Weekly News & Events

Lopez Island

Worship Services

May 24, 2026 – Day of Pentecost

Sunday worship meets in person at 9:00 a.m. at Center Church, 312 Davis Bay Road

Pentecost, May 24, joint services held at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom

Live Online worship via Zoom at 10:00 a.m. on Pentecost, May 24. Connection directions sent via email or contact the church email. Consult the online Weekly Worship Bulletin.

This week's Events

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Announcements

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Birthdays

5/24 Jim Collado
5/24 Anne Hall
5/29 Josh Prout
5/30 Ed Sturdivant

Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Bible Study via Zoom, Becky Moore host.

Pentecost Services May 24–Lopez Island 9:00 a.m.; Friday Harbor joint services held at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom and in person at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Friday Harbor; Orcas Island 1:15

On Trinity Sunday, May 31st, Pastor Emma will be away

June is Pride month in San Juan County! Learn more here: https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/2198/Pride-Month

Lopez Island – Scholarship Fundraiser
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the scholarship fund. This year we were able to award FOUR fabulous deserving students with $1000 each! Thank You!

Weekly update for PNW Synod of the ELCA is available here

Pastor's Note

On Pentecost, 50 days after Easter, we celebrate the Holy Spirit as God’s presence within & among us. On this day, we too are given the breath of the Spirit & sent out to proclaim God’s redeeming love to all the world. The Hebrew noun ruah can be translated into English as spirit, breath, or wind. Spirit is the most amorphous of these words. In Christian theology, the Spirit that we experience is the Spirit of the risen Christ, a spirit of service, a spirit of love, a spirit of resurrection beyond death. The spirit is uniquely in each of us.
Keep sharing your spirit and your gifts with the world. We need it!

Coming events

Adding an event/announcement: Please forward your written listing to Corky Searls by Thursday for inclusion in that Sunday’s bulletin. For additional events, please write to the parish administrator Jonna at sanjuanlutherans@gmail.com to get your meeting or event added to the all-church calendar. Be sure to include all relevant information (who, what, when, where, why, how). Unless otherwise specified, announcements will be listed for one week and events will be listed weekly until the event date.

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- Weekly Reflections -

In addition to preaching a weekly sermon, Pastor Emma sends out short weekly reflections that cover scripture, current events, church news, and other items of interest. Past reflections are available at Sermons and Reflections.

Weekly update for PNW Synod of the ELCA is available here.

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Prayers

Our Prayers – May

Healing: Rich Barker, Bill Lowe (friend of Samantha Bryner), Barbara S., Helena (granddaughter of Craig & Krispi), Dave Staehlin, Christine, Janet, Lilly.

General/Support: George and family (brother of Lilly Handler), Ann Brewer (caring for parents), Jim (son-in-law of Joan & Gordon Eustis), Scott and Marie, Mary, Steven, Rachel (friend of Lilly Handler), Ryan, Andrew and Andrew’s son Tre’vion (healing).

For pastoral care needs, and to add requests for Sunday Prayers, please contact Pastor Emma: email pastoremmad@gmail.com

LOPEZ E- PRAYER CHAIN MEMBERSHIP: If you’d like to add your e-mail address to those receiving new prayer chain requests, please let Connie Baesman know.

LOPEZ E-PRAYER CHAIN REQUESTS; If you have a request you’d like to place on this. Please contact Connie Baesman.

For pastoral care needs, and to add requests for Sunday Prayers, please contact Pastor Emma: email pastoremmad@gmail.com

Also of Note

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WRITING CHECKS: Checks to be deposited to the church’s bank account should be made payable to “Lutheran Church in the San Juans”. If you would like to designate your gift in any way, please note that in the memo line. Thank you! From your Financial Secretary.

Email changes: Please contact Corky Searls to make changes to the email distribution list for these notes. Please also contact Jonna, the parish administrator so that address and email changes may be saved for the church directory.