Art Mampel
Please hold Art in your prayers as he undergoes surgery today.
Doors Are Sticking
Please be aware that the double doors off Prospect St have swollen and are currently not always closing and latching on their own. If you visit the building, you will need to give the door an extra push to close it upon exit or pull to close it upon entry. Trustees are working on a solution.
Action Alert from Be:Seattle
The City of Seattle is planning to sweep four different encampments during the heatwave this week, including a massive vehicle encampment on Tuesday with 50+ vehicles and 50-75 people living there.
Temperatures on Tuesday are expected to exceed 90 degrees. We already know how dangerous these hot weather events can be for folks living outside, but now the city is going to exacerbate the issue by forcing all of the vulnerable people through a physically and emotionally exhausting eviction process when they have nowhere else for them to go.
Every sweep is cruel, but to show up during a heatwave and tow people's homes away without even so much as finding a parking lot where they could park instead is inhumane. We need the city to hear that this is beyond cruel and we won't stand for it.
Stop The Sweeps Seattle have created an
email and call script for you to use as a template. Find it
HERE.
Office Closed August 2-5
Office Manager Karen Eisenbrey will be on vacation next week, August 2-5. During this time, voice mail will be checked for urgent messages. All other messages and email will be handled when Karen returns on August 9. Postal mail will be handled on August 12.
Night Out Block Party: Tuesday, August 2 6-8 p.m.
All are invited to a block party on National Night Out! Prospect will set up tables for potluck dishes. RainWise will host an information table, and we will provide live music. Bring some food to share if you are able and come meet our neighbors!
Directory Update
The updated church directory is available in hard copy in the church office and online
here. The printed directory is updated twice a year. The online directory is updated as changes occur (once already since the new one was printed!). If you need the password for the online directory, or wish to have a printed directory mailed to you, please contact the church office.
Donate to Refugee Fund, Get Clean Carpets!
Do you have carpets needing cleaning? Cora Trujillo has a carpet shampooer and will come to your home and shampoo your carpets if you have contributed at least $200 to the refugee fund! Donate online
here, or make checks payable to Prospect Congregational UCC and indicate "Refugee Fund" in the memo.
Liturgists Needed
Thank you to everyone who has signed up to read in worship!
We
have openings for
all Sundays in August.
Please sign up
here or contact the church office or Louise Morehead to volunteer.
Summer Coffee Hour
Coffee Hour resumed on July 10th with homemade cookies, strawberries and ice cream, and a variety of sweet breads. Thanks for the help of Mary Liz for serving and clean up and the tasty cookies, Carolyn for the strawberries and ice cream, and Muriel for the sweet breads.Amy is provided the snack and helped serve on July 24. Much appreciation to those who have helped. Next coffee hours are August 7th, and August 21st. Volunteers are needed to keep this social time happening. Contact Judy Hooper, 206 325 2851 if you can help.
Share Your Photos!
It's time to update the bulletin board of photos in the Fellowship Hall! If you have photos of recent Prospect events (e.g. clean-up day, coffee hour, farm day, or Cajun Celebration for the Climate), please share a few prints that we can post. You may mail them to the church or leave them in Karen's inbox in the office. If you are not able to print your photos, please send a small selection of digital images to prospectucc@yahoo.com.
Donations of Cell Phones, Tablets, and Laptops Requested
Maryalice Power shares the following announcement:
"My daughter Dr. Julliette Power and her friend Irma Schneider, a nurse, are both going to Rwanda in September to help with medical care. They are working at the Adventist University of Central Africa to help refugees from the Congo to obtain education and be able to move out of a cycle of dependency living in the camps. They are reaching out to solicit people who have old cell phones, tablets, or laptops that they would be willing to donate to help the students. Please call or email me (206-324-2483 or maryalicepower@hotmail.com) and I will pick them up or come to the church. Thank you."
If You Visit the Prospect Building
We encourage anyone (including church staff and volunteers) who has need to visit the church building to mask up if you will be in close quarters with others. Thank you for your cooperation!
