Greetings.  Our Pacific Northwest Region of ECC is presently involved in a historic undertaking.  We are electing a bishop.  While our region includes Washington, Oregon and Idaho, at this time the election falls to our three existing communities in Washington:  St. Ignatius in Seattle, St. Clare in Spokane, and Emmaus in Olympia.  The nomination phase of the process is complete and our candidates for bishop are:

Father Tom Altepeter.  See his information HERE.
Mother Kedda Keough. See her information HERE. 

This process is meant to be a prayerful one of discernment on the part of all our community members.  Keep in mind that a bishop in the Ecumenical Catholic Communion is expected to be a Servant Leader for our region.  You can read the guidelines for a bishop HERE.  These guidelines are meant to help you discern who would be a good bishop for our region.   

Note that the community meeting scheduled for September 21st has been moved to September 28th, after mass.  We will have the opportunity to vote for our new bishop during this mass. 

Absentee Ballot

You may vote for our NW Suffragan Bishop even if you are not able to join us for Eucharist on September 28th. If you attend Emmaus ECC in Olympia, please email Connie Hanser ([email protected]) as soon as possible and an absentee ballot will be sent to you either by email or USPS, if you prefer. Your completed absentee ballot must be received by Connie on or before Saturday, September 27^th, or brought by you or someone else to the Sunday liturgy on or before the 28^th, so it can be submitted with the other votes.

We are a growing region and new communities are forming.  At this time these new communities are missions.  The mission of Emmaus is The Good Shepherd and is forming in the Tacoma area, the two missions of St. Clare are St Francis in Chewela/Colville and The Church of Mary Magdalene in Pullman. 

We are also going to elect our next Presiding Bishop, so if you have a preference, be sure to tell our Synod delegates:  Connie Hanser, Christine Garst, Fr. David Gerardot, or Mthr. Kedda Keough. 

See information from Father Frank HERE. 
See information from Mother Kae HERE.

See the official invitation to the 2014 Synod HERE. 

"Please join us for Centering Prayer.  We gather every Thursday afternoon from 3:30 to 5:00.  We will not be gathering, however, on September 11th and October 9th.  ALL ARE WELCOME.

 

Next Community meeting:  September 28th, after mass.  This will include voting for the new bishop. 

ECC Synod:  October 7 to 11th in Colorado.

Contemplative Prayer/Scripture study -- Thursday afternoon from 3:30 to 5 pm

 

The Ecumenical Catholic Communion has several regions.  We are located in the Pacific Northwest Region.  Representatives from our communities, or parishes, gather once a month to meet with our Vicar, and to do regional business.  We also get to know each other, and are reminded that we belong to something greater than our own little community in Olympia.  We need more lay representatives at these meetings!  For years the laity have complained that they have no voice in the Church. Well, you are invited and encouraged to attend these meetings.  In order to encourage more participation we are going to have our meetings by phone, and not as often as we have been having them.  Watch the schedule for our next meeting.

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