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SUMMARY:The 116th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/the-116th-convention-of-the-episcopal-diocese-of-olympia/
LOCATION:DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport\, 18740 International Blvd\, SeaTac\, WA\, 98188\, United States
CATEGORIES:Diocesan Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Michael Seewer":MAILTO:mseewer@ecww.org
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SUMMARY:Women's Stories of Healing
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/womens-stories-of-healing/
LOCATION:Redeemer\, Kenmore\, 6210 NE 181st St.\, Kenmore\, WA\, 98028\, United States
CATEGORIES:Congregation Event
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SUMMARY:Choral Evensong
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/choral-evensong/2026-10-25/
LOCATION:Epiphany\, Seattle\, 1805 38th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122
CATEGORIES:Congregation Event
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SUMMARY:Compline\, Sung by The Compline Choir
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/compline-sung-by-the-compline-choir-2/2026-10-25/
LOCATION:Saint Mark’s Cathedral\, Seattle\, 1245 10th AVE E.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cathedral Events,Congregation Event,Diocesan Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Jason Anderson":MAILTO:director@complinechoir.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261028T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261028T210000
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CREATED:20261008T205148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261008T205148Z
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SUMMARY:Pre-Election Interfaith Vigil for Unity & Peace
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/pre-election-interfaith-vigil-for-unity-peace/
LOCATION:Saint Mark’s Cathedral\, Seattle\, 1245 10th AVE E.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cathedral Events,Diocesan Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Very Rev. Steve Thomason":MAILTO:sthomason@saintmarks.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261030T193000
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SUMMARY:Phantom of the Pipes: A Haunting Halloween Organ Concert & Spooky Storytelling Spectacle
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/phantom-of-the-pipes-a-haunting-halloween-organ-concert-spooky-storytelling-spectacle/
LOCATION:St. Dunstan’s\, Shoreline\, 722 N 145th St\, Shoreline\, WA\, 98133
CATEGORIES:Congregation Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Admin%2C St. Dunstan's%2C Shoreline":MAILTO:office@sdchp.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261031T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261031T160000
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CREATED:20261014T175043Z
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SUMMARY:Halloween Party
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/halloween-party/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Church\, Seattle\, 15 Roy St.\, Seattle\, 98109
CATEGORIES:Congregation Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Emily Tweedie":MAILTO:parishoffice@stpaulseattle.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
DTSTAMP:20260427T160121Z
CREATED:20251119T194915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T160121Z
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SUMMARY:The Rev Cn Carla Robinson's Visitation to Emmanuel\, Eastsound
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/the-rev-cn-carla-robinsons-visitation-to-emmanuel-eastsound/
CATEGORIES:Staff Visits
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
DTSTAMP:20260722T205721Z
CREATED:20251205T223215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T205721Z
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SUMMARY:Bishop LaBelle's Visitation to St. Martin/St. Francis\, Rockport
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/bishop-labelles-visitation-to-st-martin-st-francis-rockport/
LOCATION:St. Martin & St. Francis\, Rockport\, 55223 Conrad Rd.\, Rockport\, WA\, 98283\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bishop Visits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261101T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261101T170000
DTSTAMP:20261014T151202Z
CREATED:20261014T151202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T151202Z
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SUMMARY:All Saints' Day & Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/all-saints-day-gabriel-faures-requiem/
CATEGORIES:Other Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ashley Graham-Wilcox":MAILTO:communications@stthomasmedina.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261101T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261101T180000
DTSTAMP:20231218T214754Z
CREATED:20231218T214754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231218T214754Z
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SUMMARY:Contemplative Worship in the Spirit of Taizé
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/contemplative-worship-in-the-spirit-of-taize/2026-11-01/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s\, Seattle\, 111 NE 80th St.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98115\, United States
CATEGORIES:Congregation Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tim Drewes":MAILTO:timd@saintandrewsseattle.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261101T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261101T180000
DTSTAMP:20261014T170402Z
CREATED:20261014T170402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T170402Z
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SUMMARY:All Saints Evensong
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/all-saints-evensong/
LOCATION:St. John’s\, Kirkland\, 105 State St S\, Kirkland\, WA\, 98033\, United States
CATEGORIES:Congregation Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Michael Monnikendam":MAILTO:michael@ststephens-seattle.org
GEO:47.6746476;-122.2029372
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261107T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261107T150000
DTSTAMP:20261014T151404Z
CREATED:20261014T151404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T151404Z
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SUMMARY:Empty Bowls: A Fundraiser to Support our Unhoused Neighbors
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/empty-bowls-a-fundraiser-to-support-our-unhoused-neighbors/
LOCATION:St. Thomas\, Medina\, 8398 NE 12th St\, Medina\, WA\, 98039\, United States
CATEGORIES:Congregation Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ashley Graham-Wilcox":MAILTO:communications@stthomasmedina.org
GEO:47.6212096;-122.2291764
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261107T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261107T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T184529Z
CREATED:20260408T184529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T184529Z
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SUMMARY:Soli Deo Gloria Organ Concert Series
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/soli-deo-gloria-organ-concert-series/2026-11-07/
LOCATION:First Lutheran Church of West Seattle\, 4105 California Ave SW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98116
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:Soli Deo Gloria Concert
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/soli-deo-gloria-concert/
LOCATION:First Lutheran Church of West Seattle\, 4105 California Ave SW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98116
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
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SUMMARY:The Rev Cn Cristi Chapman's Visitation to St. Philip's\, Marysville
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/the-rev-cn-cristi-chapmans-visitation-to-st-philips-marysville/
LOCATION:St. Philip’s\, Marysville\, 4312 84th St NE\, Marysville\, WA\, 98270\, United States
CATEGORIES:Staff Visits
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
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SUMMARY:The Rev Ivar Hillesland's Visitation to St. Antony of Egypt\, Silverdale
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/the-rev-ivar-hilleslands-visitation-to-st-antony-of-egypt-silverdale/
LOCATION:St. Antony of Egypt\, Silverdale\, 11885 Old Frontier Road NW\, Silverdale\, WA\, 98383\, United States
CATEGORIES:Staff Visits
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SUMMARY:Ditty Bag Day
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/ditty-bag-day/
LOCATION:The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist-West Seattle\, 3050 California Ave SW\, Seattle\, 98116
CATEGORIES:Congregation Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261114T160000
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SUMMARY:Maggie's Market 2026 Christmas Market at St. Margaret's
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/maggies-market-2026-christmas-market-at-st-margarets/
LOCATION:St. Margaret’s\, Bellevue\, 4228 Factoria Blvd SE\, Bellevue\, WA\, 98006
CATEGORIES:Congregation Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261116
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SUMMARY:The Rev Cn Cristi Chapman's Visitation to Christ Church\, Puyallup
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/the-rev-cn-cristi-chapmans-visitation-to-christ-church-puyallup/
LOCATION:Christ Church\, Puyallup\, 210 Fifth St SW\, Puyallup\, WA\, 98371\, United States
CATEGORIES:Staff Visits
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261116
DTSTAMP:20251119T195103Z
CREATED:20251119T195103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T195103Z
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SUMMARY:The Rev Ivar Hillesland's Visitation to St Luke - San Lucas\, Vancouver
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/the-rev-ivar-hilleslands-visitation-to-st-luke-san-lucas-vancouver/
CATEGORIES:Staff Visits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261115T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261115T190000
DTSTAMP:20260908T173410Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T173410Z
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SUMMARY:Evensong Talk
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/evensong-talk/2026-11-15/
LOCATION:Epiphany\, Seattle\, 1805 38th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122
CATEGORIES:Congregation Event
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: How to Run a Great Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/lunch-and-learn-how-to-run-a-great-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Diocesan Events,Virtual and Online Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ivar Hillesland":MAILTO:ivar@apostleschurch.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261121T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261121T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T231517Z
CREATED:20260407T231517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T231517Z
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SUMMARY:CCD Saturdays 2026-27 - Year A
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/ccd-saturdays-2026-27-year-a/2026-11-21/
LOCATION:Diocesan House\, 1551 10th Ave E\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Diocesan Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261121T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261121T163000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T194035Z
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SUMMARY:College for Congregational Development - Saturday Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/college-for-congregational-development-saturday-sessions/2026-11-21/
LOCATION:Office of the Bishop\, 1551 10th Ave E\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Diocesan Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261123
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SUMMARY:The Rev Cn Cristi Chapman's Visitation to All Saints\, Vancouver
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/the-rev-cn-cristi-chapmans-visitation-to-all-saints-vancouver/
LOCATION:All Saints\, Vancouver\, 2206 NW 99th St.\, Vancouver\, WA\, 98665\, United States
CATEGORIES:Staff Visits
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261123
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SUMMARY:Bishop LaBelle's Visitation to St. Andrew's\, Tacoma
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/bishop-labelles-visitation-to-st-andrews-tacoma/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s\, Tacoma\, 7410 S. 12th St.\, Tacoma\, 98465
CATEGORIES:Bishop Visits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261202T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261202T125500
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LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T195559Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: Holy Week Liturgies
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/lunch-and-learn-holy-week-liturgies/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Diocesan Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ivar Hillesland":MAILTO:ivar@apostleschurch.org
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SUMMARY:Advent Vespers
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/advent-vespers/2026-12-02/
LOCATION:St. Michael & All Angels\, Issaquah\, 325 SE Darst St\, Issaquah\, 98027
CATEGORIES:Congregation Event
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SUMMARY:Buon Natale! An Italian Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Advent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pastors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaningful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surrounds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four things during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizing that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the coming of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage with the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to figure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it towards those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random person twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\, isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this season with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third thing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same thing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to give something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Things that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than just buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do together to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each other. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impact those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer International\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on behalf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those things would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would bring us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And through that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to bring peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a blessing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to greet the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst.
URL:https://ecww.org/event/buon-natale-an-italian-christmas/2026-12-05/
LOCATION:Saint Mark’s Cathedral\, Seattle\, 1245 10th AVE E.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cathedral Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Seattle Choral Company":MAILTO:scc@seattlechoralcompany.org
GEO:47.6319323;-122.3213125
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