We’re excited to be hosting another Blueberry Bash on the 3rd Sunday of August (Aug. 18 this year) from noon to 4pm. What’s more, we’re thrilled that local Bluegrass band, Runaway Train, will be joining us and bringing “Bluegrass with an attitude.”
Holy Week and Easter worship opportunities are as follows:
Maundy Thursday – 6pm
Good Friday – 10:30am, 1pm, 7pm
Easter Vigil at St. John’s – 7:30pm
Easter – 8am & 10:30am with brunch at 9am and Egg Hunt at noon.
Bishop’s Leadership Conference (Dio Olympia) – Save the Date! We will be meeting April 26-May 1, 2020, at Fort Worden in Port Townsend! More details will be available in the coming months, but make sure to mark your calendar now and save the date for the second installment of this powerful time of connection, learning, and community! Fr. James says, “This is an amazing leadership conference. I went in 2018. Anyone invested in the ministry and mission of St. Christopher’s is invited and would benefit! Please come talk to me about joining the team we will be sending.” In past […]
From Diane Jacob, Steamboat Social Coordinator The Steamboat Social will meet this Friday, March 22nd at 10am at the main Griffin Fire Department. We hope you join us for coffee, tea and a snack. There are no dues or fees for our meeting. I have chosen this month’s speaker from the Senior Action Network of Thurston County has lists of its members who chose to speak in public to educate seniors. One of the rules is no self promotion or sign up lists to ever contact the audience.We are happy to have Bruce Bamford LUTCF who has been speaking on […]
Ash Wednesday ServiceMarch 6th, 7pm at St. Christopher’s Ashes to GoMarch 6th, 2 locations & times: 3:30-4:30pm – Island Market 5:00-6:30pm – Companion Cove
Eleven years ago, Bishop Rickel traveled throughout the diocese on his first walkabout, meeting the people of the diocese and visiting churches across Western Washington. Now, as we enter into a new phase of our life together, Bishop Rickel and representatives from our governing bodies will be traveling the diocese again for a series of conversations on our common vision and the road ahead. It will be a year of dialogue, a year of listening, and a year of growing together as the Episcopal Church in Western Washington. Join us for Bishop Rickel’s Walk Again. Saturday, April 6th, at St. […]
[from the Rt. Rev. Greg Rickel, (Episcopal) Bishop of the Diocese of Olympia ] Dear Ones, On Tuesday, March 19, the Diocese of Olympia will be hosting an intimate benefit dinner for Chaplains on the Harbor. This event will be held at The Rainier Club– Seattle’s most elite private club, located in the heart of downtown. Because of your continued support to the vision and mission of Chaplains on the Harbor, I’m extending a personal invitation to you to attend. During our time together we’ll have an opportunity to meet one on one with Chaplains on the Harbor staff– including apprentices who have journeyed […]
Join advocates in your legislative district to bring voices of compassion and justice to our elected officials. Feb. 14, 2019, 9am – 3pm. www.fanwa.org
Please click this link to view our Annual Report for the Year 2018. Please click this link to view our Annual Report for the Year 2018.
Our Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 27th, 2019 following the 10:30am service. (There will be no 8am service on January 27th.) What has God has been doing in our midst? What people are excited about? What plans are in the future?How can I be involved and make a difference? Come see what God has done! Additionally, we will be asking our members in good standing to discern God’s will and vote accordingly on our council leadership, budget, and to decide on our representation at the 2019 Synod Assembly (ELCA). Find out more and RSVP here.
Christmas Eve Services on December 24th: 3:30pm – Christmas Eve I (Nursery Care Available)5:30pm – Christmas Eve II (Nursery Care Available)8:00pm – Christmas Eve III
“Wha’?! No Advent Festival?” Yep. Afraid so, for 2018 anyway. This year we’ve got pageant practices for the children going on at the same time and we’re just coming off of our Thanksgiving week, filled with service activities with the foodbank and a lovely pie feed and joint Thanksgiving service. So we’re pacing ourselves a little bit as we head towards Christmas. Don’t forget to join us on December 16th for the Children’s Christmas Pageant!
St. John’s (Olympia) and St. Benedict’s (Lacey) are joining us at St. Christopher’s for Thanksgiving worship and a pie social afterwards on WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m. (Click here for a map to St Christopher’s) Please bring a pie, cut it into serving pieces, bring it with a pie server, and make sure all your things are labeled with your name. Linda Karamatic and two others (TBD) will be making coffee and acting as our hosts downstairs. Click here to RSVP. Tell us what you will be bringing in the comments or give us a ring at 360-866-2111. RSVP […]
Dumas Bay Conference Center, Federal Way | October 19-21 | $100 (includes all lodging, meals, materials!) Come and See… Go and Tell offers an experience of spiritual renewal. Guests will experience God’s unconditional love while deepening their understanding of Jesus’ teachings. Stories of faith presented on the weekend encourage living out our baptismal covenant in the world. Guest cost of $100 includes all retreat materials, all meals and snacks and 2 night’s lodging. MORE INFO
Episcopal Presiding Bishop (PB) Michael Curry to visit to the Diocese of Olympia June 14-17. In addition to making stops at the Diocese of Olympia’s Refugee Resettlement Office, the College for Congregational Development, and Chaplains on the Harbor, PB Curry will be speaking at public events across the diocese. On Thursday, June 14, at 7:00 pm, PB Curry will be preaching at Evensong in Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle. St. Christopher’s will be joining St. Benedict’s, Lacey and St. John’s Episcopal, Olympia in chartering a bus to go up to St. Mark’s Cathedral to hear the PB. Sign up by contacting […]
Special Events This Weekend Candlelight Renewal of Baptismal Vows and Vigil of Pentecost Saturday, 8pm Join us on the beach as we renew our faith with Sydney Soetenga. A dessert reception follows. Location: Lisa & Steve Andrew’s home Contact the church office for address or see your weekly email announcements Stewardship Appreciation Coffee Hour. Sunday following the 10:30am service Join us after church celebrating our common support of St. Christopher’s mission and ministry.