Bishop LaBelle’s Messages

Dear Beloved People of Olympia, The images and stories coming out of Los Angeles this week have been overwhelming. I’m sure many of you like me have family or friends in the area and have been both horrified and offering prayers. Earlier this week it was reported that an Episcopal Church in Altadena was destroyed, and Bishop John Harvey Taylor has updated us of the devastation being experienced and of the deep hope in God’s grace and goodness. First, I

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