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On this Reformation Sunday we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women in the Lutheran Church. 

You can join our LIVE STREAM WORSHIP  SERVICE on Sunday, October 25th @ 10:30 by following this LINK.

Our host and presider is Pastor Erik Kindem with Rev. Nancy Winder as our guest preacher. 

The worship guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 25A 2020 10.25.20 livestream bulletin

Following the Postlude, stick around to hear Boots Winterstein interview Pastor Winder.  Or, if you’d like to view the interview separately, you can find it by following this LINK.

To view a video of ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton’s message on the occasion of this 50th Anniversary, follow this LINK.

For a TIMELINE exploring the events leading up to the 1970 decision that the office of Pastor in the Lutheran Church be open to women, follow this LINK to a Historical Project on Women’s Ordination led by St. Olaf College Professor DeAne Lagerquist.

For the history of women pastors serving Peace Lutheran, refresh your memory by reading ARTICLE #5 in the HISTORY series co-written by Boots Winterstein and Eldon Olson, found HERE.

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You can view the LIVE STREAM WORSHIP service on Sunday, October 18 by following this LINK. Our host and presider while Pastor Erik is away was Heidi Eilers. Boots Winterstein reflected on the Gospel. It was Bread for the World Sunday and Offering of Letters. Here are instructions on writing the letters: 2020 OL instructions for Washington

A copy of the Worship Guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 24A 2020 10.18.20 livestream bulletin (002)

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You can view the LIVE STREAM WORSHIP service on Sunday, October 11 by following this LINK. Our preacher for this Sunday was Pastor Erik Kindem. This Sunday was “pass the hat” for Lutheran Community Service. 

A copy of the Worship Guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 23A 2020 10.11.20 livestream bulletin

October is hunger awareness month. There are powerful ways we can respond!  Bread for the World has again offered us an opportunity to address our concerns — by way of letters to our congresspersons.

Of course this year we cannot meet on Sunday morning, enjoy eating “breads of the world,” and inspire each other with our concerns for the most vulnerable people in our country and around the world.

But October 18 will be “Offering of Letters” Sunday, and from today on  you can put your thoughts to paper and prepare mailings to our senators and our representative in Washington D.C.  If you receive Peace Notes 10-2020 FINAL electronically, go to page 8 and 9 for instructions  for your letter-writing: a sample letter and names and addresses of your congresspersons–all you need to act now!

You can then hand-write or type your letters (one at least, or to all three),  address them, add postage, and mail to congress.  Or you can deliver them to church before Sunday, October 18, and they will be added to a basket of letters to be blessed during our service.

If you do not receive Peace Notes by email — look in your paper copy for letter writing instructions, but if you need more information such as addresses of congresspersons, please contact Marcia Olson for that information.

This Sunday our focus for Reformation is the Anniversary of Women’s Ordination in the Lutheran Church.  (50 years).  Pastor Nancy Winder, a retired pastor in our synod, will proclaim the gospel to us this day.  And in addition, Boots Winterstein will interview Pastor Winder about the journey toward ordination for women.  (Note: This interview will come at the end of the Worship Live Stream, and will also be available as a separate YouTube recording.)

To view a video of ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton’s message on the occasion of this 50th Anniversary, follow this LINK.

For a TIMELINE exploring the events leading up to the 1970 decision that the office of Pastor in the Lutheran Church be open to women, follow this LINK to a Historical Project on Women’s Ordination led by St. Olaf College Professor DeAne Lagerquist.

For the history of women pastors serving Peace Lutheran, refresh your memory by reading ARTICLE #5 in the HISTORY series co-written by Boots Winterstein and Eldon Olson, following this link: https://www.peacelutheranseattle.org/?p=2857

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You can view our LIVE STREAM WORSHIP service on Sunday, September 27, @ 10:30am by following this LINK.

A copy of the Worship Guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 21A 2020 9.27.20 livestream bulletin

The theme for worship focuses on the readings from Ezekiel and Matthew, and the question: How can we be RESPONSE – ABLE followers of Jesus?  In the sermon, you’ll learn how one couple, Lutheran Pastor Rev. Robert Graetz nd his wife Jean Graetz, answered that question during a contentious moment in our nation’s struggle for civil rights.

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You can view our STREAMED WORSHIP service on Sunday, September 20, @ 10:30am by following this LINK.

On this day we joined Lutheran leaders and voices from around the country in a special service celebrating the ECUMENICAL SEASON OF CREATION.

While our congregation marks the Season of Creation in the month of June, many Christian communions around the world mark the Season of Creation from September 1^st, the Orthodox Day of Prayer for Creation, through October 4^th, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.

This service is sponsored by Lutherans Restoring Creation, a grassroots movement promoting care for creation in the ELCA.  A copy of the Worship Guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 20A 2020 9.20.20 livestream bulletin

Forgiveness, by Sofiya Inger

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You can view our LIVE STREAM WORSHIP service for Sunday, September 13, @ 10:30am by following this LINK.

A copy of the Worship Guide can be downloaded here:Pentecost 19A 2020 9.13.20 livestream bulletin

Guest organist David Boeckh plays the Prelude and Postlude this Sunday. Our theme for worship FORGIVENESS.