What is accompaniment?
Accompaniment is the practice of walking with each other, side by side, through daily life, challenges, and moments of uncertainty. The Latin roots of the word, cum pane, mean “to share bread with.” Accompaniment is an invitation for us to practice offering our presence above and beyond our problem-solving.
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#HomeIsHere: Our Voices Will Be Heard in the Supreme Court Today
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on the termination of DACA and deciding whether to uphold the program, or to terminate it and put immigrant youth and families at increased risk of deportation beginning in 2020. The Church Council of Greater Seattle... Read more...
Sanctuary Update – Olympia, Seattle, and Tacoma – October 2019
Dear Friends Across the Region, Thank you for your involvement and leadership in our immigrant accompaniment and solidarity network, created For Such a Time as This. The tragedy of forced separation of children from their parents continues today at the border and in... Read more...Upcoming Events
Dec
15
Sun
1:00 pm Holy Families Seeking Asylum: A ... @ Seattle First Baptist Church
Holy Families Seeking Asylum: A ... @ Seattle First Baptist Church 
Dec 15 @ 1:00 pm
Join the Seattle First Baptist Sanctuary Choir, directed by Music Minister Ben Luedcke and accompanied by organist David Horton, for a concert in solidarity with refugees, immigrants and people experiencing homelessness. With pieces by Giovanni[...]
Dec
19
Thu
7:00 pm Blue Christmas Service @ Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church
Blue Christmas Service @ Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church 
Dec 19 @ 7:00 pm
The holidays don’t always feel “merry and bright.” For many, the season is stressful with sad memories or expectations that can no longer be met. This special worship service honors those feelings and frustrations and[...]
Dec
28
Sat
7:30 pm Sacred Music of Duke Ellington @ Town Hall Seattle
Sacred Music of Duke Ellington @ Town Hall Seattle
Dec 28 @ 7:30 pm
For the past 30 years, Earshot Jazz and the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra have partnered in presenting an annual concert of Ellington’s Sacred Music. This December will feature again guest vocalist Dr. Stephen Newby, faculty[...]
Jan
3
Fri
4:00 pm Service of Remembrance @ The Church of Steadfast Love
Service of Remembrance @ The Church of Steadfast Love
Jan 3 @ 4:00 pm
The Compass Housing Alliance Service of Remembrance held at the Church of Steadfast Love. Contact Pr. Kristy Daniels for more information or if you have any names to add to the list. For those who[...]
Feb
23
Sun
all-day Excluded, Inside The Lines @ The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Excluded, Inside The Lines @ The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Feb 23 all-day
Uncover the history of redlining and its impacts through individual stories. Beginning with the exclusion of Native people from Seattle, follow the ongoing confluence of interconnected financial, environmental, physical factors that have plagued people of[...]