bring your beloved pets and join us sunday evening, October 4th @ 7pm for the annual feast of st. francis of assisi and the blessing of all God’s creatures.

as a priest in the church, you can imagine i hear on a regular basis about the hungers and thirsts of those among whom i serve. i’m regularly privileged to be granted access to the reality of others’ lives, without posture or pretense, and together there we tend to the difficult work of ‘spirituality’ — that is, cultivating a life that is more truly ‘Spirit-led’ and ‘Spirit-filled.’

If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. Mark 8:34-5

This tasty little nugget comes to us right after Peter confesses Jesus as ‘the Messiah,’ and it suggests to us that Jesus has big plans for those who share in Peter’s confession of faith.

[ October 31, 2009; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Dr. Matt Rindge, New Testament professor at Gonzaga University, will present the workshop at St. John’s Cathedral — 12th & Grand on the south hill — from 10am to 3pm.  The event is presented by Spiritus, the diocesan spirituality center.

[ May 29, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. June 5, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. July 17, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. July 24, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. July 31, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. August 14, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. August 21, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. August 28, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. October 2, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Sundays @ 7pm Worship this week using the Holden sung evening prayer and includes Holy Eucharist.  This joyful and reflective time will keep you going all week.  Now on the first Sunday of the month we will have a Taizé evening prayer of meditative singing.
Come join in the warmth of sung worship and stay a [...]

the spokane-area young adults continue to meet every thursday morning @ 8am at Madeleine’s (corner of Main & Wall downtown) for coffee and conversation.

beginning wednesday, september 2nd, the young adults will also meet every 1st & 3rd wednesdays @ 5pm for evening prayer and dinner table volunteer work — then will cap the night off with an 8:30pm visit to The Elk in Browne’s Addition. come for all or part of the fun!

Dr. Matt Rindge will present a workshop aimed at preparing for Year C in the Church’s liturgical calendar from 10am to 3pm Oct. 31st at St. John’s Cathedral.