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Cathedral Day 2025 – Tomorrow!
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May 3, 8:30 am – 2:00 pm | Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle
Cathedral Day is a “family reunion” for Episcopalians from across western Washington. It’s a time for connecting across congregations and experiencing all your cathedral has to offer. Cathedral Day celebrates the idea of pilgrimage, with Saint Mark’s serving as your sacred destination. We can’t wait to welcome you to YOUR cathedral!
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Convene 2025 – Register Today!
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May 31, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm | Everett Community College
Connect, Learn, and Convene with churches throughout Western Washington for a day of workshops and fellowship. There will be worship, exhibitors, lunch, four workshop sessions, and a plenary from the bishop. We are blessed to have an abundance of wisdom and gifts in our congregations! This is an opportunity to honor those gifts and learn from one another.
Convene 2025 is designed with everyone in mind: vestries, bishop’s committees, staff, clergy, members of convention, administrators, and anyone who wants to connect with others over ways to strengthen our congregations.
All are invited free of charge! Reserve your spot now on the Convene 2025 website. Childcare and lunch are provided. Bring a team if you can!
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Have a workshop idea you want to present at Convene? Fill out the workshop request form below!
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Would you like to host an exhibit table at Convene? Fill out the request form below!
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Zimzum Discipleship: Practices for a Christ-Center Life
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Join us on our new three-year discipleship series on zimzum discipleship, of intentionally making space to live as a faithful apprentice of Jesus. Visit the new home for our zimzum discipleship series where you can find resources, community, and more at the links below!
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For those who made the journey to The Sacred Waters Center on April 26, it was an incredible gift of connection, celebration, and making new friends.
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Register Now for June’s Weeklong Session of the
College for Congregational Development!
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Registration is open for the June Week-long Session held on June 8th-13th at Dumas Bay Centre, Federal Way. This year’s program focus will be on congregational identity, engagement with context and culture, and the intersection of our identity with the diversity of those we may want to serve. If you have any questions please contact Matt Koski, mkoski@ecww.org.
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Celebrating God’s Love for All Creation
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As we look ahead to Holy Week, the Triduum, and Eastertide, God’s promise of New Creation for us and indeed the whole cosmos is an invitation into transformative discipleship in these times. And, as April is Earth Month, we know our vocation to tend and keep the garden is really a lifelong call.
Follow the link below for a variety of resources for liturgy, formation, and advocacy to celebrate God’s gift of Creation and engage in taking seriously our responsibility for its care in every season.
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Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force to the Unhoused
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“Faith and law overlap in our Christian response to the suffering of our unhoused neighbors. Legislators work hard. Perhaps now is a good time to write to your representatives, thank them for their work during the 2025 session, and raise issues you would like to see addressed in next year’s session.”
This week’s update from the Bishop’s Task Force to the Unhoused looks at recent movement on legislation related to housing and homelessness across the state.
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Disability Justice Ministry Convening
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Building on the interest from last year’s Diocesan Convention we invite you to gather as we dream of disability justice in our churches, diocese, and wider community.
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Is your congregation offering a summer program for children, youth, or all generations together? Are you planning a Vacation Bible School, summer camp, or other whole-church program?
We want to know about it!
The Office of the Bishop will be gathering these details onto a single webpage so we can help you get the word out and promote what’s being offered in Episcopal churches throughout Western Washington. Fill out this form and let us know about the summer-happenings at your congregation!
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St. Luke’s, Seattle Is Raising the Roof With Your Help!
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St. Luke’s, Seattle reached an important milestone in their building project! Read more about the January 30 Topping Off Ceremony, their new affordable family housing units, and learn how you can be part of Building a Place Where Love Dwells!
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Appeal for Support from the Refugee Resettlement Office
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Helping a refugee family is the ultimate way to welcome the stranger and to serve those in need with love and compassion. Today, we ask for your consideration in responding to an urgent and profound opportunity.
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Underhill House Lenten Invitation
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This season of Lent, Underhill House invites you to incorporate times of quiet into your week. The spiritual writer Evelyn Underhill once wrote, “Without silence, the inward stillness in which God educates and molds us is impossible!” At Underhill House, we believe that taking time to pause for prayer, silence, and other forms of contemplation is an essential practice for faith formation – and, it doesn’t have to be done alone. We invite you to join a community of guests, Listeners, and partners who experience the nourishment that quiet brings.
To learn more, visit the link below, or visit our location at All Pilgrims Christian Church (one mile south of Saint Mark’s Cathedral) on Thursdays from 12:00 to 2:00 pm.
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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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Compline, Sung by The Compline Choir
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Sundays, 9:30 pm | Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle
Sung prayers for the close of the day, offered every Sunday at 9:30 pm in person and via live-stream.
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Work Weekend at Huston Camp & Conference Center
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May 2-4 | Camp Huston, Gold Bar
During Work Weekend we spruce up camp by working on staff-directed projects on the buildings and grounds.
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Immigrant Justice Prayer Walk | Caminata de Oración Por Justicia de Inmigrantes
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May 3, 12:00 pm | Beginning at St. Luke’s, Seattle
Join the Circles of Color and various BIPOC / environmental groups in a sacred prayer walk in solidarity with our immigrant siblings.
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Reimagining Preaching Conference
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May 3, 1:00 pm | Calvin Presbyterian, Shoreline
$69 by March 15 / $99 after March 15
A practical, skills-based conference equipping clergy, church staff, & lay preachers to bring the Word to life in Cascadia.
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St. Mark’s Creation Care Ministry Climate Conversation
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May 8, 6:30 pm | Virtual Event
Join the Creation Care Ministry for our Climate Conversation about how to reduce your climate impact from transportation such as cars, planes, trains and more.
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May 10; 9:00 am | Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle | $50 Registration (Scholarships Available)
Join us for an in-depth exploration of the Godly Play curriculum and methodology.
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Memorial Day Weekend at Huston
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May 24-26 | Camp Huston, Gold Bar | $75-250 Registration
A Memorial Day weekend get-away at Huston Camp & Conference Center for individuals, families, friends.
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Diocesan Youth Sailing Trip: 2025
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August 27-30 | Pudget Sound | $250 Registration
Come sail with us aboard the Adventuress!
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“Sacred Beauty” Photography Exhibit at St. Barnabas
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Now Through June 8 | St. Barnabas, Bainbridge Island
Nine stunning photographs by The Rev. Jim Friedrich of religious art and architecture are now on display in the St. Barnabas parlor through the Day of Pentecost, June 8.
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Sundays, 9:30 am | Redeemer, Kenmore
Help our community to find courage and resilience for the deeply challenging times that are upon us.
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Sundays, 9:30 am | Redeemer, Kenmore
Join us as we explore peace and wholeness!
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Contemplative Worship in the Spirit of Taizé
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First Sunday of the Month, 5:00 pm | St. Andrew’s, Seattle
Join St. Andrew’s, Seattle for contemplative worship in the spirit of Taizé.
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Sundays, 5:30 pm | Epiphany, Seattle
Join Epiphany, Seattle every Sunday at 5:30 pm for Choral Evensong, followed by a reception.
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May 3, 10:00 am | St. James, Kent
Love & Plants for all – Join St. James, Kent, and the community for a day of fun, food, fellowship, and local resources, inspired by the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi’s compassion for all.
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Saint Mark’s Concert Series: All Bach on the Flentrop Organ
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May 9, 7:30 pm | Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle | $20-25 Tickets
Saint Mark’s annual All Bach on the Flentrop Organ concert will be performed by Jonathan Moyer on Friday, May 9 at 7:30 pm.
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May 10, 5:00 pm | St. Dunstan’s, Shoreline
A meditative service of sung Evening Prayer
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Becoming Good Ancestors: Building an Island of Sanity in a World Falling Apart
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May 24, 9:30 am | Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church
A workshop devoted to how we may respond to crises that threaten human and ecological life on
our precious planet.
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Choral Evensong & Recital
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May 29, 7:00 pm | St. Luke’s Memorial, Tacoma
The choirs of St. Luke’s Memorial and St. John’s, Gig Harbor, with organist Michael Plagerman, will sing Choral Evensong for the Feast of the Ascension, followed by a short organ recital by Michael Plagerman.
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May 31, 4:00 pm | Church of the Ascension, Seattle
Please join us for an afternoon of service, prayer and music.
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Caring for God’s World: St. Thomas Church’s 2025 Summer Camp
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June 23, 9:00 am | St. Thomas, Medina
Children ages 4 thru 5th grade, join us from June 23-27 for a week of creation care camp at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Medina!
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Vacation Bible School 2025: Camp Firelight
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July 7-11 | St. Andrew’s, Seattle
Join Saint Andrew’s, Seattle, for Vacation Bible School 2025!
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2025 TENS Pledge Campaign Materials Ready to Use TODAY!
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Did you ever have news that was so exciting that you could not wait to share it with others? The Good News that fills our spirits with joy is about the radical abundance, abiding love, and healing power that Jesus shares with us when we respond to his call to follow him. All of the gifts that we have been given are ready to burst forth to serve our neighbors and share our love with a world in need
The Diocese of Olympia’s annual membership in TENS (The Episcopal Network for Stewardship) means every congregation in the Diocese has full and FREE access to their 2025 pledge campaign resources. 2025 password is Luke1:46 (no spaces, case sensitive).
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Indigenous Artist-in-Residence Program
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Late Summer/Early Fall 2025 | Holden Village, Lake Chelan
This program is a two- to four-week self-guided on-site residency at Holden Village located in the valley of the North Cascade Mountains for Indigenous artists working in a variety of mediums. The program blends opportunities for independent creative work in a private studio space with engagement with the Village community. The application period is open now and will close on May 15 for residencies in late summer & early fall of 2025. Learn more at the link below.
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Seattle Symphony’s Haydn the Creation
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June 5, 7, & 8; 7:30-10:00 pm | Benaroya Hall, Seattle
Experience Haydn The Creation with Full Orchestra, Chorale and Three Soloists.
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June 7, 8:00-10:00 pm | Seattle First Baptist Church
Join the Seattle Choral Company for their 43rd season finale, Asian Voices, celebrating the talents of today’s Asian choral composers from America and the Pacific Rim.
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2026 Portuguese Camino Pilgrimage
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May 22-31, 2026 | $2,995-3,495 Registration
2026 Portuguese Camino Pilgrimage dates have been set for May 22-31, 2026!
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The Diocese of Olympia takes its responsibility for the safety of its people seriously. The Safe Church, Safe Communities training program is now online and teaches how to identify and prevent abuse within the church community. This training is required for all canonically resident and licensed clergy and for non-clergy who have a key to the church facility, including, but not limited to: vestry and bishop’s committee members; church staff; Eucharistic ministers/visitors; and anyone who works with minors in any capacity. Any other interested parishioners are encouraged to take this free training. Certification is valid for three years and then a renewal is required. If you have any questions, please reach out to: safechurch@ecww.org.
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ITEMS AVAILABLE / SEEKING ITEMS
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Available Items from St. James, Sedro-Woolley
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Saint James, Sedro-Woolley lost the use of their sanctuary in 2016 because of structural problems. That building was torn down but the altars – one from the main sanctuary and one from the children’s chapel were saved along with the church bell and all the stained-glass windows. Their stained-glass windows now grace the memorial garden at Saint Columba’s, Kent, but the two altars and the church bell have been in storage, awaiting a new home.
If your congregation is interested in providing a new home for these items, please let our Diocesan Property Manager, the Rev. Dr. Dennis S. Tierney know of your interest by writing to him at dtierney@ecww.org. Here are some candid photos to pique your interest. More detailed information can be provided upon show of interest.
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Christ Church Seattle is renovating, and we would like to find a new home for our pews. There are 24 plus 2 pew frontals. The pews are solid oak, with kneelers, 34 inches tall, 22 inches deep, and 130 inches (almost 11 feet) long. Free, but you’ll need to move them. Please contact cwpratt@proton.me for more info.
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Seeking Wonder, Love, & Praise Hymnal
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The St. John’s, Olympia Music Director, Steve O’Connor, has requested 20 pew-edition copies of the Wonder, Love, & Praise hymnal. They are hoping to beg or borrow (permanently) extra, unused copies that might be knocking around somewhere, if at all possible. They would like to offset the cost and potential waste of ordering brand-new copies if there are a number of them not being used at another church. They are willing to pick them up in the Olympia/Tacoma/Federal Way/Puyallup/Gig Harbor etc. areas.
Contact information:
Anna Okrasinski Maddox
Parish Administrator
anna@stjohnsoly.org
360-352-8527
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The following job opportunities are now open at churches and organizations across Western Washington.
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