Welcome to new diocesan staff
Bishop Greg Rickel has announced the appointment of three new diocesan staff members. Lori Hardow, previously administrative assistant for the College for Congregational Development, has been appointed Diocesan House Receptionist….
Grace Church, Bainbridge Island calls new rector
Grace Episcopal Church announced that it has called a new rector, the Rev. Tommy J. Dillon, II, currently rector of St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church in San Francisco, CA; he will…
Ashes to Go – Ash Wednesday 2015
Once again we have several congregations in the Diocese participating in Ashes to Go. Ashes to Go started in Chicago in 2010, where clergy took to the streets on Ash…
Super Bowl Challenge raises over $40,000
Thanks to all of you and our fellow Episcopalians in Massachusetts for giving generously to the Super Bowl Challenge 2015. Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD) asked us not to give…
Board of Directors announces decision on divestment from fossil fuel in the Diocesan Investment Fund
The January meeting of the diocesan Board of Directors was dedicated to the issue of divestment from fossil fuels in the James F. Hodges Diocesan Investment Fund (DIF). The Board…
Diocesan group heads to El Salvador for consecration & installation
A delegation of 10 members from our Diocese are headed to El Salvador to attend the consecration and installation of the Rev. David Alvarado who will become the second resident…
The Super Bowl Challenge is ON!
Bishop Greg Rickel and Bishop Alan M. Gates, Diocese of Massachusetts, have laid down Super Bowl Challenge 2015, to each other and to their respective dioceses. The challenge is to…
Province VIII Bishops Meet in Navajoland
Bishop Rickel joined with the Province VIII (our province in The Episcopal Church) bishops in Navajoland, a missionary diocese of the Episcopal Church and part of Province VIII. He posted…
Chaplains on the Harbor
Chaplains on the Harbor, a new ministry and designated mission station in Grays Harbor county, was introduced at the November Convention, during which this short video was shared. You can…
Photo Essay by the Rev. Jim Friedrich
The online magazine of The Episcopal Cafe website has published a photo essay by the Rev. Jim Friedrich on “perceptions of church.” Two of the photographs were taken in this…