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An Invitation to All Ministries & Committees

It’s a new season of leadership in our church family. There are new members of our committees and ministries joining the leaders that have guided our congregation for years.

As we welcome these changes and prepare to care for each other in the next year, all leadership of our ministries and committees are welcome to participate in a leadership orientation on Sunday February 10 from 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm.

We’ll meet in the Fireside Room to share in a few exercises ...

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JAN
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Categories: Leadership, News and Events, Presbyterian Denomination, Special Events, UCC Denomination, Volunteers

Marriage Equality in Washington State!

Wednesday November 7, 2012

Marriage Equality in Washington State!

Dear sisters and brothers!
Hallelujah!
I can’t stop smiling.  I can barely believe its true.  Yesterday, Washington State voted to affirm marriage equality which means that, starting today, gay and lesbian couples who chose to marry have the same access to the privileges and protections that come with state law as do straight couples.  What an amazing, amazing day!
You all did this.  In Washington State, we built the largest religious coalition of marriage equality ...
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NOV
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Categories: Leadership, Marriage Equality, News and Events, Presbyterian Denomination, Social Justice, UCC Denomination

Support for Housing Families

From now until July 2, the Public is invited to submit written comments to the Olympia City Council regarding the allocation of  federal funds and the transfer of the vacant Smith Building in the city’s downtown to the Family Support Center. If approved, the action would make possible for upwards of 60 adults and children to leave the streets for safe housing accommodations. Our support for this proposal is wholly consistent with the priority reflected in our local benevolence allocations ...

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JUN
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Categories: Events Blog, Leadership, News and Events, Serving the Community, Volunteers

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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MAY
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Categories: Events Blog, Fellowship, Leadership, Music, Music and Worship Blog, News and Events, Presbyterian Denomination, Social Justice, Special Events, UCC Denomination, Worship

PNW Conference Email group list

Did you know that the Conference has an email group that keeps the communication flowing in the Conference.

Anyone can join:  Your local church — friends in the church — others you know around the Conference.  Can you help us get more people on this list? 

You have two choices if you want to help — send me names and emails and I will send them an invitation or send them the information at the bottom of this message and they ...

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APR
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Categories: Events Blog, Leadership, News and Events, UCC Denomination

Pacific Northwest Conference, UCC Annual Meeting

Good Morning from the Red Lion Hotel in Pasco, Washington.  The Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Church of Christ begins today. The first Plenary session begins at 1:30 PM.  Watch Annual Meeting Live and keep track of all the latest on the Annual Meeting activities and developments on the Annual Meeting Blog.

We hope you can join us either in the same room or from wherever you are.  You can subscribe directly if you ...

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APR
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Categories: Events Blog, Fellowship, Leadership, News and Events, Social Justice, Special Events, Special Worship Services, UCC Denomination

Introducing: The Monthly Voice

With over a decade in publication The Voice, the newsletter from TUCO, will become a monthly publication! We hope this change will bring with it a higher level of content to the newsletter including notes from the Pastor’s desk, regular updates from each of the church’s ministry committees, and interesting faith-focused articles from you the reader! You can submit an article to be published in The Voice by emailing it to voice@theunitedchurches. org by the 4th Monday of ...

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APR
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Categories: Events Blog, Fellowship, Leadership, News and Events, Presbyterian Denomination, Serving the Community, Special Events, UCC Denomination

April Pastor Seeking Update

The Pastor Seeking Committee has completed reviewing over 40 pastor profiles with some still coming in. We have selected about five candidates to take to the next step which is a telephone interview with the committee and review of a sermon from each candidate. The plan is to complete telephone screening interviews by the end of April. Then, we will invite the candidates we are interested in to come for an in person interview sometime in May. After the Pastor ...

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APR
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Categories: Leadership, News and Events, Presbyterian Denomination, Special Events, UCC Denomination

TUCO Supports Marriage Equality

The Church Council voted on April 12 to affirm the current Washington State law on marriage equality.  This law allows same-sex couples in civil unions or domestic partnerships to be legally married, and thereby entitled to the rights and responsibilities that the law previously allowed to married (heterosexual) couples only.

A congregational meeting will be held in the TUCO Sanctuary at 11:30 am on Sunday, April 22, immediately following the service.  The purpose of this meeting is to provide an opportunity for all who wish to ...

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APR
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Categories: Events Blog, Leadership, News and Events, Serving the Community, Social Justice

Camp Quixote on the move

On Saturday, April 21, our friends at Camp Quixote will “fold their tents” at their present location, First Christian Church and move to their next host, Westminster Presbyterian Church.  We are encouraged to aid in the move, particularly those of us who have pick ups or can transport some of the camp’s residents to their new location.

All that is needed is to come to First Christian Church at 9:00 am on Saturday morning.

The prospects for a permanent location for the ...

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APR
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Categories: Events Blog, Fellowship, Leadership, News and Events, Serving the Community, Social Justice

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