A Statement on the Atlanta Spa Shooting from Bishop Rickel and Bishops United Against Gun Violence
Dear Ones, As many of you know, I am part of Bishops United Against Gun Violence, group of more than 100 Episcopal bishops working to curtail the epidemic of gun…
Supremacía Blanca y la Epifanía: Una Declaración del Obispo Rickel
English “Estas tragedias nos han recordado que las palabras importan y que el poder de la vida y la muerte está en la lengua”. Capellán del Senado, el Rvdo. Barry…
White Supremacy and the Epiphany: A Statement from Bishop Rickel
Español “These tragedies have reminded us that words matter and that the power of life and death is in the tongue.” Chaplain to the Senate, The Rev. Barry Black. January…
The Feast of the Epiphany and Prayers for Our Country
Dear Ones, The scenes from our nation’s capital today are surreal, appalling, and unprecedented. In our Christian calendar today is the Feast of the Epiphany, the day the Magi arrived…
A Covenant to Root Out Racism
Dear People of the Diocese of Olympia and beyond, At our most recent Diocesan Convention you overwhelmingly passed a resolution supporting the Anti-Racism Covenant put forth initially by the Rt….
Bishop Rickel’s 2020 Convention Address
The following address was presented virtually by Bishop Rickel at the 110th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia: Let us pray: Holy One, as we gather together, we thank…
Bishop Rickel’s Stewardship Sermon – October 4, 2020
Bishop Rickel’s sermon on stewardship from October 4 is now available to view below. A written version of the sermon is also available below in English, Spanish, Arabic, Simplified Chinese,…
Resources to Support Protesters and Racial Equity in Western Washington
Dear Ones, These are trying times for everyone, but none more than the people of color of this country, who have never achieved equality or justice though a light has…
Hope: A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Rickel
“To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:6 Today is my son’s 24th birthday. He…
The Rev. Canon Dr. Marda Steedman Sanborn Appointed Honorary Canon of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral
The Office of the Bishop celebrated the Rev. Canon Dr. Marda Steedman Sanborn’s tenure as Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Olympia this week, and Bishop Rickel appointed…