Faith and Spiritual Life: Outreach

Published 10:08 pm Friday, May 23, 2008

Memorial Day programs

Purdy and Walters at Floral Hills is hosting its 14th annual Memorial Day services at 3 p.m. Monday. The program honoring the Military Chaplain Corps will be at 409 Filbert Road in Lynnwood.

For more information, call 425-672-1800.

American Legion Post No. 178 invites the public to its annual Memorial Day remembrance ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday at the Marysville Cemetery, 8801 State Ave., Marysville. Leonard Martin, former WWII POW and a distinguished veteran is the scheduled guest speaker. An open house is planned following the ceremony at noon at American Legion Post No. 178, 115 Cedar Ave., Marysville.

For more information, call 360 659-7130.

The Grand Army of the Republic, or G.A.R. Cemetery invites the public to its Memorial Day services 11 a.m. Monday Coffee and cookies are planned following the service.

The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army who had served in the American Civil War..

G.A.R. Cemetery, 8601 Riverview Road, Snohomish.

For more information, call 360-458-4090 or 360-568-5340.

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park invites the public to its annual Memorial Day service at 9:30 a.m. Monday. Retired Air Force Major Jon Blue is the scheduled guest speaker.

Evergreen Funeral Home and Cemetery, Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, 1615 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett.

For more information, call 425-252-2244 .

Bethel Baptist Church presents a special service in honor of Memorial Day at 11 a.m. Sunday. The service is being held to recognize the families of those who have lost loved ones in military armed conflict.

Bethel Baptist Church, 2625 Hoyt Ave., Everett.

For more information, call 425-252-0249.

St. Thomas More Catholic Church presents a Memorial Day broadcast of “Conversations with Father Bob” from 8 to 9 a.m. today. Listeners are invited to hear guest Harley Healey, an 82-year old WWII veteran. Guests Patty Bowman and Denise Carlascio also plan to speak on the program about the St. James Cathedral Pregnancy Support Ministry.

“Conversations with Father Bob” is broadcast Saturdays from 8 to 9 a.m. on KKNW (1150 AM) and on KBLE (1050 AM) Tuesdays from 5 to 6 pm. and Thursdays from 9 to 10 p.m.

The program is an outreach ministry of St. Thomas More Catholic Church of Lynnwood. To listen to current or past programs go to www.conversations withfatherbob.com.

St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 6511 176th St. SW, Lynnwood.

For more information, call 425- 743-2929.

The four Associated Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Seattle invite the public to a Memorial Day Mass at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the following cemeteries:

The Most Rev. Eusebio Elizondo, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle, will be the celebrant and homilist at Gethsemane Cemetery, 37600 Pacific Highway S., Federal Way, 253 838-2240

The Most Rev. Joseph Tyson, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle, will be the celebrant and homilist at Holyrood Cemetery, 205 NE 205th St., Shoreline, 206-363-8404.

The Rev. Ron Funke will be the celebrant and homilist at Calvary Cemetery, 5041 35th Ave. NE, Seattle, 206-522-0996.

The Rev. Richard Ward will be the celebrant and homilist at St. Patrick Cemetery, S. 204th Street and Orillia Road, Kent, 253 838-2240.

Each cemetery will be decorated with flags to honor the women and men who have served our nation in the armed forces. The cemetery grounds are open dawn to dusk for visitation throughout the Memorial Day weekend.

For more information, call 206-382-9281.

Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church invites the public to a Memorial Day service featuring “Portraits of Veterans” presented by The Portrait Group, 10 a.m. Sunday, in the atrium at the church, 8109 224th St. SW, Edmonds.

For more than a year, a group of artists have been meeting at the Compass Veterans Center in Shoreline to draw the faces of the veterans there.

Judy Hedden, Tracy Fraker, Carolyn Sheldrup and Sonia Lloyd plan to display their portraits, which will be on display before and after the 10 a.m. service.

The Rev. Cecilia Klingman Miller plans to present a talk entitled: “A Million Young Ghosts Shout,” a message that highlights Carl Sandburg’s 1915 poem on young lives lost to war.

To view the artist’s portraits, go to www.tracykayfraker.net. For more information, call 425-778-0373

celebrations

Eastmont’s Prince of Peace Lutheran Church invites the public and anyone who was confirmed at Prince of Peace to a 50th anniversary celebration. Two services are scheduled, 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday.

The celebration service is set to begin in the “old sanctuary” and proceed to the present sanctuary, which was dedicated in 1991.

A traditional complimentary Prince of Peace tailgate potluck is set to occur between services in the church parking lot. Guests do not need to bring anything to share. However, pastor Jack Richards says, 1957 Chevys or similar era vehicles “would be an outstanding addition.”

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is at 9320 Meadow Way, Everett.

For more information, call 425-337-6663 or go to www.pplc.org.

Trinity Episcopal Church invites the public to a retirement celebration for Joan Willits, Trinity’s longtime preschool teacher.

A celebration is planned for 11:30 a.m., directly after the 10 a.m. service Sunday in Roger’s Hall, 2301 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Willits served as a teacher for the church’s preschool since 1987.

For more information, call 425-252-4129 or 425-258-4014.

Adventure Church of Everett invites the public to its one year anniversary celebration 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

The celebration is scheduled to take place at Lowell Park, 4605 S. 3rd Ave., Everett, with food, music and a bounce house.

Sunday services are 10 a.m. Sundays.

Adventure Church of Everett, 5218 S. Second Ave., Everett.

For more information, call 425-458-4453 or go to www.adventureeverett.com.

Concert

Lutheran Maritime Ministry of Puget Sound invites the public to a benefit concert featuring “The Shifty Sailors,” a singing group from Whidbey Island, 7:30 p.m. today, at Denny Park Lutheran Church, 766 John St., Seattle.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Children under 10 are admitted free.

For more information or to purchase advance tickets, call 360-676-5179 or 425-252-2508.

retreats

Warm Beach Christian Camps and Conference Center presents a “Weekend with Philip Yancey: A Potter’s Wheel Retreat for Spiritual Renewal” May 30 to June 1.

Potter’s Wheel retreats are designed to provide time for personal prayer, rest, renewal, worship and teaching while enjoying natural surroundings.

Warm Beach Christian Camps and Conference Center, 20800 Marine Drive, Stanwood.

For more information, call 360-652-7575 or 800-228-6724 or go to www.warmbeach.com.