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| Hagia Sophia Gnostic Church A parish of the Ecclesia Gnostica Seattle, Washington Serving the Greater Seattle area since 1998 |
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When he becomes troubled, he will be astonished, and he will rule over the all."
- The Gospel According to Thomas
The Ecclesia Gnostica welcomes all spiritual seekers to share in community the Gnostic tradition through liturgical services, spiritual exercises, formal and informal learning opportunities, and in conversation with trained clergy and other like-minded individuals. We make no judgments based on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, or even creed. There is no membership requirement for participation, and no barrier of any kind exists around our altar. Communion is open to all who wish to receive it.
Hagia Sophia Gnostic Church is the Seattle parish of the Ecclesia Gnostica. While we held services in Greenwood for a number of years, we have recently found a new home at University Christian Church in the University District. We are pleased and honored to be sharing a building with such an ecumenical, open, and affirming group of people, as well as the many other outreach groups serving the Seattle community, which also have their home at U Christian.
See the Introduction page for general information about our parish, and the services we offer; the Schedule of Services for our calendar; and About Us for information about our chapel and clergy. For more information, contact Rev. Sam Osborne at: toaxionesti (at) yahoo (dot) com, or 206-778-6502.
Regular Services
Hagia Sophia is the only publicly practicing, overtly Gnostic sacramental church within the Apostolic Succession operating in the Seattle area. As a sacramental, liturgical church, we employ vestments, chant, candles, incense, bells, and other accoutrements. This serves the purpose of elevating our consciousness out of the mundane concerns to focus upon the Divine.
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Sunday Gnostic Holy Eucharist Celebrations
The Gnostic Holy Eucharist (the Mass) is so designed that it may effectively remove the barriers separating the human and the Divine. The Ecclesia Gnostica invites all who seek this mystic union to partake of the Divine Mystery of the Eucharist. The structure and content of our Liturgy are age-old, and are not altered by the passing fancies of individuals or the mundane trends of culture. Thus our service is Christian as well as Gnostic in nature, ancient as well as contemporary. Communion is open to all who wish to receive it.
Celebrations of the Gnostic Holy Eucharist are held on Sunday afternoons at 1:00 P.M.
(See the Schedule of Services.)Devotional Service to the Most Holy Sophia
An evening service of devotion to the Holy Sophia is held once a month. This devotional service, unique to our rite, is a singularly meaningful and mystical experience dedicated to the Divine Feminine. The service includes the blessing of the rose, and culminates in the Litany of Love, in which love is sent forth to all, both the seen and unseen.
Sophia Services are held once a month at 7:30 P.M. on a Friday evening.
(See the Schedule of Services for specific dates.)Service of Healing
Often celebrated in conjunction with the Sophia Service, and Benediction, the Service of Healing or Unction is a sacrament offered for the healing of mind, body, soul, and spirit. In the anointing, we invoke the help of the Archangel Raphael, whose name means: "It is God who heals." The sacrament of Unction is offered to all, and one does not need to be gravely ill to receive its benefits.
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