Zimzum Discipleship: The Sabbath – Small Group Session 4 – The Connection to Consumerism
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,…
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 in Place: The Rev. Theresa Newell.
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…