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"Singled Out" dinner

after the Rat City Rollergirls.

Ravenna UMC members at our State Capital for EQUALITY DAY

Easter Egg Hunters
Marching at
Seattle Pride
Our Speakers for the Seattle Transgender Service of Remembrance

World Communion Sunday

Congratulations to newly certified lay speaker Shannon Buzard!
Our Doors Are Open to ALL!

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UPCOMING ACTIVITIES:
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| North End Interfaith Community's Potluck dinner for the
residents of the Sand Point Community Housing Association
 Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 6 PM | North End Interfaith Community is hosting a potluck dinner for the
residents of the Sand Point Community Housing Association
in the Sand Point Housing Community
Room, 6940 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98115.
Participants in this year's
event besides RUMC are Assumption Catholic Church, Sand Point Community
UMC, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Congregation Beth Shalom, St. Bridget
Catholic Church, Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, Our Lady of the Lake
Catholic Church, Temple Beth Am, Wedgwood Community Church, Wedgwood
Presbyterian Church, University Congregational Church, Faith Lutheran Church,
and Idriss Mosque.
RUMC has been asked to bring soft drinks or juice.
It should be a fine event and show of support. Please join us. For more
details, email
Greg Wheeler @ gregwith2gs@juno.com or Sandy
Spelman @ francis220@comcast.net . | Seattle Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR)
 Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 7 PM in the Sanctuary
 | The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is a candlelight
vigil remembering those victims of violence who have died in the past year due to anti-transgender hatred
or prejudice,
combined with a service of worship and song addressing the
role of transgendered people of faith in the life and future of the
church. This years event features Peterson Toscano* in an updated version with
specially crafted segments for Seattle Transgender Day of
Remembrance. If you saw it last year, you will find that this
presentation goes farther and deeper as it brings in the stories and
lives of people in the Seattle area. For more details, click here. | RUMC and St. Ignatius CC's Pancake Banquet
 Sunday, November 22, 2009
| Ravenna United Methodist Church and St. Ignatius Catholic Community's Pancake Banquet - after Worship in the Parlor
Following Worship
and Mass, Ravenna United Methodist Church and St. Ignatius Catholic Community
will be combining our culinary talents and invite you to share in our monthly pancake banquet being
prepared in the Parlor today. Please come and enjoy a fine meal and a chance
to socialize with members of both communities. | North End Interfaith Community's 2009 Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve Service  Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 7 PM
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End Interfaith Community's 2009 Interfaith Thanksgiving Eve Service
will be held at St. Bridget Catholic Church, 4900 NE 50th St., Seattle.
The congregations mentioned in two sections above along with
Lake City Christian Church and Pastoral and Spiritual Care, Children's
Hospital are sponsoring this event. Please bring a dessert for the
reception that follows the formal service. Gifts of blankets or warm
gloves will go to the homeless. Monetary gifts and gifts of
non-perishable food will go to the University District Food Bank.
Please join us. For more information, email Greg Wheeler @
gregwith2gs@juno.com or Denny Duffell @ denny@stbridgetchurch.org. |
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ARCHIVED CALENDAR:
 Thanksgiving Day November 27,
2008 TGIFFF Potluck Dinner | TGIFFF Thanksgiving Day Potluck Dinner, 4:00 PM
Join
our hosts, Kay Finnell and Asher West , for turkey, stuffing, and
mashed potatoes in the Parlor. Bring a salad, side dish, vegetables,
rolls, or dessert. Or just come and have a good time. | November 26,
2008
 | Interfaith
Thanksgiving Service - 7:00 PM
Held at Temple Beth AM - 2632 NE 80th St.
Join with faith communities from throughout our community as we gather
to give thanks together. Knitted scarves and hats for the "Warm for Winter" outreach program. | Sunday November 23, 2008
RUMC and St. Ignatius CC's Pancake Banquet
 | Ravenna United Methodist Church and St. Ignatius Catholic Community's Pancake Banquet - after Worship in the Parlor
Following Worship
and Mass, Ravenna United Methodist Church and St. Ignatius Catholic Community
will be combining our culinary talents and invite you to share in our monthly pancake banquet being
prepared in the Parlor today. Please come and enjoy a fine meal and a chance
to socialize with members of both communities. |
November 21,
2008 | Ad Council
Meeting - 7:30 PM Main Item on the agenda, our "Safe Church" policy.
Come help in shaping the ongoing mission and ministry of Ravenna UMC. |  November
18,
2008

| 2008 Transgender Day of Remembrance - Seattle Observance, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Please join us in the Sanctuary as Ravenna UMC hosts a community service of hope and
remembrance in honor of those who have died due to anti-transgender
hatred and prejudice.
Featuring Peterson Tascano performing his play, Transfigurations. | Sunday August 24, 2008
RUMC and St. Ignatius CC's Pancake Banquet
 | Ravenna United Methodist Church and St. Ignatius Catholic Community's Pancake Banquet - after Worship in the Parlor
Following Worship
and Mass, Ravenna United Methodist Church and St. Ignatius Catholic Community
will be combining our culinary talents and invite you to share in our monthly pancake banquet being
prepared in the Parlor today. Please come and enjoy a fine meal and a chance
to socialize with members of both communities. | Sunday August 10, 2008
 | Idriss Mosque and The Islamic Center of
Washington's 7th Annual
Community Barbecue - 2:00 - 5:00
PM
Idriss
Mosque, 1420 NE Northgate Way, Seattle, WA 98125
Idriss
Mosque and The Islamic Center of Washington extend to all
religious and civic leaders of our community, their families, friends,
colleagues, congregations, and neighbors,
an invitation for their annual barbecue. This co-sponsored event is an
effort to strengthen our communities and work together for peace,
compassion, reconciliation and justice, as well as promote harmony,
tolerance and interfaith relationships, through sharing and learning from each other.
Please come join RUMC with others and support these efforts. Looking forward to seeing you. | Friday August 8, 2008
 | TGIFFF Potluck Dinner -
7:00 PM - hosted by Greg Wheeler in the Parlor
Come
meet the 'Monday-thru-Saturday' people who you meet at Church on Sunday
mornings at our monthly TGIFFF (Thank Goodness It's Friday, Fun, Food
& Fellowship) potluck dinner.
Bring your friends and enjoy good company, good conversation, and good
food. Hope to see you there. |  | From Hiroshima to Hope - 6:30 pm to dusk at Green Lake NW Shore of Green Lake, Seattle, WA. South of the Seattle Public Theater (aka Bathhouse Theater) A
program & lantern floating ceremony in remembrance of the victims
of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, and victims of war
& other violence. Organized by a coalition of peace, religious, civil liberties and cultural heritage organizations. Co-sponsor: Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. WPSR engages the community to create a healthy, peaceful and sustainable world. | Sunday July 27, 2008
Feast of St. Ignatius Celebration
 | St. Ignatius Catholic Community's Pancake Banquet - after Worship in the Parlor
St. Ignatius Catholic Community have invited us to share in a pancake banquet being prepared by them in the parlor, in celebration of the Feast of St. Ignatius, their patron saint. Please join us in celebrating with them. | Thursday July 24, 2008 | Ad Council Meeting - 7:30 PM, in the parlor
Become involved. Feel
free to join us as we continue to map out the on-going
mission, ministry and future of Ravenna UMC. |
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July 11, 2008

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TGIFFF Potluck Dinner -
7:00 PM
Come
meet the 'Monday-thru-Saturday' people who you meet at Church on Sunday
mornings at our monthly TGIFFF (Thank Goodness It's Friday, Fun, Food
& Fellowship) potluck dinner.
Shannon Buzard and her two boys, Matt (who just turned 10) and
Kevin, will be hosting this month's meal at their home in
Shoreline (19137 15th Ave. NW) near Richmond Beach. The boys have
requested BBQ ribs, so please bring a side dish and a hearty appetite.
Directions are available at the church or join our carpool leaving from
the church's parking lot at 6:30 PM.
Bring your friends and enjoy good company, good conversation, and good
food. Hope to see you there.
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Seattle PrideFest 2008 at the Seattle Center
Ravenna UMC, together with Kent UMC and
Bear Creek UMC, will be sponsoring two tables at Fisher Pavilion at the Seattle
Center. Tibbetts UMC, West Seattle, will also be joining us. Come
out and support all our efforts under the rainbow of faith, diversity, unity and pride.
The Seattle Pride Parade, running downtown Seattle along 4th Ave., begins at 11:00 AM. |
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June 26, 2008
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Ad Council Meeting - 7:30 PM
Come help in shaping the ongoing mission and ministry of Ravenna UMC.
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| June 17-20, 2008 |
PNWConference Annual Meeting, in Moscow, ID
This year, our representative is Shannon Buzard.
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June 14, 2008 "Ratatouille"
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MOVIE NIGHT - Saturday
"Ratatouille"
 Where rats in the kitchen aren't necessarily a bad thing!
Free screening of this film begins at 7:00 PM
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May 16, 2008
| TGIFFF Potluck Dinner -
7:00 PM
Come
meet the 'Monday-thru-Saturday' people who you meet at Church on Sunday
mornings at our monthly TGIFFF (Thank Goodness It's Friday, Fun, Food
& Fellowship) potluck dinner.
Greg Wheeler will be hosting this month's meal in the Parlor.
Bring your friends and enjoy good company, good conversation, and good
food. Hope to see you there.
| | May 15, 2008 | Ad Council
Meeting - 7:30 PM
Come help in shaping the ongoing mission and ministry of Ravenna UMC.
| May 10,
2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | MOVIE NIGHT
"The Chronicles of Narnia. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."
"Free screening of this film begins at 7:00 PM"
Be sure to join
us. | | April 24, 2008 | Ad Council
Meeting - 7:30 PM
Come help in shaping the ongoing mission and ministry of Ravenna UMC. | | February 24, 2008 | 'Singled Out' Event - approx. 12:30 - 5:30 PM
Come join us for lunch after Sunday Worship, then a visit to the
Seattle Art Museum (SAM). It's our way of getting together, no matter
if you are single, dating someone or are married; all are welcome. We
just want to have fun!!!
Carpools have been arranged and will leave
from the parking lot around 12:30 pm. Hope to have you along. | | February 24, 2008 | Adult Education -- Weekly Inquiry Class - 9:15 AM, every Sunday.
Throughout
Lent, we, together with our friends from St. Ignatius Catholic
Community ECC, will journey through the Book of Genesis. This week
focuses on chapters 12 - 25 of Genesis. Please have these chapters read. You will never look at this book in the same way
again. This is Sunday School for the thinking adult!
Rev. James Davidson and Fr. Philip Knowles will be coordinating the class. | | February 21, 2008 | Ad Council
Meeting - 7:30 PM
Come help in shaping the ongoing mission and ministry of Ravenna UMC. | February 6, 2008
| Ecumenical Ash Wednesday Service - 7:30 PM We
are about to enter the season of Lent. Join us, together with our
friends from St. Ignatius Catholic Community ECC, for the commemoration
of Ash Wednesday.
Rev. James Davidson and Fr. Philip Knowles will be presiding. | |
January
25,
2008
| TGIFFF Potluck Dinner -
7:00 PM
Come
meet the Monday-thru-Saturday people you meet at Church on Sunday
morning at our monthly TGIFFF (Thank Goodness It's Friday, Fun, Food
& Fellowship) potluck dinner.
This month's meal will be hosted in the home of Kay Finnell, 3312 NE
60th St., Seattle (1/2 block east of the church and across
from Bryant Elementary, between 33rd Ave. NE
and 34th Ave. NE on NE 60th St.). Co-host is Paul B.
Bring your friends and enjoy good company, good conversation, and good
food. Hope to see you there. | January
16, 2008
| Ravenna
Perks Coffee House Meeting
Beginning
at 7:30 PM. Come join us in the parlor area as we work on plans and
next steps to help bring
the Ravenna Perks Coffee House from a vision into reality | January 13, 2008
| Renaming Ceremony for Lincoln Rose
and Asher West
Come
join us as we celebrate this special occasion with our friends during
our Sunday morning worship service which begins at 10:30 AM. |
January 12,
2008
| MOVIE NIGHT
"Harry Potter Returns to Ravenna UMC!"
"Free Screening of the Fifth Film in this
Series Begins at 7:00 PM"
 Be sure to join
us following the film for a Harry Potter Pizza Party
and discussion. | | HAPPY NEW
YEAR 2008!!! | | December
28,
2007
| T.G.I.F.F.F.
Potluck - 7:00 PM
Come
meet the Monday-thru-Saturday people that you see on Sunday mornings as
gather in the home of Shannon Buzard for our monthly potluck. | |
December 24,
2007
| Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service - 7:30 PM
Come join us for a special time of songs and readings to welcome
Christmas once again. | |
November 18,
2007
| All Church
Conference - 2:00 PM
This annual meeting, facilitated by presiding elder Rev. Pat Simpson,
is a time to celebrate our past year together and also look forward to
the future mission of our faith community in Ravenna. All Ravenna UMC
members are invited and welcome! | November 18,
2007
| Shared Meal -
12:00 PM
Bring a dish, bring a friend, bring your appetite for a shared meal in
the Parlor area following today's service. |
PhotoGallery From Singled Out's Visit to the Rat City Rollergirls last year
Dignity
Seattle
meets in the Sanctuary of Ravenna UMC
Mass is observed the Second Sunday of every month at 6:00 pm.
Call 206-325-7314 for more
information.
St.
Ignatius Catholic Community
meets in the Chapel on the third floor of
Ravenna UMC Mass is observed Sunday mornings at 10:30 am.
For more information, contact the pastor, Fr. Philip Knowles. He can be reached by phone at 206-819-5528. top
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