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Bishop Phil’s Ordination & Consecration
It was a joy to gather with so many from the Circles and across the diocese for the ordination and consecration of The Rev. Dr. Phil N. LaBelle, 9th Bishop Diocesan of Olympia. Here are some photos from the weekend’s festivities, courtesy of Adrienne, Mary Bol, Simon Achol, and Greg Hester. Before the service Consecration…
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2024 AAPI Leadership Retreat
By Vinh Do | April 2024 At the AAPI Leadership Gathering in Portland, I learned a different way to think about identities and emotions that I would like to adopt in my church life and in life outside its walls. All of this, I learned from Rev. KJ Oh. Identities: In-between Nature has a place where two…
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AAPI Retreat Reflection
The first revelation was the company of good, impassioned, and energetic people from our own Seattle contingent: Adrienne, Katya, Maria, and Tina.
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Reflections on the AANHPI Retreat
April 2023 | Austin, Texas | By Maria Weber As I headed to SeaTac on the morning of April 26th, I braced myself for that familiar flutter of nervousness, the nervousness of someone who has always felt ill-at-ease in social situations, never knowing if I’ll fit in, find people to speak with, or be accepted…
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AAPI Retreat
April 26-29, 2023 | Austin, TX Some of our Circle segued into AANHPI Heritage Month in the company of Asian/Pacific Islander lay and ordained leaders from across our church in Austin, TX late last week. Vinh, Katya, Adrienne, and Maria traveled to meet up with Tina (a postulant at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin)…