Yesterday I started up again–praying, that is. Not to worry. God and I are on speaking terms, have been for a long time now. But for a few weeks around the clergy-killing run-up to Christmas which coincided this year with the most horrendous cold I’ve had in a decade, I let regular morning devotions slip.
What [...]

Christmas gifts for Dinner Table
 
We need the following items as gifts for our guests at the Christmas party Dec. 21:
Shampoo, tooth brushes, tooth paste, soaps, razors, shaving cream, other toiletries,  socks, gloves, mittens, scarves
Kids’ gifts (books, matchbox cars, etc.), have some fun here
Cookies* – a batch of about 4-5 dozen if you can manage it.  [...]

Now is the perfect time to tell your state legislators how you feel about the proposed budget cuts. Writing to your legislators is as easy as clicking here, then clicking on Find Your District and entering your address. The website will tell you who your legislators are (in case you’re not sure) and allow you [...]

It’s not the way I’d like to start my advent, but to borrow from a William Stafford poem, “the darkness is around us deep.” The latest state revenue forecast–while not as dire as it could have been–was bad enough to trigger another $2 billion in potential cuts coming just in time for the holidays. With [...]

[ November 17, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Spokane, WA is hosting an emergency summit of social service agencies, faith-based ministries, clergy, people of faith, and others on Nov. 17 starting at 6:30 PM to discuss specific impacts of Washington Governor Christine Gregoire’s proposed state budget cuts. In already challenging economic times, the proposed cuts to social services [...]

After being unavailable for a couple of weeks, we are back online.   The webmaster is updating all out pages, but it takes time and so we hope you will be patient and send us your comments to walt@trinityspokane.org.

Sign up for Our Place Thanksgiving Baskets continues through Tuesday, November 15. Sunday is the beginning of the nonperishable food drive which will continue through Sunday, November 13. The assembly process begins on Saturday, November 19 at 9:00 a.m. at Salem Lutheran Church, 1428 W Broadway. Assembly of the fresh vegetables and fruit will be [...]