Cedar River Watershed, source of Seattle’s water

Welcome to Peace and the Season of Creation!

Each year we seek to connect the dots between our lives of faith and the natural world by focusing on one particular feature or system of creation.  In 2021 our focus is Northwest RIVERS in general and the DUWAMISH RIVER in particular.  Through liturgy, hymnody, and Scripture, wedded to images, and the voices of scientists, theologians, Tribal leaders, and river advocates, we explore the essential role that RIVERS play in shaping the Northwest landscape and our theological imagination.

The great RIVERS of this land not only return the rain and snow back to the sea, they are life-bringing highways, concentrating and distributing nutrients, feeding wildlife, irrigating crops, transporting fish, and shaping the landscape; sources of the fresh water upon which all life depends.  Rivers are the circulatory system of Planet Earth.

The Prophet Ezekiel envisions a sacred watershed whose waters flow in every direction from their source in God’s holy temple, enabling life on land and in water to thrive.  What is your relationship with the streams and rivers that surround the place you live?

In WEEK ONE (June 6),we learned how the symbiotic relationship between RIVERS and SALMON brought new life to this region after the last ice age, 17,000 years ago.  You can find the YouTube Recording of the service HERE. A PDF copy of the worship guide can be downloaded here: Creation 1B RIVERS 2021 6.6.21 livestream bulletin

In WEEK TWO (June 13), we were joined by Rev. John Rosenberg, who invited us to “think like a watershed.”  You can find a recording of that service HERE.  A PDF of the 6/13/21 Worship Guide can be downloaded HERE: Creation 2B RIVERS 2021 6.13.21 livestream bulletin

In WEEK THREE (June 20), we were joined by BJ Cummings, author of The River that Made Seattle, and James Rasmussen, Duwamish Tribal member and Duwamish Superfund Manager.  You can find a recording that service HERE.  A PDF of the 6/20/21 Worship Guide can be downloaded HERE: Creation 3B RIVERS 2021 6.20.21 livestream bulletin

The interview with BJ Cummings and James Rasmussen can also be viewed apart from the worship service HERE.