Posts from February 2024
Canon Janet Waggoner accepts a new call
The Rev. Dr. Janet Waggoner has accepted the call of St. John’s / San Juan Episcopal Church in Olympia, Washington, to serve as their rector beginning March 1. She said, “I am overjoyed to be joining the faithful people of St. John’s/San Juan. Provisional Bishop Melissa Skelton, Canon Alissa Newton, the Convention of the Diocese of Olympia, and the leadership of St. John’s / San Juan have created a model partnership with the goal of lasting vitalization not only of…
Ash Wednesday Services 2024
The Christian Season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and continues for 40 days (not counting Sundays) before culminating in Holy Week and Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday 2024 is on February 14 this year. Easter Sunday is March 31.. On Ash Wednesday, Episcopalians, along with many other Christians in different traditions, wear a smudgy cross of ash on our foreheads to remind us of our mortality. This ancient ritual links us to countless generations who have turned humbly to God…