Sunday Eucharist | 10:30 (Choral)
Beloved in Christ, There are two changes in our shared life I would like to tell you about. Deacon Donna Arellano Deacon Donna has decided she will not be returning to Christ Church as our Deacon. She shares her reasons…
I grew up at Pride festivals and parades, but nothing could’ve prepared me for the sheer delight of volunteering at Christ Church’s booth at Tacoma Pride this year. The booth run by Christ Church and Holy Cross Lutheran was one…
Episcopalians invited to commemorate 50 years of ‘full and equal claim’ for LGBTQ+ people At the 65th General Convention in 1976 in Minneapolis, The Episcopal Church adopted a resolution affirming that homosexual people are children of God with a full and equal claim…
Last weekend I had the joy of helping staff the Christ Church booth at Tacoma Pride, and it got me thinking about the role churches can play in building relationships with the LGBT community. We were there handing out sunscreen,…
Earlier this year we asked ourselves: What would we do if ICE showed up during Sunday worship? What is a safe and lawful response? How might the wrong response put us or our immigrant neighbors at even greater risk? Daunting…
Hello! I always suspected I might end up living in a church, but I just assumed it’d be in a belfry somewhere. All things considered, this is much more comfortable! Tacoma has been my home my entire life, ever since…
Ministry in the Church is a bit like growing a garden: loose soil is ripe for planting, hardened and dry soil is tilled, watered, fed. Plants grow, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. Often plants sprout, unplanned, in unexpected places. Every plant is dormant for a season, drawing resources deep from the earth and getting ready for spring growth. And every plant is fed by what grew before it, plants that die become compost that is essential for new growth.
We are looking forward to both sessions of Christ Church knitters in January! Saturday, January 10, 1:00 p.m. at Ebony and Ivory, 1145 Broadway in downtown Tacoma. Tuesday, January 13, 1:00 p.m. in the library at Christ Church. All levels of…
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…
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