6/22/25 Announcements
Hello everyone! It was so good to see so many of you today for our weekly connection. We had lots of familiar faces and many new faces as well today!
If you were not able to join us in person this week for our worship service, you can watch the recorded service using the links below:
Announcements
1. Next Sunday is the last Sunday of the month, so we will be collecting food for the Rotary Food Bank. If you are able, you can bring some non-perishable food items to place in the shopping cart in the Narthex by the entrance to the Sanctuary on Sunday.
2. Next Sunday, immediately after church our Young Families and Young Adult groups are going to be going cherry picking. Connect with Karissa for more details.
3. Bring a lawn chair and come out to listen to the Community Band this Wednesday at 7 PM for an outdoor concert at our church in the back grassy area!
4. Our offices will be closed tomorrow, Monday 6/23 as our staff will be out of the office for a strategy planning retreat. If you have an emergency, you can still call the church office.
5. I shared today in my message that starting this week, I will be praying for peace at our Peace Pole in front of our church on Tuesday mornings at 9 AM. If anyone would like to join me as we pray for peace in our world, I invite you to plan to come.
Joys and Concerns
Please join us in praying for peace in our world in Gaza, Ukraine, and Iran.
Continue to hold Kathy Helseth in your thoughts and prayers as she nears the end of this first round of treatment and awaits her MRI in early July.
Continue to hold Ronnie Grey in your heart and prayers. He is continuing to recover back here in Yakima at Good Samaritan.
If you have a joy or concern that you want to share with our staff so that we can better support you, please fill out this link or turn a Connection Card in the offering basket or the church office.
Resources to Explore
Today in my message, I talked about the anger iceberg and I said that I would share that image with you in this email for you to ponder on throughout this week. Here is the image.
The Disciples Peace Fellowship is a part of our Disciples of Christ denomination that is "dedicated to the Biblical principles of peace and justice, including the elimination of war. We serve as a voice to/for members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) who long for peace and justice to be at the forefront of our teachings and witness." (1)
The put out a statement Saturday night in response to the United States taking military action against Iran. If you would like to read that statement, click the button below.
Read the Peace Fellow Statement
(1) https://www.disciplespeace.org/
Upcoming Events to Connect
Tuesday: Prayers for Peace at the Peace Pole at 9 AM
Wednesday: NAMI FaithNet Meeting at 11:30 AM in the Fireside Room to discuss the intersection of faith and mental health in our community.
Wednesday: Outdoor Community Band Concert at 7 PM in the back grassy area.
Saturday: Yakima Immigration Response Network Rapid Response Training in the Fellowship Hall from 9 AM-Noon. If you are interested in attending this event, please connect with me by email, text, or phone.
As always, if you need anything this week or there is any way that I can support you- please reach out to me.
Blessings,
Christie
