[ Feb 29, 2008 to Mar 2, 2008. ] Winter Weekend, Feb. 29- March 2 for junior high and high school students, is approaching. Will be hosted by St. Tim’s in Yakima and skiing at White Pass, with charter bus transportation from Spokane and Moses Lake to Yakima, up to the ski hill, and all the way back. In addition to skiing and snow [...]
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Anti-Racism Training
Jan 24, 2008 – 6:13 pm
[ Apr 19, 2008; 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Apr 26, 2008; 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. ] Register Now!
“Race isn’t real, but racism has caused real harm – not only to persons of color, but also to white persons, American society, and the Episcopal Church.” These facts motivate the basic Anti-racism training scheduled for April 19 and 26, at St. Andrew’s Church in Spokane. Each session will run [...]
Lenten Quiet Days (Richland and Spokane)
Jan 24, 2008 – 3:01 pm
On Saturday, February 16, the associates of the Community of the Holy Spirit offer two Lenten quiet times to all who are interested. At All Saints’, Richland, the Rev. Dutch Carlisle will lead a quiet morning from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Her topic for meditation is “Our Spiritual Journey.”
The same day at St. [...]
In the news - Women of the Silver Valley
Jan 14, 2008 – 12:34 pm
The Episcopal Church in the Silver Valley (Idaho) was recently profiled in an article from the recent edition of the Fig Tree. Be sure to take a look to see some of the exciting ministry that is happening here in the Diocese of Spokane.
A small group of elderly women in a small North Idaho church [...]
eMinistry Christian Formation and Outreach Ministry Projects – your input requested
Jan 10, 2008 – 5:00 pm
The eMinistry education network, based in the Diocese of Spokane, has received a Roanridge grant through the Episcopal Church’s Office of Congregational Development to offer ten classes in the area of Christian Education/Formation and fifteen classes in the area of Outreach Ministry. eMinistry will also develop and offer a class on how to create a [...]
Episcopal Relief and Development Sunday
Jan 10, 2008 – 5:00 pm
[ Feb 10, 2008; ] The Presiding Bishop, in declaring the first Sunday in Lent to be Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) Sunday, stated that “Episcopal Relief and Development Sunday provides an opportunity for congregations to support ERD’s life-saving work through prayer and a special offering that will help people around the world.” To read the full statement, click here. [...]
Contemporary Celtic Eucharist – Manifesting Divinity
Jan 10, 2008 – 4:58 pm
[ Jan 24, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] All are invited to the next celebration of the Celtic Eucharist on Thursday, January 24, at 7 p.m. In keeping with the Epiphany season, the theme for the service is “Manifesting Divinity.” This seekers’ service takes place in the informal and communal setting of the parish hall as it explores the theology and spirituality of [...]
Cathedral Offers Choral Service of Compline
Jan 10, 2008 – 4:51 pm
[ Jan 13, 2008; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] In its “Second” Sunday series of choral services and programs, the Cathedral offers the choral service of Compline at 4 p.m., preceded by open door hospitality beginning at 1 p.m. All are welcome. Contact: 509-838-4277 or visit their website.
January Goodstuff
Jan 8, 2008 – 10:36 am
ERD Lenten Devotional
Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) has published its 2008 Lenten devotional booklet, titled “Seeking to Serve: A Lenten Exploration of the Millennium Development Goals.” The devotional, by the Rev. Jay Sidebotham, rector of Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest, IL, features illustrations and meditations on the United Nations Millennium Development [...]
New Anti-Racism Resources in Diocesan Library
Dec 19, 2007 – 3:08 pm
Some thought-provoking new titles have been added to our diocesan anti-racism resources. They help us identify the subtle and not-so-subtle elements of white privilege and power in our own backgrounds and communities.
Episcopalians and Race, by Gardiner H. Shattuck, Jr.
A sobering historical review (1864-1970) of the Church’s efforts to address discrimination and racism
Understanding and Dismantling Racism, [...]