Being Rich toward God

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Miscarriages and Mustard Seeds
Guest preacher Rev. Dan Stern's July 24 message "Miscarriages and Mustard Seeds" is on Prospect's blog.

Liturgists Needed
Thank you to everyone who has signed up to read in worship! We have openings for all Sundays in August and September. Please sign up here or contact the church office or Louise Morehead to volunteer.

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!

Do You Play an Instrument?
You are invited to bring it next Sunday, August 7, to play with Kia on the postlude, an improvisation on "When the Saints Go Marching in." All players and instruments welcome! Plan to come early for a run-through.

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.

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.

No in-person coffee hour for Zoom Sunday, July 31st. Thank you to Amy for the treats last Sunday. And thank you to Barb Force who is hosting coffee hour on August 7th and to Stacy Chilberg who is hosting August 21st. It is great that we have volunteers that want to keep coffee hour happening.

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."

WEEKEND EVENTS:

Sunday Worship
Sunday, July 31
10:30 a.m.
Online via Zoom
On the last Sunday of each month, we will worship together online. Pastor Meighan will share a message titled “Being Rich toward God.”
Join via Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/267383079?pwd=TmxHckowNmdCL3V4UU9rWTZEUk1odz09

Meeting ID: 267 383 079
Passcode: 254198

Social and Environmental Justice Book Group
Monday, August 1
4:00 p.m.
Online via Zoom
The book group is reading Heather C. McGhee's The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. Please read chapter 10 and the conclusion. After this meeting, we will take a break for a few weeks.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83243278435?pwd=d2tsMEtLMFlPZTVCeS92WnhZSXppQT09

Meeting ID: 832 4327 8435
Passcode: 037395

Bible Study
Monday, August 1
7:00 p.m.
Online via Zoom
A group meets most Mondays to study the lectionary reading for the coming Sunday. All are welcome and weekly attendance is not required.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85709209050

Meeting ID: 857 0920 9050
One tap mobile
+12532158782,,85709209050# US (Tacoma)

Office Closed for Vacation
Tuesday, August 2-Friday, August 5
Office Manager Karen Eisenbrey will be on vacation 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
6-8:00 p.m.
Pocket Park & 20th Ave. sidewalk
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!

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.

Links to Other News
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Faith Action Network email list: sign up at www.fanwa.org
World Council of Churches
National Council of Churches
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Sunday, July 31, 2022 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Worship Online 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, July 31, 2022
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Worship Online
10:30 a.m.