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Holiday Camp at Tall Timber
Friday, August 27, 2010 (17 reads)

Tall Timber Ranch is holding Family Holiday Camp Sept. 3-6, 2010. Whether a family, single parent, couple, or senior, this Family Holiday Camp has something special to offer. It is carefully planned to provide a balance of relevant Christian teaching with plenty of recreational opportunities for all ages.

Our relaxed schedule provides for daily opportunities for Christian teaching and music, as well as options like concerts, talent nights, campfires, and worship together. Camp will begin Friday evening with a 6:00 dinner and will include our traditional 10:30 Brunch on Monday. There will be free time in the afternoons when you can explore the magnificent setting of Tall Timber. There will be worship on Sunday morning. We have scheduled blocks of time each day for teaching.

NCC Special on Katrina Anniversary
Friday, August 27, 2010 (17 reads)

NCC presents Presbyterian-produced documentary
on long-term disaster recover in New Orleans

Film narrated by Khandi Alexander

New Orleans, August 25, 1010 -- The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was felt around the nation. Images of a flooded New Orleans and decimated coastal communities overwhelmed our televisions and newspapers, and they still often appear. The death and destruction became the focal point of natural tragedy, and are still what most remember. A new documentary aims to change that.

Coming Home: Hurricane Katrina 5 Years Later,” directed by David Barnhart, focuses on one of Katrina’s more intriguing human phenomena. Five years after the storm, many residents and New Orleans natives are still trying to make it back home. For many, this was made possible not by government grants or the natural retreat of the waters, but by volunteers. “Coming Home,” narrated by actress Khandi Alexander of HBO’s Treme , delves into the relationships that have formed between these volunteers and the grateful residents they’ve helped.

CROP Hunger Walks
Friday, August 27, 2010 (2 reads)

Crop Hunger Walks will be held over the next few months in communities across Washington. These popular events raise funds for international and local community hunger relief and programs. For materials or more information call the Church World Service regional office at 206-988-1622. Visit the CROP walk website.

Bainbridge Island CROP Hunger Walk 9/26/2010
Bremerton CROP Hunger Walk 10/16/2010
Greater Everett CROP Hunger Walk 10/3/2010
Kent CROP Hunger Walk 10/3/2010
Lewis County CROP Hunger Walk 10/3/2010
Mid-Columbia CROP Hunger Walk 10/3/2010
Monroe CROP Hunger Walk 9/26/2010
Pullman-Moscow CROP Hunger Walk 10/10/2010
Seattle CROP Hunger Walk 10/3/2010
Skagit Valley CROP Hunger Walk 9/26/2010
Snohomish CROP Hunger Walk 10/10/2010
Walla Walla CROP Hunger Walk 10/10/2010
Whatcom County CROP Hunger Walk 9/26/2010
Yakima Valley CROP Hunger Walk 10/10/2010

Be a Part of Something BIG!
Friday, August 27, 2010 (18 reads)

Improve the quality of life for an entire village by helping to build a community center and new church for our friends in Gambell, Alaska!! September 11, 2010 Traditional Native Dinner/auction Silent Auction 6:00 pm/ Live auction 7:00 pm Dinner: $20 per person Come and bring your friends to Trinity Presbyterian Church 12310 Lorraine St, Anchorage, AK (One block west of Elmore on Huffman Rd)

Trinity Presbyterian Sunday Surprise
Friday, August 27, 2010 (23 reads)

Woman Pastor (94) Baptizes Serviceman (24)

A news story from
the Anchorage Daily News
Posted by stainedglass, July 8, 2010

Sunday, July 4, I visited Trinity Presbyterian on a tip. A 24 year-old serviceman, on brief leave, soon to return to his overseas active duty post, wanted to be baptized with his family present. Pastor Tom Letts, his wife Tammy, and other ordained staff were out of town at the Presbyterian Church USA’s 219th Assembly in Minneapolis, so other arrangements needed to be made. Rev. Alice Green, Alaska’s first ordained Presbyterian woman pastor was pressed into service. A wonderful write-up of her life’s story can be found here.

Rev. Green performed admirably. It was a joy to witness this shared expression of faith, a bonding of distinctly different generations, but one common belief. This was a first-time experience for me, and possibly for many present. An engaging, and exceptional sermon was delivered by guest pastor, Rick Benjamin, recently retired from Abbott Loop Community Church. Friendly Trinity Presbyterian never ceases to amaze me with its consistency, hospitality, and refreshing approach to worship.

Conversations with Dr. Mary Mikhael
Friday, August 27, 2010 (16 reads)

Dr. Mary Mikhael, President of the Near East School of Theology in Beirut, Lebanon, will speak at First PC of Everett on Wed., Sept. 8, at noon and at 7:30pm.

Dr. Mikhael authored the Presbyterian Women’s Horizon Bible Study on Joshua for 2010, which Presbyterian Women groups and churches across the country have used to deepen their faith and understanding. She has been on the Faculty of Near East School of Theology (NEST) since 1984. She became the first woman President of NEST in 1994 and continues in the same position. Contact Dottie Villesvik at dvillesvik@aol.com to attend!