PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend School of Woodworking will honor Shelley Rust French as the 2015 Founders’ Award recipient at the annual Founders’ Breakfast at Fort Worden Chapel, 200 Battery Way, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
This free event is open to the public, and no passes are required to attend.
Phone 360-344-4455 or email tim@ptwoodschool.org by today to reserve a seat.
The Founders’ Award was established in 2012 and is given each year to an individual who has contributed significantly to the school’s growth and development.
Cycle courier talk
PORT TOWNSEND — Bike messenger Emily Chappell will speak at The Boiler Room, 711 Water St., from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
She will talk about her experiences cycling through some of the world’s most remote and inhospitable regions.
Admission is free and open to all.
After an 18-month crossing of Asia, which took her through the badlands of Baluchistan, the Taklamakan desert and the high mountain passes of Qinghai and the Karakoram, in February 2014, Chappell cycled across Iceland.
She has just completed a winter journey from Anchorage, Alaska, to Seattle, riding on 4-inch tires through the snow and ice of the Alaska Highway.
This summer, Chappell will be competing in the Transcontinental Race, aiming to get from Belgium to Istanbul in about 15 days.
For more information, phone Amy Smith at 360-379-8247 or email boilerroomed@gmail.com.
Blood drive slated
SEQUIM — The Knights of Columbus will sponsor a blood drive in conjunction with the Puget Sound Blood Center in St. Joseph Catholic Church’s Parish Hall, 101 E. Maple St., from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 2.
The drive will be closed between 2:45 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. for a break.
Donors must be in good health and 18 or older.
For more information, phone Bill Butcher at 360-461-7113 or 360-681-8679.
Easter events held Saturday in Sequim
SEQUIM — Sequim Bible Church, 847 N. Sequim Ave., will hold an Easter “Eggstravaganza” on Saturday.
Registration for the event for children age 4 to 12 will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the event going from noon to 2 p.m.
Participants can hear the Easter story; participate in an egg roll, cake walk, bunny hop and Easter egg hunt; and eat some food.
Jesus Parade
PORT TOWNSEND — The 24th Palm Sunday Jesus Parade will be held Sunday.
Lineup for the parade will be at 2:30 p.m. at Townsite Plaza across from the Port Townsend ferry terminal.
The parade will begin at 3 p.m. and travel along Water Street.
Refreshments will follow at Adams Street Park.
Music will be provided by Sequim Valley Foursquare Church and Storehouse Church of Poulsbo.
For more information, see www.palmsundayparade.blogspot.com.
Unity video, meet
PORT ANGELES — Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle St., will hold a 10:30 a.m. service Sunday, and the board will present the video “From Expectations to Acceptance” by the late Rev. Richard Levy.
Levy said our happiness grows in direct proportion to our acceptance and in inverse proportion to our expectations, according to a news release.
He began his career at Unity in 1981.
The annual membership meeting will take place immediately following the worship service. The budget will be presented, and four new board members will be elected.
Child care is available during the service.
A brief time for silent meditation will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
All are welcome.
Palm Sunday
SEQUIM — A procession of people carrying palm branches into the sanctuary will begin the Palm Sunday service at 10 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave.
Holy Week will continue with a Maundy Thursday service at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, including communion and a short drama, “A Vigil of Remembrance.”
A soup supper will precede the service at 6 p.m.
On Easter Sunday, April 5, the service at 10 a.m. will feature music by the Trinity Singers and the Handbell Choir in addition to the Easter message by the Rev. Bill Green.
A light brunch will be available from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. and immediately after the service.
For more information, phone the church at 360-683-5367.
Palm/Passion
PORT ANGELES — First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St., will hold Palm/Passion Sunday worship at 10 a.m. with “The Cry of the Congregation.”
At 11 a.m., there is a potluck.
On Maundy Thursday, there will be a 6 p.m. soup supper, followed by a 7 p.m. worship service featuring Marlene Moore on cello, Dennis Crabb on recorder and Kristin Quigley Brye on piano.
On Good Friday, there’s a 5:30 p.m. Friendship Dinner, followed by a 7 p.m. worship.
Easter Sunday will have an 8:30 a.m. worship, a 9:45 a.m. continental breakfast and another worship at 11 a.m.
The choir sings at both services.
First Baptist events
PORT TOWNSEND — First Baptist will present two events during Easter week.
The first is “Crossroads 2015: Where Art and The Passion Meet” at the Hastings Building, 439 Water St., from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, April 4.
Based on the stations of the cross, local artists portray the events between the arrest and burial of Jesus of Nazareth in a contemplative setting.
The second is the annual Resurrection Celebration Service at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St., at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 5.
The morning includes coffee and pastries, a variety of traditional and new music, activities and a selection of readings adapted from the book Story: Recapture the Mystery by Steven James.
Both of these events are intended for the public.
For more information, phone 360-385-2752 or visit www.facebook.com/FirstBaptistChurchofPT.
Aglow speaker
SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula branch of Aglow International, an international nondenominational Christian women’s group, will host speaker Fran Lance at the Sequim Worship Center, 640 N. Sequim Ave., at 10 a.m. Monday, April 6.
Admission is free, and lunch will be provided.
Lance discusses how she came to accept Jesus as her personal Savior.
For questions and to RSVP, phone Mary Moon at 360-683-1689.
