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Wisdom prepares a feast, sets her table, and invites all to come and eat her bread and drink her wine. The first chapter of John’s gospel owes much to the biblical tradition that imagined Wisdom as existing before anything was created and having a role in the work of creation. Christ, the wisdom of God (1 Cor. 1:24), today invite us to eat his flesh and drink his blood. John’s gospel includes no account of the institution of the Lord’s supper, but here we can’t help hearing Jesus’ words as an invitation to the meal of bread and wine we share.

Pastor Erik is back from vacation and will be presiding and preaching this Sunday.

To tune into the Live Stream broadcast of this service at 10:30am, click HERE.

The Worship Guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 15B 8.18.24 bulletin

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Jesus says that the bread he gives for the life of the world is his flesh, and whoever eats this bread has eternal life now and will be raised on the last day. In Ephesians Paul tells us what this life Jesus gives us looks like, this life we live as those marked with the seal of the Holy Spirit in baptism. We live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. The whole purpose of life is giving yourself for the other.

Our Pass the Hat Partner this month is Lutheran Counseling Network. Marcia Erickson Bates, MS is a Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor from LCN and is here today to tell us more about this agency and what services they provide.

Rev. Chris Ode will preach and preside today while Pastor Erik is on vacation.

To tune into the Live Stream broadcast of this service at 10:30am, click HERE.

The Worship Guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 14B 8.11.24 bulletin

Service In the Park

We are coming together for worship on Sunday, August 25th in Lincoln Park at 9:30.

A potluck is planned for after the service.

There will not be a service at the church that day.

However, the Tech Team will provide a livestream of the service.

To make this event happen we need helpers to set up for the service and potluck.

Sign-up to Help
A sign-up sheet is available in the narthex, or send an email to Alan Jarvimaki to volunteer.

Here are the sign-up tasks.
 At 7:45 Sunday morning, help load 4 tables and 20 chairs onto a truck (which will be at
the church) and then unload them at the park.
 Pick up 5 music stands from the church and deliver them to the park.
 At 8:30, set up tables and chairs at the park.
 Cover the picnic tables with cloths that are provided.
 Assist people with parking.
 Greet people and direct them to Shelter #1.
 As food items arrive at the park, organize them on the picnic tables.
 Clean up the shelter area after the picnic.
 Return the tables, chairs, and music stands to church.

The Details
When: Sunday, August 25, worship at 9:30, with potluck picnic to follow
Where: Lincoln Park, Shelter #1on the upper level under the trees at the south end of the park
Parking: Use the south parking lot, or park on the street; from the parking lot, follow the
path that veers slightly to the right; this will lead to the shelter
What To Bring: Food to share and a utensil for serving; lawn chairs or blankets if you have
them (we will have extra chairs also)
What Will Be Provided: Compostable plates, cups, napkins, and tableware.
How Can You Help: Many hands are needed. Please consider volunteering to help.

Bulletin cover 8.4.24WELCOME TO PEACE!  

Apparently not satisfied by Jesus’ feeding of thousands, some who were there press him for a sign of power; perhaps it is daily manna they want. As always in John’s gospel when people want a sign, Jesus offers himself. He is the bread come from heaven to give life to the world. He calls us to come to him and believe in him, and through that relationship to know the one who sent him.

Rev. Paul Winterstein will preach and preside today while Pastor Erik is on vacation.

To tune into the Live Stream broadcast of this service at 10:30am, click HERE.

The Worship Guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 13B 8.4.24 bulletin

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Today is the first of five Sundays often called “Bread Sundays.” In the Gospel readings from John 6, we hear Jesus revealed as the compassionate giver of bread to all—with no questions asked about who is “deserving”–-and as the very Bread of Life itself. As God welcomes everyone to God’s table, so we are called to extend God’s welcome to everyone… to, in the words of the Hymn of the Day, “build a longer table.” Today’s music is chosen to demonstrate the inclusion of everyone at God’s table: neighbors near and far as well as the poor. This is, indeed, revolutionary. So we Sing a New Song!

Rev. Paul Winterstein will preside today while Pastor Erik is on vacation.

To tune into the Live Stream broadcast of this service at 10:30am, click HERE.

The Worship Guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 12B 7.28.24 bulletin

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Mark’s gospel makes clear how great is the press of the crowd, with its countless needs to be met, on Jesus and his disciples. Yet in today’s gospel Jesus advises his disciples to get away and rest, to take care of themselves. Sometimes we think that when others are in great need we shouldn’t think of ourselves at all; but Jesus also honors the caregiver’s need. We are sent from Christ’s table to care for others and for ourselves. 

Heidi Eilers will preach and preside this Sunday and has been authorized by Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee to preside at Eucharist.

To tune into the Live Stream broadcast of this service at 10:30am, click HERE.

The Worship Guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 11B 7.21.24 bulletin FINAL

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In Jesus, all of God’s plans and purposes have been made known as heaven and earth are united in Christ. Through Jesus, we have been adopted as God’s children and have been promised a saving grace that begins in this age and continues into the age to come.  God’s purposes do not exempt us from the struggles and challenges of life, but the Spirit’s ongoing accompaniment empowers us to do what is right even in the face of fear and death. 

Today the Sacrament of Baptism is part of our service as August Elliott Menstell Coyle becomes a member of the Body of Christ.  He is son of Tyler and Elizabeth Menstell Coyle. His baptismal sponsors are Sofia Wong and Julianna Wilson.

Today is also a PASS THE HAT Sunday.  Our Pass the Hat Partner this month is Columbia Lutheran Home.  Pastor William Cheung, who serves as Chaplain at Columbia Home will provide an update for us.

 

To tune into the Live Stream broadcast of this service at 10:30am, click HERE.

The Worship Guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 10B 7.14.24 bulletin FINAL

Watch on your own, discuss with us! 

Creation Care film discussions July 15th and July 28th, 2024

You’re invited to two film “screenings” followed by Zoom discussions with other Peace members and friends from other Westside Interfaith Network congregations, facilitated by the Creation Care Team. Information about how to join the zoom discussions will be sent out via email.

Monday, 7/15, from 7:00-8:00pm — Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

    (film available for viewing prior to this discussion by special arrangement for 3 days only – from Friday 7/12 through Sunday 7/14)

Bullfrog Film’s Cooked: Survival by Zip Code delves into the story of the worst heat disaster in U.S. history in 1995 in Chicago, when 739 residents—mostly elderly and black—died over the course of one week. The film links the deadly heat wave’s devastation back to the man made disaster of structural racism, shining a light on the issues of poverty, race, class, and education that underlie how natural disasters take lives. We have a license to view this film July 12-14, so watch your email for the link and password.  Make sure to schedule time to watch at home one of those three days and then join us for a Zoom discussion Monday evening, July 15th.

Sunday, 7/28 from 7:00-8:00pm —The Plastics Problem

     (film available for online viewing prior to this discussion – anytime via the link below)

The problem is simply stated: by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans. It’s an environmental crisis that’s been in the making for nearly 70 years. Plastic pollution is now considered one of the largest environmental threats facing humans and animals globally.

In “The Plastic Problem: PBS NewsHour Presents”, Amna Nawaz and her PBS NewsHour colleagues look at this now ubiquitous material and how it’s impacting the world, why it’s become so prevalent, what’s being done to mitigate its use, and what potential alternatives or solutions are out there. This hour-long program travels from Boston to Seattle, Costa Rica to Easter Island to bring the global scale of the problem to light.

View the story at your leisure at https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-plastic-problem then join us on Zoom to discuss the feature on Sunday, July 28th.

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Links for the licensed viewing of the first film, and for the Zoom discussions, will only be available via email from Pastor Erik and/or Kathleen Keyes, using the usual email distribution list for all congregation members. If you are a member of Peace Lutheran Church Seattle and are not receiving email from Pastor Erik or our office manager Kathleen Keyes (such as weekly Bulletins, Peace Notes, and notices of special events), you are invited to please call or email the office, or use our web contact form to be placed on the email mailing list, or to update your email address for these notifications.

For more information:
– About Creation Care at Peace Lutheran Church
– About our Creation Care Team

Thank you for all you are doing to care for creation! 

Fall Fundraiser Leadership Invitation!

Will There Be a Bazaar During the Fall of 2024?!?

You may have noticed the announcement in June’s Peace Notes, that the annual holiday Bazaar will be canceled this year because of a need for new leadership. Barbara Hillier and her daughter Janet have organized the Bazaar for several years, and they now feel it is time to take a year off. Without leadership for the 2024 event, the Bazaar will be canceled.

What do you think? Would you be interested in gathering volunteers and shepherding the Bazaar for November 2024? Barbara and Janet will pass along their Bazaar knowledge to new leadership.

Marcia Olson will continue organizing the lunch.

If you are interested in working on the Bazaar, please talk to Barbara Hillier, Marcia Olson, or Caity Gerhardt. You’ll be
set up with all the details needed for organizing and orchestrating the Bazaar!

We thank Barbara, Janet, and the many volunteers for their work on past Bazaars.

More information: The Bazaar Group at Peace Lutheran Church

Bulletin cover 7.7.24WELCOME TO PEACE!  

Jesus does great deeds of power and gives his disciples authority over demons. Yet none of this power is unilateral; it all must be received by faith. Jesus asks his disciples to go out without money or supplies so that they will be dependent on how others receive them. When we are sent from the assembly to witness and to heal, we are asked to be vulnerable, to be dependent on the reception of others. The Spirit always operates in the “between”: between Jesus and his Abba, between Jesus and us, between you and me, between us and those to whom we are sent.

We welcome Rev. Mel Jacob, to our pulpit today while Pastor Erik is acting as camp pastor at Camp Lutherwood.

To tune into the Live Stream broadcast of this service at 10:30am, click HERE.

The Worship Guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 9B 7.7.24 bulletin