Join us online March 19 to Celebrate the life of John Preston

Keystone UCC grieves the loss of John Preston

Keystone, we lost our beloved John. He was surrounded by love and all your prayers. He died peacefuly among family on January 28, 2022.

Please share support at the Caring Bridge site (below) that Barb, Grace, and Pastor Rich invite you to visit as we reach out to one another.  Or consider contributing to the small meal train going for Barb and Grace for February and March. Contact Pastor Lauren to add to it.

Please save Saturday, March 19 for our Memorial to remember and celebrate John. (It will be virtual so loved ones from near and far can gather together. Time to be determined, likely 1 pm)

JOHN | CARINGBRIDGE

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Keystone UCC is grieving our loss of John Preston, January 28

Keystone, we had to let our beloved John go.  He was surrounded by love, and all your prayers.   He died among family, peacefully on Jan. 28, 2022.

Please share support at this Caring Bridge site that Barb and Grace and Pastor Rich invite you to visit.  As we reach out to one another.  

In the coming weeks, we will celebrate John. We will share more details as they become clear.

John | CaringBridge
 

John | CaringBridge

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readings for book study

Discussion study circle chapter reading schedule:  winter 2022

My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies. Resmaa Menakem

All Wednesday eves 6:30-7:30 pm in zoom

Part I: Unarmed & Dismembered:

Wed. Jan. 26: Intros, Ch. 1 & 2 (up thru pg. 36.)

Wed. Feb. 9: Ch. 3, 4 & 5 (pg. 37- 86.)

Wed. Feb. 23: Ch. 6, 7, 8 & 9 (pg. 87-133.)

Part II: Remembering Ourselves:

Wed. Mar. 9: Ch. 10, 11, & 12 (pg. 137- 175.)

Wed. Mar. 23: Ch. 13, 14, 15, & 16 (pg. 177- 213.)

Wed. Apr. 13: Ch. 17 +

Part III:  Mending Our Collective Body:

18, 19, & 20 (pg. 215-259.)

Wed. Apr. 27: Ch. 21, 22, 23, 24 & Closings (pg. 261-310.)

Lauren: 773-501-7382  Lauren.cannon@keystoneseattle.org

For the zoom link, contact us here!

See other past studies here: faith formation. adult-study.

My Grandmother's Hands- winter book study circle- 2nd & 4th Wednesday eves- starts Jan. 26

Grab yourself a book, your tea, and come online for a small group conversation this winter! My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem

Our study mission is always in service of fortification of our faith, to embolden our work and witness in the world, & to build and deepen community.

Winter - Early Spring 2022:

7 Wednesday evenings

(You are WELCOME to come each time you are able, and all graces if you need to miss one.)

6:30 - 7:30 pm - in Keystone zoom space - get in touch for the link here

Wed. Jan. 26

Wed. Feb. 9

Wed. Feb. 23

Wed. Mar. 9

Wed. Mar. 23

Wed. Apr. 13

Wed. Apr. 27

Contact Pastor Lauren with questions!

Wed. Jan. 12: 6:30 pm: come shape our Winter Book Study

Wed. January 12
6:00-6:25pm: Lectio Divina practice with Rev. Lauren
6:30-7:30pm: Book Study (2nd & 4th Weds.) with Rev. Lauren
Friends, come help shape our winter book study. We have been hacking down our sizable stack of desired books. Tonight we will revisit our mission & order our books. We will then begin formal discussion on Wed. Jan. 26 @ 6:30 pm.

It is possible that our reading The Story Luke Tells: Luke’s Unique Witness to the Gospel by Justo L. Gonzalez. will be a day-time additional study.

We look forward to doubling our pace through our materials this winter, as we shift up to now holding our book studies on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month. See the light brown box below for more details.