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Adult Education Sunday 10:30 am: Christian Feminism

Sunday Morning Offerings

May 20 -June 10: Christian Feminism

Eido Frances Carney, facilitator

10:30 am

For this class we will use the following definition:

Christian feminists believe that God does not discriminate on the basis of biologically-determined characteristics such as sex and race.^[2] Their major issues include the ordination of women, male dominance in Christian marriage, recognition of equal spiritual and moral abilities, reproductive rights, and ...

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Summer Music, 10 am Worship

Solo and ensemble musicians have been confirmed for summer worship, which begins on June 10, at 10:00 am. A full and varied schedule includes many of your favorite United Churches musicians, including the youth and seniors on June 10, Beth and Gib Rossing on June 17, Deb Reynolds on June 24, and the St. Louis Rivermen Dixieland Band on July 1.

Others to follow throughout July and August are ...

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Dixieland Service July 1, 10 am

Get ready to tap your toes at this year’s Dixieland service on July 1, at 10:00 am. The St. Louis Rivermen Dixieland Band will again donate their services for the full worship service, playing jazz arrangements of old Gospel and revival tunes.

The Rivermen are a featured band at the OlyJazz Society annual festival at St. Martins college on June 28-29-30 and ...

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June 3 Choir Recognition

June 3 is the final day of the seasonal two-service Sunday schedule. Chancel Choir and other musicians will be honored at the 10:30 service. Musicians and families will gather for their year-end potluck on Sunday afternoon.

Sunday School students will enjoy their last official Sunday School hour by making special gifts to honor their teachers. Their thank you gifts will be presented at the June 10 single 10:00am service.<span>Read more...</span></a> <div class="post_date"> <span class="day">10</span> <br /> <span class="month">MAY</span> </div> <div class="post_comments"> <a href="http://www.theunitedchurches.org/june-3-choir-recognition-day#post-comments"><span>0</span></a> </div> <a class='post_share sharelink_small' href='http://www.theunitedchurches.org/june-3-choir-recognition-day' data-gal='prettySociable'>Share</a> </div> <div class="post_footer"> <div class="post_cats"><p><span>Categories:</span> <a href="http://www.theunitedchurches.org/category/adult-education" title="View all posts in Adult Education" >Adult Education</a>, <a href="http://www.theunitedchurches.org/category/children" title="View all posts in Children" >Children</a>, <a href="http://www.theunitedchurches.org/category/blog" title="View all posts in Events Blog" >Events Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.theunitedchurches.org/category/family-programs" title="View all posts in Family Programs" >Family Programs</a>, <a href="http://www.theunitedchurches.org/category/fellowship" title="View all posts in Fellowship" >Fellowship</a>, <a href="http://www.theunitedchurches.org/category/music" title="View all posts in Music" >Music</a>, <a href="http://www.theunitedchurches.org/category/news-events" title="View all posts in News & Events" >News & Events</a>, <a href="http://www.theunitedchurches.org/category/special-events" title="View all posts in Special Events" >Special Events</a>, <a href="http://www.theunitedchurches.org/category/special-worship-services-2" title="View all posts in Special Worship Services" >Special Worship Services</a>, <a href="http://www.theunitedchurches.org/category/worship" title="View all posts in Worship" >Worship</a>, <a href="http://www.theunitedchurches.org/category/youth" title="View all posts in Youth" >Youth</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="blog_wrap post-8062 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-adult-education category-blog category-fellowship category-news-events category-small-groups category-special-events category-spiritual-growth"> <div class="post_title"> <h2><a href="http://www.theunitedchurches.org/spiritual-cinema-on-may-19" title="Spiritual Cinema on May 19">Spiritual Cinema on May 19</a></h2> </div> <div class="post_content" > <p>All are welcome to join us in the church Fireside Room. Potluck goodies at 6:30pm, film at 6:45pm.<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.theunitedchurches.org/spiritual-cinema-on-may-19&layout=button_count&show_faces=0&width=550&action=like&colorscheme=light&font=trebuchet+ms" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:550px; height:30px">

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Spiritual Cinema for April 21: A Walk of Wisdom: Postponed to May 19

In this intimate and moving portrait we take a Walk of Wisdom with Mae Chee Sansanee Sthirasuta, the revered female spiritual leader of Thailand. For the first time, this compassionate Buddhist nun shares her life, her work and wisdoms and takes us on a breathtaking journey from her former days as a top model to her every day of helping others and living a life of peace and true beauty that really does come from the heart.

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SideWalk Homeless Advocacy Center Basic Volunteer Training

Tue/Thu/Sat, April 24,26,28, 2pm/2pm/10am – 5 pm
SideWalk Homeless Advocacy & Support Center, 1139 5th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501
info: emma@interfaith-works.org

360-555-5587
Website: http://walkthurston.org/volunteer
Admission/cost.. Free; registration required

The Homeless Prevention Partnership is conducting a basic training for volunteers interested in working as a greeter at the SideWalk Homeless Advocacy and Support Center, a youth advocate at Rosie\\’s Place at Community Youth Services or an overnight host at the Family Support Center Family Shelter.

This orientation training includes:
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A Teacher’s Tour of South Africa

May’s Program Meeting for Black Hills Audubon Society will feature Deb Nickerson who was in South Africa last summer with the Toyota International Teacher Program which selected 24 teachers to travel the country learning about its history, culture, educational system and environmental stewardship projects done by school children in the Cape Town area. Three weeks were spent learning about some of their environmental issues and what is being done to alleviate their adverse impacts.

She will show slides spanning 5 areas ...

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The Drama of Transformation: New Adult Study

April 15— May 13, 9:00 am, Room 106, 9:00 am

Have you ever wondered what Psalms has to do with us modern folk today?
The next adult education class is a DVD lecture series by Dr. Walter Brueggemann, noted Old Testament theologian and Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. Join this accessible and compelling walk through the lived experience of stability, despair, and joy as recorded in Psalms.

You don’t have to be a bible scholar to enjoy this ...

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Becoming a Justice-Seeking Congregation

Four members of TUCO (Mimi Arnett, Peter Cook, Cynthia Cook and Pat Sonnenstuhl) attended a recent, invigorating 1 1/2-day workshop in Tacoma on Becoming a Justice-Seeking Congregations which was hosted by the Pacific Northwest Conference of the Methodist Churches, but was open to all churches.

The workshop featured Tex Sample and Bill McElvaney who are activist pastors in Phoenix and Dallas and exciting speakers with stories of how they helped make their churches into ...

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