BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscover y.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fro m CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/seattle-wa/src-1910.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALDESC:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscove ry.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fr om CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - seattle-wa BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:African Transformative Conference DTSTART:20260905T173000Z DTEND:20260906T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181552Z UID:10014976-1788604200-1788631200@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181552Z LOCATION:St. Columba’s\, Kent\, 26715 Military Rd S\, Kent\, WA\, 98032\ , United States URL:https://ecww.org/event/african-transformative-conference/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Contemplative Worship in the Spirit of Taizé DTSTART:20260907T000000Z DTEND:20260907T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260803T060404Z UID:10009481-1788714000-1788717600@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T060404Z LOCATION:St. Andrew’s\, Seattle\, 111 NE 80th St.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98115 \, United States URL:https://ecww.org/event/contemplative-worship-in-the-spirit-of-taize/20 26-09-06/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Choral Evensong DTSTART:20260907T003000Z DTEND:20260907T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260831T061358Z UID:10009075-1788715800-1788717600@ecww.org CATEGORIES:community,music DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T061358Z LOCATION:Epiphany\, Seattle\, 1805 38th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122 URL:https://ecww.org/event/choral-evensong/2026-09-06/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Compline\, Sung by The Compline Choir DTSTART:20260907T043000Z DTEND:20260907T050000Z DTSTAMP:20260831T061358Z UID:10010491-1788730200-1788732000@ecww.org CATEGORIES:community,music DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T061358Z LOCATION:Saint Mark’s Cathedral\, Seattle\, 1245 10th AVE E.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, United States URL:https://ecww.org/event/compline-sung-by-the-compline-choir-2/2026-09-0 6/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Exploring Discernment Retreat DTSTART:20260912T163000Z DTEND:20260912T223000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181552Z UID:10015046-1789205400-1789227000@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181552Z LOCATION:St. Mary’s\, Lakewood\, 10630 Gravelly Lake Dr SW\, Lakewood\, WA\, 98499 URL:https://ecww.org/event/exploring-discernment-retreat/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Art of Giving: Bring Home Art\, Put Faith Into Action DTSTART:20260912T200000Z DTEND:20260913T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260814T001454Z UID:10015110-1789218000-1789232400@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T001454Z LOCATION:St. Alban’s\, Edmonds\, 21405 82nd Place W.\, Edmonds\, WA\, 98 026\, United States URL:https://ecww.org/event/the-art-of-giving-bring-home-art-put-faith-into -action/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:CCD Saturdays 2026-27 - Year A DTSTART:20260919T153000Z DTEND:20260919T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T181552Z UID:10014570-1789806600-1789833600@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T181552Z LOCATION:Diocesan House\, 1551 10th Ave E\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, United States URL:https://ecww.org/event/ccd-saturdays-2026-27-year-a/2026-09-19/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:College for Congregational Development - Saturday Sessions DTSTART:20260919T153000Z DTEND:20260919T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260801T120957Z UID:10015049-1789806600-1789835400@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T120957Z LOCATION:Office of the Bishop\, 1551 10th Ave E\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, U nited States URL:https://ecww.org/event/college-for-congregational-development-saturday -sessions/2026-09-19/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Rev Ivar Hillesland's Visitation to St. Luke\, Sequim DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921 DTSTAMP:20260802T000911Z UID:10014118-1789862400-1789948799@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260802T000911Z URL:https://ecww.org/event/the-rev-ivar-hilleslands-visitation-to-st-luke- sequim/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bishop LaBelle's Visitation to St. John the Baptist\, Seattle DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260921 DTSTAMP:20260803T120206Z UID:10014155-1789862400-1789948799@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T120206Z LOCATION:St. John the Baptist\, Seattle\, 3050 California Ave SW\, Seattle \, 98116 URL:https://ecww.org/event/bishop-labelles-visitation-to-st-john-the-bapti st-seattle/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:2026 Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DTSTAMP:20260803T120206Z UID:10013297-1790208000-1792195199@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T120206Z LOCATION:Porto\, Portugal\, Porto\, Portugal URL:https://ecww.org/event/september-2026-camino-pilgrimage-to-santiago-de -compostela/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Province VIII Creation Care Network Conference DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928 DTSTAMP:20260803T120206Z UID:10015020-1790294400-1790553599@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T120206Z LOCATION:Episcopal Retreat & Conference Center\, 75 S 200E\, Salt Lake Cit y\, 84000 URL:https://ecww.org/event/province-viii-creation-care-network-conference/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Godly Play in a Day Workshop DTSTART:20260926T160000Z DTEND:20260926T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260811T001144Z UID:10015101-1790413200-1790438400@ecww.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T001144Z LOCATION:Saint Mark’s Cathedral\, Seattle\, 1245 10th AVE E.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, United States URL:https://ecww.org/event/godly-play-in-a-day-workshop/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Anti-Racism Training DTSTART:20260926T170000Z DTEND:20260926T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260804T000150Z UID:10014946-1790416800-1790434800@ecww.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T000150Z LOCATION:Online URL:https://ecww.org/event/anti-racism-training-4/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A Lecture On: White Christian Nationalism & the Other: Dusting Off the Niebuhrs for the 21st Century DTSTART:20260927T020000Z DTEND:20260927T033000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T181439Z UID:10015120-1790449200-1790454600@ecww.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T181439Z LOCATION:Ballard First Lutheran Church\, 2006 NW 65th St\, Seattle\, 98117 URL:https://ecww.org/event/a-lecture-on-white-christian-nationalism-the-ot her-dusting-off-the-niebuhrs-for-the-21st-century/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Celebrating 100 Years DTSTART:20260927T170000Z DTEND:20260927T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260809T002006Z UID:10015071-1790503200-1790514000@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T002006Z LOCATION:Christ Church\, Puyallup\, 210 Fifth St SW\, Puyallup\, WA\, 9837 1\, United States URL:https://ecww.org/event/celebrating-100-years/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Soli Deo Gloria Organ Concert Series DTSTART:20260927T220000Z DTEND:20260928T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260814T061324Z UID:10014576-1790521200-1790528400@ecww.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T061324Z LOCATION:First Lutheran Church of West Seattle\, 4105 California Ave SW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98116 URL:https://ecww.org/event/soli-deo-gloria-organ-concert-series/2026-09-27 / X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sacred Earth\, Sacred Duty DTSTART:20261002T180000Z DTEND:20261003T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T181733Z UID:10015121-1790938800-1790960400@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T181733Z LOCATION:Grace\, Lopez Island\, 70 Sunset Ln\, Lopez Island\, 98261\, Unit ed States URL:https://ecww.org/event/sacred-earth-sacred-duty/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Saint Mark's Music Series: All Bach on the Flentrop Organ DTSTART:20261003T023000Z DTEND:20261003T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260816T061444Z UID:10015077-1790969400-1790974800@ecww.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T061444Z LOCATION:Saint Mark’s Cathedral\, Seattle\, 1245 10th AVE E.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, United States URL:https://ecww.org/event/saint-marks-music-series-all-bach-on-the-flentr op-organ/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Worship Amid Social Turmoil DTSTART:20261003T160000Z DTEND:20261003T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260817T001409Z UID:10015107-1791018000-1791039600@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T001409Z LOCATION:Pacific Lutheran University URL:https://ecww.org/event/worship-amid-social-turmoil/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ordinations DTSTART:20261003T173000Z DTEND:20261003T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260817T121529Z UID:10014979-1791023400-1791028800@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T121529Z LOCATION:Saint Mark’s Cathedral\, Seattle\, 1245 10th AVE E.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102\, United States URL:https://ecww.org/event/diaconal-ordinations/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bishop LaBelle's Visitation to Trinity\, Seattle DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005 DTSTAMP:20260820T181540Z UID:10015116-1791072000-1791158399@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T181540Z URL:https://ecww.org/event/bishop-labelles-visitation-to-trinity-seattle/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Celtic Culture in Scotland w/ Revs. Hillary Kimsey & Ruth Anne Gar cia DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018 DTSTAMP:20260824T121413Z UID:10014224-1791331200-1792281599@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T121413Z URL:https://ecww.org/event/celtic-culture-in-scotland-w-revs-hillary-kimse y-ruth-anne-garcia/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Narrative Budget Information Session DTSTART:20261007T013000Z DTEND:20261007T023000Z DTSTAMP:20260822T121305Z UID:10015108-1791311400-1791315000@ecww.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T121305Z LOCATION:Online URL:https://ecww.org/event/narrative-budget-information-session/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Following in the Footsteps of Paul: A Pilgrimage to Greece and Tur key DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261020 DTSTAMP:20260830T121333Z UID:10013985-1791417600-1792454399@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260830T121333Z LOCATION:Greece and Turkey\, Greece URL:https://ecww.org/event/following-in-the-footsteps-of-paul-a-pilgrimage -to-greece-and-turkey/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bishop LaBelle's Visitation to Holy Spirit\, Vashon DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012 DTSTAMP:20260904T001532Z UID:10014157-1791676800-1791763199@ecww.org CATEGORIES:holiday DESCRIPTION:Greetings\, Diocese of Olympia. The holiday season is upon us. You know this\, of course\, because it’s been upon us since probably ea rly October when at least I first saw those holiday M&Ms in their red-and- green variety encouraging me to buy them even before the Halloween candy w as gone. And yet here we are just beginning this season of Advent\, of wat ching and waiting as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child again a nd as we prepare for the coming of Christ into our midst a second time. A number of years ago now\, I came across a book and a website about the Adv ent conspiracy. It’s online at adventconspiracy.org. There were three pa stors who got together who wanted to make this time of Advent more meaning ful for their parishioners. And so they began to question all that surroun ds the consumerism within our culture\, and wondered if we could get back to the real meaning of this time. They suggest that we focus on four thing s during this season of Advent. First\, that we worship fully\, recognizin g that this season is an invitation for us to watch and wait for the comin g of Christ\, and that we can watch and wait more fully when we engage wit h the living God and starting our practice there rather than trying to fig ure out what’s on our list and checking it twice. The second thing they encourage us to do is to spend less\, to take less money and put it toward s those gifts that are really unimportant. You know those ones\, where you ’re buying something willy-nilly to stuff into a stocking or those gifts for your friends\, brothers\, sisters\, aunt or uncle\, and this random p erson twice removed. It gets kind of crazy how long that list really gets\ , isn’t it? And they recognize that many in our culture will end this se ason with credit card debt or needing to pay back things that they bought that they thought someone might like\, but really didn’t. Their third th ing that they encourage us to do is to give more\, which is not the same t hing as spending less mind you\, because what they encourage is that we\, in our gift-giving\, really dig into the relationship of those gifts to gi ve something that encourages and builds our connections with others. Thing s that take time and energy to invest in and think about\, rather than jus t buying another sweater for somebody. To say maybe what could we do toget her to deepen our connections and to find new ways to learn from each othe r. Finally\, they encourage us to love all recognizing that how much money we spend during this time\, we could be giving gifts that might help impa ct those around the world who might be needy. They encourage you to maybe give the gift of water to a community or maybe an animal through Heifer In ternational\, or finding other ways to connect through gift-giving on beha lf of others\, to give things to people who might really need it. Those th ings would indeed help us to get ready for the coming of Christ. It would be a conspiracy against all that our culture holds dear\, and yet would br ing us closer to the real meaning of this time. So\, I encourage you this Advent to think about maybe doing just one or two of those things. To find new ways to worship or to spend less\, to give more\, to love all. And th rough that process\, draw closer to the one who is coming again\, the one for whom we long for and wait\, the one who comes to set us free and to br ing peace for us and for all the world. May this season of Advent be a ble ssing to you and to those that you love. And may we truly be ready to gree t the Christ child when he comes once more into our midst. LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T001532Z LOCATION:Holy Spirit\, Vashon Island\, 15420 Vashon Hwy SW\, Vashon\, WA\, 98070\, United States URL:https://ecww.org/event/bishop-labelles-visitation-to-holy-spirit-vasho n/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia X-SOURCE-URL:https://ecww.org/venue/lagunitas-brewing-company-taproom-beer -sanctuary END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR