Advent
Greetings, Diocese of Olympia and all who may be watching. Advent and a new church year is upon us. It’s always hard to believe for me that it rolls around…
Creation Care Follow-Up from Convention
Thanks to all who contributed to and participated in our Creation Care themed Convention. How energizing it was to recount, celebrate, and look forward to more of this important work in…
Understanding the COP Process: A Letter from Sharm el Shiekh
Image by https://www.cop27.eg/assets/img/cop27-logo.svg, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72213177 Doing work within the UN network is inspiring and daunting. Inspiring to see so many people work so hard to forge astonishing compromises like…
Clergy Transitions in the Diocese of Olympia
It is a time of transition within our diocese, and we have new a clergy transition to announce. The Rev. Rachel Endicott has accepted a call as interim rector of…
COP27: Updates from Our Missioner for Climate Care and Climate Justice
From John Kydd, Missioner for Climate Care and Climate Justice: It’s about 6 am and the call to prayer (adhan meaning “to listen”) rolls gently past my patio headed for…
Chaplains on the Harbor Transition
From the Rev. Sarah (Cedar) Monroe: As many of you all have already heard, I am leaving Chaplains on the Harbor after nine years of ministry. I wanted to take…
Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: Living into our Baptismal Covenant
From Don Fornoff, Task Force on Homelessness Member: Dear Ones, In 2019 the Task Force Presented at Convention some thoughts and facts about the homelessness situation in Washington state. None…
Monetizing Church Properties: Some Guiding Principles, Occasional Paper on Property Management
“Monetizing Church Property: Some Guiding Principles” Occasional Paper on Property Management in the Diocese of Olympia Series The Rev. Dr. Dennis S. Tierney Property Manager Monetizing church property seems to…
COP27: A Prayer for Finance
Image by https://www.cop27.eg/assets/img/cop27-logo.svg, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72213177 Our Missioner for Climate Care and Climate Justice, John Kydd, is part of The Episcopal Church’s delegation to COP27. After a day of listening…
COP27: A Prayer for Repair
Image by https://www.cop27.eg/assets/img/cop27-logo.svg, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72213177 Our Missioner for Climate Care and Climate Justice, John Kydd, is part of The Episcopal Church’s delegation to COP27. John shares the following reflections…