Ministries and Opportunities

In addition to our regular worship gathering, Queen Anne Presbyterian Church offers many opportunities for participation.  Wherever your interests or talents lie, we value them. 
 

- The Seniors Gathering
- Interfaith Hospitality Network of Seattle
- Choir
- The Presbyterian Church of Nkon-Ngi [Makak, Cameroon]
- Local Ministries
- The Prayer Meeting
- Sermons Online (Archive)
- The News from QAPC (formerly known as "The Quickener") Newsletter

 

The Seniors Gathering
         

Our longest-running outreach program at QAPC, it was started 10 years ago by the late Pat Nordlund. The program offers hot meals to some 40 local seniors every Friday at noon.  We have a rotating crew of volunteer cooks, and can always find room for more “chefs!”  In addition to the meals, our seniors are treated to after-lunch entertainment and speakers; and, they all enjoy before-lunch fellowship.  It is truly a tightknit community where members look out for one another and always notice when someone is absent.  We welcome new seniors to our gathering and new faces to our volunteer crew of support staff. The Gathering meets year-round on Fridays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Interfaith Hospitality Network of Seattle

The Interfaith Hospitality Network of Seattle is a group of thirteen, local-area churches banded together to provide temporary housing for families in need.  QAPC is partnered with First Free Methodist Church to host the families one week every three months.  QAPC provides the space, while together we provide the volunteers to set up the beds, spend the nights with our guests, and cook evening meals each night of the week.  It is a very rewarding experience, in many ways, for both the guests and the volunteers.
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Choir

Our choir rehearses after worship once a month as well as at 9:45 on the Sunday mornings we sing.  All voices are welcome.  Our handbell choir rehearses weekly.  This choir is always open to teaching new people the wonderful ministry of playing the handbells.
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The Presbyterian Church of Nkon-Ngi [Makak, Cameroon]

In 1999, two pastors, one African, the other American, started a correspondence encouraged by a mutual acquaintance.  Those initial letters grew into a sister-church relationship between the Presbyterian Church of Nkon-Ngi in Makak, Cameroon and the Queen Anne Presbyterian Church in Seattle.  Through the years we have prayed for each other, dialogued with each other over questions of theology and practice, and assisted one another in service and mission.

One of the most tangible results of the partnership has been collaboration on an economic venture for the church in Cameroon.  Several years ago the church in Cameroon began making beaded jewelry and sending it to Queen Anne Presbyterian Church.  We would sell the items and send the full proceeds back to Cameroon.  The Church of Nkon-Ngi then bought and planted palms that are pressed for oil.  The palm oil is used by the congregation members and sold for income.  Two years ago, Queen Anne bought a gas-powered, palm-pressing machine to help increase productivity.  The church in Cameroon has taken the proceeds from this venture and formed an economic organization given official status by the government that will provide significant help to the entire region in which they live.

This has strengthened our ties with the worldwide community.
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Local Ministries

We host Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and a Girl Scout troop.  We are also involved in occasional one-time outreach events, such as our Celtic Evening Song concert service, our upcoming Centennial celebrations, and our annual adopt-a-family Christmas drive.  We also support the Queen Anne Food Bank, Queen Anne Helpline, and the Church of Mary Magdalene.
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The Prayer Meeting

Once a month we have a special time to gather together in corporate prayer—The Prayer Meeting.  Our prayer chain also focuses on the prayer requests of the members of our congregation at all times.  Both daytime and evening calling lists have been set up to accommodate most schedules.
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Sermons Online (Archive)

Want to hear that sermon from last week?  Last month?  Last year?  If you know the date, you can find past sermons and listen anywhere, anytime!
The current sermon is available now. Click here.

Here is a list of previous sermons.  To listen, please click on the one you want:
- 04.22.2007 : The Anti-Trump
- 04.08.2007 : The Day The Earth Moved
- 04.01.2007 : From Here To Eternity
- 02.11.2007 : A Sword Wielding Savior
- 01.28.2007 : Of Faith and Fear
- 01.21.2007 : Of Goals and God
- 01.14.2007 : A Different Kind of Hero
- 12.31.2006 : The World's Child
- 12.24.2006 : Born In Us
- 12.17.2006 : An Unsettling Christmas
- 12.10.2006 : Turn Life Around
- 12.03.2006 : The Promise of Christmas
- 11.19.2006 : Transformers
- 11.05.2006 : Practicing Resurrection
- 10.22.2006 : Mythbusters
- 09.17.2006 : QAPC Orchestra
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The News from QAPC (formerly known as "The Quickener") Newsletter

"News From QAPC" is our church newsletter.  Along with our weekly worship bulletin, the newsletter communicates the activities and life of our church family to our members and friends.
The current issue is available now. Click here.

Here is a list of previous issues available to view.  To open, please click on the date:
- December 2007
- October 2007
- July 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- February 2007
- October 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- December 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- November 2004
- August 2004
- April 2004
- March 2004
- August 2003
- January 2003
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Excellent social opportunities are found in our regular coffee hour immediately following the worship service, through our potluck dinners held throughout the year, and our church picnic held each summer.  A particular highlight for the congregation is the Pool Party held at the end of summer at the Pop Mounger Pool.  These are just some of the many ways to be involved at Queen Anne Presbyterian Church.
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