Diocesan Discernment Manual
This manual covers the “Diocesan Discernment” phase of the discernment process (formerly known as “Phase 2”). This portion of the discernment process has also been redesigned, and provides a curriculum for people who have completed the “Exploring Vocations” portion of the process, and are discerning Holy Orders. There is an application to participate in a…
The Diocese of Olympia invites you to the Exploring Discernment Retreat!
When: April 11, 2026 from 9:30 am – 3:30 pmWhere: St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 4805 NE 45th St., Seattle, WA 98105 Who: Anyone! Absolutely anyone who is discerning anything in life is welcome to attend: lay people, ordained people, people who are currently in diocesan discernment, people who are discerning anything within our without the…
An Invitation to Incorporate Creation into Lenten Liturgies
While the season of Lent is often thought of as a wilderness period in the church calendar, a myriad of creation themes abound throughout the six weeks. From the garden with our ancestors Adam and Eve, to the Easter Vigil and baptismal font, Lent can be a time of quieting our souls to become awake…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force to the Unhoused
“God bless our food;God bless our drink.And keep our homesAnd ourselvesIn Your embrace, O God.God be with my going out,God be with my coming in,God be with me in my doubt,God protecting me from sin.Christ be with my ebbing,Christ be with my flowingChrist be with my entering,Christ in love bestowing.” Washington Low Income Housing Alliance…
Clergy Transitions in the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
The Rev. Elizabeth Riley has been called by the Vestry of St. Dunstan, Seattle to serve as its next rector. That call began February 1, 2026.
An Update from the Bishop’s Task Force to the Unhoused
Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. Jeremiah 6:16 In these days of intrusive technology, separation from one another and rancor in so many domains, the ancient paths would bid us return to…
Update on Flood Relief Efforts in the Diocese of Olympia
As the floods began impacting western Washington in the second week of December, Episcopal Relief & Development was quick to engage the staff at Diocesan House to ask “How can we help?” Within the first 48 hours, Diocesan Staff members Canon Cristi Chapman and Michael Seewer worked up a plan working with Race Hodges of…
Emmanuel, Mercer Island
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The Ven. Barbra Weza
The Ven. Barbra Weza Archdeacon The Ven. Barbra Weza was raised in an evangelical church and discovered the Episcopal Church as an adult through a deacon friend while serving as a volunteer in a feeding program and families living at a homeless shelter. She has served in Mason and surrounding counties for 17 years providing…
The Ven. David Bishop
The Ven. David Bishop Canon Missioner for Transitions and Archdeacon for Mission and Formation As Canon Missioner for Transitions, David works to support congregations and clergy during periods of leadership change and organizational transition. He serves as the primary point of contact for clergy in vocational transition, advises the Bishop Canon to the Ordinary on…