Wedgwood Presbyterian Church

There are many different ways of praying. We pray most frequently with spoken words, but that is not always the way for which we are best suited. Some might find prayer through singing or music meaningful. Others might pray through dance or movement. And still others might find contemplative or meditative silences to be the best way to commune with God. If you would like to explore different ways of praying, please join Pastor Karen for a simple supper and and an hour or so of prayer on Monday evenings during Lent. Supper will be at 6 PM (sometimes in conjunction with the elementary fellowship group) followed by prayer in the sanctuary at 6:30. At the end of each prayer session, we will spend about 10 minutes in conversation in pairs, discovering where each person felt, heard, and saw God at work not only in the prayer time but in the previous week. Childcare is provided. Donations to help cover the cost of supper are welcome.

Shrove Tuesday/Fat Tuesday Celebration March 8, 2011 5:30pm Save the date for our recognition of the night before Ash Wednesday called Fat Tuesday/Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Tuesday. The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, has long been called Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras in French, Mardi = Tuesday; gras = fat), Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday. It is called Fat Tuesday because on that day a thrifty person would use up the fats that would have been kept around (the can of bacon drippings, or whatever) for cooking, but that wouldn’t have been used during Lent. Another name for the day before the beginning of Lent is Shrove Tuesday. The name comes from the old English word shrive which means to confess. In England, since pancakes are a standard way of using up fat, the day is also called Pancake Tuesday. We will be recognizing Fat Tuesday with a meal, live music, pancake flipping races, and more. We will also burn the palms from last year’s Palm Sunday to make the ashes for t...

Wedgwood Presbyterian Church Ash Wednesday Service March 9th at 7:00pm All are Welcome!

On The Waterfront is an intense film starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden and Lee J. Cobb. The movie tells the story of a young man trapped in a life on the docks who dreams of getting out. This movie is not suitable for young children. Please let Karen or Jennifer know if you would like to attend and need childcare. Popcorn will be provided.

The Apostle is an intense film about a preacher whose life spins out of control and how he copes with it. The movie is rated PG-13 so it is not suitable for young children. Please let Karen or Jennifer know if you would like to attend and need childcare. Healthy snacks will be provided. Door opens at 6:00pm, the movie will start at 6:30pm.

For me, one of the most troubling aspects of prayer is the question of why some prayers are answered and some are not. Perhaps it troubles you as well. For Quaker minister Richard Foster, the reason some prayer is unanswered or is answered in the negative rests in our humanity. We are finite creatures who cannot in this lifetime fully know the will or purposes of God.  In “Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home,” Foster speaks of the prayer of relinquishment, which he describes as “a grace-filled releasing of our will and a flowing into the will of the Father.” As an example of this type of prayer, Foster points to Jesus praying passionately and desperately in the Garden of Gethsemane for the suffering of the cross to be removed from him, and then, in almost the same breath, praying for God’s will to be done. Foster writes, “Here we have the incarnate Son praying through his tears and not receiving what he asks. Jesus knew the burden of unanswered prayer.” Somehow Foster’s word...

Contact Cil Pierce for information to volunteer. Wednesdays: February 9th and 16th Wedgwood is staffing the “Resource Room” at Sandpoint Housing, where transitional housing people come to pick up household items like sheets, blankets, cups, dishes, etc. for their apartments/rooms. All you do is greet them, mark down what they took, etc. 6pm to 8pm. Emergency Feeding Program Food Packing Party! February 11th Join Mission and Social Concern Committee members at the Emergency Feeding Program (EFP) Friday afternoon, February 11th from 3:30 – 5pm to help pack food bags for the needy. We did this last year and it was good fun, and quite helpful to them. EFP provides food to many social service agencies throughout King County who provide food and shelter for the needy. We’ll have a car leaving church at 3pm for anyone who wants to carpool with us. They are located in the one block off Martin Luther King Way in Rainier Valley (directly behind the Chase Bank building on the corner of MLK a...