Wayside Weekly
December 22-28
 

• Guest Preacher Sunday 12/26. Member in Discernment, Steve King, will be leading worship this Sunday. If it snows, worship will ONLY be online. Steve will also be our interim pastor during Rev. Allysa's Maternity Leave. 

• Epiphany/Bell Sunday January 2nd. Ring in the new years with the Wayside tradition of bringing and ringing bells at church. We will also be handing out Star Words for the year. If you are worshipping online and would like a Star Word please contact Rev. Allysa (pastor@waysideucc.org). 

• Food Pantry Blessing and Donation Schedule. January 9th we will be blessing our new Food Pantry and adding donations throughout the month. Please see the poster below for more details. 

• Even though Stewardship Sunday has passed, there's still time to turn in your pledge for next year. To pledge online, please click HERE. You can also mail in your pledge card or simply email Robbie in the Church Office.
   
• Make an In-Person or Zoom Appointment with Pastor Allysa here: https://calendly.com/pastordewolf/pastorcheckin 
   
• LAND USE OPPORTUNITIES: Earlier this year a few of us, including Pastor Allysa, had a few discussions about the use of the Wayside property for some modest development to provide housing for the unsheltered.  We heard from the City of Federal Way as to some of the types of housing allowable (e.g., no high rise). We are not looking at any sort of intrusive mega-development. Then too, it is the wooded land nearest 21^st that is appropriate. We subsequently met virtually with UCC partners – Dave Schoen from our Conference, and the Cornerstone Fund -- who gave us some advice and committed to be with us with their expertise. In other words, we’d have allies beside us. Most models already in use have produced income to the congregation. Development and  construction are all covered by the nonprofit builder through public and private funding. Most tenants would pay one-third of their income. The region is eager to find space to develop housing for our unhoused neighbors, especially in areas as resident-friendly (non-central City sites) as ours. 
  
  If you are willing to be part of this discussion on behalf of Wayside, please contact me, the Church Office, or Pastor Allysa. I will be joining this conversation to bring regional voices to be with us. 
  Thanks,
  The Rev. Bill Kirlin-Hackett,
  Wayside member and Covenant Partner.

• Prayers for Gwen Gilchrist's friend who has COVID (a mild case, thankfully) and also a UTI and is in the hospital.
   
• Prayers for Sam Lutze and Lucas Gomez, who are both dealing with difficult struggles. Prayers, also, for Robin Lutze, as she reflects on her mom's passing 2 years ago.
   
• Prayers of joy for Graham-Kapowsin High School, who's football team went undefeated this year and beat the 3rd best high school in the nation when the y played in Las Vegas! Rosemary Watling's daughter works at the high school.
   
• Prayers for Rich Neal's friend, Kieth, who is having is right leg amputated to keep his cancer from spreading.
   
• Continued prayers for Amy Johnson's mom, Lee, and her continued health issues.
   
• Prayers for Becky Rush-Peet's mother-in-law who has been diagnosed with cancer.
   
• Prayers for Sarah Stanley's aunt, who had a heart attack last month and is in the hospital.
   
• Continued prayers for Lynne Dodge, who is still healing after breaking her ankle.
   
• Prayers for Carolyn Foran, who fell this past week and broke her ankle. She is currently recovering at her grandson's place.
   
• Continued prayers for Barb Miller's dad, who recently lost his wife and took a fall last week and is still recovering from that.
   
• Continued prayer of joy for Barb Johnsey (nee Pope) who married the love of her life last week!
   
• Continued prayers for health care workers, especially now that another variant is ravaging the world.
   
• Prayers for those who have lost a child or other loved ones, especially during this time of year.

• Thank you to Kim Larsen for being the Pastoral Assistant this past Sunday!
   
• Thank you to Rich Neal, David Todd, and Robbie Gilchrist for helping set up for worship this past Sunday!
   
• Another thank you to David Todd, for picking up trash around the church grounds!
   
• Thank you to Eric Johnson for clearing the trail after another tree or branch fell across the path!
   
• Thank you to Pat Erwin, Charles Erwin, and Jill Hutton for helping Robbie with the history of the making of Chrismons at Wayside! And, thank you to all those who helped make the Chrismons!
   

• December 25th - Jesus