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SANDPOINTER
March 21, 2017
Sand Point Community United Methodist Church
4710 NE 70th St., Seattle, WA 98115-6148 206-523-3040; sandpointcommunity.org
[email protected] Rev. Janelle Kurtz, Pastor
Interested in Worship Planning?
Anyone with an interest or passion for worship is invited to join the Worship Team! Some of our team goals, include:
Collaborating to plan creative worship Creating visuals and music for a cohesive worship service Planning future holiday worship at the church
We will meet next on Sunday April 2nd; also at 11:30 a.m. in the Fireside Room to begin plans for the Easter season worship. We hope to see you there!
Holy Week
April 13: Maundy Thursday Service 7:00 p.m., location TBD
April 16: Easter Sunrise Service
7:00 a.m., on the church lawn followed by a Continental breakfast in Perry Hall
& Easter Service
10:00 a.m., in the Sanctuary
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Happening at the Church Right Now—
SPRING!!
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Calendar
Wednesday (March 22) Bell Choir— 6:30 p.m., Choir Room Choir Practice—7:30 p.m., Sanctuary Sunday (M arch 26) Worship—10:00 a.m., Sanctuary Fellowship Hour—after Worship, Perry Hall
Tent City 3 Dinner—Dinner prep. @ 2 p.m., Lehman Hall; delivery & serving approximately 5 p.m. Monday (M arch 27)
SANDPOINTER deadline
Looking Ahead
Wednesday (M arch 29) Choir Practice—7:30 p.m., Sanctuary Thursday (M arch 30) Rose Writing Group, 7:00—8:30 p.m., Fireside Room Sunday (April 2) Worship—10:00 a.m., Sanctuary Fellowship Hour—after Worship, Perry Hall Worship Team—11:30 a.m., Fireside Room Tuesday (April 4) Men’s Bible Study— 10:00 a.m., Fireside Room Wednesday (April 5) Choir Practice—7:30 p.m., Sanctuary Thursday (April 6) Women’s Bible Study— 10:00 a.m., Fireside Room SPRC—6:30 p.m., Fireside Room
Women’s Bible Study
1st & 3rd Thursdays 10:00 a.m.—Fireside Room
All women of the church are invited.
Men’s Bible Study 1st & 3rd Tuesdays
10:00 a.m. —Fireside Room All men of the church are welcome to attend.
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New PFLAG Group in
North Seattle
A new PFLAG, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, group is forming in north Seattle! The first meeting is March 28th, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Haller Lake United Methodist Church—13055 1st Avenue NE. The first hour will focus on educational topics of interest to families with LGBTQ members; and the second hour will offer support in a group setting. Participation is free and confidential. Meetings are the 4th Tuesday of every month.
Rummage Sale
Friday, May 5—9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 6—9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
The Church’s annual Rummage Sale is almost upon us! If you are Spring Cleaning and have items you would like to donate, please think of us! Items can be brought to the Church and stored in the upper room or the Chapel.
**Note: We cannot accept computers, printers, fax machines, exercise equipment, and adult clothing.
Volunteers are needed to: Set up during the week prior to the Sale Sort, display, and price Cashier Assist guests during the Sale Clean up after the Sale
If you have any questions or you want to volunteer, contact Rummage Sale coordinator, Ngaire Taylor.
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Melodies of Compassion
April Focus Tierra Nueva
Thirty years ago, the ministry of Tierra Nueva was founded in Honduras. The outreach and work of Tierra Nueva centered around preventative medicine, sustainable farming, and Bible study. The founders, Bob and Gracie Ekblad, originally came from the Skagit Valley; and when they returned, they expanded the work of Tierra Nueva to the Valley, including the cities of Burlington and Mount Vernon, the Skagit County Jail and Juvenile Detention, visits to the prison in Monroe, and families in their homes and migrant camps. Sand Point Community Church has supported this ministry in the past; and Tierra Nueva in the Skagit Valley will receive the Melodies of Compassion collections for April. The people served by this great organization were described in a recent communication by Bethany Hiser, Women’s Lead for Discipleship: [Our] “ministry sits at the nexus of two national conversations: mass incarcerations and immigration rights. This year we have been increasingly clarifying that our main focus are folks affected by these two systems. We meet people through chaplaincy in the jail, juvenile detention, state prisons, gang ministry, our drop-in family support center, our church community, and a writing group with migrant youth.” The ministry is sustained by the daily hands-on and spiritual involvement of staff who work on root issues through prayer, programs for addiction recovery, accompanying people to appointments, helping with housing and employment barriers, and discipling whole families, In this time of increased pressure on persons of immigrant status, we can support the work of Jesus’ Gospel teachings by reaching into our pockets for Tierra Nueva and harmonizing our resources with their needs.
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Upcoming Concerts with our Music Director
SPU Faculty Baroque Concert Sunday, April 2, 4:00 p.m. Nickerson Studios, on the SPU Campus 340 W Nickerson St Seattle, WA 98119 Admission is Free.
An afternoon of vocal and instrumental masterworks for organ, brass, strings and voice from the Baroque era, celebrating SPU Music Department’s new I manual + pedal, 6-stop chamber organ built by Michael Korchonoff. Music by Dietrich Buxtehude, Giovanni Paolo Cima, Dario Castello, Johann Hermann Schein, Johann Theile, Marco Uccelini, Jan Pietrszoon Sweelinck, and Johann Sebastian Bach. Les Martin, organ; Chérie Hughes and Catherine Haight, soprano; Jan Nelson, alto; Brian Chin, trumpet; Danny Helseth and David Krosschell, trombone; Bradley Hawkins, cello, and Todd Gowers, Contrabass; with special guests, Steven Creswell and Kim Zabelle, violin.
Intimate Baroque Friday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. Saint Mark's Cathedral 1245 10th Ave E Seattle, WA 98102 $15-$25
Intimate Baroque, a superb Seattle-based ensemble of singers and instrumentalists, offers this cycle of seven short cantatas that puts listeners at the foot of the cross to contemplate Christ’s body. Madeline Bersamina and Rebekah Gilmore, soprano; Josh Haberman, countertenor; David Hendrix, tenor; Gabe Lewis-O’Connor, bass. Ingrid Matthews and Brandon Vance, violin; Laurie Wells, viola; Joanna Blendulf, gamba, Page Smith-Bilski, cello and Les Martin, organ. Cathedral organist Michael Kleinschmidt, will perform organ works of Buxtehude to frame this extraordinary Lenten meditation.
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Fellowship Hour
Thank you for the hospitality of our Good Shepherd teams and all who contribute to our fellowship hour refreshments after worship. Per a suggestion from Church Council, we will be introducing a voluntary donation basket in Perry Hall to maintain the coffee, tea and miscellaneous refreshment supplies that support the fellowship time that we enjoy. As we trial this suggestion, please know that our hospitality will always be extended to all! Thank you!
United Methodist Women’s Luncheon March 14, 2017 Eating and conversing- Talking about the past. Thinking about the future.
A Thank You for a Successful Parents’ Night Out
Thank you to all who helped make our March Parents' Night Out a success! Seventeen kids came and had a great time creating springtime themed artwork, playing games, and enjoying time all together. A special thank you to Kathy Warnaca, Bella Flaccus, Kathryn Jacobson, Brittany Erickson, and Meredith McVicar.
It has been an absolute delight to see the children creating friendships with one another and our SPC members volunteering their time and energy to make meaningful connections with neighborhood families outside of our own church community.
Please mark your calendars for our next Parents' Night Out on June 23rd from 5-8pm! If you are interested in knowing more about Parents' Night Out or would like to find out ways that you can participate, please contact Sarah Ritchey at [email protected] or the church office at 206-523-3040.
