Election Eve Prayer Vigil
St. David's, Friday Harbor 780 Park Street, Friday harborA service of Evening Prayer with intentional prayers and quiet reflection as our country embarks on local, state, and national elections.
A service of Evening Prayer with intentional prayers and quiet reflection as our country embarks on local, state, and national elections.
On this special evening, Saint David’s and the Lutheran Church of the San Juans will join together to celebrate Christmas Eve. Carols begin at 7:30 pm, and the Feast of the Nativity and Holy Eucharist starts at 8pm. The Rev. Cristi Chapman will preach and The Rev. Beth Eden will preside. Join us for this glorious celebration of the birth of Jesus, God with us.
Every so often, we get to celebrate the final Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve within hours of each other. This year happens to be one of those special days. Join us on the fourth Sunday of Advent at 9:15am (December 24) for this year’s annual Christmas Pageant. Children who are young and those who are young at heart are invited to participate in this joyful retelling of the birth of baby Jesus.
Blue Christmas (also called the Longest Night) in the Western Christian tradition, is a day in the Advent season marking the longest night of the year. On this day, some churches in Western Christian denominations hold a church service that honors people that have lost loved ones and are experiencing grief. Saint David's will offer this special service with compassion and sensitivity - and lots of candles.
Saint David’s and the Lutheran Church of the San Juans will offer a special evening prayer to celebrate the Feast of Saint Lucia. We will gather at 5:30 PM in the nave for a candlelight offering of Holden Evening Prayer. This beloved sung prayer service was written by Marty Haugen in the winter of 1986 while Haugen was visiting Holden Village in the North Cascades. To this day, the Holden community gathers each evening for its principal worship service, and
Saint David’s and the Lutheran Church of the San Juans will gather for an intergenerational Advent event. All are welcome that evening to make Advent wreaths, create luminarias, and share a simple supper with one another. Simple Advent devotionals will also be available, and we’ll talk briefly about other practices to consider as we await the birth of Jesus.