November 29, 2022 E-News

November 29, 2022

In this edition of ENews:

It's Giving Tuesday! Support the Bishop's Partnership Appeal

Book of Dreams!

Virtual Advent Calendar is now live
We need your Christmas Service Schedule
Advent Series on the Poetry of e.e. cummings Starts Tomorrow
35th Annual Diocesan Choir Festival is coming up

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From the Office of the Bishop

The 2022 Diocesan Advent Calendar is now live!

For the Season of Advent, we will be posting our own Virtual Advent Calendar on the diocese website. Each day, you'll be able to view a message for the day, featuring clergy and guests from around the diocese, plus a few surprises. Unlike a physical Advent Calendar, however, you won't be able to get a sneak peek of the days to come! Visit the calendar here: norcalepiscopal.org.

Clergy and Church Leaders:

With Christmas just a few weeks away, we want to remind you to make sure your Christmas Service Schedule is updated on your church voicemail, social media, and website. This is a time of year when many visitors are looking for services to attend. Please send the Office of The Bishop a list of services and times so we can post them on our website. Thank you!

Advent Series Starts Tomorrow!

e.e. cummings and

the Joyful Poetry of Advent

Please join Canon Julie and Missioner Mack for an Advent series using the poetry of e.e. cummings.

We’ll meet on Zoom at 7:00 pm

Every Wednesday of Advent | 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21

Click here to Register

Once you’ve registered, you will receive an email with the Zoom link we’ll be using for each session.

Download resources:

Pamphlet for use on an e-reader

Pamphlet for printing

The poems we’ll be reading

Around the Diocese

Sisters unite to bring concerts to Northern California

Acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and longtime Redding resident Cherie Gans welcomes her sister, well-known violinist/fiddler and former Redding resident, Jana Jae, home to Redding!

Jana joins her sister Cherie to bring the Compass Quartet to Northern California, featuring Debussy and Prokofiev with some hoedowns and Christmas carols thrown in!

Three concerts will be given in the area:

Friday, December 16 | 7:30 pm Redding | Pilgrim Congregational Church
Saturday, December 17 | 5:00 pm Weaverville | Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center
Sunday, December 18 | 3:00 pm Red Bluff | St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

Missioner for Church Life

Resources for Advent

Free Sermon Resources for Advent

The Brothers of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist in Cambridge, Massachusetts are providing a series of recorded sermons for congregations this Advent season. The free sermon resource can be used in a service where a preacher may not be available. The videos can also be used as an adult forum resource.

If your congregation would like to receive this gift of monastic wisdom in Advent, the SSJE Brothers would love to share these resources with you!

Trinity Cathedral

Thursday Night at the Cathedral Advent Formation

Join us for an evening service in the cathedral at 6:00 pm. Then eat together in the Assembly Area. (Bring bag dinner) At 7:00 pm hear a brief talk about Advent and then join in on a discussion.

December 1 | The Rev. Kathy Hopner speaks on Hope

December 8 | The Rev. Jim Richardson speaks on Peace

December 15 | The Very Rev. Matthew Woodward speaks on Joy

December 22 | Sister Kelly Dunlap speaks on Love

A beautiful way to prepare for the birth of the Christ child.