Bishop LaBelle's Messages Archives

Advent 2024: A Message from Bishop LaBelle

Greetings, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this, of course, because it’s been upon us since probably early October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and-green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy was gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent, of watching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again and as we prepare for

Transgender Day of Remembrance 2024: A Message from Bishop LaBelle

Dear Beloved of the Diocese of Olympia, As we observe Transgender Day of Remembrance, we are called to hold in our minds and to pray for those around in our world whose lives have been cut short due to their gender identity. This year they number at least 350 people across the globe—recognizing that there were likely more fatalities that remained unreported. They were killed simply because of how they expressed themselves. A parishioner and mother of an elementary school