HSPC Service - Philippians: Finding a Life of Contentment w/ Mark McHugh
This Sunday, we conclude our journey through Paul’s letter to the Philippians by looking at Philippians 4:10-12. We’ll talk about the paradox of strength, and how it is the key to living a life full of contentment. I can’t wait to see you Sunday as we conclude our journey through the letter to the Philippians!
Mark
Office Closed - Memorial Day
Our Church Office will be closed Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. The office will reopen Tuesday, May 27th at 9am.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1:30pm for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
Mark Sabbatical - Favorite Dish Send off Potluck
On Sunday June 1st, we will celebrate Mark as he heads out on sabbatical and launch our Summer of Renewal as a church! Please bring your favorite dish or your own family-famous recipe to share with everyone on June 1st.
Last names:
A-J: Soup, Casserole, Meat dish, or other favorite main dish
K-P: Dessert
Q-Z: Bread
Bring in a serving tray or crock pot a few mins before the service.
Game Night
Game Night is a community of people that love to have fun and connect over playing games. This missional community seeks to bring people into deeper, more authentic friendships through having fun! Game Night is the first Friday of every month from 7-9pm.
Candlewood Service
Candlewood Ministries is a ministry that meets one Sunday per month at a neighborhood, state-funded apartment complex. The community brings together residents and non-residents, as well as people with and without physical and intellectual disabilities, to experience community and belonging together. The gatherings include music, conversation, communion, and celebrating “Friends News”. According to residents, Candlewood has transformed the apartment complex from a place of isolation and loneliness to one of dense community and lasting friendship.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1:30pm for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
Unhoused Prayer Group Zoom Meeting
HSPC will host a prayer gathering every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Christians concerned with homelessness will be a one hour prayer gathering led by Sarah ButlerWills, Director of Retreat Home. We will pray for our concerns with our unhoused neighbors, both families and individuals and for more housing options. We will pray over the city and we pray about areas, and people, that we are in touch with. Sarah guides this time with written prayers and we spend time praying together and bringing this important matter before the Lord for situations to change!
Office Closed - Juneteenth
Our church office will be closed Thursday, June 19th in observation of Juneteenth. Our office will reopen Wednesday, June 20th at 9am.
Church Retreat
On June 21st and June 22nd, 2025, HSPC has the honor of hosting Dr. Jack Levison and Dr. Priscilla Pope-Levison who will lead our churchwide retreat (on Saturday), and preach at HSPC on Sunday morning! This retreat launches our Summer of Renewal at HSPC. As Mark embarks on his time on sabbatical, we as a congregation will also enter a season focused on rest and renewal.
The June 21st retreat will be an all day event filled with worship, teachings, reflection, and plenty of fellowship time. We will start at 9am and end at 5pm. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided. Make sure you sign up for this event if you plan to attend! You can sign up on the form below or at the Welcome Desk Sunday morning.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1:30pm for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
Office Closed - 4th of July
The Church Office will be closed on July 4th. We will reopen at 9am on July 5th.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1:30pm for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
Candlewood Service
Candlewood Ministries is a ministry that meets one Sunday per month at a neighborhood, state-funded apartment complex. The community brings together residents and non-residents, as well as people with and without physical and intellectual disabilities, to experience community and belonging together. The gatherings include music, conversation, communion, and celebrating “Friends News”. According to residents, Candlewood has transformed the apartment complex from a place of isolation and loneliness to one of dense community and lasting friendship.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1:30pm for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
Game Night
Game Night is a community of people that love to have fun and connect over playing games. This missional community seeks to bring people into deeper, more authentic friendships through having fun! Game Night is the first Friday of every month from 7-9pm.
Candlewood Service
Candlewood Ministries is a ministry that meets one Sunday per month at a neighborhood, state-funded apartment complex. The community brings together residents and non-residents, as well as people with and without physical and intellectual disabilities, to experience community and belonging together. The gatherings include music, conversation, communion, and celebrating “Friends News”. According to residents, Candlewood has transformed the apartment complex from a place of isolation and loneliness to one of dense community and lasting friendship.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1:30pm for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
Unhoused Prayer Group Zoom Meeting
Prayer Gathering - Christians Concerned with Homelessness
Every 3rd Tuesday of the Month
HSPC will host a prayer gathering every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Christians concerned with homelessness will be a one hour prayer gathering led by Sarah ButlerWills, Director of Retreat Home. We will pray for our concerns with our unhoused neighbors, both families and individuals and for more housing options. We will pray over the city and we pray about areas, and people, that we are in touch with. Sarah guides this time with written prayers and we spend time praying together and bringing this important matter before the Lord for situations to change!
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1:30pm for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
Office Closed - Labor Day
Our church office will be closed Monday, September 1st in observance of Labor Day. Our office will reopen Tuesday, September 2nd at 9am.
Game Night
Game Night is a community of people that love to have fun and connect over playing games. This missional community seeks to bring people into deeper, more authentic friendships through having fun! Game Night is the first Friday of every month from 7-9pm.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1:30pm for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
Candlewood Service
This ministry brings together people with and without disabilities to celebrate friendship, and to belong in community with each other and God. Every first Sunday of the month, volunteers lead a worship service at the Candlewood Apartments across the street from the Church. Musical talents and new friends are always welcome to join our Candlewood team.
Contact: church@harrisonsquarepc.com
Unhoused Prayer Group Zoom Meeting
HSPC will host a prayer gathering every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Christians concerned with homelessness will be a one hour prayer gathering led by Sarah ButlerWills, Director of Retreat Home. We will pray for our concerns with our unhoused neighbors, both families and individuals and for more housing options. We will pray over the city and we pray about areas, and people, that we are in touch with. Sarah guides this time with written prayers and we spend time praying together and bringing this important matter before the Lord for situations to change!
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1:30pm for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
Game Night
Game Night is a community of people that love to have fun and connect over playing games. This missional community seeks to bring people into deeper, more authentic friendships through having fun! Game Night is the first Friday of every month from 7-9pm.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1:30pm for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
Candlewood Service
Candlewood Ministries is a ministry that meets one Sunday per month at a neighborhood, state-funded apartment complex. The community brings together residents and non-residents, as well as people with and without physical and intellectual disabilities, to experience community and belonging together. The gatherings include music, conversation, communion, and celebrating “Friends News”. According to residents, Candlewood has transformed the apartment complex from a place of isolation and loneliness to one of dense community and lasting friendship.
Unhoused Prayer Group Zoom Meeting
HSPC will host a prayer gathering every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Christians concerned with homelessness will be a one hour prayer gathering led by Sarah ButlerWills, Director of Retreat Home. We will pray for our concerns with our unhoused neighbors, both families and individuals and for more housing options. We will pray over the city and we pray about areas, and people, that we are in touch with. Sarah guides this time with written prayers and we spend time praying together and bringing this important matter before the Lord for situations to change!
Click here to join our Zoom Meeting.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 12:30-2:30pm. This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
Game Night
Game Night is a community of people that love to have fun and connect over playing games. This missional community seeks to bring people into deeper, more authentic friendships through having fun! Game Night is the first Friday of every month from 7-9pm.
Candlewood Service
Candlewood Ministries is a ministry that meets one Sunday per month at a neighborhood, state-funded apartment complex. The community brings together residents and non-residents, as well as people with and without physical and intellectual disabilities, to experience community and belonging together. The gatherings include music, conversation, communion, and celebrating “Friends News”. According to residents, Candlewood has transformed the apartment complex from a place of isolation and loneliness to one of dense community and lasting friendship.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 12:30-2:30pm. This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
Unhoused Prayer Group Zoom Meeting
HSPC will host a prayer gathering every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Christians concerned with homelessness will be a one hour prayer gathering led by Sarah ButlerWills, Director of Retreat Home. We will pray for our concerns with our unhoused neighbors, both families and individuals and for more housing options. We will pray over the city and we pray about areas, and people, that we are in touch with. Sarah guides this time with written prayers and we spend time praying together and bringing this important matter before the Lord for situations to change!
Click here to join our Zoom Meeting.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 12:30-2:30pm. This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
Office Closed - Thanksgiving
Our church office will be closed Thursday, November 27th in observance of Thanksgiving. Our office will reopen Monday, December 1st at 9am.
Game Night
Game Night is a community of people that love to have fun and connect over playing games. This missional community seeks to bring people into deeper, more authentic friendships through having fun! Game Night is the first Friday of every month from 7-9pm.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 12:30-2:30pm. This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
Candlewood Service
Candlewood Ministries is a ministry that meets one Sunday per month at a neighborhood, state-funded apartment complex. The community brings together residents and non-residents, as well as people with and without physical and intellectual disabilities, to experience community and belonging together. The gatherings include music, conversation, communion, and celebrating “Friends News”. According to residents, Candlewood has transformed the apartment complex from a place of isolation and loneliness to one of dense community and lasting friendship.
Unhoused Prayer Group Zoom Meeting
HSPC will host a prayer gathering every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Christians concerned with homelessness will be a one hour prayer gathering led by Sarah ButlerWills, Director of Retreat Home. We will pray for our concerns with our unhoused neighbors, both families and individuals and for more housing options. We will pray over the city and we pray about areas, and people, that we are in touch with. Sarah guides this time with written prayers and we spend time praying together and bringing this important matter before the Lord for situations to change!
Office Half-Day - Christmas Eve
On Wednesday, December 24th our office will be open for a half-day.
Office Closed - Christmas
Our church office will be closed Thursday, December 25th in observance of Christmas. Our office will reopen Monday, December 29th at 9am.
Office Closed - New Year's Day
Our church office will be closed Thursday, January 1st for New Year’s day. Our office will reopen on Monday, January 5th at 9am.
Unhoused Prayer Group Zoom Meeting
HSPC will host a prayer gathering every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Christians concerned with homelessness will be a one hour prayer gathering led by Sarah ButlerWills, Director of Retreat Home. We will pray for our concerns with our unhoused neighbors, both families and individuals and for more housing options. We will pray over the city and we pray about areas, and people, that we are in touch with. Sarah guides this time with written prayers and we spend time praying together and bringing this important matter before the Lord for situations to change!
HSPC Service - Philippians: How to be Good and Anxious, Mark McHugh
Ours is an age of increasingly high anxiety. Conservatively, over 60 million Americans live with anxiety of some kind. In 2024, the number of US adults experiencing increased anxiety was 43%-- up from 37% in 2023, and 32% in 2022. Simultaneously, Gen Z Americans report higher rates of anxiety than any generation prior.
Often in the Church, we have not known what to say about anxiety. The message has generally been that anxiety and worry are a sign of a person’s lack of faith or adequate trust in God. But Paul seems to offer a different message. In Paul’s mind, anxiety is not a problem to be solved, as much as it is a tool to point us back to God. Join us this Sunday as we study Philippians 4:4-9, and discover together “How to be Good and Anxious,” how anxiety is a sacred wound, and how to recover ancient practices that can lead us ever-deeper into God’s peace. See you Sunday!
With love,
Mark
Love INC of Lewis County Panda Express Fundraiser
Join Love INC at Panda Express in Chehalis on May 15th for a fundraiser to support Love INC of Lewis County! 20% of your order will be donated to Love INC when you bring the flyer linked below, or show it on your smartphone. This is a great opportunity to enjoy delicious food while supporting a good cause. They appreciate your support!
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1:30pm for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
Candlewood Service
Candlewood Ministries is a ministry that meets one Sunday per month at a neighborhood, state-funded apartment complex. The community brings together residents and non-residents, as well as people with and without physical and intellectual disabilities, to experience community and belonging together. The gatherings include music, conversation, communion, and celebrating “Friends News”. According to residents, Candlewood has transformed the apartment complex from a place of isolation and loneliness to one of dense community and lasting friendship.
HSPC Service - Philippians: When Loss Becomes Gain, Matt Myers
This Sunday, we come to one of the most personal passages in Paul’s letter to the Philippians, chapter 3, verses 1 to 11.
Here, Paul opens his heart to us. He shares the story of how his life was completely turned upside down, not by failure, but by success. Everything he once counted as valuable, everything that gave him identity and confidence, he now considers loss compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Christ. What could cause such a radical re-evaluation?
At the heart of this passage is the discovery that life in its fullness is not something we build for ourselves, but a gift we receive by being drawn into the life of Christ.
Join us this Sunday as we explore what it means to count all things as loss for the sake of Christ, and to discover that in losing, we gain everything.
Blessings,
Matt
HSPC Service - Philippians: Undisguised God, Mark McHugh
On Sunday, we welcome Matt Myers as our new Minister of Youth and Formation at HSPC! We can’t wait to see how God is going to use Matt in our church family. Matt has remarkable gifts for connection, teaching, listening, and a wonderfully deep knowledge of the spiritual disciplines. One of the things you discover in talking with Matt is someone whose life is deeply shaped by the love and goodness of Jesus. I’m so excited for his presence here at HSPC and all that it means for our future ministry together! I really hope as many families that can make it this Sunday to welcome Matt will do so! Matt’s spouse, Val, and two daughters will be joining him after the kids’ school gets out later in May.
As for teaching, this week, we forge ahead in our new series in the book of Philippians. We’ll take a closer look at the “Christ-hymn” in Philippians 2, and attempt to understand together how these words were culture-shifting to the Church in Philippi (and our Church in Centralia), inviting them (and us) to a life grounded and formed in Christ.
See you Sunday!
Mark
Matt Myers Welcome
On May 4th, our new Minister of Youth and Formation, Matt Myers will be joining us for Sunday worship. It will be his first Sunday with us as a staff member. We want to welcome Matt, Val, and the whole Myers clan. So join us after worship to welcome him, and to celebrate his ministry among us!
As we embark on this journey, we’re trusting that God will provide more than enough financial resources, not only for Matt’s employment, but for his new programs with HSPC’s youth. We estimate the need is roughly $20,000 still. If you’re able, consider an extra mile financial gift to help Matt’s ministry successfully launch at HSPC! On a check to HSPC, include in the Memo line: “HSPC Youth and Formation,” and we’ll make sure every gift is used towards that intended purpose.
With gratitude,
Mark
Game Night
Game Night is a community of people that love to have fun and connect over playing games. This missional community seeks to bring people into deeper, more authentic friendships through having fun! Game Night is the first Friday of every month from 7-9pm.
Scholarship Applications Due
The deadline to turn in applications is May 1, 2025.
NOTE: If you are a current recipient of a scholarship, you need to apply for the 2025-2026 school year.
Applications are now being received for college scholarships for students who are actively involved in Harrison Square Presbyterian Church. Students attending four year Christian colleges or theological seminaries may apply. Applications may be obtained by contacting the church office. If you have questions, please call the office at 360-736-9996 or email church@harrisonsquarepc.com.
Philippians: Who Are We?, Ralph Carr
On Sunday we will start a series of sermons on the book of Philippians. Please read the first chapter before coming to worship. My sermon title is, “Who Are We?” I will focus the words “…your partnership in the gospel…” (verse 5 NRSVUE) and “…my partners in God’s grace…” (verse 7). What do these say about who we are as a congregation? I suggest you look at several translations. Paul’s prayer is “…that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to help you to determine what really matters…” (verse 9). What does this say about who we are?
I look forward to being with you on Sunday.
Blessings, Ralph
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month from 11:30-1:30pm for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Lorna Shelton: sheltonfarm@outlook.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
Unhoused Prayer Group Zoom Meeting
HSPC will host a prayer gathering every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Christians concerned with homelessness will be a one hour prayer gathering led by Sarah ButlerWills, Director of Retreat Home. We will pray for our concerns with our unhoused neighbors, both families and individuals and for more housing options. We will pray over the city and we pray about areas, and people, that we are in touch with. Sarah guides this time with written prayers and we spend time praying together and bringing this important matter before the Lord for situations to change!