Life

ISSUES OF FAITH: Spreading their wings and the word

Our son Gavin recently received a mission call and assignment to serve as a full-time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.… Continue reading

 

Michael.Lowe.

Lowe slated as OUUF speaker

Michael Lowe will present “The Sequim Pride Celebration: Past, Present and Future” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Lowe will be the guest speaker… Continue reading

 

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Speaker set at Unity in Port Townsend for weekend service

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Pentecost: Spirit of Love” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port… Continue reading

 

The Rev. Bill Evans.

Unity in Olympics speaker scheduled for Sunday service

The Rev. William Evans will present “The Secret Science of Ascension” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Evans will be the guest speaker at… Continue reading

The Rev. Bill Evans.

A GROWING CONCERN: Don’t let those pests rest

AS SPRING SLOWLY gives way to the approaching summer season (today is the beginning of late-late spring), most plants in your yard are growing rapidly.… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Choosing to be Jewish

DURING THE RECENT Jewish holy day of Shavuot, we reflected on the story of the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. It is said… Continue reading

Doug Benecke will be joined by Sallie Harrison for special music at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Program set for weekend service

Doug Benecke will be joined by his wife, Sallie Harrison, for special music at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Benecke will be the guest… Continue reading

Doug Benecke will be joined by Sallie Harrison for special music at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Shantala, featuring Benjy and Heather Wertheimer, will perform a kirtan concert in Port Townsend on Sunday evening.

Sacred chanting scheduled in Port Townsend

Shantala will lead a kirtan concert at 7 p.m. Sunday. The kirtan, or sacred chanting, will be at Unity Port Townsend, 3918… Continue reading

Shantala, featuring Benjy and Heather Wertheimer, will perform a kirtan concert in Port Townsend on Sunday evening.
The Rev Craig Vocelka will present “Listening for the Whisper” at 10:00 am this Sunday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson Street.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church plans service

The Rev. Craig Vocelka will present “Listening for the Whisper” at 10 a.m. Sunday. Vocelka is the interim rector at St. Paul’s… Continue reading

The Rev Craig Vocelka will present “Listening for the Whisper” at 10:00 am this Sunday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson Street.
guest speaker, Rev. Julia McKenna-Blessing-Nuffer

Sunday program set for OUUF

Rev. Julia McKenna-Blessing-Nuffer wull present “Honoring Dads and Those Who Share Fatherly Love” at 11 a.m. Sunday. McKenna-Blessing-Nuffer will be the guest… Continue reading

guest speaker, Rev. Julia McKenna-Blessing-Nuffer
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Pentecost: Spirit of Love” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

A GROWING CONCERN: The good, the bad, the mole

WITH THE WARMING temperatures and arrival of June, many creatures are visiting your yard and garden. Just the other day, my cat Rogue brought me… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Finding faith to live without fear

THE EASTER SEASON lasts seven weeks. It starts on Easter Sunday and continues to Pentecost on June 8 this year. Over these weeks, we are… Continue reading

Prayer gathering for peace slated

Bahá’is of Sequim and Port Angeles will host “Prayers for Peace” from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The community gathering will… Continue reading

Ankur-Shah-Delight

Sunday program set for OUUF

Ankur Delight will present “The 5th Agreement, Intergenerational Trauma, and How To Love A Dictator” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Delight will be… Continue reading

Ankur-Shah-Delight
The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Unity in Port Townsend planning for Sunday services

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “The Paralyzed Man” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Douglas-Smith is the pastor at Unity in Port Townsend,… Continue reading

The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith.

Weekend program scheduled for Unity in the Olympics

Premdaya Wajida Mathieu will present “Close Your Eyes. Fall in Love. Stay There.” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Mathieu is the guest speaker… Continue reading

Eamon Myers, age 10 of Port Angeles, feeds some of the Shetland Sheep at the 42nd annual Shepherd’s Festival, held Monday at the Sequim Prairie Grange — both inside and out. It included many vendors with sheep, goats, llamas and related products. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)

Shepherd’s Festival

Eamon Myers, age 10, of Port Angeles feeds some of the Shetland Sheep at the 42nd annual Shepherd’s Festival, held Monday at the Sequim Prairie… Continue reading

Eamon Myers, age 10 of Port Angeles, feeds some of the Shetland Sheep at the 42nd annual Shepherd’s Festival, held Monday at the Sequim Prairie Grange — both inside and out. It included many vendors with sheep, goats, llamas and related products. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)

A GROWING CONCERN: Dahlias a blooming bounty

DAHLIAS ARE MY absolutely favorite summer (and into autumn) flower. They are very perennial while offering more than 100 blooms per mature plant. With that… Continue reading

Kendra Fors
Peninsula Junior Rodeo’s participants in Sequim’s Irrigation Festival Grand Parade included Kenzie Fors (wearing cowboy hat) and Skylar Burgett (helmet).

HORSEPLAY: 130th Sequim Irrigation Festival parade

I LOVE A parade: The tramping of feet, I love every beat … mostly, I love seeing horses in parades! The sight always takes me… Continue reading

Kendra Fors
Peninsula Junior Rodeo’s participants in Sequim’s Irrigation Festival Grand Parade included Kenzie Fors (wearing cowboy hat) and Skylar Burgett (helmet).