Summer Foodbank Drive: Bring Food All Summer Long! We have a goal for our Summer Food Bank Drive – to collect and donate 750 pounds of food for the Ballard Food Bank! Help us meet this goal! All are encouraged to bring non-perishable food to each service you attend, and kid’s especially are invited to […]
Vacation Bible School July 10-14 We are adventuring to EGYPT for VBS! Come meet Pharaoh, and learn about Joseph’s journey from prison to palace. We were very blessed to be given the curriculum and sets and costumes as a donation, and we can’t wait to set up our marketplace and maybe even a pyramid! Volunteers […]
New! Summer Worship on the Lawn Have you ever attended concerts at the zoo and wished that church could be like that? Jump into summer with a refreshing change in the worship schedule! Wednesdays, bring your picnic and a blanket and head to church for worship on the lawn. 6:00 we will gather for dinner […]
On May 20, over 400 clergy and lay leaders of the Pacific Northwest Conference (ELCA) gathered at Salem Lutheran Church in Mt. Vernon for the annual Synod Assembly. The theme of this year’s assembly was RISE. Representing Our Redeemer’s were: PastorsKathy Hawks and Gretchen Mertes, Terrence Rindler, Paul Oldenkamp, and Shelbe and Chauntae Kukowski. Also […]
The Year in Review Over the past twelve months, we have seen a great deal of progress on our Vision-Aligned Building (VAB) project. In August, the congregation voted to proceed with a fall capital campaign, Build the Vision… Share the Vision. A committee was then formed to plan and implement the campaign under the guidance […]
10 “SPIRITUAL” WAYS TO RELAX THIS SUMMER Even when you’re not on vacation! Summer — such a delicious time of year! Even if the pace doesn’t slow as much as we’d like, the focus shifts and the weather (usually) is glorious! In keeping with our Spiritual Life Hack explorations and focus on how faith practices […]
Can a rock concert be holy? Can it be church? On Mother’s Day, I had the honor of seeing the Irish band U2 at Century Link Field. 2017 is the 30th anniversary year of the release of their Grammy winning album ‘Joshua Tree.’ Along with 50,000 of my closest friends (and Eddy Vedder of Pearl […]
July & August Traditional Worship Sundays – 10am – Sanctuary Join us as we praise God through traditional liturgy. Featuring the varied music gifts of our congregation, each week will bring special music from varied instruments & voices, and people of all ages. Worship on the Lawn Wednesdays – 6pm – The Front Lawn Bring […]
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Daily connections with God, self and others, always nourish and energize us. We know this, right? Those moments of serenity and clarity in prayer. The power of connecting with someone on an honest, human level. The satisfaction when we do something that matters to the universe and to us. But boy, spiritual connections are easy […]