Dear Ones of St. Columba's,This Sunday is my last as your vicar. The past nine years of serving God on the West Hill of Kent with you have been such a gift to me. Together we have ...
Gift For Alissa on Sunday - Fill out by end of day Today (May 26th)
Published by Meghan Mullarkey on Thu, 25 May 2023 16:44
News
This Sunday is Alissa's last Sunday as Vicar. Let's shower Alissa with a word cloud, showing her all the wonderful words that come to mind when we think of her. The end ...
Do you love flowers and what they bring to a space? Can you imagine having fun arranging flowers? We are looking for people who might be interested in teaming up ...
The next Walk in Celebration Park will be on June 22nd at 9am. We usually do one short loop (when desired) and one long loop for people desiring different ...
From the Associate Vicar: Changed for Good
Published on Fri, 19 May 2023 17:16
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear One’s of St. C’s, it is hard to believe we only have two more Sundays with Alissa, Andrew, Jubilee, and Salome as a part of our Sunday morning worshipping community. ...
Adult Formation : May 21st @10am - Why did Jesus have to die on a cross?
Published on Wed, 17 May 2023 11:19
Adult Formation
Adult Formation - The first three Sundays in May at 10am we will discuss different atonement theories - what different theologians believe about why Jesus had to die on a cross and ...
Our Robotics Fundraising Goal for the Spring has been Reached!
Published on Tue, 16 May 2023 06:50
News
Robotics Fundraising: Sponsoring a Coffee Hour Clean UpThank you all who donated funds to the robotics team! We raised are goal of $300 for this spring The kids will ...
From the Associate Vicar: To Have the Heart of a Gardener
Published on Fri, 5 May 2023 11:00
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear Ones of St. C's,I, sadly, am not a gardener. I say sadly, because I am a believer in planting small seeds in my heart and the hearts of others with hopes those seeds ...
After the 11am service on May 7th we will begin planting in our new garden beds in the Memorial Garden. We will also tend to the garden in other ways. We will also work ...
Opportunity to Support the Food Bank: Soap & Little Toothpastes
Published on Mon, 1 May 2023 00:30
News
We have amazing people in the community who doing grocery runs for food bank each week and steady donations coming into support that. THANK YOU everyone who supports ...
From The Vicar: With The End in Mind
Published on Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:17
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear Ones of St. Columba's,We have had a unique relationship over these past nine years. When I first came as your Vicar in 2014 I was part time with you and part time with the ...
From the Bishop Provisional
Published on Thu, 27 Apr 2023 06:00
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Greetings, Carmen, Jean-Paul, and the members of the St. Columba’s Bishop’s Committee,Thank you very much for the time together this last Sunday. I found our conversation ...
Outreach Opportunity: Speaker for One Parish One Prisoner April 30th @10am
Published on Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:04
News
St. Columba's is partnering with an organization called One Parish One Prisoner. A representative from the organization is going to come and talk with us about the ...
From the Associate Vicar: Our Memorial Garden
Published on Fri, 21 Apr 2023 09:43
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear One's of St. C's, There is a story of legend here at St. Columba’s, that those who have been here a long time probably know well. If you don’t know the story find ...
Interested in Helping with the Just Garden? Come at 10am this Sunday, April 23rd to Learn More!
Published on Fri, 21 Apr 2023 08:45
Adult Formation
Interested in Helping with the Just Garden? Come at 10am this Sunday, April 23rd to Learn More! The meeting will be in Erskine Hall. On May 7th we will have a planting ...
Celebration of Life for Rosemary Stewart: April 23rd at 2:30pm
Published on Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:45
News
Celebration of Life for Rosemary Stewart will be at St. Columba's on April 23rd at 2:30pm. Rosemary Stewart was born on August 22, 1930 and she died just after 10pm on April ...
Interment of the ashes of Bob and Mary Lou Ewing During 11am Service on April 23rd
Published by Meghan Mullarkey on Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:18
News
This Sunday, April 23rd Bob and Mary Lou Ewing ashes will be interred into our Memorial Garden. Bob and Mary Lou were founding members of St. C's and their memory lives on in ...
From the Associate Vicar: Holy Week Continues
Published on Fri, 7 Apr 2023 15:07
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear One’s of St. C’s, I hope you all are able to live into Holy Week in someway this week. Today we observe Good Friday. Earlier today at St. C's we walked the way of ...
From The Vicar: Easter is Coming (no matter what)
Published on Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:12
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear Ones of St. Columba's,When I first started attending an Episcopal church, I was captivated by the complexity of the liturgy. This was at our cathedral in Seattle - St. Mark's ...
We will have a work party on April 1st to make sure our property looks beautiful for Palm Sunday and Easter. There will be plenty to do for kids and adults. Plan to come from ...
Door People Training for Youth & Kid's Liturgy of the Word: April 2nd at 10am
Published on Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:19
Children, Youth, & Family Events Web
We are looking for people who are interested in being door people during the youth and children's liturgy of the word. It is best practice to always have two adults in the ...
From the Associate Vicar: Holy Week Embodied
Published on Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:24
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
If you would prefer to listen to this letter being read out loud click below or check out our podcast "St. Columba's Kent, WA Sermons" - St. Columba's ...
March 26th @10am: Expressive Art & The Stations of the Cross
Published on Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:52
Adult Formation
Come join us at 10am on March 26th as Maeve leads us through a time of expressive art making with the *Stations of the Cross. We will be looking at art work that has ...
Simple Soup Suppers @6pm in Lent before Healing Eucharist on Wednesdays (in March)
Published on Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:13
News
One of the ways in the Episcopal Church we observe a Holy Lent is by praying and meditating on scripture together. We are encouraging people to come attend our Wednesday ...
From The Vicar: Lent as Liminal Space
Published on Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:04
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear Ones of St. Columba's, How do you feel about the word "liminal?" I've come to love it - it describes a thin space between two states of being. I associate this ...
Episcopal 101, Baptism, and Confirmation Classes: Last Class March 19th at 10am
Published on Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:15
Adult Formation
Traditionally in our Christian tradition Lent is the time we prepare for baptism and deepen our understanding of the Christian faith and why we do what we do as Christians.Now is ...
From the Associate Vicar: Embracing the In-between
Published on Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:52
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear One’s of St. C’s, I love talking about transition, mainly because I do not think it is talked about enough in our culture. Transition is inevitable, it cannot be ...
From The Vicar: The Colors of Lent
Published on Fri, 3 Mar 2023 11:37
From The... - Letters to the Congregation
Dear Ones of St. Columba's,One of my favorite ways to mark the turning of seasons in the church calendar is by the colors we use to adorn our worship. Purple(some places use blue ...
Are you desiring to observe a Holy Lent? Are you looking to add in some new spiritual practices this Lent?Below are some ancient practices that Christians over the years ...
