Support for Ukraine - Get ready for take-out dinner that benefits HelpUkraine22, Saturday May 21. Link coming soon for online pre-orders. There will also be an option to eat together outdoors at SUMC, weather permitting. Kudos to Carol Morrison, Francesco and Natalia Montalto, Nancy Sherry Baker and a number of community partners and volunteers. Find out more about HelpUkraine22 here: https://helpukraine22.org
Tuesday Night Learning Circle - Weekly, 6:30 - 8 pm.
New study begins May 10.
Pick up a copy of Freeing Jesus, by Diana Butler Bass, and join the community conversation. Jacque Lindstrand will again be facilitating. Connect via Zoom meeting ID #995 0869 3698, or click on button below.
Easter! April 17
Easter Sunrise - 6 am at Snoqualmie Point Park
(37580 SE Winery Road, Snoqualmie 98065).
In-person only.
Easter Sanctuary - 10:30 am in-person and online.
Music with Toddie Downs and Abbie Grimstad.
Egg hunt for kids right after worship, approx. 11:30
am. (Thanks to Wendy Holloway and crew!)
Connect online through the regular zoom worship
button above, or use Zoom meeting # 801 896 850.
* Virtual Community Prayer Time, Wednesdays 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Connecting through a variety of prayer styles, including shared silence. Gather on Zoom with meeting ID # 934 5561 4321. If dialing in by phone, call 253-215-8782 and offer the meeting ID when asked.
* Virtual coffee breaks Fridays at 10 am.
Join Tom Boord and friends for a time of socializing and casual conversation. Use Zoom meeting ID number 998 1162 6121. If dialing in by phone, call 253-215-8782 and offer the meeting ID when asked.
PARENTS OF TRANSGENDER CHILDREN SHARE THEIR STORIES
The Inclusion Committee at Snoqualmie United Methodist Church is hosting an online panel, featuring parents of transgender children sharing their experience. Join us on Thursday, January 27, at 7 p.m. as we listen to and learn from retired pastor Al Gephart and recently retired nurse, Betsy Gephart, in Tempe, AZ, and former pastor and active author, Mike Rumley-Wells, and his wife Kim, a fifth-grade teacher, in Wenatchee, WA.
Everyone is welcome to join this Zoom event. A link will be sent out a week before the panel. A recording will be made and available after the event.
For more information, contact Carol Morrison at emilooh@comcast.net.
The Inclusion Committee at Snoqualmie United Methodist Church is hosting an online panel, featuring parents of transgender children sharing their experience. Join us on Thursday, January 27, at 7 p.m. as we listen to and learn from retired pastor Al Gephart and recently retired nurse, Betsy Gephart, in Tempe, AZ, and former pastor and active author, Mike Rumley-Wells, and his wife Kim, a fifth-grade teacher, in Wenatchee, WA.
Everyone is welcome to join this Zoom event. A link will be sent out a week before the panel. A recording will be made and available after the event.
For more information, contact Carol Morrison at emilooh@comcast.net.
* Blessing of the Animals and joy in creation at
Three Forks Dog Park (39912 SE Park St., Snoqualmie)
Friday, Oct 15, 5 - 5:30 pm.
Bring your dog for some play time, and photos of your
non-canine pets or other animal friends. We'll appreciate
them all and bless them in turn.
Tuesday Night Learning Circle resumes October 5th
6:30 - 8 pm. Throughout October we'll be reading and
responding to The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and
Dave Runyon. Jacque Lindstrand is facilitating.
Bring your wisdom and wonderings on Zoom: Click here,
or use meeting ID #995 0869 3698 after logging into Zoom.
Guatemala Mission Trip June 25 - July 3, 2022
Join us for adventures near Lake Atitlan, volunteering with
Salud y Paz in Camanchaj, Guatemala. Travel dates have
changed to late June 2022, in hopes of improved covid 19
risks and to accommodate school schedules. If interested
in more information, touch base with Pastor Lee. We will
have a preliminary info meeting sometime in November,
and have until March to confirm our group participant list.
Estimated cost is $1,025 plus airfare. We'll be partnering
in the construction of a new wing to the health clinic, and
toy-making with Susanna Wesley school. To find out more
about Salud y Paz, check out their website:
https://www.saludypaz.org
Church Picnic September 5
at Centennial Field
Join us for outdoor worship with communion (10:30 am) followed by food and games.
Due to covid precautions, we will provide all the fixings this year - carefully grilled burgers and hotdogs, individually packaged chips and cookies and drinks, and a couple of sides. Alternatively, bring your own lunch if preferred! We will have fresh paper products on hand, but bring your own dishware and utensils if desired. Bring a picnic blanket or lawn chair if desired. We'll want to spread out!
Centennial Field is located at 39903 SE Park Street, Snoqualmie, next to Snoqualmie Elementary School.
In case of rain, we will have to cancel. Watch your email Sunday morning for possible cancellation.
Yes, you can also join on Zoom! Have some bread and drink ready for consecration, and use the usual worship link: https://greaternw.zoom.us/j/801896850 .
Alma will be hosting with her 5G phone so folks can participate from home. ( If dialing in by phone, call 1 253 215 8782 and use meeting ID #: 801 896 850. One can also access the service through the home page of our church website, www.snoqualmieumc.org.)
Snoqualmie's Got Talent
Saturday February 20th, 4 pm
Inviting all comedy, music, magic, dance, drama, pet tricks, art...you name it!
Acts can be pre-recorded or shared live as we gather on Zoom.
Toddie Downs will emcee!
RSVP your act to Toddie (toddiedowns@yahoo.com), Snoqualmie UMC office (425-888-1697)
or Pastor Lee (pastorlee@snoqualmieumc.org).
Let your light shine!
Come show time, use Zoom meeting ID #946 5908 4609
or click button below to enter.
Parking Lot Labyrinth, open through August
Come give it a try, while it lasts!
Labyrinths are symbolic of life’s journey. Monks used them as a form of pilgrimage when travel to Jerusalem was not possible.
The parking lot labyrinth is drawn with approximately 360 yards of painter’s tape, which is affordable and easy to work with, but also vulnerable to truck tires and rain.
Check it out while it lasts!
Interfaith Prayer Flags for Social Justice
* Write or draw your prayer/intention on these
banners.
* Post them in the wind at home or around the valley.
* Be encouraged in the work when you see them. Let them remind us of Spirit power in community, and our part(s) in the healing of the world.
Free prayer flags are available in the big black box outside our church parking lot door, on the corner of Railroad Ave. and SE River Street. (Street address is 38701 SE River St., Snoqualmie 98065)
Love Letters From God -Support incarcerated youth at Echo Glen with hand-made Valentines cards. Inspiring scripture, uplifting quotes, encouraging notes, humor - all recommended. Get your craft on at the designated table in the social hall - full of valentine supplies - Sundays January 25, February 2, and February 9. Cards can also be made at home at your convenience. The valentines will be delivered to Echo Glen by February 11. More details about this ecumenical project are available online at: http://www.echoglen.org/love-letters-from-god/
Snoqualmie Valley Interfaith Gathering
Sunday, January 19th, 3 - 5 pm
From Mujeeb: "Greetings and Happy new year dear friends, Lets gather on Sunday Jan 19th 2020 at our place to honor this great leader and his influence around social justice. We will follow usual program format, please feel free to bring and share your thoughts and beliefs on this topic. We will also watch together a five min video of his I have a dream speech" that inspires many around the world even today." Please see our Sunday bulletin or contact Pastor Lee (425-444-5556) for Mujeeb's family address.
Snoqualmie Valley Interfaith aims to offer interfaith gatherings on 3rd Sundays of most months, 3 - 5 pm, locations vary. Interfaith Volunteering with Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank is on 5th Wednesday of the month, 3:25 - 6:45 pm.
We are blessed to get to know each other as neighbors and people of faith. These gatherings connect local Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Baha'i, and agnostic neighbors. Newcomers and additional faith representations welcome.
The purpose of these get-togethers is to foster relationships across faith-lines that enrich our understanding of each other's faith traditions and strengthen community around the valley.
There is so much good to learn from and with each other.
The Snoqualmie Valley Winter Shelter overnight season concluded in March. Snoqualmie Valley Shelter Services is working to keep their Resource Center open daily during the COVID-19 crises. Visit www.svshelterservices.org for service and volunteer information. In need of support? Call or text 425-773-2874.
Dog Day
Saturday June 1,
4 pm
@ Three Forks Off-Leash Dog Park in Snoqualmie, across from Centennial Fields
Red Rover Red Rover - bring your pooch over!
Bring your dog, or your neighbor's dog, or whoever wants to meet, greet, and play. Dog treats and trophies will be on hand.