Weekly News & Events

Friday Harbor

Worship Services

May 10, 2026 – Sixth Sunday of Easter

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

Sunday Worship in person at 11:00 a.m. at St. David’s Episcopal Church, corner of Park and Marguerite.

Live Online worship via Zoom at 11:00 a.m. Connection directions sent via email or contact the church email. Consult the online Weekly Worship Bulletin.

This week's events

This Week Events

Announcements

Announcements-FH

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

Wednesday 11:30 a.m. – Women’s lunch at golf course cafe

Thursday 9:30 a.m. – Walking & Talking Group meets at American Camp Visitors Center

Saturday May 16, 9:00-12 noon – online Synod Assembly. See Announcements

Sunday May 17, Pastor Erik Samuelson will preach while Pastor Emma is traveling (5/13-5/19)

Funds raised for Camp Eagle Rock & the Family Resource Center – With your gracious gifts we raised $1,780.00 for scholarships for Camp Eagle Rock! Thank you so much for your help to keep kids learning, safe, having fun and staying engaged here in Friday Harbor!

Still accepting receipts for Kings Market, please place them in the container at church.

Weekly update for PNW Synod of the ELCA is available here

Adding an event/announcement: Please forward your written listing to Steve Simpson by Thursday. 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.

Pastor's Note

Pastor’s Prayer Request

I know that having a Pastor that serves multiple congregations comes with its own set of challenges, but having more people to pray WITH and FOR is certainly not one of them. What a gift it is to lift up one another for the sake of life-giving community! At Echoes, the church I serve in Bellingham, we may be experimental, but we are grounded in prayer. Echoes is a 13 year old mission development of the Lutheran Church, and we have been praying for you in the San Juans since I began last August. I now hope you can pray for Echoes. We are currently submitting our grant funding from the ELCA churchwide Mission Development & New Starts Office for the next three years. The paperwork goes before a Review Table in Chicago at the end of the month and is the follow up to our Ministry Review we had this past fall. While the funding is helpful and important, it is still not enough to cover my 1/3 salary to synod guidelines and the funding for this year was lowered slightly, requiring more focus on fundraising and giving, while already being spread thin. As of now Echoes has a few months of funding left, but not enough to finish the year. We would welcome your prayers as we work diligently to raise funds and also strive to build & foster community during these anxious times. You can learn more about Echoes on our Website: https://echoesbellingham.org/ and
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/echoesbellingham

Thank you so much for your support and prayers as we do this work of sharing God’s love together! I am grateful for the prayers for our transitions work across the islands as I know it requires many extra meetings and requests.

We’re in this together. Blessings,
Pastor Emma

Coming events

Coming Events

A Special Meeting of the 2025 Synod Assembly will be held online on Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 9am-12noon. Following a welcome and devotion, we will address these four items of business: 2027 Budget approval; Election of Synod Vice President; Election of Synod Secretary; Election of a Synod Council Youth Representative. Note: this is not a mini-assembly, there will be no other reports, greetings, resolutions, or business items. If you attended in 2025 you can register for this online event here. (Posted April 3, 2026)

Saturday, May 30, 2026, “Life in God’s Garden: Seeds of Generosity,” NW Washington Synod Gathering, Lynnwood, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We will gather to celebrate, learn and connect around the theme of generosity. This is generosity rooted in God’s abundant love for God’s creation. Generosity of time, space, talents, money – and generosity of our hearts. (Posted April 3, 2026)

We will meet at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood AND the new Lynnwood Neighborhood Center. We will center our time in worship at 9am with song, communion, preaching by Bishop Shelley. We will welcome our keynote presenter, Rev. Tim Brown, ELCA director for congregational stewardship. Following lunch, there will be 2 afternoon workshop times – with a total of 22 options from local leaders! As we prepare to close the day, we will re-gather for a sending service – including time to install our newly elected synod council officers and members. Click here to learn more and get registered! (Posted April 3, 2026)

- 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.

Adding an announcement: Please forward your written listing to Steve Simpson by the Thursday before Sunday worship. 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.

Also of Note

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 Steve Simpson to make changes to the email distribution list for these notes.

Prayers

Our Prayers – May

Healing: 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