WORSHIP WITH US
Join Us This Sunday for Bluegrass Worship!

This Sunday, August 15th, we will have guest musicians Emilie Miller, Daniel Burdett, Mellad Abeid, and David Fague leading us in bluegrass music for worship. It will be a special service that is sure to get your foot tapping. We hope you’ll join us!
Updated Mask Guidance
The Spokane Regional Health District is currently advising everyone to wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status. 

While masks remain optional for those who are vaccinated, please note that masks are required for:
• Those who are unvaccinated (including children)
• Those who are working or volunteering with children

Summer marks a time when many of us draw near to water. We gather with family and friends at cabins. We kayak in the early morning stillness. We ride through the waves on skis and wakeboards. We float lazily on rivers. Proximity to the water helps many of us rest, relax, play, connect, and breathe. When we turn to scripture, we see God calling, growing, and transforming people on the banks of rivers, the shores of lakes, and the waves of raging seas. From the water, stories of God’s work emerge. For the rest of the summer, we’re going to explore these Old and New Testament stories together. Our summer sermon series, Lake Life, will look at the ways God forms people on the banks and in the depths of water. Particular themes will emerge from the stories we hear each week: identity, transformation, courage, growth, community, calling, rescue, and resurrection. Join us this summer as we encounter God in new ways and grow in our relationship with Jesus. We’ll see you at the lake!
Join us for In-Person Worship on Sunday mornings at 9 AM!

  • Register when you arrive, or skip the sign-in line by registering HERE.
  • Masks not required for those who are vaccinated.
  • Nursery care provided.
  • We are singing!
  • Communion served in factory-sealed packets the first Sunday of the month.
VIEW WORSHIP LIVE-STREAM (9 AM SUNDAYS) (click here to view)
NEWS TO NOTE
Picnic at Manito
About 115 of our church friends joined together for food and fellowship at Manito Park yesterday. A delicious Mexican meal was provided by Catering by Becky, and the event was coordinated by the Fellowship and Receptions/Dinners deacons. It was great to hang out and relax together!
Ron and Debbie Pearson Memorial Service

The Pearson family would like to invite you to attend a memorial service for Ron and Debbie Pearson held in the sanctuary this Saturday, August 14, at 11:00 AM. The memorial service will also be available live on YouTube to view in the same way that our online worship services are available. The link for the online memorial service will be available on our website HERE.
HPPC At Avista Stadium 

Join us next Friday, August 20, 6:30 PM, for Hamblen Park Presbyterian Night at Avista Stadium for a night of baseball. The Indians will be playing the Hillsboro Hops. Tickets for box seats are $12 per seat, and it is Family Feast Night. If you would like to attend with your Hamblen family, go HERE to purchase tickets.
Free for the Taking!
Two older whiteboards are free for the taking in the Fellowship Hall. Both are about four feet wide by three feet high and mounted on stands measuring about six feet tall with casters. The one with the white stand has additional space on either side of the whiteboard for a total width of six feet. If you would like one or both, contact Joe at Bruce at 509-385-0626 or [email protected].
Spread the Word! Our Preschool is Hiring!

If you love preschool aged children and want to be a part of creating a meaningful early learning experience for neighborhood children, we'd love for you to join our Hamblen Park Preschool team! Contact Alicia Powell, Preschool Director, at [email protected] for more information.

Click below for each position's hiring packet:

Seeking Volunteers for Sunday Worship Services

Are you ready to be involved as a volunteer in worship again? If so, we'd love to have you! You can sign up as an USHER HERE, a DOOR GREETER HERE, a COFFEE FELLOWSHIP HOST HERE, or an ACOLYTE HERE. Thank you!
HOW WE'RE HELPING OTHERS
Shoe Drive Going On Now

Mission Community Outreach Center is having it’s 11th Annual Back-to-School Shoe Drive, through August 15. New athletic shoes and socks for children entering grades K-8 can be dropped off in the blue barrel outside the sanctuary.
Retirement Ministry

Hamblen Retirement Ministry has been invited back to Moran Vista Retirement Home to begin a worship service again. The service is held on the 3rd Sunday of the month from 2 to 3 PM. We would like to invite new members to participate with us. We need song leaders, pianists for hymns, and persons to lead, which involves a message or mini-sermon. Our main need at this time is for leaders and pianists. 

For more information, please contact Joe Bruce at [email protected] or 509-385-0626 or Joy Newcomer at [email protected] or 509-496-1707. Thank you for considering being a part of this very worthwhile ministry!
Find joy volunteering with one of our ministry partners this summer!
Click on the ministry to contact the organization:

Shalom Ministries: Serving Meals to Homeless in Downtown Spokane; 509-455-9019

Mission Community Outreach Center: Free Clothing & Household Goods; 509-536-1084

Habitat for Humanity: Help Build New Homes; 509-534-2552

Family Promise: Helping Families Move from Homeless to Housed; 509-747-5487

Cup of Cool Water: Serving Homeless Teens in Downtown Spokane; 509-747-6686
You can also contact Marc and Debbie Connally via email HERE or by phone at 509-939-9499 to join the rotation providing lunches.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Summer Office Hours

Now through September 3, the office will be open Monday-Thursday, 9 AM to 4 PM, and closed Fridays. As always, staff will be available for appointments and meetings beyond the posted hours.
FRIDAY, August 13
1 PM Zoom Gladys' Group

SATURDAY, August 14
11 AM Pearson Memorial

SUNDAY, August 15
7:30 AM Zoom Sunday AM Bible Study
9 AM In-Person/Online Worship Service
TUESDAY, August 17
7:30 AM In-Person/Zoom Men's Bible Study
12:30 PM In-Person Staff Meeting
6 PM Welcoming Committee In-Person Meeting

WEDNESDAY, August 18
9:30 AM In-Person Listening for God
2 PM In-Person Betty's Group

FRIDAY, August 20
Youth Backpacking Peak 7 (8/20-23)
1 PM Zoom Gladys' Group
6:30 PM HPPC Night at Avista Stadium
Virtual Journey to Guatemala: Migration

Join CEDEPCA for the next Virtual Journey to Guatemala as we explore "Migration in our Current Context." Be transformed by this virtual travel opportunity designed for an English-speaking audience. Through music, travel footage, compelling stories, and breakout room discussions, we will dive into the root causes of migration in Central America made even more complex by our current global context.

Featured speakers will be Lizbeth Gramajo Bauer, Migration Researcher at Rafael Landívar University in Guatemala City, and Mark Adams and Miriam Maldonado, PC(USA) Mission Co-Workers ministering at the border in Douglas, Arizona and Agua Prieta, Sonora.

WHEN: Wednesday, August 25, at 4:30 PM, Pacific Time.

Register in advance HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Save the Date--Fall Kick Off Brunch

Join us at the church building on September 19, at 10:00 AM, immediately after worship service for a meal provided by the Deacons to kick off fall and the start of the new program year.
Chancel Choir

The Chancel Choir plans to be back in full swing this fall when we kick off our school-year programs. If you are interested in joining the choir this fall, you can contact Kyla Fague at [email protected].
Attention Stampers

Stampers will resume meeting in September. Each month, you can join in the fun, 9 AM to Noon in Room 4, on the 2nd and 4th Fridays (excluding holidays). Here is this year's schedule:

  • September 10 and 24
  • October 8 and 22
  • November 12 (No meeting on the 26th due to Thanksgiving)
  • December 10 (No meeting on the 24th due to Christmas)
Preschool Registration for 2021-2022 is open!
 
We're looking forward to a great year. Visit https://www.hamblenpres.org/preschool-registration to complete our online registration forms. Contact Alicia Powell, Preschool Director, at [email protected] with questions.
HPPC Book Club

For more information, contact Betty Thompson at [email protected].

2021/2022 Reading List:

October: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
November: Created For Commitment by Audrey Witherall Johnson
January: We Band of Angels by E. Norman
February: The Widow’s War by Sally Gunning
March: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
April: Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart
May: The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes
CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRIES
JAM (Jesus and Me)
Children's Sunday School

JAM Sunday School will resume in the fall. Kids’ Zone is available for the summer for children 3 years old through 1st grade. Children will attend worship with their families until the Junior Sermon. After the Junior Sermon, they can go with Jessica Munroe to Room 1 (Movie Room) for a fun Bible related activity. Kids’ Zone will run June 27, through September 12. Kids, please join Jessica and friends for a fun morning!

For information on our children's programs, visit our website or contact our Director of Children's Ministries, Joe Bruce, at [email protected] or 509-385-0626.
Youth Ministries (6th-12th Grades)

Watch for special summer activities posted in 'Upcoming Events' for Caravan (incoming 6th graders through outgoing 8th graders) and Oasis (incoming 9th graders through outgoing 12th graders). We will resume our regular schedule in the fall.
For more information on our youth programs, visit our website's youth page at hamblenpres.org/youth. For questions, contact Mitchel Pierce, Director of Student Ministries, at [email protected].
GIVING
Support the Ongoing Mission of HPPC with Your Tithes & Offerings

To make a donation to HPPC (one-time or recurring gift) you may do so HERE.
Thank you for choosing to support our mission to grow active followers of Jesus Christ
and build his community!
CONNECT WITH PASTORS & STAFF
Connect with Pastors & Staff

We are here for you! Office hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 AM to 4 PM and Friday, 9 AM to Noon. You can connect with pastors and staff by clicking on a link below to email them. Our cell numbers are also listed. Please reach out!

Click to email Pastor Steve Watts, Pastor, Head of Staff, or call/text: (509) 251-0366

Click to email Pastor Jennie Barber, Interim Associate Pastor, or call/text: (206) 794-0689

Click to email Heather Notske, Dir. of Operations & Group Ministry, or call/text: (509) 251-6468

Click to email Joe Bruce, Director of Children's Ministries, or call/text: (509) 954-3041

Click to email Mitchel Pierce, Director of Student Ministries, or call/text: (206) 739-6126

Click to email Kyla Fague, Interim Worship Director, or call/text: (509) 270-6848

Click to email Trina Limbaugh, Administrative Assistant, or call the office: (509) 448-2909 ext. 101

To submit a prayer request or to be added to the prayer chain, send an email to [email protected].