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On Saturday, we will gather with other faith communities, elected officials, candidates and community partners for Faith in the Valley. This is an important opportunity "to proclaim a new vision for the Central Valley; rooted in racial, economic and environmental dignity for all." It is also an important opportunity for Episcopalians to acknowledge and celebrate and foster the relationships with those with whom we work, share faith and have common purpose. Saturday is an important opportunity to remind ourselves that the world we care called to make a better place requires the work of many.
If you are not able to attend, please offer your prayers however your prayers and your presence would be far better. So, I look forward to seeing you on Saturday, 10 September from 11-2 at the Fresno Convention Center, 848 M St. Fresno
Canon Anna Carmichael has arrived and "her feet have landed on the pavement moving quickly." Canon Anna and I will be joining together for Sunday Visitations from now until the conclusion of the year. I thought this would be ideal way to introduce her to you and what better way than in the context of our "Eucharistic Celebrations." Her "Official Installation" will be at ECCO during Diocesan Convention as will the "Blessing of the Canon Ball Express." I have every confidence that you will make Canon Anna and her husband Matt feel most welcome as you have Tracy and myself.
From 14-22 September I will be attending our Autumn House of Bishops Meeting in Detroit, Michigan. I ask that you remember my colleagues and myself in your prayers as we meet together. I will certainly hold you in my prayers whilst I am away. I can be reached however I encourage you to direct your calls to Canon Anna whilst I am away. (Perhaps we make Anna's number available here)
Blessings to you, blessings to the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin,
+David
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"CanonBall Express"
artist The Rev. Stephen Bentley |
Current Total: $12,997.55
We are still accepting donations for the Canonball Express. If you have not yet contributed to the Canonball Express please prayerfully consider doing so.
Blessings,
+David
Please send your donations to The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin, memo Canonball Express,1528 Oakdale Road, Modesto, CA 95355
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| Call to The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin
57th Diocesan Annual Convention
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Radical, Welcome, and Sending
Call to The Episcopal Diocese of
San Joaquin 57th Annual Convention
October 28-29, 2016
ECCO
Episcopal Conference Center, Oakhurst
 Guest Speaker
The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers
Canon to the Presiding Bishop
for Evangelism and Reconciliation
Registration is online only this year!
Click here to go to registration site on our Diocesan Website And
find all reports and information about our annual convention.
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Faith in the Valley Event
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For More information contact:
Regional Organizer, Carmen Medrano -
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Modesto
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Climate Change Series
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Modesto
Way back in 1989, September 1st was proclaimed the World Day of Prayer for Creation by the Orthodox Church. Since then many other churches and councils - including the world wide Anglican church and the Roman Catholic Church - have joined them. Now this day of prayer has been extended to a month long Season of Creation, ending on the Feast of St. Francis, October 4th.
How appropriate that in September we at St. Paul's should be looking at, and praying about, climate change! For three Wednesdays in September - September 14th, 21st & 28th - from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm we will focus our attention on this frightening phenomenon.
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The Episcopal Church of St. Anne, Stockton
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20th Annual Sierra Aids Walk
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20th Annual Sierra AIDS Walk
Big Trees State Park
1170 East Highway 4, Arnold, CA 95223
Saturday, September 24th 2016
Bishop David, Canon Anna and Deacon Carolyn Woodall will be walking in this event!!
Please support them all!
The Sierra AIDS Walk is the main fundraiser for Sierra HOPE, an organization providing support for those with HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis C and other chronic illnesses in Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties.
You can help make this year's AIDS walk a success: Go to sierraaidswalk.dojiggy.com and join Bishop David's team - Bishop David's Walkabout. If we raise $100 or more we get a tie-dye t-shirt commemorating the walk, which we will give to Bishop David.
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Nominations for Annual Convention Due!
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Nominations for
Standing Committee,
Diocesan Council and
General Convention Deputies
Due September 13th
Dear Sisters and Brothers, Nominations for our 57th Annual Convention for Standing Committee, Diocesan Council and General Convention Deputies and Alternate Deputies positions are due September 13th. All Clergy and Lay are encouraged to run for these positions. One can nominate yourself or others. Click here for details. Click here for Nomination Form. Thank you. Cindy Smith, Nominations Chair
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School for Deacons/Center for Learning
September 16-17, 2016
Holy Family, Fresno
(Possibly St. James', Cathedral)
Called to Be...
Life Long Learners!
For Class Schedule Click here.
For more information and to sign up email The Rev. Michele Racusin here: rector@holyfamilyfresno.org
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Native Vendor Event, Tulare
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Native Vender Event
September 24
9am-3pm
St. John's Episcopal Church
1701 E. Prosperity Avenue
Tulare, CA |
A Day of Discovery
A Program for Discerning Ministry in the
Episcopal Church
November 12, 2016
10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
2216 17th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Day of Discovery is designed to help Episcopalians broaden their understanding and appreciation of the four groups of ministers in the Episcopal Church. Participants will discover new arenas for ministry as well as see and experience the complementary relationship between all ministers of the Church. Click here to read more and register.
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Thanksgiving at ECCO
November 24-25
Reservation Deadline is
November 10
Festivities include:
Holy Eurcharist with
Bishop David Rice
Appetizers and Dinner
Social, Games and Relaxation
Click here for more information
and registration
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A steward is not one who owns, but one who makes the best
use of everything he/she
have been given
If you have yet to start your Stewardship plan, start now!
Contact the Diocesan Office for the TENS password.
Stewardship is a year long program!
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The Five Marks of Mission
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The Five Marks of Mission
Click here for poster to post
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Safeguarding God's Children
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Safeguarding God's Children!
Please review your Safeguarding God's Children program in your parish. Are all volunteers working with children current with the training or have gone through the program?
Please contact Stephanie Gilmer, Diocesan Coordinator at mzgilmer@att.net.
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Southern Deanery
Pre-Convention Meeting
Saturday, September 17, 11am,St. Michael's, Ridgecrest
Northern Deanery Clericus
Wednesday, September 28, 11am
St. Paul's, Modesto
Northern Deanery Pre-Convention Meeting
Saturday, October 1, 10am,
St. John the Evangelist, Stockton
Central Deanery Pre-Convention Meeting
Sunday, October 9, 3pm
St. Paul's, Visalia
57th Diocesan Annual Convention
October 28-29, ECCO
Episcopal Conference Center, Oakhurst
Day of Discovery
November 12
10am-2pm
St. Paul's, Bakersfield
Thanksgiving at ECCO
November 24-25
Register deadline November 10
Advent Clergy Retreat,
December 6-8,
St. Anthony, Three Rivers
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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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Important: Friday Reflection Update
All submissions are due MONDAY for the following Friday Reflection.
Submission requirements:
pictures -JPEG format
articles- word document
linked documents- PDF
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Orders are coming in! Order yours today!
"The Advent Calendar to Color" is being sponsored as Diocese-wide fundraising project through the office of our Bishop, David Rice. It's a great way to help celebrate the month-long season of anticipation which precedes Christmas.
An entirely novel concept, "The Advent Calendar to Color" combines the current craze for coloring books containing complex and interesting images with a traditional Advent calendar. The idea is for adults and children together to color one page each day. Pages cover the five "candle Sundays" on specifically religious themes which are traditional in the Episcopal church, while images for weekdays and Saturdays cover a wide variety of seasonal, Christian, and ecumenical themes. Each page is packed with detail: there are Christmas trees, Santa Claus and Old St. Nick; winter fun going ice skating and building a snowman; gratitude for the beauty of nature and for wild animals; the abundance of field and garden. Bells give tongue, angels appear, and there are packages tied with ribbons. The idea is to foster dialogue between children and adults, provide "teachable moments", counter "Xmas commercialism", and provide a guide to the deeper meanings of the season. Coloring the pages is also just plain FUN.
For More coloring pages and information on how to order the Advent calendar click here now.
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The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin 1528 Oakdale Road, Modesto, CA 95355
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