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Diocesan Events
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For details on these events visit What's Happening on the diocesan website or click the links provided.  It's Here! Celebrate the Spirit: A Diocesan Festival at your Cathedral. Saturday, May 18, 10 am - 4 pm. Bring your banners! It's a parade! Join the procession and wave high the flag of your congregation at the Festival Eucharist in the middle of the festival day. On this day, we will celebrate the work of the spirit in our diocese. All ages are invited to come together for a Eucharist celebrating our rich liturgical life together. What part will your church play? [ More] Watch Bishop Rickel's video invitation to this event.  Sea SundaySunday, June 2, is set aside in the church calendar to remember the brave and dedicated men and women who keep our global economy afloat. Through special services, congregations around the world celebrate the vital contribution seafarers make to all our lives, and pray for them, their families and those that support them. Our diocesan Mission to Seafarer's asks that you support this work through your congregation and give generously. [ More] Follow the Mission to Seafarer's on Facebook. Launching a New Sunday LiturgyWednesday, June 5, 9 am-5 pm, St. Paul, Seattle. Offered by the College for Congregational Development, and led by the Rev. Melissa Skelton, Canon for Congregational Development, this one day learning and planning event will look at launching new Sunday liturgies. Work on potential processes both to test the waters in a congregation and gain member participation. Clergy and lay teams encouraged. No fee, just come ready to buy your own lunch. RSVP by Friday, May 31.  2013 Diocesan Stewardship Conference To be held at St. John, Olympia, Saturday, June 8, 9:30 am-4 pm, this conference will provide tools for your congregation to create a culture of stewardship through a variety of ministries including management of personal finances, understanding our corporate and individual identity as people of faith, practical helps for inter-generational year round stewardship formation, and environmental stewardship that helps the bottom line. [ More]  Baseball with the Bishop
Saturday, June 29, bring your family and friends and join us for an afternoon of fun at Safeco Field. June 29th, opening pitch is at 4:15 pm. Tickets are limited so register soon! Looking forward to seeing you there! [More] Watch Bishop Rickel's video invitation to this event. Deadline to request tickets is May 27.
Young Adult Theology on Tap
First Tuesday of the Month, 7-9 pm, Nick's Off Market, 1556 NW 56th, Seattle. Join other young adults in their 20's and 30's for a series of theological discussions in a relaxed setting. June 4 topic: Trinity. [ More]
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News & Information
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 Come and See-Christian Presence in the Holy Land, November 25-December 3, 2013, is a tour sponsored by the Episcopal Bishop's Committee for Israel/Palestine. If you are a first time visitor or someone who is drawn again and again to the land where Jesus taught and ministered, here is an opportunity to visit traditional Biblical pilgrimage sites, meet Christians who call the Holy Land home, and gain a deeper knowledge of the theological landscape. [More]
Outside C hurch Walls has collected over one thousand responses to their "church" survey. The results thus far have been very interesting - and they want more responses. See more and respond at the Outside Church Walls blog.
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Events with our Affiliated Ministries
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Believe Out Loud. Offered by Integrity Puget Sound, Believe Out Loud workshops will help you to speak to people in your church or diocese about why it's important to welcome and include LGBT people in the life of your church communities; Saturday, June 8, All Saints, Seattle. [More]
 The Farm Team & Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. Help provide food for those in need worldwide by becoming a part of (or sponsoring) The Farm Team. Episcopal Relief & Development is teaming up with the Diocese of Olympia to create an event-within-an-event by inviting members of the diocese to join The Farm Team and run or walk the Rock 'n Roll Marathon or the Half Marathon event on Saturday, June 22. [More]
2013 Seattle Pride Day Parade. Join with Integrity Puget Sound and show your Episcopal PRIDE! Sunday, June 30. Our 2012 turnout was great - about 70 marchers, 10 congregations represented with banners, 11 clergy and a Eucharist celebrated on the street before we stepped off. Let's do it again! Let's once again celebrate our church as a truly welcoming and compassionate community of faith. Integrity Puget Sound is registering us as they did last year, and everyone is invited to participate. [More]
Mission to Seafarers annual benefit luncheon aboard the Star Princess. Saturday, August 24. [ More]
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Congregation Events
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New Announcements
St. Thomas, Medina, hosts the Bellevue Chamber Chorus featuring a cornucopia of choral treasures, sacred and secular; Saturday, May 18, 7:30 pm. Ticketed event. [More]
Trinity Church, Everett, presents Fr. Alexander Tkachenko, speaking about his creation and the everyday needs of the St. Petersburg Children's Hospice; Sunday May 19 at approximate 9 and 11 am. [More]
St. Thomas, Medina, hosts the Sacred Music Chorale for Amazing Grace, an homage to favorite past performances; Sunday, May 19, 2 pm. Ticketed event. [More]
Christ Church, Tacoma, presents Mark Brombaugh, co-director of music, on the pedal harpsichord; Friday, May 31, 7:30 pm. [ More]
St. Thomas, Medina, hosts the Cascadian Chorale for Far from Home; Saturday, June 1, 7 pm. Tickets event. [ More]
Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, invites all to join them in transplanting 3000 winter squash starts; yield supplies local food banks. Monday, June 3, 6:30 pm; Chinook Farms. [ More]
St. Andrew, Seattle, offers an Icon Workshop with Peter Pearson; includes prayer and creation of an icon of Mary Magdalene; Wednesday-Saturday, June 19-22, George Center for Community, Lake City. Registration required. [ More]
Previously Announced
St. James, Kent, presents dessert theater performances of The Real Inspector Hound, by Tom Stoppard. Show dates are May 17, & 18 - 7:30 pm; May 19 - 1:30 pm. Tickets $10. [ More]
St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, offers a Cathedral Trio recital including the world premiere of Introduction and Andante for cello and harp by Peter Hallock. Friday, May 17, 7:30 pm; $10 requested donation. [ More] St. Luke, Sequim, offers a Safeguarding God's Children training; five-year certification on completion of the class. Training is of general interest to all, but is required of anyone who works with children and youth in the church, whether as teachers, helpers or nursery - all staff, clergy, vestry/bishop's committee as well. Friday, May 17, 9 am-12 pm. [ More] St. Barnabas, Bainbridge Island, presents a varied program of exotic organ works with concert organist, Grant Edwards, and trumpeter, Michael Sanchez; Friday, May 17, 7:30 pm; $20. [ More] Christ Church, Tacoma, presents organist Rose Whitmore playing German baroque and contemporary Swiss music; Friday, May 17, 12:10 pm. [ More] St. Andrew, Port Angeles, offers Walking from the Easter Font: Baptismal Ethics for All of Us, presented by the Rev. Samuel Torvend. Saturday, May 18, 9 am-2 pm; $20 covers meal and workshop. [ More] Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore, presents Breanne Overton speaking about her experience as a volunteer intern working in Mosoj Yan, Bolivia; Sunday, May 19, following the10:30 am worship service during a Bolivian-style lunch. [ More] Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore, hosts the Makini Schools Children's Choir from Nairobi, Kenya, singing with members of the Bellevue Girlchoir in an all-age, non-ticketed, concert of music from around the world; Thursday, May 23, 7 pm. [ More] St. Luke, Sequim, offers a Safeguarding God's People training; five-year certification on completion of the day class; Saturday, May 25, 9 am-12:30 pm. [ More] Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore, presents an informal concert exploring the music of the church year with organist, Sheila Bristow; Saturday, June 1, 5 pm; freewill offering. [ More] Trinity Church, Seattle, hosts local music groups: Sacred Music Chorale: Amazing Grace - an homage to favorite past performances; Friday, May 17, 7:30 pm. Trinity Consort explores the haunting and beautiful musical world of laments; Saturday, May 18, 7:30 pm. Early Music Guild Collegium: New Baroque Orchestra; Sunday, May 19, 3:00 pm. Alan Wheaton, tenor, Fair Springtide - a recital of English language art songs; Wednesday, May 22, 7 pm. For details and ticket information [ More]
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