The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia

To better assist congregations become “healthier, more faithful, and more effective communities of faith” we will now offer smaller grants ($5,000 or less) to be given right away in the year of application. We will continue to offer larger grants applied for and decided the prior year to implementation. That process is not changed. These “Pop-Up Grants” can be applied for at any time. Pop-up applications will not be accepted after August of the current year and will be evaluated

We have a transition to announce at the Office of the Bishop. Denise Brumbaugh, our Diocesan Youth Ministry Program Coordinator, will be stepping down from her position at the end of March in order to travel and spend more time with her family. Denise also plans to partner with Chuck Hamilton, Episcopal Relief & Development’s coordinator for the Diocese of Olympia, on the 1,000 Days of Love campaign, so she will still be very active and involved in the diocese.

From Daryl Storey, Diocese of Olympia’s Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Representative: All women in all congregations are considered “Women in Ministry” and “Episcopal Church Women.” We would love to know what you all are doing. At this time, The Diocese of Olympia ECW is made up of women’s groups from St. Hugh, Allyn; St. Alban, Edmonds; St. Bede, Port Orchard; St. Aiden, Camano Island; Emmanuel, Orcas Island;  All Saints, Vancouver; St. Timothy, Chehalis; St. James, Kent; St. John, Snohomish; and

One of the facts of life in our modern digital world is there will be people trying to get money or goods fraudulently through phishing scams. This happens when an individual receives an email supposedly sent by someone they know and trust (their priest, or even the bishop). The email is sent to a number of people asking for assistance or a favor. This is now all-too common and seems to occur on a weekly basis at any one of

The Office of the Bishop is looking for a fulltime Staff Accountant to join our four-person accounting team. This non-exempt position is responsible for general ledger fund accounting, as well as payroll tracking and processing. The person hired will report to and assist our accounting manager. Take a look at the position description and, if interested, send resume and cover letter to Canon Dede Moore, Canon for Governance & Human Resources, dmoore@ecww.org, by February 7. FULL DESCRIPTION

Please note: the image of vandalism from St. Luke, Seattle contains potentially triggering slurs. Several churches across the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia were vandalized on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with messages of intolerance and political divisiveness. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Seattle, Trinity Episcopal Church in Everett, and Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle were all targets of these acts of hate. The leaders of all three communities have responded with such grace and love in the midst of

Today we introduce another Seattle Service Corps member: Elly Green! She comes to Seattle by way of many places, but Kentucky is where her parents live. Elly graduated in 2018 from Xavier in Cincinnati, Ohio with a double major in English and Gender and Diversity Studies. Elly said about joining the Service Corps, “I’m really drawn to a sense of community in family ties and ones you form yourself. The SSC program community also intersects with spirituality, which was a