June 4, 2024 E-News

June 4, 2024

In this edition of ENews:

Day of Discernment is June 15
St John’s Chico Receives grant funds from American Red Cross
Bishop Megan visits St Paul’s Healdsburg
Good Shepherd Cloverdale hosts FaithX event for local community
Trinity Cathedral Appoints New Director of Choristers

Office of the Bishop

Show us Your Pride!

June is Pride month, and we'd love to feature photos of your events.

Please send photos to: communications@norcalepiscopal.org

Day of Discernment

Saturday, June 15

9:00 am – 11:00 am

On Zoom Only

Interested in being a priest, deacon or a member of a religious order? Want to know more about what it’s really like, or family and time commitments?

This is the first step if you are interested in being in the Ordination process. A sponsoring clergy person or Senior Warden must join you.

Registration is free, but requested: https://form.jotform.com/241085487611155

Around the Diocese

St John’s Chico Celebrates partnership with American Red Cross

Left to right: Gwyneth Stephenson (Senior Warden), Sherry Wallmark (Parish Admin), Rev. Dr. William Stomski (Interim Rector), and Dr. Nathaniel Millard (Program Manager, Community Disaster Risk Reduction) celebrating our renovation of St. David's Hall as a Resilience Center in collaboration with American Red Cross.

St. John's recently received significant grant funding from the American Red Cross for renovation. This is a continued, expanding ministry in which we have been involved since the Camp Fire in 2018. Our close relationship within our community continues to build strength, endurance, and live out our baptismal covenant. The funds will be used to renovate St. David's Hall for use in future disasters.

Bishop Megan visits St Paul’s Healdsburg

Kudos to the folks at St. Pauls Healdsburg!

To commemorate Bishop Megan's visit last Sunday, they gifted her with individually packaged sugar cookies with her likeness.

While there, the bishop preached, celebrated the Eucharist, confirmed four, reaffirmed four and accepted one member into the communion.

The joyous service was followed by fellowship and gathering with the congregation.

Good Shepherd Cloverdale hosts FaithX event for local community members

On Sunday, May 26, Good Shepherd in Cloverdale held an event as part of its vitality improvement plan under the FaithX project currently being implemented at select parishes in the Diocese. The event, called “A Joyful Noise and Conversation”, was planned as a way for Good Shepherd to determine the needs in its community and how it could better serve those needs.

The event involved inviting members of the immediate neighborhood, friends of parishioners, and leaders of other churches and non-profit service organizations to come together for a couple of hours of music, food, and discussion. The idea was to have conversations about the needs of the community, write them down, and post them on a poster board for all to See. People were also offered the opportunity to submit the information anonymously. Our band played music and we served street tacos and churros prepared by Mission Committee member Jim Alexander and his team. The music included gospel and other genres presented by two of the church’s lay music ministers, Steve Tellez (Senior Warden) and Ron Longo as well as fellow musicians.

The event was well attended with about 50 people joining the fun during the two hours of the event. The information collected is still being compiled and more information will be obtained in interviews with some of those who could not attend. The next step will be to get a group of folks together who are interested in collaborating on solutions. This includes working with other churches and service organizations.

As a result of the event, we have learned more about our community and the current state of other churches and non-profit organizations. We have also discovered many instances of duplicated efforts. The project has also taught us about how important it is to stay connected to the community and perform regular outreach to determine current conditions of people and organizations. We look forward to working on a new path forward with our neighbors.

– The Rev. Bob Scott, Deacon

Missioner for Disaster Resilience

Now is the Time to Prepare for a Disaster

Disasters strike in many ways: fire, flood, earthquake, landslide, electrical grid failure – all of which we've experienced in our diocese. Depending upon your location, your church may be subject to one or more potential disasters. Knowing which is most likely to occur is the first step in preparation.

Contact me, and we will work together to build a preparedness program that works for your congregation.

If you would like some suggestions about where to start on your resilience journey, our volunteers are happy to come to you. Once your congregation has started planning for disaster, we can also help you become more visible in your community, both as a trusted partner in planning and a safe haven in time of need.

Peace,

Mark Dibelka | Missioner for Disaster Resilience

Trinity Cathedral

Trinity Cathedral Appoints New Director of Choristers

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Ondine Young has been appointed Director of Choristers at Trinity Cathedral. She is tasked with re-building our children's choir, which has been on hiatus for four years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ondine earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from the Thornton School of Music at USC, and has extensive experience in working with choristers of all ages and abilities. She is also a gifted violinist & violist, and has performed with many of the finest Classical and Baroque ensembles in Northern California. Ondine is looking forward to beginning rehearsals with our children in the Fall. Welcome Ondine!

Commission for Intercultural Ministries

I Will With God's Help: Journey Toward Racial Healing and Justice Workshop – Registration Now Open

This workshop meets the requirement for licensing for Lay Eucharistic Ministers, Lay Eucharistic Visitors, and unlicensed lay leaders (such as vestry members and ministry leads) in the Diocese. Other lay licensed ministries need to take Sacred Ground to meet Diocesan licensing requirements.

All Classes are on Saturdays from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm:

JUNE 8 | Zoom

JUNE 22 | St. Peter’s, Red Bluff

SEPTEMBER 14 | Trinity Cathedral

OCTOBER 19 | St. Paul’s, Healdsburg

Click here to register.

For more information, contact Jo Ann Williams (bjwilli@surewest.net)

Episcopal Foundation of Northern California

Now Accepting Applications!

Apply for grant funds today!

The Episcopal Foundation of Northern California has joyfully committed to continue their Foundation Grant Program available to churches and missions throughout our Diocese in 2024. Supporting the Diocesan mission of making disciples, raising up saints, and transforming communities for Christ, the Foundation will endeavor to enhance ministry and outreach in the Diocese in the following four categories: Creation Care, Evangelism, Racial Reconciliation, and Community Outreach.

Apply for a Grant today!

Here's a link to helpful grant-writing resources

https://www.norcalepiscopal.org/resources-for-grant-writing/

Upcoming Events around the Diocese

St. Paul’s Healdsburg to host final concert of season

Sunday, June 9 is the final concert in the 2023-24 pipe-organ concert series at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Healdsburg.

Music Director Paul Blanchard will be joined by members of the Redwood Empire Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, to play an hour-long concert of classical music.

Admission to the 5 p.m. concert is free, and the public is welcome to attend. Donations to the church’s building maintenance fund will be gratefully accepted.

The season is on hiatus during July and August but concerts are expected to resume in September.

For more information, including ways to hear St. Pauls’ concerts online, visit the church website, www.stpauls-healdsburg.org. The church is located at the corner of Matheson and East Streets, one block east of Healdsburg’s downtown Plaza.

Trinity Cathedral to Host Screening of The Philadelphia Eleven

Film Screening - The Philadelphia Eleven

July 13th, 2 - 4 pm, Trinity Cathedral

2620 Capitol Ave, Sacramento

Donations on a sliding scale of $5 - $10 are welcome - no one will be turned away for lack of funds

In an act of civil disobedience, a group of women and their supporters organize their ordination to become Episcopal priests in 1974. The Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia welcomes them, but change is no small task. The women are harassed, threatened and banned from stepping on church property. In this feature-length documentary film, we meet the women who succeed in building a movement that transforms an age-old institution, and challenges the very essence of patriarchy within Christendom.

Following the screening, there will be a reception in the Lexis Gallery, featuring an exhibit comprised of some 20 art pieces by seven women artists, all of whom attend Trinity Cathedral.

It's not too late to register for Summer Camp at St. Dorothy's Rest. No matter your age or stage in life, there's an offering for every individual. Visit www.stdorothysrest.org/camp to learn more about our sessions or click the button above. All sessions are OPEN and we are pleased to offer tiered pricing, payment plan options, and Camperships.

Questions? We're here to help! Contact us at camp@stdorothysrest.org.

We cannot wait to welcome you to St. Dorothy's Rest!

Camp Living Waters

Sunday, July 21 - Friday, July 26 | Cookson Ranch

Camp Living Waters is set for Sunday, July 21 through Friday, July 26 at Cookson Ranch in Redwood Valley. The Camp is open to youth ages 9- 15 and youth ages 16-17 serve as counselors. Join us this year for a week of Real Super Heroes, full of madcap cape adventures, identifying our God-given super powers and discovering the real superheroes all around us.