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…
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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,…
Sponsor spotlight: Easter — A tale of two calendars
This year is a year full of signs of Christian unity, even in the midst of great divisions and breaches in unity culturally and politically. Although Catholic and Protestant churches…
Sponsor spotlight: Lent — the journey from Ash Wednesday to Easter
This last Wednesday marked the start of Lent with Ash Wednesday. While walking down Edmonds’ Main Street, you might have passed by someone with the mark of a cross in…
Sponsor spotlight: What was Saint Valentine’s signature color?
Once the winter holiday decorations come down, our eyes are bathed in a spectrum of pinks and reds. Every shop window exclaims “Valentine’s Day!” This time of year reminds me…
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…
Family friendly Halloween events at local churches
An increasing number of churches in South Snohomish County are joining the trend of providing special family friendly events for the Halloween season. This year’s offerings start on Friday, Oct….
Church leaders relieved as Sound Transit changes ‘preferred option’ for light rail along Alderwood Mall Blvd
As Sound Transit prepares to open its Lynnwood Link light rail extension with great fanfare next month, the agency quietly announced a change in the “preferred” route of its next…
Sponsor spotlight: Holy Rosary returns to Edmonds 4th of July Parade to celebrate milestone anniversary
Father Matthew O’Leary was busy moving into his new Edmonds home in early July two years ago when some friends invited him to walk down to see the town’s acclaimed…
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Sponsor spotlight: Ordinary Time? What kind of season is that?
The weeks of Ordinary Time encompass over half the church year — from Trinity Sunday (in May or June) to Christ the King Sunday (in late November), which means we…
Trinity Lutheran community garden provides those in need with access to healthy food
Six blue kiddie pools are lined up in two rows in a container garden just north of Trinity Lutheran Church and Schools in Lynnwood. Instead of water, each pool is…
Edmonds Lutheran Church hosting Red Dress Project presentation May 2
Edmonds Lutheran Church will be hosting its third annual installation of the Red Dress Project — an international movement aimed at honoring and remembering the thousands of missing and murdered…
Edmonds’ St. Alban’s Church to host screening of ‘The Philadelphia Eleven’ April 6
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Edmonds will host a screening of The Philadelphia Eleven at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6. The film explores the lives of a group of remarkable…
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…
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…