"feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the prisoner" - Matthew 25:34-40

God challenges us as a church to take action to live out in love the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our church and in our communities. Outreach to the community outside the walls of Saint Peter's continues to meet this challenge with "no strings attached."

Friends and members of the congregation are generous, making it possible to spread the Gospel and help those in need. Many donated time, talent and money to help others in need, including regular weekly food donations to St. Mary's Neighborhood Food Bank, feeding the needy as part of Kay Abe's Lord's Table, baking cookies for KAIROS prison ministry, gifts for Maritime Ministry Christmas ditty bags and NightWatch, facilities for use by the community, labor at Habitat for Humanities and other projects to help others in need, all for the ministry of Christ in the world. God bless to all of you.

Our Annual "Big Take Out" fund raising event to support outreach projects is scheduled for the first Satuday in May. Every year, St. Peter's uses the proceeds from The Big Take Out held in May to be used for outreach. In 2007, $4,000.00 was distributed to local, national and international organizations. Each individual congregation member voted for their favorite organizations and the proceeds are distributed in proportion to the number of votes each organization receives. The following are the charities and the amount that will be donated to them:

Arab Evangelical Episcopal School (formerly known as Evangelical Home and School in Ramallah, Palestine - Evangelical Home and School in Ramallah, Palestine were founded by three women-one an American and two from Wales in the UK. The Home and School are operated under the guidance of the Arab Episcopal Church-the Jerusalem Diocese. The school is now known as the Arab Evangelical Episcopal School and is administered by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem.

Commission for Ethnic Ministries- Diocese of Olympia - The Commission for Ethnic Ministries aims to raise up people of color so that congregations are more balanced reflections of their communities by addressing racism and celebrating the richness of diversity, helping to make all people feel comfortable in our pews.

Curacy Program- Diocese of Olympia - Program to financially assist parishes to employ newly ordained priests and give them the opportunity to work with established clergy. . This program will accomplish several goals, including the provision of income to newly ordained clergy, assist parishes to provide additional clergy to its congregation and develop leadership skills for newly ordained clergy.

In addtion, funds raised from previous years, were distributed, including $1,000 to the Food Bank@StMary's.

We are scheduled to feed the needy on Thursday, April 30, 2009. Contact Mel Asato (206) 409-3482.

As a service to the surrounding community, our facilities are available at minimal cost to cover utilities and maintenance. Below are links to calendars for spaces available.

Click to view our Calendar for the gym.

Click to view our Calendar for the Lower Parish Hall

Click to view our Activities Calendar