2017 – Seekers Church

A Sermon for Christmastide by Emmy Lu Daly

December 31, 2017November 13, 2020 admin

December 31, 2017

Christmastide

Sing: “Holy spirit come, make my eyes to see, make my ears to hear, make my mouth to speak.
Make my heart to sing and my hands to reach out and touch the world with Your love”.

This is a favorite song in the L’Arche Community and it is sung at the opening of prayer night every other Tuesday evening. Many people who are not directly involved in L’Arche, join us because it is always inspiring. Seekers Church has been a generous supporter of L’Arche for many years and I want to thank the community for that faithful support.…

“Why the Chimes Rang” by David Lloyd

December 29, 2017November 13, 2020 Ken Burton

December 24, 2017

Christmas Eve

Tonight we gather here once again for our Seekers Christmas Eve potluck dinner and ceremony of lessons and carols,a tradition of Seekers Church for many years — long enough that our daughters, the Ogle boys, the seat girls, and the Dongo kids have all read various parts of the lessons when they were in our Sunday School. And now almost all of them are adults!

When I was growing up our church had a Christmas tree up front near the pulpit and all of its decorations were Christian symbols. Part of our church tradition was to explain those symbols to the children and youth each year.

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“Do Not Be Afraid, for Nothing is Impossible with God” by Deborah Sokolove

December 26, 2017November 13, 2020 Ken Burton

December 24, 2017

Fourth Sunday of Advent

slide 1: Unknown (Novgorod school), Annunciation, 12th century, tempera on panel Russian

Just a few days ago the winter solstice brought us the shortest day and longest night of the year. This morning, our part of the world has just begun to tilt towards the sun. We have gained one more minute of daylight since the solstice.

slide 2: Simone Martini, The Angel and the Annunciation, 1333, tempera on panel, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Tonight we will celebrate the coming of Christ into the world, 2000 years ago as a helpless infant, and at the end of time when God will dwell among us again.…

2017 December Stewards Minutes

December 21, 2017March 22, 2018 admin

SEEKERS CHURCH

Stewards Minutes

December 3, 2017

Present: Marjory Bankson (recorder), Peter Bankson, Kevin Barwick (angel), Ken Burton, Cynthia Dahlin, Joan Dodge (angel), Michele Frome, Judy Lantz, David Lloyd (moderator), Sandra Miller (worship), Trish Nemore, Brenda Seat, Keith Seat, Margreta Silverstone, Deborah Sokolove, Jacqie Wallen, Glen Yakushiji.

Absent: Vincent Shepherd.

Visitor: Bettina del Sesto

Worship: Sandra read from a sermon by Rev. Victoria Stafford on meeting at the point of hope.

Housekeeping: Stewards will next meet on Sunday, January 7, 5pm at the church.

Moderator:Ken Worship: David

Recorder:Judy Angels: Kevin and Glen

Agenda

2018 Budget (attached) was approved.
2018 updated calendar
was handed out for planning purposes.

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“Who are You?” by Billy Amoss

December 17, 2017November 13, 2020 Ken Burton

December 17, 2017

Third Sunday of Advent

Our reading for today from the Gospel of John contains these lines:

This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

Who are you? Has anyone asked you that recently? And when was the last time you put that question to someone?

In fact, if we pay attention to how our mind works, we will notice that we ask that question of everyone we encounter, whether aloud or silently, to see how they fit into the running narrative in our minds that shapes and makes sense of our reality.…