Dear People of Peace, I am so much looking forward to our time together, to getting to know you and the ministry of Peace Lutheran and the community in which you live, to the adventures you have planned for this sabbatical time. The old proverb says that “March comes in like a lion and goes […]
Pastor’s Pen for March 2014 – Martha Myers Read More »
Au Revoir, Ciao, Adjo, Farvel, Zai Jian, Auf Wiedersehen, Sayonara, Aloha, Goodbye! No matter how we say it, it is farewell for now as Pastor Erik, Chris, Kai, and Naomi begin their long anticipated Sabbatical journey the first week in March. Rev. David Wold will preach at the 10:30am Worship Service, and Pastor […]
Sabbatical Blessing & Farewell to Kindem Family March 2 Read More »
The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened. – Matthew 13:33 Beloved of God, I love baking bread from scratch. In my book few things in life match the satisfying aroma of freshly baked bread just out of […]
Pastor’s Pen for February 2014 Read More »
Last night as I was sleeping, I dreamt—marvelous error! — that a spring was breaking out in my heart. I said: Along which secret aqueduct, oh water, are you coming to me, water of a new life that I have never drunk? – Antonio Machado Beloved of God, As we mark the beginning of the […]
Pastor’s Pen for January 2014 Read More »
We will mark the New Year in worship at Peace on January 5th, as we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. Please join with us as we usher in 2014, and hear the story of the Star which guides the Magi to the infant Christ Christian Education will resume January 12 @ 9:15am.
New Year Greetings! Read More »
We are your people of the night, we long to see your newborn light, Distant glimmer rising from afar! We await you, holy morning star! For in our winter we are dead, lead us in hope to see ahead the springtime and the gift that is to come. Come and save us, be God’s only […]
Pastor’s Pen December 2013 Read More »
A FILM Girl Rising is a groundbreaking feature film about the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to transform societies. The film presents the remarkable stories of nine girls around the world, told by celebrated writers and voiced by renowned actors. We use powerful storytelling to deliver a simple, critical truth: […]
Link to the film / movement GIRLS RISING Read More »
“Christ is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” – Colossians 1:17 Beloved of God, “Hold it together, Erik,” the voice said. Turns out, it was my own. “Hold it together” is a key phrase in my self-talk lexicon. An appropriate one, too, at those times when I have so many […]
Pastor’s Pen November 2013 Read More »
Bread for the World – Offering of Letters – Sunday, October 20 education hour on October 20 (9:15 a.m.) will begin with the writing of letters to U.S. Senators and Representatives about our hunger concerns — urging their support for “A Place at the Table” for our most vulnerable citizens. This will be Peace Lutheran’s fifth year of participation in this […]
OFFERING OF LETTERS SUNDAY, October 20, 2013 Read More »
As our congregation marks the Season of Creation we have been alert to opportunities to make crucial environmental topics part of our conversation as people of faith. This is part and parcel of our vocation as Earth-stewards. On October 6, LeeAnne Beres, executive director of Seattle based Earth Ministry / Washington Interfaith Power and Light, […]
Special Adult Forum on Coal Exporting this Sunday 10/6 Read More »
