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This week, on the second Sunday in Lent, we ask your prayers for Education for Ministry, for those who lead and those who attend educational Conferences and who participate in Christian education in our congregations.
As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, we give thanks for the hope, peace, and light that Christ brings into the world and into our communities. Gracious God,As we celebrate the birth of Jesus,fill our hearts with wonder, hope, and peace.May your love shine through us this holy season,bringing light to all the world.Bless our…
This week, on the twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, we ask your prayers for all who engage in mission, such as Charles Simeon, promoter of Missionary Work. We also ask your prayers for the diocesan Missional Grants Committee. Photo: John August Swanson. Loaves and Fishes, from Art in the Christian Tradition
Throughout June, we’re celebrating LGBTQIA+ people who have shaped our church and our world – trailblazers, advocates, saints, and quietly persistent troublemakers who got us here. Today we celebrate a bishop who walked through a door that took courage to open. In 2010, Mary Glasspool was consecrated as suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Los…
Throughout June, we’re celebrating LGBTQIA+ people who have shaped our church and our world — trailblazers, advocates, saints, and quietly persistent troublemakers who got us here. We’re kicking off with one of the greatest. Anna Pauline Murray (1910-1985) was a lawyer, poet, civil rights activist, and the first African American woman ordained as an Episcopal…
The Annual El Camino Real Diocesan Leadership Retreat is scheduled for January 20th and will begin at 9:30 a.m. The retreat will take place at St. Paul/San Pablo’s in Salinas. All members of leadership committees in the diocese are required to attend this critical orientation meeting for the governing bodies of the diocese.
Continuing our Black History Month series, we give thanks for the life and witness of The Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray. One of the most influential voices in both American history and the Episcopal Church, Pauli Murray’s life bridged law, faith, and the long struggle for human dignity. Pauli Murray’s life defied easy categories. She was…