Monthly Archives: October 2008

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; [...]

Bread Broken & Shared

[ Nov 6, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]

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; Bishop William [...]

Sacred Writing Workshop

[ Nov 22, 2008; 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] Canadian Poet Ray  McGinnis will lead a  sacred writing workshop from 9:30 a.m. - noon Nov. 22 at St. John’s Cathedral. “Writing the Sacred:  A Psalm-writing, Journaling and Poetry Workshop,  is sponsored by Spiritus, a spirituality center that is a joint venture of the Diocese and St. John’s Cathedral.  Registration  fee is $10 and may [...]

Campus Ministry sponsors annual Roger Williams Symposium- “Voices of Conscience from Islam”

[ Oct 24, 2008; 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Oct 25, 2008; 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. ]

Join the Common Ministry, interfaith groups, and Washington State University in exploring questions of justice, love, and reconciliation among religions with Dr. Omid Safi, professor of Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion at Colgate University, Hamilton, NY. For information and to register, call 509-332-2611 or visit www.commonministry.com.

United Thank Offering grant application forms available

The new UTO 2009 grant application form and instructions are available at www.epsicopalchurch.org/uto. The process has been simplified and consists of five pages of instructions and a five-page application form instead of the previous eight-page form. One more change: each diocese may submit only ONE (1) grant application. Submission of UTO grants to [...]

Installation of New Rector of St. Paul’s Walla Walla

[ Oct 5, 2008; 4:00 pm; ] Bishop Waggoner will install the Rev. Birch Rambo as the new rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Walla Walla, WA. The Rt. Rev. Stacy Sauls, Bishop of Lexington, will be preaching. All are welcome in this celebration and clergy are invited to vest.The festive color is red and a reception will follow.

Address: 323 Catherine [...]

Living the Questions

[ Oct 7, 2008; 5:30 pm to 7:45 pm. ]

A seven part series exploring Christian faith and belief from the vantage point of 21st century scholarship begins at Holy Trinity, Spokane, on Tuesday, Oct 7. Participants may register through Holy Trinity’s website: www.trinityspokane.org. The programs begin at 5:30 p.m. with social hour and complimentary supper, and conclude at 7:45 p.m.

Each evening begins [...]

Women in Ministry gathering and luncheon

[ Oct 17, 2008; 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. ] All women of the Diocese are invited to attend a “food, fellowship and formation” gathering. We will gather with coffee and tea, enjoy a program to be offered by Evita Krislock, and partake of lunch following the program. We will end in time to move to the cathedral for registration and the 2 p.m. convention start [...]

Spiritus Presents: Faith Formation in an Interfaith World

[ Oct 25, 2008; 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. ] Register now for the 2008 Faith Formation in an Interfaith World workshop

How do other faith traditions inform and enrich Christian spiritual practice? How do we explore other approaches to the mystery of God? The Rev. Robert Cronin Morris, Episcopal priest and director of the Interweave Center will explore these questions with us. Morris is [...]