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Salem to hold service for Lake Chelan fire victims

By: Tracy Simmons

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August 5, 2015

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On Saturday Salem Lutheran Church will be holding a prayer and worship service for those impacted by the Wolverine Fire near Lake Chelan.

Because of the fire, residents of Holden Village have been evacuated.

“Salem has members and friends who have lived at Holden, and for whom Holden holds a special place in their hearts,” the church stated in an announcement today.

The service will be at 6:30 p.m. and will use the Holden Evening Prayer worship service. Sister congregation, Phinney Ridge Lutheran in Seattle, will also be gathering for Holden Evening Prayer at that time.

“Even if you’re not able to attend this worship service, please hold the displaced villagers in your thoughts and prayers during this time of uncertainty. And pray also for firefighters who are trying to contain the Wolverine Fire,” Salem announced.

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Tracy Simmons

Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Associate Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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