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This Week's Meetings
March 17 - 23
Development Committee Meeting Thursday, March 17 Office of the Bishop, Conference Room 2:00pm Finance Committee Meeting Tuesday, March 22 St. Paul's Cathedral 10:30am Corporation Meeting Tuesday, March 22 St. Paul's Cathedral, Guild Room 12:00pm
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Upcoming Meetings
March 24 - April 6
Strategic Planning Committee Retreat Saturday, April 2 Christ Church 1114 Ninth Street, Coronado 9:00am - 4:00pm Diocesan Council Executive Committee Wednesday, April 6 Office of the Bishop, Conference Room 1:30pm
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School for Congregational Leadership  | |
Canon Young discusses audits with vestry and bishop's committee members.
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Geared toward the new vestry or bishop's committee member, the day covered best practices for vestries, treasurers, administrators, communicators and clergy.
The Office of the Bishop would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the Rev. Mike Russell, rector of All Souls', for baking pot pies for our lunch, and to the staff and volunteers at All Souls' for their hospitality. It was a one-of-a-kind day that gave many new insight and friendships across congregational ties.
PHOTOS: View photo album on Facebook
VIDEO: View a short video on cash vs. accrual accounting
Presentation Materials
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Church Deployment Office Profiles Terminate April 1, 2011 
Please make sure your information in the new Office for Transition Ministry Portfolio is correct, as the old Church Deployment Office profiles will terminate on April 1. After that time you will not be able to access information in the old system.
The Office and Board for Transition Ministry are in the process of rolling out a new database, the OTM Portfolio, to replace the old CDO Profile database. The application is designed using state-of-the-art technology to offer the greatest potential for individuals and worshiping communities to express who they are as gifted and talented ministers of the Episcopal Church. The new system has been live since October 26.
For more information, contact the Office for Transition Ministry, 212-922-5251.
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Listen to your fellow clergy! 
Listen to the Rev. Gwynn Freund's sermon on confession and penitence, and how it is a gift from God.
Listen to the Rev. Mike Russell preach about anxiety and the peace that passes all understanding.
Benefits of recording your sermons
Free online converter
Encode your mobile recoding AMR files into high-quality, noncorrupted MP3 files so you can share them online. Thanks to the Rev. Freund for this!
Congratulations to St. Mary's and All Souls' for making these sermons available to those beyond their church walls!
If you would like help getting started, contact Hannah Wilder, 619-481-5456.
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The Bare Bones Guide to Twitter 
"Finally, the biggest question that most reluctant Twitter users pose is, Why? Why would I possibly care about facts randomly vomited by millions of strangers? Why do I need another digital tool to waste my time?
Here are three good reasons.
First, Twitter is the most comprehensive "pulse" of digital information today. If you want to know what digitally-oriented people are thinking and talking about now, it's the best tool.
Second, Twitter is personal."
Read article
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Help Solicit Feedback for Strategic Plan 
Your Strategic Planning Committee values your feedback and thanks you for the input you offered us at Diocesan Convention last month. It's important that this plan have the broadest input possible, and so we depend on your participation. We want to be sure to hear from your parishioners who were not at Convention as well. Please share the following link with them, and encourage them to share their thoughts on the draft Preamble, Vision, Mission and interpretation of the Baptismal Covenant, and invite them to share with us that which inspires them in your context, and in the diocesan context as well.
If you are a procrastinator, and have not yet planned a Lenten program, this draft plan might just suit.
We invite you to engage this conversation in whatever way is most meaningful in your community.
The survey will be live till April 13.
Read Draft Respond to Survey
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Women Clergy Gathering  | |
Bishop Knudsen will lead a gathering of women clergy in our diocese.
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Access the report here.
The women of St. Peter's are planning a lovely lunch for the suggested price of $10 per person. An invitation to attend is extended to our Lutheran sister clergy.
This is a wonderful opportunity to share and learn with one of our trailblazing bishops and enjoy the gracious hospitality of St. Peter's parish.
Schedule
10:00am Morning Worship
10:30am Discussion with Bishop Knudsen
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm - 3:00pm Informal time together with Bishop Knudsen
Please RSVP to St. Peter's by March 15 at 858-755-1616 or e-mail: office@stpetersdelmar.net.
Tuesday, March 22
St. Peter's, Del Mar
334 14th Street, Del Mar, 92014
10:00am - 3:00pm
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Women's Guide to Retirement Planning  | |
Ladies, start planning!
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Today's financial challenges and opportunities are different than they were 20 years ago. Grace Shanahan, chartered retirement planning counselor, will host this webinar; she'll discuss retirement planning and family risk management strategies that can increase your financial knowledge and independence.
For your convenience, we will be offering this webinar on two different dates. To register, please click the date you would like to attend:
March 29 - 12:00PM - 1:00PM ET
March 30 - 2:00PM - 3:00PM ET
For more information, call 888-735-7114.
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Retired Clergy/Spouses Gathering 
The Chaplains to the Retired Clergy/Spouses, Partners and Surviving Spouses in the Diocese of San Diego, along with Bishop Mathes, are planning to gather on Thursday, November 3 from 10:00am to 1:00pm. Hopefully we'll meet at Holy Trinity Church, Ocean Beach. Please mark your calendar so you can join us on that date.
For more information, please contact the Rev. Al Smith.
Blessings for a devotional journey with Jesus this Lent: Mrs. Lillian Jarrett, Mrs. Alfred (Stephanie) Smith and the Rev. Alfred H. Smith
Thursday, November 3
Holy Trinity, Ocean Beach (tentative)
10:00am - 1:00pm
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Good Friday Offering  | |
Supporting the Church in Jerusalem
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Since 1922, Episcopalians have supported the ministries of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East through the Good Friday Offering. Through the work of the Episcopal dioceses in the Middle East, Christians maintain a peacemaking and stabilizing presence in the region, serving their neighbors regardless of faith background.
Where do I send the collected funds?
Send a check payable to Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (write "Good Friday Offering" in the memo line) to:
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society Good Friday Offering PO Box 12095 Newark, NJ 07101
For more information or questions, contact the Rev. David Copley at 212-922-5461 (or 800-334-7626, ext 5461) or email him at dcopley@episcopalchurch.org.
Good Friday Offering Resources
A letter from the Presiding Bishop, information about the Diocese of Jerusalem, and Lenten and Holy Week study guides and meditations from the Diocese of Jerusalem.
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"Clergy News" is Bishop Mathes' main mode of communication with clergy in the Diocese of San Diego. It is a free, weekly, informational email. Questions? Contact Hannah Miller: 619-481-5456. Thank you for reading. |
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