August 2017 Church Directory now available. The update was sent to email addresses in the church files. Use it in digital format or print it out at home (color, landscape, and two- sided works great). A few printed copies will be in the church narthex for those unable to print their own. If your email address is not on file, you may contact Joyce Bruner at the address shown in the directory to receive an email version. One More Chance this Summer Coffee on the Curb on August 20, from 9:00 -10:00 am. Come, be part of the welcome crew! Page , Mid-August ~ Mid-September 2017 Weathervane; United Christian Church, 15509 116th Ave. SE, Renton WA 98058; 1 In covenant with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ Phone: (425) 226-3080; Website: www.uccrenton.org; E-mail: [email protected]Mid-August - Mid-September 2017 The Weathervane The Newsletter of United Christian Church, Renton, WA Claudia Gillispie, Editor [email protected]Find Direction at United Christian Church, An Open and Affirming Congregation. No matter where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here. Above: “Chef Cameron” and helpers at the church hamburger and hotdog barbecue on July 30th. Below: More helpers and all the fixings. Special thanks to the Sargents for bringing the pop-up canopies and to Brian Tzeng for the Dilly Bars. To ALL Committee Chairpersons: Budgets are Due by August 31 to Linda Becker or Pat Auten A copy of the 2017 Budget can be sent via email if desired. Contact Linda Becker. No special form is needed. New Pastor Begins Sept. 1 The Church Council voted unanimously on Sunday, August 13th, to accept the recommendation of the Interim Pastor Search Committee to hire the Reverend Dick Talley as our Interim Pastor. His first Sunday in our pulpit will be September 3. Pastor Talley has served in the ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for almost 49 years. His previous four interim positions brought the churches to strength and readiness for the incoming settled pastors. He was Senior Minister in Torrance, CA, for nine years and in Bellingham, WA, for 22 years. He comes to us with the strong endorsement of our DOC Regional Minister, whose support to the committee has been invaluable. The committee is grateful also to our congregation for its ongoing prayers and patience throughout this process. Jean Gilbertson [We are very grateful to Jean, Brian and Nancy for the time and efforts they have given on behalf of the congregation. ~ Claudia] Pie ’n’ Ice Cream Social, Sept. 10 in the Ed. Building. Bring a pie and meet our new pastor following morning worship. Ice Cream will be furnished.
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August 2017 Church Directory now available. The update was sent to email addresses in the church files. Use it in digital format or print it out at
home (color, landscape, and two-sided works great). A few printed copies will be in the church narthex for those unable to print their own. If your email address is not on file, you may contact Joyce Bruner at the address shown in the directory to receive an email version.
One More Chance this Summer Coffee on the Curb on August 20, from 9:00 -10:00 am. Come, be part of the welcome crew!
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Find Direction at United Christian Church, An Open and Affirming
Congregation. No matter where you are on
life’s journey, you are welcome here.
Above: “Chef Cameron” and helpers at the church hamburger and hotdog barbecue on July 30th. Below: More helpers and all the fixings. Special thanks to the Sargents for bringing the pop-up canopies and to Brian Tzeng for the Dilly Bars.
To ALL Committee Chairpersons:
Budgets are Due by August 31 to Linda Becker or Pat Auten
A copy of the 2017 Budget can be sent via email if desired. Contact Linda Becker. No special form is needed.
New Pastor Begins Sept. 1 The Church Council voted unanimously on Sunday, August 13th, to accept the recommendation of the Interim Pastor Search Committee to hire the Reverend Dick Talley as our Interim Pastor. His first Sunday in our pulpit will be September 3. Pastor Talley has served in the ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for almost 49 years. His previous four interim positions brought the churches to strength and readiness for the incoming settled pastors. He was Senior Minister in Torrance, CA, for nine years and in Bellingham, WA, for 22 years. He comes to us with the strong endorsement of our DOC Regional Minister, whose support to the committee has been invaluable. The committee is grateful also to our congregation for its ongoing prayers and patience throughout this process. Jean Gilbertson [We are very grateful to Jean, Brian and Nancy for the time and efforts they have given on behalf of the congregation. ~ Claudia]
Pie ’n’ Ice Cream Social, Sept. 10 in the Ed. Building. Bring a pie and meet our new pastor following morning worship. Ice Cream will be furnished.
Reach Update Reach has been busy! At the Center of Hope, our Program Manager Wendy and Office Coordinator Kizzy have been running a tight ship! All the way from Brazil, Katia has volunteered her services and organization expertise to make all of our intake, volunteer tracking, and data driven procedures more efficient and reliable!
And a bright young artistic talent has emerged in the face of DeShawn, age 4, who has been hard at work on his photography exhibition, the Faces of Elmo.
What comes next? We have assembled an excellent search committee
for our new Executive Director. Their work is already underway. We will reconvene with REACH gatherings in September, as we do each year. We will need your input as we move forward! We will continue to serve our community in sharing our gifts through service, giving compassion and dignity through our meal program and the work of our day and night shelters. Which brings us to our next point...
We are hiring! In addition to our search for an Executive Director, we are expanding our team to include a Development Specialist to support our growing community. You can find out more by visiting our careers page on the REACH site, or click the buttons below to download a job description. We are seeking an exceptionally passionate leader in our Executive Director to lead our programs and teams into our vision for develop and operate a strong and diversified fundraising program. Find Out More
We are seeking a professional and enthusiastic part-time Development Specialist to develop and operate a strong and diversified fundraising program!
Find Out More
We need your help! As it has always been, this work is impossible without your support. You make this community come alive. • We need your volunteer power. • We need your gifts of foodstuffs and necessities. • We need your financial support. Contact [email protected] to volunteer or donate items.
“At the end of the day, it’s not about what you
have or even what you have accomplished.
It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made
better. It’s about what you have given.”
—Denzel Washington— (Contributed by Pat Auten)
Here we are in August—my how time flies! The heat spell and poor air have finally departed and I, for one, am heartily grateful. Here, in our spot at the top of the hill, things continue to move and change. There are endings and new beginnings. The Interim Pastor Search Committee has found the candidate for whom we have been waiting. We hope to have him on board in September. YAY! Our beloved friend, choir member, and Treasurer, Linda Hendry, is preparing to cross from this realm to the next. I miss her already but am comforted by the knowledge that she will be in pain no more, and will be waiting when it is our turn to join her. Summer is winding down. School will be starting soon. Our search for an interim pastor appears to be ending and the work of getting ready for a settled pastor is about to begin. I look forward to this next chapter. Peace, Caroline
A Letter to the Congregation August 12, 2017
To my Church Family,
I want to thank the Church for all the prayers and all the good times, especially the singing.
I might not see you again, but when the roll is called up Yonder, I’ll be there! Linda Hendry.
[Let us not forget Linda’s daughter, Erica, who had been Linda’s main caregiver.]
Among the Congregation Patty Wilkowski is back and mostly recovered from a bout with ulcers. She asks prayers for a new Marshallese church which has just started up with around 50 members. Patty lives with one of the families. Nancy Osborn says she enjoyed attending some of the Shakepeare plays in Ashland, Oregon this summer.
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Collecting Items for Others From Pat Auten, Outreach Chair
School Supplies are a powerful thing Continuing For August The power found in a backpack full of school supplies cannot be underestimated. These items we collect for donated backpacks help students to return to class each fall with confidence. Thank you for your donations to date. We will continue to collect supplies through the end of August. The school supply sales are still in full swing.
The items our church has been assigned to collect are: alarm clocks, mechanical pencils and lead refills, binder dividers, composition notebooks, pencil boxes, pencil pouches for 3-ring binders colored pencils 2-inch 3-ring binders,
Other items have been assigned to other groups collecting school supplies. Shopping lists are on the window sill in the narthex.
Thinking Ahead to September and October I know that the weather is still quite warm but we need to start thinking about keeping those heads and hands warm at the bus stop. Also, there are many families that will be sleeping outside.
We will be collecting hats, scarves, mittens and gloves for any size family member. I am sure there will be some great sales as the weather cools, and if you knit or crochet we welcome handmade items.
Keep Bringing Breakfast Cereal We will continue to collect breakfast cereal. Please, no Grape-Nuts or granola- style cereal though. Many of the men have few teeth, and sore mouths are a common complaint.
Attaching the Final Parts of the Hoop
Basketball Hoop Finished The church has wanted a
basketball hoop not only for our own congregation to enjoy, but also to make it available to the neighborhood. It took longer than planned. Those in on the final effort below (though others also helped) were: Diane, Cameron, Brian and Carl.
And here is the hoop in use during the church hotdog and hamburger barbecue on July 30th.
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Dates & Times to RememberSundays: Adult Sunday School, 9:30-10:20 am, in Office Bldg.Sundays: Worship, 10:45; Includes Children’s Sunday School.2nd & 4th Mondays: Monday Munchers lunches, 12:30, details below Wednesdays: Bible Study Group is waiting for our new pastor.Thursdays: Choir begins Aug. 31, 7pm. New members welcome. ROMEOS (Retired Old Men Eating Out Somewhere), 12:00 noon (See Carl Kever, Ed Gillispie or another “Old Man” for where.)
Other Groups Use Our Campus Monday through Friday: Montessori School in Ed. Bldg., 7 am -5 pmMondays: Hula Group Practices, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm in Narthex2nd & 4th Fridays: SCA group uses our buildings, 6:00 - 10:00 pmSaturdays: AA meets in the Ed. Bldg. basement.- 10:30 amSundays: Sermon on Mount Study Group, no mtgs for the summer
******************Aug. 20: Curbside muffins & coffee served, 9 - 10 amAug, 28, Monday Munchers, 12:30 @ The Golden Steer, KentAug. 31, 1st Choir practice after summer vacation. 7pm.Aug. 31, Committee Budgets due to Linda B. or Caroline B.Sep. 5, Council Meeting, 6:30 pm, Conference RmSept. 10, Pie & Ice Cream Social following worshipSep 11, Monday Munchers, 12:30 @ Jay Berry’s, May ValleySep. 15, Email Newsletter sent. Items to Editor before 14th.Sep. 25, Monday Munchers, 12:30 @ Little Peking, Renton
Lectionary Scriptures for the Upcoming Month Aug. 20, 10th Sun. after Pentecost: Psalm 133 or Psalm 67
Genesis 45:1-15, Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32, Matt. 15:(10-20) 21-28Aug. 27, 11th Sun. after Pentecost: Psalm 124 or Psalm 138,
Exodus 1:8- 2:10, Romans 12:1-8, Matthew 16:13-20Sep. 3, 12th Sun. after Pentecost: Psalm 105:1-6,23-26,45c or Psalm 26:1-8
Exodus 3:1-15, Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 16:21-28.Sep 10, 13th Sun. after Pentecost: Psalm 149 or Psalm 119:33-40,
Exodus 12: 1-14, Romans 13: 8-14, Matthew 18:15-20.Sep 17, 14th Sun. after Pentecost: Psalm 114 or Psalm 103:(1-7)8-13,
Exodus 14: 19-31, Romans 14:1-12, Matthew 18: 21-35Sep 24, 15th Sun. after Pentecost: Psalm 105: 1-6, 37-45, or Psalm 145:1-8,
Exodus 16;2-15, Phillippians 1:21-30, Matthew 20: 1-16.
Recent photos from Julie Shaffer visiting in Renton.
Aug. 30, James & Renay Bruner, 1986Sep. 3, Kunnan Chen Ordination, 1970Sep. 9, Cameron & Cari McLaughlin, 2006Sep. 12, Linda & Diane Becker, 1987Sep 14, Michael Moser & Leroy Vanberg
Vacation Photo Received Regina Morton, a former member now living in Memphis, TN, responded to our call for vacation photos. She wrote that these three women have been friends since first grade. Linda, center, just celebrated her 40th wedding anniversary. Betsy is on the left and Regina (looking good) is on the right. [I don’t know any friends from first grade, let alone get together with them! That is so Great! —Editor.]
Safety First!! Brian Tzeng put on Tim McL’s bike helmet while working on the basket ball hoop installation. [It was a lot of work putting up the hoop, but the crew apparently had fun doing it. We thank everyone who helped.]
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Some of our church family have already, or will be starting new jobs this fall: Randy Chapman, Chris Copley, Ian DeJesus and Michael Moser. Congratulations to All!
Odds ’n’ Ends Around the Church Reports from the August 1 Council meeting: Financial Secretary Linda Becker says church finances are in a good position. Offerings are in good shape. The New Sign Committee is getting organized and has been researching possibilities. Vacations have slowed progress. New kitchen appliances were discussed and hopes are to keep the cost for both a new refrigerator and stove under $3000, installed. Cameron reported that the annual meeting with the Montessori School turned up no current concerns. Linda B. reported the church’s insurance company and Balfor (the flood cleanup company) and a different carpet store are in negotiations. The church had to go to a different store when the first store and our insurance company couldn’t agree. The new pattern is very similar to the old carpet. We may need to do some touch-up painting to the sanctuary hallway after the baseboard repairs are done. Cameron said he recently walked our wooded area and found no issues. The campers have moved on as well as the person living under the stairs of the Education Building. Outside water faucets are not accessible without the church’s special tool. Cameron also went to check on some homeless campers living near the city water tower to see that they had water to drink since it has been so hot and dry. The church parking lot was striped recently. The clean white lines definitely improve its appearance.
From our Music Minister, Chris Copley
Summer is drawing to a close, bringing blessings such as cooler days, and the chancel choir singing in worship again. Our first choir practice will be Thursday, Aug. 31, at 7pm, in the sanctuary. Anyone may join us. We welcome new members. All it takes is a joy in singing and a willingness to learn a bit about how to improve one's voice. Our first anthem during worship will be on Sunday, Sept. 10. The choir will sing a variety of songs including for the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation on Oct. 29; All Saints Day on Nov. 5; and Thanksgiving Sunday, Nov. 26. Advent begins on Sunday, Dec. 3. This summer has been unique for me: I have prepared the bulletin for worship each week, working with ministers, musicians, proofreaders and those who print copies. Using scriptures and themes suggested by guest speakers, I have picked music and written or adapted prayers, calls to worship, confessions and other spoken passages that are part of worship. This has been a lot of work, and also a joy. [And is much appreciated!] I've also taken a new job as office assistant at Bellwether Housing, a nonprofit developer of affordable housing in Seattle. For the first time since I moved to Seattle three years ago, I have a full-time job with full benefits. Chris
Our Congratulations to Helen Bidman
On July 4, 2017 at the Seattle Federal Building, Helen raised her hand and became a citizen of the United States of America. She is shown here in front of the large U.S. flag there.
New Benches are Comfortable Below is Ernie Pierce and Carolyn Hoisington trying out the new benches. Ernie, up from Arizona for the summer, spent over a week in the hospital shortly after arriving here. He will be returning in a few weeks.
Thank You A note of appreciation has been received from Communities In Schools for the school supplies we donated thus far. The note with a picture of our donations is on the bulletin board in the narthex. *************
Student definition for BIBLIOGRAPHY: “Holy Geography”
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