Eucharistic Prayer D, Book of Common Prayer 1979, revised for Inclusive Language

Eucharistic Prayer A, Book of Common Prayer 1979, revised for Inclusive Language

Eucharistic Prayer C, Book of Common Prayer 1979, revised for Inclusive Language

Eucharistic Prayer B, Book of Common Prayer 1979, revised for Inclusive Language

Un rito para la celebración y bendición de una santa unión (Opción 1).

Haga clic aquí para la versión en inglés.

A musical setting for the lament portion of the COVID-19 liturgies

Turn to Me and Have Mercy

Turn to Me and Have Mercy (SERVICE FOLDER)

An annotated list of Resources for non-Eucharistic liturgies

A Prayer Conspicuously Placed in Absence of The Great Thanksgiving during the Great Pandemic

This form is appropriate for the welcoming of a new rector or vicar into a congregation. This is the preferred liturgy as prescribed by the bishop.

PDF: https://resources.ecww.org/celebration-new-mutual-ministry-pdf

Word: https://resources.ecww.org/celebration-new-mutual-ministry-word

This form is appropriate for the welcoming of a new rector or vicar into a congregation. 

This form is appropriate for the welcoming of a new rector or vicar into a congregation. 

This is the document for liturgical resources for marriage that was presented to the 79th General Convention in 2018. It includes liturgies, guidelines, and recommendations for use in same-sex wedding ceremonies. The link for this is HERE.

The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer included here is structured to include all congregations, clergy and staff, the ministries and committees of the Diocese of Olympia. It is updated annually.

A PDF of the Cycle of Prayer for 2024 and 2025 is linked at the bottom of this page.

December 2024 (Eastside)

12/01/2024 – First Sunday of Advent

• All Saints’, Bellevue
• Holy Apostles, Bellevue

12/08/2024 – Second Sunday of Advent

• Resurrection, Bellevue
• St. Michael and All Angels, Issaquah

12/15/2024 – Third Sunday of Advent

• St. John’s, Kirkland
• St. Thomas, Medina
• Emmanuel, Mercer Island

12/22/2024 – Fourth Sunday of Advent

• Holy Cross, Redmond
• St. Clare’s, Snoqualmie

12/29/2024 – First Sunday after Christmas

• St. Margaret’s, Bellevue
• Good Samaritan, Sammamish

 

 

January 2025 (Eastside)

1/5/2025 – Second Sunday after Christmas

• All Saints’, Bellevue
• Holy Apostles, Bellevue
• Good Samaritan, Sammamish

1/12/2025 – First Sunday after the Epiphany

• Resurrection, Bellevue
• St. Michael and All Angels, Issaquah

1/19/2025 – Second Sunday after the Epiphany

• St. John’s, Kirkland
• St. Thomas, Medina
• Emmanuel, Mercer Island

1/26/2025 – Third Sunday after the Epiphany

• Holy Cross, Redmond
• St. Clare’s, Snoqualmie
• St. Margaret’s, Bellevue

 

February 2025 (Evergreen)

2/2/2025 – Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

• Misa Guadalupe, Renton
• St. John’s Sudanese, Tukwila

2/9/2025 – Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

• St. James, Kent
• St. George, Maple Valley
• St. Luke’s, Renton

2/16/2025 – Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany

• Good Shepherd, Federal Way
• St. Columba’s, Kent

2/23/2025 – Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany

• St. Matthew’s/San Mateo, Auburn
• St. Michael’s, Auburn
• St. Elizabeth’s, Burien

 

March 2025 (Holy C)

3/2/2025 – Last Sunday after the Epiphany

• Trinity, Seattle
• Apostles (COTA), Seattle

3/9/2025 – First Sunday in Lent

• St. Paul’s, Seattle
• St. Peter’s, Seattle

3/16/2025 – Second Sunday in Lent

• St. John the Baptist, West Seattle
• Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle

3/23/2025 – Third Sunday in Lent

• Ascension, Seattle
• Epiphany Seattle

3/30/2025 – Fourth Sunday in Lent

• St. Clement of Rome, Seattle

 

April 2025 (Mount Baker)

4/6/2025 – Fifth Sunday in Lent

• St. Stephen’s, Oak Harbor
• St. James, Sedro Woolley

4/13/2025 – Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

• St. Paul’s, Mount Vernon
• La Inglesia Episcopal de la Resureccion, Mount Vernon

4/20/2025 – Easter Day

• St. David’s, Friday Harbor
• Grace, Lopez Island

4/27/2025 – Second Sunday of Easter

• Christ Church, Anacortes
• St. Paul, Bellingham

 

May 2025 (Peninsula)

5/4/2025 – Third Sunday of Easter

• St. Antony of Egypt, Silverdale
• St. Nicholas, Tahuya

5/11/2025 – Fourth Sunday of Easter

• St. Bede’s, Port Orchard
• St. Paul’s, Port Townsend
• St. Luke’s, Sequim

5/18/2025 – Fifth Sunday of Easter

• St. John’s, Gig Harbor
• Faith, Poulsbo
• St. Andrew’s, Port Angeles

5/25/2025 – Sixth Sunday of Easter

• Grace, Bainbridge Island
• St. Barnabas, Bainbridge Island
• St. Paul’s, Bremerton

 

June 2025 (Rainier)

6/1/2025 – Seventh Sunday of Easter

• St. Andrew’s, Tacoma
• St. Luke’s Memorial, Tacoma

6/8/2025 – Day of Pentecost

• Christ Church, Tacoma
• Holy Family of Jesus, Tacoma

6/15/2025 – First Sunday after Pentecost

• Christ Church, Puyallup
• St. Matthew’s, Browns Point/Tacoma

6/22/2025 – Second Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Joseph-St. John, Lakewood
• St. Mary’s, Lakewood

6/29/2025 – Third Sunday after Pentecost

• Holy Spirit, Vashon
• All Saints, Tacoma
• All Saints Goshen, Tacoma

 

July 2025 (Sno Isle)

7/6/2025 – Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

• St. John’s, Snohomish

7/13/2025 – Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods, Freeland
• St. Philip’s, Marysville

7/20/2025 – Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Hilda St. Patrick, Edmonds
• Trinity, Everett

7/27/2025 – Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Aiden’s, Camano Island
• Transfiguration, Darrington

 

August 2025 (Willapa)

8/3/2025 – Eighth Day after Pentecost

• St. David of Wales/San David de Gales, Shelton

8/10/2025 – Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Christopher’s, Olympia
• St. John’s/San Juan, Olympia

8/17/2025 – Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Mark’s, Montesano

8/24/2025 – Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Germain, Hoodsport
• St. Benedict’s, Lacey

8/31/2025 – Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Andrew’s, Aberdeen
• St. Hugh of Lincoln, Allyn

 

September 2025 (Ministries & Institutions)

9/7/2025 – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

• Brotherhood of St. Andrew
• The Order of Saint Francis
• Earth Ministry

9/14/2025 – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

• Community of the Paraclete
• Little Sisters of St. Clare
• The Third Order Society of St. Francis

9/21/2025 – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

• Episcopal Retirement Communities
• Episcopal Mission to Seafarers
• Seattle Service Corps

9/28/2025 – Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

• Huston Camp & Conference Center, Gold Bar
• St. Andrew’s House, Union
• Refugee Resettlement Office
• Chaplains on the Harbor, Montesano

 

October 2025 (Ministries & Institutions)

10/5/2025 –Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

• Retired clergy, clergy widows/widowers, and clergy households of the diocese
• Our Bishop and the bishop’s staff
• All Commissions, Committees & Programs of the Diocese

10/12/2025 – Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

• Diocesan Council
• Board of Directors
• Standing Committee

10/19/2025 – Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

• Annie Wright School, Tacoma
• Charles Wright Academy, Tacoma
• The Table: University of Washington Episcopal Campus Ministry

 10/26/2025 – Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

• Underhill House, Seattle
• Center for Spiritual Development
• St. James Family Center, Cathlamet

 

November 2025 (Be Attitudes)

11/2/2025 – All Saints/Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost

• St. David Emmanuel, Shoreline

11/9/2025 – Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Dunstan’s, Shoreline

11/16/2025 – Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

• St. Luke’s, Seattle
• St. Stephen’s, Seattle

11/23/2025 – Last Sunday after Pentecost

• Christ Church, Seattle
• St. Andrew’s, Seattle

11/30/2025 – First Sunday of Advent

• St. Alban’s, Edmonds
• Redeemer, Kenmore

 

December 2025 (Columbia)

12/7/2025 – Second Sunday of Advent

• Good Shepherd, Vancouver
• St. Luke’s/San Lucas, Vancouver

12/14/2025 – Third Sunday of Advent

• St. Stephen’s, Longview
• St. Peter’s, Seaview
• St. Anne’s, Washougal

12/21/2025 – Fourth Sunday of Advent

• St. James, Cathlamet
• St. Timothy, Chehalis
• All Saints’, Vancouver

12/28/2025 – First Sunday after Christmas

• Holy Spirit, Battle Ground
• St. Matthew’s, Castle Rock

These prayers have been collected for use primarily at church services on the Feast of St. Francis, usually the first Sunday in October, when many churches include a Blessing of the Animals. They are, of course, also appropriate for any service in which the theme is creation, the environment, justice, and/or compassion. In each section, several prayers are offered from which to choose.

This resource includes:

A Sample Service for St. Francis Day Animal Blessings
Short Prayers for opening and closing the service
Prayers of the People
Sermons/Ideas/Inspiration for Sermons
Hymns and Songs appropriate for a Feast of St. Francis Celebration
A Blessing of the Animals
Links to Websites

ALL REMARRIAGE PETITIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE BISHOP AT LEAST 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE PROPOSED WEDDING DATE.

Remarriage petitions should be written by the presiding priest, not the couple.

ALL REMARRIAGE PETITIONS MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:

1 The full names of the parties to be married.
2 The names of the Episcopal congregations in which these persons are active members.
3 The names of former spouses.
4 The dates of final divorce decrees involved. (If you are satisfied that the previous marriage(s) has (have) been dissolved or annulled by a final judgment or decree, it is not necessary to submit copies of the divorce decree.)
5 If child support is to be paid, whether the person involved is current in payment.
6 A statement concerning the reason for the end of prior marriage(s).
7 A statement telling how and why this new relationship will be different.
8 A statement concerning the manner in which the couple intends to place God at the center of their marriage and home.
9 Assurance from the priest petitioner that he or she, after careful inquiry, is firmly convinced that the petition should be granted, including a statement of his or her reasons for this opinion (if they have not been covered in 7 and 8 above).

AGAIN, ALL REMARRIAGE PETITIONS SHOULD HAVE ALL NINE ITEMS ADDRESSED ABOVE.

For a second marriage, a waiting period of one year from the date of final divorce decree is normally required. If a lengthy separation (in excess of two years) has occurred, a six-month waiting period may be granted.

For third or more marriages, ending for any reason, including death, it is the expectation that counseling will be done with a Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor and the full report, or at least a letter on their letterhead stating the couples completion of counseling and if possible their opinion on the couple’s readiness for marriage, submitted to the Bishop’s Office. This means that you will need to plan far in advance to make sure that this can be accomplished. You may find a licensed counselor at www.AAMFT.org or call the Bishop’s Office.

Send all remarriage petitions to:
Bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
1551 Tenth Avenue East
Seattle, Washington 98102

Marriage Celebration Agreement, provided by the Rev. Kathleen Kingslight

The Celebration and Blessing of a Covenant Relationship (Option 2)

A Rite for the Celebration and Blessing of a Holy Union (Option 1)

Click here for the Spanish version.

I Will Bless You, formerly known as A049 as passed at General Convention 2012

Policy on Same Sex Blessings in the Diocese of Olympia