Canterbury at the
University of Washington

Welcome to the Canterbury home page! Canterbury is the student outreach program of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia. it is part of the national outreach program

Mission

The mission of the Canterbury group is to provide an opportunity for fellowship in the Christian faith for students at the University of Washington and recent graduates. We are based at Christ Episcopal Church ("Catholic Lite") in the University District in Seattle. Members come from a variety of religious backgrounds and stages in their faith journey.

We welcome all interested young adults to join us at our weekly meetings. No salesman will call:
We don't have time.

Upcoming Events

During the school year, the group meets every Wednesday evening beginning at 7:45 PM (more or less) in the Caternbury lounge at Christ Church, 47th and Brooklyn in the University District. Ring the doorbell at the chapel entrance. The one that works, not the other one. Meetings consist of a program and time for fellowship, usually adjourning around 10:00. Scrumptious munchies and innocuous beverages are served. All libations are graciously provided by The Bish and gratefully accepted by his followers.

Year round, the group meets for worship (contemporary liturgy with guitar) every Sunday evening at 6:30 PM, followed by supper at 7:30. Members take turns preparing the meal and selecting readings for the service. These meetings also take place in Canterbury lounge at Christ Church.

We have frequent events to promote cameraderie among the group. During the recent past, this included weekend retreats on Decatur Island, various parties (celebrating birthdays, graduations, an engagements, etc.), BBQs, work day at a homeless shelter, a canoe outing, evening at a coffee house, "picture night," a wedding, snow day, Web Page Night, movie nights (including the ouevre of our inhouse cinematographer), pub crawl, induction of our Canterbury chaplain as rector of the parish, croquet party, and a baptism of one of our members.

Upcoming Programs

May 7. Communication: The perils of culture, language and the influence of the classical Greek methodology of thought on western civilisation over time. The Hebrew way of looking at things. Mathematics and the meaning of words. A fresh look at Faith, Hope, Charity and other "magic words" of Christianity.
May 14. Why Atheism used to be so reasonable: Some giants of science, Newton, Whöler, Darwin, Michaelson, Kelvin, Plank, Einstein, DeBroglie, Boehm, Penrose. The present Revolution in Science and Christianity.
May 21. Christian Theology and Doctrine -- Ancient, Mediæval and Modern: God, Man, Salvation, Atonement and Free-Will. Some doctrinal blunders over the ages: The Saducees and other fundamentalists, the conversion of the Roman empire to Christianity, Augustine, Aquinus, Anselm and Calvin. A new perception of the nature the Spiritual Otherness of Evil and of God.
May 28. A Life of Prayer and Devotion: Choosing to live in heaven this and every day,versus being experts at manufacturing our own hells and chosing to live in them instead. The attributes of God are available to us only as divine Gifts,especially the Trust of God resident in Jesus, the Coin of Creativeness whose two sides are Loveand Obedience, and Divine Etiquette. The Church is a Divine Love-Affair driven by the ultimate proof of the Resurrection: Jesus dwells in the hearts of those of His Peoplewho have asked Him to do so.

Recent Programs

Voluntary Simplicity
Christian Mystics
Meyers-Briggs Personality Inventory
Images of Jesus
Christianity and the Environment
Discernment
Human Sexuality
Celtic Spirituality
Wrestling with Angels
Book Reports
The New Physics
Relationships

News

We are attempting to put all of the newsletters on line, starting with Novermber 1996.

Members

We have about 30 members, some of whom are already online. More names will be added as permission arrives and pages are constructed.