On Sunday, May 28, we will be welcoming new members to the congregation during worship. If you are ready to become a member and join the church, please complete THIS form and return it to Pastor Leah (leah@fauntleroyucc.org) by Monday, May 22.
Boeing Choir Concert
Music Director Bronwyn Edwards has been singing with the Boeing Choir since last September. As a special gift to our Fauntleroy congregation and neighbors, Bron is bringing the BOEING CHOIR to Fauntleroy Church on Saturday, May 13 at 3 pm. Admission is FREE, and all are welcome. The choir performs a diverse repertoire from classical music to jazz standards and contemporary songs. Its 50+ singers perform in the Puget Sound region including many retirement homes, and they have also toured Great Britain, Portugal, and Australia. Their next tour is to Greece in September 2024.
Given the beautiful acoustics of the Fauntleroy Church sanctuary, this will be a wonderful listening experience for all. Please come and bring your friends and family.
Burgers and Bingo
Looking to share a delicious burger dinner with church friends and maybe win big? That's exactly what our Parish Life Ministry is planning for Saturday, April 29, 6 pm in Fellowship Hall.
Menu: Choose a beef or Impossible burger with Tater Tots, coleslaw, and dessert.
Cost: $20 for adults and teens; $10 for kids 6-12; younger kids free (no bingo card). Those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult family member. Childcare by request only.
Tickets: Reserve and pay online HERE, during coffee hour, or in the church office.
Deadline: Sunday, April 23
Contact: mbernahl@q.com or 206-579-8747 or stop by the information table during coffee hour
Recycle Roundup
Our Festival of Trees is Growing!
Fellowship Hall has been transformed! The festive Winter Wonderland is a sight to behold! From A Starry Night to Frosty & Friends to a Peruvian Christmas, the trees in our holiday forest are all unique creations that will amaze and delight. There is even an Idolitree!
LET THE COMPETITION BEGIN!
One of the primary goals of this event is to collect items for our food banks in West Seattle and White Center. Start gathering non-perishable items and vote for your favorite trees. In this election, voting multiple times and for multiple trees is encouraged! We checked with the food banks. Of course, all types of non-perishable food items are welcome, but there is a special need for healthier options and ones for those with special dietary needs, for example – low fat, low salt, gluten free, etc. Also needed are easy and healthy snacks for kids.
COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSES: Wednesday evenings - Dec 7, 14 and 21 from 7-8 pm Please help spread the word throughout the community. The more visitors, the more items for the food banks.
AFTER WORSHIP SERVICES: Join us for Coffee Hour in the Fellowship Hall on Sundays – Dec 4, 11 and 18. Stack your “votes” around your favorite trees.
VOLUNTEER: Hosts for the Open House evenings and cookie bakers are still needed. Parish Life Ministry is coordinating these efforts.
Mask Optional Policy
As of November 27th, 2022, Fauntleroy Church has implemented a mask optional policy for all church worship, events and activities except during periods when the Seattle area community level of COVID transmission becomes high/red.
This council decision was based on the results of a November 2022 survey, which confirmed:
1) The high percentage of congregants who have received vaccination and boosters that reduce the risk of severe COVID.
2) the high degree of continued care individuals expect to make in their choices around masking, attendance and other engaged behavior.
3) The willingness expressed to engage some additional actions to care for one another that are providing shape to this mask optional decision.
We will continue to take additional steps to help protect against disease transmission, including the creation of a mask-only area in the sanctuary during worship, contract tracing, and making masks available for those who forget theirs and would like to wear one.
Please see the attached letter here for additional considerations and details regarding this policy.
Giving Tree- 2022
Our giving tree offers five opportunities for you to donate toward basic needs as identified by our homelessness and immigration task forces. You'll find tags on trees in the narthex and lobby through Dec. 11 for these needs:
- winter clothing for Welcome Table guests and Camp Second Chance residents ($20)
- Safeway gift cards for low-income school families ($25)
- food and gifts for asylum-seeking Peruvian families ($30)
- underwear for Welcome Table guests and Camp Second Chance residents (35)
- new shoes for Camp Second Chance residents ($45).
No shopping is required on your part, just a cash donation toward the need of your choice, either online, in the plate, or in the church office. The trees and office also have "Gift from the Heart" cards to present to someone you might wish to honor with your donation.
Fauntleroy Fine Art & Holiday Gift Show Spotlight
The Great Toilet Paper Caper
The sun shone brightly on the morning of October 10 as a U-Haul truck and other vehicles pulled up to the loading dock of a warehouse in Kent. With masks in hand, gang members tumbled out, ready to execute the plan.
Thus commenced the Great Toilet Paper Caper of 2022.
In September, Bryce Caldwell, a Fauntleroy Church member, reached out to Pastor Karyn Frazier about a huge stash of leftovers from Microsoft events that had to vacate the warehouse. She passed the information along to Doug Gunwaldsen, coordinator of the church's Homelessness Task Force, who quickly realized that this “surplus” represented an extraordinary opportunity to help scores of needy people in West Seattle and White Center.
Planners for upcoming events had been ordering fresh supplies without knowing what was already on hand in the warehouse as surplus from prior events. Consequently, a LOT of new, unopened stuff had accumulated there. The storage bill became so large that something had to be done with it all.
Bryce suggested that, rather than trash it, the company let a nonprofit (us!) take what it could use. That sounded like a good idea at first but it initially got a thumb's down from higher ups. Bryce persisted, though, and soon the caper was back on.
A reconnaissance visit confirmed that a huge stash of good stuff was there for the taking. Toilet paper and other consumables could benefit sheltered and unsheltered guests at the weekly Welcome Table as well as residents at Camp Second Chance. Appliances and other "nesting" things could help asylum-seekers equip new homes. Hazelwood Preschool and area churches could share in the bounty.
Shortly after our gang arrived, warehouse workers Jeff and Zach began peeling away shrink wrap from pallets, and hand trucks were soon crisscrossing the expanse. Masks went back in pockets as bodies warmed to the task. "Let's take this!" "How could we put these to good use?" “Who needs this?” "Be sure to make room for these new refrigerators!"
After a couple of fast-paced hours, the gang hit the road. Almost 3,000 rolls of toilet paper, boxes of hygiene items, humidifiers, cleaning supplies and equipment, bean bags, humidifiers, coffee makers, refrigerators, and things too numerous to list filled the 20’ U-Haul and one pickup!
By mid-afternoon, a portion of the loot was in temporary storage on the stage at Fauntleroy Church, things for the Welcome Table were in storage at Holy Rosary Church, and delivery of the rest was being arranged.
Would the gang do another caper? You bet!
(Joan Gregory, Gordi Mandt, Mary Code, and Cinda Stenger pitched in, too, but missed the photo op.)
CROP Hunger Walk- 2022 Things to Know
It's here! Our CROP Hunger Walk is this Sunday!
Here's what you need to know:
• When: October 2, starting at Noon
• Where: Gather at the church for a group photo and a blessing at noon then walk along the waterfront in Lincoln Park. You can choose whether you walk from the church or start walking at the park. We will enter from the South end of the park.
• Why are we walking? We walk to raise awareness and funds to end hunger in our community and in the world.
• Wear red so that we stand out in the crowd!
• Lunch: We will have 50-60 minutes between worship and the walk. Bring a brown bag lunch for yourself and enjoy eating with fellow walkers at the church.
• How far do we walk? The typical walk is 3 miles. It symbolizes how far a person in a different part of the world might walk daily to get water. Please choose a distance that is comfortable for your ability. And, if you want a little challenge, perhaps set out to walk what you know will be an easy distance and then go a fit further.
• How to I join the Fauntleroy team? Sign up online here or sign up on Sunday following worship.
• How can I sponsor the Fauntleroy team? The preferred method is an online donation made here. Otherwise, donations can be brought to the church on Sunday and included with the offering. Make checks out to CWS/CROP.
• What does Church World Services do? CWS works to empower people to have thriving livelihoods in their own communities, and with their own families. Where that isn’t possible, because of conflict or violence, or economics, or natural disasters, or the effects of climate change, or any other reason, then CWS makes sure they are safe and supported until such time as they can safely return home. And where that isn’t possible, CWS helps people to resettle in a safe home here in the U.S.
• Questions? Want to help on the day of? Reach out to our Team Captain, Sarah Ackers (sarah.ackers@fauntleroyucc.org)
Taste & See- September 25th
CROP Walk- October 2nd
September's Welcome Table: Sept. 10th
Note the date change! On September 10, we have the opportunity to provide lunch to our homeless and food insecure neighbors in White Center at The Welcome Table Saturday meal. To get details about the meal and to sign up as a volunteer to help onsite during the meal and/or provide part of the meal, click here.
If you can assist on site, it would be greatly appreciated! Please sign up on the volunteer form if you are able to do any of the following:
• Set up tables starting at 11am
• Welcome guests and point them in the right direction
• Serve food and/or help at a supply station (there are multiple tables for clothing, food pantry, toiletries, etc.)
• Break down tables and put away supplies afterward. We typically finish around 1:30.
Come for an hour or the whole time, all are welcome and appreciated!
You may or may not know, in addition to the hot meal, many other necessities are distributed on site including:
• a food pantry with fresh & non-perishable foods
• clothing (especially children's and masc. clothing)
• Blankets, sleeping bags, tarps when available
• hygiene products & other necessities
If you have extras of any of the above items, they would be welcomed and greatly appreciated!
Fall Festival Fundraiser
Get Ready to Recycle
We will host our fall Recycle Roundup on Saturday, Sept. 24, 9 am - 3 pm in our main parking lot. (Yes, Saturday this time, not Sunday.) Find the list of what 1 Green Planet can take for responsible recycling and what it cannot here. Since initiating these community-wide spring and fall events in 2010, we have diverted more than 300 tons of recyclables from landfills.
School Supply Drive
Pride Sunday
This past Sunday we celebrated Pride here at Fauntleroy Church! A huge thank you to all those who helped decorate our Sanctuary. In case you missed it, check out these pictures of the beautiful rainbow display around the altar (created by Karyn Frazier, and Sarah and Ben Ackers), and check back next week for pictures of the Pride Flag ribbon displays that hung around the Sanctuary (created by Shellie Moomey).
And, in case you missed it, check out our Pride bulletin insert! In it you’ll find a brief description of just a few of the many communities which make up the rainbow! Click here to download your own copy!
