Liability waiver form for youth events in the diocese.

Medicare Secondary Payer - Small Employer Exception Eligibility Certification Form

Medicare Secondary Payer - Small Employer Exception

Diocesan policy on Eucharistic Visitors, also known as the Two by Two visitation policy.

For declination to participate on Diocesan health insurance benefits.

Worship Leader is a lay person who regularly leads public worship under the direction of the clergy or other leader.  Most commonly this leadership is for the Daily Office, but  may include other services. Training occurs in the congregation, and if desired with assistance from diocesan leaders.
 
Note:  Lectors who read from Scripture during liturgies do not require a license.

Submit Application or Renewal Application Here: https://dioceseofolympia1551.formstack.com/forms/worship_leader_license

Eucharistic Visitor is a lay person authorized to take the Consecrated Elements following a Celebration of Holy Eucharist to members of the congregation who, by reason of illness or infirmity, were unable to be present at the Celebration. A Eucharistic Visitor should normally act under the direction of a Deacon, if available, or other member of the Clergy in that congregation. Training may take place in a congregation, with assistance from diocesan leaders or through diocesan trainings when available.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Reserve Sacraments may not be distributed by a deacon or lay minister  within the context of a church service, whether weekday or weekend, when a priest is absent.

Specific requirements for this ministry:

1. Background check

2. Completion of Safe Church training

3. Understanding of the “Two by two” visitation policy

Applications and Renewal Applications may be submitted here: https://dioceseofolympia1551.formstack.com/forms/eucharistic_visitor_license

Eucharistic Minister is a lay person authorized to administer the Consecrated Elements at a Celebration of Holy Eucharist. Eucharistic Ministers may serve the wine and/or bread, as determined by the member of the clergy in charge of the congregation.

A Eucharistic Minister should normally act under the direction of a Deacon, if available, or other member of the clergy for that congregation.  

Training takes place in the congregation, by a member of the clergy or designee, and if desired with assistance from diocesan leaders.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Reserve Sacraments may not be distributed by a deacon or lay minister  within the context of a church service, whether weekday or weekend, when a priest is absent.
 

Application and Renewal Applications may be submitted here: https://dioceseofolympia1551.formstack.com/forms/eucharistic_minister_license

This is a spreadsheet we suggest to use to collect the needed information from HYC/JYC host families. The specific information asked for helps our office to successfully place youth in a host home from your church.

Have you made provisions in your estate plans to include a bequest to your congregation, the Diocese, or any Episcopal Institution?  If so, you qualify to be a member of the Diocese of Olympia's Bishop's Society. Anyone who has made arrangements for a legacy gift to their church or any Episcopal ministry qualifies.

The diocese is well known for its diocesan wide planned giving ministry, anchored by the Bishop’s Society, started in 1993, to thank anyone who has made arrangements for an estate gift to their church or any Episcopal ministry. The Society is the largest in the Episcopal Church and many congregations have started their own legacy societies at the local level.

Training and resources are available to develop planned giving ministry at the local, congregation level, with model documents for setting up an endowment and many resources creating opportunities to church members for legacy giving to fund future mission and ministry.

The Diocesan Life Planning Manual is valuable tool to help us as Christians get our affairs in order so we don’t leave a mess for our loved ones when we die.  The Stewardship office offers the free service of receiving stock transfers which can be distributed to any congregation or Episcopal ministry or program.

Click below for the Signup form for Diocese of Olympia Bishop's Society.

A generic permission and medical form for HYC and JYC registration.