On Saturday, September 21, the United Nation's International Day of Peace, we'll meet in front of the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park at 4 p.m. and then march as a group to St Paul's Cathedral for a special Prayers for Peace service at 5 p.m. We'll sing peace songs and lay our prayer banners on the altar. For more information, contact Sarah Shealy Stump. Official Website

Saturday, September 21, 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. Come to the Episcopal Church Center for a nuts-and-bolts tour. Bring your brown-bag lunch. Other dates and times by appointment. Transportation available. To RSVP contact Canon for Mission Enterprise Nancy Holland, 619-823-8998.

Tea begins at 3 p.m. Afterward, the St. Peter's choir will sing as we celebrate the feast day of St. Michael and All Angels on Sunday, September 22 at the Episcopal Church Center, 2083 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., San Diego, 92107. A storyteller will bring to life the stories of St. Michael. All are welcome. Transportation available. RSVP to Canon for Mission Enterprise Nancy Holland, 619-823-8998.

Bishop Mathes and Jerry Campbell, capital campaign consultant, will lead this half-day workshop. Bring your congregation's stewardship plan and receive individual consultation. Every church requesting a grant from the Diocese must attend. Saturday, September 28 at Good Samaritan, 4321 Eastgate Mall, 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. To register, please send your name and congregation to: registrar@edsd.org with Stewardship 101 in the subject line.

Laurel and Colin Mathewson

All are invited to attend the ordinations of the Rev. Laurel Mathewson and the Rev. Colin Mathewson on Saturday, October 19 at St. Paul's Cathedral, 2728 Sixth Avenue, San Diego, at 10 a.m. The Mathewsons will be ordained to the priesthood. Clergy are invited to vest and wear red stoles. 

A presentation for church communicators, this gathering will focus on websites. James Martin, president and chief operation officer of Monk Development will speak about mobile site development, web 2.0, and user-friendly interfaces. If you have a specific question, please send it to Hannah. Mr. Martin will tailor his presentation to our needs. Wednesday, November 6 at the Church Center, 2083 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., San Diego, 92107, 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. RSVP to Hannah Wilder, 619-481-5456. Bring your lunch or order a deli sandwich or salad for $5.

$65 Convention registration is available until October 31. Online registration is now open. All are encouraged to register early for both convention and the gala dinner. The dinner, which occurs on Friday, February 21, serves as the capital campaign kick-off event. While the cost of dinner has been covered by generous campaign donors, you must register online, print your ticket and bring it with you in order to be admitted. For convention delegates, all registration is online this year and the costs are:

Early Registration: $65 until October 31

Registration: $75 until December 31

Late Registration: $95 until February 15

REGISTER HERE

Our local, mobile Episcopal bookstore, K-B Books, now has an online presence. Visit the new website today.

This person offers hospitality to visitors, answers incoming calls, and assists with mail processing and distribution. Familiarity with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel helpful. Flexible hours within our open hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Help is most needed Tuesday - Thursday. Please contact Julie Young, 619-481-5453.

From Seminarian Jacqueline Bray: "In August I started as a new seminarian at Virginia Theological Seminary; 2,700 miles away from home in San Diego. I realized quickly the importance of making friends outside the seminary and set out to join a young adult group at a church nearby...Little did I realize what I was attempting to undertake." Continue

Every week at the Episcopal Church Center in Ocean Beach, volunteers teach music lessons to homeless youth. KUSI featured this program, called Taking Music to the Streets. View it below:

National walk and concert to save homeless youth: October 19.

Our lovely, biodynamic, sustainable, creative, beautiful diocesan camp, Camp Stevens in Julian, is in need of a couple of items. A small station wagon, or hatchback, for maintenance projects around camp and church linens, especially purificators. If you can help with either of these, please contact Beth Bojarski, executive director.

The annual Bishop's Appeal joins hundreds of Episcopalians from all corners of our diocese to provide life-giving services for people in need. Together we can do more. Learn about the Appeal and Donate Here.