Immanuel Seattle

3rd SundayAfter Pentecots - June 13, 2021

Theme/Message: Nurturing the Seeds and Soil of Our Community
Preacher/Presider: Reverend Priscilla Austin

#ImmanuelinExile
Texts: Mark 4:26-34

Guest Speaker, Pastor Herb Shao - 2nd Sunday After Pentecost - June 6th, 2021

Theme/Message: Doing the Work of God as Siblings of Christ
Preacher: Pastor Herb Shao, NWWA Synod Fellow
Presider: Reverend Priscilla Austin

#ImmanuelinExile
Texts: Mark 3:20-35

Guest Speaker, Dr. Kathryn Kleinhans - Trinity Sunday Worship - May 30, 2021

A gift for congregational use from Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University
Preacher/Presider: Dr. Kathryn Kleinhans, Dean Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University

#ImmanuelinExile
Texts: Isaiah 6: 1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8: 12-17; John 3: 1-17

Easter Season - Pentecost Sunday - May 23, 2021

Theme/Message: The Spirit of Truth - You can handle it
Preacher/Presider: Priscilla Paris Austin

#ImmanuelinExile
Texts: Acts 2:2-21, John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 (CEV)

Easter 7 - May 16, 2021

Theme/Message: We are one even when it's different
Preacher/Presider: Priscilla Paris Austin

#ImmanuelinExile #AscensionSunday
Texts: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; John 17:6-19

Easter 6 - May 9, 2021

Theme/Message: Jesus choose us. Being a Friend of Jesus.
Preacher/Presider: Priscilla Paris-Austin

#ImmanuelinExile #FriendsofJesus
Texts: Acts 10:44-48, John 15:9-17

Guest Speaker, Rev. Chelsea Globe - Easter 5 - May 2, 2021

Theme/Message: We are the branches - bear good fruit
Preacher/Presider: Rev Chelsea Globe, Lutheran Campus Ministry

#ImmanuelinExile #CampusMinistry
Texts: 1 John 4:13-21; John 15:1-8

Guest Speaker, Presiding Biship Elizabeth Eaton - Creation & Good Shepherd Sunday - Easter 4 - April 25, 2021

Creation Sunday & Good Shepherd Sunday

Theme/Message: Resonating with Jesus
Preacher/Presider: Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton (ELCA)

#ImmanuelinExile
Texts: Act 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18

Easter 3 - April 18, 2021

A Season of Turning and Repentance from the ways we embody White Supremacy Culture

Preacher/Presider: Priscilla Paris-Austin

#ImmanuelinExile #SeasonofTurning #ChristHaveMercy #DisruptWorshipProject
Texts: Acts 3:12-19, Luke 24:36b-48

Color Amazed Preaching Project - Easter 2 - April 11, 2021

The Northwest Intermountain Synod is thrilled to welcome Lutheran leaders of color to our digital pulpit. As our congregations continue to utilize online worship formats, this is a chance to hear siblings we may not have listened to as often and also to provide preaching relief for local pastors. Our hope is that this project helps us begin to better live into the fullness of being the body of Christ. The “Color Preaching Project” kicks off on Reformation Sunday as the church celebrates God’s renewing Spirit and takes seriously our need to be reformed in order to live out the love of Christ in an ever-changing world. This week's Preacher: Pastor Priscilla Austin.

Texts for this Sunday: Acts 4:32​-35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31

Rev. Priscilla Paris-Austin (she/her) is pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, a congregation that takes seriously their calling to be a Sanctuary that is Open and Affirming of all persons of every gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, ability, age and status, while aspiring to be AntiRacist, knowing it’s a journey not a destination.  As a mom of 3 amazing humans and in partnership with her spouse of 20+ years, she lives into her call to justice and love by serving on leadership teams for Diversity, Youth Ministry and the arts throughout the ELCA, as well as with regional ecumenical partners and within her children’s school.