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God of love,
you create each of us in your image and call us beloved:
Bless transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse people with safety, joy, and peace;
give us grace to honor the dignity of every human being
and to walk in the way of justice and truth;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
El Mensaje de navideño 2023 de la Obispa Lucinda Ashby llama a dar prioridad a los pensamientos de paz en un mundo violento. Arraigada en la historia de la Navidad, nos insta a convertirnos en agentes activos de paz, comprometiéndonos a reparar la confianza y practicando el amor y el respeto. La obispa Ashby imagina…
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 remember someone who made history so quietly that many people still don’t know her name. In January 1977, Ellen Barrett was ordained as a priest by Bishop…
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.
This week, on the third Sunday in Lent, we ask your prayers for our Lay Preachers and Lay Worship Leaders.
Why do we sing in worship at all? We don’t just speak the liturgy – we sing it. Canon David Link opens Spring Renewal with this question, and the answer turns out to go deeper than aesthetics. What does music do that words alone cannot? Come join us to find out. May 1st and 2nd…