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Safe Church Online Update

Safe Church Online Update

Universal Safe Church Training Now Available Online Dear Clergy and Lay Leaders in the Diocese of Olympia, In accordance with The Episcopal Church’s Safe Church, Safe Communities program, Universal Training is now offered for certification for Children/Youth and Vulnerable Adults. Universal Safe Church training fosters a culture of safety and inclusion for all people and covers a broad overview of issues of vulnerability, power, and healthy boundaries. Universal Safe Church training is designed to equip all people to live out their Baptismal Covenant. Learn More The required nine courses for universal Safe Church training are listed below. All nine trainings […]

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Types of Christian Music

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What’s your favorite kind of Christian Music?Text the letter only of your top choice to 360.810.3292 .

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Across the Diocese – August 12, 2022

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  News from the Diocese of Olympia View as Webpage August 12, 2022       Safe Church Online Update In accordance with The Episcopal Church’s Safe Church, Safe Communities program, Universal Training is now offered for certification for Children/Youth and Vulnerable Adults. Universal Safe Church training fosters a culture of safety and inclusion for all people and covers a broad overview of issues of vulnerability, power, and healthy boundaries. Universal Safe Church training is designed to equip all people to live out their Baptismal Covenant. MORE INFO Irrigation Systems or Irritation Systems An Occasional Paper on Property Management in […]

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Synod E-News: Kentucky floods, PLU Corporation Positions, Lay Rostered Trainings, jobs

Synod E-News: Kentucky floods, PLU Corporation Positions, Lay Rostered Trainings, jobs

Southwestern Washington Synod E-News Week of August 14, 2022 PSALM 2022-2024 Registration Ends Soon The Synod’s Program for Strengthening Active Lay Ministry is open for Cohort #4, which will start with their first retreat September 30-October1, 2022 at Seabeck Conference Center. The Registration application is due by early September. The Southwestern Washington Synod seeks to form and support trustworthy, inclusive lay leaders who are grounded in Christian faith and in a Lutheran expression of faith. The Program for Strengthening Active Lay Ministry (PSALM) is designed for congregation members who have discerned a call to more intentional and public lay leadership […]

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Bishop’s News – Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza

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  An appeal from the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem Help for the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza   August 16, 2022 Dear Ones,   Members of the Diocesan Committee on Justice and Peace in the Holy Land received news from John Lent, Executive Director of American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, about the situation in Gaza and in particular the Ahli Arab Hospital, long supported by AFEDJ, following the recent bombings. John writes: The Jabaliya Refugee Camp near Ahli Arab Hospital was struck and children were killed there. Ahli Hospital has been treating wounded children and […]

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SW WA Synod Summer newsletter

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Please click the pdf link below to read the July/August “Moments for Mission” from the Southwestern WA Synod. Moments-for-Mission_July-August-2022-final-.pdf

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The Beacon Newsletter 08/03/2022

The Beacon Newsletter 08/03/2022

          THE BEACON WEEKLY StC SURVEY(Just text the letter of your choice – A or C or F etc…) Articles this issue…                                              Blueberry Bash 2022 The Beacon Newsletter 07/26/2022     This Week at St. Christopher’s… Week of August 1st  Monday (08/01/2022) – Joseph of Arimathea Tuesday (08/02/2022)     Faithful Living – 6:15 am  Wednesday (08/03/2022)    Widows/Widowers Support Group – 1:30 pm    Thursday (08/04/2022)     Evening Prayer – 5:30 pm   AA Meeting – 7:00 pm  Friday (08/05/2022)    Clergy Sabbath Saturday (08/06/2022) – The Transfiguration of Our Lord […]

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The Beacon Newsletter 07/19/2022

The Beacon Newsletter 07/19/2022

THE BEACON WEEKLY Articles this issue… Bishop’s News – Special Edition: A Message from Bishop Rickel to the People of the Diocese of Olympia The Beacon Newsletter 07/13/2022 This Week at St. Christopher’s… Week of July 18th Monday (07/18/2022)  Tuesday (07/19/2022) Wednesday (07/20/2022) – Elizabeth Cady Stanton; died 1902; Amelia Jenks Bloomer; died 1894; Sojourner Truth; died 1883; Harriet Ross Tubman; died 1912; Renewers of Society Widows/Widowers Support Group – 1:30 pmThursday (07/21/2022)  2022 All Church Family Camp Out  Schafer State Park Evening Prayer – 5:30 pm AA Meeting – 7:00 pmFriday (07/22/20222) – Mary Magdelene, Apostle 2022 All Church Family Camp Out  Schafer State Park […]

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Bishop’s News – Special Edition: A Message from Bishop Rickel to the People of the Diocese of Olympia

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A Message from Bishop Rickel July 15, 2022 Bishop Rickel reflects on his time as Bishop of Olympia and shares plans for the future. Video Transcript A Letter from the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Olympia Dear friends, Rest assured that the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Olympia was informed of Bishop Rickel’s decision in advance of this announcement and already are proactively responding. The Standing Committee met with Bishop Todd Ousley of the Presiding Bishop’s Office of Pastoral Development to discuss best practices for transition in the Office of the Bishop. Our immediate goal is to reassure […]

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The Beacon Newsletter 07/13/2022

The Beacon Newsletter 07/13/2022

THE BEACON WEEKLY Articles this issue…                                          Church Campout July 21-24: Hurry! Time to Register is Running Out Circles of Color’s Welcome Liturgy and Potluck July 8, 2022 The Beacon Newsletter 07/06/2022 This Week at St. Christopher’s… Week of July 11th Monday (07/11/2022) – Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino; died ca. 547; Scholastica, Monastic; died ca..547 Bishop’s Council Meeting – 7 PMTuesday (07/12/2022) – Nathan Söderblom, Archbishop of Uppsala; died 1931 Wednesday (07/13/2022) – Johannes Flierl, Missionary to Australia and Papua New Guinea; died 1947 […]

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Church Campout July 21-24: Hurry! Time to Register is Running Out

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Still Time but HURRY! to Register for The 2022 All-Church Family Campout!      The 2022 All-Church Family Campout will be held July 21-24, 2022 at Schafer State Park. Schafer State Park is located along the Satsop River in Elma, Washington. Campers can make their reservations using the  All-Church Family Campout Form in CCB. If you are struggling with CCB please contact Jodi by email or phone at the church office. office@stchristopherolympia.org    Questions regarding the campout? Please contact Annaka Thibodeaux by text message or phone call. 

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Circles of Color’s Welcome Liturgy and Potluck

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An Invitation from the Diocese of Olympia’s Canon for Multicultural Ministries and Community Transformation Saturday, July16 at Noon St. Matthew/San Mateo Episcopal Church 123 L Street NE, Auburn, WA 98002 Circles of Color is hosting a Welcome Liturgy to welcome our new Canon for Multicultural Ministries and Community Transformation, the Rev. Canon Carla Robinson, and to honor and celebrate the leadership of folks who have gotten us here! Joining Us for this Special Liturgy Rev. Canon Jerry Shigaki​, Rev. James Ayun, Rev. Rong By, Rev. Malcolm McLaurin, Rev. Baudelina Paz, Rev. Jesús Reyes, Rev. Polly Shigaki You’re invited!​​ Bring the whole […]

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July 8, 2022

July 8, 2022

News from the Diocese of Olympia View as Webpage July 8, 2022 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ The Cheapest Way to Save Energy and Care for Creation – Insulation An Occasional Paper on Property Management in the Diocese of Olympia Series by The Rev. Dennis Tierney, Diocesan Property Manager. LEARN MORE Spirituality of Aging Lectures In a society that celebrates youthful energy and productivity, we have largely dropped any value for the distinctive features of the second-half of life. But clearly God made a world in which the process and experience of aging is a defining feature, which means God must […]

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Across the Diocese Newsletter – June 24, 2022

Across the Diocese Newsletter – June 24, 2022

News from the Diocese of Olympia View as Webpage June 24, 2022 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Pride 2022: A Message from Bishop Rickel Diocese of Olympia at the Seattle Pride Parade This Sunday June 26, 11:00am | Downtown Seattle Episcopal LGBTQIA+ members, friends, family, and allies! You’re invited to march with the Diocese of Olympia in the Seattle Pride Parade! MORE INFO Two important resolutions from our Convention going to General Convention Last fall, our Diocese overwhelmingly passed two resolutions regarding Palestinian rights. One is a resolution for General Convention that condemns Israel’s occupation and oppression of Palestinians and urges […]

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