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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, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.
This week in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we ask you to pray for St. Luke the Evangelist, Atascadero; St. Luke’s, Hollister; St. Luke’s, Jolon; and St. Luke’s, Los Gatos. St. Luke was a physician and is identified with the church’s ministry of healing. In Colossians 4:14, he is described as “the beloved physician.” Many…
It’s that time of year again when Episcopal Church Women honor the women in the diocese for their support and energy towards the churches they attend. This year’s Honored Woman event will be held on April 20, 2024, at St. Steven’s Episcopal Church in Gilroy. Registration and light refreshments will begin at 9:30 AM. The…
This week, on the First Sunday after Epiphany and the Baptism of Jesus, we ask your prayers for Epiphany Episcopal and Lutheran Church in Marina. And we pray for our upcoming diocesan leadership retreat on January 17th, and for all leaders across this diocese, that they may serve with wisdom, patience, and a reconciling spirit….
We had 47 grant applications this year and 34 were awarded! General Purpose Grants: $45,000 Missional Grants: $299,000 + $190,000 from additional source Education/Formation Grants: $44,470 Outreach Grants: $33,600 Property Grants: $14,000 Music Grants: $3,600
This week, on the Second Sunday of Advent, we ask you to pray for the Diocesan Staff: Bishop Lucinda Ashby, Canon Katherine Doar, Katie Knapp, Lucy Saldana, and Carole Bartolini.
Bishop Lucinda and the Province VII Women Bishops participated in drafting the following statement, which the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church adopted at its virtual fall meeting Sept. 19-22: STATEMENT ON THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF BISHOPS FROM THE HOUSE OF BISHOPS OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH | SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 We, the House of Bishops…
