Easter 2023: A Message from Bishop Skelton
Greetings people of the Diocese of Olympia. I speak to you today from the traditional and hereditary lands of the Duwamish people. I don’t know if you’ve noticed it or…
Local Sacred Ground Action
St. John the Baptist, West Seattle was featured in the most recent churchwide Racial Justice & Healing newsletter! You can read more about their work, and especially the relationships they’re…
Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: Olympia and Shoreline
From Don Fornoff, member of Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: The Washington State Legislature has provided some movement towards dealing with homelessness and the housing crisis in the State. And…
Advocacy for the Homeless
From Donald Fornoff, Member of the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness The Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness continues to reach out to parishes and congregants to continue the works of…
A Prayer and Resources for Black History Month
Greetings, People of the Diocese of Olympia In a meeting of the Circles of Color that I attended on February 1, the following prayer was prayed by Canon Carla Robinson….
The Retirement of Archdeacon Gen Grewell
Greetings, People of the Diocese of Olympia, We continue to be in a season of transition in the Diocese. Accordingly, I’m writing to share news of another important transition. The…
Advocacy for the Homeless
From Don Fornoff, Member of the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: “Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?” And I trust that we…
Clergy Transitions in the Diocese of Olympia
It is a time of transition within our diocese, and we have a new clergy transition to announce. The Rev. Janet “Jani” Wild has accepted a call as rector of…
Updates from the Racial Justice Audit Task Force
From the Racial Justice Audit Task Force: In October the Racial Justice Audit Task Force gave a presentation at the 2022 Diocesan Convention detailing the work that Bishop Rickel charged…
Community Request: Support South Sudanese Orphans Displaced by Floods
The Rev. Mary Bol of St. John’s South Sudanese Church requests the support of the Circles of Color and the Diocese of Olympia as she travels to South Sudan from…
