Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent: a time of penitence, fasting, and prayer, in preparation for the great feast of the resurrection. The season of Lent…
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From pulpit to standup comedy stage — Jason Deuman shares the word, both spiritual and funny
Jason Deuman, dressed in khaki-colored jeans, tennis shoes and a casual button-down shirt, stands near the front door of a local brewpub and waits for his turn to take to…
2023 Christmas church services in South Snohomish County
A number of local churches in South Snohomish County are either adding special services or altering their regular Sunday morning service schedules to observe the close of the 2023…
Sponsor spotlight: What is Advent?
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,…
Church-hosted Halloween events in Southwest Snohomish County
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,…
Sponsor spotlight: What Is Michaelmas?
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…
Calvary Fellowship changing name to Mountlake Church
For more than 25 years, Calvary Fellowship has had an unmistakable presence in the center of Mountlake Terrace. With its large street-side sign marking its location on 56th Avenue West,…
Happening nearby: Shoreline church hosting Aug. 6 seminar on homelessness
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…
Scene in Mountlake Terrace: Toe-tapping block party at Bethesda Lutheran Church
It was a toe-tapping Saturday at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Mountlake Terrace as the church threw its second annual Big Block Party. The afternoon opened with live music by the…
Bethesda Lutheran Church hosting second annual Block Party July 29
Bethesda Lutheran Church is holding its second annual Block Party from 1-9 p.m. Saturday, July 29 at the church, located at 23406 56th Ave. W. in Mountlake Terrace. The…
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Sponsor spotlight: What is common prayer?
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…
Sponsor spotlight: Why do we pray?
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…
Sponsor spotlight: But Easter’s over, isn’t it?
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…
Easter week special services, events at local churches
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…
Sponsor spotlight: Curious about Holy Week?
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…
Congressman Larsen visits future home of Lynnwood Neighborhood Center
Elected officials, volunteers and Trinity Lutheran Church staff joined U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen Monday at the Lynnwood church to celebrate fundraising progress on the planned Lynnwood Neighborhood Center to be…
Reminder: Calvary Fellowship sponsoring father-daughter dance Feb. 17
Calvary Fellowship in Mountlake Terrace is sponsoring the Princess Ball, a father-daughter dance at the Mountlake Terrace Community Senior Center from 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17. Activities include a DJ,…
Reminder: 2022 Christmas services in South Snohomish County
Churches throughout South Snohomish County are celebrating the Christmas season this year with a full array of special services and events. Here is a listing of advent, Christmas Eve and…
St. Pius X church vandalized with graffiti early Sunday
Mountlake Terrace’s St Pius X Catholic Church was spray painted with graffiti early Sunday morning. Mountlake Terrace Police Commander Scott King said surveillance video taken at 12:22 a.m. Sunday showed…
Indian Boarding Schools presentation at Edmonds United Methodist Church Nov. 6
Edmonds United Methodist Church is hosting a presentation by Lynnwood resident Cathy Baylor on “Indian Boarding Schools and Generational Healing: One Family’s Story” from noon-1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. The free event…
Mountlake Terrace’s Mercy House requests $250K in city ARPA funds
As the Mountlake Terrace City Council continues to look at ways to spend its allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, a representative from Mountlake Terrace-based Mercy House Multiservice…
Mountlake Terrace police host first ‘Cops and Clergy’ Event
Members of the Mountlake Terrace Police Department and local faith leaders met during a recent Cops and Clergy event to discuss ways they can work together to help people in…
All welcome at MLT Bethesda Lutheran Church’s Big, Big Block Party July 16
Bethesda Lutheran Church Pastor Heidi Fish has been sleeping at the church all week in anticipation of the Big, Big Block Party this Saturday, July 16. After having to put…
Red Dress art installation focuses on missing, murdered Indigenous women
This post was updated on May 11, 2022, with information regarding Kyra Isaac, who developed the event. Community members came together May 4, to remember the thousands of Indigenous women…
Bethesda Lutheran among nonprofits taking ownership of Community Transit surplus vans this week
Mountlake Terrace-based Bethesda Lutheran Church was among 12 Snohomish County nonprofit organizations that picked up passenger vans this week as part of Community Transit’s Van GO program. The Van GO program…