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In this edition of ENews:
- Fallen Leaf Lake Chapel in Need of a New Roof
- Revival Video Invitation from Bishop Megan and Bishop Daniel Guitiérrez
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Fearless Faith Revival Registration Now Open
- Commission on the Environment Announces Upcoming Events
- Ten More Diocese Churches Assessed for Energy Efficiency
- Shireen Miles honored at Sac/ACT's Annual Fundraising Event
- Bexley-Seabury Seminary to Offer Racial Reconciliation Class
- Were You Prepared for the Big Storm?
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Fallen Leaf Lake Chapel in Need of a New Roof | |
St. Francis of the Mountains is a summer chapel for the residents and guests of the community of Fallen Leaf Lake, South Lake Tahoe, and people who are in the area enjoying the natural beauty of the Sierras. For 100 years St. Francis has faithfully served as a place of refuge, refreshment, and blessing.
Please donate
Donations are tax deductible
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Bishop Megan and Bishop Daniel Guitiérrez invite you to the Fearless Faith Revival! | |
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Save the Date: Vestry Essentials
Saturday, March 16 | On Zoom | 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Workshops will cover the following topics:
- What Every Vestry/Mission Committee Member Should Know
- Pastoral and Spiritual Leadership
- HR basics, Property, and Financial Matters
Click the link to register: https://form.jotform.com/240154966519160
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Safe Church – confused by who needs which training? | |
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In our Baptismal Covenant, we promise to respect the dignity of every human being. One way we do so is through our Safe Church policies. These establish and maintain standards intended to ensure our faith communities are safe places where all of God’s people are loved and encouraged to grow into the people God calls us to be. They provide specific requirements, recommendations, best practices, and guidelines that seek to respond in proactive and intentional ways to care for, be responsible to, and create safe and transformational spaces for everyone.
Click here to Learn More
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More information about Safe Church can be found under the Resources Tab on our website | |
Commission on the Environment | |
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Upcoming Events for Spring
The Climate Center Lobby Day | March 20, Sacramento
This event gives us an opportunity to meet with our elected state assembly-persons and senators, to advocate for state policies that will support the environment and eco justice. Click Here for more information and to register.
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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Ten More Churches in the Diocese Assessed for Energy Efficiency — key step to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 | |
1.St. Michael's, Carmichael; 2. Christ Church, Eureka; 3. Emmanuel, Grass Valley; 4. St. Luke's, Auburn; 5. St. Luke's, Galt; 6. St. Stephen's, Sebastopol; 7. St. Augustine, Rocklin; 8. St. George, Carmichael; 9. St. Paul's, Healdsburg | |
The Commission on the Environment (COE) is happy to announce that 10 additional churches were assessed for their energy efficiency by Colby May, Energy for Purpose energy efficiency expert, in February. These churches - St. Paul’s, Healdsburg, St Stephen’s, Sebastopol, St Luke’s, Galt, Emmanuel, Grass Valley, St Luke’s, Auburn, St Augustine, Rocklin, St Michael’s, Carmichael, St George’s, Carmichael, Epiphany, Vacaville, and Christ, Eureka - join 26 others that were assessed in 2023. The results of the assessment and recommendations to improve energy efficiency are detailed in the subsequent assessment report. This information enables church green teams to develop a master action plan to reduce their use of fossil fuels and achieve carbon neutrality on their campus. Areas addressed include lighting, HVAC equipment and controls, operating policies and procedures, the building envelope, hot water heaters, and kitchen equipment.
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Commission for Intercultural Ministries | |
Incarnation, Santa Rosa Hosts a Reading and Conversation on MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail | |
Becoming Beloved Community Ministry Team: Amy Nycamp, Grace Harris, Bo Simons, Fernando Dizon, Miriam Casey, Amanda Elias | |
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On February 25 at Church of the Incarnation, the Becoming Beloved Community Ministry Team hosted a reading and conversation about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter from Birmingham Jail.
The letter was written in April 1963 while Dr. King was in prison for participating in non violent demonstrations to protest the injustice of segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. The letter was written in response to a public statement from eight white religious leaders stating their concerns that the protests were “unwise and untimely.”
During the event, portions of the letter were read and discussed to answer some questions.
- What was the historical context for the letter?
- How is the letter relevant to us today?
- What is effective action to bring about change in our society?
- What are the implications of the letter for us in our effort to build the Beloved Community?
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Shireen Miles honored at Sac/ACT's Annual Fundraising Event for her leadership in providing assistance to 36 migrants | |
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Shireen Miles, Trinity Cathedral member, was honored on Sunday “for her unwavering commitment to supporting our new neighbors since their arrival in June”, at the Sacramento Area Congregations Together (Sac/ACT) annual fundraising event.
Gabby Trejo, Executive Director, Sac/ACT, cited Shireen for answering her call and leading the team from Trinity and the community to provide the 36 Migrants, who were dropped off in Sacramento last summer, with vital services and resources including access to medical and dental care and legal assistance, transportation - including bicycles, transit passes and orientation -, day jobs, and accompaniment during this very challenging time of transition. Shireen even had the joy of being asked to be a witness at a migrant couple’s wedding.
Shireen and her team are active members of the Refugee Resettlement team of the Commission for Intercultural Ministries. They are currently assisting three Afghan Refugee Families in the Sacramento area.
Rabbi Mona and Congregation B’Nai Israel were also honored “for their outstanding leadership during this year's migrant arrival crisis” that included housing for the Migrants. The sold-out event was held at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento.
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Bexley-Seabury Seminary is Offering a Racial Reconciliation Class
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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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 and Lay Eucharistic Visitors 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
Register here: https://form.jotform.com/240327860593157
Registration deadline: April 13, 2024
For questions, contact Jo Ann Williams: bjwilli@surewest.net
Saturday, May 11 | St. Michael's, Carmichael | 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Register here: https://form.jotform.com/240328253904150
Registration deadline: May 4, 2024
For questions, contact Jo Ann Williams: bjwilli@surewest.net
Saturday, June 8 | Zoom | 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Register here: https://form.jotform.com/240327903106145
Registration deadline: June 1, 2024
For questions, contact Bob Wohlsen: bob.wohlsen@gmail.com
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Missioner for Disaster Resilience | |
Were You Prepared for the Big Storms? | |
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As we look at the news and compare these latest winter storms to the forecasts we received, it is amazing to see where the predictions were correct and where they were way off. In the Alta Deanery, we were told to expect up to three feet of snow, but when the storm had passed, the temperature had never dropped below freezing, and the green grass was still showing.
Sometimes, when reality doesn’t match the doom and gloom presented to us by the media, we become complacent in our preparations for “the next one”.
When a major storm is forecast, remain calm and have on hand:
- Non-perishable and easily prepared (without utilities) food for at least a week
- Potable water or be able to purify water for drinking
- Enough medications to weather the storm
- Blankets and warm clothing clean and easily accessible
- Flashlights with batteries that work properly
- If you use an oil/kerosene/diesel/propane type heating source, keep the exterior exhaust clear during the storm
- Sign-up for and pay attention to local alerts from emergency services
The greatest commandment of being prepared is: check your emergency kit and supplies when you check your smoke detector batteries (twice a year) to make certain you are prepared – no matter what disaster you might face.
If you need suggestions as to how to set up an emergency kit, please contact me at mark@norcalepiscopal.org
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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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Online Lent Group on Spiritual Practices
Co-led by four diocesan clergy, this series will focus on five different areas of spiritual practice: meditation, ministry, media, mind, and movement. We'll be using the book, Strength for the Journey: A guide to spiritual practice, by Renee Miller.
Leaders will be the Rev. Beth Gaines (Deacon in Benicia), Rev. Carol Luther (Priest in Kenwood), Rev. Mack Olson, and Rev. Julie Wakelee in the Office of the Bishop.
Thursdays – 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
On Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81632686582
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Solicitud del curso de predicación laica: cohorte de lengua española 2024
Las Diócesis Episcopales de El Camino Real, el Norte de California y San Diego están aceptando solicitudes para el grupo de lengua española de 2024 con el fin de preparar a las personas para solicitar una licencia de predicación laica. Buscamos estudiantes adultos de todas las edades y antecedentes educativos que participen activamente en el ministerio en sus congregaciones y demuestren dones en el liderazgo laico. Los participantes deben ser miembros de una congregación dentro de una de nuestras tres diócesis asociadas.
Las solicitudes deben presentarse antes del 15 de marzo de 2024.
Para obtener más información y aplicar haga clic aquí: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSda8fHJcXVVTjoHPeuGr654NzbOAgTfAlPvm-hXxY6y1h-01Q/viewform
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Episcopal Community Services | |
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ECS 2024-2025 Annual Grant Cycle Begins
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 Cavanaugh 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.
Letters of Interest for these grants are recommended, but are not mandatory. Information about Letters of Interest are found on the ECS website. Letters of Interest are due to Steve Mershon, Grants Chair, by March 15, 2024 (steve.mershon@icloud.com)
The actual request for funding (Request for Proposals, or RFP) is due to the Grants Chair by May 1, 2024. The RFP document can also be found on the ECS website.
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Upcoming Events around the Diocese | |
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Healdsburg presents a Choral Evensong honoring Bishop & Missionary St. Patrick of Ireland.
Sunday, March 17 | 5:00 pm
The hour-long concert features music of Irish composers including the Canticle of the Turning, Nunc Dimittis by Charles Wood, and St. Patrick's Breastplate by Charles Villiers Stanford. The church choir will be accompanied by Paul Blanchard, the church's Director of Music, playing the Bigelow pipe organ.
The public is cordially invited. Admission is free. Donations to the church's building fund are gratefully accepted. The church is located at 203 Matheson St. one block east of Healdsburg's downtown Plaza.
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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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Holy Trinity Compline Choirs will chant Compline during Lent on five consecutive Sunday evenings
Holy Trinity, Nevada City | 7:00 pm
March 10 | The Compline Choir | men
March 17 | Unitas | combined choirs
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A Pilgrimage to England and Scotland
Examining our Anglican and Celtic Roots
June 5 -18, 2024
Pilgrimage Host: The Rev. Dr. William Stomski
Space is limited.
For more information, contact Fr. William at stomskiw129@gmail.com
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Clergy Openings in The Diocese | |
Job Opportunities in The Diocese | |
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral | Sacramento is seeking a new Director of Cathedral Choristers (Children’s choir). Read the Job Announcement Here. | |
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