“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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“Thus says the LORD: Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you perceive it?” – Isaiah 43:18-19 Beloved of God, We know them—people dominated by narratives from their past; narratives that hold them captive; narratives from which […]
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We deplore the heinous acts of violence perpetrated against peaceful worshippers at the mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, and we stand in solidarity with Muslim communities everywhere. God’s will for all humanity is that we walk together the path of peace, nonviolence, and reconciliation.
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“Judging others makes us blind, but love gives us sight. By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Discipleship Beloved of God, Their names run the gamut from the 16th century English poet John Donne to […]
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“Oh, the house of denial has thick walls and very small windows and whoever lives there, little by little, will turn to stone.” – Mary Oliver “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall…” – Robert Frost Beloved of God, One of the great motivations for us to move forward with our plans to “refresh” […]
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SOUPer Bowl of Caring – The Super Bowl is just around the corner – February 3. Join our congregation and others from West Seattle and around the country in raising hunger awareness and funds to support local food banks/meal programs! Please bring a FOOD DONATION ON SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY, February 3rd. The HAWKS aren’t in the […]
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