Magnolia UCC

Chair Yoga
2025-10-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-29 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-12 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-19 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-26 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
Interested in maintaining or even regaining strength, flexibility, balance, good posture, inner awareness, and a relaxed body & mind? PHEW…! That’s sure a lot! Well, you can! Just join us each Wednesday a.m. in Pilgrim Hall at 10:00 am for chair yoga. No experience is necessary. Just wear loose clothing and your first lesson is Free. Then a one-time $15 fee is requested to help pay for the great videos on the big screen. Hope to see ya soon!

Sacred Silence
2025-10-15 11:00 - 23:30, 2025-10-22 11:00 - 23:30, 2025-10-29 11:00 - 23:30, 2025-11-05 11:00 - 23:30, 2025-11-12 11:00 - 23:30, 2025-11-19 11:00 - 23:30, 2025-11-26 11:00 - 23:30 (America/Vancouver)
Each week we gather in the Parlor at 11:00am on Wednesday for a time of sacred silence, time to still our minds and join together in creating sacred space in silence. Join us for this powerful time of community and prayerful being.

Book Study - ‘The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World’
2025-10-19 11:15 - 12:15 (America/Vancouver)
The book we will use for our October Season of Creation Book Study is “The Serviceberry” by Robin Wall Kimmerer (author of “Braiding Sweetgrass). In this book, Kimmerer “considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. Gift economy being a system in which goods and services are given freely between people rather than sold or bartered. Our current economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources – which actively harms what we love. Kimmerer shows us a model based upon reciprocity rather than accumulation, where wealth and security come from the quality of our relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency. Because the Serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of interconnectedness and gratitude and an example of a gift economy, it is more restorative and creates abundance as the gift moves through the system.”
After worship on Sunday, October 19th, we will have a discussion of the book and consider what came up for us from the book, what insights we gathered from the book, and what learnings we may take out into the world. In Person in the Parlor.

Bible Study: The Clobber Passages and Beyond; What Does the Bible Really Say about the LGBTQ+ Community?
2025-10-21 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-28 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-11-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-11-18 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-11-25 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver)
This special Bible Study will take a look at the bible passages that have historically been used to both demonize and regulate the LGBTQ+ community. We’ll look at translations, context and biblical scholarship. We’ll also take a look at other passages that have the potential to broadly challenge traditional biblical approaches for the LGBTQ+ community.
Here is a general overview of the class (no need to read ahead any of the scriptures we’ll study, we’ll review them together in class):

Week 1 (10/7) -Bible Basics/Sexuality Basics, Creation and the Rainbow
Week 2 (10/14) -Sodom and Gomorrah, Esau and Jacob, Joseph and his Technicolor Coat
Week 3 (10/21) -Leviticus, Ruth and Naomi, David & Jonathan, Eunuchs in the Ancient World
Week 4 (10/28) -Isaiah, What’s in a Name, Danial
Week 5 (11/4) -Jesus and Homosexuality and Gender, Matthew 19, The Story of the Centurian
Week 6 (11/11) -John and Looking again at Nicodemus and the Beloved Disciple, Acts and the Ethiopian Eunuch
Week 7 (11/18) -Paul, Romans, 1st Corinthians/1st Timothy, Galatians
Week 8 (11/25) -Overflow Week if needed

Please plan to attend!
Join Zoom here

Meeting ID: 886 6340 8940
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Zoom Pub Theology
2025-10-22 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
This month’s question is ‘What can humans learn from dogs in the realm of love and joy?’ and more broadly ‘What can humans learn from all animals in the realm of love and joy?’.
So, grab a drink and join in the conversation! Join on Zoom. (Meeting ID: 886 8245 6539, Passcode: [REDACTED]

Special Worship Experience - Blessing of the Animals
2025-10-26 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Pastor Marci will be blessing our special animal companions for all the gifts they offer to our lives and our hearts. If you would like to have your special animal receive a blessing you can bring your animal loved one on a leash or in a carrier to church for the morning’s service. Pictures of beloved current and past animal companions welcome as well! On that day we will also be wrapping up our collection for animal food for the Ballard Food Bank.

Salmon Dinner Fundraiser
2025-11-01 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Magnolia UCC, 3555 W. McGraw Street, Seattle, WA, 98199
Our annual Salmon Dinner returns this fall on Saturday, November 1st at 5:30 pm! We will once again direct ALL net proceeds to charities, each championed by a member of our Congregation. The charities we are supporting this year are:

Lambert House empowering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth through the development of leadership, social, and life skills.
Divine Alternative for Dads Service helping keep families together by creating healthier fathers and families by stopping the cycle of family violence.
Doney Coe Pet Clinic taking care of pets of those who are homeless.
Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition providing resources, knowledge, and action to build more just environmental futures while working to clean up the Duwamish River.
Sacred Streets tending to our neighbors who are relegated to living on the edges of society with spiritual care, grief support and an ecosystem of hospitality.
Interbay Village providing safe temporary dorm beds, tiny cabins, meals and food services, homeless outreach services, and referral to service providers.

You can reserve your dinner by accessing this link. You can submit your registration online through that link or contact Diane Wheeler diane.wheeler1@comcast.net or Cheryl at the office contact@magnoliaucc.org / 206-283-1788 to register and make payment arrangements.
Dinner is $30 per person and you can choose from salmon, chicken or vegan.

Bring cash for the beverage bar (wine, beer, and soft drinks, $5, $5 and $2 respectively)!
Bring your check or cash or credit card for the dessert dash—the main fundraiser event!
Consider dressing in the Back to the 60s theme – get groovy baby!

Can’t attend? Consider making a donation to go towards MUCC’s beneficiaries by clicking here!

“We the People: A Brief Owner’s Manual to the U S Constitution" - 1st Session
2025-11-06 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)
Coming in November the MUCC community will have the opportunity to freshen up our knowledge about a critical and timely subject…the American Constitution. Greg Russi (beloved son of Julie and Bernie Russi), is currently teaching an overview course on the Constitution at Colorado Mountain College and has offered to share parts of that class with our community. The first class in this three-part series will focus on a general overview of the Constitution (and be in-person in the Parlor), the second session will focus on the 1st Amendment, and the last session will focus on the 14th Amendment. Come prepared with your questions!
Plan to attend!
Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 853 2044 9408

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Book Group
2025-11-10 18:30 - 20:30 UTC
This month, the book group gathers in the Parlor to discuss Trust by Hernan Diaz,
Last book of the year will be:

Dec 8: The Humans by Matt Haig

**All the books are available through the Seattle Public Library

“We the People: A Brief Owner’s Manual to the U S Constitution" - 2nd Session
2025-11-13 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)

Fall Spiritual Retreat: Belonging
2025-11-15 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver)
Pastor Marci will lead a Spiritual Retreat focused on one of our deepest needs, Belonging. We’ll gather for a reflective and contemplative time to consider how we are called to belong to ourselves, to each other, to the world and to our God. There will be time for conversations and sharing, quiet reflection and creative expressions.
Plan to attend and join us in the Parlor! Save your spot here.

Learning Forum: Have You Sense of Decency? Shame in American Politics
2025-11-17 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)
In November, MUCC is honored to welcome Dr. Carolyn Long. Professor Long will speak on how from the use of pillories and stocks in colonial America to the rise of “cancel culture,” use of shame as a weapon has a long history in the United States. And it has been used to mixed effect in the political arena when used to target politicians and their supporters. Professor Carolyn Long will examine the rise of shamelessness in American politics and the use of shame against those with whom we disagree.
When shame is used to demonize others, does it contribute to political polarization? Are shame and shamelessness equally destructive to our politics and society? Can shame be used effectively in politics without demonizing the person being shamed? And if this is the case, how can we fix this and improve our political discourse?
Dr. Long (she/her) is an associate professor at Washington State University Vancouver’s School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs. Her research focuses on American politics, policy, and law. She is the author of Mapp v. Ohio: Guarding Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures, and Religious Freedom and Indian Rights: The Case of Oregon v. Smith, and the recipient of two Fulbright Scholar Awards.
This presentation is underwritten by a grant from Humanities of Washington and will require preregistration. You can preregister here.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the learning forum zoom meeting.
Plan to attend!

Zoom Pub Theology
2025-11-19 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
Check back for this month’s question!
Grab a drink and join in the conversation! Join on Zoom. (Meeting ID: 886 8245 6539, Passcode: [REDACTED]

“We the People: A Brief Owner’s Manual to the U S Constitution" - 3rd Session
2025-11-20 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)
