St. Hilda St. Patrick Episcopal Church

St. Hilda – St. Patrick seeks a middle school youth leader. The duties of this position include building a faith formation program and developing a church community for middle school youth, ensure that this program is both fun and safe, and work with the Vicar and Music Director to integrate this program into the larger life of the congregation.

We seek a person who is passionate and has experience working with youth and has good communication skills. The position is approximately 5-6 hours per week or 30 hours per month. The compensation is $12 per hour or approximately $360 per month. The position is responsible to the Vicar. References and background check are required. If you are interested in this position, please contact the Reverend Cynthia Espeseth at vicar [Email address: vicar #AT# sthildastpatrick.org - replace #AT# with @ ], or 425-743-4655.

St. Hilda – St. Patrick seeks a Sunday School director to help us nurture our children’s faith. The duties of this position include coordinate Sunday morning program for children ages nursery – 5th grade, supporting Sunday School teachers, and working with the Vicar and Music Director to integrate Sunday School into the worship life of the congregation

We seek a person who has proven experience working with younger children, good communication skills with both children and adults, and someone with a passion for helping our children develop their faith.

The position is approximately 5 hours per week, with compensation at $12 per hour or approximately $250 per month, and is responsible to the Vicar. References and background check are required. If you are interested in this position, please contact Sister Dorothy Kiest at motherguardian [Email address: motherguardian #AT# gmail.com - replace #AT# with @ ], or 425-776-8182.

The Little Sisters of St. Clare welcome women, married or single, lay or ordained, who are called by God to proclaim the Gospel of Christ by offering herself in service to the church. We are a dispersed community each living on our own and being materially self sufficient. We believe in face to face frequent fellowship with each other so we work in local chapters within the Diocese of Olympia, such as here at St. Hilda St. Patrick.

If you have wish more information about the Little Sisters, please leave a message for Sister Dorothy-Anne at the church office by calling (425)743-4655.

School will soon be out, and this means no more school breakfasts or lunches provided for children. We usually get more requests in the summer from families who are either paying their bills or buying groceries, but who can’t afford to do both. We give thanks for all of the people who remember to contribute something each week to the Food Pantry, and request your help during the Summer months as well, to keep it well stocked.

It is amazing how all of this came together. Pat Allendoerfer had an idea, the family of Greg Harrison wanted an appropriate memorial, and Don Stapleton was willing to devote hours of work. The Landscaping Committee made it all happen. We now have a beautiful place adjacent to our Peace Garden for meditation and prayer. Thank you.

PURR: “If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace I would surely vote for PURR.” Barbara L. Diamond. Summer 2005 was the beginning of an extraordinary adventure. The neighborhood farm was overrun with cats and the farmer was strugglilng to keep them fed and healthy. We asked to help, and began the supplemental feeding program, as well as catching and neutering adult cats and returning them to the farm. Pregnant females were fostered, and when their kittens were born we found homes for them. Our ultimate goal was to stabilize the cat colony and reduce our feeding. We’ve succeeded. There will always be new cats finding us, but our work with the farm is finished. We have a few faithful felines that come for food once a day - Fae, Mary, Dinah, Esther and Herbert. Thanks to all who have continued to support the cats with donations of food, money for veterinarian care, homes, and most of all by opening your hearts to the mystery of God’s creation. We still need dry food and people who love to feed and commune with these wonderful creatures. If you would like to help, please contact Désha Davis 425-672-7814 or dkzd2000 [Email address: dkzd2000 #AT# yahoo.com - replace #AT# with @ ].

The Altar Guild could use a few good men and women in this ministry. Participation offers a chance for you to become a prayerful minister maintaining the Sanctuary as a holy place of worship for the members of the Body of Christ at St. Hilda and St. Patrick. Please contact Martha Walker at 425-742-1001 or perfmed [Email address: perfmed #AT# comcast.net - replace #AT# with @ ] if you are called to this ministry.

Thanks to everyone who is helping to keep our Food Pantry stocked, and to the Sunday school members who are keeping it organized. We have some regular guests who use the Food Pantry, and it is wonderful to be able to provide this needed service to them. A big thank you also to Scout Troop 123, whose members had a food drive at QFC recently, and donated 24 bags of groceries, cash, and a $25 gift card from QFC to be used for the Food Pantry or the Holiday Food Baskets. With your help, this has become a very successful ministry to the community.