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Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Services
Across the Diocese
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Looking for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany services? Join our churches and worshiping communities from across the Diocese of Olympia this holiday season! More services will be added throughout the coming weeks, so check back regularly for more updates!
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Updates from the Bishop’s Taskforce on Homelessness
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“…a desire to have a large Thanksgiving meal led to Ascension and friends preparing a full meal the day of Thanksgiving and serving it on site to over 60 residents of the Village. Food, joy and love was shared with these folks. And further personal connections were made.”
Read the latest update from the Bishop’s Taskforce on Homelessness and learn how you can get resources and support to serve the unhoused in your community.
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Staff Updates at the Office of the Bishop
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The Office of the Bishop is very excited to announce that Adrienne Elliott will be joining our staff as the Program Coordinator for Multicultural Ministries.
Please join us in welcoming Adrienne to the Office of the Bishop and her new role in the diocese!
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Creation Care Follow-Up from Convention
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Thanks to all who contributed to and participated in our Creation Care themed Convention. How energizing it was to recount, celebrate, and look forward to more of this important work in the diocese and larger tradition! Follow the link below for a few follow-up announcements.
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Pilgrimage to the Holy Land during Lent 2023
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A few spots have opened up for the 2023 Lenten pilgrimage to the Holy Land led by Dean Steve Thomason and The Rev. Katherine Sedwick.
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Office of the Bishop Seeks Staff Accountant
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The Office of the Bishop is looking for a fulltime Staff Accountant to join our four-person accounting team. The Staff Accountant reports to the Canon for Finance and is responsible for general ledger fund accounting, as well as payroll tracking and processing. They will assist the Senior Accountant with tasks related to maintaining the financial records in the general ledger system of the organization.
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Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Workshop Recording
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If you missed this invaluable workshop, you can now view the recording from Saint Mark’s Cathedral. At this workshop, clergy members, attorneys, and financial planners discussed the benefits of wills, tools for planning your estate, and preparing for your last chapter of life.
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Safety Inspections from Church Insurance Agency Corporation
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Alan Johnson of Church Insurance Agency Corporation is available to perform safety inspections for any church in the diocese. If anyone is interested, the can contact Alan by email at aljohnson@cpg.org or by phone at 623.203.3073.
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Online Formation Classes and Events
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During this continued time of online and hybrid gathering, churches across the diocese have being offering online formation events and classes. Follow the link below to see current offerings and find links to submit your church’s online formation events!
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Webinars from the Diocese of Olympia
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During this time of remote gathering, the Diocese of Olympia has been holding a series of webinars on a wide range of topics, including stewardship, faith formation, and specific topics related to regathering once our buildings open once again. Here you can find an archive of our past webinars, grouped by topic, if you would like to revisit the material, or if you missed the webinar the first time around.
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Live-Streaming Services
Across the Diocese
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As more of our churches have moved to live-streaming their services, we’ve created a directory of our churches with services times and links to where you can join for Sunday morning and weekday prayer.
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December 16-18 | Camp Huston, Gold Bar
Kick off your winter break out at Camp Huston with Winter Camp! Winter Camp will be more low-key than summer camp, but you can still count on all of your favorite fun activities like arts n crafts, initiatives, games, and more. If you loved summer camp and want more, come to Winter Camp! Open to kids age 8-15.
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Comfort and Peace at Christmas: A Service of Healing for Aching Hearts
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December 18, 7:00pm | Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle
This liturgy (known in previous years as “Blue Christmas”) will hold a space for prayerful care and companionship for those who find the holiday season a painful or difficult time.
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The Pageant of the Nativity
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December 20, 7:00pm | Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle
Holy Scripture, multiple choirs, brass ensemble, and costumes of cathedral finery all come together in the soaring space of the Saint Mark’s Cathedral nave—a Christmas pageant like no other.
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January 3, 2023; 5:30pm
One-hour monthly Zoom conversations about things people can do in their everyday lives to take action, reduce their carbon footprint, and combat climate change
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Diocesan Youth Confirmation Program: 2023
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Sundays, Beginning February 5
The diocesan-wide youth Confirmation program is back for a second year!
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Tuesdays, 4:00pm | Online via Zoom
Slow Religion/Matthew is a slow, careful reading and sharing of the Gospel and its commentaries.
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Sing & Play Along Messiah
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December 18, 2:30pm | St. Michael & All Angels, Issaquah
Come sing, play, or listen to the Christmas portion of G. F. Handel’s Messiah, under the direction of Dr. Jason Anderson.
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December 18, 5:00pm | St. Luke’s, Renton
St. Luke Church’s seasonal liturgies on the Solstices and Equinoxes offer an opportunity for reflection, meditation, song and poetry to mark the changing of seasons and seasons of the spirit. Join us for the liturgy and a festive gathering afterward. Music for this liturgy is led by Mel Butler.
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Liturgy of the Longest Night
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December 21, 6:30pm | St. Antony of Egypt, Silverdale
As we approach Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, we will take some time to be still, to acknowledge the dark, messy, or painful places in our lives and be reminded that Christ is shining His light and love into those places.
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The Jesus Hypothesis: Exclusive Preview House Show Tour
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January 13, 2023; 8:00pm | St. Hilda St. Patrick, Edmonds
Be the first to hear the provocative new songs from musical artist Derek Webb’s highly anticipated upcoming album, The Jesus Hypothesis, plus your requests in an intimate house show setting in Edmonds, WA.
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Portuguese Camino Pilgrimage
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April 14-24, 2023 | Portugal & Spain | $2,895 Registration
Ten day walking pilgrimage to the traditional burial site of St. James in Santiago, Spain departing from Porto, Portugal on April 14, 2023.
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Celtic Pilgrimage to Scotland and England
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June 3-15, 2023 | Scotland & England | $4,500 Registration (Double occupancy ,$650 single suppl.)
Follow in the footsteps of the northern saints of Britain as we journey to Iona, Whithorn, Durham, and Lindisfarne (Holy Island).
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Listening with the Spirit
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September 20, 2023-April 30, 2025 | The Priory Spiritual Retreat Center | $4,300 Registration
The Priory Spirituality Center’s offers a two-year formation program, Listening with the Spirit, on zoom for clergy or lay people who feel called by the Spirit to be Spiritual Directors.
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Safe Church Online Update
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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.
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The following job opportunities are now open at churches and organizations across Western Washington.
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