The Youth Group is collecting fleece blankets for Neighbors in Need at Trinity Lutheran. All blankets will be collected on Sunday February 5th, and will then be brought by the Youth Group to Trinity Lutheran on Saturday February 11th where they will help serve breakfast. They will then join somewhere for breakfast afterwards. Please contact …
December 24, Christmas Eve (6 PM) Traditional Service with Carols Come celebrate the Birth of Christ in a Christian community, with carols, communion, and the Incarnation Proclamation. Pajamas for little ones are welcome, as necessary!A carol singalong begins at 5:30 p.m.The First Christmas Communion service begins at 6 p.m.All are welcome: all ages, all races, …
Dear Friends, I have not gotten an email that one of you bought a lottery ticket in Altadena, CA (and haven’t looked at who the actual winner is), so we will have to rely on tried and true methods for funding our next year: giving to God what is God’s as an act of spiritual discipline …
The Youth Group invites the whole congregation to go next door to Fairbank Animal Farm’s annual Pumpkin Patch next Sunday, October 23! We will plan to be there from 11a.m. to 12 p.m. rain or shine. Take as much time as you want, and spend some time with pumpkins, animals, and congregational friends.
As Fred Craddock summarizes the core of this parable, “wherever some eat and others do not eat, there the kingdom does not exist, quote whatever Scripture you will.” That’s a hard message for me to hear not just knowing about the systems in place that lead to hunger and homelessness in King and Snohomish Counties, but also the way the United States is the wealthiest country in the world and yet there are people starving domestically globally. I’m a part of this society I’m a steward of the wealth that this nation holds and hoards, if only a fraction compared to others.
Every year, the Seattle Seafarers’ Center provides about 1,000 ditty bags stuffed with basic personal necessities to merchant seafarers. These bags are one way we help seafarers celebrate Christmas while they are far from home during the holiday season. Seafarers help make Christmas possible by transporting lots of stuff to the US. Help make a seafarer’s Christmas by providing them with …
Saturday, Sept. 17, 10:00am – 12:30pmSt. John’s, Gig Harbor Since most of our churches use altar flowers to bring the beauty of living things into our worship space, the Commission on Liturgy and the Arts is pleased to present this workshop to broaden the potential of this ministry. Beyond just making “pretty decorations,” the altar flowers can become …
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Join Barbara Hatt in participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Registration is open now and the Seattle walk is scheduled for October 1st. Donations can be made directly to Barbara Hatt or here. Registration for The Seattle Walk can be found here.
The next baptismal Sunday will be November 6. “Holy Baptism is full initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into Christ’s Body the Church. The bond which God establishes in Baptism is indissoluble.” (Book of Common Prayer, page 298) If you would like to be baptized or have your child baptized on November 6, email …
Come to church on September 11 for Welcome Back Sunday! Pack a pew and see how many we can get in attendance. Invite your friends. There will be a cookout and extended social time after the usual coffee hour! Bring your yard games and celebrate being back together.