Sunday Eucharist | 10:30 (Choral)
Morning Prayer is one of the most consistently prayed services of the Episcopal tradition, and was the most common form of Sunday worship before the 1979 Prayer Book. Morning Prayer is a beautiful and spiritually fulfilling service that reflects our…
Ars Organi (the Art of the Organ) is a group of organists who come together to perform for one another, and share comments and suggestions. The Brombaugh organ has served as an “educator” with its sensitive key action and tonal…
We’ve been successfully harvesting from the garden beds for the past month and more, delivering to Food Is Free Tacoma every week. There are several varieties of tomatoes, summer squash, Swiss chard, green beans, red cabbage, broccoli. Today’s delivery was…
Elin Gene GrattonJuly 11, 1947 – July 14, 2025 Elin Gene Gratton, beloved and long-time member of Christ Church, passed away at Tacoma General Hospital in the early evening of August 13th. She spent the weekend in the hospital, regularly…
Our parish had been assisting a local program for unhoused veteran by delivering meals once a month. When that ended, our outreach Team continued our support by periodically packing packs for area vets who are managing in encampments. This month…
Dear Reading Friends, *The location of the September 21 discussion of Super, Natural Christians has been changed to the home of Florence Sandler, the terrace at Merrill Gardens, to discuss Super, Natural Christians by Sally McFague (Fortress, 1999, 201 pages).…
In the Gospel reading on July 27, Jesus taught his disciples what we refer to as The Lord’s Prayer. In reflecting on The Lord’s Prayer, I thought about intercessionary prayer. How we are God’s eyes, voice, hands, and feet in…
Christ Church is joining our partner, Power of Two, in acquiring and distributing school supplies to those in need within our community. With support from our Outreach Leadership Team, we have been able to provide over 20 backpacks. We still…
Ah, that morning walk with the family dog!
MEMORANDUM To: Clergy of the Diocese of Olympia Re: Guidance on Immigration Enforcement, Sanctuary, and Know-Your-Rights 1. The Theology of Sanctuary Sanctuary has an ancient tradition in both our scriptures and practice. It is rooted in the belief that the…