On Working Smarter, Not Harder with Church Property: Occasional Paper on Property Management in the Diocese of Olympia Series
Carl Barks was one of the earliest and most productive of the cartoon artists who worked for Walt Disney. He was known as the “Good Duck Artist” for his renderings…
Bishop Rickel’s January 2023 Holy Land Pilgrimage
Dear Ones, By now many of you are well aware that I have relished taking pilgrims to the Holy Land. As my time as your Bishop comes to an end…
Final Call for Candidates
To prepare for elections at Diocesan Convention (October 21-22, 2022), the Nominations Committee is sending out a final call for candidates to represent our diocese in four areas: Diocesan Council,…
Bishop Rickel Speaks Out on Climate Change at Lambeth
This from the UK Baptist Times Baptists speak out – at the Lambeth Conference! Dr David Golding CBE and Mark Francis, members of Whitley Bay Baptist Church and Trafalgar Road…
Lambeth Conference 2022, Canterbury, England, August 4, 2022
A reflection by Bishop Rickel on the Lambeth Conference, published on his blog, bishoprickel.com
Irrigation Systems or Irritation Systems: Occasional Paper on Property Management in the Diocese of Olympia Series
The title of this occasional paper reveals the bias of the author. I dislike irrigation systems in general. While I acknowledge that watering plants during the dry summer we experience…
Lambeth Conference 2022 – Reflection with Trepidation
Dear Ones, Lambeth Conference 2022 looms. I leave on Monday to travel to this most usual but hardly met every decade event. The last one was in 2008 and I…
Episcopal Church Condemns Israel’s Oppression of Palestinians
The Episcopal Church voted at the 80th General Convention to condemn Israel’s occupation and oppression of Palestinians and urge the United States to take action to oppose Israeli laws and…
Special Edition News Service from the Bishop
A Message from Bishop Rickel July 15, 2022 Bishop Rickel reflects on his time as Bishop of Olympia and shares plans for the future. Transcript of Bishop Rickel’s Video Letter…
A Call for Candidates for 2022 Diocesan Convention
To prepare for elections at diocesan convention (October 21-22, 2022), the Nominations Committee is now calling for candidates to represent our diocese in four areas: Diocesan Council (4 regional positions…