NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angles Yacht Club plans lighted boat parade Saturday, weather permitting . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Yacht Club plans a lighted boat parade Saturday, if the weather cooperates.

The parade will be Sunday if weather is too foul Saturday, said Commodore Randy Volker.

“We’re still looking at the weather,” he said Thursday.

“We could still be iffy on Saturday.”

If the weather both Saturday and Sunday is bad, “we’ll do it some other time,” he said.

The parade of boats decorated in holiday lights is planned to start in front of the yacht club at 1305 Marine Drive at 6 p.m.

It will proceed along the Port Angeles waterfront to Olympic Medical Center and return to the club.

The club will open at 5 p.m. for those who want to view the parade from there.

It’s not too late for captains to decide to participate, Volker said.

The captain’s meeting will be at 4:45 p.m. at the yacht club.

Boat owners and passengers are welcome to gather at the club after the parade for drinks and snacks.

For more information, check the club’s Facebook page or contact Volker at 619-884-4599.

Christmas events set at PT church

PORT TOWNSEND — The following Christmas events will take place at First Baptist Church, 1202 Lawrence St.:

■ Sunday, 1:30 p.m. — 11th annual downtown Christmas caroling.

Meet in front of Bank of America, 734 Water St., to carol up and down Water Street.

Song sheets will be provided.

The public is welcome.

Dress for the weather.

■ Sunday, Dec. 20, 9:30 a.m. — Christmas celebration service.

A relaxed mix of singing, readings, music and carols focused on the theme of “Love All.”

A special offering will be taken for the building of freshwater wells through Living Water International.

Christmas treats and visiting will follow the service.

■ Thursday, Dec. 24, 6 p.m. — Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service.

A celebration with candles, carols and communion.

For more information, phone 360-385-2752.

Unity speaker

PORT ANGELES — The speaker at Unity in the Olympics’ 10:30 a.m. worship service Sunday will be Deborah Brandt, whose lesson will be “The Importance of Giving and Receiving.”

Brandt is an award-winning journalist who spent more than 30 years in broadcasting.

She is an ordained metaphysical minister.

The church is located at 2917 E. Myrtle St.

A time for silent meditation will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Child care is available.

Fellowship time follows the worship service.

The public is welcome to all church activities.

Advent Quiet Day

PORT ANGELES — St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Ave., will hold a Quiet Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

The day will open with prayer and reflections by the Rev. Bill Tarter and conclude after Holy Communion.

A simple lunch in silence will be provided.

Two contemplative prayer “sits” will be led by Elizabeth Kelly in the afternoon.

Come for an hour or the day.

Meditation and reading materials will be available, or bring materials for writing, reading, painting or praying.

Gentle incense will be used.

All are welcome.

HU song slated

SEQUIM — There will be a community HU song gathering in the Sequim Library’s meeting room, 630 N. Sequim Ave., at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

It is sponsored by Eckankar and is offered as a free community service for people of all faiths, cultures and backgrounds.

The HU song is an ancient invocation used to open the consciousness to the light and sound of God, resulting in mystical experiences, spiritual insights and states of enlightenment and inner peace, according to a news release.

For more information, phone George Abrahams at 360-809-0156 or email justbe973@gmail.com.

Inner guidance talk

SEQUIM — An “Inner Guidance Discussion and Discovery Workshop” will be held in the Sequim Library’s meeting room, 630 N. Sequim Ave., from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

This workshop, “Are Inner Guides Real,” focuses on an open discussion of experiences with spiritual guidance for insight, protection and divine love.

Email George Abrahams at justbe973@gmail.com or phone 360-582-3067.

Salon collecting gift donations

SEQUIM — Glamorous Salon, 375 W. Bell St., is accepting gift donations for children under its Glamorous Tree of Hope through Thursday.

Bring in an unwrapped gift for a child of any age between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturdays.

The deadline is this Thursday.

These gifts will be donated to children and their parents facing Christmas in the hospital at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House on Friday, Dec. 18.

Salon owner Sarah Cary Krieger said anyone who brings in a gift is eligible for a drawing from the salon.

For more information, phone the salon at 360-681-5215.

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