Within 24 hours of Charlie Kirks assassination the media and web were abuzz with opinions, outrage, suspicions, accusations, error, fact, and bias. Feeling the need to address our societal outrage, hurt, anxiety, shock, anger, and horror I began to use all the tools available to me to cut through the noise and arrive and some core understanding. The ‘tools’ I refer to include prayer and Bible study, meditation, spiritual discernment, and – most interestingly – Artificial Intelligence. Because of the sheer volume of dialogue and the limited time available AI seemed (and still does) one tool to distill all the words […]

View as WebpageSeptember 5, 2025    Following the Way of Jesus: The 115th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of OlympiaOctober 25 | Regional sites: St. Paul’s, Bellingham; St. Thomas, Medina; St. Mary’s, Lakewood; St. Stephen’s, Longview; St. Antony’s of Egypt, SilverdaleJoin us this year as we use a regional model of convention with five sites connected through Zoom. The regional sites, noted above, will be hosted by local congregations, as well as members of our Diocesan Council. For those who are unable due to distance or health to join those gathered, a Zoom option will be available.MORE INFOZimzum Discipleship: Practices […]

 September 3, 2025  Synod ResourcesAdministration, Compensation Guidelines, Constitutions, Financial, Personnel Policies, Pulpit Supply, Immigration, TransitionLatest Letters and Press Releases from the Synod and ChurchwideUpcoming Eventslinks to event info embedded if applicableSeptember 3 – TONIGHTZoom Forum – Informative Talk on CWA – 6:30pmSeptember 13Sacred Soil Garden Prayer @ Shepherd’s Field Community GardenSeptember 27 & 28PSALM Retreat @ SeabeckSeptember 27 – October 2Namibia/Angola Bishops VisitOctober 11Installation of Bishop Keith Marshall @ Gloria Dei, Olympia – 2pmOctober 11Called to Rise – WELCANovember 3 – 6First Call Theological Education @ Seabeck Please note that Stefanie will be on vacation August 30th through September 15th. We will […]