Author Archives for Jackie Kieszek

Joyful Voices-Michelle Perlbachs

July 15, 2026 5:09 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek Leave your thoughts

Michelle Perlbachs* loves to take pictures everywhere she goes! And one of her favorites was when she visited Snoqualmie Falls... View Article

Joyful Voices-Chad Guse

June 16, 2026 3:30 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek Comments Off on Joyful Voices-Chad Guse

Chad Guse* wrote the song, “Farewell Hymn”, for his home church, Pine Lake Covenant Church for a farewell celebration of... View Article

Joyful Voices-Michele Appell

May 19, 2026 2:07 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek Comments Off on Joyful Voices-Michele Appell

For the month of May we are honored to featured artwork created by Michele Appell*. Michele has been involved with... View Article

Joyful Voices-Ardis Lawrence

April 14, 2026 3:20 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek Comments Off on Joyful Voices-Ardis Lawrence

Ardis Lawrence is a lovely lady living with cerebral palsy. She is 77 years old now, but when she was... View Article

Joyful Voices-Paul Jeganathan

March 23, 2026 2:06 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek Comments Off on Joyful Voices-Paul Jeganathan

For the month of March we are honored to share an award-winning photograph taken by Paul Jeganathan*. This photo was... View Article

Joyful Voices-Tim Roos

February 19, 2026 3:23 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek Comments Off on Joyful Voices-Tim Roos

Bridge’s Spiritual Connections has started something new this year! We are calling it “Joyful Voices” and it is a platform... View Article

Surviving the Holidays- Disability Edition

December 15, 2025 10:34 am Published by Jackie Kieszek Comments Off on Surviving the Holidays- Disability Edition

The Holiday Season is a time of magic— the decorations, lights, music, food, gatherings, people, and presents.

Low-cost Accessibility for Any Church

November 6, 2025 4:00 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek Comments Off on Low-cost Accessibility for Any Church

Anytime “Accessibility” comes up for discussion, it is immediately met with the dreaded “But how much will it cost?” In this blog I would like to offer a public service announcement that creating a more accessible space does not have to be expensive or difficult.

Church Accessibility Audits

September 23, 2025 1:25 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek Comments Off on Church Accessibility Audits

This past summer I conducted an accessibility audit on my field education parish where I am currently serving an internship. This church has a long-standing culture of welcome and inclusion, including accessibility for people with disabilities.

Social Stories for Church Services

May 7, 2025 11:03 am Published by Jackie Kieszek Comments Off on Social Stories for Church Services

Recently, the Holy Celebration of Easter disrupted the predictable worship service with bells as we all exclaim: “Alleluia, the Lord is risen indeed!”