Saint Columba Episcopal Church

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From J.R.
Dear Friends:

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St. Columba's Welcomes a 2nd Deacon!

In September, we will welcome a second deacon to our congregation- The Rev. Stephen Tellari.  We are fortunate to have Steve joining our community, and fortunate to have two deacons ministering in our community.  (Mary Moon will continue to serve at St. Columba's Church for, hopefully, many more years to come.)  Steve will begin liturgical duties in September, but you will already see him around on Sundays (with his wife Shirley Cowin Hickey).  

Steve will also begin contacting you as individuals and families, seeking to get to know you and your interests a bit better. Steve will be serving liturgically alongside of Mary Moon, but will have a different set of ministries in our community (more on this later).  Deacons are assigned by BIshop Rickel, and I am very grateful to him that we will have two as part of our congregation.  


About the Rev. Stephen Tellari

      Steve Tellari: advocate,  teacher, administrator, public information officer, union president, and deacon in the Episcopal Church in Western Washington,  was born in Rugby, CO, to Steve Tellari,Sr., union organizer for the Coal Mine Workers, and Pamela Kirkland, union organizer for Communications Workers. Tellari taught for the Peninsula School District, Gig Harbor, WA.  He instructed courses through the University of Puget Sound, Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University.  Currently, his advocacy at the Center for Career Alternatives, a non-profit in Kent, involves adjustments in immigration status for refugees, asylees, immigrants, and supervision of student programs such as GED preparation, WA state test preparation, SAT/ACT workshops, and grant writing.  His work is funded by the King County Housing Authority, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Kent School District, federal funding from School’s Out, and the Supplemental Educational Services, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.  Having served as co-chair of the Kent School District Alliance for Diversity, he also served on the Citizens Budget Review Committee.  Honored by the Washington PTA, he received the Washington State Leadership Award for his fundraising and grants totaling 3.5 million for reorganization of the high schools and an additional $100,000 for a playground for disadvantaged children in the Covington area.  He was recognized by the South King Council of Human Services for mobilizing the involvement of others in the areas of poverty and racism.  As a deacon, he has just completed an assignment at St. Clement of Rome, Episcopal, Seattle, WA.  Working in public policy is his goal. Trained by the Washington Education Association as a community organizer, he completed this summer the national training in community organizing sponsored by the Industrial Areas Foundation, Chicago, IL.   He is married to Shirley Cowin Hickey, elementary teacher, Kent Education Legislative Association chair and past Kent Education Association president.  They have two children and three grandchildren. 

If you have any questions, comments or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me at jrlander@saintcolumba.org

 
You can also call me on my mobile at (206) 816-2192
Adult Forums – Upcoming Forums

Adult Forums are on Sundays, 9 AM, in the Fellowship Hall.

  • August 22nd - Homelessness Presentation by Dan Nivens
Sun Safety - A Gentle Reminder from our Congregational Nurse

With the summer, we all need to be more aware of the danger sun exposure brings.  Melanoma is a serious health issue facing all of us.  Your risks can be reduced if you remember a simple phrase:  "Slip! Slop! Slap!..and Wrap!
  • Slip on a shirt
  • Slop on sunscreen
  • Slap on a hat
  • Wrap on sunglasses to protect the eyes and skin around them.
Women’s Bible Study

Six women gathered for Women's Bible Study at the Hamilton's on May 17th for a meal, fellowship and to discuss the future of this group.

All those attending (and two additional women who could not attend but sent messages) voiced their desire for this group to continue. There was some discussion of schedule conflicts during the summer.

The women decided that during the summer months and September the Women's Bible Study will meet only once a month, on the 3rd Monday: Augusts 16, September 20.

We will return to our normal twice per month schedule starting in October, meeting on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. We will divide our time so that there is time for dinner and fellowship, bible study using the following Sunday's Gospel reading, intercessary prayer, followed by dessert, and finishing no later than 8:30.

An Important Announcement about Sunday School

Sunday, May 30th, will be our last Sunday School session for young people until we launch Godly Play and Journey to Adulthood this fall.  Beginning on June 13th, we will shorten our liturgy a bit by reducing one of the readings and the Psalm (just for the summer). 
 
A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED TEACH SUNDAY SCHOOL OVER THE PAST YEAR.  MY LIST MAY BE PARTIAL, AND IF YOUR NAME IS LEFT OFF I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE.
  • Roxanne Marta
  • Sandy Green
  • Denaya Blalock
  • Susan Wilkes
  • Annette Downing
  • Nick Creger
  • Pat & Rosemary Stewart
  • Mary McClellan
A particularly huge thank-you to Annette Downing for scheduling the teachers.

WOMEN’S CURSILLO REUNION GROUP

Any woman who is looking for a Cursillo Reunion Group please contact Pat Jarvis 206-824-6736. 

services Services are available at 8:00 and 10:00 AM on Sunday

services9:00 AM on Sunday - Adult Forum

servicesChildren's Chapel begins at 10 am.

sanctuarySunday Worship at 8AM and 10AM

Community worship is central to our lives as Christians.  At St. Columba’s, as in other Episcopal Churches, we worship through the celebration of communion, or Holy Eucharist (sometimes also called Mass).

At the 8AM service, we gather around the small altar in the far corner of the church.  When you arrive, you will see that the candles on that altar will already be lit.  Please take a seat.  This early service has no music, but does feature a small sermon.

At the 10Am service, you will be welcomed at the door by two greeters and normally the priest.  Upon welcoming you, they will invite you to sign the visitors booklet and make a nametag for yourself.  Then they will hand you a printed booklet.  This booklet will have all that you will need to participate in the service – the prayers, the responses, and the sung music.

We do sing portions of the service, in a pattern which dates back many hundreds of years.  The musical notation will be in your booklet, but we invite you to follow the lead of those around you in joining in this chanting.

You are welcomed to receive the bread and wine of Holy Communion, no matter who you are or where you are on your journey of faith.  To take the bread and wine, join the line in front of the altar.  The priest will hand you a piece of bread.  Upon receiving it, it is customary to say “Amen”.  You will then be offered either wine or grape juice.  Please help the chalice bearer guide the cup to your lips.

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