Stay & Work at Sacred Waters Center
Sacred Waters Center 7550 E. State Route 106, Union, WA, United StatesCome, Stay & Work at Sacred Waters
Come, Stay & Work at Sacred Waters
Our annual time-wasting retreat is a favorite for people in their 20s & 30s. Join us at the Sacred Waters retreat center (formerly St. Andrew's House), for a summer weekend right on the Puget Sound, with kayaking, paddleboarding, great food, friendship and faith.
Come sail with us aboard the Adventuress!
All are invited to join in-person or on Zoom for a nature-based service featuring views from a variety of locations on the Sacred Waters’ campus.
Join us for an afternoon of community, music, and love where we'll share songs, prayers, and food from all our relations to honor and uplift our LGBTQ2S+ siblings.
The “in-between” space is often marked by uncertainty or a sense of suspension; one must muster courage, vulnerability, and a willingness to let go of what was in order to embrace the new beginning.
A weekly inter-spiritual practice guided by the Contemplative Outreach model led by Sylvia Sepulveda
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.
By the Grace of God and the People Consenting, The Rt. Rev. Philip N. LaBelle, Ninth Bishop Diocesan of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, will ordain Laura Britton Meyers to the Order of Deacons.
This is a four hour gathering for Episcopal women focused on practices in spiritual discernment which includes breakfast, Eucharist, lunch, and a speaker.
The Resolutions Committee will host a Zoom forum on all resolutions on Monday, October 20, 2025, at 7:00 pm. Proposers of resolutions will be on hand to answer questions for clarification and add additional background information as needed. The forum is not a time for formal debate or amendments.
Learn more about the 2026 budget from members of the Budget and Finance Committee.
Civil discourse requires mutual respect. Respect, not agreement, is an essential key for a healthy discussion. This workshop addresses how we may inadvertently be complicit in, or possibly even encourage, polarization.
Save the date for the 2025 Diocesan Convention. More information to come.
Partner with the Refugee Resettlement Office to help Mohammad keep a roof over his head.
Recently, the cost of applying for re-parole to remain in the US legally and be allowed to work, has increased by $1,000 per person. The Refugee Resettlement Office of the Diocese of Olympia is raising funds to help offset this cost for families that can’t afford to pay.
Join local religious leaders and fellow citizens who will gather in Seattle’s Saint Mark’s Cathedral at this critical juncture of our nation’s history.
This two-day workshop invites participants to explore the Enneagram not only as a tool for understanding personality but as a pathway to deeper spiritual awareness through the body.
This county wide event will explore many paths to healing our faiths provide. The main speakers will represent those who attend churches and those who do not. Any form of spirituality is welcome.
Join The Rev. Samuel Torvend, priest associate for adult formation at St. Paul’s, Seattle, as we consider what happens when we die and how the Christian community invites us to prepare for this last calling in life.
The Rev. Lisa Graumlich, Ph.D., a distinguished climate scientist and ordained Deacon, will give a presentation beneath the TERRA exhibition (a 24-foot globe displayed in the cathedral nave) exploring how a truly global perspective might inform our response to the ongoing climate crisis—a Community Resources Fair will precede and follow her talk.
All are welcome to gather with our African congregations to celebrate and share our diverse cultures and ministry contexts.
This daylong workshop, led by Ron and Joanne Miller, offers practical training and discussion on emergency preparedness and safety in faith communities, equipping clergy, staff, and volunteers with tools to respond effectively to crises and prevent violence in houses of worship.
Join us at St. John the Baptist in West Seattle to stuff ditty bags for seafarers, share stories about seafarers ministry, and bless the bags to be given away.
Saint Mark's will again present its beloved "O" Antiphons Advent liturgy on the evening of the First Sunday of Advent, in the cathedral nave and livestreamed, a moving and evocative entrance into the sacred season of prayerful expectation.
With multiple choirs, instrumentalists, and cathedral finery in the soaring space of the cathedral nave, Saint Mark’s Pageant of the Nativity is a children’s Christmas pageant like no other—a prayerful, scripture-centered, and inspirational meditation on Christ’s coming into our world.
Join diocesan Creation Justice members for a weekend of deep listening, prayer, and reconnection with land and water as we explore what it means to live into a watershed-based gospel.
Save the date for Cathedral Day 2026 - a joyous time of celebration as we come together as the entire Diocese at our cathedral for a day of confirmations, receptions, reaffirmations, food, and fun!
Led by The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason and local archaeological guides on the ground, this 12-day pilgrimage traces the footsteps of Paul in Greece and Turkey as he engaged the early Christian communities there.