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In this edition of ENews:
- Don Callison's Ordination to Priesthood
- Revival Youth Event Registration Now Open
- Fearless Faith: A Sacred Ground Pilgrimage to St. Paul’s Church
- Preparing the Ground for Evangelism Workshops – Registration Now Open
- The Rev. Scott Gunn invites you to the Fearless Faith Revival
- Clergy Conference Save the Date
- ECS Annual Grant Cycle – Request for Proposals due May 1
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Don Callison's Ordination to Priesthood | |
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Last Sunday, March 24 clergy, friends and family gathered in person at St. Mary's, Napa to witness Don Callison's ordination to priesthood. The bottom photo shows the large cursillo present for worship.
Congratulations to the Rev. Don Callison!
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Fearless Faith Revival Events | |
Revival Youth Event Registration Now Open | |
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Come gather to build community, learn from national church leaders, explore our faith, and prepare for the Revival. This is a great Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) reunion + friends that will include spending time with and jamming with the EYE band. Dinner will be provided.
Friday, April 26th | 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Age Range: 13-19
Location: Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento
Free Event!
Click Here to Register.
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Fearless Faith: A Sacred Ground Pilgrimage to St. Paul’s Church
Saturday, April 13 | 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | St. Paul’s, Sacramento
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Spend a morning at St. Paul’s Church in Sacramento delving into the history of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California’s first congregation through the Sacred Ground lens of race and faith.
Who first claimed the land the church was founded on? How did redevelopment and other policies affect communities of color in the neighborhoods around St. Paul’s? How has the cycle of life – birth, growth, death, rebirth – informed its outlook today? What is to be learned? Lamented? Celebrated? Explore these questions and more with Bishop Megan Traquair, the Rev. Rik Rasmussen and Preservation Sacramento’s Bill Burg, among others.
Cost is $10. Seating is limited and registration is required by April 11.
Click here to register.
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Preparing the Ground for Evangelism Workshops
April 8, 15, 22 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Free
Three Monday evening Zoom sessions.
From Scott Gunn: We will be talking about the foundational spiritual practices that help us stay in touch with the Good News so that we can be evangelists: weekly worship, daily prayer, and regular scripture reading.
The Rev. Scott Gunn is an Episcopal priest who serves as the Executive Director of Forward Movement in Cincinnati, OH., where he seeks to inspire disciples and empower evangelists. He is also a Deputy to General Convention, serving on behalf of the Diocese of Southern Ohio. In 2012 and 2009, he served in this capacity from the Diocese of Rhode Island. He is also on the board of the Anglican Theological Review. His home church is Christ Church Glendale in the Cincinnati area.
Click here to register.
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The Rev. Scott Gunn invites you to the Fearless Faith Revival | |
2024 Clergy Conference – Save the Date | |
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Fearless Formation
Tuesday, May 14* | 4:00 pm — Thursday, May 16 | 12:00 pm
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Bishop's Ranch | Healdsburg
Registration Opens Tuesday, April 2
*Fresh Start begins on Monday, May 13
Guest Presenter | Ms. Lisa Kimball, PhD
Vice President for Lifelong Learning and the James Maxwell Professor Chair of Lifelong Christian Formation, Virginia Theological Seminary
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Episcopal Community Services | |
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ECS 2024-2025 Annual Grant Cycle Begins – Request for Proposals
ECS is pleased to announce that the 2024-2025 Annual Grant Cycle has begun!
Episcopal congregations throughout the Diocese of Northern California can apply for a number of grants, including:
- The Ministry Development Fund (1 year)
- The Warren Dunning Memorial Social Justice Grant (3 years)
- The Barry L. Beisner Multi-Year Grant (up to 5 years)
- The Bishop Jerry and Jane Lamb Grant (1 year, youth and young adults)
- The Healing and Health Ministries Mini-Grants
- The Rev. David & Catherine Cavanagh Memorial Grant (1 year, with option for 2 renewals)
Information about each of these grant opportunities can be found on the ECS website www.norcalecs.org.
The actual request for funding (Request for Proposals, or RFP) is due to the Grants Chair steve.mershon@icloud.com by May 1, 2024.
If you are going to be submitting an RFP and have not submitted a Letter of Interest yet, please contact the Grants Chair as we provide grant-writing assistance.
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Missioner for Disaster Resilience | |
Add Blessings to your Holy Week by Registering for the Disaster Preparation Academy! | |
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Across the Diocese of Northern California, many congregations have expressed interest in training for disaster preparedness.
The Disaster Preparedness Academy, sponsored by Blue Lake Rancheria, is being hosted by Christ Church, Eureka, on Saturday, May 11, 2024. This event is a follow-up to last September's Be Disaster Ready Expo, held at St. John's, Roseville.
An added benefit? If you attend, not only will you receive valuable training and lots of giveaways, but lunch will be provided! Better yet: it’s all FREE!
Reserve your seat today!
Send an email to rtic@bluelakerancheria-nsn.gov
I look forward to seeing you there.
– Rev. Mark Dibelka, Missioner for Disaster Resilience
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Missioner for Church Life | |
Resources for Women's History Month Available Now | |
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March is Women’s History Month, so be sure to check out the resources on our diocesan website. You will find links to a wide variety of resources from Building Faith, the Library of Congress, and the Episcopal Women’s History Project, to name just a few.
https://www.norcalepiscopal.org/site/womens-history-month/
If you know of other Women’s History Month resources that you’d like to share, please email me at Mack@norcalepiscopal.org
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Commission on the Environment | |
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Upcoming Events for Spring
Earth Day 2024 | April 22
The Episcopal Church website provides information about:
- Liturgical resources for honoring God in Creation,
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A toolkit from Creation Justice Ministries titled Plastic Jesus: Real Faith in a Synthetic World
- Faith Climate Action Week from Interfaith Power and Light, Living the Golden Rule: Just Transition to a Clean Energy Economy.
Click here to visit The Episcopal Church Creation Care webpage.
Fearless Faith Revival | April 27 | St. John’s, Roseville
There will be an immersive exhibit provided by the Commission on the Environment and the Commission for Intercultural Ministries. The exhibit will feature stories from the Season of Courage: I am here, Lord, and an invitation to pray for courage, to build the Beloved Community and to heal the environment. Click here for information about the Revival.
Episcopal Resources for Rogation Sunday | May 5
Liturgical Materials for Honoring God in Creation.These resources come from the 78th General Convention. They include propers, prayers and other worship resources. Here is a link to the webpage.
Contact Miriam Casey (ednccoe@gmail.com) for more information.
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Commission for Intercultural Ministries | |
Election Engagement Workshop | |
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The CIM Advocacy Team will present a webinar for clergy and lay leaders on April 2 at 7:00 PM to go over The Vote Faithfully Election Engagement 2024 Toolkit.
“It is a Christian obligation to vote, and more than that, it is the church’s responsibility to help get souls to the polls.” - Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
There is so much at stake in this year's elections, locally and nationally. The Episcopal Church has long stood for voting rights and secure elections. The church’s Office of Government Relations, in partnership with other faith based organizations, has created an excellent tool to facilitate you and your church’s efforts to encourage and enable all eligible residents in your community to vote.
Read More
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Racial Justice Audit Survey to be Distributed During First Week of April
The Racial Justice Audit survey for churches in the diocese is in the final stage of review before distribution. The Mission Institute will send invitations to selected individuals throughout the diocese to take the survey. Due to many churches preparing for Easter services, the survey will be distributed during the week after Easter.
Please contact Lynn Zender, zenderlynn@gmail.com,
or Jo Ann Williams, bjwilli@surewest.net, for questions.
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I Will With God's Help: Journey Toward Racial Healing and Justice Workshop – Registration Now Open
This workshop is rooted in our baptismal identity and the promises we make in baptism. It focuses on how we can more fully live into our promise to be loving toward our neighbors, to address racism in our communities and build the Beloved Community. During the workshop we follow the path of the Becoming Beloved Community labyrinth.
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.
SATURDAY, APRIL 20 | Ascension, Vallejo |9:30 am - 4:30 pm
SATURDAY, MAY 11 | St. Michael's, Carmichael | 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
SATURDAY, JUNE 8 | Zoom | 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
SATURDAY, JUNE 22 | St. Peter’s, Red Bluff | 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 | Trinity Cathedral | 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
SATURDAY, OCT 19 | St. Paul’s, Healdsburg | 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Click here to register.
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Upcoming Events around the Diocese | |
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The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass at the Episcopal Church of St. Martin
April 21, 2024 | 7:30 pm | St. Martin, Davis
The Episcopal Church of St. Martin presents, The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass, by Carol Barnett, with lyrics by Marisha Chamberlain. Along with the bluegrass mass, poems will be read from Bucolics, a collection by Maurice Manning.
The Sanctuary Choir at St. Martin’s will be joined by students from the UC Davis Bluegrass Ensemble on guitar, banjo and mandolin. Additionally, the mass will feature Michelle O’Connor, a noted vielle and fiddle player based in the Bay Area.
This enriching experience is open to all, with free entry to the event.
Read More.
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Capital Deanery Vacation Bible School
June 24 - 28th | 9 am - 1 pm | St Michael's, Carmichael
Churches are welcome to participate in our Capital Deanery Vacation Bible School (VBS) Day-Camp this summer at St. Michael's in Carmichael. Planned in collaboration between Faith Cameron Park, St Michael's, and Trinity Cathedral - this day camp will be a place of celebration and fun for kids 4 years old - entering 5th Grade. Entering 6th graders and up are welcome to attend as camp helpers for free!
Cost is $50 for each child, with a cap of $90 for every family. The day will include outdoor play, chapel time, a focus for each day (art, STEM, drama, cooking, water) that provides learning, enrichment, and most importantly fun! All campers are expected to bring their own lunch.
Click here link to register.
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Becoming Beloved Community: Racial Reconciliation and Anti-Racism Training
April 1 - May 11, 2024
Instructor: James Fielder and Denise Trevino-Gomez (KI Institute)
Deeply trace the roots of systemic racism and explore transformative responses personally, interpersonally, culturally, and institutionally to enact the vision of Beloved Community. Participants take the Intercultural Development Inventory and reflect together on their results. This course is designed to satisfy the competency-level canonical requirements for all lay and ordained leaders to participate in anti-racism training.
Click here for more information and to register.
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Women's Retreat at Faith, Cameron Park
Saturday, May 18 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open to all women in the Diocese
A women's retreat will be held on Saturday, May 18th, from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, at Faith Episcopal Church in Cameron Park.
This year's theme is "Blooming into Abundance, Cultivating our Spiritual Life." The gathering will include programs, lunch, and Eucharist. Suggested donation for the retreat is $40. Registration is open to all women in the diocese.
Register by May 10th. CLICK HERE to register.
Questions? Contact: The Rev. Canon Megan Anderson Gartin manderson@trinitycathedral.org
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Clergy Openings in The Diocese | |
Job Opportunities in The Diocese | |
Christ Episcopal Church | Eureka is seeking a Music Coordinator/ Organist. Read the Job Announcement Here. | |
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral | Sacramento is seeking a new Director of Cathedral Choristers (Children’s choir). Read the Job Announcement Here. | |
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