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This week, on the fourth Sunday in Lent, we ask your prayers for the renewal of our faith by many means: spiritual directors, Kairos, Emmaus, Marriage Encounter; and for those who lead and those who attend Spiritual Retreats.
Luke Grote, PhD will lead a thought-provoking Lenten series starting this Friday exploring the penetrating insights of Soren Kierkegaard, one of the most influential Christian thinkers since the Reformation. Over the course of three Fridays, participants will engage with Kierkegaard’s reflections on faith, despair, and the challenge of belief. March 21 – Fear and TremblingWhat…
Our Winter issue of Real Episcopal is heading out this week, and we’re glad to offer a preview of what you’ll find inside. This issue features Grounded Hope, a new fellowship in Monterey exploring how faith communities can deepen their partnerships in the wider community, alongside an introduction to Canon Katherine Doar and her role…
This week, on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, we ask you to pray for St. Francis’, Willow Glen and their patron St. Francis of Assisi. We also ask your prayers for clergy spouses, and their families, in thanksgiving for their love and support. Painting: Koenig, Peter. St Francis of Assisi, from Art in the Christian Tradition,…
Throughout June, we’ve been celebrating LGBTQIA+ people who have shaped our church and our world – trailblazers, advocates, saints, and quietly persistent troublemakers who got us here. We close with someone who didn’t wait for an existing church to make room – he built a new one. In 1968, the Rev. Troy Perry founded the…
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
The Diocese will host an Episcopal Pajama Watch Party at the Church of the Good Shepherd to watch Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe’s Investiture Ceremony live-streamed from New York! The festivities start at 6:30 am, and refreshments will be provided. Wear your comfiest PJ’s and join us to celebrate the 28th Presiding Bishop! Please RSVP by…