Easter 2025: A Message from Bishop LaBelle
Hello, beloved friends of the Diocese of Olympia. A number of years ago now I attended a conference that included a talk from Peter Rollins, a progressive philosopher and theologian…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force to the Unhoused
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash From Lizbeth Adams, Co-Chair, Bishop’s Task Force to the Unhoused: Come, Creator Spirit Master and Creator of heaven, earth, and sea, and all that…
Give to a Church
Donations can now be made to individual churches through the main Diocese of Olympia giving account. The diocese will manage sending each church whatever funds are donated to them along…
Celebrating God’s Love for All Creation
As we look ahead to Holy Week, the Triduum, and Eastertide, God’s promise of New Creation for us and indeed the whole cosmos is an invitation into transformative discipleship in…
Preparing for Easter
Here are two helpful documents to support preparation for the Easter liturgies and the Easter season. The first document – The Baptismal Covenant – can be distributed to parishioners prior…
Zimzum Discipleship: Practices for a Christ-Centered Life – Introduction
Hi, I’m Phil LaBelle, Bishop of the Diocese of Olympia, the Episcopal Church in Western Washington. The opening words of the Torah from the Book of Genesis tell us that…
Zimzum Discipleship: Introduction – Additional Resources, April 2025
Books A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society by Eugene Patterson. IVP, 2024 (Commemorative Edition). Being Disciples: Essentials of the Christian Life by Rowan…
Zimzum Discipleship: Introduction – Small Group Gathering, April 2025
Gathering Opening Prayer: Most loving God, whose will it is for us to give thanks for all things, to fear nothing but the loss of you, and to cast all…
Small Group Gathering Guidelines for Zimzum Discipleship
Small groups are essential in the life of disciples. Following Jesus is a team—rather than primarily an individual—endeavor. That’s because relationships are key. We were created by God so that…
Joining Discord
In order to help facilitate conversations across the Diocese during our three-year Zimzum discipleship program, we have set up a Diocesan Discord Server to host online community conversations around the…
