Veradale United Church of Christ

Spokane Valley, WA

Sunday Worship at First Congregational Church, March 7, at 10am

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Dear Veradale UCC Friends and Members,
 
I hope you are doing okay as we come to the one year anniversary of Covid Quarentine.  How are you this week? What gives you hope at this time?
 
We will be visiting The First Congregational Church of Riverside, CA this Sunday. Worship starts at 10am. You can join us in-person at our church or go there from home by going to http://www.fccriverside.org/worship-with-us/live/
 
If you want to join us in the Zoom Coffee hour, you will need to go to the bottom of the page link and sign up before Sunday. I have signed us up for those in the church building. For those joining from home, I hope you will take a leap and sign-up early for their after worship Zoom. They are so excited to have us coming that they have paid the extra cost to make their Zoom program able to hold more of us. 
 
These visits are deeply nurturing to us as a congregation and to those we visit. Thank you, Veradale! You are an amazing church. 
 
Remember, if you want to worship in-person, let me know as we have a limited number of spaces. For those who come in person, expect:
1. Enter through front door (church wings will both be closed).
2. Only the one bathroom by the front doors will be used.
3. Temperature and names will be taken at the door.
4. Masks are required (we will have masks for forgetful folk). No Face shields unless they include a cloth mask which MUST be worn over the nose. The new more contagious strain of covid requires us to be more vigilant. So, masks must be worn over the nose.
5. Chairs are set at 6’ apart. Please, do not move chairs.
7. The Bibles, Hymnals, pens, pencils, coloring pages are all REMOVED from the sanctuary. If you want to print your own bulletin or bring your own Bible, that is fine.
8. There will be absolutely no eating or drinking in the building.
9. There will be no singing in the sanctuary. We will have hymns but only those on Facebook and Zoom can sing.
 
Thank you for keeping flexible!
 
Let me know if you will be in-person this Sunday.
Pastor Gen
(408)593-9556
 
We will visit The First Congregational Church of Riverside, CA
10am
in our sanctuary or go directly to  http://www.fccriverside.org/worship-with-us/live/
at 10am Sunday
Sign up early for the Coffee Hour Zoom
 
Offerings
Please, remember offerings can be given through the church website at https://veradaleucc.org
There is an orange donate button on the right side of the page.
or
send checks to Veradale UCC, 611N Progress Road, Spokane Valley, WA 99037
Thank you!
 
Silent Prayer 
on Facebook every Tuesday morning from 9am to 9:25am https://www.facebook.com/VeradaleUCC/
 
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline   1-800-273-8255 Available 24 hours a day in  English and  Spanish.

Sunday Worship 2/28/21 and Bulletin

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Dear Veradale UCC,
Thank you to Gae Ann, Naomi, Al and Polly, Kathy and Sally, and all who checked in last week. I appreciate learning how you are doing and adding your prayers to mine. How is it today? This week? Do you have prayers of concern or gratitude to share?
We are back to limited in-person worship. Let me know if you will be joining us in the building.
 
Do you want to read the scripture for this Sunday? Let me know.
 
Would you be willing to record a welcome message after worship on Sunday? 
 
 
Remember, in addition to the small in-person gathering, we have Zoom, Facebook, and with Radio Daniel at 89.3 (in the parking lot). If you want to worship in-person, let me know as we have a limited number of spaces. For those who come in person, expect:
1. Enter through front door (church wings will both be closed).
2. Only the one bathroom by the front doors will be used.
3. Temperature and names will be taken at the door.
4. Masks are required (we will have masks for forgetful folk). No Face shields unless they include a cloth mask which MUST be worn over the nose. The new more contagious strain of covid requires us to be more vigilant. So, masks must be worn over the nose.
5. Chairs are set at 6’ apart. Please, do not move chairs.
7. The Bibles, Hymnals, pens, pencils, coloring pages are all REMOVED from the sanctuary. If you want to print your own bulletin or bring your own Bible, that is fine.
8. There will be absolutely no eating or drinking in the building.
9. There will be no singing in the sanctuary. We will have hymns but only those on Facebook and Zoom can sing.
 
Thank you for keeping flexible!
 
Let me know if you will be in-person this Sunday.
Pastor Gen
(408)593-9556
Sunday Morning Worship
10:20 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Veradale United Church of Christ
An Open & Affirming Congregation
Worshiping God in Christ – Welcoming All – Working for Justice & Peace
“No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!”
February 28, 2021 • 10:30 a.m.
Wayne Shull, Music Director
Charlie Salt, Acolyte and AV
Naomi Hanvey Facebook Monitor
Scotty Patton, Zoom Monitor
10:30am    Worship begins
God suffers .  . . . all the time!
All the time . . . God suffers!
Passing the Peace of Christ and Welcoming the Light Christ
*Hymn: “Be Still My Soul”
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Be still, my soul! for God is on your side;
bear patiently the cross of grief or pain:
leave to your God to order and provide,
in every change, God faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul! your best, your eternal friend
through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
Be still, my soul! for God will undertake
to guide in future days as in the past.
Your hope, your confidence, let nothing shake;
all now mysterious shall be clear at last.
Be still, my soul! the waves and winds still know
how Jesus’ power ruled them long ago.
Be still, my soul! the hour will soon be here
when we shall be with God whom we adore;
when disappointment gone, no grief, nor fear,
Sorrow replaced with joy forevermore.
Be still my soul! when change and tears are past,
all safe and blessed we shall meet at last.
Community Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
Silent Prayer
Lord’s Prayer
Response: Amen, amen, amen
A Time of Offering
An Invitation to Share
Stories form Black History
Jan Young, Wayne Shull, and Cherall Anne St. James tells us three stories
Dedication 780 (NCH)
Praise God from whom all blessing flow. Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God for all that love has done; Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One.  Amen
Dedication Prayer

Holy, Loving, and Divine One, Jesus has revealed the treasure of your love for us and all creation. It is a treasure beyond measure. May these offerings of our time, talent, and treasure be blessed as our tokens of gratitude for that love. May all that we are and all that we do be dedicated to this way of Jesus. Amen.

Listening for God
Mark 8:31-38 (NRSV)
 Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”
He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
Message: The Suffering of God
Silence
Announcements
Our Light moves into the World God Loves
Hymn: “I want Jesus to Go with Me” 490 (NCH)
Words and melody in public domain
I want Jesus to go with me.
I want Jesus to go with me.
All along my pilgrim journey,
O, I want Jesus to go with me.
In my trials, Lord, O, comfort me.
In my trials, Lord,O, comfort me.
When my heart is almost breaking,
O, I want Jesus to comfort me.
When I’m in trouble, Lord, O, stay with me.
When I’m in trouble, Lord, O, stay with me.
When my head is bowed in sorrow,
O, I want Jesus to stay with me.
Benediction and “What does the Lord Require?”
1. What does the Lord require of you? What does the Lord require of you?
2. Justice, kindness, walk humbly with your God.
3. To seek justice, and love kindness, and walk humbly with your God.
CCLI license #11038266
Postlude
 
Offerings
Please, remember offerings can be given through the church website at https://veradaleucc.org
There is an orange donate button on the right side of the page.
or
send checks to Veradale UCC, 611N Progress Road, Spokane Valley, WA 99037
Thank you!
 
Silent Prayer 
on Facebook every Tuesday morning from 9am to 9:25am https://www.facebook.com/VeradaleUCC/
 
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline   1-800-273-8255 Available 24 hours a day in  English and  Spanish.

Sunday Worship Feb 21, 2021 + Bulletin

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Dear Friends and Members of Veradale UCC,
 
Many Thanks to all who continue to check in. Please, let me know how you are doing this week. Let me also know any prayers you want to add.  Thanks!
 
This Sunday is the first in the season of Lent. I hope you can join us on Facebook, Zoom, or in-person. For those on Zoom and in-person, we have sometime after worship that we visit for a little while. This has been such a blessing!
 
Our Mardi Bras Drive Through party was shared with the Eastside Gladiators (Petra Hoy’s group), Temple Beth Shalom, Congregation Emanu-el, and Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience. The list below has expanded since the first count as more donations have come in. All donations for Mardi Bras go to

Volunteers of America Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho

. We collected:

2144 Tampons
2406 Pads
143 pair of socks
BAGS of toothbrushes and tooth paste
TONS of Toilitires
352 Undies
149 Bras
Bus Passes
Leggings
Slippers
Clothes
20 gloves
9 scarves
11 hats
$565
 
Remember, we will have a small in-person gathering as well as Zoom, Facebook, and with Radio Daniel at 89.3 (in the parking lot). If you want to worship in-person, let me know as we have a limited number of spaces. For those who come in person, expect:
1. Enter through front door (church wings will both be closed).
2. Only the one bathroom by the front doors will be used.
3. Temperature and names will be taken at the door.
4. Masks are required (we will have masks for forgetful folk). No Face shields unless they include a cloth mask which MUST be worn over the nose. The new more contagious strain of covid requires us to be more vigilant. So, masks must be worn over the nose.
5. Chairs are set at 6’ apart. Please, do not move chairs.
7. The Bibles, Hymnals, pens, pencils, coloring pages are all REMOVED from the sanctuary. If you want to print your own bulletin or bring your own Bible, that is fine.
8. There will be absolutely no eating or drinking in the building.
9. There will be no singing in the sanctuary. We will have hymns but only those on Facebook and Zoom can sing.
 
Thank you for keeping flexible about worshiping in person.
 
Let me know if you will be in-person this Sunday.
Pastor Gen
(408)593-9556
Sunday Morning Worship
10:20 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
 
Join Zoom Meeting
 
Meeting ID: 878 8402 0669
Passcode: 098021
One tap mobile
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Meeting ID: 878 8402 0669
Passcode: 098021
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcgymVnmzo
 
 
Limited  IN-PERSON WORSHIP 
Veradale United Church of Christ
An Open & Affirming Congregation
Worshiping God in Christ – Welcoming All – Working for Justice & Peace
“No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!”
February 21, 2021 • 10:30 a.m.
 
Wayne Shull, Music Director
Charlie Salt, Acolyte and AV
Naomi Hanvey Facebook Monitor
Scotty Patton, Zoom Monitor
 
10:30am    Worship begins
God is steadfast .  . . . all the time!
All the time . . . God is steadfast !
 
Passing the Peace of Christ and Welcoming the Light Christ
*Hymn: “God Reigns o’er All the Earth” 21 (NCH)
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God reigns o’er all the earth! Green hills and valley’s low, the farms and towns in golds and browns God’s grace and beauty show.  God reigns o’er all the earth! Stone banks and spreading plains, in rainbow hues – reds, yellows, blues – of stream and country lanes.
 
God reigns o’er human life! Through youth and aging years, in death, in birth, in grief in mirth, in all our hopes and fears.God reigns o’er human life! Our inspiration still. Through all our schemes, in all our dreams, we see God’s reigning will.
 
God reigns o’er time and space! In history’s bygone days, Christ’s faithful folk in reverence spoke to bring God earnest praise. God reigns o’er time and space! O’er galaxy and sun, through timeless years the cosmos hears the heavenly music run.
 
God reigns! Emmanuel! God with us every day, in all our past and to the last, our comfort and our stay. God reigns! Emmanuel! Let praise to Christ be sung! God’s presence here makes all things dear. Let joyful bells be rung!
 
 
Community Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
Silent Prayer
Lord’s Prayer
Response: Amen, amen, amen
 
A Time of Offering
An Invitation to Share
Story form Black History
Aly Young tells us a story 
 
Dedication 780 (NCH)
Praise God from whom all blessing flow. Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God for all that love has done; Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One.  Amen
 
Dedication Prayer

Steadfast God, Help us to be generous and just. May our offering be a delight in your sight. Amen. 

 
Listening for God
Genesis 9:8-17 (NRSV)
Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you,  and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.”  God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:  I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.  When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds,  I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

Mark 1:9-15 (NRSV)
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.  And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.  And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”
 
Message: The Kin-dom is Near
 
Silence
 
Announcements
 
Our Light moves into the World God Loves
 
Hymn: “Guide Me, O My Great Redeemer” 18 (NCH)
Public Domain
Guide me, O my great Redeemer,
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but you are mighty;
hold me with your powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
feed me ‘til I want no more,
feed me ‘til I want no more.
 
Open now the crystal fountain,
where the healing waters flow.
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
lead me all my journey through.
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
ever be my strength and shield,
ever be my strength and shield.
 
When I reach the River Jordan,
bid my anxious fears subside.
Death of death, and hell’s Destruction,
land me safe on Canaan’s side.
Songs of praises, songs of praises
I will ever sing to you,
I will ever sing to you. 
 
Benediction and “What does the Lord Require?”
1. What does the Lord require of you? What does the Lord require of you?
2. Justice, kindness, walk humbly with your God.
3. To seek justice, and love kindness, and walk humbly with your God.
CCLI license #11038266
Postlude
 
Offerings
Please, remember offerings can be given through the church website at https://veradaleucc.org
There is an orange donate button on the right side of the page.
or
send checks to Veradale UCC, 611N Progress Road, Spokane Valley, WA 99037
Thank you!
 
Silent Prayer 
on Facebook every Tuesday morning from 9am to 9:25am https://www.facebook.com/VeradaleUCC/
 
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline   1-800-273-8255 Available 24 hours a day in  English and  Spanish.

Ash Wednesday Service, Feb 17, 2021

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Dear Veradale UCC,
I hope this finds you warm and safe!
This Wednesday we begin Lent with our Ash Wednesday Service. The link and bulletin are below.  This is a combination of four churches and will be a new way of entering Lent.  The service is expected to be about 45 minutes (maybe less). Hope you can join us at 6pm.
Pastor Gen
Join 6pm, Wednesday, February 17, Ash Wednesday by Zoom Video:
You shouldn’t need but if asked for Passcode: 1890
Join Ash Wednesday by Phone:
        +1 253 215 8782
        +1 346 248 7799

 

When prompted, enter Meeting ID: 327 581 574 then # and # again
Ash Wednesday
February 17, 2021
Gathering 
Welcome: Pastor Jim CastroLang, Colville UCC
Call to the Lenten Journey
We gather in the sacred places where we live and open ourselves sincerely to God. Tonight, we begin our Lenten journey.
With the assurance of God’s love and forgiveness, we face the close examination of Lent and gain a new and deeper relationship with the Divine.
It is in the assurance of Easter that we set ourselves on this path.
Wholeness brings a peace in ourselves and our relationships with God and our neighbors.

“Motherless Child” music video
(Colville UCC) Art Metzger on harmonica, slides prepared by Jane Metzger

 Reflection on Lent Pastor Gen Heywood, Veradale UCC

Breaking Open the Word

Sacred Text:  II Corinthians 6:1-10 Pastor Jess Peacock, Chewelah UCC

6 As we work together with him,[a] we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says, “At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you.”

See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation! 3 We are putting no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, 4 but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, 5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; 6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, 7 truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; 8 in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; 9 as unknown, and yet are well known; as dying, and see—we are alive; as punished, and yet not killed; 10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

“What Wondrous Love is This?”
(Chewelah UCC) Ron Peterson, keyboard

Reflection on Ash Wednesday  Pastor Andy CastroLang, Westminster Congregational, UCC

Call to Confession
Pastor Gen Heywood, Veradale UCC
The people of faith have long recognized the relationship between confession and wholeness. Being responsible for our choices, our actions, and our inactions is important step to becoming whole. It is something each one of us must do for ourselves. It is also something that we do together. As a community, we share each other’s brokenness and pain. The forgiveness comes from God. It is a gift.
Sound the alarm. Return to God with all your heart. Seek those life-changing opportunities that God holds out to us every day of our lives.
Prayer of Confession (Unison)
Holy One, we open our hearts to you. See our brokenness. See how
we have not trusted in you. See our need for your direction and
healing. Show us your compassion. Heal us. Help us confront who we are and who you know we can be. Give to us the blessing of forgiveness. Give to us the freedom of repentance and transform our lives by the healing of our souls. We ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Silent Reflection
2 minutes for this reflection

Assurance:

Pastor Andy CastroLang, Westminster Congregational, UCC

God forgives us:
O Majesty, O Magnificence, O Mystery, come!
Be the hammer, and break our indifference.
Be the sun, and splinter our shadows.
Be the wind, and scatter our despair.
Yea, in the dry country of our souls, let thy grace rain;
so that we take root in thee, and grow.
Make us trees strong in all seasons, bearing fruit,
giving shade to all the weariness
and shelter to them that are lost.
So we pray to the glory of Jesus Christ
who made the cross tree green and flourishing forever.
Amen.
Reflection on Ash Wednesday and Lent: 

Pastor Jess Peacock, Chewelah UCC

“Precious Lord”
(Veradale UCC) Marvin Wilson, Vocals

Prayer over the Ashes
(at this time everyone is invited to hold the package of the ashes in their hands and place the oil near them)
God be with you.
And with you also.
Let us pray.
All: Gracious God, you have created us out of the dust of the earth
and stars. Grant that these ashes may be to us a sign of our
mortality and penitence, so we may remember that only by your
gracious gift are we given life everlasting. Bless this oil to be a reminder of your healing, abundant love. That the only separations from you are ones we create as you are always with us. We pray through the love and mercy of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Invitation for Receiving of Ashes and Oil
Pastor Gen Heywood, Veradale UCC
As we hear the next solo, you are invited as an ancient sign of repentance to kneel or rise as you are able. Take the ashes and place them on your hands. Feel their texture and remember that we are mortal. Place the ashes where you most want God to receive your repentance:

Pastor Andy CastroLang, Westminster Congregational, UCC

In the place you have gone or not gone (feet), the things you have done or not done (hands), the things you have heard or not listened to (near your ears), the things you have seen or refused to see (near you eyes), the things the things you have spoken or not spoken (near mouth), the things you have thought or denied (on the forehead). As you take these these dry ashes upon yourself you could say something like,” Forgive me, God” or “I return to you, Loving God.”
Pastor Jim CastroLang, Colville UCC
Then as a sign of forgiveness and healing, receive an anointing with oil. If someone is with you, let them anoint you and you them. If you are alone, receive the oil to yourself and anoint that place where the ashes have been placed

Pastor Jess Peacock, Chewelah UCC

 As you are anointed, words like, “God loves you and hopes in you. You are forgiven,” might be said. And you might respond, “Thanks be to God.”

“Just As I Am”
(Westminster UCC) Jasmine Meredith, Flute

Benediction and Sending Forth
Pastor Jim CastroLang, Colville UCC
Call from the Ashes into the Lenten Season

“Just As I Am”
(Westminster UCC) Jasmine Meredith, Flute

Sunday Worship February 14, 2021 and Bulletin

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Dear Veradale UCC,
 
Thank you to all who checked in last week. I appreciate learning how you are doing and adding your prayers to mine. Let me know how you are today.
 
We had a wonderful party for Rosa Parks. See the PDF list of all we received that is attached at the end of this.
 
Ash Wednesday is in 9 days, Do you want ashes to be sent for you to use in the Ash Wednesday Service at 6pm on February 17? (you can use dirt from your yard if you would rather). Let me know by Wednesday, February 10 so I can get ashes sent to you in time if you want them.
 
Tomorrow is Truthful Tuesday with the Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience.  Kara Odegard will be talking about sustainability practices especially for how they relate to our aquifer. She is speaking from a City of Spokane perspective that will offer information for all within our region.
You can join the meeting on Zoom at
Topic: Truthful Tuesday Gathering
Meeting ID: 819 5969 0773
Passcode: 484835
 
Saturday is our Drive Through Mardi-Bras celebration (see flier below). Veradale UCC host from 3-4pm and the Eastside Gladiators from 4-5pm. Come anytime between 3-5. Yummy treats will be offered to those who make a donation!
 
Remember, we will have a small in-person gathering as well as Zoom, Facebook, and with Radio Daniel at 89.3 (in the parking lot). If you want to worship in-person, let me know as we have a limited number of spaces. For those who come in person, expect:
1. Enter through front door (church wings will both be closed).
2. Only the one bathroom by the front doors will be used.
3. Temperature and names will be taken at the door.
4. Masks are required (we will have masks for forgetful folk). No Face shields unless they include a cloth mask which MUST be worn over the nose. The new more contagious strain of covid requires us to be more vigilant. So, masks must be worn over the nose.
5. Chairs are set at 6’ apart. Please, do not move chairs.
7. The Bibles, Hymnals, pens, pencils, coloring pages are all REMOVED from the sanctuary. If you want to print your own bulletin or bring your own Bible, that is fine.
8. There will be absolutely no eating or drinking in the building.
9. There will be no singing in the sanctuary. We will have hymns but only those on Facebook and Zoom can sing.
 
Thank you for keeping flexible about worshiping in person.
 
Let me know if you will be in-person this Sunday.
Pastor Gen
(408)593-9556
Sunday Morning Worship
10:20 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
 
Meeting ID: 878 8402 0669
Passcode: 098021
One tap mobile
+12532158782,,87884020669#,,,,*098021# US (Tacoma)
+16699009128,,87884020669#,,,,*098021# US (San Jose)
 
Dial by your location
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        +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)
        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 878 8402 0669
Passcode: 098021
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcgymVnmzo
 
 
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Veradale United Church of Christ
An Open & Affirming Congregation
Worshiping God in Christ – Welcoming All – Working for Justice & Peace
“No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!”
February 14, 2021 • 10:30 a.m.
 
Wayne Shull, Music Director
Charlie Salt, Acolyte and AV
Naomi Hanvey Facebook Monitor
Scotty Patton, Zoom Monitor
 
10:30am    Worship begins
God is with us.  . . . all the time!
All the time . . . God is with us. !
 
Passing the Peace of Christ and Welcoming the Light Christ
 
*Hymn: “Gift of Love”
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Though I may speak with bravest fire, and have the gift to all inspire, and have not love; my words are vain; as sounding brass, and hopeless gain. 

Though I may give all I possess, and striving so my love profess, but not be giv’n by love within, the profit soon turns strangely thin. 

Come, Spirit, come, our hearts control, our spirits long to be made whole. Let inward love guide every deed; by this we worship, and are freed.

Community Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
Silent Prayer
Lord’s Prayer
Response: Amen, amen, amen
 
A Time of Offering
An Invitation to Share
Story form Black History
Marvin Wilson tells us a story from his family
 
Dedication 780 (NCH)
Praise God from whom all blessing flow. Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God for all that love has done; Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One.  Amen
 
Dedication Prayer
Loving God, bless our offerings with your loving Spirit. With your blessing, we will fulfill your vision for our lives, our world, and this your church. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen
 
 
Listening for God
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (NRSV)
If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
 
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant  or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. 
 
But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end.  For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
 
Mark 9:2-9 (NRSV)
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He did not know what to say, for they were terrified.Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!” Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus.
As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
 
Message: The Greatest of These
 
Silence
 
Announcements
 
Our Light moves into the World God Loves
 
Hymn: Seek Ye First
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1. Seek ye first the kingdom of God and God’s righteousness. And all these things shall be added unto you. Allelu, Alleluia!
2. Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Allelu, Alleluia!
3. Ask and it shall be given unto you seek and ye shall find knock and the door shall be opened unto you.
Allelu, Alleluia! Published with permission through CCLI#
Benediction and “What does the Lord Require?”
1. What does the Lord require of you? What does the Lord require of you?
2. Justice, kindness, walk humbly with your God.
3. To seek justice, and love kindness, and walk humbly with your God.
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Postlude
 
Offerings
Please, remember offerings can be given through the church website at https://veradaleucc.org
There is an orange donate button on the right side of the page.
or
send checks to Veradale UCC, 611N Progress Road, Spokane Valley, WA 99037
Thank you!
 
Silent Prayer 
on Facebook every Tuesday morning from 9am to 9:25am https://www.facebook.com/VeradaleUCC/
 
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline   1-800-273-8255 Available 24 hours a day in  English and  Spanish.

Sunday Worship Feb 7, 2020 and Bulletin

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Dear Veradale Friends and Members,

We had a fun party for Rosa Parks. You can still bring something and drop it off Sunday before worship.

Prayers requests that I have at this time:

Scott Davies daughter who is pregnant and has Covid is struggling. May healing come and strength be renewed.

Walter Wilson’s care giver has she grieves the death of her 23 year old son.

For Barbara Paro at the death of her daughter Ginny.

For Diane Jeffers’ granddaughter who was hospitalized due to seizures.

For the healing of Raymond and Tom

Gratitude that the vaccine is being distributed. Bless the process, make a way to overcome the obsticles .

Help all who are having emotional and mental stress due to the deadly reality of Covid 19 and the mutating variation

Help those who refuse to wear masks to be moved to love their neighbor and take the steps needed.

Gratitude that Louise Tajuddin and Naomi Hanvey have chosen us as their church.

As is our custom, every Sunday in February, we share a story from Black History.  Let me know if you want to bring the story of a person who is important to you. Sunday February 21 is the only one still available.

Below is tomorrow’s bulletin. Remember, to bring bread and drink for communion.

Remember, we will have a small in-person gathering as well as Zoom, Facebook, and with Radio Daniel at 89.3 (in the parking lot). If you want to worship in-person, let me know as we have a limited number of spaces. For those who come in person, expect:

  1. Enter through front door (church wings will both be closed).
  2. Only the one bathroom by the front doors will be used.
  3. Temperature and names will be taken at the door.
  4. Masks are required (we will have masks for forgetful folk). No Face shields unlessthey include a cloth mask which MUST be worn over the nose. The new more contagious strain of covid requires us to be more vigilant. So, masks must be worn over the nose.
  5. Chairs are set at 6’ apart. Please, do not move chairs.
  6. The Bibles, Hymnals, pens, pencils, coloring pages are all REMOVED from the sanctuary. If you want to print your own bulletin or bring your own Bible, that is fine.
  7. There will be absolutely no eating or drinking in the building.
  8. There will be no singing in the sanctuary. We will have hymns but only those on Facebook and Zoom can sing.

Thank you for keeping flexible about worshiping in person.

Let me know if you will be in-person this Sunday.

Pastor Gen

(408)593-9556

Sunday Morning Worship

Time: Feb 7, 2021 10:20 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

 

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An Open & Affirming Congregation

Worshiping God in Christ – Welcoming All – Working for Justice & Peace

“No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!”

February 7, 2021 • 10:30 a.m.

Wayne Shull, Music Director

Charlie Salt, Acolyte and AV

Naomi Hanvey Facebook Monitor

Scotty Patton, Zoom Monitor

 

10:30am    Worship begins

God strengthens us . . . all the time!

All the time . . . God strengthens us!

Passing the Peace of Christ and Welcoming the Light Christ

*Hymn: “Lift Every Voice and Sing”

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Lift ev’ry voice and sing,
‘Til earth and heaven ring,
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise
High as the list’ning skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on ’til victory is won.

Stony the road we trod,
Bitter the chastening rod,
Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat,
Have not our weary feet
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,
We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,
Out from the gloomy past,
‘Til now we stand at last
Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.

God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears,
Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;
Thou who has by Thy might
Led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee,
Lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee;
Shadowed beneath Thy hand,
May we forever stand,
True to our God,
True to our native land.

Community Prayer

Pastoral Prayer

Silent Prayer

Lord’s Prayer

Response: Amen, amen, amen

 

The Lord’s Prayer using whatever translation which is meaningful to you.

Response 769 (NCH) Hear our prayer, O God, hear our prayer, O God; Incline your ear to us, and grant us your peace.

 

A Time of Offering

An Invitation to Share

Story form Black History

Don Young tells us about Mary Fields, “Stage Coach Mary”

 

Dedication 780 (NCH)

Praise God from whom all blessing flow. Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God for all that love has done; Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One.  Amen

Dedication Prayer

Loving God, we offer ourselves completely in praise to you and in service to others. May these gifts of our time, talent and treasure fulfill your vision for our lives, our world, and this your church. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Listening for God

Mark 1:29-39

Message:  Renewed Strength

Silence

Sharing Holy Communion

Pastor: Friends in Christ, we gather at this table mindful of the presence of your Spirit that is here with us.  We seek to honor the request of Jesus given in the scripture.  Of all the teachings Jesus gave to our ancestors, this is one thing he asked them and us to do for him.  He asked us to remember.

 

When Jesus and his friends sat together at a Passover meal, Jesus took bread; giving God thanks and praise, he broke the bread.  He gave it to his friends saying, “Take this all of you and eat of it.  This is my body that is broken for you.  Do this in remembrance of me.”

After the meal had ended, Jesus poured out the cup and again he gave God thanks and praise.  He gave the cup to his friends and said, “Take this all of you and drink from it.  This is the cup of the new covenant.  Do this as often as you drink of it in remembrance of me.”

Let us pray.

All: Loving God, you are everywhere and we are grateful.  As we enter into this Black History Month, we are especially mindful of the systemic racism in our country that keeps us from full communion with all. Let your presence and love give us strength to transform systems of oppression into communities of full inclusion.

Come, Holy Spirit come.  Bless this bread and this cup and all who have gathered far and near.  Refresh us and renew us as Christ’s body in the world today.  In the name of Jesus, we pray.  Amen.

Pastor: Let us open our hearts, minds, and souls to remembering that Jesus was born, lived, died, and lives still among us.

 

All: We share the bread and cup remembering that Jesus welcomed all. He revealed that God is one who draws together people of every kind. There is no one outside of God’s love.  As we share in this holy communion, may our eyes be opened to recognize the risen Christ amongst us in all of creation.

 

Silence

 

Prayer of Thanksgiving

All: We thank you, God, for your presence at our many tables where we have known the presence of Christ.  Help us to live more fully the way of Christ. Strengthen our faith, increase our love for one another, and let us show forth your praise in our lives, through Jesus Christ our Savior.  Amen.

 

Announcements

Our Light moves into the World God Loves

* Hymn: “Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness”

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Spirit, spirit of gentleness,
blow through the wilderness, calling and free,
Spirit, spirit of restlessness,
stir me from placidness, wind, wind on the sea.

You moved on the waters, you called to the deep,
then you coaxed up the mountains from the valleys of sleep;
and over the eons you called to each thing;
“Awake from your slumbers and rise on your wings.”

You swept through the desert, you stung with the sand
and you goaded your people with a law and a land;
and when they were blinded with idols and lies,
then you spoke through your prophets to open their eyes.

You sang in a stable, you cried from a hill,
then you whispered in silence when the whole world was still;
and down in the city you called once again,
when you blew through your people on the rush of the wind.

You call from tomorrow, you break ancient schemes.
From the bondage of sorrow all the captives dream dreams;
our women see visions, our men clear their eyes.
With bold new decisions your people arise.

 

Benediction and “What does the Lord Require?”

  1. What does the Lord require of you? What does the Lord require of you?
2. Justice, kindness, walk humbly with your God.
3. To seek justice, and love kindness, and walk humbly with your God.

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Postlude

Offerings

Please, remember offerings can be given through the church website at https://veradaleucc.org

There is an orange donate button on the right side of the page.

or

send checks to Veradale UCC, 611N Progress Road, Spokane Valley, WA 99037

Thank you!

Silent Prayer 

on Facebook every Tuesday morning from 9am to 9:25am https://www.facebook.com/VeradaleUCC/

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline   1-800-273-8255 Available 24 hours a day in  English and  Spanish.

Minutes from Congregational Meeting Jan 31, 2021

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Congregational Meeting

January 31, 2021

A quorum was established with in-person and remote members with 19 members present

Moderator Wayne Shull opened the meeting at 11:27am

Minutes of June 28, 2020 meeting read

Constitution revisions presented and voted on with a change to correct the paragraph numbering – passed

Bylaws revisions presented and voted on – passed

Proposed budget presented. We applied for and received a grant from the Pacific Northwest Solidarity Fund and received a gift from Daniel Steinke’s estate. Even with the increased giving by the congregation, it is predicted that $2000 to $2500 will be needed to be pulled from our investments every month to meet our expenses. Voted on – passed

Meeting minutes will be posted on the website.

Closing prayer by Pastor Gen

Meeting closed at 11:54am

Respectfully submitted by Charles Salt

Sunday Worship Jan 31, 2021 And Bulletin

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Dear Veradale Friends and Members,
Hope all is well with you. Please, add Barbara Paro and her family to your prayers as she grieves the death of her daughter Ginny. Also Add Diane Jeffers granddaughter who was hospitalized due to seizures.
Below is the updated Bulletin for tomorrow.
We will have a small in-person gathering as well as Zoom, Facebook, and with Radio Daniel at 89.3 (in the parking lot). If you want to worship in-person, let me know as we have a limited number of spaces. For those who come in person, expect:
1. Enter through front door (church wings will both be closed).
2. Only the one bathroom by the front doors will be used.
3. Temperature and names will be taken at the door.
4. Masks are required (we will have masks for forgetful folk). No Face shields unless they include a cloth mask which MUST be worn over the nose. The new more contagious strain of covid requires us to be more vigilant. So, masks must be worn over the nose.
5. Chairs are set at 6’ apart. Please, do not move chairs.
7. The Bibles, Hymnals, pens, pencils, coloring pages are all REMOVED from the sanctuary. If you want to print your own bulletin or bring your own Bible, that is fine.
8. There will be absolutely no eating or drinking in the building.
9. There will be no singing in the sanctuary. We will have hymns but only those on Facebook and Zoom can sing.
 
Thank you for keeping flexible about worshiping in person.
Remember that this Sunday is also our Annual Meeting following worship.
Also, our birthday party for Rosa Parks is February 4. I will have birthday cupcakes for the first 24 people who bring donations for the MLK Family Center in honor of Rosa.
 
Let me know if you will be in-person this Sunday.
Pastor Gen
(408)593-9556
Zoom Worship, January 31, 2021  at 10:30am
Annual meeting at same link imediately after worship
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Veradale United Church of Christ
An Open & Affirming Congregation
Worshiping God in Christ – Welcoming All – Working for Justice & Peace
“No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!”
January 31, 2021 • 10:30 a.m.
Wayne Shull, Music Director
Charlie Salt, Acolyte and AV
Naomi Hanvey Facebook Monitor
Scotty Patton, Zoom Monitor
10:30am    Worship begins:

God so loves the world . . . all the time! 

All the time . . . God so loves the world!

Passing the Peace of Christ and Welcoming the Light Christ

Hymn: “ Amazing Grace”
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Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see
T’was grace that taught my heart to fear and grace, my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed
Through many dangers, toils and snares I have already come ‘tis grace that brought me safe thus far and grace will lead me home
My God has promised good to me, whose word my hope secures; God will my shield and portion be as long as life endures.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun, we’ve no less days to sing God’s praise than when we’d first begun.
Community Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
Louise Tajuddan leads with a prayer.
We pray for:
Barbara Paro at the death of her daughter Ginny.
Diane Jeffers granddaughter who was hospitalized due to seizures.
for the healing of Raymond and Tom
Gratitude that the vaccine is being distributed. Bless the process, make a way to overcome the obsticles .
Help all who are having emotional and mental stress due to the deadly reality of Covid 19 and the mutating variation
Help those who refuse to wear masks to be moved to love their neighbor and take the steps needed.
Silent Prayer
Lord’s Prayer

Response: Amen, amen, amen

A Time of Offering

An Invitation to Share

*Dedication 780 (NCH)
Praise God from whom all blessing flow. Praise God all creatures here below.Praise God for all that love has done; Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One.  Amen
                *Prayer of Dedication (unison)
 Amazing God, you are the one who loves all and calls us to do the same. Bless these gifts for this church. May the day soon come when sharing by all means scarcity for none.  Amen
Listening for God
Mark 1:21-28
 They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught.  They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.  Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.” But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, “What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He[a] commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.
Message: What do You have to do with Us?
Silence
Rite of Membership
About Veradale UCC
*You don’t have to be a member to participate in the life of the church
*Membership – belonging. It is a covenantal relationship where we stand with the community gathered in this time and place.
*Our members determine the direction of our church, care for the ministries we do together, the rules we live by our ones we choose through the determination of our congregation. As an autonomous church, we are free to determine what God calls us to be in this time and place. Our covenantal relationship with the Conference and National Church gives us guidance and offers us possibilities.
 Invitation The names of those wanting to become members are spoken and they are invited to affirm their baptism and unite with us in this household of faith.

 

 Sentences:   Friends in Christ, we were all received into the global church through the sacrament of baptism.  Today, (names of those whose journey brings them to us) having found nurture and support from this local congregation, seek to unite with us in the journey of faith.
 Having prayerfully considered the commitment (NAMES) are about to make, they will affirm again their baptismal pledges.  May we listen with love and support and may we be reminded of our promises made in
 baptism and membership.
     (to the Candidate/s)   (NAMES) you are no longer strangers or sojourners.  You are equal citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus being the cornerstone.  You are part of that holy temple, the body of Christ.  You are built as a dwelling place of the Holy Spirit.

 

 Questions of the Candidate:
 Pastor: Do you desire to affirm your baptized into the faith and family of Jesus Christ?
Response: I do.
Pastor:Do you accept Christ Jesus as your supreme guide, teacher and perfect exemplar of the direct, selfless, and loving path to God?
Response: I do.
Pastor Do you promise, by the grace of God, to be Christ’s disciple, to follow in the way of our Savior, to resist oppression and evil, to show love and justice, and to witness to the work and word of Jesus Christ as best you are able?
Response:  I promise, with the help of God.
Pastor Do you promise, according to the grace given you, to grow in the Christian faith and to be a faithful participant in the community of Jesus Christ, celebrating Christ’s presence and furthering Christ’s vision of compassion and justice in all the world?
Response: I promise, with the help of God.
 .
 Address:
Pastor:  By your baptism, you were made one with us in the body of Christ, the church.  Today, we rejoice that your journey of faith has brought you to be with us in this time and place.  We give thanks for every community of faith that has been your spiritual home and we celebrate your presence in this household of faith.
 Question about Participation: 
Pastor: Do you promise to participate in the life and mission of this family of God’s people, sharing regularly in the worship of God and enlisting in the work of this local church as it serves this community and the world.
 Candidate/s: I promise, with the help of God.
 Welcome and Reception:
 Moderator: Let us, the members of the Veradale United Church of Christ, express our welcome and affirm our mutual ministry in Christ.
 All:    We welcome you with joy in the common life of this church.  We promise you our friendship and prayers as we share the hopes and labors of the church of Jesus Christ.  By the power of the Holy Spirit may we continue to grow together in God’s knowledge and love and be witnesses of our risen Savior.
 Greeting of Christian Love:
 Moderator: In the name of Jesus Christ, and on behalf of the Veradale United Church of Christ, we extend our hearts in Christian love, welcoming you into the company of this local church.
 Prayer:
 All: O God, we praise you for calling us to faith and for gathering us into this church, the body of Christ.  We thank you for your people gathered in this Veradale United Church of Christ and rejoice that you have increased our community of faith.  Together may we live in the Spirit, building one another up in love, sharing ion the life and worship of the church, and serving the world for the sake of Jesus Christ.  Amen.
Announcements
Our Light moves into the World God Loves  
“Hymn: “Won’t You Let Me Be Your Servant”  539 (NCH)
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Won’t you let me be your servant, let me be as Christ to you? Pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant, too. 
We are pilgrims on a journey, we are travelers on the road; we are here to help each other go the mile and bear the load. 
I will hold the Christ-light for you in the shadow of your fear; I will hold my hand out to you, speak the peace you long to hear.
 I will weep when you are weeping; when you laugh, I’ll laugh with you. I will share your joy and sorrow ’til we’ve seen this journey through. 
When we sing to God in heaven we shall find such harmony, born of all we’ve known together of Christ’s love and agony.
Won’t you let me be your servant, let me be as Christ to you? Pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant, too.
Benediction and “What does the Lord Require?”
1. What does the Lord require of you? What does the Lord require of you?
2. Justice, kindness, walk humbly with your God.
3. To seek justice, and love kindness, and walk humbly with your God.
CCLI license #11038266
Postlude
 
Offerings
Please, remember offerings can be given through the church website at https://veradaleucc.org
There is an orange donate button on the right side of the page.
or
send checks to Veradale UCC, 611N Progress Road, Spokane Valley, WA 99037
Thank you!
 
Silent Prayer 
on Facebook every Tuesday morning from 9am to 9:25am https://www.facebook.com/VeradaleUCC/
 
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 
1-800-273-8255 Available 24 hours a day in  English and  Spanish. 

New Member Meeting, Tuesday Jan 26, 2021 8:15pm

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Dear Veradale Friends and Members,

We are planning to welcome new members on this Sunday, January 31, 2021 during our worship service. Let me know if you or someone you know would like to join.

I have scheduled a New Members Orientation for Tuesday, January 26 at 8:15pm this is a change (see Zoom Link below). You are welcome to come to the orientation just to learn more about our church with no need to become a member.

To all of those who are already members, would you like to join us on Tuesday, January 26 to talk about the history of our church and  your experience of being part of this congregation? Let me know.

With blessings,
Pastor Gen

Topic: New Members Meeting

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