THIS WEEK @ CCMI: through February 26, 2019

Events for the Week through February 26, 2019

Thursday, February 21

3:30 p.m. – Judy Clibborn, a former member of our church, represented Mercer Island in the Washington State House of Representatives from 2003 until 2018. She will be speaking at Covenant Shores on Thursday, Feb. 21, 3:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m. – Bible Study

7:30 p.m. – Choir Rehearsal

Friday, February 22 at 7:00 p.m. & Saturday, February 23 at 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Jim Antal, climate advisor to the national officers of the United Church of Christ, will be in Seattle this weekend. He is the author of Climate Church, Climate World. Hear him at University UCC Friday evening at 7 p.m. and Saturday morning 9-12:30. Tickets are available here. He will also be leading a discussion group at UCUCC on Sunday morning prior to preaching for their 10:00 service.

Sunday, February 24

10:30 a.m. – Worship Service

Greeters: please contact the office and Carol Sanders if you can volunteer.

Ushers: please contact the office and Carol Sanders if you can volunteer.

Flowers: Kathy Rule

Refreshments: Peggy Derick

Events in Upcoming Weeks

Tuesdays beginning March 5

New book group!

We will read Shameless: A Sexual Reformation by Nadia Bolz-Weber, which was just published on January 29. Buy it from Island Books or Amazon. Roberta has several other books in mind, and she’s open to suggestions! The idea is to meet twice a month, one book per month, with each of us noting passages we’d like to discuss.

Wednesday, March 6

Ash Wednesday Service

We are invited to join the congregation at St. Monica Catholic Church for their 12:00 service, which will be followed by soup and toasted cheese. The service at CCMI will take place at 5:30.

Friday, March 8, 6:00—9:00 pm

A Lenten Dinner and Mini-Retreat

Give yourself permission to slow down during the season of Lent. As we gather together for dinner on March 8 we will begin a time of “unplugging” and begin to reflect on the effects of our “always on” lives.

Birthdays This Week

Feb 20 – Tim Pile

Building Use This Week

The sanctuary is in use Wednesday evening, Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

Welcome to our New Office Manager

Haneen Abughali came to the US from Palestine where she worked for PITA, a consortium of tech companies. Prior to that, she was on the staff of Mercy Corps. She is a Human Rights and Social Media Activist, she likes to read political books and listen to Jazz music. She likes funny jokes and has a good sense of humor.

Thank you

Thanks to those who shoveled snow in our parking lot last week and checked to see that all was well in the church building! Our heroes.

Coat collection

Have you got any extra coats? Stan Harrison would love to take them to Shared Breakfast for distribution to people who are homeless this winter. Bring them to church and Stan will collect them.