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This week, on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, we ask your prayers for St. Thomas’, Sunnyvale; for St. Stephen’s congregations in San Luis Obispo, Gilroy, and St. Stephen’s in-the-Field, San Jose; and for the ministry of our deacons, those in formation for the diaconate, and for the raising up of new deacons among us.
We are delighted to share that the Rev. Rob Keim, rector of St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church in Arroyo Grande, has been named as a candidate for Bishop of the Diocese of Lexington. This is a wonderful reflection of the gifts Rob brings to ministry and to our wider church. We invite the whole El Camino…
The Rev. Joel Martinez is empowering communities at Saint Andrew’s, Saratoga, through neighborhood walks, the Change the Story program, and collaborations with Justice Vanguard to promote social change and educational opportunities. Your gifts to the Bishop’s Appeal make this transformative work possible, funding $50,000 per Trailblazer position. Help us continue creating spaces for connection, discovery,…
This week, on the fourth Sunday after Epiphany, we ask your prayers for parish administrators, accountants, secretaries, and all the office assistants and volunteers behind the scenes who make worship and ministry possible.
This week, on the Second Sunday after Christmas, we ask your prayers for students graduating from the West Coast Collaborative Episcopal School for Ministry.
The West Coast Collaborative (WCC) is the school for ministry training for members of the dioceses of El Camino Real, San Diego, and Northern California. We are currently accepting applications for our 2025 English language cohort to prepare for a license to serve as a Lay Preacher in your home congregation (The Spanish cohort application…
This week, on the last Sunday after Pentecost or Christ the King Sunday, we ask you to pray for Santa Maria Urban Ministry, or SMUM, in San Jose. SMUM provides food, clothing, and supportive services to vulnerable families in San Jose, embodying our diocesan call to serve our neighbors with dignity and hope. We also…