PARISH VOICES

Sunday, February 1, 2026 — Today our new Parish Council members introduced themselves to the community after the Divine Liturgy. If you didn't have a chance to meet these twelve amazing and dedicated people, this video will help you put names to faces and allow you to learn a little bit more about what our parish's leadership strives to do this year.

Twenty years ago this month, Holy Apostles was packing up. The January 2006 issue of The Messenger, Holy Apostles' old monthly newsletter, was mailed out with the parish's old Kenmore P.O. box still printed on the back cover. Inside, in bold type: "WE'RE MOVING INTO OUR NEW CHURCH HOME!" Three Saturday work parties were scheduled throughout that first month in 2006, to get the new Shoreline building ready. The first Divine Liturgy in the new space was set for February 5. We w

Sunday, January 11, 2026 — We shared a glorious afternoon celebrating our post Theophany Blessing of the Waters at the Edmonds Waterfront. Congrats to Titus who was the first to retrieve the Cross and all those who took the Polar Plunge into the blessed waters of the Puget Sound!

It is our cherished tradition to have our homes blessed with the water sanctified on Holy Theophany. Fr. Tom will be visiting parish homes from January 6 through the end of the month, leading a prayer service and blessing each house with this life-giving water. Why We Bless Our Homes We bless houses for the same reason we bless anything—to restore that particular thing to its correct purpose. When we bless something, we reclaim it for God and restore it as a means of communio

Sunday, January 4, 2026 — We shared a beautiful Sunday celebrating the new year and St. Basil, whose feast day is January 1st, A big thanks to Lisa Galvin who lovingly baked our huge and delicious New Year’s Vasilopita! Congratulations to Erica Strauss who was blessed to be recipient of the lucky coin!