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Chaplains on the Harbor Fall Appeal
Dear friends and family in the dream of justice, Hope this fall is bringing an abundant harvest to your lives and souls, wherever you may be! 2021 has been another year for the books at Chaplains on the Harbor. We’ve spent the past month knee-deep in brambles, bees,...
Diocese of Olympia chaplains rally behind homeless campers facing eviction from riverfront
A group of Episcopal chaplains who for several years have ministered to homeless individuals in the coastal communities of Grays Harbor County, Washington, are standing in support of about a hundred people who face eviction from a riverbank encampment in Aberdeen. The...
Pastor Files Lawsuit Against City of Aberdeen Over Access to Those Living Along Chehalis River
A lawsuit was filed in federal district court yesterday against the City of Aberdeen, Mayor Erik Larson, and City Engineer Kris Koski over access to city property along the Chehalis River. Filed by the Reverend Sarah Monroe, April Obi Boling, and Tim Quigg, the...
Aaron Scott: “Our community starts to see the system a little more clearly as we move through each fight”
The child of a pastor and a union worker, who grew up in a poor, rural area in Upstate NY, Aaron Scott found his calling when he became exposed to liberation theology while studying in El Salvador. Aaron decided to go to seminary to try to “figure out how to replicate...
Our First Visitation!
The Rt. Rev. Greg Rickel's reflections on his inaugural Bishop's Visitation to the river encampment on the banks of the Chehalis in Aberdeen WA.
Chaplains on the Harbor stands with homeless over evictions
Chaplains on the Harbor, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, has for the past year and a half ministered on the streets of Aberdeen, Washington. The Rev. Sarah Monroe launched the ministry with a backpack of sandwiches, walking the streets,...
Interviews from homeless camps
Video interviews from homeless camps along the Chehalis River. From The Daily World.