Episcopal Church of the Redeemer

Worshiping God, living in community, reaching out to the world.

Organizer Category: Diocese of Olympia

  • Faith Formation of the Diocese of Olympia

    Faith Formation of the Diocese of Olympia

    The Episcopal Church believes that faith formation is a lifelong learning process that is dynamic, inclusive and unceasing.  Individually and communally we are transformed through our spiritual practices: the study of scripture and other wisdom teachings; the experience of liturgy and music; through participation in both formal and casual learning events; through community engagement and social justice work; and as guardians of God’s creation.

    The Diocese of Olympia’s Faith Formation team helps individuals and communities grow in faith through:

  • The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia

    The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia

    The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia traces its history to the establishment of the Missionary Jurisdiction of the Oregon and Washington Territories in 1853. Admitted by General Convention in 1910, the Diocese of Olympia is made up of more than 26,000 Episcopalians in more than 100 worshiping communities through Western Washington. Our geographic area stretches south from Canada to Oregon and west from the foothills of the Cascade Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.

    Through worship we:

    • Affirm our faith
    • Pray together
    • Reconcile together
    • Share peace and thanksgiving together
    • Gain strength and renewal through Eucharist
    • Prepare ourselves to minister to the world.

    We share hope in God’s incredibly extensive grace to forgive all repentant people.

    Our congregations cover a whole range of sizes and stages of development. Several affiliated institutions and numerous outreach and social justice ministries as well as a number of multicultural ministries are supported by the whole diocese.

    In union with our Bishop, the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, part of the Jesus Movement, bears witness to God’s redemptive reign and acts out God’s inclusive love, peace, and justice, uniquely living out this call within our specific local communities. We are:

    • Locally Centered: Instead of operating from a “top-down” model that prizes centralized leadership, we believe that each congregation must be free to live out this vision in a way that best meets the unique needs of their specific community.
    • Networked Communities: We believe that our more than 100 worshiping communities are stronger when there are connections that allow our congregations to share stories, resources, challenges, and triumphs with one another.
    • Forming Christian Leaders: We are committed to equipping and empowering a community who is learning, growing, and gathering regularly to proclaim the good news of God as revealed in the life, ministry, and witness of Jesus Christ.
    • Sacrament & Service: We are a liturgical community that is rooted in our common prayer and our celebration of Holy Eucharist, which forms us and prepares us to step beyond our church walls and serve our neighborhoods, our towns and cities, and the world.
  • Young Adult Faith Formation (Valerie Reinke)

    Young Adult Faith Formation (Valerie Reinke)

    Young Adult Faith Formation holds events, retreats, workshops, and gatherings that bring young Episcopalians and their friends from across western Washington together. They also support local, congregational programs and events for people in their 20s to 30s.

    Are you curious about the Episcopal Church and what it stands for? Know that our words and worship draw from the ancient heart of Christianity and yet they are renewed by our modern minds. You don’t have to leave your questions at the door. You can bring—and share—your doubts, your fears, your hopes, your joys. Bring everything God has made you to be.

    Diocese of Olympia Young Adult Faith Formation shield

    To stay connected and for the most current information on Young Adult Faith Formation events:

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  • Camp Huston Episcopal Camp and Conference Center

    Camp Huston Episcopal Camp and Conference Center

  • Holy Hikes–Western Washington

    Holy Hikes–Western Washington

    Holy Hikes-Western Washington is a contemplative eco-ministry, made possible by the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia.

    People of all ages gather on trails up and down the I-5 corridor for a guided hike and to share readings from scripture, prayers, conversation, and time for reflection. Sometimes all it takes to change the world is a little time experiencing nature in community with fellow travelers. Holy Hikes of Western Washington is sponsored by the Diocese of Olympia, the Episcopal Church in Western Washington.

    We hike on Saturdays throughout the year at 10:00 am unless otherwise specified.

    Our Roots

    It has been said that “people will protect what they love.” The ultimate goal of this ministry is to help individuals be renewed in their love-relationship with the Earth, the universal church, and with their Creator.

    Holy Hikes® brings people together in the midst of creation, and foster an encounter with the sacred. The environmental crisis today is, at its core, a broken relationship between the human community and the earth. There is legislation being pushed to address environmental issues and advocacy groups working to bring change to our destructive and unsustainable ways. Those are important. History has also proven that a broken relationship is ultimately mended, not by the force of law, but rather by the slow laborious work of rebuilding that relationship. Even in the environmental movement, the Earth can be subjugated and treated as just an object that we care for, rather than as a subject with which we are in relationship.

    Holy Hikes was founded by the Rev. Justin Canon in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Participants in the pageant on Sunday, January 4, 2025, should be present by 9:30 am. 

2nd Sunday in Lent (Year A), March 1, 2026. Services at 8:00 am (no music) and 10:30 (music). Christian education for children and adults at 9:15 am. 

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