The Sacred Waters Center for Restoration and Retreat is an inclusive community rooted in rest and renewal, where every being is affirmed, all spiritual paths are honored, and the Earth herself is our healing teacher and guide.
Sacred Waters is an affirming interspiritual call to rest and human-ecological renewal. We are at home in the following:
- Our common union
- Honoring our inherent wholeness
- Unfolding together within the practice of tenderness
Guided by the following:
- Great love which holds us all
- Soft pulse of tree roots
- Quiet tides that move through stillness and wild spaces
We offer inclusive welcome and a warm bowl of soup, remembering that when what is hard meets what is holy, healing flows outward into the world.
Core Values
- Affirmation and Inclusion
- Embrace and affirm LGBTQIA2S+ identities and creating a space of radical belonging for all by making space for the vulnerable and essential work of cultivating healthy relationships, supporting greater mutual understanding between diverse peoples.
- Interspirituality
- Honor diverse spiritual paths and wisdom traditions rooted in shared sacredness beyond religious boundaries.
- Rest and Renewal
- Value rest as a sacred, healing act, committing to both human and ecological renewal.
- Wholeness and Interconnection
- Recognize the inherent wholeness in each person by celebrating our interconnectedness with each other and the Earth.
- Tenderness and Compassion
- Practice tenderness as a spiritual and communal discipline by offering care, warmth, and nourishment.
- Sacred Activism
- Trust that healing flows when what is hard meets what is holy and committing to transformation through love, stillness, and presence.
- Nature as Sacred Guide
- Listen to and learn from the wisdom of the natural and creaturely world, guided by the rhythms of trees, tides, and wild spaces.
Sacred Waters offering
The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia stands at a transformative moment;
- To expand missional capacity
- To deepen commitment to healing and wholeness, racial equity and creation care
This property offers the facilities and spaces to expand our mission of hospitality toward the cultivation of creative practices in these areas:
- Racial and environmental justice
- Prayer
- Community
The existing ministries of the Circles of Color, Creation Care, Harmony Retreats of Cancer Lifeline and St. Andrew’s House have come together on the beautiful Hood Canal to develop this new collaborative calling, which combined with the St. Andrew’s House facilities, now forms The Sacred Waters Center for Restoration and Retreat.