 From Canon Kate
Three new visitors showed up at St. John's, Tulare this past Sunday while I was there. It was obvious that the visitors wanted to make St. John's their new church home. They waited patiently to be noticed. When members of the congregation notice them they were excited to greet them and were also very careful not to approach too quickly or appear too anxious and eager. The members of the congregation were conscious of providing enough space so that the newcomers would not feel overwhelmed. Three parishioners offered to buy the newcomers lunch after church. Read more....here |
Tour Against Trafficking News
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Support Tour Against Trafficking
Dear Facebook Friends
Here are a few simple yet tangible steps toward changing the world around us, our world.
Firstly, send this link: touragainsttrafficking to each of your Facebook Friends or those on your email list or offer the site address to work mates or school mates and invite them to enter this website.
Secondly, enter the site and by all means read, we need to become far more aware of the reality of Human Trafficking throughout the US and beyond (more to the point, in our own backyards).
And thirdly, please access the Support Box and give, please give generously. Please give knowing that your donation will make an immediate and direct difference as agencies and organizations address the escalating crime of Human Trafficking, namely, as hope is offered to victims and prevention for possible victims of trafficking.
Please do this because we can change the world around us, our world.
Episcopalians of San Joaquin, I certainly invite you to make donations for the Tour and I hope I will see a growing number of Episcopalians as Riders encouraging sponsorship on the website. But with equal importance and as sponsors of this Tour, it is extremely important that we make as many people as possible aware of the Tour Against Trafficking and to invite and encourage them to respond..... changing the world around us, our world.
Remember, if we don't ask, others may not be in a position to say "yes."
Blessings
+David
For more information about the tour go to: http://touragainsttrafficking.org/
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Trafficking Awareness Event, Stockton
The Episcopal Churches of St. Anne and St. John the Evangelist in Stockton hosted the latest Human Trafficking Awareness event in the diocese line-up on Saturday, August 1. About seventy people were present to watch the film, learn from an exceptional panel, and hear one of the most intense power points you never want to hear. Suzanne Schultz, of the SJC District Attorney's office followed the film "The Trafficked Life" with a power point 911 call..... Read more hereLittle Free Library, St. Anne's, Stockton
The people of St. Anne have a new Little Free Library. LFL is a nationwide movement to make books easily accessible to those who can't get to or don't have public libraries available. A LFL can be built from scratch, like ours was, or there are kits for sale on the internet. St. Anne is across the street from an elementary school, so our LFL is stocked with books for preschool - 8th grade, but each LFL can be different.......Read more here.
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Ordination to the Deaconate -Nancy Key and Gail Bernthal, Saturday, August 15, 11:00 am., Holy Family, Fresno
Central Deanery Meeting, Sunday, September 13, 3:00 pm
Northern Deanery Clericus, Tuesday, September, 15, 11:00 am., St. Anne's, Stockton
Southern Deanery Meeting, Saturday, September 19, 2:00 pm, St. Paul's, Bakersfield
Northern Deanery Meeting, September 26, 2015, 10:00 am- 12 noon, St. John the Evangelist, Stockton
Tour Against Trafficking, October 2, 2015, Taft through October 23, Modesto
Annual Convention, October 23-24, St. Paul's, Modesto
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TENS
The Diocese has signed up for the TENS Program for Stewardship. Please contact the Diocesan Office for this year's log in and password.
Articles for Friday Reflection
Parishes and Missions! We want to know what's happening!
Articles can be submitted to the Diocesan Office at emeyer@diosanjoaquin.org. All submissions are due no later than the Tuesday before the Friday Reflection. Pictures submitted are to be in jpeg format and forms to be attached to the Friday Reflection are best in PDF format.
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Diocesan Annual Convention
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The Annual Meeting of the Convention of the Diocese of San Joaquin will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Modesto on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, 24, 2015.
This year we will navigate through and prayerfully consider what it means to be an Episcopalian. Our theme is
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Please continue to contribute to this very important missional work.
Please send your donations to The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin, 1528 Oakdale Road, Modesto, CA 95355. Please write Yellow Bags in the memo line. Thank you.
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Trafficking Awareness Events
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St, Andrew's, Taft
Friday,
August 14, 5:00 pm
Spaghetti Dinner- $5.00
Showing of
"A Trafficked Life",
a short documentary by Michael Fagans after dinner
703 Fifth St. Taft, CA
St. Paul's, Visalia
Monday, August 17
6:30 pm-8:30 pm
210 Café
210 Center Street, Visalia
St. Matthew's, San Andreas
Human Trafficking Awareness Symposium
Thursday, August 27
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Calaveras County Library - Main Branch
1299 Gold Hunter Rd, San Andreas, CA
Church of the Saviour, Hanford
Wednesday, September 9 11:00 am -1:00 pm
Watch this space.
St. James, Sonora
St. Paul's, Modesto
St. Francis, Turlock
Thursday, September 17
6:30 pm refreshments
7:00 pm Presentation
Modesto Centre Plaza, Stanislaus Room
1000 L Street, Modesto
St. Paul's, Bakersfield
September 19
Human Trafficking Summit
Watch this space
St. Clare of Assisi, Avery
Tuesday, October 6
Watch this space
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