Living Into Our Mission
The Mission is to be an inclusive community of faith focused on healing, nurturing, and deepening relationships with God and all creation.
Our goal is to make our mission statement a living document through actions that demonstrate its intent. This is often referred to as “Living into our mission statement”. The mission statement is not simply something that hangs on the wall, it is an active part of our everyday lives.
As a part of deepening relationships, we commit to having the best intention to follow behavior guidelines articulated in two documents. One is the Bishop’s Committee (BC) Covenant that is a written agreement, created and shared by the members, that establishes expectations for how we interact and conduct business.
As a part deepening relationships with each other, we have agreed to try to fulfill the Rules of Respect. Included are active listening, direct communication, and respecting boundaries. We believe that building a respectful environment fosters trust.
Community of Hope International
The Community of Hope International is a lay pastoral care organization of the Episcopal Church grounded in Benedictine spirituality. It empowers lay people to serve others through compassionate listening and encouraging each other to listen in love, to be a non-judgmental and listening presence to those we encounter on a daily basis.
Due to the various areas of the state that our members live in, including Tennessee, our monthly meetings continue to be held on Zoom. We open with prayer, then The Rule of Benedict ‘s chapter for the day on which we are meeting is read. We have been doing Lectio Divina with the readings. Time is then spent debriefing our experiences and feelings since our last meeting and welcoming guidance from each other. We call our group Circle of Care. It truly is. We close in prayer.
Resurrection was again blessed to host a lunch meeting with our COHI members July 12, 2025, in our Church Hall. It is always a real joy to have the face-to-face contact rather than meeting on Zoom.
If anyone is interested in an upcoming COHI training, or wants more information, check out the diocesan website https://www.spokanediocese.org or email one of us.
Washington Outdoor School
Washington Outdoor School has been officially operating all outdoor nature based programs in Kittitas County since 2014 (our pilot class of families ventured into the Roslyn Urban Forest to try out this idea for a school in November of 2013). Our mission is to cultivate learning and growth in joyful partnership with nature and our community. We believe interacting with nature encourages a sense of place, awakens curiosity and creates healthy minds and bodies. Our work is based on the core values of strong communities, equal access to outdoor adventures, and stewardship of our natural world. We are grateful for our flourishing partnership with the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, the place we now happily call our "home base" in Roslyn.
Additional ways that we have learned to live into our mission statement are through identifying the need to expand and deepen our relationship with the community. This is done in many ways, including the following:
Providing food for Hope Source - food from the Roslyn Community Garden is provided to Hope Source
We are honored to be in partnership with the Washington Outdoor School as they use the church spaces for children’s learning
Offering Terra Divina, an outdoor contemplative practice, as an event accessible to all the 4th Sunday of the month
First Responders’ Dinner where a “we are thankful for you” dinner is offered in appreciation for all that they do for the community
Two recipients are awarded scholarships to pursue further education. The Arlene Schuman and Margaret and Alfred Choyce scholarships are awarded annually for those graduates selected after meeting the application criteria.
Providing school supplies and personal hygiene bags for people in need
Roslyn Community Gardens
Growing seeds of hope for the Upper County
The Roslyn Community Gardens are located on the grounds of the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Roslyn, Washington. They are available to all residents and visitors of the upper county to enjoy. The produce garden provides fresh food for Hope Source in CleElum during the summer. The Washington Outdoor School uses both indoor and outdoor spaces at the church. They plant and maintain (with volunteer help) an herb/medicinal garden on the East side of the building. There is a small meditation garden tucked under the tree on the northeast corner of the building. Raspberries are grown in the raised beds near N. 2nd street and flowers abound on the terraces next to the vegetable garden. The gardens are collectively maintained by members of Resurrection Church, Washington Outdoor School, and volunteers living in the upper county. If you are interested in being part of our volunteer team, contact Kat at <kfigonkaatz@gmail.com>.