Zimzum Discipleship, Lesson 1: The Sabbath
https://youtu.be/mC3Vfi9NrAo Hi, I’m Phil LaBelle, Bishop of the Diocese of Olympia, the Episcopal Church in western Washington. Last month, I introduced the idea of Zimzum Discipleship to you with a call to make space in our busy lives for God, others, and the natural world. We can do this by intentionally embracing Zimzum. The idea…
Zimzum Discipleship: The Sabbath – Small Group Session 2 – Delight in the Sabbath
Gathering Opening Prayer: Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly prepared for the service of your sanctuary, and that our rest here upon earth may be a…
Zimzum Discipleship: The Sabbath – Small Group Session 1, General Overview
Gathering Opening Prayer: Almighty God, who after the creation of the world rested from all your works and sanctified a day of rest for all your creatures: Grant that we, putting away all earthly anxieties, may be duly prepared for the service of your sanctuary, and that our rest here upon earth may be a…
Zimzum Discipleship: The Sabbath – Additional Resources, May 2025
Books The Sabbath: Its Meaning for the Modern Man by Abraham Joshua Heschel. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week by Tiffany Shlain. New York: Gallery Books, 2019. Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now by Walter Brueggemann. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox…
Sacred Waters Open House
For those who made the journey to The Sacred Waters Center on April 26, it was an incredible gift of connection, celebration, and making new friends. As some said, it almost felt like a wedding, with one half of the Great Hall filled with Harmony Hill supporters and local community members, and the other half…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force to the Unhoused
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash From Lizbeth Adams, Co-Chair, Bishop’s Task Force to the Unhoused: Kindle in our hearts, O God, the flame of that love which never ceases, that it may burn in us, giving light to others. Columba On April 29, the 2025 Washington state legislative session ended. HB 1217, designed to…
Clergy Transitions in the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
The Rev. McKenzi Roberson, who has been called to serve as curate at St. Peter’s, Seattle. McKenzi will begin that call on August 1, 2025.
St. John the Baptist in West Seattle Announces Solar Initiative to Celebrate Earth Day
St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, located adjacent to West Seattle High School, will be joining the ranks of other local, recently installed solar projects, such as South Seattle College and Highline High School, with an installation to go live later this year. Once complete, the solar panels will provide a 100 percent offset of…
Easter 2025: A Message from Bishop LaBelle
Hello, beloved friends of the Diocese of Olympia. A number of years ago now I attended a conference that included a talk from Peter Rollins, a progressive philosopher and theologian who grew up in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. He recounted a time when he was invited to a conservative Christian college to be a…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force to the Unhoused
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash From Lizbeth Adams, Co-Chair, Bishop’s Task Force to the Unhoused: Come, Creator Spirit Master and Creator of heaven, earth, and sea, and all that is in them! Stretch out your hand to heal. Refresh our weak frame with new strength, fortitude and grace to endure. (Acts 4: 24,30 and…