Yearly Archives: 2008

Teens Encountering Christ (TEC) 2009

[ Jan 16, 2009; ]  
    Young people and adults are busy planning an incredible Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) weekend experience for the youth in our community January 16-18. The event will be held at St. John’s Cathedral in Spokane, and will be the second TEC to be held in Spokane.

Enthusiasm is high and we know it will be [...]

Episcopal Church grants awarded to Jubilee Centers in Prosser and Coeur d’ Alene

The Jubilee Ministry of Prosser and St. Luke’s Jubilee Center, Coeur d’Alene, are the recipients of the 2008 Volunteer Encouragement Grants in the amount of $500 each. The announcement was made by the Rev. Christopher Johnson of the Domestic Justice and Jubilee Ministries, Episcopal Church Advocacy Center.
The Rev. Debora Jennings, contact person for the Prosser [...]

Anonymous donor launches diocesan poverty fund

At the 2008 convention banquet, Bishop Waggoner announced the gift of $2500 from an anonymous donor to the Social Justice and Outreach Ministries Commission to inaugurate the Poverty in Diocese of Spokane fund. In a November conference call, commission members began identifying possible beneficiaries from throughout the diocese. The intent is that checks from the [...]

Bishop’s Address to the 44th Annual Convention

As I begin my eighth Bishop’s Annual Address, I would like to think out loud with you about what we are doing in this diocese and where I pray we are going.  I welcome the opportunity in the context of our convention theme of “Living a Scandalous Gospel.”
Because we are already  “Living with a Scandalous” [...]

Strategic Planning Effort Begins at Camp Cross

What is Strategic Planning?  Strategic planning is the process of determining where an organization is going over the next few years and how it is going to get there.  It involves a review of the organization’s environment through an analysis of its strengths and weaknesses, opportunities for growth, and threats to its existence.  [...]

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – ordained women to gather in Province VIII

Ordained women in the Episcopal Church’s Province VIII will gather Sept. 28- Oct. 1, 2009, in Burlingame, CA, for a conference designed to develop networks of support. “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: An Imagine Conference for Ordained Women,” will meet at the Mercy Center.
Keynote speakers include three pioneering ordained women:  the Rt. Rev. Barbara Harris, [...]

United Thank Offering grant application deadline

[ Dec 1, 2008; ] 2009 UTO grant applications and instructions are available at www.episcopalchurch.org/UTO. The process has been simplified, but each diocese may submit only ONE (1) grant application this year. Completed applications need to be received in the Bishop’s office no later than December 1 for review in time to meet UTO’s deadline of January 31, 2009; submission [...]

Christine Soule to be ordained priest

[ Nov 15, 2008; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ]

The Rev. Christine Soule will be ordained to the priesthood at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 15, at St. Paul’s, Cheney. All are invited; the festive color is red.

November Goodstuff

Bread Broken & Shared
Bishop James Waggoner will be part of a panel discussion on “ecumenical challenges and opportunities” at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at St. John’s Cathedral in Spokane.  The event is sponsored by The Fig Tree, a monthly newspaper that covers religious news.  Other panelists include Bishop Walton Mize of Christ Holy Sanctified Church; [...]

Trinity Institute Webcast (St. John’s Cathedral)

[ Jan 21, 2009 to Jan 23, 2009. ] St. John’s Cathedral will  host a webcast of the Trinity Institute conference, Radical Abundance - A Theology of Sustainability.  The conference dates are Jan. 21-23 and all interested persons are invited to participate.  Speakers include Majora Carter, founder of an anti-poverty program in the Bronx designed to improve the environment  and reduce public health costs; [...]