Advent Quiet Afternoon

You are invited to a time of prayer and contemplation to settle your spirit for the season of Advent. Join the Rev. Danae Ashley and the Rev. Theresa Newell for a quiet afternoon mini retreat in the Parish Hall at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. This free Advent Quiet Afternoon runs from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm on December 7, 2024.

Everyone in the community is welcome. You do not need to be a member of Church of the Redeemer. Why not invite your friends and come with them? You do not need to sign-up in advance.

The Rev. Danáe M. Ashley

The Rev. Danáe M. Ashley

The Rev. Danáe Ashley is an Episcopal priest and licensed marriage and family therapist who has ministered with parishes in North Carolina, New York, Minnesota, and the Seattle area and is a therapist at Soul Spa Seattle, LLC.

Danáe uses art, music, drama, poetry, and movement in counseling, spiritual direction, and creation of ritual. She has written for Working Preacher, Luther Seminary’s Faith+Lead, Sermons That Work, and other publications, as well as being a contributor to podcasts, books, and producing a play about fertility struggle.

Danáe’s favorite pastimes include reading, traveling with her husband, making sure their rescue dog Cooper is living his best life, dancing with wild abandon to Celtic music, and serious karaoke. 

The Reverend Theresa Newell teaching a class at Church of the Redeemer

The Rev. Theresa Newell

The Rev. Theresa Newell is currently serving Church of the Redeemer as an assistant priest for our parish. Archbishop Melissa Skelton ordained Theresa to the priesthood on June 15, 2024. She started her service at Redeemer as an intern while finishing her education.

Theresa earned a Diploma in Anglican Studies at Bexley Seabury Seminary in 2024 and has a Masters in Ministry from Creighton University. She is a chaplain at Swedish Edmonds campus. With her husband, Dave, they are parents to foster, adopted, and biological children, most of whom are now grown. They have lived in southern Illinois near St. Louis, Alaska, California, and Nebraska before landing in the state of Washington.

Theresa treasures spending time with family. She also loves being outdoors, walking her Great Dane, Apollo, and reading. 

The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, reaching out to the world.

Church of the Redeemer

Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.

Church of the Redeemer is at 6210 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.