Veradale United Church of Christ

Spokane Valley, WA

November 10, Truthful Tuesday Vigil 5pm to 5:50pm

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November 10, Truthful Tuesday Vigil 5pm to 5:50pm
Facing these Dark Times
Our Guest is  Marian Beaumier  LICSW, M.A.   
who has served as a clinical social worker specializing in trauma concerns as a certified EMDR clinician.  She profoundly values all persons’ dignity, voice, and self-determination.  She has worked as a therapist, presented workshops, and served as Clinical Director at St. Joseph Family Center. She has extensive experience in adult faith formation in parishes, and
taught in the religious studies department at Gonzaga University for ten years.
 
DRAFT PROGRAM for November 10
Zoom
4:50 Gather 
5:00 pm Opening Statements
Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience opening statement 
 
5:05 pm Messages concerning mental health Marian Beaumier  LICSW, M.A.  who has served as a clinical social worker specializing in trauma concerns as a certified EMDR clinician.  She profoundly values all persons’ dignity, voice, and self-determination.  She has worked as a therapist, presented workshops, and served as Clinical Director at St. Joseph Family Center. She has extensive experience in adult faith formation in parishes, and taught in the religious studies department at Gonzaga University for ten years.
 
 
5:35pm Questions 
 
5:55 pm Ringing of bell for grief and truth and silence
5:58 Closing words from FLLC. 
Go forth into the world in peace. Be of good courage. Hold fast to that which is good. Render to no one evil for evil. Strengthen the fainthearted. Support the weak. Help the afflicted. Honor all people. Be a voice for the voiceless. Our time of vigil has ended. Our time of vigilance continues. 
 
Topic: Truthful Tuesday
Time: Tuesday 4:45pm  gathering 5pm to 6pm meeting
 
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Sunday Worship Oct 31, and Bulletin

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Hi Everyone!
 
Can you bring a short message this Sunday about  “What motivates me to be giving of time, talent, and/or treasure to support Veradale UCC?” 
Please, write a paragraph or two and return it in an email or read it on Sunday. Let me know if you are willing to give little message.
 
This Sunday, we continue worshiping through Zoom, Facebook, in person (please, let me know if you will be in-person), and through “Radio Daniel” our parking lot FM station 89.3 FM where you can listen to the worship service from your car radios in the church parking lot, the school parking lot, the street parking in front of the church and the school yard across the street.  If you want to get out of the house, keep healthy distancing, and listen to church — try our parking lot on Sunday morning!
 
The bulletin for Sunday worship is also below. Remember worship is seen and heard both on Facebook and ZOOM (NOTE this is a NEW link). Please, keep flexible about worshiping in person. If Washington State goes back to Phase 1, we will only have the worship team in the building. We are in this for the long haul. 
 
Remember this Sunday we share communion. For those at home, have a cup of something and a bread or rice something for the time of communion. For those in the church building, we will have little to-go bags.

With blessings,
Pastor Gen
 
 
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Sunday Bulletin:
 
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!”
Sunday, November 1, 20120• 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 walks with us . . . all the time!  All the time . . . God walks with us!
 

Passing the Peace of Christ and Welcoming the Light of Christ

*Hymn: ”I Sing a Song of the Saints of God” 295 (NCH)
Public Domain

1. I sing a song of the saints of God, faithful their whole lives through, who bravely labored, lived, and died for the God they loved and knew. 
And one was a doctor, and one was a queen, and one was a shepherdess on the green: they were saints of God if you know what I mean. God help me to be one, too. 

2. They loved their God and they lived that love. It was loving that made them strong; They did what was right, for Jesus’ sake, lived justly their whole lives long. And one was a prophet, and one was a priest, and one was slain by a fierce wild beast; there is no earthly reason, none in the least, why I shouldn’t be one, too.

3. They lived not only in ages past; there are hundreds of thousands still. The world is filled with living saints who choose to do God’s will.  You can meet them in school, on the road or at sea, in church, in a train, in a shop, or at tea; for the saints are folk like you and like me, and I mean to be one, too.
 
Community Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
Silent Prayer
Lord’s Prayer

Response: Amen, amen, amen

The Experience of Generosity

A Time of Offering

An Invitation to Share

*Dedication 780 (NCH) Public Domain
Praise God from whom all blessing flow. Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God above, you heavenly hosts: Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost.
 

Dedication Prayer

An Invitation to Share

Dedication Prayer 
Giver of all Life, we give thanks with humble hearts. Bless this offering for the work of this congregation. Help us to live generously giving of our time, talent, and treasure. Amen.
 
Listening for God
 
1 John 3:1-3
3:1 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
 
3:2 Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is.
 
3:3 And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
 
 
Matthew 5:1-12
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:
 
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely[b] on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
 
Message: “The Saints of God”
 
Silence
 
Sharing of Holy Communion
Those at home have your drink and bread. 
Those in church, expect a to-go bag.
 
Pastor: We gather at this time mindful of the many who have gathered before us and those yet to come. We are grateful that we have this day together. We remember that Jesus walked among our ancestors and the Holy Spirit dwells within us today. We remember that Jesus asked for us to remember him when we eat bread and drink of a cup.
When Jesus and his friends sat together at a Passover meal, Jesus took bread… Do this as often as you drink of it in remembrance of me.” Let us pray.
All: Come, Holy Spirit come. Bless this bread and this cup and all who have gathered here. We offer ourselves as Christ’s body in the world today. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.
Silence
Prayer of Thanksgiving
All: We thank you, God, for your presence known to us in the sharing of this meal and in the sharing of this community. We remember that you are among us still, in each of us, and in all of your creation. Bless us to more fully live as your people. Amen.
 
Silence
 
 
Our Light moves into the World God Loves
*Hymn: “ I Woke Up this Morning” 85 (NCH)
Public Domain
1. I woke up this morning with my mind Stayed on Jesus, (repeat 2x more), 
Hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah. 
 
2. Sing and praying with my mind, stayed on Jesus. (repeat 2x more) Hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah.
 
*Benediction and “Love Round”
Public Domain
Love, love, love, love, Christians this is your call. Love your neighbor as yourself for God loves us all.
 
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 Oct 25, and Bulletin

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Hi Everyone! 
 
Please, keep in prayer: 
 
Marvin and his Dad who came home this week from the specialized care facility.
 
Kathy and Sally as Kathy heals from successful cancer surgery.
 
Al and Polly who continue to keep quarantine with the help of their family. Especially prayers for Polly who is tired most of the time.
 
Naomi and Justin as they move into their new home.
 
Also, please, let me know how you and your loved ones are doing. As the nights get longer and colder, we need each other’s support and prayers more than ever.
 
Can you bring a short message this Sunday or Next Sunday about  “What motivates me to be giving of time, talent, and/or treasure to support Veradale UCC?”
Please, write a paragraph or two and return it in an email or read it on Sunday. Let me know if you are willing to give little message.
 
This Sunday, we continue worshiping through Zoom, Facebook, in person (please, let me know if you will be in-person), and through “Radio Daniel” our parking lot FM station 89.3 FM where you can listen to the worship service from your car radios in the church parking lot, the school parking lot, the street parking in front of the church and the school yard across the street.  If you want to get out of the house, keep healthy distancing, and listen to church — try our parking lot on Sunday morning!
 
The bulletin for Sunday worship is also below. Remember worship is seen and heard both on Facebook and ZOOM (NOTE this is a NEW link). Please, keep flexible about worshiping in person. If Washington State goes back to Phase 1, we will only have the worship team in the building. We are in this for the long haul. 
 
The last Grieving Together Vigil is this Tuesday. The information is also below. 
With blessings,
Pastor Gen
 
 
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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!”
Sunday, October 25, 20120• 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 our witness . . . all the time!  
All the time . . . God is our witness!

 

Passing the Peace of Christ and Welcoming the Light of Christ
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.
 
Community Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
Silent Prayer
Lord’s Prayer
Response: Amen, amen, amen
 
The Experience of Generosity
 
A Time of Offering
An Invitation to Share
*Dedication 780 (NCH) Public Domain
Praise God from whom all blessing flow. Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God above, you heavenly hosts: Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost.

 

Dedication Prayer
An Invitation to Share
Dedication Prayer
Giver of all Life, we give thanks with humble hearts. Bless this offering for the work of this congregation. Help us to live  generously giving of our time, talent, and treasure. Amen

 

Listening for God
Message About Alphabetical Prayer Word Beads
Scotty Patton

 

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
2 You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain, 2 but though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition. 3 For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure motives or trickery, 4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the message of the gospel, even so we speak, not to please mortals, but to please God who tests our hearts. 5 As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed; 6 nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others, 7 though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children. 8 So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us.
Matthew 22:34-46(NRSV)34 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, 35 and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” 37 He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the greatest and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”
41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this question: 42 “What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” 43 He said to them, “How is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying,
44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
    until I put your enemies under your feet”’?
45 If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?” 46 No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
 
Message: “The Greatest Commandment”
 
Silence
 Our Light moves into the World God Loves
Hymn “How Firm a Foundation” Melody 407(NCH)
Public Domain
1 How firm a foundation, you saints of the Lord, is laid for your faith in his excellent Word! What more can he say than to you he has said, to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
2 “Fear not, I am with you, O be not dismayed; for I am your God, and will still give you aid; I’ll strengthen you, help you, and cause you to stand, upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.
3 “When through the deep waters I call you to go, the rivers of sorrow shall not overflow; for I will be with you, your troubles to bless, and sanctify to you your deepest distress.
4 “When through fiery trials your pathway shall lie, my grace, all-sufficient, shall be your supply; the flame shall not hurt you; I only design your dross to consume and your gold to refine.
5 “The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes; that soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I’ll never, no never, no never forsake.”
 
*Benediction and “Love Round”
Public Domain
Love, love, love, love, Christians this is your call. Love your neighbor as yourself for God loves us all.
Postlude

 

 
The Last Grieving Together Vigils  Tuesday in October from 6pm to 6:30pm
We have purple cloth masks to give away. They are a blending of red and blue to make purple and, thus, a statement of our sorrow and of our hope to create unity. Let me know if you would like a few of them to share.
 
 
Meeting ID: 988 6286 7992
Passcode: 321
 
Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 6pm to 6:30pm
 
 
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 Oct 11, 2020 and Bulletin

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Hi Everyone! 

How is it going in your part of the Land of Corona? Please, let me know.

A question from our Moderator, Wayne Shull: “What motivates you to be giving of time, talent, and/or treasure to support Veradale UCC?”

Please, write a paragraph or two and return it in an email. I will give these to Wayne who would like to have some to read every Sunday this month. Thanks!

This Sunday, we continue worshiping through Zoom, Facebook, in person (please, let me know if you will be in-person), and through “Radio Daniel” our parking lot FM station 89.3 FM where you can listen to the worship service from your car radios in the church parking lot, the school parking lot, the street parking in front of the church and the school yard across the street.  If you want to get out of the house, keep healthy distancing, and listen to church — try our parking lot on Sunday morning!

The bulletin for Sunday worship is also below. Remember worship is seen and heard both on Facebook and ZOOM (link below). Please, keep flexible about worshiping in person. If Washington State goes back to Phase 1, we will only have the worship team in the building. We are in this for the long haul. 

Truthful Tuesday Vigil and Grieving Together Vigil information is below. 

With blessings,

Pastor Gen

Sunday Worship on ZOOM

Every Sunday 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (PDT) 

Sunday Worship-Veradale UCC

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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!”

Sunday, October 11, 2020 • 10:30 a.m.

Prelude

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 of Christ

Hymn: “Sweet Hour of Prayer” 505 (NCH)

Pubic Domain

1 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! that calls me from a world of care, and bids me at my Maker’s throne make all my wants and wishes known. In seasons of distress and grief, my soul has often found relief, and oft escaped the tempter’s snare by your return, sweet hour of prayer! 

2 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! the joys I feel, the bliss I share of those whose anxious spirits burn with strong desires for your return! With them I hasten to the place where I would know my Savior’s face, and gladly take my station there, and wait for you, sweet hour of prayer! 

3 Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! whose wings shall my petition bear to One whose truth and faithfulness engage the waiting soul to bless. And since I’m bid to seek God’s face, believe God’s word, and trust God’s grace, I’ll cast on away my every care, and wait for you, sweet hour of prayer! 

Community Prayer

Pastoral Prayer

Silent Prayer

Lord’s Prayer

Response: Amen, amen, amen

A Time of Offering

An Invitation to Share

*Dedication 780 (NCH) Public Domain

Praise God from whom all blessing flow. Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God above, you heavenly hosts: Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost.

Dedication Prayer

Beloved God, we thank you for the blessing to be able to give. May all that we have, all that we are, and all that we do bring forth your vision of a just and compassionate world. Amen 

Listening for God

The Experience of Generosity

Philippians 4:1-9 New Revised Standard Version

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.

I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Yes, and I ask you also, my loyal companion, help these women, for they have struggled beside me in the work of the gospel, together with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.

Matthew 22:1-14 New Revised Standard Version

Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited: Look, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding banquet.’ But they made light of it and went away, one to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his slaves, mistreated them, and killed them. The king was enraged. He sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’ Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both good and bad; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.

“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing a wedding robe, and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ For many are called, but few are chosen.”

Message: Think about These Things

Announcements

Our Light moves into the World God Loves

Hymn:  “I Want Jesus to Go with Me” 490 (NCH)

Public Domain

1 I want Jesus to go with me; I want Jesus to go with me; all along my pilgrim journey, Lord, I want Jesus to go with me.

2 In my trials, Lord, O comfort me; in my trials, Lord, O comfort me; when my heart is almost breaking, Lord, I want Jesus to O comfort me.

3 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, Lord, I want Jesus to stay with me.

*Benediction and “Love Round”

Public Domain

Love, love, love, love, Christians this is your call. Love your neighbor as yourself for God loves us all.

Postlude

Postlude  

Announcements

Truthful Tuesday Vigil, October 13, 5pm to 5:50pm

 with Ann Murphy, Antje Cripe, and Paul Benz “The Vote”

Here’s the Oct. 13 Truthful Tuesday Zoom registration:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuc-2gpj8oH9Y2skNd1fCMzrp0wFbjxRQw

4:50 Gather on Zoom or in Parking Lot at Veradale UCC or on Facebook

5:00 pm Opening Statements

Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience opening statement 

5:05 pm Messages concerning voting

In Washington State: Ann Murphy, League of Women Voters, Spokane

In Idaho: Antje Cripe, League of Women Voters, Coeur d’Alene

After voting: Paul Benz, Faith Action Network

5:35pm Questions moderated by Tracy Simmons of Spokane Faith and Values

5:55 pm Ringing of bell for grief and truth and silence

5:58 Closing words from FLLC.

Next Truthful Tuesday, November 10, guest is Marian Beaumeir, Words for the Disheartened

Grieving Together Vigils every Tuesday in October from 6pm to 6:30pm

The Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience had their first of our Grieving Together Vigils  this past Tuesday at our church. There were electronic glitches. However, I have used the audio with some images to create this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef-nRfBQ6uM  This will give you a sense of what we are doing.

I will send you the Zoom registration link as soon as I have it. 

Draft  program for October 13, 2020, 6pm to 6:30pm

6pm opening words TBD

6:05pm Words from Austen Louden, healthcare professional

6:15 Sharing of poems, and thoughts that are called in to 509-926-7173 or emailed before the vigil to genheywood@att.net.

6:20pm Lighting of flameless candles and tying of ribbons.

6:25pm Ringing of the church bell, Jan Young

and closing words TBD

6:30pm Leave in silence

We now have 100 purple cloth masks. They are a blending of red and blue to make purple and, thus, a statement of our sorrow and of our hope to create unity.

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. 

Tuesday, Oct 6 Vigil For Grieving Together

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Tuesday, Vigil’s for Grieving Together

Our church  along with the Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience of Eastern Washington and North Idaho (FLLC)  are hosting  Grieving Together. Inspired by The Mourning Project. This national movement’s goal is to provide opportunities for mourning the more than 200,000 US citizens who have died to Covid-19 as well as “all the other losses of the unconstrained pandemic: unsafe schools, unsafe workplaces, unemployment. By gathering, we reclaim our unity and our commitment to peaceful elections, and defuse the rising risk of violence.” 
 
Join the vigils at the Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience Facebook page or in the parking lot or on the front lawn of our church (with masks and distancing) of Veradale UCC, 611N Progress Road on Tuesday, October 6, 13,  20, and  27 from 6-6:30pm. Tie purple ribbons on the trees and bushes with messages about your grief.
 
Everyone is invited to bring their own flameless candle (cell phone), purple ribbons, and messages.
Please join our vigil from your computer, tablet or smartphone. 
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/588523453 
You can also dial in using your phone. 
United States: +1 (408) 650-3123 
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Sunday Worship Oct 4, 2020

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Sunday Worship
This is so cool! Our virtual visit is at 10:30am Sunday.
This Sunday is our first of hopefully many virtual visits with other churches (maybe one each month). We will gather on Zoom and in the parking lot on 89.3FM Radio Daniel. At 10:30am we will virtually join Morning Star Missional Baptist Church at https://www.facebook.com/msmbcspokane/
(They have changed their worship time to 10:30 am starting this Sunday)
 
If you are in the church , on Zoom , or on Radio Daniel, we will watch and listen together. If you are on Facebook, go directly to their Facebook page and in the comments let them know that you are visiting with Veradale UCC. For those at home, have your communion ready. For those in the church, we will have communion to go. After worship with Morning Star, we will have our blessing of the animals, so, bring a little water and tune back to the Veradale UCC Facebook page. For those in the building have pictures of your pets. For those in the parking lot, bring your pets and a little water to bless.
Sunday Worship on ZOOM
Every Sunday 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (PDT) 
Sunday Worship-Veradale UCC
Join Zoom Meeting
 
Meeting ID: 985 8122 3201
 
Sunday Vigil for the Healing of the Earth today from 5pm to 6:30pm
The Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience (FLLC) of Eastern Washington and North Idaho hosts a virtual Vigil for the Healing of the Earth on Sunday, October 4 from 5-6pm. The purpose of the vigils is to raise awareness and involvement. 
 
We will be on Zoom. Here’s the registration link: 
 
Program for our Virtual Vigil for the Healing of the Earth, Sunday, October 4, 5pm-6:30pm
5:00 pm  FLLC opening statement
5:05 Opening meditation
5:10-5:30 Guest speaker: Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light
5:30 – 5:40 Blessing of the animals in honor of St. Francis as October 4 is the day he is celebrated.
5:40 -5:50 Virtual Booths introduced
5:50pm – 6:00pm Ringing of the bell and closing words.
6:00pm -6:30pm Virtual Booths open
 
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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 Sept 27 2020, and Bulletin

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Hi Everyone! 

Thanks to those who have been checking in. Please, let me know how you are doing this week.

We have many opportunities for community!

Worship

We have  Zoom, Facebook, in person (please, let me know if you will be in-person), and through “Radio Daniel” our parking lot FM station 89.3 FM where you can listen to the worship service from your car radios in the church parking lot, the school parking lot, the street parking in front of the church and the school yard across the street.  If you want to get out of the house, keep healthy distancing, and listen to church — try our parking lot on Sunday morning!

We continue our show and tell messages with young hearts! This Sunday, September 27:  What do you like to make? Why?

The bulletin for Sunday worship is also below. Remember worship is seen and heard both on Facebook and ZOOM (link below). Please, keep flexible about worshiping in person. If Washington State goes back to Phase 1, we will only have the worship team in the building. We are in this for the long haul. 

Vigil’s for Grieving Together

The Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience of Eastern Washington and North Idaho (FLLC) invite all to join us in Grieving Together. Inspired by The Mourning Project. This national movement’s goal is to provide opportunities for mourning the more than 200,000 US citizens who have died to Covid-19 as well as “all the other losses of the unconstrained pandemic: unsafe schools, unsafe workplaces, unemployment. By gathering, we reclaim our unity and our commitment to peaceful elections, and defuse the rising risk of violence.” 

Join the vigils at the Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience Facebook page or in the parking lot or on the front lawn of our church (with masks and distancing) of Veradale UCC, 611N Progress Road on Tuesday, October 6, 13,  20, and  27 from 6-6:30pm. Tie purple ribbons on the trees and bushes with messages about your grief.

Everyone is invited to bring their own flameless candle (cell phone), purple ribbons, and messages.

Please join our vigil from your computer, tablet or smartphone. 
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/588523453 
You can also dial in using your phone. 
United States: +1 (408) 650-3123 
Access Code: 588-523-453 

Vigil for the Healing of the Earth

Also, hosted by the Faith Leaders and Leaders of Conscience. Find out what people in our area have been doing to heal the Earth and learn about way to be involved. Sunday, October 4, from 5 to 6:30pm.

We will be on Zoom and Facebook.

Here’s the registration link for the Vigil Oct. 4: 
 https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYud-6gqzotG93e8LO5cYcgcDCLKr-hF6Z2

There is more! See below.

With blessings,

Pastor Gen

Sunday Worship on ZOOM

Every Sunday 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (PDT) 

Sunday Worship-Veradale UCC

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/98581223201

Meeting ID: 985 8122 3201

Sunday Bulletin:

       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!”

Sunday, September 27, 2020 • 10:30 a.m.

Wayne Shull, Music Director

Charlie Salt, Acolyte and AV

Scotty Patton, Zoom host

Naomi Hanvey, Facebook host

Rev. Gen Heywood, Pastor

10:30am    Worship begins:

God hopes in us . . . all the time!  All the time . . . God hopes in us!

Passing the Peace of Christ and Welcoming the Light of Christ

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.

Community Prayer

Pastoral Prayer

Silent Prayer

Lord’s Prayer

Response: Amen, amen, amen

 

A Time of Offering

An Invitation to Share

*Dedication 780 (NCH) Public Domain

Praise God from whom all blessing flow. Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God above, you heavenly hosts: Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost.

Dedication Prayer 

 God of All, we lift up these offerings of our time, talent, and treasure. May these strengthen our spiritual practice of following Jesus who continues to teach us to do justice, live with compassion, and to walk humbly with you.  Amen

Listening for God

Message to Young Hearts: What do you like to make and why?

Reading of Scripture

Philippians 2:1-13 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, 2 make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. 5 Let the same mind be in you that was[a] in Christ Jesus,

6 who, though he was in the form of God,
    did not regard equality with God
    as something to be exploited,
7 but emptied himself,
    taking the form of a slave,
    being born in human likeness.
And being found in human form,
8     he humbled himself
    and became obedient to the point of death—
    even death on a cross.

9 Therefore God also highly exalted him
    and gave him the name
    that is above every name,
10 so that at the name of Jesus
    every knee should bend,
    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue should confess
    that Jesus Christ is Lord,
    to the glory of God the Father.

12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence, but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Matthew 21:23-32 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

23 When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we are afraid of the crowd; for all regard John as a prophet.” 27 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

28 “What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ 29 He answered, ‘I will not’; but later he changed his mind and went. 30 The father[a] went to the second and said the same; and he answered, ‘I go, sir’; but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him; and even after you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him.

Message: Look to the Interest of Others

Silence

Our Light moves into the World God Loves

Hymn:“Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You” 4 (NCH)

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  1. Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love; Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee, Op’ning to the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; Drive the dark of doubt away; Giver of immortal gladness,Fill us with the light of day!
  2. All you works with joy surround you, Earth and heav’n reflect your rays, Stars and angels sing around you, Center of unbroken praise. Field and forest, vale and mountain, Flow’ry meadow, flashing sea, Singing bird and flowing fountain.Tell us what our praise should be.
  3. You are giving and forgiving, Ever blessing, ever blest, Wellspring of the joy of living, Ocean depth of happy rest! Loving Spirit, Father, Mother, All who love belong to you; Teach us how to love each other, By that love our joy renew.
  4. Mortals, join the happy chorus, Which the morning stars began; Boundless love is reigning o’er us, reconciling race and clan. Ever singing, move we forward, faithful in the midst of strife, Joyful music leads us onward, In the triumph song of life.

Benediction and “Love Round”

Public Domain

Love, love, love, love, Christians this is your call. Love your neighbor as yourself for God loves us all.

Postlude  Announcements

Vitual Auction, Saturday, October 3, 6pm start.

See some of our items on Craig’s List

https://spokane.craigslist.org/gms/d/veradale-parking-lot-auction-saturday/7193955992.html

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. 

Parking Lot Auction (and Go To Meeting) Saturday, October 3, 6pm start!

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5:30pm Socially distanced walk through. Park in the church parking lot and walk through the Hall with your masks, without touching the items, and keeping six feet apart. 
 
6:00pm Bidding begins.
Tune to 89.3 FM or Join us on Go To Meeting. We will not be on Facebook due to the lag time.
 
Go To Meeting connection for Auction, Saturday, October 3, 6pm (we will start streaming at 5:30pm)

Please join our Auction from your computer, tablet or smartphone. 
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/468721157 

You can also dial in using your phone. 
United States: +1 (571) 317-3122 

Access Code: 468-721-157 

(New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts:https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/468721157 )

 
Pay for items with cash from the parking lot or by card by using the Donate button at veradaleucc.org.
 
If you want to support Veradale UCC but don’t need more stuff, simply go to veradaleucc.org and click the donate button without bidding on an item. Thank you!
 
Included are images of some of the stuff which will be up for auction.
 

Sunday Worship September 20, 2020 and Bulletin

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Hi Everyone! 

What a year! Thanks to those who have been checking in. Please, let me know how you are doing with all this smoke!

Remember we have many ways to connect. There is Zoom which is much improved, Facebook, in person (please, let me know if you will be in-person), and through “Radio Daniel” our parking lot FM station 89.3 FM where you can listen to the worship service from your car radios in the church parking lot, the school parking lot, the street parking in front of the church and the school yard across the street. (It will not reach any further). If you want to get out of the house, keep healthy distancing, and listen to church — try our parking lot on Sunday morning!

We continue our show and tell messages with young hearts! Each week during September we will have a theme and everyone is invited to bring something that represents that theme. 

If you are on Facebook, you can put the story related to the theme as a post on the Veradale UCC page or on your own Facebook page and then link it to the live stream.  On ZOOM you can put the story in the Chat and show whatever you have brought to the others on the app. If you send me the something for this Sunday’s theme by Saturday, I may be able to select 1-3 of them to be share live. 

Sunday, September 20,  Being fair: ways to help us keep fair with each other and ourselves.

Sunday, September 27,  What do you like to make? Why?

The bulletin for Sunday worship is also below. Remember worship is seen and heard both on Facebook and ZOOM (link below). Please, keep flexible about worshiping in person. If Washington State goes back to Phase 1, we will only have the worship team in the building. We are in this for the long haul. 

This Sunday, we plan to both worship in person as well as on-line and with the 89.3 fm in the parking lot. 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).
  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
  7. There will be absolutely no eating or drinking in the building.

Please, let me know if you are coming in person this Sunday so that I can be certain we have enough chairs set out. Thank you.

Volunteers are still needed to sanitize the bathroom every Sunday. We have volunteers for two Sundays of the month and need two more. 

Also, I continue to be concerned about the projected tsunami of suicides predicted for October through December due to the foreclosures on homes, evictions from apartments, the costs of health care, the loss of jobs, and so much more. We will get through this together! Please, if you or someone you know is talking about harming themselves or feeling hopeless to the point of not wanting to live, call the

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 

1-800-273-8255

 

Available 24 hours a day in  English and  Spanish. 

Yes, 2020 is not getting any easier.  We have come through hard times before and we will do it again! 

With blessings,

Pastor Gen

Sunday Worship on ZOOM

Every Sunday 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (PDT) 

Sunday Worship-Veradale UCC

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/98581223201

Meeting ID: 985 8122 3201

Sunday Bulletin:

       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!”

Sunday, September 20, 2020 • 10:30 a.m.

 Wayne Shull, Music Director

Charlie Salt, Acolyte and AV

Scotty Patton, Zoom host

Naomi Hanvey, Facebook host

Rev. Gen Heywood, Pastor

 10:30am    Worship begins:

God is generous . . . all the time!  All the time . . . God is generous!

 Passing the Peace of Christ and Welcoming the Light of Christ

Hymn: “Be Now My Vision” 451(NCH)

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Be now my vision, O God of my heart; nothing surpasses the love you impart – you my best thought, by day or by night, waking or sleeping, your presence my light.

Be now my wisdom, and be my true word; ever within me, my soul is assured; Mother and Father, you are both to me, now and forever, your child I will be.

 Riches I need not, nor life’s empty praise, you, my inheritance, now and always. You and you only are first in my heart, great God, my treasure, may we never part.

Sovereign of Heaven, my victory won, may I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, O Ruler of All.

Community Prayer

Pastoral Prayer

Silent Prayer

Lord’s Prayer

Response: Amen, amen, amen

A Time of Offering

An Invitation to Share

Dedication 780 (NCH) Public Domain

Praise God from whom all blessing flow. Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God above, you heavenly hosts: Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost.

Dedication Prayer

 Creator of all that is seen and unseen, we give this offering with gratitude and hope. Multiply all that we are so that this little community may do great acts of compassion and justice. Amen

Listening for God


Message to Young Hearts: Being fair

Reading of Scripture

Philippians 1:21-30   21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. 22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which I prefer. 23 I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better; 24 but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you. 25 Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in faith, 26 so that I may share abundantly in your boasting in Christ Jesus when I come to you again.

27 Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel, 28 and are in no way intimidated by your opponents. For them this is evidence of their destruction, but of your salvation. And this is God’s doing. 29 For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ, but of suffering for him as well— 30 since you are having the same struggle that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.

 

Matthew 20:1-16  “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; 4 and he said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So they went. 5 When he went out again about noon and about three o’clock, he did the same. 6 And about five o’clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle all day?’ 7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard.’ 8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.’ 9 When those hired about five o’clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage.10 Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily wage. 11 And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, 12 saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ 13 But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? 14 Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. 15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ 16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

Message: “The Kingdom of God is Like…”

Silence

Our Light moves into the World God Loves

Hymn: “Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning”

Public Domain

Keep your lamps trimmed and burning (repeat 2x more) for this work is almost done. Sisters, don’t grow weary. Brothers, don’t grow weary. Children, don’t grow weary, for this work is almost done.

It’s our faith makes us happy (repeat 2x more) for this work’s almost done.

Sisters, don’t grow weary. Brothers, don’t grow weary. Children, don’t grow weary, for this work is almost done.

We are Climbing Jacob’s ladder (repeat 2x more) for this work is almost done. Sisters, don’t grow weary. Brothers, don’t grow weary. Children, don’t grow weary, for this work is almost done. 

Every round goes higher, higher (repeat 2x more) for this work’s almost done. Sisters, don’t grow weary. Brothers, don’t grow weary. Children, don’t grow weary, for this work is almost done.

Benediction and “Love Round”

Public Domain

Love, love, love, love, Christians this is your call. Love your neighbor as yourself for God loves us all.

Postlude

  Announcements

Virtual Auction, Saturday, October 3, 6pm start.

See some of our items on Craig’s List

https://spokane.craigslist.org/gms/d/veradale-parking-lot-auction-saturday/7193955992.html

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/