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Jesus says that the bread he gives for the life of the world is his flesh, and whoever eats this bread has eternal life now and will be raised on the last day. In Ephesians Paul tells us what this life Jesus gives us looks like, this life we live as those marked with the seal of the Holy Spirit in baptism. We live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. The whole purpose of life is giving yourself for the other.

The message bringers for this service are Peace member Marcia Olson and Mary Anne deVry, coordinator of Westside Interfaith Network (WIN).

You can view the Live Stream by clicking on our YouTube Channel.

A PDF of the worship guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 14B 2021 8.8.21 livestream bulletin

Image courtesy of artist Melani Pyke

Welcome to Peace – we’re glad you’ve found us!

Apparently not satisfied by Jesus’ feeding of thousands, some who were there press him for a sign of  his power; perhaps it is daily manna they want. As always in John’s gospel when people want a sign, Jesus offers himself. He is the bread come from heaven to give life to the world. He calls us to come to him and believe in him, and through that relationship to know the one who sent him.

Our Guest Preacher this morning is Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee.  

You can find a recording of our Live Stream service on August 1 by clicking on our YouTube Channel.

A PDF of the worship guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 13B 2021 8.1.21 livestream bulletin

Feeding of the 5,000 by Eric Feather. Used by permission of the artist.

Welcome to Peace – we’re glad you’ve found us!

Today is the first of five Sundays with gospel readings from John 6, the first four of which focus on Jesus as bread of life. Today Jesus feeds thousands of people with five loaves and two fish.

What we have, what we bring to Jesus’ table, seems like it is not nearly enough to meet all the needs we see around us. But it is not the adequacy of our supplies or our skills that finally makes the difference: it is the power of Jesus working in the littlest and least to transform this world into the world God desires, a world where all the hungry are satisfied.

You can find a recording of our Live Stream service for July 25 by clicking on our YouTube Channel.

A PDF of the worship guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 12B 2021 7.25.21 livestream bulletin 

Welcome to Peace – we’re glad you’ve found us!

Mark’s gospel makes clear how great is the press of the crowd, with its countless needs to be met, on Jesus and his disciples. Yet in today’s gospel Jesus advised his disciples to get away and rest, to take care of themselves. Sometimes we think that when others are in great need we shouldn’t think of ourselves at all; but Jesus also honors the caregivers’ need. We are sent from Christ’s table to care for others and for ourselves.

Our Pass the Hat partner this month is RECONCILING WORKS. Since 1974, ReconcilingWorks has advocated for the full welcome of LGBTQIA+ Lutherans in all aspects of the life of their Church, congregations, and community. In relationships built through outreach and education, ReconcilingWorks shares Christ’s message, the Gospel, which is for everyone equally.

You can find a recording of our Live Stream service for July 18 by clicking on our YouTube Channel.

A PDF of the worship guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 11B 2021 7.18.21 livestream bulletin

Welcome to Peace – we’re glad you’ve found us!

When Amos reports his vision of God judging Israel for its mistreatment of the poor, he becomes a threat to the power of the priests and the king. John the Baptist also speaks truth to power, and Herod has him killed. In Herod’s fear that Jesus is John returned from the dead, we may hear hope for the oppressed: all the prophets killed through the ages are alive in Jesus. We are called to witness to justice in company with them, and to proclaim God’s saving love.

You can find our Live Stream service for July 11 by clicking on our YouTube Channel.

A PDF of the worship guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 10B 2021 7.11.21 livestream bulletin

Wherever this Independence Day found you, we pray that God blessed you with the freedom that has been won for us by Christ’s glorious resurrection from the dead.

Today in Mark’s gospel we hear how Jesus sends his disciples beyond the threshold of what they’ve known to bear the message of God’s reign.  Our guest preacher, Rev. Dr. David Hahn of the NW Washington Synod staff, looks carefully with us at this theme in his message to us.

You can find a recording of this Live Stream service by clicking on our YouTube Channel.

A PDF of the worship guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 9B 2021 7.4.21 livestream bulletin

The Touch, Alan & Aaron Hicks. www.twinhicks.com

Welcome to Peace – we’re glad you’ve found us!

The 5th chapter of Mark’s gospel is all about healing. In today’s reading, a woman finds healing by touching Jesus’ cloak, and a girl is restored to life when he takes her by the hand. In both cases a boundary is crossed:  in Jesus’ time the hemorrhaging woman was considered ritually unclean, polluting others by her touch, and anyone who touched a corpse also became unclean. In Mark’s gospel Jesus breaks down barriers, from his first meal at a tax collector’s house to his last breath on the cross as the temple curtain is torn in two. We dare to touch Jesus in our “uncleanness” and to live as a community that defines no one as an outsider.

Our guest preacher is Rev. Chelsea Globe, Interim Campus Pastor at the University of Washington.  You can find a recording our the service HERE.

Join our worship Live Stream @ 9:30am on Jun 27 by clicking on our YouTube Channel.

A PDF of the worship guide can be downloaded here: Pentecost 8B 2021 6.27.21 livestream bulletin

Welcome to Peace and the Season of Creation: RIVERS!

The great rivers of our land not only return the rain and snow back to the sea, they are life-bringing highways, concentrating and distributing nutrients, feeding wildlife, irrigating crops, transporting fish, and shaping the landscape; sources of the fresh water upon which all life depends.  Rivers are the circulatory system of Planet Earth.

In this third and final week of the series, we focus on one particular river, Seattle’s only river–the Duwamish.  To help us unpack this river’s complex and traumatic history and its possible future, we’re joined today by BJ Cummings, author of The River that Made Seattle, and James Rasmussen, Duwamish Tribal leader and Duwamish Superfund Manager.

Echoing the words of the prophet Ezekiel, St. John the Seer reveals God’s vision: The time is coming when creation will be restored, and a river, bright as crystal, will flow directly from God.  Trees of life will grow on either side of the river, bringing healing to all nations on Earth.  Jesus envisioned this river as the gift of the Holy Spirit, pouring like a stream from the heart of the believer.  What is your relationship with the streams and rivers that surround the place you live?

Our Live Stream Service for WEEK THREE of the RIVERS SERIES can be found HERE, beginning at 9:30am on 6/20/21.

A copy of the Worship Guide will be downloadable HERE: Creation 3B RIVERS 2021 6.20.21 livestream bulletin

Cedar River Watershed, source of Seattle’s water

Welcome to Peace and the Season of Creation!

Each year we seek to connect the dots between our lives of faith and the natural world by focusing on one particular feature or system of creation.  In 2021 our focus is Northwest RIVERS in general and the DUWAMISH RIVER in particular.  Through liturgy, hymnody, and Scripture, wedded to images, and the voices of scientists, theologians, Tribal leaders, and river advocates, we explore the essential role that RIVERS play in shaping the Northwest landscape and our theological imagination.

The great RIVERS of this land not only return the rain and snow back to the sea, they are life-bringing highways, concentrating and distributing nutrients, feeding wildlife, irrigating crops, transporting fish, and shaping the landscape; sources of the fresh water upon which all life depends.  Rivers are the circulatory system of Planet Earth.

The Prophet Ezekiel envisions a sacred watershed whose waters flow in every direction from their source in God’s holy temple, enabling life on land and in water to thrive.  What is your relationship with the streams and rivers that surround the place you live?

In WEEK ONE (June 6),we learned how the symbiotic relationship between RIVERS and SALMON brought new life to this region after the last ice age, 17,000 years ago.  You can find the YouTube Recording of the service HERE. A PDF copy of the worship guide can be downloaded here: Creation 1B RIVERS 2021 6.6.21 livestream bulletin

In WEEK TWO (June 13), we were joined by Rev. John Rosenberg, who invited us to “think like a watershed.”  You can find a recording of that service HERE.  A PDF of the 6/13/21 Worship Guide can be downloaded HERE: Creation 2B RIVERS 2021 6.13.21 livestream bulletin

In WEEK THREE (June 20), we were joined by BJ Cummings, author of The River that Made Seattle, and James Rasmussen, Duwamish Tribal member and Duwamish Superfund Manager.  You can find a recording that service HERE.  A PDF of the 6/20/21 Worship Guide can be downloaded HERE: Creation 3B RIVERS 2021 6.20.21 livestream bulletin

The interview with BJ Cummings and James Rasmussen can also be viewed apart from the worship service HERE.