Celebrating Pride: June 19-26

 

We at All Pilgrims represent one of the longest-standing Seattle congregations in our support of the LGBT community, and celebrating Pride Week is one of our most joyful traditions.

The dates of this year's Pride celebration are June 19-26.  We're kicking it off with a concert Saturday, the 19^th, featuring Captain Smartypants. 

Captain Smartypants, an ensemble drawn from members of the Seattle Men's Chorus, has performed all over the Pacific Northwest and beyond, thrilling, delighting and alarming audiences from Washington D.C to San Francisco.

Suggested donation is $15.

 

Other events include a movie night, Wednesday, June 22, when the acclaimed film Inlaws and Outlaws will be shown in our Sanctuary at 7 PM; an ecumenical worship service in the Sanctuary at 1 PM Saturday, June 25; and, of course, the famous Pride Parade on Sunday, June 26, beginning at 11 AM.  All Pilgrims will also operate a booth for the festival on both the 25^th and the 26^th.

Call for participants:

Please join the festivities by participating in any (or all!) of the events. And if you really want to help the cause:

·      Sing in the choir for the June 25 worship service (rehearsal at 11 AM that same day)

·      Help work in our booth, Saturday, the 25^th and/or Sunday, the 26^th - sign up in advance, HERE!

·      March in the parade - assemble around 10 AM, Sunday at Fourth Avenue & Union Street

In addition, we need:

·      Fabric donations - large scraps in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple (prints OK) for making large choir figures

·      Help building these figures

·      Driver and truck for parade - pickup preferred, must be insured

For more information:

Michael Small (for general info) or Linda Gasparovic (for truck and/or building choir figures)

ROBERT (B0B) KINNEY

Robert Wayne Kinney was born December 21, 1945, in Concord, New Hampshire, the only son of the late Edna M. and Paul W. Kinney.  He attended schools in Concord and college at Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University) in Montreal, Canada, where he graduated with a BA.

 

Bob worked for the YMCA for some years, and was director of YMCA youth camps in Manchester, N.H. and  South Bend, IN.  He worked as a YMCA Branch Executive Director in  Richmond, VA.  Also in Richmond he worked as Procedures and Work Measurement Analyst for BEST Products.  He later moved to Baton Rouge, where he was Manager of Corporate Services for H.J. Wilson.  He became a founding member of the Baton Rouge MCC.

 

In 1984 Bob began working for The Home Depot in Atlanta.  He was Senior Manager of Corporate Services with them until his retirement.  In Atlanta Bob was active at All Saints MCC, where he was a deacon.  He was also a staunch supporter of BALM Ministries.

 

In 1998 Bob moved to Seattle, WA., where he became involved as a volunteer for the Seattle Men's Chorus and served on many boards and committees at All Pilgrims Christian Church.  He was active at fundraising for the church organ.

 

In 2007 he moved to Charleston, where he volunteered at Grace Episcopal Church at the Gifts of Grace Bookshoppe and the annual Grace Tea Room.  He also supported different community organizations such as AFFA and LAS with his time and in-kind gifts.  He later returned to the workforce at Publix Supermarket on Dorchester Road, working as a cashier and in the Aprons program.

 

Bob was a great lover of dogs and rescued many, giving them a wonderful home and a life better than any they had known.  He was always a warmhearted and generous person, freely giving aid to those in need.  He was deeply loyal to his friends, of which he had many all over the country.

 

Bob died of heart complications in his home on May 5th, 2011.  He is survived by his first cousins Betsy K. Hamre of Spokane, WA and Susan K. Hunter of Venice, Florida; his family of choice; and many, many friends. His passing leaves a gap in our lives that can never be filled.

 

A memorial service will be held at Grace Episcopal Church in Charleston on Saturday, May 28 at 1:00 pm.  It was Bob's request that this should be a celebration of life, with people dressed in bright colors.  In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Grace Flower Guild, the SPCA, or the Heart or Diabetes foundations.

Pentecost Offering 2011

 

All are welcome! Come as you are!

 

These are key phrases that reach out, one way of telling our community who we are. 

 

In some ways we are unique, but in others we are a clear expression of our Christian heritage.  In particular, as a congregation we embody principles developed and cherished by our parent denominations, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ, including: open communion, Christian Unity, honoring all baptisms, congregational polity, supporting one another in developing our own understandings of God and scripture in community, understanding that all of us share the gifts and responsibility for ministry.

 

This coming Sunday is Pentecost, when we celebrate the day the holy spirit entered the followers of Christ and gave birth to their life as the Church.  We joined our identies to theirs eight years ago when All Pilgrims officially came into being on Pentecost, so each year we celebrate our "birthday" by honoring the larger church in our worship and our offerings.

 

The special offering we receive  that day goes "above and beyond" our usual tithes, pledges and offerings.  We stretch to give to the larger forms of Church that support us in our ministries so that they can continue to support us, congregations in our region and conference, across our continent and around the world.  I hope you will join in and give.

Congratulations to Stephan & Muriel!

 

Muriel Saunders and Stephan Gerhardt gave themselves to one another in marriage on Friday, May 27th.  The ceremony took place at All Pilgrims Christian Church in the presence of immediate family and friends. The wedding was officiated by pastor Greg Turk. Following the wedding, Muriel and Stephan hosted a celebratory meal at their home for family and friends.

 

Blessings to you both for many years of happiness!

News from Community Lunch

You can get from Down There to UP HERE, careerwise, even in a tight job market.  Even better, you can get back into the work place after losing your job.  And keep from getting discouraged too!

 

How?  By attending the job search workshop, hosted by Bruce P. Sprague of Roadmap Resumes.

 

You'll learn the effective use of a resume, as well as the many sources of job openings, how to best use those sources, and, most important, how to stand out in a competitive job market.

 

You'll learn the 8 / 80: Eight sources to finding work, when 80% of job openings aren't listed. And ways to uncover those unlisted openings.

 

You'll also learn techniques to keep going when the seas get really rough.

 

  

When: Saturday, June 11, 2011, 1:00-3:00 pm
Where: All Pilgrims Christian Church, Chapel

*(enter via the courtyard steps)

 

To pre register or for more information visit brucethewordwright.com

 

Suggested fee: $10.00

Can you afford not to miss it?

 

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