Sponsor spotlight: Spiritual mothers

There are many kinds of mothers. Early Christian writers often described the church as a “mother”— a powerful image of one who receives the Word of God and gives birth…

Easter week services planned at local churches

Local churches (and one Edmonds beach) will be a little busier over the next week as Easter is celebrated on Sunday, April 20, this year.  Five area Presbyterian churches (Edmonds,…

2024 Christmas Advent Services

The 2024 Christmas season brings with it a number of additions to the schedules of local South Snohomish County churches. Here is a listing of special services for advent at…

Giving Machines now open at Alderwood Mall

For those looking to give back this holiday season, Alderwood Mall now has Giving Machines, courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While they look like typical…

Easter week services for local churches

It’s Easter week, and local churches throughout South Snohomish County have planned numerous special services and events to reflect on the holiday and celebrate its importance. Here is a listing…

Sponsor spotlight: Holy Week

The week before Easter is known in Christian tradition as Holy Week. It begins on Palm Sunday (March 24 this year) with the celebration of Jesus of Nazareth’s entry into…

Sponsor spotlight: About Ash Wednesday

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…

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,…

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…