The Rock That Is Higher Than We

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

July/August Newsletter Deadline: Friday, June 17
Submit your news, announcements, events, photos, recipes, or whatever you wish to share in Prospect's July/August newsletter!

Farm Day: Saturday, June 18
The next farm day will be Saturday, June 18, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. If you are able, bring a potluck dish to share for lunch. There will be opportunities to walk in the woods, meet the animals, and see what’s growing.

Carpools are recommended. Do check the ferry schedule and any travel alerts. Lately the ferries have sometimes only run one boat on the Whidbey schedule instead of the usual two. In this case, the lines become very long. Usually there is an update late the night before saying which routes will have limited service.

Farm address: 4314 Crestmont Place, Clinton, WA 98236. (Note: When Google maps tells you to turn right onto Crestmont, turn left.)

Juneteenth Holiday
Pastor Meighan will observe the Juneteenth holiday on Monday, June 20. Bible study and book group will not meet,

Monthly Online-Only Worship
Beginning next Sunday, June 26, and continuing on the last Sunday of each month, we will offer online-only worship. We will continue to offer hybrid worship the rest of the time.

You are invited to send in your photos or art of rainbows for use in Zoom worship on June 26. Please send them to Pastor Meighan by Monday, June 20.

Liturgists Needed for Summer Sundays
Thank you to everyone who has signed up to read in worship! We have openings for next Sunday, June 26, and all Sundays in July and August. Liturgists can be in-person or online. Please sign up here or contact the church office or Louise Morehead to volunteer.

Strengthen the Church
On June 12, we began receiving the annual Strengthen the Church Offering. It not too late to give! We will continue to receive this special offering through the month of June.

The Strengthen the Church (STC) Offering reflects the shared commitment of people across the United Church of Christ to cooperatively build up the UCC. Conferences and the national setting equally share the gifts given by members and friends through their local congregations. The funds raised support leadership development, new churches, youth ministry, and innovation in existing congregations. By your generosity to this offering, you build up the Body of Christ.

Donate online here, or make checks payable to Prospect Congregational UCC and indicate "STC" in the memo.

Cajun Celebration for the Climate: A Benefit for 350 Seattle
Saturday, June 25 6-9 p.m. at Prospect
You are invited to enjoy the music of Folichon and a delicious Cajun taco bar, with donations to benefit 350 Seattle. Suggested donation: $25 at the door. RSVP by June 24 to prospectucc@yahoo.com to reserve your spot.
Invite friends with this Facebook event, or download the flyer.

Afghan Refugee Family
We are continuing twice per week English tutoring over the summer. Please contact Suzanne Anderson if you would like to help with this rewarding ministry.

We have set up a special fund for donations to this effort. You may donate online here, or make checks payable to Prospect Congregational UCC and indicate "Afghan Refugees" in the memo.

WEEKEND EVENTS:

July/August Newsletter Deadline
Friday, June 17
Submit your news, announcements, events, photos, recipes, or whatever you wish to share in Prospect's July/August newsletter!

Farm Day
Saturday, June 18
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m
4314 Crestmont Place, Clinton, WA 98236
If you are able, bring a potluck dish to share for lunch. There will be opportunities to walk in the woods, meet the animals, and see what’s growing.

Carpools are recommended. Do check the ferry schedule and any travel alerts. Lately the ferries have sometimes only run one boat on the Whidbey schedule instead of the usual two. In this case, the lines become very long. Usually there is an update late the night before saying which routes will have limited service.

Farm address: 4314 Crestmont Place, Clinton, WA 98236. (Note: When Google maps tells you to turn right onto Crestmont, turn left.)

Student Piano Recital
Saturday, June 18
3:00 p.m.
Sanctuary

Sunday Worship
Sunday, June 19
10:30 a.m.
Sanctuary and Online via Zoom
Jan Kinney will share a message titled "The Rock That Is Higher Than We."
If you are not able to attend in person, please join via Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/267383079?pwd=TmxHckowNmdCL3V4UU9rWTZEUk1odz09

Meeting ID: 267 383 079
Passcode: 254198

Juneteenth--The Songs of Black Folk: The Music of Resistance & Hope
Sunday, June 19
6:00 p.m.
McCaw Hall
321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
Mayor Harrell, in collaboration with community churches and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, invites you to this free concert celebrating the Juneteenth Federal holiday.This concert celebrates and centers Negro Spirituals and the diverse musical traditions that have creatively evolved from them including, gospel music, jazz, R&B, hip hop, and more.
Join the concert’s artistic conductors as they guide our musical journey. Embrace with all communities this shared musical culture that has functioned as both a tool of resistance and a source of hope for Black people and communities in opposition to centuries of racism and oppression, white supremacy, and their unrelenting assault on Black lives and bodies.
This concert elevates and connects us as a human community by uplifting music as core to the African American struggle for freedom and justice. It allows us to recognize how these historic struggles are mirrored in the challenges so many Americans still face today in pursuit of an honored purpose and place.
Masks will be required.
More information and registration link here.

Giving

Thank you to all the generous givers who have sent checks or made online donations!
Prospect offers three ways to donate electronically, which puts your gift directly into our bank account:

Go to https://www.prospectseattle.org/donate to set up electronic giving online for one-time or recurring donations;
Download the free Vanco Mobile app for IOS or Android.
- Choose "Vanco Mobile Faith Engagement";
- Select Prospect Congregational UCC;
- Create an account using your email address. (If you already have online giving set up, you can sign in using your same login information on the app.)
Text-to-give:

- Text 833-297-5332 and enter the amount you wish to donate: $xx or $xx.xx;
- Click the registration link and enter your payment information;

- Receive a verification text as well as an email receipt. For future giving, simply send a text to the same number with the amount you wish to give, and your donation will process automatically. (Watch this GivePlus Text video to see how easy it is to make a quick donation.)

Vanco Payment Solutions' Client Services team will also take donations over the phone: 800.675.7430.

You may also set up automatic payment with your bank or mail checks to the church yourself. We encourage electronic payments because that is safer for our financial secretaries and puts the funds into our bank account more quickly.

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World Council of Churches
National Council of Churches
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Sunday, June 19, 2022 Second Sunday after Pentecost Father's Day Worship at Prospect and Online 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, June 19, 2022
Second Sunday after Pentecost
Father's Day
Worship at Prospect and Online
10:30 a.m.