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.
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
