Sacred Parks Trip #8: July 28 - September 2, 2010 - Washington, Oregon and ACMNP month in Montana
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This trip began officially in Seattle, where Paul drove south to Mt. Rainier National Park, meeting up with ACMNP colleague Kimberly Miller to hike and meet with a student working for ACMNP in Rainier. Paul then drove south to Crater Lake NP on his way up northeast to Glacier National Park. Upon first arriving near the park, Paul attended worship at Northridge Lutheran Church, where he met pastors Dan Heskett and Andy Arnold. (Later that week, along with Dan, Paul met several ministers from the Kalispell/Columbia Falls/West Glacier area at a bible study.) Later that Sunday (August 1), Paul began his month-long ministry for A Christian Ministry in the National Parks: leading worship in the park and serving as a pastoral presence in the West Glacier community along with the other five members of his ministry team. Paul also engaged with the larger community - both inside the park and around Kalispell, Montana - when he volunteered with the National Park Service twice and helped lead worship at three services with the help of Lutheran pastor and chaplain Kathie Larson Phillips. (More on ACMNP month in Glacier).
Parks Visited: Mount Rainier National Park, Crater Lake National Park, Glacier National Park, Flathead National Forest
Flagship Park: Glacier National Park
Theme/s: "Building Bridges," "Going Local," and "It's Not What You Do, It's Who You're With"
This trip began officially in Seattle, where Paul drove south to Mt. Rainier National Park, meeting up with ACMNP colleague Kimberly Miller to hike and meet with a student working for ACMNP in Rainier. Paul then drove south to Crater Lake NP on his way up northeast to Glacier National Park. Upon first arriving near the park, Paul attended worship at Northridge Lutheran Church, where he met pastors Dan Heskett and Andy Arnold. (Later that week, along with Dan, Paul met several ministers from the Kalispell/Columbia Falls/West Glacier area at a bible study.) Later that Sunday (August 1), Paul began his month-long ministry for A Christian Ministry in the National Parks: leading worship in the park and serving as a pastoral presence in the West Glacier community along with the other five members of his ministry team. Paul also engaged with the larger community - both inside the park and around Kalispell, Montana - when he volunteered with the National Park Service twice and helped lead worship at three services with the help of Lutheran pastor and chaplain Kathie Larson Phillips. (More on ACMNP month in Glacier).
Parks Visited: Mount Rainier National Park, Crater Lake National Park, Glacier National Park, Flathead National Forest
Flagship Park: Glacier National Park
Theme/s: "Building Bridges," "Going Local," and "It's Not What You Do, It's Who You're With"
