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.

Martin Luther King, Jr. “Blessed Are the Peacemakers” Community Event
2026-01-19 12:30 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | St. Augustine’s In-the-Woods, Freeland, 5217 S. Honeymoon Bay Road, Freeland, WA, 98249, United States
January 19, 1:00 pm
The 20th annual Martin Luther King, “Blessed Are the Peacemakers” community event will be held at 1:00 on January 19 at St. Augustine’s-in-the-Woods Episcopal Church in Freeland. The event theme is “Nonviolent Resistance: From Martin Luther King to ‘No Kings’ and Beyond.” Cookies and beverages will be available at 12:30 preceding the event and again following the presentation.
The Martin Luther King Whidbey community gatherings have sought to connect 1960s Civil Rights Movement with current racial justice issues. This year’s event will connect the nonviolent resistance of the 1960s with the 2025 Whidbey Island nonviolent pro-democracy street rallies.
Featured speaker will be the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia’s Canon for Multicultural Ministry and Community Transformation, The Rev. Carla Robinson.

Safe Church Training at St. Augustine's in-the-Woods, Freeland
2026-01-20 13:00 - 16:00 | St. Augustine’s In-the-Woods, Freeland, 5217 S. Honeymoon Bay Road, Freeland, WA, 98249, United States
January 20, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Safe Church Training at St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods, Freeland. Amy Peterson will be the trainer.
To register for the training, please call ‭360.331.4887‬.

Living on the Edge: How Human Nature Is Being Hacked — and How We Can Respect Each Other Again
2026-01-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Holy Spirit Lutheran Church Holy Spirit Lutheran Church 10021 NE 124th St Kirkland, WA 98034, 10021 NE 124th St, Kirkland, 98034
January 20, 7:00 pm
We all feel it: something is pulling us apart.
Neighbors who used to talk across the fence now glare across a divide.
Families struggle to talk about the world without arguing.
Whole communities feel blamed, forgotten, or under attack.
In this public talk, Rev. Terry Kyllo offers a hopeful, practical path forward. Drawing from social research, Scripture, interfaith wisdom, and years of bridge-building work, Terry explains how our human nature is being hacked—by digital algorithms, political movements, and economic forces—and how fear drives us into exclusive ingroups that turn neighbors into strangers. This gets expressed in Christian Nationalism, extremist groups, cancel culture, and moral emptiness.
But he also shows how we can reclaim our agency, restore trust, and rebuild our communities.
Terry lifts up the unseen majority—people of many traditions, backgrounds, and beliefs—who want to live with respect, courage, and shared purpose. He invites us into a new way of seeing each other, grounded in Civic Compassion, Civic Humility, Civic Responsibility, and Civil Courage.
This event is for anyone who feels anxious about the future, tired of division, or longing for a more human way to live together.
Come hear a message of clarity, honesty, and hope—and take a step toward healing our common life.

Weekly Online Welcoming & Centering & Prayer
2026-01-23 12:00 - 13:00
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/).

Safe Church Training at St. David's, Friday Harbor
2026-01-24 09:00 - 14:00 | St. David’s, Friday Harbor, 780 Park Street, Friday harbor, 98250
January 24, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Safe Church Training at St. David’s, Friday Harbor with trainer Abby d’Ambruoso.
Register at saintdavid@rockisland.com.
Please email as soon as possible if you need childcare.

The Rev Cn Carla Robinson's Visitation to St Clement, Seattle
2026-01-25
The Rev Cn Carla Robinson’s Visitation to St Clement, Seattle

Come As You Are Eucharist
2026-01-25 16:00 - 16:45 | Epiphany, Seattle, 1805 38th Ave, Seattle, 98122
Sundays, 4:00 pm
The Come As You Are service is casual and welcoming. While it follows the structure of Anglican liturgy, it’s designed for those who may have a hard time sitting still, whether you’re a toddler or an octogenarian. This service creates opportunities for all to participate in worship, either by moving between prayer stations, hearing the Gospel told in story form, engaging in an interactive sermon, or gathering around the altar. It’s for people who have never been to church before, and for anyone seeking a place to belong.

Choral Evensong
2026-01-25 17:30 - 18:00 | Epiphany, Seattle, 1805 38th Ave, Seattle, 98122
Sung at the close of day in Cathedrals and churches throughout the world, Choral Evensong is a service of Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient offices of Vespers and Compline. The choir sings the traditional evening prayers of the church that have been offered for centuries, while the congregation listens, joins in the hymns, and adds their own prayers to those of the choir. It is an opportunity for peaceful meditation in the midst of a busy week.
Every Sunday at 5:30 pm.
Followed by a reception.

Compline, Sung by The Compline Choir
2026-01-25 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.

Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day
2026-01-26 10:00 - 16:00 | State Capitol Campus, Olympia, WA
January 26, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
The 2025-2026 legislative session convened this week in Olympia. It will be a short (60 day) session, thereby narrowing the time frame for public input. Below are the bills identified by the Seattle king County Coalition on Homelessness as being worthy of support. You can call, write or email your representative to add your support to any or all of these bills. If you are unsure who your representative is, go to: https://app.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder.
Washington Low Income Housing Alliance is offering a day-long training to develop effective advocacy skills. Registration can be done through their website, linked below.
HB 2100: Representative Scott
Enacting an excise tax on large operating companies on the amount of payroll expenses above the minimum wage threshold of the additional medicare tax to fund services to benefit Washingtonians and establishing the Well Washington fund account. As background: federal HR1 (OBBB) could cost Washington state $51 B in Medicaid funding over the next decade.
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2100&Year=2025&Initiative=false
HB 1240: Representative Peterson
Pertaining to residential vehicles; bill intends to resolve the conflicts between statute and case law, and to create an expedited process through which those in deep poverty can more quickly retrieve their only shelter from impound and avoid unconstitutionally excessive fines.
https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1240&Year=2025&Initiative=false
HB 1380: Representative Gregerson
Intends to Encourage the efficient use of state and local resources by providing clear guidance to local governments on how to balance public safety with the urgent need to transition people experiencing homelessness to safe and stable housing; and other incentives and protections for local governments.
https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1380&Year=2025&Initiative=false
HB 1195: Rep Peterson
Relating to compliance with siting, development permit processes and standards, and requirements for permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, indoor emergency housing, or indoor emergency shelters. Essentially this bill intends to facilitate the building of STEM housing
https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1195&Year=2025&Initiative=false
HB 1687 Representative Reed
Remediating unclean and unsafe supportive housing by providing guidance and assistance to social housing public development authorities
https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1687&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Becoming a Beloved Community: Disability Justice and the Church
2026-01-27 14:00 - 15:30 | Online
January 27, 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Join others from the Diocese as we discuss what it means to create Beloved Church Communities that value and include people with disabilities in our midst. We want this to be a place to gauge desires and needs, collaboratively building a pathway forward so churches can be equipped to welcome all people into their congregations and celebrate the gifts Disabled people can offer us. We suggest reading Anna Kenny’s book My Body is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church. This will provide us common language and understanding as we move forward in this work. It is available from local and the diocesan libraries, Kindle, Audible, and accessible formats (BARD and Bookshare).
Facilitators:
Jessica Thompson became disabled as a young adult and has worked for accessibility and inclusion specifically in third places for over 20 years. Coming to the Episcopal Church after experiencing religious trauma from “faith healing,” she is blogger, speaker, and consultant for Bridge Disability Ministries.
Melissa DelRio is a spoken word artist, and advocate for disability and autism inclusion. She was diagnosed as autistic and ADHD in her 20s, and writes on her experiences as a late diagnosed AudHD woman of color. Melissa has performed advocacy spoken word during trainings, and workshops for disability advocacy, cultural events, and disability ministry events.
A collaboration between: Bridge Disability Ministries—Beacon Church Collaborative, Sacred Waters, and the Diocese of Olympia.
Register for the Zoom link here. Questions can be sent to Adrienne at aelliott@ecww.org.

Bishop LaBelle's Visitation to St. James, Kent
2026-02-01 | St. James, Kent, 24447 94th Ave S, Kent, WA, 98030, United States
February 1
Bishop LaBelle’s Visitation to St. James, Kent

The Rev Ivar Hillesland's Visitation to Holy Cross, Redmond
2026-02-01 | Holy Cross, Redmond, 11526 162nd Ave NE, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
The Rev Ivar Hillesland’s Visitation to Holy Cross, Redmond

Safe Church Training at St. Hugh's, Allyn
2026-02-01 12:00 - 16:00 | St. Hugh of Lincoln, Allyn, 280 E Wheelwright St, Allyn, WA, 98524, United States
February 1, 12:00 – 4:00 pm
Safe Church Training at St. Hugh’s, Allyn. Donna Boisen, trainer. Email donnaboisen@gmail.com to register.

Contemplative Worship in the Spirit of Taizé
2026-02-01 17:00 - 18:00 | St. Andrew’s, Seattle, 111 NE 80th St., Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Clear your mind and enter an inward place, with meditation, song in Taizé style and eucharist. The first Sunday of each month, 5:00 pm.

Ultimate Citizens Documentary Screening & Discussion
2026-02-02 18:00 - 20:00 | 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.

Day Retreat With Author Sara Billups
2026-02-07 12:00 - 13:00 | St. John’s | San Juan, Olympia, 114 20th Ave SE, Olympia, WA, 98501, United States
February 7, 10:00 am
Registration: Cost $40
Sara Billups, author of the popular book “Nervous Systems: Spiritual Practices to Calm Anxiety in Your Body, the Church and Politics,” will guide a day of reflection, spiritual practice, and conversation in Olympia.
An accessible entrance is available off the parking lot on 19th Avenue and the church is on Intercity Transit bus route 13.
All are welcome. Registration information is available at https://stjohnsoly.org/. If you wish to purchase it, the book is available through online and local booksellers.
Cost is $40, including lunch. If cost is a barrier to attending, scholarships are available by contacting the church office at (360) 352-8527 or anna@stjohnsoly.org.
Billups is a Seattle-based writer and cultural commentator whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Christianity Today, Aspen Ideas, and others. Sara writes Bitter Scroll, a monthly Substack letter and co-hosts the podcast That’s the Spirit. She earned a Doctor of Ministry in the Sacred Art of Writing at the Peterson Center for the Christian Imagination at Western Theological Seminary.
Sara works to help wavering Christians remain steadfast through cultural storms and continues to hope for the flourishing of the Church amid deep political and cultural division in America.

Bishop LaBelle's Visitation to St. Hugh of Lincoln, Allyn
2026-02-08 | St. Hugh of Lincoln, Allyn, 280 E Wheelwright St, Allyn, WA, 98524, United States
February 8
Bishop LaBelle’s Visitation to St. Hugh of Lincoln, Allyn

The Rev Cn Cristi Chapman's Visitation to St Andrew, Aberdeen
2026-02-08
The Rev Cn Cristi Chapman’s Visitation to St Andrew, Aberdeen

An Afternoon Delight with Sha'Condria "iCON" Sibley
2026-02-08 10:00 - 17:00 | St. Margaret’s, Bellevue, 4228 Factoria Blvd SE, Bellevue, WA, 98006
February 8, 10:00 am
Black History Month at St. Margaret’s
On February 8, Sha’Chondria “Icon” Sibley will be the guest at St. Margaret’s 10:00 am service where she will read 2 of her poems.
Later that afternoon at 3:00 pm, St. Margaret’s will present “An Afternoon Delight with Sha’Chondria” where we will spend time with Icon and her artful storytelling. Sandwiches, cookies, coffee, and tea will be available. All are welcome to bring desserts!
Sha’Condria “Icon” Sibley is a Central Louisiana-born and longtime New Orleans-based storyteller and sage, poet, writer, performing artist, visual artist, teaching artist, singer, songwriter, actress, wellness advocate, and visionary, whose work centers the voices of (Southern) Blk/Indigenous Women/Girls/People through ancestral remembrance and recollection, present position and power, and future hope and healing. Her work spans across page, stage, canvas, music, talk radio, and short film.
Raised in the small-town, southern missionary Baptist church tradition with an educational background in biology and public health, her work naturally intersects between spirituality and healing. A proponent of poetry and art as healing and liberation tools, Icon shares her work and workshops inside schools, universities, prisons, juvenile detention centers, at conferences and festivals and has worked for over a decade and counting, creating, organizing, and hosting community-centered, arts-driven events.
Sha’Condria was the artist in residence for the Organizing For Mission Network’s annual Contextual Gathering in June 2025 where eight diocesan members got to spend transformative time with Icon and other faith-based organizers.

2nd Sunday Series: Choral Evensong & Harpsichord Recital
2026-02-08 16:30 - 18:00 | St. Luke’s Memorial, Tacoma, 3615 N Gove St., Tacoma, WA, 98407, United States
February 8, 4:30 – 6:00 pm
If you are not planning to watch the SuperBowl, come experience a service of Choral Evensong! The musical lineup features works by Herbert Howells, David Terry, Matthew Owens, William Stanton, and Arthur Foote. Following Evensong, Dr. Wyatt Smith will perform a short harpsichord recital featuring works by William Byrd and Herbert Howells.

Diocesan Youth Confirmation Program: 2026
2026-02-08 19:00 - 20:30
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

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.

St. Thomas Music Guild Presents: Love Songs from the Broadway Stage
2026-02-14 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Thomas, Medina, 8398 NE 12th St, Medina, WA, 98039, United States
February 14, 7:30 pm
A Valentine’s Day Concert at St. Thomas in Medina, just west of downtown Bellevue, featuring musicians:
Megan Renae Parker, soprano
Charles Robert Stephens, baritone
Michael Brockman, saxophone
Jeffrey Moidel, piano
Program will be followed by a reception

The Rev Cn Carla Robinson's Visitation to Grace Church, Bainbridge Island
2026-02-15
The Rev Cn Carla Robinson’s Visitation to Grace Church, Bainbridge Island

The Rev Cn Cristi Chapman's Visitation to St Timothy, Chehalis
2026-02-15
The Rev Cn Cristi Chapman’s Visitation to St Timothy, Chehalis

Bishop LaBelle's Visitation to Epiphany, Seattle
2026-02-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Epiphany, Seattle, 1805 38th Ave, Seattle, 98122
February 15
Bishop LaBelle’s Visitation to Epiphany, Seattle

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
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.
SCHEDULE
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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
