Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: As I write this piece on Tuesday, I am scanning the Washington State House and Senate for updates on the calendar. This…
Lent 2024: A Message from Bishop Skelton
Greetings, people of the Diocese of Olympia. From John’s Gospel: “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone, but if it dies, it produces…
Clergy Transitions in the Diocese of Olympia
It is a time of transition within our Diocese, and we have a new clergy transition to announce. The Rev. Dr. Janet Waggoner has accepted a call as rector of…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: The news from Olympia is mixed. HB 2114 has moved forward into House Rules, where it needs approval to be sent to…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: Dear Ones, The Washington State Legislature is today (January 31) moving on current bills in which we have an interest. We won’t…
Preparing for Lent and the Triduum: Resources as We Move toward the Central Mystery of Christian Faith and Life
The Book of Common Prayer 1979 marked a radical departure from previous prayer books in that it highlighted Holy Baptism as the primary sacrament of Christian ministry in the church….
Ongoing Worship Renewal
In 2018, General Convention established the Task Force on Liturgical and Prayer Book Revision, a new committee with lay and clergy members. In 2022, General Convention transferred the work of…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: I recently read a piece written by Steven Lawler, director of the Walker Leadership Institute, which outlined the complexity of dealing with…
Remembering The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Message from Bishop Skelton
“For nonviolent response, it seems, does not come naturally to many of us, especially when we feel threatened and subject to the potential violence of others, something that some people…
Ordinations to the Transitional Diaconate
On December 9, 2023, The Most Rev. Melissa Skelton ordained six new transitional deacons at Saint Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle: Phillip Lienau, Theresa L. Newell, Lisa Bozarth Ozaeta, Martin William…
