The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia

Summer Camp Staff Applications Now Open!
2026-01-14 - 2026-06-01 | Camp Huston, 14725 Ley Rd, Gold Bar, WA, 98251, United States
January 14-June 1
Looking to spend a summer doing transformational work? Apply to work at camp today!
We are hiring Discovery Group Leaders, Resident Staff Counselors, and Session Staff Counselors.
Visit www.huston.org/apply-for-summer-camp-staff to find job descriptions and the link to apply.

Ultimate Citizens Documentary Screening & Discussion
2026-02-02 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
February 2, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
All are invited to the screening and panelist discussion for the Seattle-based documentary Ultimate Citizens—a celebration of resilience and a vision of a more welcoming America. The film follows Jamshid Khajavi, an extraordinary 65-year-old Iranian American public school counselor, as he mentors an ultimate frisbee team—many of the youth from immigrant and refugee families.
This event is sponsored by the Diocese of Olympia’s Office of Multicultural Ministries and Community Transformation and Refugee Resettlement Office (RRO), in partnership with the Meaningful Movies Project. Donations benefit RRO and WA Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN). Register for the Zoom link here: https://ultimatecitizenMMP.eventbrite.com.

Weekly Online Welcoming & Centering & Prayer
2026-02-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-20 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-27 12:00 - 13:00 | WA
Fridays, starting September 19, 12:00 pm
$20 Suggested Donation to Sacred Waters
Weekly Online Interspiritual Group Contemplative Practices beginning Friday, September 19, via Zoom. Welcoming Prayer meets Fridays from 12:00pm PT to 12:30pm PT. Centering Prayer meets Fridays from 12:30pm PT to approximately 1:00pm PT. Fee: $20/month for either or both sessions. Register to receive the Zoom link.
Though contemplative practices are often thought of as solitary endeavors, community is a very important component in supporting our individual intentions. Whether you’re an experienced contemplative or just starting to engage, you’re welcome to join in!
Welcoming Prayer is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in our physical and emotional reactions to events and situations in daily life. The purpose of the Welcoming Prayer is to deepen our relationship with God through consenting in the ordinary activities of our day — “consent-on-the-go.”
Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, prayer in which we experience God’s presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself.
Facilitator: Sylvia Sepulveda is a longtime longtime practitioner, organizer, and facilitator of contemplative group practices. She offers spiritual direction, dreamwork, retreats, and art-based workshops through Secret Garden Practices (https://secretgardenpractices.com/).

Diocesan Youth Confirmation Program: 2026
2026-02-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-15 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-22 19:00 - 20:30 | WA
Sundays, February 8 through April 19, 7:00 pm
Welcome to our youth confirmation program! This is our fifth year offering this program, and this time we have invited the youth of the Diocese of Spokane to join us as well. Together, we will explore and learn about the Episcopal faith with the option of participating in a confirmation service at Cathedral Day, April 25, 2026.
All current high school youth are welcome to participate. (*If your child is in middle school, and is interested in the program, please contact Naomi Cavaliere directly.)
On Sunday evenings, starting February 8 through April 19, from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. we will be working our way through a curriculum called “Confirm Not Conform.” This curriculum is designed to encourage and invite youth to ask the hard questions and grapple with their own understanding of what they believe and why. Facilitated small group break-outs will provide time for conversation with peers of the same age.
Our Sunday evening meetings will be virtual via Zoom. Over the course of this10-week class, we will have different guest teachers who will lead the lessons and conversations. These teachers are clergy, lay leaders, and faith formation staff from across both Dioceses.
For more information, and to register, please click on this link: https://DioYouthConfirmation2026.eventbrite.com

Compline, Sung by The Compline Choir
2026-02-08 21:30 - 22:00, 2026-02-15 21:30 - 22:00, 2026-02-22 21:30 - 22:00 | Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, 1245 10th AVE E., Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Sundays, 9:30 – 10:00 pm
A beloved Seattle institution since 1956, the all-male Compline Choir sings the last monastic office of the day, offering prayers before sleep, giving thanks for the blessings of the day that has passed, and asking for “a quiet night and perfect end”. Hundreds pack the cathedral nave each week for this meditative service, while thousands more listen to the live radio broadcast on Classical KING FM 98.1 or listen to weekly podcasts.
Tune your radio to Classical KING FM 98.1 or listen live at https://classicalking.org/. Podcasts are available at https://complinepodcast.org/ or wherever you get your podcasts.

Get Registered for Winter Camp Today!
2026-02-13 16:00 - 2026-02-16 10:00 | Camp Huston, 14725 Ley Rd, Gold Bar, WA, 98251, United States
February 13-16
Winter Camp registration is still open!
This will be an exciting weekend of wintery camp fun for 3rd-10th graders. There will be plenty of classic games and activities, along with some new experiences! Please visit www.huston.org/hustonevents for more information and to register.

Day of Remembrance
2026-02-15 10:30 - 12:00 | St. Peter’s, Seattle, 1610 S. King St, Seattle, 98144
February 15, 10:30 am
Every year, St. Peter’s commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the forced removal and mass incarceration of Japanese Americans on the West Coast in February 1942. St. Peter’s closed for the duration of the internment as its members were incarcerated in desolate camps miles from home, along with 120,000 other Japanese Americans.
Join us on Sunday, February 15 at 10:30 am to acknowledge and honor those of Japanese descent incarcerated during WWII.

Sacred Waters Healing Arts Day Online
2026-02-15 12:30 - 16:30 | WA
February 15, 12:30 pm
Register to attend our inaugural Sacred Waters healing arts day! Treat your sweet heart (and your sweetheart) to a delightfully nourishing afternoon of healing modalities. This event is FREE. Each practitioner will provide a payment link in their Zoom room for a gratuity or donation.
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12:30pm: Welcome & Opening ritual
12:45: EFT Tapping Talk
1:10: Sacred StorytellingTalk
1:30 – 3:30: Practice Zoom rooms
4:30: Sacred sharing & Closing
All links will be emailed on the day of the event

2025-2026 College for Congregational Development Saturdays
2026-02-21 | WA
Third Saturdays Starting in September
Registration for The College for Congregational Development Saturday Sessions is now open! We will be meeting on the third Saturday of every month starting in September and wrapping up in February 2026. If you have any questions please reach out to Matt Koski, mkoski@ecww.org.
Register here: https://dioceseofolympia1551.formstack.com/forms/2025_2026_6x1_college_for_congregational_development_registration

Silence and Honey Cakes: Lessons from the Desert for Modern Communities
2026-02-21 08:30 - 12:00 | Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, 1245 10th AVE E., Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
February 21, 8:30 am
in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom, registration required.
with the Rev. Sr. Miriam Elizabeth Bledsoe, OSH
From the beginning, we were created for belonging and community. And yet, community also comes with many challenges, including the temptations of individualism, conformity, competition and power. How do we discern and nourish the truth of who we are and who our neighbor is? How do we manage the variations of gifts, limitations, calls and vocations within our communities while also nurturing the persons in those communities and in the margins? The desert mothers and fathers of the 3rd and 4th centuries understood that the heart of the Christian path was communion with God and with one another. They also knew the challenges of belonging and community. These ammas and abbas will be our teachers as we explore belonging, loving, and navigating the blessings and temptations that can manifest in community.
Suggested donation: $25. Registration is required for in-person or online participation (register to receive Zoom link).

Disability Day of Mourning Vigil
2026-02-28 14:00 - 15:30 | St. Andrew’s, Seattle, 111 NE 80th St., Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
February 28, 2:00 pm
Every year, the disability community gathers across the nation to remember disabled victims of filicide-disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers. We gather to mourn those losses, bring awareness to these tragedies, and demand justice and equal protection under the law for all people with disabilities.
