Dear Alki UCC,
April is National Poetry Month, and this week at Alki UCC is Poetry Sunday.
In recognition of Earth Day, and our workshop about plastics following the service, you are invited to choose (or write!) a poem about the earth to share.
Whether magnificent tree or humble potato bug, lighthearted or lament, poets through the ages have written vastly about our fragile, wondrous planet. Some write about our place on it and our responsibility to it, others simply marvel.
We will read the poems during the usual sermon time. Feel free to email your selection to me if you would like it shared on your behalf.
Enjoy your poetry reading!
i thank You God for most this amazing
day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes
— ee cummings
In hope,
Pastor Emily
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The Worship and Music Team is seeking creative input
in planning a service full of joy and fiery spirit!
Contact Pastor Emily or Joe M to join in the collaboration.
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Plastics: What are They? Why Should We be Concerned?
Special Presentation after Worship this Sunday, April 21
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Please Watch: YouTube Video on
"The Fraud of Plastic Recycling"
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Outreach/Social Justice requests that you please watch this brief YouTube video about the public relations fraud being committed by the plastics/fossil fuel industries.
A new report from the Center for Climate Integrity documents the plastics industry's decades-long campaign to "mislead" the public about the viability of recycling. About 48 million tons of plastic waste is generated in the United States each year, but only 5 to 6 percent of it is actually recycled.
We hope and pray that Seattle is doing better than this, but know that this is worldwide and we are all being duped.
Another reason to commit to lowering our personal consumption of plastic from the start (don't buy it, find other products that don't use plastics), thus lowering its demand that will then reduce its production.
Be mindful! Let us all be in right relationship with God's good Creation. — Cinda S
From Creation Justice:
Creation is not only waiting for us.
Creation believes in us and knows that we are capable
of doing what it will take to mend, heal, and repair
this abundant and beautiful farm called Earth.
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Bill McKibben Featured at UCC Earth Summit
Saturday, April 20 at 10:00 am PT
Attend online via Zoom!
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 Celebrated writer/activist Bill McKibben delivers the Jim Antal Keynote Lecture for the UCC’s second annual Earth Summit on Saturday, April 20 at 10:00 am (Pacific Time).
A panel of award-winning grassroots leaders is currently in a David-versus-Goliath struggle against Formosa Plastics, one of the world’s largest producers of plastics.
A denomination-wide event, the summit highlights and lifts up those who have been doing incredible work within our denomination to advance climate justice.
Register now to join us!
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Take the Earth Month Quiz:
"Plastic Fact Check"
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As we continue to reduce plastic usage the Social Justice/Outreach Team will continue to share helpful information to remind us of the consumer habits we are working to change ... like buying those little plastic purchases that are so habitual you don’t realize that they're plastic until you unpack your bag at home!
With reminders and practice we will think about plastic and create new purchase patterns.
With that in mind please click on the image below for a reminder of how each of us make a difference for our planet. It's a fun and informative quiz — enjoy! |
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We thank you, O God, for the beauty of this life.
We give you gratitude for the relationships in our lives and this community of faith.
We pray for all those who grieve. .
We pray for all those who are ill, hurting or have a concern on their hearts.
We pray especially for Rev. Joan Carter, Cinda's mother Jackie S, Alki UCC's Peruvian Families Seeking Asylum, Julia C's friend Jessie T and family, Amy Y's mother Corlene, Davney and Bob S, Sue's B's friends Mary and Louise, and Nick L.
We pray for our wider world.
Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer
and supplication with thanksgiving
let your requests be made known to God.
Phil. 4:6-7
Wars and conflicts continue to escalate around the world, and our hearts especially go out to the people of Palestine.
UCC Action Alert:
by rejecting further military aid and assistance to Israel
and by supporting
continued financial contributions to UNRWA.
Injustices and inequalities manifest as racism, discrimination, gender-based violence, economic disparities, and other issues. As a communal response to uplift these sorrows and support our neighbors near and far, General Minister and President, the Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson calls the church to a season of prayer. Prayer undergirds our witness, ministry, and advocacy as we work for peace and a just world for all.
This is an open invitation to anyone who feels called to offer a prayer to end violence in any manifestation, and to bring about peace. Share your prayers using the People’s Prayers for Peace form on this page. New prayers are published on this page daily.
Publishing is at the discretion of the National Ministries of the United Church of Christ and prayers may be edited for content and length.
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Please contact the church office to add or remove a prayer request. |
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Sunday Worship Registration
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 If you've already registered on Zoom, just use your personal link. If not, welcome! You can register here.
When you register, please use your first/last name plus your email.
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Sunday Worship Videos Posted on YouTube
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Sunday Worship recordings now online! Check out Alki UCC's very own YouTube channel. |
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For secure, online giving through Give Lively, click the button, OR, send your check, made out to "Alki UCC," to: 6115 SW Hinds,
Seattle, WA 98116
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6115 SW Hinds
Seattle, WA 98116
206/935-2661;
Church news/calendar updates at alkiucc.org.
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Worship this Sunday,
April 21
at 10:00 am
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Poetry Sunday
Fourth Sunday
of Easter
Creation Justice
Rev. Emily
Tanis-Likkel
Liturgist:
Marilynn M
Scripture
Psalm 24:1-2
Stephen Anthony Rawson
Music Director
Music Highlights
What a Wonderful World
George David Weiss and Bob Thiele
#31, All Things Bright and Beautiful
#28, For the Beauty of the Earth
#569, Touch the Earth Lightly
Let There Be Peace on Earth
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If you've already registered on Zoom, just use your personal link. If not, welcome! You can register here. When you register, please use your first/last name plus your email.
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Last Day to Register for PNCUCC Annual Meeting 2024
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Two Delegate
Spots Left!
April 26 - 28
Plymouth Church Seattle
1217 6th Avenue
Our theme, "Forward Together" is based on 2 Corinthians 4:8-10
Join us to welcome UCC General Minister Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, who will be our preacher on Friday. All business sessions are hybrid (in-person and online).
Information and registration form here
Please contact Pastor Emily if you would like to be an Alki UCC delegate. Scholarships are available.
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Donations Drive this Sunday
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April 21
11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Front Courtyard
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Bring your donations to Sunday worship!
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Priority Need: Blankets!
... smaller sized (full/twin) and fleece throws to keep our unsheltered neighbors warm during Seattle's chilly spring nights. Clean and ready-to-use please.
Note: we DON'T accept comforters, bedspreads, pillows/sheets or heavier blankets. Please consider donating those to the West Seattle Helpline..
The Westside Interfaith Network (WIN), our donations drive partner, also requests non-perishable food, clean and usable men's work clothing for outdoors, new socks, and camping gear.
Needed Hygiene items include toilet paper, deodorant, toothbrush and paste, shampoo and conditioner, razors and shaving cream, baby wipes, adult pull ups and baby diapers.
Your donations are distributed through WIN's "Welcome Table," a weekly Saturday meal for low income and unsheltered folks hosted in White Center.
Big thanks to our generous community!
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Tuesday
Online Bible Study Continues
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Noon to 1:30 pm
Join us via Zoom for our ongoing Tuesday study group.
You have the option to attend every Tuesday or whenever your schedule permits!
Explore multiple options throughout the year for Bible study, book/video discussions and classes.
Stay tuned for updates.
If you're already registered for Tuesday Bible Study,
just use your unique link to log in.
If not, welcome! Register here: Zoom Registration
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Celebrate Earth Day Saturday, April 20 with "Duwamish Alive!"
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Help Restore Our River!
Saturday, April 20
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
We will be restoring habitat at multiple locations throughout the watershed along the Duwamish ... its upland forests and creeks.
We are all connected and all are invited: volunteers and visitors alike. Instruction, tools, and snacks are provided for restoration activities. This is a family friendly event, all ages welcome.
Information and volunteer registration here.
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Fauntleroy Church Spring "Recycle Roundup"
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Saturday, April 27
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
9140 California Ave, SW
It's free!
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Free Community Shredding Opportunity
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Sunday, April 28
9:00 am to Noon
Westwood Village
northwest parking lot
Donations (food and/or cash) requested for the White Center Food Bank. Sponsored by John L Scott Real estate
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congregational challenge, Joe A presents a timely presentation on the nature and description of plastics, and their consequential impact on the environment, ecological balance and human health.
