Justice and Outreach Council (JOC)

Digest

April 2025

Justice and Outreach Council Newsletter—Take a step toward justice.

"God's justice shows up when we show up doing justice."

The Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas, Canon Theologian

Santa Barbara, California Hands Off! Protest March April 5, 2025

Do You Care

About the Air we Breathe and

the Water we Drink?

May 3,Trinity Climate Connections Forum

Mark your calendars now to attend "Trinity Climate Connections," a special forum on Saturday, May 3 from 9am-2pm in the Parish Hall. Featured forum leader will be Kate Varley from the LA Bishop's Commission on Climate Change, who will also speak at both church services on May 4th.

Contacts: Jean Davis, jeanlangedavis@gmail.com

and Bill Leahy whleahy2@gmail.com.

COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL

Earth Day on April 26-27 at Alameda Park



For those interested in supporting clean energy, CEC is an important local resource

with educational programs on climate stewardship, wildfire resiliency, local power grids, and rebates for electric vehicles (EVs) among other issues.To get on their email list, contact them at media@cecmail.org. And we hope to see you at Earth Day on April 26-27 at Alameda Park.

Cathy Runser, JOC, crunser@verizon.net

Cutbacks at Santa Barbara Foodbank

Due to the most recent stopgap budget resolution hammered out by the Republican-controlled Congress last week to avoid a March 14 government shutdown, the Foodbank finds itself forced to navigate $1.23 million in federal cuts to its food supply programs. That’s roughly 10 percent of the Foodbank’s total budget.

The Future of Gun Violence Prevention Community Forum

Many thanks to those who attended the Forum on April 6.

Special thanks to our excellent presenters:

• Assembly Member Gregg Hart
• Kendall Pata of Moms Demand Action
• Saul Serrano of Hope and Heal Fund

From the Climate Change and Environment Action Circle

California’s fight to stop the restart of a dangerous oil pipeline on the Gaviota Coast is growing momentum! On April 10th, the California Coastal Commission will meet in Santa Barbara to vote on proposed environmental enforcement actions against Sable.

Contact: Deborah Wells Ah-Tye dwat805@gmail.com

Share Your Life & Save A Life

Blood Drive at Trinity

May 6, 1-4 pm

Contact: Jeffrey Krutzsch jskrutzsch@gmail.com

Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

Three graduates from Instituto de Liderazgo

Instituto de Liderazgo, a program offered by the Program Group on Latino/Hispanic Ministries which equips Spanish-speaking Episcopalians with the skills and knowledge to serve their communities as lay leaders, saw three new graduates March 22. Rev. Dr. Carlos Ruvalcaba, director of Instituto de Liderazgo Hispano

Sandra Martinez-Moore, Rocio Pena, and Margarita Gomez, have completed courses in pastoral care, preaching, Anglican studies, the Old and New Testament, By Your Side ministry, liturgical studies, Christian spirituality, church leadership, and adult formation.

Celebrate loved ones by using the envelopes in the pews

to recognize a special family member or event.



Turn your memories into a donation to the Justice and Outreach Council. We will use these funds to provide comfort and safety to those in need—food, education for children, assistance to immigrants—any of our neighbors needing support. . . so they can celebrate. Together, these gifts make possible our community of welcome, reconciliation, and service.

There are two ways you can continue to celebrate and support our justice work in addition to your pledges both now and in the future. Send in a check made out to Trinity and simply note “Justice” in the memo line and provide the names of the persons or occasion you want to celebrate. Or donate via Trinity’s PayPal account, select "Justice Fund" and under “special instructions” provide the names of the persons or occasion you want to celebrate.



Thank you to our celebration donors in March

Jeannie Christensen, Sarah Fenstermaker, Siu & Don Zimmerman, Anonymous

Land Acknowledgement

We honor and acknowledge the Chumash people, the traditional custodians of this land, and pay our respects to the Chumash elders, past, present, and future, who call this land on which we sit their home. We appreciate their wisdom, their culture, and their presence among us today as the host people of this land. We lament the injustices done to the original inhabitants and the injustices done to this land in the centuries since. We seek the courage and wisdom to heal the wounds of the past and build a better future together, in deep solidarity.

Find past issues of the JOC Digest here: trinitysb.org/justice-outreach/digest

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