support the services that AIDNW provides for immigrants. TICKETS available at Brown Paper Tickets.
Faith Action Network (FAN) 2019 Annual Dinner
Sunday, November 10, 4:30 to 8:00 pm
Renton Pavilion Event Center
233 Burnett Avenue South
Register now for FAN's Annual Dinner, Washington state's interfaith celebration of advocacy and community. Join us and make a difference!
 We look forward to celebrating all we’ve accomplished together in the past year and gathering inspiration and courage to Raise Our Voices for social change in 2020.
Travel guru Rick Steves will be with us again! We will present our annual awards to advocacy leaders and invite your financial support to keep FAN strong as we move forward together. Your partnership helps us keep fighting for inclusion, racial equity, and justice. Information/Registration here.
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UCC Call to Fight "Moral Atrocity"
Faith leaders rally for refugees, urge members to push Congress against refugee ban
United Church of Christ advocates, distressed and angered by the administration's plans to limit the number of refugees resettled in the United States to 18,000 in 2020, joined other faith leaders and humanitarian groups in the streets of Washington, D.C., on Friday, Sept. 27. The rally for refugees began in front of the White House and ended at the Trump hotel.
"It is a moral atrocity to turn our backs on persecuted people at a time when there are over 25 million refugees, more than at any other time in history..." Read more here.
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Continued prayers for Don Peterson, recovering at home from a recent fall.
Continued prayers for Dayle Banks, still in the hospital for an distressed vertebrae, and waiting for news about where she's going next.
For those grieving the recent death of a loved one:
Larry Gill, the family and friends of Ruth Okada; family and friends of Shelley Webster, Kathy Herigstad and family, Amy Young and family, Lesa Henry
Recent hospitalization, illness and other concerns:
Jeff Jolly, Jim & Bev Connor, John Kinsman, Lois Constantine, Kathy Herigstad's sister Jackie, Jan Cochran
For home bound members/friends of Alki UCC: Doris Colbert
Wider World: For the thousands of innocent people being displaced and put in harm's way by this week's betrayal of our Kurdish allies in Syria; for the friends and family of Nebane Abienwi, a 37-year-old man from Cameroon, who died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody last week; for all those affected by the increasingly cruel and inhumane US immigration policies imposed by the current administration; prayers for fewer guns, for all victims and those affected by gun violence; victims and survivors of extremist violence around the world; migrants seeking refuge around the world, and for those who are trying to help them. The rest of the missing schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram, who remain in our hearts as long as they remain missing. The hungry and homeless, the ill and the addicted, the lost and the lonely; the unemployed.
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Worship
This Sunday,
October 13
at 10:00 am
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"The Future Church"
Sermon Series
Through October
The 18th Sunday
after Pentecost
Scripture:
Jeremiah 32:1-15
Color: Green
Liturgist: Charlie Hinckley
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Worship & Music Team
Sunday after worship
Worship Logistics Team
Sunday after worship
Caring Community/
Fellowship Team
Monday at 6:30 pm
Sandy Johnson Home
Church Council
Wednesday at 6:30 pm
Looking Ahead:
Church Council Workshop & All Church Potluck
Sunday, October 20
Church Council Workshop:
3:00 to 5:00 pm
We will review our ‘principles of operation’ as we implement the new Bylaws, considering such concepts as Communication, Authority and Accountability.
— Emily Hitchens
All Church Potluck:
5:00 to 7:00 pm
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend an Alki Fellowship Dinner. The Seahawks game will be over, and it will be a great chance to share a meal, enjoy fellowship and get some brief reports on the various church ministries ... a festive way for the 'right hand to find out what the left hand is doing' and to simply be together.
If you have not had the opportunity to join a ministry, this will be a chance to find out a little more about what each team is working on.
Bring a dish to share – no assignments – and join us!
—Vicky Smith
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Newsletter Deadline
Reminder
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We would love to hear from you! What was YOUR Alki UCC moment in the past week?
Please submit articles, blurbs, blurbettes and pictures by close of business Tuesdays for Thursday publication. Thank you, la
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Next time you see longtime Alki UCC member Wanda Dray, please give her a hearty Thank You for managing our Thriftway Receipt Drive for many, many years. The effort has been an easy and painless way for Alki UCC to support the West Seattle Food Bank through the Thriftway grocery receipts you leave in the special basket by the front door.
Wanda has faithfully collected them every few months and delivered the receipts to the bank, which in turn receives a percentage of the total take from Thriftway ...a Win-Win-Win!
The church Council will discuss how to best continue the campaign at its Wednesday meeting.
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Friday & Saturday, October 18-19
Richland, Washington
Weaving Together
to Win:
Progressing from
Value Statements
to Concrete Action
Join your regional UCC conference to explore this new way of weaving. We will listen, share and leave with a plan for concrete change. Register here.
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Of Note on the World Wide Web
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Religica is a most interesting website,
Illuminating themes at the axis of religion and society,
Religica is constructing a coherent, comprehensive and accessible platform online, with a focus on strengthening individual and local communities.
The site features a Blog, Podcast and Response Series.
Current topics include Ecosystem vs. Society, 1.5 Degrees & Changing Climate - Happening Quickly and Religical Response to a Changing Climage.
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Click on the big, blue donate button above to learn how to donate by check or a secure online credit card donation.
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October 6 was World Communion Sunday and, thanks to Maria Brodahl, Dave Smith and both Worship Teams, the Alki UCC congregation celebrated with a lovely variety of "breads from around the world" and an array of juice options. 
year’s Seattle Crop Hunger Walk on Alki Beach. We had 
I will provide a final amount once the Walk treasurer has verified the total tally. 
