“I am grateful to God…when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am […]
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“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ…Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.” 1 Corinthians 12:12, 26 Beloved of God, IT’S TIME. One year ago, after 18 months of pandemic […]
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“I was there to hear your borning cry, I’ll be there when you are old. I rejoiced the day you were baptized, to see your life unfold.” Borning Cry, John Ylvisaker Beloved of God, There’s a crow “cawing” outside my office window at Peace right now. A young bird, newly fledged, he’s trying to figure […]
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As an extension of this year’s SEASON OF CREATION THEME: ROOTED, we have arranged with the Duwamish Alive Coalition to take a GUIDED TOUR OF THE ROXHILL BOG on SATURDAY, JUNE 25, from 10:00 to 11:30. The BOG serves as the headwaters of Longfellow Creek, a tributary of the Duwamish. Urbanization and climate change have caused damage to the urban […]
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“The individual is the meeting place of the four elements,” writes John O’Donahue of the ancient Celtic perspective. “We have come up out of the depths.” We have this privilege, and with it a sacred obligation to live with meaning. The word obligation sounds burdensome but is rooted beautifully in the Early French ligament – that which binds […]
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For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. – Jeremiah 29:11 Beloved of God, The instant Itzhak Perlman rolled onto the stage at Benaroya Hall April 20th, applause erupted from the packed house. The adulation was palpable. And for […]
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Tonight we gather with the church throughout the world around the cross of Christ. His cross comes into our midst both as the sign of God’s solidarity with all human suffering and as a symbol of God’s triumph over sin, death, and evil. Standing with women disciples at the foot of the cross, we hear the testimony […]
4/15/22 Good Friday Service @ 7pm Read More »
Welcome to Peace! We’re glad you found us. Please join our community for one or more of these special IN-PERSON HOLY WEEK SERVICES, and know that each service will also be Live Streamed on our Peace YouTube Channel. Masks are required and will be provided for those who need them. HOLY WEEK PREVIEW: CROSSING OVER FROM […]
2022 Holy Week and Easter Services Read More »
Christ is the death of all that is, a bright, consuming fire, whose flames requires our prior self as kindling for the pyre. Christ is the death of dusty days of uncreative strife, for out from fire we tread upon the threshold of new life. – Susan Palo Cherwien Beloved of God, The journey of […]
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As we mark St. Patrick’s Feast Day, enjoy this version of St. Patrick’s Breastplate Prayer, sung to The Deer’s Cry, a lovely lyrical version sung by Irishwoman Rita Connolly. St. Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland, (c. 389-March 17, 461) Here’s a audio recording recounting St. Patrick’s life and ministry: Patrick grew up in a somewhat privileged family, on the […]
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