Hello, Neighbor!
Alki UCC July/August Worship Series
Sundays at 10:00 am
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 Our July/August worship series at Alki UCC is This Neighborhood, based on the beloved children’s television show, "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood."
We sing classic songs such as It’s a Beautiful Day in This Neighborhood, It’s You I Like and It’s Such a Good Feeling. Each week spotlights a particular core message Mister Rogers taught and embodied.
We will have some special visits from neighbors and encounter Scripture in imaginative ways with our own travels to make-believe.
If you’ve never watched the show, or it’s been awhile, we invite you to visit the official Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood YouTube Channel and enjoy!
Image: Alki UCC neighborhood from Google Earth!!
Pastor Emily is on a well-deserved vacation!
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Support One Parish, One Prisoner (OPOP)
at Fundraiser
after Worship this Sunday, July 12
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 Any day now, our friend, Rihan, will start their work-release program and move out of the Washington Correctional Facility for Women (WCCW) and into a transitional home in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood.
She will need basic support with clothing, hygiene products
and other essentials to help her settle
into this new environment.
— Monetary Donations Only, Please —
Here's your chance to help Rihan in this critical time of transition:
The OPOP team is holding a fundraising event after worship this Sunday, July 12, in the front lobby.
We will be offering marigold seeds, books, Joe Aprile's matted art and greeting cards, and more, so please stop by and help us support Rihan on this big next step!
Any time!
Secure Alki UCC Official Donations Link
If you decide to donate to help the OPOP team, please provide monetary support only, no items. This is because of the strict prison regulations and proof of receipts needed on anything donated, which our team is ready to handle. Thank you so much for your support! — Emily D for the OPOP Team
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Experience Mutual Transformation
We seek to equip parishes—faith communities small or large, traditional or rag-tag—in every American town
to build supportive pre-release relationships
with just one person returning
to their community from prison.
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We're organizing a series of Summer Fun Rides after worship on Sundays ... Join the fun!
Some of us will ride bikes, some might ride in a car and some may pick up the 775 Free Shuttle. We're all riding something, and we're meeting at the West Seattle Water Taxi by Marination Ma Kai at (after hospitality hour). Jeff W provides details at Sunday worship.
We'll take the Taxi to the new Seattle Waterfront (have you seen it yet?), walk a half block to Molly Moon's and enjoy a warm summer afternoon together, after which we can all filter back at our own convenience.
 Please see me at worship this Sunday if you have any questions. I'll also provide any updates to the Summer Fun Ride logistics.— Jeff W
(Image courtesy Unsplash)
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UCC Wellness Ministry Newsletter
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Check it out for excellent information on
summer maladies and the national focus
on Kindness!
July 2026, Vol. 12, Issue 7
Including:
Spiritual, Mental, and Physical Wellness are Justice Issues
Reflection - Incline Us O God!
An Idea to Promote Kindness - How would you answer?
Wellness Ministries Focus - Staying Safe in the Heat
National Wellness Associated Community Resources
... and more!
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Merciful God, we give you thanks.
We give you gratitude for the beauty of this life, for our relationships and our community of faith.
We pray for all those who grieve. May they find strength and peace.
Prayers of healing and condolence for the family and friends of beloved longtime Alki UCC member Trish Dodds
who is survived by her son and grandchildren currently living in England, and her daughter Lorna and family on Bainbridge Island.
Over the years, Trish had many friends at Alki UCC
and throughout West Seattle.
We hold in prayer and ask for comfort
to all who mourn the loss of Jessie,
a dear friend of Julia C.
We pray for all who seek comfort, guidance or healing.
We lift them up to your loving care.
We pray for our wider world.
We pray for the earth, your good creation entrusted to our care. We pray for those affected by violence, war, and disaster. We pray for leaders to act with integrity and be held accountable for their actions.
In prayer, O God, you hear us and know us. In prayer, we are unburdened and restored. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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Please contact the church office to add or remove a prayer request.
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Worship
this Sunday,
July 12
at 10:00 am
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This Neighborhood:
"Transformed by Presence"
Lay-Led Worship
Diane J
Worship Leader
Rev. Tiare M
Liturgist
Scripture
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Daniel Self
Music Director
Music Highlights
It’s a Beautiful Day
in This Neighborhood
Fred Rogers
Jesus, Teach Us to be Neighbors
David Gambrell
and Will Smith
Sweet Hour of Prayer, NCH #505
Not My Brother, nor My Sister, NCH #519
It’s Such a Good Feeling
Image:
Alki UCC Neighborhood
on Google Earth!
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Sunday Worship Livestreamed on YouTube
The Sunday worship Live Stream video appears at 10:00 am every week at the top of the page.
Please "subscribe" to the Alki UCC channel
in order to participate
in the live chat.
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Music Library Helpers Needed
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We need YOUR help sorting and organizing our church music library this summer.
The music department seeks volunteers to help with sorting, counting, filing and documenting our music library materials on Wednesday nights in July.
Please email music@alkiucc.org to sign up to help and our music librarian Laura Grove will be in touch.
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Tuesday Zoom Bible Study on Summer Hiatus
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We reconvene on Tuesday,
September 8.
Join us!
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Make a one-time or recurring donation via the
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Sunday Worship Livestream
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The Sunday worship Livestream video appears at 10:00 am every week at the top of the page. Sunday Worship recordings
are accessed at the same link.
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6115 SW Hinds
Seattle, WA 98116
206/935-2661
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