Week of March 10th, 2024     save the date Southwestern Washington Women of the ELCA Spring Retreat at Black Diamond Camp April 19 – 21, 2024 -more info to follow soon- More information coming soon! Read the Newsletter HERE Prayer of the Day O God, rich in mercy, by the humiliation of your Son you lifted up this fallen world and rescued us from the hopelessness of death. Lead us into your light, that all our deeds may reflect your love, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, […]

  News from the Diocese of Olympia View as Webpage March 8, 2024       The Joint Board for Bishop Transition Announces Preliminary Slate of Bishop Nominees The Joint Board for Bishop Transition in the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia is pleased to announce that, after receiving the recommendations of the Bishop Search Committee, we have approved a preliminary slate of nominees for the Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Olympia. The Reverend Phil LaBelle The Reverend Doctor Hillary D. Raining The Venerable Jordan Haynie Ware The Reverend Kate E. Wesch More information can be found on our Bishop Transition […]

THE BEACON WEEKLY Articles this issue… The Beacon Newsletter 02/27/2024 This Week at St. Christopher’s… Week of March 4th Monday (03/04/2024)  Mitford Series Reading Group – 1:30 pm Tuesday (03/05/2024)   Faithful Living – 6:15 am Centering Christian Prayer – 9:30 pm Wednesday (03/06/2024) Widows/Widowers Support Group – 1:30 pm Choir Practice – 3:30 pm Thursday (03/07/2024) – Perpetua and Her Companions, Martyrs at Carthage; died 202 Fellowship Breakfast – 9:00 am Worship Band – 3:15 pm AA Meeting – 6:00 pm Friday (03/08/2024)  Clergy Sabbath Saturday (03/09/2024)       Sunday (03/10/2024) Morning Prayer – 7:00 am Contemplative Eucharist – 8:00 am Adult Bible Study – 9:00 am Choral Eucharist – 10:30 […]

THE BEACON WEEKLY Pictures From the 2/24 Lenten Quiet Day… Articles this issue… The Beacon Newsletter 02/20/2024 This Week at St. Christopher’s… Week of February 26th Monday (02/26/2024) – Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg, Missionary to India,; died 1719 Mitford Series Reading Group – 1:30 pm Tuesday (02/27/2024)  Faithful Living – 6:15 am Centering Prayer – 9:30 pm (see Happenings @ St. C for further information) Wednesday (02/28/2024)  Widows/Widowers Support Group – 1:30 pm Choir Practice – 3:30 pm Hot Meals Outreach – 3:45 pm Thursday (02/29/2024)  Worship Band – 3:15 pm AA Meeting – 6:00 pm Friday (03/01/2024) – George Herbert, Priest; died 1633; David, Bishop of Menevia, Wales; died ca. 544 Clergy […]

THE BEACON WEEKLY Articles this issue… Lent 2024: A Message from Bishop Skelton The Beacon Newsletter 02/13/2024 This Week at St. Christopher’s… Week of February 19th Monday (02/19/2024)  Church Office Closed – President’s Day Mitford Series Reading Group – 1:30 pm Tuesday (02/20/2024) – Rasmus Jensen, First Lutheran Pastor in North America; died 1620     Faithful Living – 6:15 am Centering Christian Prayer – 9:30 pm Wednesday (02/21/2024) Widows/Widowers Support Group – 1:30 pm Choir Practice – 3:30 pm Thursday (02/22/2024)  Fellowship Breakfast – 9:00 am Worship Band – 3:15 pm AA Meeting – 6:00 pm Friday (02/23/2024) – Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr; died 156 Clergy Sabbath Griffin Wyldlife […]

  Week of February 18th, 2024 Read it HERE save the date Southwestern Washington Women of the ELCA Spring Retreat at Black Diamond Camp April 19 – 21, 2024 -more info to follow soon- Prayer of the Day Holy God, heavenly Father, in the waters of the flood you saved the chosen, and in the wilderness of temptation you protected your Son from sin. Renew us in the gift of baptism. May your holy angels be with us, that the wicked foe may have no power over us, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with […]

  News from the Diocese of Olympia View as Webpage February 16, 2024       Bishop Search Committee Discernment Retreat “We on the Bishop Search Committee are in the final preparations for our Discernment Retreat together from February 15-17. We are excited to gather as a team with the final group of candidates and enter into this next and very important phase of the search process.” Read more about the final steps in the Bishop Search Committee’s work before the slate of candidates is revealed at the end of the month. READ MORE St. Luke’s, Seattle: Building a Place […]

Lent 2024 A Message from Bishop Skelton February 14, 2024 “But on Ash Wednesday and throughout Lent, we get to gaze at something else, the fallen tree becoming a new thing, the mystery of Jesus, and the mystery of our own lives that we call the Paschal mystery.” Bishop Skelton offers her reflections and invitations to a holy Lent. The Most Rev. Melissa Skelton mskelton@ecww.org 206.325.4200 x2010 1551 10th Ave. E. Seattle, WA 98102 https://ecww.org/ Diocese of Olympia | 1551 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102 Try email marketing for free today!

  THE BEACON WEEKLY Ash Wednesday this week: 1pm & 7pm Services 3:30-5:30 Ashes to Go (at Companion Cove) Articles this issue… Bishop’s Council Officers Elected. (Article below.) The Beacon Newsletter 02/06/2024 This Week at St. Christopher’s… Week of February 12th Monday (02/12/2024)  Mitford Series Reading Group – 1:30 pm Bishop’s Council Meeting – 7:00 pm   Tuesday (02/13/2024) –  Absalom Jones, Priest, 1818 Faithful Living – 6:15 am Centering Prayer – 9:30 pm (see Happenings @ St. C for further information)Wednesday (02/14/2024) – Cyril, Monk and Methodius, Bishop – Missionaries to the Slavs; died 885 Ash Wednesday Service – 1:00 pm Widows/Widowers Support Group – 1:30 pm […]

THE BEACON WEEKLY The Annual Meeting Last Sunday Articles this issue… The Beacon Newsletter 01/30/2024 This Week at St. Christopher’s… Week of February 5th Monday (02/05/2024) – Paul Miki and His Companions, Martyrs of Japan; died 1597 Mitford Series Reading Group – 1:30 pm Tuesday (02/06/2024) – Philipp Jakob Spener, Renewer of the Church; died 1705     Faithful Living – 6:15 am Wednesday (02/07/2024) Widows/Widowers Support Group – 1:30 pm Choir Practice – 3:30 pm Thursday (02/08/2024)  Fellowship Breakfast – 9:00 am Worship Band – 3:15 pm Evening Prayer – 5:00 pm AA Meeting – 6:00 pm Friday (02/09/2024) Clergy Sabbath Saturday (02/10/2024)      Sunday (02/11/2024)  Morning Prayer – […]

THE BEACON WEEKLY Annual Meeting Rescheduled The Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 4th following the 10:30 AM Service. Please review the Annual Report and 2023 Minutes prior to the meeting. Seeking: 2 Delegates & 2 Alternates for Diocesan Convention schedluled October 25-26 at the Tacoma Convention Center and Marriott Hotel Downtown Tacoma. These positions are elected at the congregation’s annual meeting. You may nominate yourself or someone else. Bishop’s Council (BC) Candidates: Every year two BC go off and two new people are elected to a 3 year term. Nominations are still open. 2 Seats are open. The […]

  News from the Diocese of Olympia View as Webpage January 26, 2024       Congregation Leadership Conference March 9, 10:00 am | St. Margaret’s Bellevue April 6, 10:00 am | Online Join other clergy and congregational leaders for the Congregation Leadership Conference – a combination of plenary sessions and breakout workshops. MARCH 9 APRIL 6 Regional Beloved Community Interest Form Multicultural Ministries & Community Transformation hopes to connect and resource folks in their parishes and wider regions in a variety of ways. Please share your interests around Sacred Ground, the Racial Justice Audit, advocacy, regional Allies Circles, and […]

  Week of January 28th, 2024 2024 Rate Changes New IRS mileage rate is $0.67 Pulpit Supply rate is $200.00 2024 Lenten Resources ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving Augsburg Fortress – Gathered Into One -Lenten Devotions If you have Lenten Resources you would like to share, please email us at swwsynod@plu.edu. Thank you. Helpful Resources New Name. Same Mission. Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service to become Global Refuge. Read more here Upcoming Events links to event info embedded if applicable January 7, 14, 21 & 28 Reconciling in Christ – Book Study @ Peace, Puyallup starting January 26 […]

THE BEACON WEEKLY Articles this issue… Fwd: “F.A.I.L.–A New Mindset,” January 19, 2024 Fwd: Across the Diocese: January 19, 2024 The Beacon Newsletter 01/17/2024 This Week at St. Christopher’s… Week of January 22nd Monday (1/22/2024) – Vincent, Deacon of Saragossa, Martyr; died 304 Mitford Series Reading Group – 1 pmTuesday (1/23/2024) – Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts; died 1893 Faithful Living – 6:15 am Wednesday (1/24/2024) – Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva; died 1622; Ordination of Florence Li Tim-Oi, First Woman Priest in the Anglican Communion; died 1944 Widows/Widowers Support Group – 1:30 pm Choir Practice – 3:30 pm Hot Meals Outreach – 3:45 pm Thursday (1/25/2024) – The Conversion of […]

      Holly Hughes Stoner, LMFT Scott Stoner, LMFT January 19 2024 F.A.I.L.–A New Mindset We have been taking Spanish lessons for the last several years. There has been progress occasionally, but more often than not, it has been an ongoing lesson in humility. And as it turns out, this might be the most important lesson of all. One of the biggest obstacles we have had to overcome is our desire to quickly “get it right.” Just as we begin to feel comfortable with a new milestone we have achieved, we are humbled once again as we take on […]

News from the Diocese of Olympia View as Webpage January 19, 2024           Updates from the Bishop Search Committee The Search Committee has continued our work. We recently completed the Zoom interviews with candidates. As the committee moves forward, it is now in a silent phase of the search process to maintain confidentiality. READ MORE Ancient Practices for Contemporary Creation Care In Monastic Ecological Wisdom, The Rev. Samuel Torvend uncovers the hidden story of early Christian and early monastic care for the earth and its many creatures. Drawing on recent scientific and theological discoveries, MEW also […]

THE BEACON WEEKLY Articles this issue… The Beacon Newsletter 01/09/2024 This Week at St. Christopher’s… Week of January 15th Monday (01/15/2024)  Church Office Closed – MLK Day Annual Report Contributions Due Mitford Series Reading Group – 1:00 pm   Tuesday (01/16/2024) – George Fox, Renewer of Society; died 1691 Faithful Living – 6:15 amWednesday (01/17/2024) – Antony, Abbot in Egypt; died 356; Pachomius, Abbot; died 346 Widows/Widowers Support Group – 1:30 pm Choir Practice – 3:30 pm Thursday (01/18/2024) – The Confession of St. Peter, Apostle; Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Begins Worship Band – 3:15 pm AA Meeting – 6:00 pm Evensong: Feast of the Confession of St. Peter, […]

  News from the Diocese of Olympia View as Webpage December 29, 2023       Holiday Services Across the Diocese of Olympia Join our churches and worshiping communities from across the Diocese of Olympia this holiday season! More services will be added throughout the season, so check back for more updates! FIND A SERVICE! Clergy Transitions in the Diocese of Olympia It is a time of transition within our Diocese, and we have a new clergy transition to announce. The Rev. Martin Pommerenke (he/him), ordained to the transitional diaconate earlier this month, is thrilled to join St. Paul’s, Bellingham, […]