From March 8 – April 5 we host a series of five Wednesday Evening Gatherings for a simple SOUP SUPPER at 6:00 pm, followed by a service of EVENING PRAYER at 7:00 pm. These five evenings are times to slow the pace, enjoy fellowship over a simple meal, and open ourselves to a fresh encounter with […]
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A BE SMART for Kids GUN SAFETY EVENT will be held on Sunday, March 19 after worship. This event is open to the community. A simple lunch will be served at noon, followed by the program @ 12:15pm. IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND, PLEASE EMAIL THE CHURCH OFFICE: office@peacelutheranseattle.org and let us know how many are […]
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“The LORD said to Moses: Write these words; in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel… And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.” – Exodus 34:27-28 Beloved of God, Lent is a season of truth-telling. And truth seems to be in […]
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The middle and high school YOUTH at PEACE invite you to THE WURST DINNER PARTY Fundraising Event this Saturday, February 25th. Dinner will be served between 5pm and 8pm. On the menu: Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, Potato Salad, Green Salad, Pretzels, Strudel. The evening includes LIVE ACCORDION MUSIC. FREE WILL OFFERING contributions will support summer programming for […]
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Give me your tired, your poor your huddled masses yearning to breathe free; the wretched refuse of your teeming shore; send these—the homeless, tempest-tossed to me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door! – The New Colossus, by Emma Lazarus On the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor Beloved […]
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The following is a letter from David Duea, President & CEO of Lutheran Community Services Northwest: Dear friends and partners in justice, At Lutheran Community Services Northwest, we have a rich history of welcoming, resettling and meeting the critical needs of refugees. We’ve welcomed more than 35,000 refugees over the past 40-plus years in Washington and Oregon. LCS […]
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January 30, 2017 Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Yesterday, we heard these words in the Gospel reading from Matthew 5:1-12, the beginning of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. In the Beatitudes, Jesus lays out a vision for life in God’s realm, characterized by seeing those who are often most disregarded, including […]
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“The voice of the LORD is upon the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is upon the mighty waters.” – Psalm 29:3 Beloved of God, Chilly weather companions our passage from 2016 to 2017. Mini-snow people have spouted on our back lawn, and Kai and Naomi, inspired by the properties of snow and […]
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O come, O Wisdom from on high, embracing all things far and nigh: in strength and beauty come and stay; teach us your will and guide our way. – O Antiphons To Those Who Wait for Immanuel, From the moment we entered the Sherlock Holmes Exhibit at the Seattle Science Center, we were hooked! Picking […]
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Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and […]
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