“As I look at the Family Center and what’s been achieved by the staff and volunteers, the families themselves, and the church, I think of it as a miracle across the parking lot.” St. James, Cathlamet is celebrating 40 years of running the St. James Family Center! Learn more about the impact this small and faithful congregation has had in their community! |
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As floodwaters surged through the Pacific Northwest last week, the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia became one of the first organizations to mobilize disaster relief — applying for early grants and opening assistance to anyone in affected communities, not just Episcopalians. Read more about the Diocese of Olympia’s flood relief efforts at FaVS News. |
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| Ordinations to the Transitional Diaconate December 20, 10:30 am | Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle Your prayers and presence are requested as The Rt. Rev. Philip N. LaBelle ordains Vincent Booth, Alison Leary, Tina Francis, Elizabeth Holland, and Gabriel Oakes. ASL interpretation will be available. Incense will be used. Clergy are invited to vest and process (red stoles). Please ask cathedral volunteers for vesting locations. Procession forms at 10:15 am in the northwest stairwell. |
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| Zimzum Discipleship: Practices for a Christ-Centered Life Join us on our three-year discipleship series on Zimzum Discipleship, of intentionally making space to live as a faithful apprentice of Jesus. The fourth lesson on Silence is now available on the home for our Zimzum discipleship series, where you can also find resources, community, and more at the link below! |
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| 2026 Global Mission Grants Now Open! Does your congregation have a global partnership to support? Learn more at the link below! |
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| Wisdom School: Wilderness Spirituality January 10, 9:00 am | Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle Discuss the realities of being in the wilderness—whether a hiking trail or a difficult season of life—and contemplate how to prepare for those times with spiritual practice, discovering how we can cross the threshold from a time of descent to one of delight. |
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| Listening to the Land Retreat January 16-18 | Sacred Waters Center, Union Join diocesan Creation Justice members for a weekend of deep listening, prayer, and reconnection with land and water as we explore what it means to live into a watershed-based gospel. Sign up today – registration closed January 9! |
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| Following in the Footsteps of Paul: A Pilgrimage to Greece and Turkey October 8-19, 2026 | Greece and Turkey| $5,999 – 6,149 Registration ($1,500 Limited Availability Single Supplement) Led by The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason and local archaeological guides on the ground, this 12-day pilgrimage traces the footsteps of Paul in Greece and Turkey as he engaged the early Christian communities there. |
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For more upcoming diocesan events, visit our Diocesan Events Page at the link below. |
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Join our congregations across Western Washington for events and activities, including: an Advent Lessons & Carols at St. Peter’s, Seattle and Good Samaritan, Sammamish; a Longest Night Service at St. George, Maple Valley; a Blue Christmas Service at St. Dunstan’s, Shoreline; and a New Year’s Eve Concert Celebration at St. Thomas, Medina. Learn more about all of these events and more at the link below. |
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Our diocesan staff will be traveling across the Diocese in the coming months. Here is where you can find them next. - December 21 | St. Michael & All Angels, Issaquah | Canon Cristi Chapman
- December 24 | Christmas Eve at Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle | Bishop Phil LaBelle
- December 28 | St. Stephen’s, Seattle | Bishop Phil LaBelle
- January 4 | St. Michael’s Sudanese, Auburn | Canon Cristi Chapman
- January 4 | All Saints, Bellevue | Archdeacon David Bishop
- January 4 | St. Germain, Hoodsport | Canon Carla Robinson
- January 4 | St. John’s South Sudanese, Kent | Canon Ivar Hillesland
- January 4 | St. Paul’s, Port Townsend | Bishop Phil LaBelle
- January 11 | Holy Spirit, Battle Ground | Archdeacon David Bishop
- January 11 | Good Shepherd and Emmanuel, Federal Way | Canon Carla Robinson
- January 11 | St. Joseph-St. John, Lakewood | Canon Crist Chapman
- January 11 | St. Christopher, Olympia | Canon Ivar Hillesland
- January 11 | Good Shepherd, Vancouver | Bishop Phil LaBelle
- January 18 | Redeemer, Kenmore | Bishop Phil LaBelle
- January 18 | Christ Church, Tacoma | Canon Carla Robinson
- January 25 | Church of the Apostles (COTA), Seattle | Cristi Chapman
- January 25 | St. Clement’s, Seattle | Canon Carla Robinson
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