The Good News Festival: December 3 - 4 |
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On December 3 - 4, 2021, the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego will welcome Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to Southern California for a celebration of good news. With interactive outreach projects, workshops, live discussion panels, youth offerings, and an evening of celebration at the beautiful Town and Country Resort, this is the perfect time to get away and enjoy some good news.
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Who's your "One?" Inviting friends, family, and neighbors to the Good News Festival is an important part of making this event a true celebration of good news. Join us in committing to invite your "One," one person you know who needs to hear the good news of Jesus. You can find materials to help invite "your one" to the Good News Festival on the website. The flyers are available for download, but printed materials will also be provided to churches for broad distribution.
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Join us in prayer for the Good News Festival. Loving God, Author of life, in You we live and move and have our being. We ask that you revive us again in your mighty Spirit as we prepare our hearts for The Good News Festival. Inspire us to reach out to those who do not know you, and welcome them with open arms, without judgement, so that all may embrace your Good News, answer your call, and dance together with joy. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen
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The Town and Country Resort, a San Diego icon where mid-century cool and warm hospitality come to mingle, is the venue for the Good News Festival. A beloved landmark since 1953, the resort recently completed a multimillion-dollar transformation, renovating everything from top-to-bottom and adding a host of new amenities. Throughout the Town and Country, every moment brims with sunny possibilities—with modern guestrooms, chef-driven dining, and a sprawling pool complex—the Town and Country Resort is the perfect place to celebrate some good news. Discounted room rates are available when you book through www.thegoodnewsfestival.com!
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Evangelism Academy: JUNE 17, 2021 FROM 6PM-7:30PM |
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Register Today for the fourth Transformation Academy class:
The Evangelism Academy! June 17 from 6-7:30pm
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FEATURING KEYNOTE SPEAKER, THE REV. DWIGHT ZSCHEILE PHD, VICE PRESIDENT OF INNOVATION AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT LUTHER SEMINARY IN ST. PAUL. |
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The Rev. Dwight Zscheile Ph.D is Vice President of Innovation and Associate Professor of Congregational Mission and Leadership at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. An Episcopal priest, he is author of Participating in God’s Mission: A Theological Missiology for the U.S. (with Craig Van Gelder, Eerdmans 2018), The Agile Church: Spirit-Led Innovation in an Uncertain Age (Morehouse Publishing, 2014), People of the Way: Renewing Episcopal Identity (Morehouse Publishing, 2012) and The Missional Church in Perspective: Mapping Trends and Shaping the Conversation (with Craig Van Gelder, Baker Academic 2011) and editor of Cultivating Sent Communities: Missional Spiritual Formation (Eerdmans, 2012). A graduate of Stanford University (BA), Yale University (MDiv) and Luther Seminary (PhD, Congregational Mission and Leadership), he previously served congregations in Virginia and Connecticut. Dwight’s experience growing up in a secular home in California has shaped his commitment to helping the church cultivate Christian community with new populations and generations in today’s changing world.
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Breakout 1: Ten Easy Steps to Starting a Military Ministry
The Rev. Dr. Frank Munoz, Missioner for Military Ministry in the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego
Breakout 2: Seed Corn is for planting, not eating: Why Jesus knew young adults are the way to sustain and transform faith, community, and the world
The Rev. Darin Johnson, Agape House Campus Pastor
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Join Us in the 2021 Pride Walk: Sunday, July 11 |
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After more than a year of being apart, and two years without a typical Pride Parade and Festival, we invite you to join San Diego’s LGBTQ community in a demonstration of our strength, resilience and resolve to continue the fight for justice and liberation.
Rather than our typical Pride Parade which would start in Hillcrest’s Pride Plaza and travel down to Balboa Park, this year we will meet in Balboa Park and march into Hillcrest. We invite you to join us for this march to reconnect after a year of isolation, and to bring your best Prideful attire, flags, protest signs, and messages of hope and resilience.
St. Paul's is organizing a group to join the walk. All are asked to meet at St. Paul's Courtyard at 10:25. We will be leaving for the staging point (which is right up the street) at 10:45 as the step-off time is 11:00 am. Marchers should wear their parish or diocesan tee shirt, bring flags or banners. This is a walk/march, not a parade so families can participate with children as it shouldn't be a fast walk. For more info and to register to walk please email Susan Jester at SPC [email protected] by July 10. Learn More
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June 19th - Juneteenth - also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, Emancipation Day, or Juneteenth Independence Day - commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. In honor of this holiday - and as a great ongoing practice - consider learning about and supporting Black and minority-owned businesses in your local community or online. This can be a fun excuse for trying a new restaurant, brewery, electrician, printer, or donut shop.
Here are a few lists we found online to get you started!
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Social Anxiety After COVID |
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By: The Rev. Dr. Suzanne Watson, M.D. |
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We’ve reached the point where the US is relaxing its COVID-19 precautions. That cases have fallen to the point that this is possible is incredibly good news, the answer to prayer, and a source of great joy. However, I am also seeing a spike in anxiety in my outpatient psychiatric practice. As I recently heard someone say, “it’s like I’ve forgotten how to be human.”
Although the person was joking, there is some truth to the comment. Many of us have been isolated for the last 15+ months. Social interactions have been online, or with masked strangers on the occasional essential trip out of the house. If we interacted with others in person, it was only with a select few and usually with people we knew very well. Or we were essential workers living with the stress of the unknown—would we catch the virus? If so, how severe would our case be? Were we exposing our loved ones and family due to our work? Many of us have lost loved ones, and the threat of death was present everywhere. Some people faced their own mortality and the mortality of those they love for the first time. It has been a very difficult and stressful time. Read More
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School for Ministry: Summer Registration Now Available |
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The School for Ministry is offering Hermeneutics this summer. Register today and don't miss out on this amazing opportunity.
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School for Ministry's summer students will be exploring the basic principles used by scholars to read and interpret the Scriptures. Texts are never self-explanatory and reading Biblical texts, in particular, is an exercise that is fraught with potential pitfalls that requires patience and nuance on the part of the student who seeks to hear the “Word” of God in the words of these ancient manuscripts.
Through a series of multimedia exercises that are intended to be provocative and engaging, SfM students will be exposed to many of our explicit and implicit preferences and prejudices that impact and shape acts of interpretation, and the instability and fluidity of the idea of an objective “meaning” of a text.
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Ministry Changes at St. Bartholomew's |
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The Rev. Mark McKone-Sweet announced this week that he is stepping down as rector of St. Bartholomew’s Poway. His last Sunday with the congregation will be June 27, and the congregation will have a chance to offer its prayers and well-wishes to him in person at all the services that weekend.
"Rev. Mark's service as rector at St. Bart’s has indeed been a time of growth and transformation. Rev. Mark's boundless energy and enthusiasm have transformed St. Bart’s and invigorated its vision to teach the love of Jesus Christ through its worship, actions, and outreach. St. Bart's can look back on great successes and look forward to great accomplishments to come. St. Bart’s will continue to build on Rev. Mark’s vision, both literally and figuratively as we renew our parish as a spiritual center for our community," said Costa Dillon, Senior Warden.
"I no longer believe that I am the right priest to take the parish deeper into St. Bart’s mission to teach the life, love, and light of Jesus Christ. I am grateful for the privilege to have served as your pastor. St. Bart’s vision is to be radically welcoming and embrace our own transformation and the transformation of the world. We have been faithful to that mission and vision," said Rev. Mark McKone-Sweet.
The Rev. Canon Allisyn Thomas will serve as priest-in-charge at St. Bart's for the summer months. The Rev. Canon Gwynn Lynch and other EDSD personnel are assisting St. Bart's in identifying candidates for the interim rector, a position we hope to have filled by the fall.
The Rev. Mark McKone-Sweet, his family, and the congregation of St. Bartholomew's are in our prayers during this time of transition.
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Immigration & Asylum Webinar for Faith Leaders |
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The Faith Leaders of San Diego for Justice and Peace invite all local faith leaders on June 17 at 3:30 PM to a webinar/conversation on the complexities related to immigration and asylum in the San Diego Region. Members of the San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium will present and lead our time together and include:
Tania Garcia from Espacio Migrante
Maria Chavez from San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association
Aleena Jun Nawabi from CAIR San Diego
Dulce Garcia from Border Angels
Lilian Serrano from Universidad Popular
Pedro Rios from AFSC San Diego
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Honoring the 2021 Highschool Graduates |
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The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego will honor the High School Seniors online this year with a virtual procession of graduates. In a time where so many of the rites of passage have been lost for these young adults, it is our goal to honor both their academic achievements and their faith. Help us honor your High School Seniors by sending a picture to Charlette Preslar with their name, their High School, and plans for the future. You can look forward to seeing them shared throughout the Diocese as we honor and pray for them together.
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Vacation Bible School 2021 - Sign Up Today! |
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Vacation Bible School is a time to grow in Jesus’ love, over five weeks, beginning July 11. Each Sunday at 3 pm, a new 20-30 minute episode will premiere on YouTube to watch as a family or with your church family. Featuring leaders from across our diocesan family we’ll use Treasured from Group Publishing as a springboard to explore Jesus’ love through stories, songs, scripture, and more.
The VBS team is excited to continue to unwrap God’s future together and look forward to an exciting summer of learning about Jesus’ love for us. Learn More
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Every baptized Christian is called to ministry. What is yours? Education for Ministry (EfM) is a program of the School of Theology at the University of the South (Sewanee) that provides the foundational education to assist you in discerning and carrying out your ministry. Like the mustard seed (Luke 13:18-19), we need fertile soil to grow. EfM is that fertile soil and we are the mustard seeds. Learning scriptures, church history, and theology is the light shining on the soil, warming it so the seed will sprout.
The EfM program develops an informed and knowledgeable laity through a series of four, one-year seminars. A small group seminar is the nucleus of the EfM program (maximum of 12 participants plus one or two mentors). Read More
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Join St. Andrew's Preschool: Job Listing |
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St. Andrews, Pacific Beach is seeking a positive, enthusiastic, creative person to fill our teaching position--someone who loves to work with children 2-5 years old.
Applicants must have at least 12 ECE units including the core classes (Child, Growth & Development and Child, Family & Community), a minimum of 2 years working with children 2-5 years old, be currently CPR/First Aid certified, up-to-date on the state-required immunizations, and are Fingerprinted & Background Cleared (LiveScan).
If you would like to learn more or apply, please email Heather for more information.
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New TENS Resources and Log-in for 2021 |
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The diocese is a member of TENS (The Episcopal Network for Stewardship), an association of church leaders, both lay and ordained, “who are committed to living generously and helping others live lives of generosity.”
All churches in the diocese can access member resources, which include creative materials for the annual pledge campaign. To access TENS membership materials please contact Director of Communications, Chris Tumilty for the new TENS password.
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Diocesan Staff Returns to the Office |
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And feel free--as always--to call Bishop Susan, Canon Gwynn, Canon Christian, or Chris for any reason.
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Beware of Phishing Attempts |
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If you receive a suspicious email from an address that seems to be Bishop Susan, but it is not from an @edsd.org email account, it is a phishing attempt. Bishop Susan will never email you asking for funds or financial support by way of gift cards. Nor will the bishop's emails be filled with grammatical errors. Every official email from the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego comes from an @edsd.org email address. |
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Phishing is a cyber attack that uses disguised email as a weapon. The goal is to trick the email recipient into believing that the message is something they want or need — a request from their bank, for instance, or a note from someone in their company — and to click a link or download an attachment.
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Faith to Go: Your weekly formation resources |
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A Weekly, On The Go Resource for Parents and Non-Parents Alike
Hosted by the Faith To Go team in the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, David Tremaine and Charlette Preslar. Joined each week by a special guest, the Faith To Go team highlights themes from the Sunday Gospel reading for you to take into your faith discussions and reflections throughout the week. More Here
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EDSD.org Under Construction |
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404 Error: Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.
EDSD.org is going through some changes. You may find that your bookmarked or saved links are now broken, or that information you're used to finding has been moved.
Please be patient as we work to update EDSD.org to better serve you into the future. If you have questions or come across a broken link, please email Director of Communications, Chris Tumilty. Thank you for your help while we work to better our digital presence.
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Resources for Emotional Support |
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is changing life for all of us. You may feel anxious, stressed, worried, sad, bored, depressed, lonely or frustrated in these circumstances.
You’re not alone!
Sleep and Health
Find resources to connect with real people that can help, here.
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