The detention of Iranian-Americans – approximately 60 people from 25 households held and not free to leave after intensive questioning – at the U.S.-Canadian border at Blaine, Washington, this past weekend points to the dangerous logic of war and the... Read more...
A Message From Michael
Dear friends, To vigil means to show up, be present, fully awake, fully alive, in an anticipation of something important about to happen, whether one of celebration, a hoped-for change, or a matter of life and death. The Church Council has been holding vigils,... Read more...Church Council Community Members Featured at Civic Saturday
We were honored to be joined at a recent fundraising event by our friends Eric Liu and Jena Cane of Citizen University. At the next Civic Saturday after this event, Eric shared the story of our dear friends Jaime Rubio Sulficio, Keiko Maruyama, and their young son... Read more...
I Believe in the Difference We Make Together
“When the unbearable cold hit, we called City Hall all week, to be sure there was a plan in place for 24/7 shelter for the chronically unhoused people in our community. At the 11th hour, we paid a visit to City Hall. Finally, they agreed! I am forever grateful for... Read more...
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: ICE & Border Patrol at Redmond UMC
Earlier this week, a Facebook post from a member of Redmond United Methodist Church detailed an encounter with a person they now suspect was a US Customs & Border Patrol agent pretending they were in need of shelter, thus entering into a family shelter on church... Read more...Upcoming Events
Feb
23
Sun
all-day Excluded, Inside The Lines @ The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Excluded, Inside The Lines @ The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Feb 23 all-day
Uncover the history of redlining and its impacts through individual stories. Beginning with the exclusion of Native people from Seattle, follow the ongoing confluence of interconnected financial, environmental, physical factors that have plagued people of[...]
Feb
29
Sat
2:00 pm Screening & Discussion of Los Et... @ Washington State Labor Council
Screening & Discussion of Los Et... @ Washington State Labor Council
Feb 29 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
The Seattle Interfaith Migrant Rights Alliance (SIMRN) and the the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Migrants Alliance (IMA-PNW) invite you to our upcoming screening and discussion of Los Eternos Indocumentados (The Eternally Undocumented). Los Eternos is a documentary exploring root causes of forced[...]
Mar
31
Tue
6:00 pm Save the Date: Church Council of... @ Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral
Save the Date: Church Council of... @ Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral 
Mar 31 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Please save the date! Confirmation of time and programming to come.
Apr
5
Sun
5:00 pm F.I.R.E. Dinner Dialogue @ East Shore Unitarian Church
F.I.R.E. Dinner Dialogue @ East Shore Unitarian Church
Apr 5 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Save the Date! The next Interfaith Dinner Dialogue sponsored by Fostering Interfaith Relationships on the Eastside (FIRE) will be held on Sunday, April 5, from 5 – 8 p.m. at East Shore Unitarian Church in[...]