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A Weekend of Marches, Prayer and Palms
By Lori Korleski Richardson, Interim Communications Director
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Bishop Barry leads the marchers in prayer.
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In Sacramento and other locales throughout the diocese, it was a weekend of prayer and protest. Prayer, yes, because we remember the day Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, to waving palms and shouted hosannas - but this year, the day before was marked by many with a protest
against gun violence.
About 75 Sacramento-area Episcopalians gathered in Crocker Park around 9:30 a.m. Bishop Barry lead them in
prayer and Archdeacon Gary Brown read the gospel. The group then joined thousands more on the march to the state Capitol, where teenagers and Mayor
Darrell Steinberg spoke. In Santa Rosa, a group of about 100 from three Episcopal churches gathered at Incarnation and marched downtown, where they were greeted with shouts of joy by those already in the square. And in Arcata, the rain and cold didn't stop the thousand strong who assembled there, including a group from Christ Church, Eureka, with Archdeacon Pam Gossard and Rector Daniel London. Members from St. Paul's, Benicia, attended a March for Our Lives event on First
Street there.
On Sunday, the Rev. Pamela Dolan, rector of St. Martin, Davis, delighted the faithful with not one, but two charming donkeys who marched in
procession around the courtyard.
At Trinity Cathedral, Bishop Barry took part in the blessing of the palm crosses as the congregation gathered in front of the cathedral on Capitol Avenue, and celebrated the Eucharist after they filed into the pews inside.
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FROM THE BISHOP SEARCH COMMITTEE
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Please Keep the Bishop Search Process in Your Prayers
The Bishop Search Committee asks that you continue to pray for the search process; we encourage you to add this to your Prayers of the People as a congregation:
Almighty God,
giver of every good gift,
look graciously upon your church
and so guide the minds of those
who shall choose a bishop for this diocese,
and those who offer themselves as candidates,
that we may receive a faithful pastor
who will care for your people
and equip us for our ministries,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
More
information about the Bishop Search is available here.
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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE BISHOP
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The Office of the Bishop will be closed for Good Friday, March 30. The office will reopen at 8:30 on Monday, April 2. The Diocesan e-News will be published on Tuesday, April 3.
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Learn More About Our Diocese - Histories Now Online!
Do you know the history of our Diocese? Have you always wanted to learn more? Several histories of our Diocese are available on our diocesan website.
Bishop Barry encourages you to read through these historical documents as the Diocese undertakes the search for the next bishop.
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Surgery Successful on Former NorCal Deacon Olga Barrera
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| The Very Rev. Daniel Green of St. John's, Petaluma, and the Rev. Olga Barrera last summer. |
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The Rev. Olga Barrera, who served in our diocese for several months as a transitional deacon before her ordination as a priest in our sister diocese in Honduras, came out of surgery week before last and sent an email to the bishop and others last week:
"Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, thank you so much for your love and prayers. (My surgery) was last Wednesday at 9 a.m. .. it was a high risk... but thanks be to God, everything was fine. ... April 6 they will give the biopsy results.
Blessings,
Olga."
Please pray for Olga during this time as she heals.
If you would like to help Olga with her medical bills, you can donate online through Faith, Cameron Park. Use the pull-down menu titled Select a Fund, select TELA Honduras, and put "Olga" in the memo. Or send a check to Faith Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 966, Shingle Springs, CA 95682, and put "Olga - TELA Honduras" in the memo.
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Celebrations of New Ministry
On Saturday, April 7 at 3 p.m., the celebration of new ministry for the Rev. Doyle Dietz Allen will be at St. Patrick's, Kenwood. Clergy: white stoles.
On Friday, April 20 at 7 p.m., the celebration of new ministry for the Rev. Dr. Daniel London will be at Christ Church, Eureka. Clergy: white stoles.
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CDD Week-Long Session, June 10-15
The weekend sessions of CCD are full;
however, there's still time to register for the week-long intensive session at the Bishop's Ranch, June 10-15!
Check-in begins on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and the program begins at 2 p.m. The session ends on Friday at 4 p.m.
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Open Clergy Positions
- All Saints', Redding: Receiving names for rector
- Grace Church, Fairfield: Receiving names for priest-in-charge
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Bishop's Visitation Schedule
- April 1 - St. Matthew's, Sacramento
- April 15 - St. John's, Chico
- April 22 - St. Alban's, Arcata
- May 20 - All Saints', Redding
- May 27 - Holy Trinity, Willows
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CDSP Youth Ministry
Symposium
Nine people from our diocese attended the Church Divinity School of the Pacific's Youth Ministry Symposium on Saturday, March 17 in Berkeley. Said Julie Vice, far right in the photo above, "
I would have to say that I really enjoyed the creativity that Mark (featured speaker Mark Yaconelli) brought to the day and to his approach to ministry with youth. Mark's focus on relationship and individual programming was very useful.
I thought it was wonderful to also gather with others who are doing this work where we could listen and learn from each other as well." The symposium is an annual event for parents, youth ministers and volunteers, and as CDSP says, "clergy leaders who care about the spiritual lives of young people - and their own!"
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Send a Kid to Camp or Pathways This Summer!
Camper scholarships in the amount of $200 are available to 60 children and youth who are active in their congregation.
Congregational leadership (such as clergy, vestry members or youth ministers) can apply for these scholarships;
click here
to fill out the form. Congregations will be responsible for verifying that each child is eligible and for distributing the scholarships.
Also, consider this summer's Pathways pilgrimage, from June 24-30. Registration is open for all youth finishing grades 7-12. Learn more and register here.
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Save the Date
Diocesan Ant-Racism Training: St. Mary's, Napa, April 21, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The training is free and lunch is provided, but registration is required. Register here.
Diocesan Children and Youth Ministers' Retreat: The Bishop's Ranch, May 3-4
Our retreat
will be
led by the Rev. Dr. Susanna Singer,
who teaches Christian education at
CDSP.
Space is limited; contact
Anne Clarke
to RSVP.
PNEUMA Faith Formation Conference: The Bishop's Ranch, Oct. 1-4
This year's Pneuma Conference will focus on tools for wellness. Learn more here.
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NEWS AND EVENTS IN AND BEYOND OUR DIOCESE
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St. Francis, Fair Oaks, Final Service on Saturday, April 14
The Rev. Joseph Duggan, priest-in-charge of St. Francis, Fair Oaks, since Sept. 2012, announced that its final service will be at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 14. The vestry voted to close the church, and the closing was announced at its annual meeting on Jan. 14.
A reception will follow at 5:30 p.m. All are invited to attend;
please RSVP by March 30 to Mary Lee Pennington at
(916) 989-4512.
Clergy are welcome to vest: white stoles. The church is at
11430 Fair Oaks Blvd.
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St. James, Yuba City, Provides REST to Its Community
Each year during winter, the members of St. James of Jerusalem in Yuba City prepare and serve a few night's worth of hot meals for about 30 homeless guests who are sleeping overnight in a local church. The Regional Emergency Shelter Team (REST) is an organization based on the teachings of Jesus that partners with participating churches, congregations and other community and faith based organizations to provide cold-weather shelter and warm meals to families, single women and couples who are homeless in the Yuba-Sutter area.
REST targets those who are seeking emergency housing due to their situation of being homeless or what is termed as "precariously housed" in the Yuba-Sutter region - people who live in vacant buildings, cars, or dwellings where more than one family coexists. The program first opened its doors 8 years ago, and has been working every winter since. This outreach of local churches (including St. James) fills just over 2,500 beds each winter, each with a hot evening meal and morning breakfast.
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ECS Now Accepting Requests for Proposals
Episcopal Community Services is now a
ccepting Requests for Proposals (RFP) for projects sponsored by c
ongregations within our diocese. Applications for all grants are due May 1.
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Deacon Phina Leads Community Ministry Class Online
Join the Rev. Josephine (Phina) Borgeson in a CDSP CALL
course that explores disciplined reflection as a way of making connections beyond the gathered church and the church's traditions, and emphasizes the importance of communicating our insights to our congregations.
The online course runs from
April 9 to May 28, and the deadline to sign up is April 6. Register here.
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35th Annual St. John's Garden Tour
Join
St. John's, Chico on May 5, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., for their 35th Annual Garden Tour, including four gardens, lunch at the church, shopping at St. John's plant and gift shop, and a number of raffle opportunities.
Tickets are
available on Eventbrite for $30; the price will increase to $35 the day of the event.
All proceeds of the tour support Jesus Center, Habitat for Humanity, Peg Taylor Center, Shalom Clinic Youth and Family programs, and other outreach programs.
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Human Rights and Youth Leadership Seminar in El Salvador
Erika Trez, director of Youth and Family Ministries at Grace, St. Helena, is interested to coordinate a group from our diocese for an incredible trip to El Salvador this summer. Please
contact her
if you or someone you know want to go!
It is open to youth ages 14-22, plus chaperones. The trip dates are July 7-14 and the cost is $995 plus airfare (currently around $800 from SFO). The registration deadline is April 8.
Learn more and what to expect
here
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From the Episcopal Church
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THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Making Disciples, Raising Up Saints & Transforming Communities for Christ
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