Bishop Rickel’s 2017 Convention Address

-The following address was delivered by the Rt. Rev. Gregory Rickel at the 107th Convention of the Diocese of Olympia I want to offer my greetings to all of you…

Intercultural Development Inventory at Convention 2017

During the first day of Convention, The Rev. Canon Alissabeth Newton and The Rev. Arienne Davison gave the plenary presentation about intercultural competency and the Intercultural Development Inventory. The full…

A New Vision for the Diocese of Olympia

Welcome to the Episcopal Church in Western Washington. We are over 31,000 people in more than 100 worshiping communities. We are comprised of Locally Centered and Networked Communities, Forming Christian…

Convention Workshops 2017

Friday, October 27, you have the opportunity to attend two sessions of workshops presented by diocesan programs and ministries. Session 1 is from 10:00-11:00am and Session 2 is from 11:15am-12:15pm….

New Clergy Calls in the Diocese of Olympia

We are pleased to announce the call of two clergy to positions within the Diocese. The Rev. Eldwin (Ed) M. Lovelady has been called as Vicar of St. Benedict, Lacey…