Made Beautiful By Divine Grace
Join us for liturgy on Sundays at 4:00pm
Dinner Table Wednesdays at 5:30pm
Help us bring life back to the building that has served the community for over 100 years
A whole lot happens before Easter.
At the West Central Abbey, we love to explore the ancient traditions of the Christian faith - and find ways to creatively connect with them in our lives today. This year that means we’re donating coats collected at our Palm Sunday Procession, having a dinner party on the floor of the chapel for Maundy Thursday, pondering the Stations of the Cross along the Spokane River, reading the Passion of Christ punctuated with music by Radiohead and My Chemical Romance, crafting and conversing our way through the Vigil, and eating brunch and singing Alleluia at the end of a sacred week.
Come inhabit the story with us.
Our worshiping community, called Creators’ Table, gathers in a 100-year-old gothic chapel. Under the leadership of Rev. Katy Shedlock, Creators' Table seeks to make meaning of God's stories, make beautiful our lives, and make sacred our world. We celebrate with secular & sacred music, spoken word poetry, Moth-style storytelling, multi-sensory prayer stations, dramas, live art, meditation, and Holy Communion. We welcome all at the table.
REV. KATY SHEDLOCK OUR VICAR
Pastor Katy Shedlock was born and raised in Spokane and is a pastor, poet, and community organizer. After college Katy worked as an educator, teaching English as a Foreign Language in Kazakhstan with the Peace Corps, GED classes in Allentown, and high school literature and creative writing at an orthodox Jewish Yeshiva in Pittsburgh. Katy received her Master of Divinity in 2017 from Iliff School of Theology and served as a Methodist pastor for eight years. She was ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane in 2024. Katy is married to Ben, who is a grant writer for Catholic Charities.
Be an echo of love wherever you go
The earth is God’s first scripture and we are called to respect and care for all of creation. In partnership with several organizations, including the Third Order Franciscans, River City Youth Ops, and the Herbalist's Guild, the Abbey supports efforts that help restore and sustain the health and provision of our land.
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Reverb is a term used in sound theory and music primarily. It creates what we commonly understand as echo. We use the term instead of sermon or homily because of how we want it to work on us and in us. In many church communities the sermon is the central part of the liturgy, much like the hit song during the concert. The way we approach liturgy, the sermon is a part of a building story where we are transformed by the entirety of the liturgy, culminating at the Table where we become, again and again, the embodiment of Christ through the Bread and Wine. This isn’t about consumption, it’s about transformation.