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Ethnic Ministries
Circles of Color
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Diocese of Olympia
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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
July 15, 2023
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We had quite the week of connections, resource sharing, crab cakes, and yes, even revival(!), in Baltimore at It's All About Love! More reflections to come next week. In the meantime, you can watch the Canon's (Video) Blog entries from this week: | |
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We strongly encourage you to check out and share these worship & plenary sessions with your church:
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Opening Revival on Evangelism w/Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, 7/9
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Morning Plenary on Racial Justice w/Dr. Kwok Pui-lan, 7/10
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Evening Worship on Creation Care w/Rev. Miriama White-Hammond, 7/10
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Morning Plenary on Creation Care w/Young Voices for Climate (including Adrienne!), 7/11
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Evening Worship on Racial Justice w/Sarah Augustine and the Shared Episcopal Gospel Choir of Baltimore, 7/11
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Closing Plenary and Worship on Evangelism w/Jerusalem Greer and Brian McLaren; featuring Julia Ayala Harris and Bishop Gene Robinson, 7/13
You can find all of these videos at the top of the It's All About Love website if you don't have Facebook. We've also included the speaker bios for each day on Canon Carla's blog posts on our website too if you'd like to read more about the speakers/presenters.
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We'll leave you with some photos from our Circles of Color: Empowering People of Color in Diocesan Life panel, one of our meals, and a taste of the Episcopal Shared Choir of Baltimore! We are grateful to have made the trip with friends from the Circles.
Again, check out those recordings! There is much to be gleaned, renewal to be felt, and hope to be found in the Spirit's invitation to us to show up differently as people of faith to meet this moment!
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In love and service,
Carla+ and Adrienne
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Agnes+ Kuria and The Rev. Adult Care LLC
Our community lifts prayers and thanksgiving as the facility just finished its licensing Tuesday and Agnes+ will soon be admitting clients to care for them holistically with her experience in the nursing field and as a priest. We thank God for providing along this long road, and for continued strength for Agnes+, her family, and all future care providers and residents. We'll be uploading a video next week with more info!
Fred and Kris Jessett
Our community lifts prayers for Fred and his family as he recently fell. Let us continue to pray for Fred, Kris, the rest of their family, and all who care for him. We pray for comfort, healing, and wisdom for the Jessetts and Fred's medical team, as well as smooth navigation of insurance and all other logistics. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
If you'd like to send a card, the Jessetts' address is 5309 South Myrtle Ln. Spokane, WA 99223.
Vinh Do and family
Our community lifts prayer for Vinh's mother and the rest of their family. Vinh shares, "Mom is doing better, thank God. We are each day slowing building up to what 'normal' looks like now. I'm so grateful for God and all the support and thoughts from all."
We pray for Vinh's mother's health and the rest of the family as they all continue easing back into everyday activities. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
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Edie Weller and family
Our community continues to lift prayer for the Rev. Edie Weller and her family as they settle into this next chapter following John's memorial. Edie shares her gratitude and love for Circles' support. We are grateful that it was a time of fullness and love, and pray for their community's continued embrace. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Carlos and Julianna Caguiat
Our community lifts prayer for Carlos and Julianna as they continue to deal with various health concerns. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
If you have additional prayer requests, please send them to Adrienne.
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If you would like to highlight resources, books, events, liturgies, or anything else, please send them to Adrienne. |
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Circles & the Bishop Search Process
We've got an important few months ahead! Please fill out the survey below for all things bishop search. Add your availability for July planning conversations and our August Circles Listening Session, share your input, and sign up for other ways to get involved and make our voice heard.
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The Vann ladies visited Hisako last week to deliver some soup as she's three weeks out of shoulder surgery. Her 80th birthday is also coming up on July 20th! Join us in wishing Hisako a very happy birthday and praying for continued healing and provision of every need in this new year. We love you, Hisako! | |
Deborah at the Everett Farmers Market
Sundays through the beginning of October @ 10:30 am - 3:00 pm | Downtown Everett
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Support our resident Circles baker at the Everett Farmers Market now through the first week of October! Check out her site at Forever Moore Sweets or her Facebook page to see a sample of her offerings. Stop by, say hi, and enjoy some sweets! | |
Support Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Following Yukon River Breakup & Flooding | From the Diocese of Alaska newsletter: "Many of you have heard of the devasting damage in the village of Circle this spring due to ice jams on the Yukon during breakup. Holy Trinity, Circle was knocked off its foundation and floated about 2 building widths on the floodwaters and rested in a ditch. The handicap ramp was pulled off the building. It looks like we will be able get the church back on its foundation after gravel is delivered and a new pad is done. Much of the content is waterlogged, moldy and destroyed. We are still assessing the damage and trying to salvage what we can. Thanks to Mtr Susan and Irene Roberts for making several trips and working hard to see to the repairs. We are asking for donations for the repair and flood recovery of Holy Trinity in Circle. We have set up a dedicated Donate Now button on the diocesan website. I’ve included the link below. Keep the community of Circle in your prayers, many of the residents lost everything." | | | |
2008 Discerners Reunion
July 17 @ 6:00 pm | D-House
Calling all friends from the discerners group of 2008! Save the date for Monday, 7/17, in the evening at D-House for a shared potluck and time together. Spread the word too!
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Indigenous Boarding Schools & The Episcopal Church | |
May-June 2023 | Rev. Rachel Taber-Hamilton from Facebook, with permission
Rachel+ provides important updates on churchwide efforts to bring to light the Episcopal Church's complicity in Indigenous Boarding Schools.
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Circles Community Clergy Transitions
St. Peter’s Transition Updates
On June 7, Father Edmund Harris announced that he will be concluding his time as Rector at St. Peter’s at the end of July after almost eight and a half years. You can read his letter to the congregation, as well as a message from the Senior Warden and Deacon Polly Shigaki here. Please keep Father Edmund and his family, Polly+, as well as the whole St. Peter’s community in your prayers during this time of transition.
Canon Eliacín Rosario-Cruz Accepts Call in New York
On June 5, Saint Mark's announced that our dear friend Eliacín has accepted the call to serve as Priest-in-Charge at Holy Cross/Santa Cruz in Kingston, New York. He will be pastoring and leading a multicultural community with the vision to be a unified congregation that worships in two languages but otherwise strives to be one in all other aspects of their common life. You can read the full announcement here. We will miss him and his family greatly and are so excited for the good work before him. His last Sunday at Saint Mark's will be 7/16. More details to come about ways Circles can send him off!
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Introducing "Holy Conversations" for the Search of Our Next Bishop of Olympia | |
During the month of August, you are invited to participate in a facilitated "Holy Conversation" in your region and with the Circles. The conversations will focus on the vision for the Diocese and how the bishop and staff can support congregations throughout our Diocese in living out their missions.
Regional conversation dates/times will be announced next week and the Circles Holy Conversation will be scheduled based on this poll so please share your availability!
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A Call for Candidates from the Diocesan Nominations Committee | To prepare for elections at Diocesan Convention (October 28, 2023), the Nominations Committee is now calling for candidates to represent our Diocese in two areas: Diocesan Council and the Standing Committee. We encourage Circles members to discern if you might be called! | | | |
7/16
St. Bede's, Port Orchard
7/23
St. Paul's, Mt. Vernon
7/23
St. John's South Sudanese, Tukwila
8/6
Christ Church, Anacortes
8/27
St. Paul's, Port Townsend
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Want to share events from your parish or community?
Email details to Adrienne by Friday.
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2023 Seattle Bon Odori - Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple
July 15-16 @ 2:00 - 8:00 pm |Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple
| Seattle Bon Odori returns! Join us for good food, dancing, cultural exhibits and more! | | | |
Special Guests Will Visit from the Holy Land
July 16 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle
| The rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Ramallah, Palestine, and his family will speak at St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, on July 16. | | | |
Hai! Japantown 2023
August 13-20 | Japantown, C-ID, Seattle | See map for more
| See the Wing Luke's calendar of events during Japantown’s annual summer festival. This historic district comes alive as shops, galleries, restaurants, and other creative space host community events, promotions, and performances! The whole family is invited for all-ages fun, food, shopping, and tours! | | | |
A Holy Waste of Time: Retreat for 20s & 30s
August 18-20 | Saint Andrew's House, Union | $95/person on or before July 31; $110/person after July 31; $50/person – tent camping
| Adults in their 20s & 30s from around the Diocese of Olympia are invited to our annual weekend of fun, friendship, faith, and blessed time-wasting at St. Andrew’s House, a comfortable, rustic lodge situated on the Hood Canal with the Olympic Mountains just beyond. | | | |
2023 Summer Teaching Faculty - Holden Village
June 11-September 1| Holden Village
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Join Holden Village this summer to learn the basics of watercolor, practice creative writing, and engage body, mind, and spirit through discussing many of the most salient issues of our time.
The Week 9 (August 6-11) focus hosts Latine teachers covering immigration, liberation theology, climate justice, and other intersectional topics. Take a look, there are some really great speakers and topics featured every week!
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The Diocese of Olympia Vocations Day: Save the Date!
September 16 | Diocesan House, Seattle
| Curious about whether you have a vocation to the diaconate or to the priesthood? Interested in speaking with others who're wondering the same? Want to hear from deacons and priests about what their vocations are really like day-to-day? Come to the Diocese of Olympia's Vocations Day! | | | |
Convene 2023 - Save the Date!
September 30 | Everett Community College
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Apply now to present a 50-minute workshop on something you or your congregation know well and can share with others. We are excited to gather in-person at Convene on September 30 and are looking for local experts on everything from outreach to finances to the flower guild! This is an opportunity for our congregations to resource each other, and we want you to apply to present! Follow the link below for a workshop application, and if you have any questions, please contact Canon Alissa Newton at anewton@ecww.org.
Circles will be presenting some workshops! Let us know what you'd like to see, offer, or support!
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2023 Walk to End Alzheimer's - Pacific Northwest
September 30 @ 9:30 am | Seattle Center
| Join or donate to our Circles team for the 2023 Walk to End Alzheimer's - Pacific Northwest and help raise awareness and funds for vital Alzheimer's care, support and research! | | | |
Convention 2023
October 28 | online
| Join us for a streamlined, online only Convention this year as we focus on the essential business of the Diocese. | | | |
Special Full Circle Meeting
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Wednesday, 7/26, 2023
5:00 pm
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Next Full Circle Meeting
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Wednesday, 8/2, 2023
3:00 pm
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Alzheimer's Support Group
If Alzheimer's has touched your life in some way, you're not alone. A group of Circles members meets Saturday mornings to share in community together.
Contact Jerry Shigaki for more info.
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Episcopal Urban Caucus issues statement about Supreme Court's decision on race in college admissions | |
The Episcopal Urban Caucus has issued a statement, "A Call to Quicken and Deepen the Work of Racial Justice & Equity" about the June 29, 2023 Supreme Court decision ending the use of race in co...
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Heartbreak City by Shaun Scott | |
In Seattle, sports initiatives have powered meaningful reforms, such as popular stadium projects that promoted investments in public housing and mass transit. At the same time, conservative forces also used sports to consolidate their power and mobilize against the civic good. In Heartbreak City Shaun Scott takes the reader through 170 years of Seattle history, chronicling both well-known and long-forgotten events...
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Federal Funding for Energy Work at Houses of Worship | Interfaith Power and Light | |
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that was signed into law in August 2022 included the greatest investment in climate care provisions in history.
With the passage of the IRA, nonprofits and houses of worship now have easier access to clean energy funds and tax credits.
Read more at the link below!
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Nominating committee presents profile for 28th presiding bishop, calls for names | |
Submit names by July 15th!
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"Love God, Love God's World" curriculum - The Episcopal Church | |
"Love God, Love God's World" is a nine-session, film-based curriculum, ideal for Episcopalians anywhere on the journey with creation care and environmental ministry-from newcomers looking to take their first step to seasoned leaders seeking a transformative small-group experience.
Rev. Rachel Taber Hamilton and Adrienne Elliott are both session authors. Please email Adrienne if your church would like to pilot a few sessions!
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