Easter 2024: A Message from Bishop Skelton
Greetings, People of the Diocese of Olympia As a young person growing up in the American South, as a person only marginally involved in the Church, I thought Easter was…
Holy Week 2024: A Message from Bishop Skelton
Greetings, People of the Diocese of Olympia: The universe is made of stories, not of atoms. Muriel Rukeyser After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most…
Lent 2024: A Message from Bishop Skelton
Greetings, people of the Diocese of Olympia. From John’s Gospel: “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone, but if it dies, it produces…
Remembering The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Message from Bishop Skelton
“For nonviolent response, it seems, does not come naturally to many of us, especially when we feel threatened and subject to the potential violence of others, something that some people…
Epiphany 2024: A Message from Bishop Skelton
If you look up the word epiphany in Wikipedia, one of the entries you’ll find is author James Joyce’s use of the term. This is how he defined it in…
Christmas 2023: A Message from Bishop Skelton
You’ve probably heard that some Christian churches in Jerusalem have officially canceled their typical Christmas celebrations. And you can perhaps understand why. In solidarity with the current suffering of children…
Advent 2023: An Advent Message and Appeal from Bishop Skelton
Greetings, People of the Diocese of Olympia. I have an idea. During the season of Advent, the season of waiting and looking forward to the coming of Jesus born in…
Thanksgiving 2023: A Message from Bishop Skelton
Greetings, everyone. Praise God from whom all blessing flow Praise God all creatures here below Praise God above the heavenly host Praise God and Word and Holy Ghost. You probably…
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2023: A Message from Bishop Skelton
Greetings, People of the Diocese of Olympia, Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance – a time when we honor the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost…
Lent: A Message from Bishop Skelton
Greetings, People of the Diocese of Olympia. I’ve long been a fan of the author, Belden Lane, and he is the author of an important book in my life entitled,…
