Juneteenth 2026: A Message from Bishop LaBelle
Juneteenth 2026 – Based on Matthew 5:13-17 June 20, 2026 There’s a reason we are gathering today rather than on April 9, which was when the Civil War ended in 1865….
Bishop LaBelle’s Clergy Conference Sermon
Easter 5—John 14:1-14May 3, 2026 Alleluia! Christ is risen! Singer songwriter Tracy Chapman begins the opening song from her 7th studio album—“Where You Live”—with a question: “If you knew that…
Christmas 2024: A Message from Bishop LaBelle
Greetings, Diocese of Olympia. I’m here in what will become our chapel space in Diocesan House. It’s the old library here in the mansion and something that has been under…
Bishop LaBelle’s Seating Sermon: Sunday, September 15, 2024
Bishop LaBelle’s Seating Sermon Catherine of Genoa — John 15:5-17 Back in the era when I took the General Ordination Exams—or “GOEs,” for those in the know—the last part of…