Sadness, Anger, Grief: Bishop Rickel Responds to the Shootings in El Paso and Dayton
Dear Ones, Yesterday, I was just about to blog some reflections on the Camino after being off the trail and home, and that will come… but it seemed so trivial…
Immigration Crisis: Follow-Up and Additional Resources
Dear Ones, The situation involving children, and truly all those seeking asylum on our border, continues to evolve but our office has continued to investigate and inquire and we now…
Immigration Crisis: Bishop Rickel’s Statement and Advocacy Resources
Dear Ones, Like many of you, I was horrified by the report detailing the conditions undocumented children are forced to endure after crossing the border and being taken into federal…
Bishop Rickel’s Statement on the Sri Lanka Bombings
Dear Ones, I was deeply saddened to learn of the tragic bombings in Sri Lanka targeting churches and hotels that occurred today. That it happened during services on Easter Sunday,…
Bishop Rickel on Creation Care Pledge and New Carbon Tracker
Printable PDF Dear Ones, As part of the Episcopal Church’s commitment to caring for this earth we call home and being good stewards of the environment, Presiding Bishop Curry has…
Bishop Rickel’s Statement on the New Zealand Mosque Shootings
Dear Ones, I was deeply saddened by news that two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand were subjected to horrific violence when shooters entered these houses of worship during Friday prayers….
Carta pastoral del Obispo Rickel sobre la suspensión del Estatuto de Limitaciones para la Mala Conducta Sexual del Clero
English Printable PDF A todas las personas buenas de la Diócesis de Olimpia, El verano pasado, en nuestra Convención General en Austin, Texas, la Iglesia Episcopal dio algunos pasos históricos…
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Rickel on Suspension of Statute of Limitations for Clergy Sexual Misconduct
Español Printable PDF To all the good people of the Diocese of Olympia, This past summer, at our General Convention in Austin, Texas, the Episcopal Church took some historic and…
A House Divided: The Spokane-Olympia Apple Cup Challenge
To the Good People of the Diocese of Olympia and the Diocese of Spokane. Your bishops write you with news of a friendly wager we are making in regard to…
Bishop Rickel Responds to Synagogue Shooting in Pittsburgh
Dear Ones, As we gathered for the second day of the 108th Convention of the Diocese of Olympia in SeaTac, the news began to come that yet again, gun violence…
