Fwd: Across the Diocese: December 16, 2022
News from the Diocese of Olympia View as Webpage December 16, 2022 Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Services Across the Diocese 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! FIND A SERVICE Updates from the Bishop’s Taskforce on Homelessness “…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 […]
Synod E-News: ELCA Christmas mssg, Synod Assembly info updated, Free hunger resources, disability min grants,trainings
Southwestern Washington Synod E-News Week of December 11, 2022 Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjV2nS2c4LE Download English pdf: https://download.elca.org/ELCA Resource Repository/Christmas_Message_2022_ENG.pdf Download Spanish pdf: https://download.elca.org/ELCA Resource Repository/Christmas_Message_2022_SP.pdf Merry Christmas, dear church. The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ELCA World Hunger and Lutheran Disaster Response Free Resources ELCA World Hunger and Lutheran Disaster Response have always been intricately connected, but in recent months global events have reminded us again just how vital the work of God through these shared ministries is for communities around the world. As the world looks to incredibly complex challenges in the days […]
Synod E-News: YAGM reg open, holiday events, Music trainings, and more trainings
Southwestern Washington Synod E-News Week of November 13, 2022 Updated 2023 Synod Compensation Guidelines for Rostered Ministers (The Definition of Compensation Form has been updated to reflect the 12 weeks of Parental Leave as noted in guidelines and approved by 2019 Synod Assembly.) https://swwasynod.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2023-Compensation-Guidelines-final-Update.pdf Synod monthly Newsletter (November 2022)–https://swwasynod.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Moments-for-Mission_November-2022-final.pdf YAGM Applications are OPEN! The ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) program is ready for new volunteers! This year, for the first time since early 2020, YAGM participants are walking alongside our international neighbors. Now, it’s time for the YAGM team to find the next volunteers ready to step out […]
We give thanks… for you.
Dear St. Christopher’s Friends, Members, and Supporters, At St. Christopher’s we have much to be thankful for… there have been physical additions to our facilities like the new flooring downstairs or the gazebo and the new playground equipment outside. We’ve had marvelous programs and events the Thanksgiving potluck, Evensong, and new book studies. And there are signs of recovery from the Pandemic all over. But we are most grateful for God’s work in and through you. So many of you give of your time and talent and treasure. You come to worship. You pray for this community. You share […]
Synod E-News: Ukraine Refugee Response, and lots of trainings
Southwestern Washington Synod E-News Week of November 6, 2022 Register for this webinar on Ukraine Refugee Crisis Update here Christians against Christian Nationalism video from Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton (November 2, 2022) Video link here Public response period: Social message on climate care A draft of the ELCA’s forthcoming social message on climate change and how we are called to respond has been posted, and the public comment period is open through Friday, Dec. 2. This project was authorized in light of the grim contemporary situation affecting our global home and the need for fresh action on the part of this church. The draft will be […]
Fall Update for Young Adults
AUTUMN IN THE DIOCESE OF OLYMPIA for YOUNG ADULTS… Starting Tuesday… Join young adults from across the Diocese for a rich, guided conversation about the complicated ways relationships and faith intersect. Video shorts, provocative questions, and small group reflection will round out our time together. Many thanks to our support team: Rose Hazard, the Rev. Hillary Kimsey, and Michael Klucas, with additional assistance and insight from: the Rev. Canon Carla Robinson, the Rev. Daren Chidester, and the Rev. Edmund Harris. Two consecutive Tuesday evenings: November 1 & 8 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. via Zoom Register below for free to get the […]
Across the Diocese – October 28, 2022
View as Webpage October 28, 2022 Encountering Jesus in the Garden: The 112th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia Water. Soil. Seeds. Growth. As the seasons change, as the fruit within our own hearts and communities begins to ripen and mature, Jesus calls on us to encounter him in the garden. As we look for ways to heal our planet, to heal our relationship to creation and become faithful stewards of this place we call home, Jesus calls on us to encounter him in the garden. And as we celebrate our rich and vibrant […]
Where do our Tithes go?
Recently I’ve spoken about the necessity of tithing for the effective functioning of the Church. To recap, the Tithe is the Biblical principle of giving 10% of your income to God as an act of thanksgiving and faithfulness for the accomplishing of God’s purposes in the world through the Church. But what is your local church doing with those tithes? Where does that money go? Every year at the annual meeting we publish a Narrative Budget.* It’s an accounting of what we do in story-form rather than a line by line itemized version.* This year’s budget was broken down into four […]