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Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church Newsleer (connued) From Our Minister Dear Ones, It is March and the birdsong has become plenful outside my window. The tulips, unde- terred by the heavy snow in February, are ankle-high, and the apple trees have ny, brown buds. Once again, we are redeemed by the spring. Once again, the cold loses strength as the sun lingers longer each day. Nature is resurrected. Speaking of resurrecon: in the late 1890’s the French Post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin aempted to end his life. A few years before he had abandoned the compeve French art scene for what he hoped would be a simple life in Tahi. He had what we now call a colonialist, or just plain racist, view of life in Tahi--that simple-minded villagers, living in huts, would teach him the meaning of life. He hoped to escape what he considered the ills of civilizaon. Of course, Tahi was full of people as so- phiscated as those back in France, civilized and unimpressed with the French painter. They had no more an- swers regarding the meaning of life and death then the French (or if they did, they werent telling him). Gauguin became depressed, which only worsened aſter his favorite daughter unexpectedly died. He was in tre- mendous debt and felt his work was underappreciated. He finished a painng that he considered his master- piece, and the culminaon of his lifes exploraon of philosophy. As the thick oil paints dried, Gauguin swal- lowed a tremendous amount of arsenic in an aempt to end his life. Fortunately, the dose wasnt toxic. Grate- ful for his reprieve, Gauguin added a tle, sans punctuaon, to his painng— D'où Venons Nous Que Sommes Nous Où Allons Nous Or in English: Where do we come from What are we Where are we going Many of you probably recall that these words are set to music in a popular hymn in our UU tradion. A three- part chant, it encompasses the great queries of human life--where were we before we were born? What is the purpose of a human? Why do we live? Does any part of our being transcend death? Gauguin added this tle to his painng perhaps in a spirit of surrender to the mysteries that we cant solve in our lives. Perhaps he finally realized that these are the quesons we all wrestle with, and that in his unknowing he was not alone. March 2019

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Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church Newsletter

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From Our Minister

Dear Ones,

It is March and the birdsong has become plentiful outside my window. The tulips, unde-

terred by the heavy snow in February, are ankle-high, and the apple trees have tiny,

brown buds. Once again, we are redeemed by the spring. Once again, the cold loses

strength as the sun lingers longer each day. Nature is resurrected.

Speaking of resurrection: in the late 1890’s the French Post-Impressionist painter Paul

Gauguin attempted to end his life. A few years before he had abandoned the competitive

French art scene for what he hoped would be a simple life in Tahiti. He had what we now call a colonialist, or

just plain racist, view of life in Tahiti--that simple-minded villagers, living in huts, would teach him the meaning

of life. He hoped to escape what he considered the ills of civilization. Of course, Tahiti was full of people as so-

phisticated as those back in France, civilized and unimpressed with the French painter. They had no more an-

swers regarding the meaning of life and death then the French (or if they did, they weren’t telling him).

Gauguin became depressed, which only worsened after his favorite daughter unexpectedly died. He was in tre-

mendous debt and felt his work was underappreciated. He finished a painting that he considered his master-

piece, and the culmination of his life’s exploration of philosophy. As the thick oil paints dried, Gauguin swal-

lowed a tremendous amount of arsenic in an attempt to end his life. Fortunately, the dose wasn’t toxic. Grate-

ful for his reprieve, Gauguin added a title, sans punctuation, to his painting—

D'où Venons Nous

Que Sommes Nous

Où Allons Nous

Or in English:

Where do we come from

What are we

Where are we going

Many of you probably recall that these words are set to music in a popular hymn in our UU tradition. A three-

part chant, it encompasses the great queries of human life--where were we before we were born? What is the

purpose of a human? Why do we live? Does any part of our being transcend death? Gauguin added this title to

his painting perhaps in a spirit of surrender to the mysteries that we can’t solve in our lives. Perhaps he finally

realized that these are the questions we all wrestle with, and that in his unknowing he was not alone.

March 2019

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I mention Gauguin today because over my sabbatical time I pondered why we do church. Why do we gather to-

gether? Historically, faith communities assembled so that a religious leader could tell people what to believe and

how to live based on that theology. But we are a non-creedal denomination, meaning that we don’t all share the

same beliefs. So why do we do church?

Gauguin pondered life’s big questions alone and became depressed. Alone, his unknowing was painful. But togeth-

er in spiritual community we find that not knowing is less scary and more fascinating. Together we can plumb life’s

depths and share our own unique wisdom. And in all our questions we know we are not alone.

On April 13 our congregation will gather to discuss our mission and vision. Where do we come from? Who are we?

Where are we going? What values were important to our founding members? What matters the most to us now?

Who will we be in the future? What voice will we have in the Puget Sound? What does it mean to be a religious

Unitarian Universalist? What could it mean? How do we live into our convictions?

I am grateful to be on this spiritual journey with you. Let’s chart a course for our bright future.

With love,

Rev Kate

President’s Message

Dear friends,

When Snowmageddon hit, a lot of our members jumped into action to make sure we had

a safe and accessible parking lot by the time our renters on the Friday and Saturday after

the big snow storm needed to use it, not to mention our own congregation for Sunday ser-

vices. I’d like to tell you a story about how many people helped to make sure the snow

was gone from our lot.

As you know, the Sunday service for Feb. 9 was cancelled. Very few could have made it in

to church that day, much less parked safely in our lot. Then, as you all remember, Monday

came with a highly unusual dump of more snow. After that, just about everyone was hunkered down in their

homes, or maybe out snowshoeing or skiing.

By Wednesday, however, our intrepid Laurie Radin decided to try getting to church. She got there, but was unable

to park in our lot, it being covered with almost a foot of snow. Cal Spangler had tried to rent a machine to plow the

lot, but it was too late: none was available. After Laurie sounded the alarm, Bob Beekman headed to church to

check things out, secretly hoping he might find someone plowing a nearby grocery store, church, or school. Lo and

behold: when he got to our church, he saw someone plowing the parking lot of the Iglesias Church just to the north

of us! He talked to Matt, the person doing the plowing, and amazingly, Matt said he was pretty sure he could get us

on his schedule for the next day, Thursday. Bob put Matt in touch with me, and that’s what happened; Matt and his

crew came Thursday morning and did the job.

However, because our parking lot is pretty tight for a big machine, there was still some snow left near the entrance

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and in various places where the plow had pushed the snow away from the parking spaces. So, Cal Spangler, Bruce

and Kristen Hunt, and David Duke showed up on Friday to shovel the rest away.

That’s what it means to be invested in this community: you make sure the jobs that need to be done get done. I

invite everyone who’s a member of the beloved community to follow the example of those who helped out during

Snowmageddon!

Judi Kalitzki

President of the Board

Director of Religious Exploration

Greetings everyone. It’s been a CRAZY February! All of the snow had a big impact on me,

and I imagine it probably did on you all as well. I found myself thinking about climate

change and realizing that there was some part of me that was holding on to a hope that our

little corner of the world would remain untouched by it. I found myself depressed after a

week of having everything--work, music, and a political organizing event--cancelled. I found

myself feeling better when I went walking during the final big snow storm and saw neigh-

bors who usually stay inside talking to each other, helping people move stuck cars, and

shoveling each other’s driveways. It definitely snapped me into the reality that I live in a

community--deliveries of packages or food, electricity, and internet can all stop very quick-

ly, and when they do, it’s the land, the people around us, and the relationships we’ve built that matter.

I was heartened to see how many organizations stepped up to offer additional shelters in Seattle and Shoreline to

people without homes during the storm … but also disappointed to think about the fact that we’ve had a state of

emergency in our area around homelessness for four years now. Why is it that people need to be in immediate

danger of death for this to be taken more seriously. The final Sunday of the month in February, children in grades

3-8 (and a few K-2nd kids who are not taking the OWL course) heard the Christian parable of loaves and fishes in

which a small contribution towards feeding a community miraculously yields exponentially greater results. The

message I’m hoping some children may take from this story relates to the issue I bring up here--even when we

have little to give, we can still give. We don’t wait until we are rich to share and when we do share, we experience

a spiritual richness that exceeds anything that we could obtain by being stingy and hoarding wealth.

Finally, I wanted to thank everyone who welcomed Keiko M when she visited our church on Sunday, February

17. In one fell swoop, she was able to share her story with a full room and get approximately 75 additional signa-

tures on her petition for a stay (or delay) of deportation. Keiko lives just one mile from the church and this support

for her cause meant a lot to her. While she is hopeful that her husband will receive the stay of deportation, if he

does not, I feel confident that our community will continue to support her and her family in whatever way they

need to continue their struggle to keep their family together!

Lastly, please be on the lookout for an upcoming parent orientation session-- it’s tentatively planned for Sunday,

March 31 after church, though there is a small chance that may change. The parent orientation is a session in

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which I’ll explain the scope of our children’s Religious Exploration program so that you can have a better under-

standing of what it’s all about and our larger vision for the children of our church community! Please let me know

if you’d like to attend this event, even if you can’t make this particular Sunday!

OK, that’s all for this month. I hope you are all doing well and look forward to seeing you on a Sunday soon,

Chris Pollina

[email protected]

Side by Side...a column from Mental Health & Recovery Ministries

This month’s book to enhance recovery is the Skinner House publication (a UU publisher),

Restored to Sanity: Essays on the Twelve Steps by Unitarian Universalists. Before this book

was released, the only way I ever knew a large number of UUs in recovery was the 12 Step

recovery meetings at General Assembly. Now there is a book! In the 12 Step tradition of ano-

nymity all the essays are authored by people using their first names only, as well as the two

editors, Ken and Cathlean. It is available in both bound and digital formats. As we read, it be-

comes clear that 12 Step recovery is for everyone! These essays show a wide variety of Uni-

tarian Universalist belief in action. Each of the authors defines Higher Power in a way that

makes sense to her or him.

If you are still working out how a 12 Step recovery program could work for you, this book is a beautiful resource. It

was a joy for me to find all these UUs who were willing to talk about their recovery. A Unitarian Universalist can

find resonance when the authors talk about their beliefs, their moment of awakening and how they’ve changed.

All of us can read about other people being vulnerable and learning how to have a healthy relationship. Addicts

and alcoholics can be totally lost in addiction and come back to life with recovery. It is so encouraging to see how

being a member of a UU community contributed to their recovery. I highly recommend this book to you.

If there is any way that we can be supportive of you and your family, please reach out to us, the co-chairs of the

Mental Health & Recovery Ministry team here at Shoreline UU: Chris Poole at 206-542-9271 or Rev. Barbara Cor-

nell at [email protected].

The support group for Family and Friends of those with a lived experience of mental illness will meet in March on

the fourth Monday, March 25, 2019 in the Conference Room at church from 6:30 to 8 p.m. I will need to be in

New Jersey that night, celebrating my Dad’s 95th birthday, but Chris will be there to welcome you. There will al-

ways be a place for you to join us!

Rev. Barbara Cornell, Affiliated Community Minister

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Minutes of the February 5, 2019 Board Meeting

Attending: Judi Kalitzki, Bill Hayes, Dana Doerksen, Ryan Dunne, Catherine Crain, Rev. Kate, and Juel Erickson; ab-

sent: Homer Henderson

The meeting opened at 7 p.m. The minutes of the January 8, 2018 meeting were approved.

New Business

• Discussion about what to do with the Sound Transit money. Ryan recommended that we hold back $10,000

and pay down the Verity loan as much as we can. We discussed the pros and cons of holding back some

(maybe $10K) for specific purposes, such as the landscaping project and possibly the requirement to pay for a

treasurer/bookkeeper when Cindy leaves. Whatever we don’t use of the $10K can then go to the Verity

loan. The board approved this plan 5 to 1.

• Dana reported on the process for finding our new administrator being undertaken by the hiring task force

(Dana Doerksen, Judi Kalitzki, Stephanie Metting, and Karen Thompson). Sixteen candidates applied with only

three or four of them plausible candidates. The strongest one just got another job, and another one pulled out

of the running. The last viable candidate will be interviewed by Rev. Kate, Dana, Stephanie and Karen on Feb. 7.

(Update: this candidate did not work out, so the job is being advertised again). Catherine is working with Cindy

on developing a list of tasks that Cindy has been doing to determine a job description for her position. Some of

what she has been doing could possibly be done by the administrator, but we feel that it makes sense to have

a separate bookkeeper.

• Bill King submitted a report to the Board of the results of the Branching Out events. The Branching Out task

force polled all of the participants in the events, asking for recommendations for coming similar events. The

main recommendation is to develop ways to get more folks interested and involved in church committees and

activities, but especially the committees that do "the hard stuff." He also reported on the activities of the Con-

gregational Life Committee (CLC). They have been discussing and planning an interview process to involve all

members and interested folks. This will take most of this year. In the meantime, they are in the process of try-

ing to fill 7 positions that will come open this next year: 3 on the Board, 2 on CLC and 2, on Endowment. Karen

Thompson has agreed to coordinate the Chalice Circles.

• Rev. Kate outlined her plan to update our Mission and Vision Statements. She and Tandi Rogers from the UUA

are planning a full congregational meeting to be held at the Edmonds UU Congregation on April 13 from 10

a.m. to 3 p.m. At that meeting we will work on "Visioning." Rev. Kate will advertise this workshop in Soundings

and in the order of service. We will work on answering the following questions: What are our assets? Where

could we go/be in 10 years? What skills/learning do we need to get there and where could we get them? After

this brainstorming workshop, a task force (made up of 6 folks: 2 from the Board, 1 or 2 from COM, 1 or 2 from

CLC) will do the wordsmithing of the final statements.

• Bill Hayes reported on the landscaping project. Regarding the $4K allocated, we could save money by buying

cheaper plants, but we want the landscaping to look good right away to boost rentals, so we discussed both

pros and cons. Another work party will be working on creating a path and using a machine to spread wood

chips. As for the back fence, that project will need to wait until 2020.

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• New item: Sound Transit contractors will be looking at our parking lot to begin planning a footbridge over I-5

using our and the Korean church’s parking lot edge as a right of way.

• Thank you notes were written to Carolyn Threadgill for working with Modern Building Systems to make sure

they fixed problems with our heating system in the Davis building, and April Frazier for creating the New Year’s

card the Welcome Team is sending to all members. Also, the Board will be sending out thank you notes to par-

ticipant hosts in the Branching Out Event.

Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.

Submitted by Juel Erickson, Board Secretary

Community Announcements

Interested in finding out more about our SUUC community?

On Saturday, March 9, from 9 a.m. until noon, the Welcome Team is sponsoring an orientation gath-

ering led by Rev. Kate. We will go through some UU history, turn to a focus on what happens here at

SUUC, and have a good time meeting other new seekers. We’ll share stories about how we arrived

here and about what kind of relationships we would like out of our community. Come join this lively

discussion! We’ll have treats and child care is available, if requested. Curious? Contact Jamie at jamieannemey-

[email protected] or 206-390-3230.

The SUUC Auction is coming soon!

Hello members and friends, our auction has been slightly delayed, but we are now in full

swing, soliciting donations! Here’s a link to our handy dandy 2019 auction procurement

form: tinyurl.com/2019suuc. Please fill out the form by Friday, March 15. Don’t have an

original Picasso lying around that you want to Marie Kondo out of your life? No worries!

You can donate services! You can donate events! Use your imagination, the sky’s the lim-

it. Examples of successful items from previous auctions:

Handyman services

Babysitting

Meal cooking

House cleaning

Dinner theater

Game night

Thanks in advance for helping support our fantastic Shoreline UU Church!

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Shoreline and Evergreen UU Congregations present: Spring Seabeck Retreat, Friday, April 26 to Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Seabeck Conference Center on beautiful Hood Canal

The theme is “Wisdom Through Peacemaking Circles,” with Lucianne

Hackbert, PhD. Lucianne is a Clinical Psychologist and Leadership

Consultant in Seattle who works with groups, teams and organizations to foster resiliency and

equity.

Peacemaking Circles are a practice of deep listening and storytelling to build trust and strength-

en relationships. Passed on by the First Nation Tagish Tlingit, they help create a space that lifts

barriers between people, opening possibilities for connection, collaboration, and

understanding. The process invites learning that comes from the collective wisdom of the room.

Luci’s interactive session will be a time to experience the Peacemaking Circle process. We will have the opportuni-

ty to explore topics and themes that are living in the heart of our community. The circle process allows participants

to respond to important questions in creative and inspiring ways.

Together, we will discover our collective wisdom through participation in Peacemaking Circles.

Registration begins March 3rd. For more information visit: www.shorelineuu.org/seabeck-retreat.html Or contact

anyone from our Seabeck Planning Committee:

Renée Palermo – Co-chair/Registrar, [email protected]

Monda Sosa – Co-chair/Children’s Program Coordinator

Shelley Anderson – Volunteer Coordinator

Michelle Martin – Workshop Coordinator

NW UU Music Festival

The NW UU Choral Festival Choral Association is extremely excited to host Melanie DeMore

who will share her musical gifts with us during our music festival, March 23-24.

Melanie was a favorite music clinician at the National Association of Unitarian Universalist Mu-

sic Ministries (formerly UUMN) Conference in Portland last summer. More information about

Melanie: http://www.melaniedemore.com/

Melanie will lead a workshop during which she will teach us songs by rote on Saturday, March 23, at Edmonds UU

Congregation in Chapman Hall (8109 224th St. SW, Edmonds) from approximately 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The NW UU Festival Choir will present a “Community Sing” concert at the United Methodist Church in Edmonds,

828 Caspers St., from 3 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 24. A free will offering will be taken during the concert. Partici-

pation in the workshop and concert is $30 per person. To participate in the concert, register at https://

pnwuumf.brownpapertickets.com.

All UUs are welcome to join in even if they don’t sing in a choir. Melanie will also be teaching songs to the audi-

ence as part our “Community Sing” concert.

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March Women’s Circle

The monthly SUUC Women's Circle will be held on Saturday, March 2, from 9:45 a.m. to

noon in Threadgill Hall of the Davis Building. Our Women's Circle is open to SUUC members,

visitors and anyone who self-identifies as female. The topic for this gathering will be

“Looking for Smiling, Laughter, Joy and Hope for Today and the Future.” Presenters are Ann

Maxwell, Jennifer Merrall, and Vicky Whiteman. We’ll share some tasty food and fabulous conversation.

Bring a snack to share.

Plate Share for the Month

Our Plate Share recipient for March will be Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness. During the ser-

vice of March 10, a representative from the Coalition will briefly address the congregation regarding the col-

laborative efforts of this nonprofit, keyed on ending the crisis of homelessness in our region.

Drop-In Group March 10

In an effort to provide people who are just starving for meaningful conversation about im-

portant life issues, we offer a drop-in group for Being Human on the second Sunday of every

month. This month our meeting will take place (if all goes according to plan) on March 10th

in the Emerson Room in the Davis Building after the church service that morning. We get

started around noon and go for an hour. We decided to rotate responsibility for facilitation. This month Joyce

Allison will lead. You are invited to join us. Just Drop In!!

Pub Theology for Younger Adults

Looking for a place to enjoy libations while talking liberation? Talk politics with pilsner? Discuss the sacred

over stout? Come to Pub Theology, a gathering for people 50ish and younger. All are welcome, no RSVP nec-

essary. Questions? Contact Rev Kate: [email protected].

3/15, 7 p.m.: Ridgecrest Public House, http://www.ridgecrest.pub/

4/19, 7 p.m.: Church Key Pub, https://churchkeypub.com/

5/17, 7 p.m.: Hellbent Brewery, http://www.hellbentbrewingcompany.com/

6/14,7 p.m.: Potluck at Kate’s house

Shoreline UU Men’s Group

The men’s group will meet for breakfast at the Wedgwood Broiler, 8230 35th Ave NE, on Saturday, March 16,

9-11 a.m. All SUUC men are welcome at our monthly breakfast meetings on the third Saturday of each

month. For information contact Dick Volkman [email protected], 206-281-7944.

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SUUC Evening Book Group Meeting March 5 “The owl of Minerva flies at dusk.”

The Evening Book Group (aka “The Owls of Minerva”) will meet on Tuesday, March 5, from 7

to 8:30 p.m. in the Brown Room, in the Davis Building. Please note that this is a change from

our customary meeting on the first Wednesday of the month. The book for this meeting will be Red Notice by

Bill Browder. If February’s novel was a “fictional political thriller,” you might call Red Notice a combination of

a memoir and a “non-fiction political thriller.” Bob Beekman will facilitate the discussion. The following

month’s discussion, on Wednesday, April 3, will be Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez. Anyone is wel-

come to join our monthly book group discussions. Need more information? Contact Bob, 206-527-7340,

[email protected].

Celebrate the Equinox with GreenSong!

The daffodils and crocuses are beginning to emerge, and the leaf buds are swelling with the promise of

Spring. Mother Earth beckons us to stretch our bodies and spirits in anticipation of all that is to come. Join us

in a moment of reflection, balance, and expansion at Ostara, the Spring Equinox, and prepare yourself for the

light and life blossoming in this new season. Our GreenSong ritual, on Sunday, March 24, begins at 5:30 p.m.

and is open to all, including children. Weather permitting, we will celebrate outdoors, otherwise, we will be in

Threadgill Hall. Please bring light refreshments to share after the ritual. Contact [email protected]

if you have any questions. Blessed Be!

Boldly Beseeching Baristas

Only 10 out of 20 barista slots are filled for March, so please sign up for 45-minute shifts at www.tinyurl.com/

suuc-coffee. Before-church baristas focus on brewing, and after-church baristas focus on cleaning. Contact

Carrie for more info: [email protected] or 425-773-1776.

GA in Spokane this June!

General Assembly is the annual, international meeting of our Unitarian Universalist

Association. Attendees worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the As-

sociation through democratic process. There is fantastic programming for kids and

youth! This year’s theme is “The Power of We.” In a time of great challenge and

heartbreak in our world, what does our faith demand from us? At this year’s General Assembly, we will ex-

plore the power, possibility, purpose, struggle and joy of finding the path forward together as Unitarian Uni-

versalists. Attendees will leave inspired, with the tools needed to carry on the work into their own congrega-

tions and communities. Join us as we work for collective liberation inside and outside our faith. Registration

and housing begins March 1: see https://www.uua.org/ga. Blocks of hotel rooms will be reserved near the

convention, but you can also stay with UU families who live nearby. Check out https://

www.homestayspokane.com/ for inexpensive options.

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Social Action Ministry

Bystander Training, March 6, 7-8:30 p.m.

What can you do if you see someone being harassed? Join us at Shoreline UU Church

for this important workshop. Training will cover: what is a bystander, value of interven-

tion, safe ways to intervene, and role play scenarios. This will be presented by Aisha

Hauser, MSW, Director of Lifelong Learning at East Shore Unitarian Church in Bellevue. RSVP is helpful, but not

required. We hope to offer childcare. If childcare is a need for you, please contact Suni Tolton, Diversity and Inclu-

sion Coordinator [email protected] or 206-801-2256. Supported by the SUUC Social Action Ministry and

co-hosted by The City of Shoreline.

Shoreline Social Action Ministry Meeting

Join us on Saturday, March 9, 2019 for our monthly Social Action Ministry (SAM) Committee

meeting. We will gather in Threadgill Hall from 9:30-11 a.m. Our February meeting was can-

celled due to the snow, and we hope you will be able to join us as we catch up on past and fu-

ture activities.

• Our agenda will cover the following activities and others that are brought to our attention:

• Faith Action Network (FAN) Interfaith Advocacy Day in Olympia;

• March 9 Sno-King Meaningful Movies presentation of “Replacing Roe,” in collaboration with NARAL Trou-

blemakers;

• Review of March 6 Bystander Training, presented by the City of Shoreline, hosted by SUUC;

• Ronald Methodist Church Thursday dinners and SUUC member involvement;

• Food donations for Hopelink, determining dates and time for delivery of items;

• Plans for additional ways to support community members in need beyond holiday food/item drives;

• Review of Sno-King Meaningful Movies on January 12, 2019, “Chasing Coral”;

• Upcoming Everett and Sno-King Meaningful Movies three-part series “Elementary Genocide” on April 13,

May 11, and June 8;

• April 20 North Puget Sound Conference on Race, Everett Community College;

• 2019 North Sound Progressive People’s Summit June 12, Everett;

• Language acknowledging Duwamish land and possible placement of plaque in new landscaping or by wa-

ter fountain.

If you are interested and want more information, please contact Krista Tenney [email protected] or Bob

Beekman: home: 206-527-7340, cell 206-437-1298. We look forward to an energizing and productive 2019!

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Meaningful Movies: Reversing Roe March 9, 6:30 p.m. at Edmonds UU Congregation.

Why should UUs care about abortion rights? The anti-choice movement is very effec-

tive and successful in legislating religion. That should make every UU sit up and take

notice, regardless of our varying opinions about abortion.

Sno-King Meaningful Movies invites you to its March 9 screening of Reversing

Roe. IMDb describes this film as “a deep historical look at one of the most controver-

sial issues of our time, highlighting the abortion debate from various points along the

ideological spectrum in a winding story of abortion in America.”

Join Sno-King Meaningful Movies at Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 8109 224th St. SW, Ed-

monds, WA. Doors open at 6 p.m. for snacks and conversation. The film starts at 6:30. After the film, please

join us for a community discussion with special guests Tiffany Hankins, Executive Director NARAL Pro-Choice

Washington, and Lillian Lanier, Organizing Director NARAL Pro-Choice Washington. For more information,

contact Bill King, Marley Banker, or visit https://meaningfulmovies.org/events/reversing-roe/.

March Worship Services

Sunday, March 3, 10:30 a.m.: Pulpit Guest, “The Forgiveness of Clay”

Sunday, March 10, 10:30 a.m.: Rev. Kate Landis, “The Myth of Being Self-Made;” Choir

(Don't forget Daylight Saving Time starts March 10; set clocks ahead)

Sunday, March 17, 10:30 a.m.: Pulpit Guest

Sunday, March 24, 10:30 a.m.: Rev. Kate Landis, “Commitment in a Disposable World”;

Choir

Sunday, March 31, 10:30 a.m.: Rev. Kate Landis, “Is It Possible to be Good?”

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March Sunday Volunteers

March 3:

Greeters: Mark Smith and Sharon Greenman

Ushers: Homer Henderson and Anne Avery

Baristas: Todd Crandell, Allison Boelter, and

Terry Zimmerman

Videography: Jerald Forster

Audio-visual: Laura Banks

March 10:

Greeters: Marguerite Chin and Barbara Stilson

Ushers: Cynthia Bagley and Belle Moore

Baristas: Earl Davis, R. Patula, and Treela

McKamey

Videography: Jerald Forster

Audio-visual: Ben Tompkins

March 17:

Greeters: Earl Davis and Karen Thompson

Ushers: Rhiannon Arjona and Paul Borrmann

Barista: Allison Boelter

Videography: Jerald Forster

Audio-visual: Eric Scott

March 24:

Greeters: Carolyn Brenner and Bronte Anderson

Ushers: Robert Plaag and Mike Marvel

Baristas: Marley Banker and Mary Lou Haberman

Videography: Jerald Forster

Audio-visual: Jake McKown/Laura Banks

March 31:

Greeters: Jessie Strauss and Myrtle Bishop

Ushers: Allison Luzader and Anne Martin

Baraistas: R. Patula and Mary Lou Haberman

Videography: Jerald Forster

Audio-visual: Jake McKown/Ben Tompkins

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Rev. Kate Landis, Minister (W) 206-363-7994 [email protected]

Rev. Barbara Cornell, Affiliated Community Minister (C) 206-510-5690 [email protected]

Rev. Carmen TenEyck-McDowell, Affiliated Community Minister (C) 425-765-9064

[email protected]

William Sederholm, Choir Director 206 371-7488 [email protected]

Chris Pollina, Director of Religious Exploration (C) 206-240-5500 [email protected]

Laurie Radin, Church Administrator (W) 206-363-7994 [email protected]

2019 Board of Trustees:

Judi Kalitzki, President; Ryan Dunne, VP-Finance; Catherine Crain, Vice President;

Juel Erickson, Secretary; Dana Doerksen; Bill Hayes; Homer Henderson,

Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church

14724 First Avenue NE, Shoreline, WA 98155-6806 206-363-7994 www.shorelineuu.org [email protected]