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Dear Beloved of El Camino Real: The Season of Advent is my favorite season of the year in its invitation to liminal space and its call for reflection and quiet. With that, Advent, meaning “to arrive,” is also the biblical story of people traveling to a place, in a time of uncertainty and insecurity. It…
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2025 Grant Awards
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
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
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,…
“We Are Mobilizing for Revolutionary Love”
A Message from Bishop Craig Loya Bishop Craig Loya has shared a powerful message describing the reality facing communities in Minnesota and calling for continued prayer and action. While naming the fear, pain, and violence being experienced, Bishop Loya also lifts up what he describes as a growing movement of “revolutionary love.” He points to…
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer on the Fifth Sunday in Lent
This week, on the fifth Sunday in Lent, we ask for our Lay Preachers and Lay Worship Leaders.
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer on the Last Sunday after Pentecost or Christ the King Sunday
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…