Sunday, May 21, 2017
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Worship at Prospect
10:30 a.m.

St. Mary’s Food Bank – you are invited each Sunday to bring gifts of non-perishable food or cash donations.

Name Tags: As a courtesy to guests and others new to Prospect, please wear your nametag to worship and fellowship time. If you don’t have a nametag and would like one, please call or email the church office or leave a note in the offering plate.

AFTER WORSHIP:

Adult Education has finished the class of Richard Rohr's Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps. Please watch for announcements of the next Adult Ed offering.

Church Board meets at 12:00 p.m. on the 3rd Floor. These meetings are open to all.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Building Improvements
The votes are in! 3rd Floor meeting room flooring choice is Golden Oak laminate; paint choice is #2, "Light Raffia" and "Cozy White." This combination should provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Thanks to the committee for narrowing down the choices and to everyone who took the time to review them and vote.

Stewardship
Thanks to everyone who has turned in a pledge form! An accurate prediction of pledged income will help us prepare a realistic budget for 2017-18. If you were not able to return your pledge form by Stewardship Sunday, please bring or mail it to the church office as soon as possible.

Roger Sale
Roger's memorial service will likely be in late July. We will share the exact date as soon as we know it.

Lost & Found
Stray items have been accumulating over the months. The Lost and Found basket will be in the Fellowship Hall during coffee hour through the end of May. Unclaimed items will be donated.

Participate in the Pride Parade!
Prospect participants are needed for the Pride Parade on June 25—contact Suzanne Fry if interested: 206-322-5981 or suzannefry@outlook.com.

Pilot project promotes partnership between UCC climate justice teams and 350.org
This article on ucc.org describes a new effort in the UCC. Building on the momentum of the People's Climate March, the United Church of Christ is endeavoring to build a partnership centered on climate justice with the like-minded people of 350.org. Prospect is mentioned in the article because of our ongoing relationship with 350 Seattle.

From Justice and Peace Action Network: Defend our Parks and Monuments
On April 26th, President Trump signed an executive order attempting to eliminate or shrink parks and monuments that have been protected by our presidents in recent decades, including Canyons of the Ancients in Colorado as well as 26 other national monument designations spanning desert vistas to giant sequoias.

The order also includes the incredible Bears Ears National Monument, which protects more than 100,000 irreplaceable sites of archaeological, cultural, and spiritual significance in an area held sacred by the Navaho, Hopi, Ute and Zuni. The executive order puts God’s creation—parks and national monuments—as well as our shared American history and heritage in jeopardy.

The executive order puts the fate of our parks and monuments in the hands of Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke. Starting now and for just a few weeks, the Department of the Interior will be taking public comments about this order. 

Now is the time to show Secretary Zinke and the Department of the Interior that people of faith want all national monuments to be protected for future generations so that we can faithfully tell all our stories. Take Action now!