Good morning! You are invited to worship with us this morning on our livestream at 10 am.
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Happy Juneteenth coming up this Saturday! We honor the day freedom from slavery was finally announced to enslaved people in Texas after the Civil War. We celebrate this holiday as we also long for our country to reflect God's heart of justice and flourishing for everyone.
Here are some ways to celebrate throughout our community:
--"It Takes a Village" covid-safe all-ages community celebration of Juneteenth is taking place at Othello Park on Saturday, June 19, 11am-6pm. bit.ly/3wFbkpi
--Black Fathers Matter March in Tukwila, hosted by Choose 180, elevates the stories and lived experiences of Black fathers. bit.ly/3gJ4kky
--King County Equity Now Freedom March, starting from 23rd & Madison at noon on Saturday, June 19, finishing at Jimi Hendrix Park with family-friendly event featuring Black businesses, live performances, and equity actions. bit.ly/3vCvyP8
--Online video commemoration of Juneteenth from a partnership of African American museums including the Northwest African American Museum: www.blkfreedom.org/
--Connect with Black-owned businesses at a Juneteenth Building Black Wealth event 3-6pm Saturday at The Collective Seattle. Tickets are $10 and will benefit Urban Impact: buildingblackwealth.tv/
We are looking forward to congratulate our grads and celebrate their significant achievement! This Sunday, June 20, we will have a moment of recognition and a special gift for all of our grads. Please sign up here so that we are can give honor where honor is due: bit.ly/3vIKWKK. We'd love to have all graduate information by Friday at noon so we can be ready to recognize you on Sunday!
In honor of World Refugee Day this Sunday, June 20, close to 30 people from RAC will be biking a Century Ride (100km)! Refugee resettlement is a major priority of our community and throughout scripture, and we're glad to have RAC represented in this way!
The team is using this ride to fundraise for refugee resettlement across Washington with World Relief Seattle, and are VERY CLOSE- just $1500 more to go!!!- to raising $10K for the two teams representing RAC. If you’re feeling generous, add a few dollars here: fundraise.worldreliefseattle.org/team/353177
oh hey team Lake Riders! We have another RAC team too - the RAC riders: fundraise.worldreliefseattle.org/team/353701
Here's the link (bit.ly/3gtCMQe) for worship this morning! If you aren’t able to join us at 10am, this recording will remain here and we invite you to return to this link and watch our service at your earliest convenience. Welcome to worship with us this morning!
We are excited to announce the newest addition to our staff team: Jonathan Pierre Puckett will join our staff as Youth Pastor beginning in July! Jonathan and his wife Rhianna come to us from Glendora, CA, where Jonathan currently serves as Assistant Pastor of Student Ministries. Jonathan is an ordained elder with the Free Methodist Church of Southern California and Rhianna is part of the administrative team at Azusa Pacific University. Welcome to them both!
Woo hoo!!! Welcome to RAC, the Rainier Valley, and the Northwest! You are an answer to many prayers- praises to Jesus!
Terrific! Welcome Pastor Jonathan!
Welcome, Jonathan and Rihanna!God bless your moving period.
Welcome! We’re excited to meet you!
Welcome! So excited to have you join the RAC family!
Hooray!!
Can't wait to greet you in person!
Welcome!
Wonderful
Welcome to RAC, Pastor Jonathan and Rhianna! We are super excited to have you join us.
Good morning! Join us this morning at 10 am for livestream worship.
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If you are new to RAC, we invite you to join us for a Newcomers' lunch this Sunday at noon! We will meet in person outdoors at the Rainier Community Center. Food will be provided. We are excited about this chance to get to know people better who have been getting involved online during the pandemic! Click here to RSVP: bit.ly/2QWGokS
Remember, Rangkham’s Place is open til 3:30pm today! Come enjoy coffee and a chance to meet the students and hear about their virtual discussions so far this year!
Good morning Rainier Avenue Church! Join us this morning for worship online at 10:00.
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