Advent 2024: A Message from Bishop LaBelle
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…
Advent, Christmas, and Holiday Services in the Diocese of Olympia
Join our churches and worshiping communities from across the Diocese of Olympia this holiday season! More services will be added throughout the season, so check back for more updates! Loading…
2025 Global Mission Grants Now Open
The office of Multicultural Ministries and Community Transformation is pleased to announce that applications for the 2025 Diocese of Olympia Global Mission Grants are now available below. This year, there…
The Office of the Bishop Seeks Executive Assistant to the Bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia seeks an Executive Assistant (EA) to the bishop. The EA to the bishop—based in Seattle—supports the bishop’s ministry and the mission of the diocese by…
Redeemer, Kenmore
Priest-in-Charge (3/4 to Full-Time)
James F. Hodges Diocesan Investment Fund (2021)
The 2021 final audited 2021 James F. Hodges Diocesan Investment Fund (DIF) Report. James F. Hodges Diocesan Investment Fund (2021)
Clergy Background Checks
Clergy in the Diocese are required to have a background check on file to be updated every five years. Please note that only the Rector/Vicar/Priest-in-Charge, Administrator, or Sr. Warden may…
Zimzum Discipleship: The Sabbath – Small Group Session 3 – Tech Sabbath
Gathering Opening Prayer: Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that we,…
Zimzum Discipleship, Lesson 1: The Sabbath
Hi, I’m Phil LaBelle, Bishop of the Diocese of Olympia, the Episcopal Church in western Washington. Last month, I introduced the idea of Zimzum Discipleship to you with a call…
Zimzum Discipleship: The Sabbath – Small Group Session 2 – Delight in the Sabbath
Gathering Opening Prayer: Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that we,…
Zimzum Discipleship: The Sabbath – Small Group Session 1, General Overview
Gathering Opening Prayer: Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that we,…
Zimzum Discipleship: The Sabbath – Additional Resources, May 2025
Books The Sabbath: Its Meaning for the Modern Man by Abraham Joshua Heschel. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week by…
Sacred Waters Open House
For those who made the journey to The Sacred Waters Center on April 26, it was an incredible gift of connection, celebration, and making new friends. As some said, it…
