In this edition of ENews:
- First Growing Conference a Success
- St. Paul's Sacramento to host prayer vigil for shooting victims
- Good Friday Offering – 100 years supporting Jerusalem/Middle East
- Parishes with gardens welcome Brian Sellers Peterson
- Anglican Primates meet at Lambeth; address global concerns
- Sustainable Development Grants Announced
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Growing Conference
Takes Root
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On Saturday, April 2, St. Martins, Davis hosted the first Growing: Faith, Food, Community Conference.
Following opening worship, Bishop Megan and the Rev. Pamela Dolan welcomed attendees. Brian Sellers Peterson delivered the keynote address - What does it mean to “Harvest Abundance?”
Other presenters included Jim Schall, Steve Schwartz, and Deacon Phina Borgeson. After a lunch featuring locally-sourced food, conference attendees visited Grace Garden at Davis United Methodist Church.
Attendees received a miniature crate with a tomato plant start and a bookmark with embedded seeds ready to plant. Many thanks to all who attended and helped make this such a great event!
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Calling all Quilters!
St. Clement's in Rancho Cordova will be hosting a quilting bee to complete the top for the Diocesan Quilt. We will gather Tuesday, April 26 and Wednesday, April 27, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm both days.
If you are interested, contact Quilt Project Coordinator Beth Carlson at 530-345-8142 or e-mail her at rbmj1616@gmail.com
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WordFest!
Saturday, April 23
9:00 am - 2:30 pm
$10 | On Zoom
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Workshops designed for lay readers, lay preachers, and bible study leaders to deepen their connection to scripture and build confidence in delivering the word. |
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St. Paul's, Sacramento to host Prayer Vigil for victims of mass shooting |
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On Wednesday, April 6, at 5:30 pm, St. Paul's Sacramento will host a prayer Vigil to honor the six killed and 12 injured in a shooting outside a nightclub early Sunday morning. The church is located at 1430 J Street, just a few blocks from the crime scene. For more information, visit St. Paul's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsSacramento
To read Bishop Megan Traquair’s statement about the shooting, please click here.
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If it's Friday, it must be Yuba City… |
Last week, Brian Sellers-Peterson, author of Harvesting Abundance, and consultant to the Presiding Bishop's Good News Garden initiative spent three days on a whirlwind tour of parishes in the diocese that have community gardens.
Many thanks to the parishes that welcomed Brian, Bishop Megan, Canon Julie Wakelee, and Jim Schall to see their beautiful gardens:
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St. Stephen’s | Sebastopol
St. Mary’s | Napa
Grace Church | St. Helena
St. Matthews | Sacramento
St. George’s | Carmichael
St. Michael’s | Carmichael
All Saints | Sacramento
St. Andrews | Antelope
St. James | Yuba City
St. James | Lincoln
St. Luke’s | Woodland
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For more photos from the tour, click here.
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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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The Primates of the Anglican Communion gather for a family photo during their meeting at Lambeth Palace, London. |
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Primates’ Meeting ends with statement on global concerns as bishops prepare for Lambeth Conference
BY DAVID PAULSEN | Episcopal News Service | Posted Mar 31, 2022
The heads of most of the Anglican Communion’s 42 provinces, including Presiding Bishop Michael Curry of The Episcopal Church, wrapped their four-day Primates’ Meeting in London by issuing a written statement March 31 that addresses a range of global issues and looks ahead to the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops planned for this summer.
“We return to our churches and dioceses conscious of the calling that is given to us by God, through Jesus Christ, and of our need for grace,” the archbishops and presiding bishops said in their communiqué from the March 28-31 meeting. “We have reflected on the servant leadership of Christ and our own roles as shepherds of his flock.” Read More.
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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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In honor of Earth Month, TREE (Trinity Respecting Earth and Environment) presents the acclaimed film Kiss the Ground.
Thursday, April 7
7:00 pm
At Trinity Cathedral and on Zoom
To Zoom, email Amy Dierlam by Tuesday, April 5, at amydier62@gmail.com for the link, and be sure to put Kiss the Ground in the subject line.
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April 10, Palm Sunday
Luke 19:38.
Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heaven! The acclamation at Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, which quotes Psalm 118:26, is found in all four gospels, and each evangelist gives their own particular emphasis. For Luke, two themes are especially emphasized: Christ the king, and the Peace that he gives.
We see the kingship of Christ in the way Luke adds the title the king to the quotation from Psalm 118, a Psalm we will hear again in Easter because of Verse 22. Jesus’ kingship is not advanced by might and violence, as in the Roman Empire of his day, and sadly too often in our own day, but in lowly obedience. He emptied himself, he humbled himself, even to death on a cross. (Phil 2:5-11).
The other note of emphasis in Luke is the proclamation of peace: The phrase Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heaven! reminds us of the proclamation at the savior’s birth: Glory to God in highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors (Luke 2:14). But as with his kingdom, so with his peace. It is not like that of the world.
The peace we pray for is God’s peace, which comes when God’s will is done on earth as in heaven. It was in the events we celebrate this coming week, the death and resurrection of Jesus, that God’s new creation of peace and glory was begun.
– 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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Sustainable Development Goals Commission |
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Sustainable Development Grants Announced |
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The Sustainable Development Goals Commission for the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California is pleased to announce the posting of the 2022 SDG grant applications. The funding of these grants comes from our resolution at the 2016 Diocesan Convention, following the lead of the United Nations and the Episcopal Church, that extends the commitment of using 0.7% of our budget for overseas development. The focus has shifted from relief of poverty, to efforts to help people and or communities develop ways to become self sustaining. Among the 17 stated goals are those including comprehensive
education, better farming techniques, relief of hunger and economic growth.
The purpose of the grants is to provide congregations with start-up or expansion funds for ministry programs or projects which support one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (shown below).
To download the application, click here.
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Commission for Intercultural Ministries |
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Afghan and Ukrainian Refugee Resettlement Weekly Update |
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Click here for the latest news on Refugee Resettlement Efforts in our diocese.
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Good Friday Worship Resource |
Are you looking for a way to worship the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday? Consider doing a Via de los Cruces event. Here is a toolkit developed by the Commission for Intercultural Ministries.
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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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All Saints | Sacramento is looking for a part-time Office/Administrative Assistant. Read the job posting 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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