We will be blessing animals as part of our celebration this Friday, 3pm-5pm at Companion Cove Pet, Feed, & Garden store on Sexton Drive. Bring your animal-neighbor whether furry, hairy, or scaled, four-footed, two-footed, or no-footed!
For 63 years its been men who have made up the Compline Choir at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle. But now, something has changed!
CHICAGO (Aug. 14, 2019) — Gathering under the theme “We are church,” voting members of the 2019 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) made a number of key decisions to further the mission and ministry of this church. The assembly, the chief legislative authority of the church, met Aug. 5-10 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. Read more here about what was decided…
Dear Ones, Yesterday, I was just about to blog some reflections on the Camino after being off the trail and home, and that will come… but it seemed so trivial when I received the word of yet another mass shooting in our country. I completely understand why the Mayor of El Paso felt the need to say the words to his fellow citizens, “Don’t worry, we are all safe.” But I had to wonder, how can any of us make that assurance? I am sure those words would be cold comfort indeed to the 20 families who lost loved ones […]
A recent college graduate finds that how a congregation practices hospitality — encouraging true, deep human interaction — is more compelling than good preaching, music or other criteria.
If you haven’t stopped by the Open Hands Food Bank Garden at St. Christopher’s lately, I urge you to have a look. Open the gate and inside you’ll find fresh produce springing up. The terraced planting beds are full of tomato plants, snow peas, numerous squash plants, even some corn, various herbs and a very robust rhubarb plant! Thanks to the hard work of lead gardeners Bill Hanna and Tucker Smyth this past fall, winter and especially this early spring, with great support from John Nistler and others, the garden has a few new features this year with a drip […]
The following announcement comes from the Griffin Neirghborhood Association who is part of a local initiative to have regular, ongoing, rotating collections for the Thurston County Foodbank at Steamboat Island businesses. “We are once again encouraged, grateful, and impressed by Steamboat Island’s commitment to ‘love thy neighbor.’ Truly this is a wonderful community to belong to,” said Fr. James in response to this initiative, to the GNA’s active support, and to the participation of local businesses. Special thanks goes out to Lindy Vincent who was key for coordination on St. Christopher’s end. The GNA announcement follows: “The Griffin Neighborhood Association […]
In this invitation, Eaton unites with the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church; the Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, primate, Anglican Church of Canada; and the Rev. Susan C. Johnson, national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
We’re excited to be hosting another Blueberry Bash on the 3rd Sunday of August (Aug. 18 this year) from noon to 4pm. What’s more, we’re thrilled that local Bluegrass band, Runaway Train, will be joining us and bringing “Bluegrass with an attitude.”
By The Rev. Josh Hornbeck. Reposted from https://ecww.org/chaplains-on-the-harbor-files-second-federal-lawsuit/ Last week, Chaplains on the Harbor filed a second federal lawsuit against the City of Aberdeen. This lawsuit is in response to the city’s ongoing attempt to sweep Grays Harbor County’s largest homeless encampment without providing residents any alternative place to live. The Rev. Sarah Monroe, founder and priest in charge at Chaplains on the Harbor, is standing as co-plaintiff along with eight residents of the encampment and one of their family members. This suit asserts that the city is in violation of both the Eighth Amendment’s guarantee of protection from “cruel […]
5 ways to get beyond imposter syndrome By Kristen Glass Perez. Thanks to WomenOfTheELCA.org. Reposting from https://www.boldcafe.org/5-ways-to-get-beyond-imposters-syndrome/ Recently, I received a request from a friend who is an expert in her professional field. She wanted to share that she was quoted in a national publication via social media, but felt awkward posting it herself. She asked me to post it for her. I was happy to do so. As soon as I posted it, I saw many other posts of strong individual achievements on my social media feeds. I noticed that few women posted about their own successes while male […]
This Easter St. Christopher’s partnered with St. John’s Episcopal (Olympia) and St. Benedict’s Episcopal (Lacey) to create Easter baskets for those who might not otherwise be receiving one this year. Over 100 baskets were created and donated. Baskets contained not only sweet treats but clothes, toys, and craft items. The baskets were delivered to the Family Support Center and the City Gates Street Ministry who will see they get into the right hands. Thanks to all who gave and all who have been in prayer. You spread faith, hope, and love in the name of Jesus.
Holy Week and Easter worship opportunities are as follows:
Maundy Thursday – 6pm
Good Friday – 10:30am, 1pm, 7pm
Easter Vigil at St. John’s – 7:30pm
Easter – 8am & 10:30am with brunch at 9am and Egg Hunt at noon.
On Sunday, March 24th we bid a happy hello to our newest congregant. Because it’s our policy not to name children on public web forums unless specifically given permission, suffice it to say she was born to the Johnson household. … and she’s darling! Please continue to welcome the whole family, and thank you for providing food for them the entire month of March. We also bid a fond farewell to the Kunisawa’s, Kay and Adel. They have been a part of our congregation for about 4 or 5 years now, being transplants for Maui. Kay, good natured, soft spoken, […]
What does a Pig Blessing, Laetare “Rose” Sunday, and the parable of the Prodigal Son all have to do with each other?
St. Christopher’s members serve at Community Lifeline in Shelton.
This month as we reach out to our community we’re asking you to share your good experiences at St. Christopher’s with others. Please leave a review of St. Christopher’s on Google Maps ( maps.google.com ). This video shows you how. Then click here to be taken to Google Maps.
Dear Friends in Christ, As we enter Lent and head towards Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter, here is a story from Luke’s Gospel that jumps out at me. This translation is by Eugene Peterson in The Message. “Not long after that, Jesus went to the village of Nain. His disciples were with him, along with quite a large crowd. As they approached the village gate, they met a funeral procession—a woman’s only son was being carried out for burial. And the mother was a widow. When Jesus saw her, his heart broke. He said to her, ‘Don’t cry.’ Then […]
Clothes for those released from prison are neededWhen incarcerated individuals leave prison, they have limited possessions. They leave with a box of their belongings.A program at Washington Corrections Center (WCC) seeks to help these individuals entering the community – and it needs your help.WCC has a Release Clothing Closet. Since 2013, the program has given sets of gently used clothing to people who have completed their prison sentences at WCC. The program is looking for community volunteers to help staff the closet on a daily basis.According to Superintendent Dan White, WCC releases more incarcerated individuals per year than any other prison in the […]
