Evangelism Begins with Listening: Following God into the Neighborhood
The Rev. Dwight Zscheile Ph.D. helped us explore the simple practices of listening to stories, discerning the Spirit's leading, and investing presence and relationship with neighbors for the sake of love and witness in Christ.
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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
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Breakout 2: Seed Corn is for Planting, Not Eating
The Rev. Darin Johnson, Agape House Campus Pastor
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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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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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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry: Fulton v. Philadelphia
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My heart is with my LGBTQ siblings in light of today's (June 17, 2021) ruling by the Supreme Court in Fulton v. Philadelphia.
For us, the affirmation of equal rights for all people is a moral and religious conviction; it is grounded in the Bible, which declares that all people have been created equally in the image of God.
LGBTQ siblings, we stand with you in this moment, and we continue to affirm that you are — and have always been — a blessing to our church. But above all, you are children of God with the entire human family. The struggle does not end here; the work goes on, and we are committed to the fullness of human equality and to building a just future that is free from discrimination against LGBTQ people.
We are also concerned for the impact of this ruling on the foster care system, in which so many Episcopalians offer shelter and care to vulnerable children, many of whom are LGBTQ themselves. It is important to remember that the New Testament teaches that “religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress. . .” (James 1:27).
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The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church
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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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TENS Workshop: Addressing the Pledge Plateau
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Thursday, July 1, 6:00 PM; Addressing the Pledge Plateau
Join TENS: The Episcopal Network for Stewardship as we review tools that inspire generosity and impact member-giving habits. Understand the common problems associated with donor fatigue and how to break through them in faith-based fundraising. Shake up your stewardship approach, transcend the status quo. Please register for this free webinar today at the following Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/159170763037
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School for Ministry: Registration Now Available |
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The School for Ministry is now accepting registration for Fall and Summer courses, and now 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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Education for Ministry: A Personal Experience |
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By: Meredith Hardy, St. Margaret's in Palm Desert |
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I’m writing to tell you a little about EfM, a course of study and inspiration. But really, there are two parts to the experience of EfM, the facts, so to speak, and the feelings. So, let me start with the facts.
The Book of Common Prayer's Outline of the Faith includes the question, "Who are the ministers of the Church?" And the answer says, "The ministers of the church are lay persons, bishops, priests, and deacons."
Education for Ministry (EfM) is about becoming the lay person the Book of Common Prayer talks about...the foundation of this church.
EfM, a program of the School of Theology, University of the South in Tennessee, is offered in Episcopal churches around the country. The course is offered in a small group setting (6-12), with one or two Mentors, and takes place from September to June each year. The course covers four school year schedules, however, the registration commitment is one year at a time. Read More
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Learn more about EFM: 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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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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Music en la Calle: Free Concert |
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Walter DuMelle, Director of Administration at St. James by-the-Sea in La Jolla, invites you, on June 26th from noon to 6pm, to an actual “in-person” event – Music en la Calle. Completely free of charge, this year’s festival will be taking place in the heart of City Heights at the Centerline Lot--the intersection of University Avenue and 41st Street – a large, outdoor venue. With an impressive line-up of music and dance, along with free arts & crafts and a book give-away for the kids, this year's event will be better than ever.
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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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