Bishop David is proud to announce:
The School for Deacons in the
Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin
On 18/19 September, two of our Postulants (a person seeking admission to the ordination process), Josie and Amy, will begin a two year educative process of diaconal training and formation. Put another way, Josie and Amy are the first students in our own San Joaquin School for Deacons.
Our Postulants will study: Scripture, Theology, Church History, Spirituality and all things to do with "Diaconal Ministry." The Facilitators for these courses are clergy and laity from our diocese and all are fully invested in seeing our future Deacons prepared for the ministry to which they are called. The Facilitators are: The Rev'd Michele Racusin, The Rev'd Glenn Kanestrom, Dr. Marshall and Pam Johnston, The Rev'd DeaconTeri Van Huss and the Diaconal Team. There are a number of others going through discernment processes in their local parish/mission thus we anticipate seeing the numbers of students increase next year.
SfD will take place on the third Friday/Saturday of each month, the starting dates: September 18/19. The sessions will be: 6 pm-8 pm on Fri and 8 am -6 pm on Sat. Holy Family, Fresno is the site for our school.
As I said, this will be a two year concentrated process thus everyone involved will need our support.
The School for Deacons is another example of the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin moving forward in a forthrightly manner into the future.
I ask that you remember our Postulants and those discerning Diaconal Ministry and our Facilitators in your prayers in the days to come. read more...
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Update on New Website:
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The website is also more user friendly for needed forms. Go to: https://diosanjoaquin.org/forms_and_documents/
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Tour Against Trafficking Donations
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Pre- Convention Central Deanery Meeting, Sunday, September 13, 3:00 pm
Northern Deanery Clericus, Tuesday, September, 15, 11:00 am., St. Anne's, Stockton
SfD-School for Deacons, Friday September 18, 6 pm-8 pm,
Saturday, September 19, 8 am -6 pm, Holy Family, Fresno
Pre-Convention Southern Deanery Meeting, Saturday, September 19, 2:00 pm, St. Paul's, Bakersfield
Pre-Convention 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
Diaconal Ministry in Context, Friday, November 13, 6 pm-9 pm,
Saturday, November 14,8 am-6 pm, Holy Family, Fresno
Clergy Retreat, December 15-17, St. Anthony's
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Parish and Mission News and Events
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Articles for Friday Reflection are needed:
Stories of the Bag, Missional Days, Special Events
Articles can be submitted to the Diocesan Office at emeyer@diosanjoaquin.org. All submissions are due no later than the Tuesday before the FridayReflection. Pictures submitted are to be in jpeg format and forms to be attached to the FridayReflection are best in PDF format.
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Diocesan Annual Convention
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Convention Newsflash!
Nominations for Diocesan Council and Standing Committee positions are due Tuesday, September 8.
Click here for form.
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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Trafficking Awareness Events
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Church of the Saviour, Hanford
Wednesday, September 9
noon -2:00 pm
Kings Community Action
Organization
1130 N 11th Ave
Hanford, CA
St. Michael's, Ridgecrest
Thursday, September 10
7:00 pm
Historic USO Building
230 W. Ridgecrest Blvd
Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission and Centro La Familia "The Trafficked Life" Saturday, September 12 at 5.00 pm and 7.30 pm Sanctuary Theater 2336 Calaveras St. ("N" Street & Calaveras), Fresno
St. James, Sonora
5:00 pm -7:00 pm Sonora Opera Hall 250 S Washington St, 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
5:30 pm dinner
6:30 pm showing of
"the Trafficked Life"
St. Paul's, Bakersfield
2216 17th Street
St. Clare of Assisi, Avery
Tuesday, October 6
Watch this space
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Please continue to contribute to this very important missional work. 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.
St. Paul's, Bakersfield's Yellow Bag of Love Ministry
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