In this edition of ENews:
- Bishop Megan's Holy Week Message
- Bishop Megan visits Trinity, Folsom on Palm Sunday
- St. Paul's Sacramento Host Prayer Vigil for Shooting Victims
- St. George's Carmichael hosts Palm Sunday Garden Celebration
- Presiding Bishop's 2022 Easter Message
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Watch Bishop Megan's Holy Week Message |
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The Office of the Bishop Will be Closed
Friday, April 15 to Observe Good Friday
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Upcoming Events from the Office of the Bishop |
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Diocesan Quilting Bee
Tuesday April 26 / Wednesday April 27 | 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
St. Clement's | Rancho Cordova
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WordFest!
Saturday April 23 | 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
$10 | On Zoom
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WordFest is coming up quickly! If you are a lay reader, lay preacher, or lead a bible study, you won't want to miss this opportunity to discover connections in scripture and how to deliver the word with impact. Join folks from around the diocese in this special Zoom workshop. |
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Congregations participating in WordFest (so far):
Christ Church, Eureka | Emmanuel, Grass Valley | Holy Trinity, Ukiah
St Paul's, Crescent City | St. Alban's, Arcata | St. Andrew's, Antelope
St. Andrew's, Antelope | St. Augustine of Canterbury, Rocklin | St. Barnabas, Mount Shasta | St. George's, Carmichael | St. James, Lincoln | St. John's, Chico St. Johns, Lakeport | St. Luke's, Galt | St. Martin's, Davis | St. Mary's, Napa
St. Peter's, Red Bluff | St. Timothy's, Gridley | Trinity, Sutter Creek | Trinity Cathedral | Sacramento
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Bishop Megan Visits Trinity Folsom |
On Palm Sunday, Trinity Church Rector Todd Bruce and his congregation welcomed Bishop Megan for her official visit. Assisted by Deacon Lew Powell, she celebrated the Eucharist, confirming eight members and receiving one new congregant.
Many thanks to the people of Trinity, Folsom for a warm and wonderful visit.
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St. Paul's, Sacramento hosts Prayer Vigil for victims of mass shooting |
On Wednesday, April 6, St. Paul's Sacramento hosted an interfaith prayer vigil for the victims of the recent mass shooting in Downtown Sacramento.
Diocesan clergy participating in the liturgy were: Bishop Megan Traquair, Cathedral Dean Matthew Woodward, The Very Rev. Rik Rasmussen, The Rev. Karen Lawler, The Rev. Dr. Pamela Anderson, and The Rev. Jason Bense of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
Also participating were Sacramento Law Enforcement Chaplains, and Sacramento Community Chaplains.
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St. George's, Carmichael Hosts Community Garden Celebration on Palm Sunday |
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Saint George’s Episcopal Church celebrated Palm Sunday in a special way this year. After the church service, members of our congregation joined the New Roots Gardeners for a garden clean-up, followed by lunch and fellowship.
New Roots is part of the International Rescue Committee and the gardeners are refugees, asylees and other immigrants. Since most of the gardeners are of Russian background and speak little or no English, our Music Director who speaks Russian translated all that was said in English to the gardeners and all that was said by the gardeners in Russian for the rest of us. The New Roots Gardeners have done an amazing job on their plots. They are thankful to be able to grow fresh food for their families and to share with others, but also to be outdoors in a wonderful environment. This special Palm Sunday Celebration made us all aware that having our garden is a blessing for many and a good way for St. George’s to serve and love those around us.
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– Vicki Karsten | Junior Warden | Community Garden Liaison
Photos provided by St. George's | Used with permission
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Presiding Bishop Curry: Easter 2022 Message
April 11, 2022 | Office of Public Affairs
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“Easter is the celebration of the victory of God,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry said in his Easter 2022 message. “The earth, like an egg, has been cracked open, and Jesus has been raised alive and new, and love is victorious.”
The festive day of Easter is Sunday, April 17.
The following is the text of the Presiding Bishop’s Easter 2022 Message:
In Matthew’s gospel, the resurrection of Jesus is introduced this way: “After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord had descended from heaven, came and rolled back the stone before the tomb until it was open.”
A number of years ago, when I was serving as the bishop of North Carolina, one of our clergy, the Rev. James Melnick, offered a workshop on the Saturday before Palm Sunday on how to design, and color, and make Easter eggs.
I attended the workshop with a number of other people from around the Raleigh area and did my best to make an Easter egg. But Jim was a master at doing so. You see, Jim’s family hailed from Ukraine, and he had been making those Easter eggs from childhood, and spoke of his grandmother and the family tradition that hailed from Ukraine, the making of those Easter eggs. I knew the significance of the Easter egg and Easter. I knew the stories and the truth and the teachings about the coming of new life into the world, and the connection of life emerging from an egg, and Jesus rising from the dead, bringing new life and hope into our world. Read More | En Espanol
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Good Friday Offering marks 100 years of support to Jerusalem and the Middle East |
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The history of the Good Friday Offering reaches back to 1922 when, in the aftermath of World War I, The Episcopal Church sought to create new relationships with and among the Christians of the Middle East. From these initial efforts which focused on a combination of relief work and the improvement of ecumenical and Anglican relations, the Good Friday Offering was created.
This year we are celebrating a century of gifts and rejoicing in 2,000 years of Good News. For 100 years, Episcopalians have generously shared their love, compassion, and financial gifts to support the ministry of the Anglican Communion Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East. These gifts have made an astounding difference in the lives of many people in the homeland of Jesus and beyond. Check out our history of the Good Friday Offering to learn more about this life-changing ministry week by week.
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Episcopal Relief and Development is deeply engaged in addressing the humanitarian needs of Ukraine. Bishop Megan has directed a significant donation from the Bishop’s Discretionary Fund for this humanitarian crisis. Give by clicking on this link: Episcopal Relief and Development.
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April 17, Easter Day
Luke 24:1-12
But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them (24:11). This was the reaction of the disciples to the report of the women who had been to the tomb, and their news of the risen Christ. And this is the reaction of many who hear this news today. What do we say in the face of the common denial or disbelief of this great good news? Luke gives us an important clue. He names the women who came back to the disciples with their report.
In his remarkable book Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, Richard Bauckham explores the named men and women in the gospel accounts, including Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, who are named in this account. What is the importance of giving the names? Later in this chapter we read of Cleopas (24:18). Elsewhere we learn of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:2) Blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46) and a host of others. In their own world they are mere nobodies, but their names survive together with emperors and famous writers. These are the illustrious obscure.
Their importance is that they are the people in who in the early church were the authorized tellers of their story of how Jesus changed their lives. These were the eyewitnesses, and in the face of the doubt and disbelief of the disciples on that first Easter Morning they bore witness to what they had seen and heard. The men with objections were no match for the women with an experience.
– The Rev. Peter Rodgers
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Episcopal Community Services & Diocesan Partners in Ministries of Health Present: |
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A Webinar with Sister Joan Chittister
A Monastic Heart: How to Live an Ordinary Life Extraordinarily Well Saturday, September 10 | 10 a.m. – noon | On Zoom
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Commission for Intercultural Ministries |
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Advocacy Workshop
Striving for Justice and Peace with Strategy
Tuesday, April 19 | 10-11:30am PST | On Zoom
For starters—what is policy advocacy and how is it different from, and complementary to, political activism? How does it fit with our call to be followers of Jesus. Come learn about The Episcopal Church's advocacy efforts from Washington, D.C. to right here in California.
Working for justice on any issue, including through policy advocacy, can be an exhausting process. But with the right framing and focus, we can create strategies that keep us motivated through the long-term work necessary to create change we want to see.
Join this advocacy training to learn the basics of advocacy and then how to craft an approach that also acknowledges the need for self-care and maintaining energy for long-term, effective engagement.
Hosted by the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California with The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations "Striving for Justice and Peace with Strategy," explores how to create an advocacy strategy for yourself and your community or congregation.
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https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYkc-qorToqHdFKRLwONiE1ISWVTbmN1D5Mite |
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Job Opportunities around the Diocese |
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St. Clement’s | Rancho Cordova is seeking a 3/4 time Priest-in-Charge.
See the position description here.
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St. Patrick's | Kenwood is seeking an Organist/Pianist. Click here for more information.
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St. Paul's | Sacramento is seeking a Music Director.
Read the job announcement here.
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