“As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” – Colossians 2:6-7 Beloved of God, My first Call brought me and my young family to the Redwood Coast of […]
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When the poor ones, who have nothing, still are giving; when the thirsty pass the cup, water to share; when the wounded offer others strength and healing: We see God, here by our side, walking our way; we see God, here by our side, walking our way. – José Antonio Oliver, ELW #725 Beloved of […]
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Below are a series of articles that told the story of Peace during our congregation’s 75th Anniversary Year in 2019. Authored by Boots Winterstein and Eldon Olson. On November 24, 2024 we marked the 80th Anniversary of our Congregation’s mission in West Seattle. ARTICLE 1: A PIECE OF PEACE HISTORY The first of a series of occasional articles on the […]
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I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. – 1 Corinthians 3:6-7 Beloved of God, The Letter of Call from the Lutheran Board of Home Missions was dated January 14, 1944, and […]
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The LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When he saw then, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them, and bowed down to the ground. He […]
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“We sing the glories of this pillar of fire, the brightness of which is not diminished even when its light is divided and borrowed. For it is fed by the melting wax which the bees, your servants, have made for the substance of this candle.” – From The Exsultet, sung each year at the Great […]
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On June 1 at 7:30pm The Northwest Firelight Chorale will perform “For the Love of Ireland: Songs from the Emerald Isle and Its Celtic Neighbors” at Peace Lutheran. Join the 65-member group, whose mission is to “invite the opening of people’s hearts to love and healing through inspired rehearsals and performances of soul-stirring music,” as […]
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In partnership with Earth Ministry, Peace Lutheran Church is hosting a community screening of “The Devil We Know” on JUne 19 @ 7:00pm. This stirring documentary tells the story of 3M and DuPont corporations introducing harmful PFAS chemicals into the environment. PFAS are highly persistent nonstick chemicals, such as Teflon, that are linked to very […]
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There in God’s garden stands the Tree of Wisdom, whose leaves hold forth the healing of the nations: Tree of all knowledge, Tree of all compassion, Tree of all beauty. Thorns not its own are tangled in its foliage; our greed has starved it, our despite has choked it. Yet, look! It lives! Its grief […]
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UP FOR ARTS, University Place, Washington Presents: The American Tenor, Jon Lackey & Pianist and International Steinway Artist, James Jelasic In concert Friday, April 26th, 2019 at 7:00 pm University Place Civic/Library Atrium 3609 Market Place (36th and Bridgeport Way W), University Place, WA Event Info: (253) 565-8466 Price: $15 adults; $5 students; free for UP for […]
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