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The Priory Spirituality Center's offers a 2 year formation program, Listening with the Spirit, on zoom for clergy or lay people who feel called by the Spirit to be Spiritual Directors.
The Diocese of Olympia's Refugee Resettlement Office is holding a Holiday Toy Drive for refugee children!
Follow the important climate justice work The Episcopal Church is doing at COP28 – where they are encouraging us not just to “think globally and act locally” but to Think and Act: Globally and Locally.
Womanist Biblical scholar The Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D. will lead a Saturday seminar on Womanist Midrash, exploring the complexity of scripture and importance of translation as she interprets the Hebrew Biblical tradition of women prophets and leaders.
Come enjoy a Sound Bath for Advent Quiet Morning on Saturday, December 2 at 9:30-11:30 am in St. Paul's, Seattle Sanctuary.
First Sunday of Advent | Rite I Service.
8 am, Rite I, 10 am, Rite II Live-Stream Available 10 am services and Christmas Eve.
Holy Eucharist with Lighting of Advent Candle (s).
First Sunday of Advent | Rite II Service.
Join us at our service on The First Sunday of Advent. Our Advent wreath and part of our nativity display will appear on our altar. Father Carlos will be presiding and preaching. In-person only.
Our liturgy for the first Sunday of Advent will feature J.S. Back's stirring Advent Cantata, "Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme," BWV 140. Advent wreath making will be available after the 8 and 10 services on December 3.
We celebrate the Four Sundays of Advent, with Word, Music, and Holy Communion. All are welcome. The churh is located on the corner of 4th and Boblett Streets in Blaine.
Holy Eucharist (w/incense)
First Sunday of Advent. Prepare for the birth of the Christ child into your life and begin your journey of faith with us,
Screen the Seattle-based documentary, Stories of Us: Camp Second Chance, for free on your own then join us for a panel and community discussion on homelessness Sunday, December 3rd at 2:30 pm.
Join Epiphany, Seattle every Sunday at 5:30 pm for Choral Evensong, followed by a reception.
Join Good Samaritan, Sammamish to sing Christmas carols and share cookies and cocoa afterwards. St. Nick will be there, too!
Advent Lessons and Carols | Service with music, reading and prayers.
Are you discerning a call or seeking seed grant funding to start a new Episcopal community? The Episcopal Church’s Office of Church Planting is offering an online retreat for those desiring reflection and feedback on whether their gifts align with the unique call to start a new Episcopal community.
Lenten Series Movies -Tuesdays, Feb. 28 thru March 28 from noon to 2 pm. Seeing and Believing: Encountering Jesus in the Movies hosted by the Rev. Jim Friedrich. What to bring: A brown bag lunch and yourself. Join in the conversation for one week, or all five. Beverages and cookies will be served.
Go and Do Likewise takes Christians to the roots of our tradition find our motivations for respecting and working with people of all traditions.
Service of music, prayer, & mediation on themes of Advent.
Silence | Readings | Liturgy Come away from the hustle and bustle of the "Holiday Season" and give yourself the gift of contemplating the many gifts of Advent.
Explore the beauty of Advent with dynamic speakers from around the Diocese, and enjoy fun, food & friendship with other young adults.
By the grace of God and the people consenting, The Most Rev. Melissa Skelton, Bishop Provisional of Olympia, will ordain six new transitional deacons: Phillip Lienau, Theresa L. Newell, Lisa Bozarth Ozaeta, Martin William Pommerenke, III, Myra Ryneheart Corcorran, and Robert Gary Stevens, your prayers and presence are invited.
Celebrate the season with traditional songs and stories from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The ethereal voice of Abigail Lennox joins fiddles, whistle, and guitar along with live Irish step dancing – a perfect holiday treat for the entire family!
Seattle Girls Choir's Cantamus ensemble and organist Carol Banach will share music of the season, knitting together an eclectic assortment of choral anthems, organ solos by Ms. Banach and favorite Christmas carols sung by all.
The Seattle Choral Company presents its annual Cathedral Christmas concert event at Saint Mark’s Cathedral this year with choral masterworks from the Italian Baroque era.
Second Sunday of Advent | Rite I Service
Join us for a delicious breakfast as St. Nicholas of Myra makes his annual visitation to St. Thomas Church. Rumor has it he comes bearing gifts! All are warmly welcome, especially children.
Second Sunday of Advent | Rite II Service.
Holy Eucharist (w/incense)
At this special Sunday forum Fr. Fadi Diab, Rector of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Ramallah in the West Bank, will join Dean Steve from Ramallah over Zoom to discuss the current situation on the ground in Palestine, how the war is impacting our Christian siblings in the Holy Land, and how the prospect of peace can still be held in the face of such challenges.
Join us at our service on The Second Sunday of Advent. Father Carlos Caguiat will be presiding and preaching. In-person only.
Second Sunday of Advent. Prepare for the birth of the Christ child into your life and begin your journey of faith with us,
Celebrate the season with traditional songs and stories from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The ethereal voice of Abigail Lennox joins fiddles, whistle, and guitar along with live Irish step dancing – a perfect holiday treat for the entire family!
Join us for this stirring Advent liturgy of scripture readings, hymns, carols and anthems. Sung by the choir and chorister of St. Thomas Church. All are warmly welcome.
St. Barnabas will celebrate a Solemn High Mass in commemoration of Thomas Merton (1945-1968), one of the most inspiring and influential Christians of the 20th century.
Join us for a clergy day that will use contemporary science as a starting point to reflect on theological and scientific cosmology.
Bring all your questions and curiosities about the October 2024 diocesan Civil Rights Pilgrimage to this Zoom info session!
Saint David’s and the Lutheran Church of the San Juans will offer a special evening prayer to celebrate the Feast of Saint Lucia. We will gather at 5:30 PM in the nave for a candlelight offering of Holden Evening Prayer. This beloved sung prayer service was written by Marty Haugen in the winter of 1986 while Haugen was visiting Holden Village in the North Cascades. To this day, the Holden community gathers each evening for its principal worship service, and
Please join us for an evening of prayer and music with a reception to follow in St. Luke's Parish Hall.
Kick off your winter break at Camp Huston's youth event for ages 8 to 16!
Join St. Barnabas, Bainbridge Island for a Community Christmas Caroling Party with BI Fire Truck.
Third Sunday of Advent | Rite I Service.
Third Sunday of Advent | Rite II Service.
Join us at our service on The Third Sunday of Advent. Father Alwyn Hall will be presiding and preaching. In-person only.
Holy Eucharist (w/incense)
Third Sunday of Advent. Prepare for the birth of the Christ child into your life and begin your journey of faith with us,
Come sing or listen to the Christmas portion of G. F. Handel’s Messiah with St. Michael & All Angels, Issaquah, and help raise funds for Issaquah Community Services.
An annual event to gather and sing some of our favorite Holiday songs. It will be a mix of hymns and carols, accompanied by the organ and choir. Potluck following the service. Spanish language programs can be made available upon request.
Following the pattern of the traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols, made famous by King’s College, Cambridge, the Epiphany Choir will offer a celebration of favorite Christmas carols and anthems. Early seating is advised. A festive reception will follow the service in the Great Hall.
Blue Christmas (also called the Longest Night) in the Western Christian tradition, is a day in the Advent season marking the longest night of the year. On this day, some churches in Western Christian denominations hold a church service that honors people that have lost loved ones and are experiencing grief. Saint David's will offer this special service with compassion and sensitivity - and lots of candles.
Christmas is a bittersweet time, especially for those who have lost loved ones. Do you need a safe space to grieve during the holidays? Join us for this beautiful liturgy for those hurting, and those who seek God's healing presence.
A contemporary contemplative service in the spirit of Advent and Christmas led by Jeff Johnson with musical guests Lisa (Celtic harp) and Emy (violin) Carter.
The Winter Solstice is the time when the night is the longest and the return of the light longed for is the most. This backdrop may lead to complicated feelings for those who are grieving and struggling in a society that is alive with bright lights and festive atmosphere. As Christians, it is appropriate for us to make space for the pain, loneliness, and sadness that one may feel and offer it to God for healing and transformation. Join us.
Service of meditation and reflection on readings of hope for those who have experienced loss in their lives.
A Quiet Christmas Service for Those Experiencing Grief or Difficulty at the Holidays. During the service, there will be an opportunity for participants to prayerfully memorialize those who have died for whom they may be grieving. Participants will additionally be offered the opportunity for anointing in the Sacrament of Healing for challenges they may be facing at the holidays. Communion will be provided at this service.
All are welcome to enjoy A Reading from A Christmas Carol by Dickens by members of the congregation of St. Alban's Episcopal Church, located at 21405 82nd Place West, Edmonds. The event is on Saturday, December 23rd from 1 to 2:30 p.m. A reception afterwards will hopefully replicate an authentic British Tea!
St. Luke's will have three Christmas Eve Services: 10am - 11am Rite 2 service with childcare 4:00pm to 5:00pm Rite 2 service with Chorister Choir 8:30pm Choral Sing, 9:00pm Rite 2 service with Chancel Choir
Come and join us for a familiar celebration with the Christmas songs you know and love, all as a part of our shared communion meal. Services at 4:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Start your Twelve Days of Christmas with a lovely festival gathering to hear the Word, to share the Meal, to sing the Carols. All people of good will are welcome! On-site parking w/ overflow parking available just east of us across Geiger Street. Services at 4 pm and 9 pm
Join the people of Epiphany in celebrating the birth of our Lord. Filled with singing and concluding with “Silent Night” in a dark church, we hope this Christmas will bring you peace and joy. Services at 6 pm, 8 pm, and 11 pm.
Christmas at Epiphany is a special time. We welcome all families to the Epiphany Christmas Pageant, our family service on Christmas Eve. This is a service for everyone to understand the Christmas story a little better and sing the Christmas songs that are close to our hearts.
Don't want to go to a physical building twice in one day? Well, consider doing it anyway! But if you insist on spending the morning in your pajamas, coffee in hand ... join the people of Good Shepherd to mark the Fourth Sunday of Advent online at 8:00 or 10:30. 8:00 Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/goodshep0800 10:30 Zoom link: http://tinyurl.com/goodshep1030 Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/goodshepherdfw/live_videos YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@episcopalchurchofthegoodsh4905/streams On the morning of 12/24, it's not Christmas yet!
Advent IV Holy Eucharist Rite II Service.
Every so often, we get to celebrate the final Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve within hours of each other. This year happens to be one of those special days. Join us on the fourth Sunday of Advent at 9:15am (December 24) for this year’s annual Christmas Pageant. Children who are young and those who are young at heart are invited to participate in this joyful retelling of the birth of baby Jesus.
One service at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Eucharistic Service with music and livestreamed (the Fourth Sunday of Advent
Don't want to go to a physical building twice in one day? Well, consider doing it anyway! But if you insist on spending the morning in your pajamas, coffee in hand ... join the people of Good Shepherd to mark the Fourth Sunday of Advent online at 8:00 or 10:30. 8:00 Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/goodshep0800 10:30 Zoom link: http://tinyurl.com/goodshep1030 Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/goodshepherdfw/live_videos YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@episcopalchurchofthegoodsh4905/streams On the morning of 12/24, it's not Christmas yet!
Advent 4 (one service Rite II) 10 am
The service combines the 4th Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve, and is open to all. Please contact The Rev. Irene Martin, i7846martin@gmail.com for further information.
For the fourth Sunday in Advent we will celebrate the Christmas story, sing carols, and enjoy a reading of the Nativity. Kids, the young at heart and their families are especially welcome to this service.
Christmas Celebration with family and friends. Christmas carols to be sung prior to service. All are welcome!
Holy Eucharist (w/incense)
4th Sunday of Advent. Service of Lessons and Carols to prepare for the Nativity of the Lord.
Christmas Eve Service
Candlelight Christmas Eve service with children's pageant & Holy Eucharist Reserve childcare by 12/18 please. Email meganm@saintandrewsseattle.org. BUT this is the most child-friendly service of the year! Kids invited to participate!
Join us at our Christmas Eve Service. Father Alwyn Hall will be presiding and preaching. In-person only.
Grab bag pageant open to all attendees followed by Eucharist. There will be singing and candlelight.
Christmas Pageant & Holy Eucharist Rite II Carols and Pageantry! The service begins with the children's pageant! Bring children to the Parlor to be outfitted in costumes. All are welcome!
4 pm Carols, 4:30 Worship and Pageant
Join us for this joyful, child-focused family Christmas liturgy celebrating the birth of Jesus. Walk in shepherds and sheep are welcome to take part in the pageant!
A family-friendly service, with nursery care available for our youngest members, with all your favorite carols. The Gospel narrative pageant of the birth of Christ will be shared with us in a very special participation of Trinity’s children, youth and young adults.
Please come to watch, to listen, and to wonder with our children as they tell the beautiful story of the birth of a baby. All children and youth are welcome to participate. Come share in the good news and the great joy!
Using the Godly Play Christmas Eve Liturgy, we welcome the Christmas season together on-site or online. Christmas Eve Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/goodshepxmas Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/goodshepherdfw/live_videos YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@episcopalchurchofthegoodsh4905/streams Bring the kids, including the kid inside you!
Christmas Eve Service 4:30pm carols followed by Holy Eucharist at 5pm.
We celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with carols, readings, and Holy Communion. All are welcome. Christ Episcopal Church is on the corner of 4th and Boblett Streets in Baine.
Eucharist with Christmas carols.
Children will help lead us in remembering the Christmas story. At 4:30 we will gather for caroling in or outside the church. Eucharist will be celebrated and we'll close with Silent Night with candles and then Joy to the World.
Please join us for a Sunday evening, Christmas Eve Eucharist Service. Spanish translation programs available upon request.
Contemporary Christmas Eve Eucharist
All are welcome to our in-person Christmas Eve Family Eucharistic Service.
This will be a full Christmas Eve Eucharist with choir, music, and a chance for children to dress up to participate in the nativity processional.
All are invited to share in the delight of the Nativity as the children and families of St. Paul’s present the Christmas Story.
Our Candlelight Christmas Eve services will be filled with joyful worship, carols and candlelight, and Father Joe’s special message,
Join us at Holy Family of Jesus for a magical and enchanting candlelight Christmas Eve special! Immerse yourself in the warmth and joy of the holiday season as we come together to celebrate the birth of Jesus. With flickering candles, beautiful carols, and a sense of community, this special event promises to be a truly memorable experience. Whether you’re a long-time member of our church or a newcomer seeking a spiritual connection, all are welcome to join us on this
Christmas Eve Service with Christmas Carols Sing-Along beginning at 5:00 pm, followed by a Service of Lessons and Carols with Eucharist.
Christmas Eve. 6:30 pm service
Our Christmas Eve service will begin with Christmas Carols followed by Holy Eucharist with communion open to all. We end singing "Silent Night" by candlelight. All are Welcome at the Lord's Table.
Christmas Eve Service featuring the Sophia Singers.
Christmas Eve service
Holy Eucharist (w/incense)
Join our church family in celebrating the birth of Christ with carols, candlelight, and communal worship. All are welcome!
Holy Eucharist with music
Festive Christmas Eve Service with Soloist & organ.
Enjoy the quiet of Christmas Eve in the historic chapel at St. Luke’s, Seattle. This service will include lessons and carols, closing with Silent Night by candlelight. Singers of all abilities are welcome.
Candlelight Christmas Eve service with Holy Communion. A Christmas Carol sing will be offered at 6:30 pm before the start of the service.
A traditional, episcopal Christmas Eve Service
On this special evening, Saint David’s and the Lutheran Church of the San Juans will join together to celebrate Christmas Eve. Carols begin at 7:30 pm, and the Feast of the Nativity and Holy Eucharist starts at 8pm. The Rev. Cristi Chapman will preach and The Rev. Beth Eden will preside. Join us for this glorious celebration of the birth of Jesus, God with us.
Traditional Christmas Eve Eucharist
Traditional candlelight Christmas Eve service & Holy Eucharist with choir, carol singing starting at 7:30. Reserve childcare by 12/18 please. Email meganm@saintandrewsseattle.org.
Join us for this joyful, solemn celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ featuring the choir of St. Thomas Church. This liturgy will include incense. All are warmly welcome.
This service will be preceded by a special music concert of carols, organ and other instrumental music at 8:30 pm. The service itself will begin at approximately 9:00 pm. A live choir with musicians is part of this service, and participants are invited to sing the hymnody while wearing masks. We are very glad to welcome world-renown organist, Maestro David DiFiore for this very special service that welcomes the Christ child with deep reverence and profound joy.
A traditional Christmas Eve "midnight mass", but just a little earlier. All your favorite Christmas hymns and carols, a Christmas homily, Holy Communion, and Silent Night by candlelight. Come at 9:00 pm or at 8:30 pm to sing all the wonderful carols that didn't make it into the liturgy!
Join the people of Good Shepherd to usher in the Christmas season! Christmas Eve Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/goodshepxmas Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/goodshepherdfw/live_videos YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@episcopalchurchofthegoodsh4905/streams Begin the season of Christmas with us on-site or, if necessary, online.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
9:30 pm Carols, 10:00 Worship
Festal Candlelight Christmas Eve Service with Soloist and organ. Please note: incense will be used at this service.
Christmas Eve Eucharistic Service, with music, livestreamed
This will be a full Christmas Eve Eucharist but is a quieter, more contemplative service.
Herald the birth of Jesus with carols, motets, and Holy Eucharist. Live-stream will be available.
9 am Christmas service - Holy Eucharist with Carols Children in attendance may enjoy quiet play with activity bags in the narthex.
Join us on Christmas Day for a Holy Eucharist Service with Christmas Carols and a sermon.
Christmas Day Rite II Service with Christmas Carols.
One service at 9:30 a.m.
This is a simple Christmas morning service with a shared homily, Eucharist, and familiar Christmas carols.
A quiet, contemplative Christmas morning service.
Christmas Day - 10am Quiet Holy Eucharist service.
Old Rite 1, Said Eucharist
Join us as our celebration of the Incarnation continues on Christmas morning. This joyful, solemn liturgy features carols and the Holy Eucharist. All are warmly welcome.
Holy Eucharist with carols.
Holy Eucharist (w/incense)
This Episcopal/Anglican Celtic Tradition Service, includes Celtic music and Christian creation-centered theology, influenced in part by traditions from the Iona Community (located on the Isle of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland). Come celebrate this special Celtic Service of Light.
Join Canon Britt Olson, neighbors from the Edible Hope Kitchen, and the community for this special service where all are invited to share the best gift they’ve ever received. Enjoy a communion feast with folks from all walks of life. Note: Live-Stream dependent upon volunteer availability
Morning celebration of the nativity with Christmas carols and Holy Communion.
Join us Monday December 25 at 10:30 am for a special offering of Christmas Day Worship. You are encouraged and welcome to come in whatever (appropriate) clothes you feel most comfortable, including your new Christmas pajamas!
Christmas Day Service
Quiet Christmas Day Eucharist service
Join us on The First Sunday after Christmas Day. Father Alwyn Hall will be presiding and preaching. In-person only.
We celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with readings carols, and the Holy Communion. All are welcome. Christ Church is on the corner of 4th and Boblett Streets in Blaine.
Indoor Labyrinth Walk
Join us for our performance of Gian Carlo Menotti's heartwarming opera about the unexpected visit of three kings to a boy in Bethlehem. Performances take place on New Year's Eve at 4 and 7:30 p.m. All are warmly welcome.
Followed by fun activities and King Cake for children.
Celebrate Epiphany’s eponymous feast and the mystery of the Eastern Star at this festal Eucharist with the Epiphany Choir. A reception will follow the service.
Join Good Shepherd, Federal Way to learn the story of the first women ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church, and participate in a panel discussion afterward.
Registration for The College for Congregational Development 6x1 weekends is now open! We have moved from our previous four 2-day sessions format to six 1-day sessions one Saturday a month starting in October. These sessions will be held at Diocesan House on Capitol Hill in Seattle.
Experience the annual Forma conference, a chance for all who work in faith formation - staff, volunteers & clergy - to experience the latest in methods, perspectives and practices.
Visit Holden Village for a winter weekend of relationship, learning, and rejuvenation.
You're invited to the Concert for the Human Family: an inspiring collaboration between award-winning musicians and church leaders who believe in the power of music and storytelling to foster Beloved Community.
Mark your calendars now for our 2024 Clergy Conference!
Doxacon Seattle is a fan convention exploring the intersection of the Christian faith with speculative fiction, gaming, and pop culture.
Join St. Andrew's House for Practicing the Presence of God with Paul Rietmann.
On May 5, 2024, Sister Joan Chittister, OSB, one of the most influential religious and social leaders of our time and a passionate advocate for peace, human rights, women’s issues, and church renewal, will speak at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Seattle on her newest book, “The Time is Now: A Call to Uncommon Courage.” (New Date)
Explore the lands of saints and poets, tracing the roots of Celtic Christianity.
Walking pilgrimage from Porto, Portugal to Santiago, Spain on the Portuguese Camino Central Route, May 22 to June 1, 2024.
Join the Compline Choir as a companion pilgrim to three of England’s most storied and historic cathedrals part of the Season of Pilgrimage through the Wisdom School at Saint Mark's Cathedral.
All are welcome to join The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson, The Rev. Canon Britt Olson, and The Rev. Bryon Hansen in October 2024 for a transformative 10-day civil rights pilgrimage from Atlanta to Memphis!