Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
What part do relationships play in outreach at your parish? As I think about the programs highlighted in this column over the past year, what strikes me is how integral relationships are to each program. The relationships we build with those we serve. The relationships we build with our fellow parishioners. The relationships we build…
Clergy Transitions in the Diocese of Olympia
It is a time of transition within our Diocese, and we have a new clergy transition to announce. The Rev. Kate E. Wesch will be joining Epiphany, Seattle, as their Parochial Vicar beginning August 1. The Rev. Kate E. Wesch has served as Rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Essex, Connecticut and been in…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: Please allow me to make something as clear as I possibly can. I look for articles and information about homelessness not so much to inform but to give hopeful insight into what we, as Jesus’s people, can do about it. Motivation to do so is also a…
St. Luke’s, Seattle Affordable Housing Groundbreaking: “Building a Place Where Love Dwells”
On a sunny May morning, representatives of the Mayor’s Office, City Council, County, and State joined BRIDGE Housing and many development partners for the official groundbreaking ceremony at St. Luke’s, Seattle. Bishop Melissa Skelton began the ceremony with an invocation on behalf of the Diocese of Olympia, who is the property owner for this project….
Happenings, Discussions, and Manna Bags: Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: Homelessness continues to be an in-front-of-us topic in the news, the Supreme Court, and politics. The Supreme Court case Johnson V. Grant’s Pass is due for a decision to be made public in June. Interestingly, I read that Mayor Harrell of Seattle says the decision for or…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: Building a Place Where Love Dwells
From Don Fornoff, the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: The title is the name of the St. Luke’s redevelopment project in Ballard (North Seattle). About such a project, it isn’t often any of us get to observe something special, much less experience that activity in some way, and very rarely do we meet and talk…
The Diocese of Olympia Elects The Rev. Philip N. LaBelle as Its Ninth Bishop
SEATTLE, WA (May 18, 2024): The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia has elected The Rev. Philip N. LaBelle as its next bishop. Bishop-Elect LaBelle currently serves as rector of St. Mark’s Church in Southborough, Massachusetts. While in the Diocese of Massachusetts, he co-led the Mission Strategy Committee, served on the Executive Committee and Diocesan Council, and…
Updates from the Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness
From Don Fornoff, Bishop’s Task Force on Homelessness: Your task force met last Saturday, sharing and considering many ideas as we are wont to do – and I want to share one of them. We met a week earlier than usual in deference to the gathering of the Diocese to elect a new bishop. So,…
2024 Congregation Leadership Conference: Session Recordings
Recordings from our 2024 Congregation Leadership Conference are now available! You can browse the plenary sessions and workshops from the videos below! https://vimeo.com/946393747?share=copyhttps://vimeo.com/946393758?share=copyhttps://vimeo.com/946393700?share=copyhttps://vimeo.com/946393723?share=copyhttps://vimeo.com/946393737?share=copyhttps://vimeo.com/946393728?share=copyhttps://vimeo.com/946393771?share=copy
Thank Bishop Skelton
Thank you, Bishop Melissa, for compassionately and faithfully shepherding our diocese during this time of transition. We are blessed with your inspirational leadership and guidance. You can sign Bishop Melissa’s e-card by clicking the link below. SIGN E-CARD