Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas (this year, that’s Dec. 2). It begins in the cold and the dark: it comes at the end of fall, the beginning of winter, when the light is waning — all symbols of the fallen state in which we find ourselves, and all visceral reminders that we need the…
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Edmonds will hold a drive-thru food drive collection from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18. All food donated supports local food banks. As in the past, St. Alban’s greatly appreciates the food and monetary contributions from the residents of South Snohomish and North King County, which supplement the church congregations’…
Churches are hosting free alternative Halloween events for children, youth and families. Here is a listing of Southwest Snohomish County churches that have scheduled events beginning on Saturday, Oct. 28, and running through Halloween evening. (If you know of another event not included in this list, contact us at myedmondsnews@gmail.com). Pumpkin Palooza Silver Creek Family…
Near the beginning of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mrs. Bennet exults that neighboring Netherfield Hall has been rented at last, and the young man who’s rented it will be moving in at Michaelmas. This is only one of countless references to Michaelmas in 19th century British fiction. But what — and when — is…
CRA-RESTORE!, formerly known as the Christian Renewal Association, is offering a Restore Wholeness workshop Saturday, Sept. 23 from 10:30 a.m-4 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 21405 82nd Pl. W., Edmonds. Diana Ingle, international president and CEO of CRA, says that “participants can expect to experience knowledge, understanding and experience of God’s compassion and…
Downtown Edmonds’ North Sound Church will be serving free pancakes and coffee during the morning of the Edmonds Classic Car and Motorcycle Show Sunday, Sept. 10. Pancakes will be served from 9 a.m. to noon at the church, located at 4th Avenue North and Bell Street. You can find more information on the car show…
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Edmonds will host “A Taste of Inner Healing” Tuesday, Sept. 12 at the church. The event will “introduce inner healing and soul healing prayer for those wanting to learn how Jesus can heal past hurts and childhood wounds,” the church said. The event, offered by CRA–Restore!, is set for 7…
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Edmonds will hold a drive-thru food drive collection on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. All food donated supports local food banks, with both the food and money going to them for local distribution. The contributions supplement the church congregation’s own continued donations. Area food banks have…
A Bel Canto Concert Series is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 31 at Holy Rosary Parish in Edmonds. Arranged by Bellevue Opera and performed by local and international performers, the concert includes sacred music, selections from beloved Operas, and Broadway shows. Suggested donation for tickets is $25, with ages 8 and under free. Tickets are available…
Saint Dustan’s Church in Shoreline is hosting a seminar at 11:45 a.m.Sunday, Aug. 6 on the topic of homelessness. Community members from a sanctioned encampment will be participating in the facilitated discussion, which uses the Three Practices technique of listening with curiosity. The church will be practicing this technique with the statement of “This is…
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Discover great finds at Holy Trinity Edmonds’ huge church-wide garage sale on Saturday, Aug. 5 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., 657 Daley St., Edmonds. Convenient parking is located just across from the northeast corner of the new Civic Center Playfield. (Sorry, no early birds admitted.) Browse through consignment-quality furniture, home decor and artwork, kitchenware…
Maplewood Presbyterian Church will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Sunday, June 25. Families, friends and neighbors are invited to join the church in remembering the past and looking forward to the future. The day begins at 10 a.m. with a joyful celebration service led by Maplewood Presbyterian Church Pastor Hallack Greider. It will be followed…
Anglican prayer and worship are predominantly derived from The Book of Common Prayer, a collection of liturgies, lections (readings), and prayers that was first compiled in 1549. Over the centuries the Prayer Book, or BCP as it is sometimes called, has been updated, but always the underlying purpose remains: to provide Christians with a language…
Maplewood Presbyterian Church will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Sunday, June 25. Families, friends and neighbors are invited to join the church in remembering the past and looking forward to the future. The day begins at 10 a.m. with a joyful celebration service led by Maplewood Presbyterian Church Pastor Hallack Greider. It will be followed…
Maplewood Presbyterian Church will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Sunday, June 25. Families, friends and neighbors are invited to join the church in remembering the past and looking forward to the future. The day begins at 10 a.m. with a joyful celebration service led by Maplewood Presbyterian Church Pastor Hallack Greider. It will be followed…
Christianity is not so much a religion as it is a relationship. Prayer is the language of that relationship. Christians pray in order to participate in the relational life of God and the church. In popular parlance, prayer is generally understood as asking God for things. But that is only one, and far from the…
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Edmonds will hold another drive-thru food drive collection on Saturday, May 6 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The food received supports local food banks, with all donations of food and money going to them for distribution. The church appreciates contributions from the residents of South Snohomish and North King…
More than 200 people gathered at Edmonds United Methodist Church Tuesday evening for a “We Side with Love” vigil in response to leaflets left on congregants’ cars April 16 that included violent, transphobic, homophobic, racist and child pornographic images, along with a call to violence. Vigil speakers included Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers, State Senator Manaka…
Electric Earth Sunday was the theme as Edmonds United Methodist Church celebrates Earth Day a week after the actual event. Church brought their cars marked with signs to identify which were electric, hybrid or vintage. Friends and congregants could then talk with car owners about what they liked or did not like about their particular…
Edmonds United Methodist Church (EUMC) issued a statement Thursday after someone posted disturbing flyers on congregants’ cars in the church’s front parking lot during 10:30 a.m. service April 16. “The leaflets included violent, transphobic, homophobic, racist and child pornographic images, along with a call to violence,” the church statement said. “Fortunately, a church staff member…
For Christians, Easter is the day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It’s rather a shocking claim: that a Jewish carpenter-rabbi died and then rose from the dead, never to die again. It’s understandable that people find it incredible, and impossible to believe. Even for Christians, Resurrection is baffling and mind-bending…
Two Easter egg hunts are planned for Saturday, April 8 in Edmonds. Starting at 10 a.m., the Edmonds Daybreakers Rotary Club will be hosting its annual Easter Egg Hunt for kids ages 3 to 10 years old at the Frances Anderson Center playfield, 700 Main St., in downtown Edmonds. Kids will scramble for chocolate eggs,…
Easter week affords South Snohomish County churches a special opportunity to invite regular attenders and guests to numerous times of worship, teaching, prayer and reflection, in addition to some fun events for the whole family. Here is a listing of the additional services and events — besides their regular Sunday morning worship schedule — that…
Zuzanna Low, the Croatian widow of American Jerry Low, will make a presentation about their global missionary work Tuesday, March 21, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church Parish Hall, 657 Daley St., Edmonds. Low will recap her husband’s story and sign copies of his memoir, Trapped in America. A $1 donation from each…
In Christian tradition, Holy Week is the name of the week leading up to Easter. It begins on Palm Sunday (April 2 this year) with the celebration of Jesus of Nazareth’s entry into Jerusalem when the people heralded him with palms and shouts of acclamation. But the day is tinged with tension: The adoring crowd…
