The Filling Station Coffee and Bistro,  in Kennydale

Sunday, Aug 31

11:30 am

The Alchemist   by Paulo Coelho.

All are welcome, even if you haven’t read the book, only listened to part of the audiobook, or simply want to join the conversation and connect. You are invited. If you have any wonderings or questions please contact Pr. Rachel. Pastorrachel@stmatthewsrenton.org 

Tuesdays

7-8pm

We'll be locking the doors at 7:15 PM, so please plan to arrive by then if you'd like to join the full gathering.

7:00-7:15 PM the sanctuary will be open for quiet reflection and personal prayer

7:15-7:45 PM we'll gather in a communal prayer circle for a short scripture or devotion, silence, and sharing of prayers. From time to time a theme might guide the prayer circle. 

on and off campus

Sunday, Sept 7

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Service Opportunities

-Food gleaning and prep with Sustainable Renton

-Sorting clothes for pop-up clothing giveaway

-Playing with Ubumwe children to give parents the gift of time (a few volunteers needed to stay until 3:00 PM)

-Yard work for local elderly couple in need of assistance

-Service project at Vision House

For McKnight Middle Schoolers

Begins Thursday, Sept 11

2:30-4pm

Whether you want to mix up slime, bake something tasty, paint a masterpiece, win at 4-square, or just hang with friends and snack—this is the place.

Here’s what’s waiting for you:

Arts & crafts, slime, and hands-on projects

Easy cooking (and eating!)

Outdoor games and chill spots

Group games and good music

Snacks every time (including legendary homemade ones)

High school mentors who get it

Adults who are there to support and cheer you on

Saturday, September 20

9am - 3pm

This retreat invites participants into the vibrant, surprising world of the Book of Acts—not as a blueprint, but to spark an imagination for how God is present and moving in today’s complex world. Participants will explore renewing ways the Spirit provokes life amid difference, and confident witness amid times of uncertainty. Come practice a biblical faith helps you to imagine how God revitalizes you and your community of faith. 

Register with code LiVE2025

7pm-8:30pm 

Wednesdays, Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5, 12

8-week course to explore how faith can thrive in the midst of doubt, ambiguity, and change. Grounded in Scripture, community practices, and real-life questions, participants will reimagine faith not as rigid belief, but as a dynamic and courageous way of being in the world. This course invites leaders to embrace mystery, cultivate trust, and practice faith with humility and hope. 

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Saturday, November 1

9am - 3pm

Explore how faith is lived, expressed, and deepened across diverse cultural experiences. Through storytelling, spiritual practices, and a shared meal, participants will engage in ways of weaving together different traditions, values, and voices to nurture belonging and mutual transformation. This retreat creates space for participants to practice listening, humility, and hospitality—core conditions for becoming a more vibrant and welcoming multicultural church. 

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Saturday, Feb 7

9am - 3pm

Participants will engage in a variety of contemplative practices drawn from Quaker silence, the Desert Fathers’ stillness, Benedictine rhythms, and other traditions that cultivate interior depth and attentiveness to God. Designed as a spacious, reflective day, the retreat prepares leaders to enter Lent with openness, rootedness, and a renewed capacity to listen in the wilderness. These ancient practices and patterns will nurture participants’ own spiritual journey and cultivate an imagination for their place in your church’s life cycle. *The course prepares participants for the corresponding online Lenten course with the same name. 

Register with code LiVE2025

Thursdays 7-8:30pm 

Feb. 19, 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26 

6 week course journeys with a variety of Christian mystics who encountered God in the depths of solitude, silence, and struggle. Through Scripture, contemplative practices, and the voices of mystics across time, participants will engage the wilderness as a sacred space for transformation and deeper trust in God. This journey invites participants to discover how mystical wisdom can shape faithful living in uncertain times. 

Register with code LiVE2025