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Bishop Rickel’s Advent Message Happy New Year, everyone! It may seem a bit early to you, but in the church, Advent begins the New Year. That’s when we say, “Happy New Year.” Advent marks the end of the longest “season,” if you will, in our church year, Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time is just nearly half the entire calendar year, about six months long. By now you know, I really like the rhythms of our liturgical calendar. We have Ordinary Time,

An Invitation to Cathedral Day 2018 at Saint Mark’s Cathedral

An Invitation to Cathedral Day 2018 at Saint Mark’s Cathedral

Bishop Rickel offers a personal invitation to Cathedral Day 2018, on April 28, at Saint Mark’s Cathedral, as well as some reflections on the role of a cathedral in the life of our community. For clergy who have candidates to submit for confirmation, reception, or reaffirmation, please visit: http://bit.ly/ecww-cathedralday2018 For anyone who would like to attend, please register here: http://2018-cathedral-day.eventbrite.com

Justice Interrupted: Remembering Executive Order 9066 and the Legacy of St. Peter, Seattle

Justice Interrupted: Remembering Executive Order 9066 and the Legacy of St. Peter, Seattle

In 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which laid the groundwork for the wrongful internment of countless Japanese-American citizens. The parishioners of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Seattle, a historically Japanese-American parish, were taken from their homes and placed in internment camps. Bishop Rickel introduces our upcoming series of interviews with the current parishioners of St. Peter, Seattle who survived the internment camps and this tragic chapter of American history.   In this first installment of interviews with parishioners

2018 Lenten Book Selection – The Book of Common Prayer

2018 Lenten Book Selection – The Book of Common Prayer

  Bishop Rickel introduces this year’s Lenten Book Selection – The Book of Common Prayer. Hear Bishop Rickel’s thoughts on this essential tool for our life together as the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia. The Diocesan Resource Center has compiled a list of resources to aid in our exploration of the Book of Common Prayer. RESOURCES

Advent 2017: A Message from Bishop Rickel

Advent 2017: A Message from Bishop Rickel

As we prepare for Advent and enter into this season of expectation and waiting, hear Bishop Rickel’s encouragement to slow down and use this season to truly listen. You can find more reflections from Bishop Rickel on Advent in Living Compass’ “Living Well Through Advent 2017.” Copies are available at their website (https://www.livingcompass.org/) or by calling the Office of the Bishop at 206.325.4200.