We listen. We pray. We vote faithfully.

by SKM

We are blessed as a nation to vote. As citizens of this country this is a right, an obligation, and a duty. Go vote. Vote your conscience. Your conscience is informed by what it means to love your neighbor, to participate in the process of seeking the common good, to participate in the process of […]

Prayers of the People, November 4

by Prayers of the People Team

Lector: Lord, through Moses and Jesus, you taught us to love the Lord your God with all our heart, and with all our soul, and with all our mind, and with all our strength. We are blessed to be led by Michael, Greg, Berto, and Hugh who set a good example for us, may they […]

Statement on the Shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh

by SKM

Dear Ones, As we gathered for the second day of the 108th Convention of the Diocese of Olympia in SeaTac, the news began to come that yet again, gun violence had taken the lives of innocent people, and yet again, inside a house of worship. We now know that the massacre at the Tree of […]

Prayers of the People, October 28

by Prayers of the People Team

Lector: Oh Great Mystery, Love beyond love, Sacred Heart of all that is…Let us reclaim the name of your son Jesus who walked with us on this earth. In his redemptive love help us to enact the things He taught in thought, word, and deed. Let our mouths be filled with laughter, our tongues with […]

A message from our Bishop: Affirming Our Support for Transgender Persons

by SKM

Dear Ones, On Monday of this week, it came to light that the United States Department of Health and Human Services is attempting to redefine the legal definition of sex as “either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is born with,” under Title IX of the Education Amendments Act […]

Prayers of the People, October 21

by Prayers of the People Team

  Lector: Dear God, Creator of all, We come to you in our weakness, asking you to hear our prayers, with reverent submission to your will, and gratitude for your Son, our teacher of serving others with humility, Jesus Christ. We pray for your churches to be instruments of your peace in the world, wherever […]

Prayers of the People, October 14

by Prayers of the People Team

Lector: Precious Lord, we pray for your world, that we might know and love each other as brothers and sisters, created all in your image. We pray for your grace, that we may continually be given to good works. Precious Lord, we pray for your church, that we might boldly approach you, seeking mercy and […]