News, information, announcements and events for St. Benedict Episcopal Church in Lacey, Washington.
Posts are updated several times per week and cover a wide range of social justice, religious, charitable and ministerial topics.
The Parish budget year is coming to a close as we stand at the brink of 2026. Please review your pledges and consider how you may be called to lend your time, talent, and treasure to the work of St. Benedict Episcopal Church in the heart of Lacey. No talent is too small or too large, whether daily prayers for the ill and infirm to landscaping the church grounds, all are celebrated with gratitude.
Thank you for all the donations to our Christmas flowers. I appreciate your support so much! It means a lot to our team. Come and see how beautiful they look. Flowers that are left to the Church will be taken to Parish shut-ins to share the joy of the Season, Merry Christmas! -St. Benedict Sacristan
Please welcome our newly appointed Parish Archivist, Susie Zych. Susie will serve in the inaugural position of archivist, which is critical to the faithful stewardship of parish records. Vital records include the parish register of services and individual baptismal, marriage, and burial documents. The sacristan will support the archivist in this effort.
A recent discussion with Family Support Center revealed many ways they provide essential items to any family and survivor that walks through their doors. The support we, and others provide makes this possible.
A list of donation items in categories of HIGHLY REQUESTED, WARMING/COOLING CENTER NEEDS, and OTHER ITEMS is available for your taking in the Narthex. Please place any donations on this table that will remain in the Narthex for the next few weeks. A number of coats have already been donated and will be delivered to Family Support Center this next week.
Your donations are very appreciated! For questions, please contact either Janet Snow or Jan Akin.
As we enter the holiday season we wanted the children and their families to be aware of the days we will not be having Sunday school. We hope you enjoy the holiday weekends as a family.
The dates are:
Sunday, November 30th (Thanksgiving)
Sunday, December 28th (Christmas)
As our congregation continues to promote Evangelism, we have decided to update our St. Benedict T-shirts. Beginning Sunday, sign-up sheets will be available . Your Senior Warden, Bob Zych, will be modeling at both services. We are asking folks who purchase a shirt to consider "paying it forward" by purchasing another shirt that we will share with someone who either can't afford to buy one or is a newcomer.
The Shirts are a soft style 90/10 cotton polyester made by Gildan. Gildan partners with Better Cotton to improve cotton farming globally.
Currently we are offering Men and Women size t-shirts, long sleep shirts and sweatshirts (hooded and pocket).
T-Shirt $15
Long Sleeve T-shirt $15
Sweatshirt $35
See you Sunday.
Do you see any major building repairs or projects you would like to see on our wish list? I am currently working on a project priority list for 2026 - 2027 that will be submitted to the vestry as they work on next year's budget. Let me know your ideas.
Does the parish hall (and other areas) seem brighter to you? Thanks to a grant from Puget Sound Energy all of our fluorescent light bulbs were changed out this week for LED bulbs that use 50% of the electricity and produce more light! (The grant covered ALL materials and labor - we only had to pay $450 for a man-lift due to our high ceilings.)
CARPENTER NEEDED: We have found some unused 1X12 pine shelves that we would like to have repurposed into more durable shelves for the nursery. If you have the skill to do this project we can supply the lumber, screws and paint and you are welcome to work on them in your home shop! Please let me know if this sounds like a ministry that is calling you.
Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”
A man who suffered met Jesus on the other side of the Sea. We do not know how the man knew who Jesus was or even how to find him. What we do know is what we have heard. The man was healed through grace and mercy.
We are also being healed through grace and mercy. This we know and celebrate. We have been blessed with the inspiration, work, and funding that have allowed us to express our gratitude for the mercy we have been shown, so we built a sign.
We hope that this sign will point the way to Jesus and a life of grace and mercy.
The Episcopal Church has an established tradition of providing healing services. The St. Benedict Healing service is a public gathering where folks come together to pray for healing and wholeness for themselves and others, with the laying on of hands and anointing with oil. The Service emphasizes prayer, spiritual support, and a sense of community in seeking God's healing presence.
Our community is blessed with the Great Cloud of Witnesses and so we call on the Saints of our faith to inspire us to wholeness.
We gather each Wednesday at the side chapel at 12:15. I hope you will join us.
Worship is like a drama: The clergy, ministers and musicians are the prompters, the people are the actors, and God is the audience.
- Søren Kierkegaard
At St Benedict we celebrate with awe and obligation in a construct called liturgy. Liturgy is a Greek word that means “the work of the people.” Our services are focused through scripture reading, song, prayers, preaching, and the liturgy of the table, known also as Holy Eucharist.
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