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Sept. 12th & 14th, 2021 Online Worship – Holy Cross Day & Pentecost 16 (Proper 19)

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  <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span>   Updated COVID-19 Guidelines beginning August 1st, 2021 – Masks required for all persons over the age of 3 years.– No reservations required. – Seating is socially distanced and limited to 75% capacity.– Please self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms and exposure. Click here for instructions.                          10:30 am Eucharist. Click the image below to begin playing.   <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span>     Worship Service Video trouble? Try Facebook or Vimeo.   […]

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Synod “Women of ELCA” Conf October 9th on Zoom

Synod “Women of ELCA” Conf October 9th on Zoom

FALLING IN LOVE WITH JESUS Synod WELCA Fall Conference on ZOOM Saturday, October 9th    9am-12:30pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER:  Pastor Rebecca Shjerven, Synod Bishop’s Associate WELCA REP: Joy Michalicek, National WELCA President SYNOD WELCA PRESIDENT:  Jan Sayler Registration link is:   https://conta.cc/3yWtPWI  Click on the blue “register Now” button. The Online Nomination form for three open synod WELCA Board member positions can be found here: https://forms.gle/qqkX4ZRN1rYmJZs28 A fun, and different, women’s online gathering to do the business of the Women of the ELCA organization in the Southwestern Washington Synod, but mainly to see each other and learn about Falling in Love with Jesus! You may […]

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Online Worship for Sept. 5th, 2021 – Pentecost 15 (Proper 18)

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Updated COVID-19 Guidelines beginning August 1st, 2021 – Masks required for all persons over the age of 3 years.– No reservations required. – Seating is socially distanced and limited to 75% capacity.– Please self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms and exposure. Click here for instructions.                          Sorry. No Live Streamed / Online Eucharist for September 5th. All techy staff are away. See Morning Prayer below // Come to our next Live Stream on Sep. 12th // Visit our Online Worship Library.   Want to give but no mobile phone? No Problem. Click […]

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Encouragement: The Abundant Life of Jesus will Prevail

Encouragement: The Abundant Life of Jesus will Prevail

In her August column in Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton writes:“This is the faith which declares that through pandemics, droughts, floods, famines, deadly bigotry, war, all the death-dealing things in nature and the human heart, life—the abundant life that Jesus promises—will prevail. Plant something in the summer.”  Read her column English Language Version or Spanish Language Version

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Online Worship for Aug 29, 2021 – Pentecost 14 (Proper 17)

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Updated COVID-19 Guidelines beginning August 1st, 2021 – Masks required for all persons over the age of 3 years.– No reservations required. – Seating is socially distanced and limited to 75% capacity.– Please self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms and exposure. Click here for instructions.                          10:30 am Eucharist. Click the image below to begin playing.   <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span>     Worship Service Video trouble? Try Facebook or Vimeo.   Want to give but no mobile phone? No Problem. Click here.   Sunday Morning […]

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Helping Afghan Immigrants and Refugees

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St. Christopher’s regularly uses the ELCA (Lutheran) and Episcopal Church networks to distribute funds directly where they are needed. EFFORTS BY THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH UPDATE 9/3/21: The Diocese of Olympia (our diocese) has a video and more info about how to help Afghan refugees in our area. See here. Episcopal Migration Ministries is currently seeking funds to help Afgans leaving their country to settle into their new home here and abroad. Find out more here. As Episcopal Migration Ministries continues to welcome and resettle Afghan allies to the U.S. through our affiliate network, the greatest need continues to be assistance […]

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August 22, 2021 Online Worship – Pentecost 13 (Proper 16)

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Updated COVID-19 Guidelines beginning August 1st, 2021 – Masks required for all persons over the age of 3 years.– No reservations required. – Seating is socially distanced and limited to 75% capacity.– Please self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms and exposure. Click here for instructions.       10:30 am Eucharist. Click the image below to begin playing.     <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span>       Worship Service Video trouble? Try Facebook or Vimeo.   Want to give but no mobile phone? No Problem. Click here.               Sunday Morning Prayer: […]

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Sacred Ground: A Film-based Dialogue Series on Race & Faith

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Dates: You can choose… Tuesdays at 2pm, September 14th – November 16thORThursdays at 7pm, September 16th – November 18th. The Community of the Little Sisters of St. Clare is offering a study of the SACRED GROUND curriculum offered by the Episcopal Church.  The purpose is to unravel the history of racism in its many forms and make conscious how this evil continues to pervade our world today. This study points the way to healing.   Including films, written articles from publications, and two books: Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman and Waking up White by Debbie Irving, a rich curriculum is offered to touch our hearts and stretch our minds. There is […]

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Young Life – Open Office Position!

We are looking to hire the next Area Office Administrator for Greater Olympia Young Life, and you can help us find the right person! Do you know someone who is detailed and thorough, good on the computer, and would consider this part time job? This position is 15-25 hours a week (it varies by season), with regular office hours. We are looking for someone who wants to play a part in what God’s doing in the community, and join a fun staff team! Is it you? The attached “GOYL Area Office Administrator 2021” document has details about the position, as well as instructions […]

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Five Resources for Welcoming Families in Worship

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  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.         WEBSITE  SUBSCRIBE  DONATE The Rev. Dr. Reed Carlson Shares Five Resources for Welcoming Families in Worship July 28, 2021 Every month ECFVP offers resources on a theme. This month we’ve asked 2015 ECF Fellow the Rev. Dr. Reed Carlson to choose five resources from Vital Practices to highlight. Please share this email with new members of your vestry and extend an invitation to subscribe to ECF Vital Practices to receive Vestry Papers and this monthly digest. At what stage of life is it the hardest to go to church?  For my spouse and […]

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In-Person Worship: Updated Guidelines beginning August

In July, the Reopening Committee submitted a revised recommendation for in-person worship. The Bishop’s Council amended and approved the recommendation on July 12th. That recommendation can be found here. As a result, beginning August 1st: No advanced reservations will be required for attending services. No attestation forms will be required No temperature checks will be required. Eucharist has resumed as of July 11th and beginning August 1st, the Common Cup may be used at Holy Communion. (Worshipers may also receive only the Host/Bread) Meetings, Studies, and other worship services may resume in-person worship under this same guidance. The Peace may […]

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Fwd: Covid-19 Vaccination Policies and Immunization Policies for the Diocese of Olympia

Fwd: Covid-19 Vaccination Policies and Immunization Policies for the Diocese of Olympia

Dear Clergy and Lay Leaders in the Diocese of Olympia, In 2019, the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church adopted a resolution Regarding Vaccination Policies, which provides, in pertinent part: “All Episcopal institutions, programs, facilities, and services must ensure the safety of participants which should include requiring that all participants and staff participants are vaccinated in accordance with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Immunization Schedule and/or applicable state law…” Based on this action, in July 2020, the Diocesan Council adopted Immunization Policies for the Diocesan of Olympia, which were shared with clergy and lay leaders […]

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Total Christian Clergy Deaths Resulting from Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Total Christian Clergy Deaths Resulting from Coronavirus (COVID-19)     This article from FaithX  https://faithx.net/total-christian-clergy-deaths-resulting-from-coronavirus-covid-19/ Over the past year, the FaithX Project, in partnership with researchers from the Global Center for Religious Research (GCRR), conducted a study to answer one very important question about clergy deaths: How many Christian “clergy” members, from all denominations and traditions, died as a result of the COVID-19 virus? While the study can only provide estimates and statistical probabilities, the research is finally complete and the preliminary numbers are in. Preliminary Summary Our researchers were in contact with major Christian leaders across the United States from 16 […]

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