Campaign Clips

UPDATES on the BUILD the SERVING CHURCH CAMPAIGN

In This Issue

Campaign Kick-Off

Photos Wanted

Kitchen Love

Tea and Evensong

School for Ministry

Gently-Used Furniture

If you visit the Center, you may recognize the furniture. It's from Episcopal Community Services (ECS). Desks, chairs, tables and the reception desk shown above were all a part of this generous gift. Thank you, ECS!

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Pending the approval of the diocesan executive council, construction on the Episcopal Church Center is slated to begin November 15 and will last approximately four months. We will keep you updated. Thank you for your help in making this a reality for the diocesan community!

~The Capital Campaign Executive Team

Build the Serving Church Campaign Kick-Off

DioCon14 Logo The campaign continues to build energy as we move toward the official kick-off on Friday, February 21 at the DoubleTree in Mission Valley. The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, will give the keynote address, and we will announce the total amount pledged and donated to date. The reception begins at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Generous campaign donors have covered the cost of the dinner but all must register in order to reserve seats. RESERVE SEATS HERE

Photos Wanted

We would like to feature photos from your congregation during breaks in the Convention business session. Please send 5-10 of your best photos from your congregation to Hannah Wilder for inclusion in this colorful, engaging presentation.

Kitchen Love from Christ Church

The people of Christ Church, Coronado have generously agreed to fund the kitchen renovations at the Episcopal Church Center in Ocean Beach. These renovations will bring the building up to code and install important safety equipment that will enable the Center to feed more people in an efficient, safe, clean manner. Teaming up with Christ Church is a recipe for success. Thank you!

Afternoon Tea & Evensong

Sunday, November 10 -- Afternoon tea begins at 3 p.m. followed by Evensong sung by the St. Mary's in-the-Valley choir. We will celebrate the feast day of St. Cecilia, and as such, a delightful storyteller will bring her to life. All are welcome. For more information, or to RSVP, contact Canon Nancy Holland, 619-823-8998. Transportation to and from the Episcopal Church Center is available upon request.

If tea and Evensong is not your cup of tea (pun intended), join us on Saturday, November 9 for a hardhat tour and brown-bag lunch beginning at 8 a.m. Please RSVP to Canon Nancy Holland.

School for Ministry Classes Continue

The newest gem of the diocese - the School for Ministry - continues to hum right along. Students and instructors alike have been pleased with the learning environment, which is the sanctuary of the Episcopal Church Center, also known as Trinity Chapel.

"This is an electrifying, twenty-first century way to live into God's mission in the world," said the Rev. David Marshall, rector of St. John's, Chula Vista.

The school is one of the main accomplishments of the strategic mission plan of the diocese, approved in 2012. Those seeking holy orders, as well as auditors, make up the classes, while local talent comprise the faculty. For more information, visit the School's website: www.sfmedsd.org.

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