A Christmas Thank You

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14

Merry Christmas! I pray that you are experiencing the beauty of this Christmas Season! What wonderful things are happening this year!! Our Santa Conspiracy was a wonderful time of spreading the joy of Christmas with those in the community that need it most. Each year I experience incredible joy when we come together as a church family and reach out to the community with no expectation of return!

I want to give a special thank you to the entire church body who donated over 2,000 bears; and the 300 Santa’s, Mrs. Clause’s, Elves and helpers who participated in the Santa Conspiracy this year!













We received this touching letter of thanks from the UW Medical Center. It was so inspiring I wanted to share it with you all:

Dear Kind People at Washington Cathedral,

I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Reverend Tim White, Dan Edwards, Mary Loeser and Marcia McLaughlin for visiting our oncology patients this past Sunday. Amazingly we covered tall three oncology units and even made it to in-patient rehab and antepartum. Wow! What a feat! And thank you to Diane Lutterloh for making arrangements and working with me on the details.

Christmas is a difficult time to be in the hospital. It’s amazing what a visit from Santa can do to lift spirits, no matter what tradition you follow! The bears are very special - and who doesn’t need a cuddly bear to help them feel better?! Thank you to all the members of your congregation who donated and collected them.

I think Santa brings out the child in all of us, and I saw patients’ and staff members’ faces light up as Santa entered units and rooms, bringing the spirit of the holidays and brightening a gray afternoon. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and all the time and effort that went into making this happen.

May you all enjoy a blessed and happy Christmas season.

Gratefully,

Irene Hopkins
Program Coordinator, Volunteer Services
UW Medical Center

I pray that you have a very Merry Christmas and I hope to see you at one of our Christmas Services:

Christmas Bursts Into Beauty: Friday 12/23 @ 7pm and Saturday 12/24 @ 6pm & 8pm (Live nativity, ballet dancer and dancing cherubs, beautiful harp music, Christmas carols, live Christmas animal petting zoo, cookies and cider, and Frosty & Rudolph will greet you at the door!)

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service: Saturday 12/24 @ 11:30pm (Pastor Linda will be giving a special Christmas Eve message).

And one service on Christmas Day: Sunday 12/25 @ 11am (Pastor Becca McCary will be sharing a Christmas message to inspire you). Call the church office to reserve your complimentary tickets today 425.869.5433.

Your friend for the rest of my life,

Pastor Tim White