- Book of Common Prayer

All are welcome and encouraged to attend a celebration of new ministry at St. Andrew's, 890 Balour Dr., Encinitas, on Saturday, September 13 at 11 a.m. We will officially welcome the Rev. Brenda Sol to the Diocese of San Diego. For more information, contact Bobbi Hoff. 

Rest in Peace

A memorial service for the Rev. Susan Tobias was held Saturday, May 31 at 11 a.m. at St. David's, 5050 Milton St., San Diego. Rest eternal grant unto her, O Lord. May light perpetual shine upon her. Amen.

The Diocese thrives when volunteers share their talents and expertise. If you have legal, business, human resources, financial or investment knowledge, we would like to speak with you about possible volunteer work. If you can provide a welcoming presence at the Episcopal Church Center, positions are open. An informal interview is required for any of these positions. For more information, contact Canon Julie Young, 619-481-5453.

Summer tutoring and enrichment programs will be expanded this summer at the Episcopal Refugee Network, according to the new executive director, Mr. Jake Young. "We intend to create a better growth and development program," he said. Read more.

Honoring Dean Carroll

The bishop's staff suite on the second floor of the Episcopal Church Center in Ocean Beach will be named after the Very Rev. James E. Carroll. "Naming the staff suite The Carroll Center in his honor is a fitting tribute to this kind, generous, and faithful man," said the Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes. Read more.  

It's time to sign up for camp! Camp Stevens, our diocesan camp, offers six-day sessions for 8-16 year-olds, and wilderness adventure trips for teens. Find out more: www.campstevens.org/summer.

Saints and Suppers: Food for the Soul: Food for the Body: A Daybook of Saints and Treasured Family Recipes by Kathleen M. Wendfeldt is now available for purchase on Amazon.com. A portion of proceeds benefit the food pantry at the Episcopal Church Center in Ocean Beach.

Stewardship Conference

Are you ready to take the next step in stewardship? Are you looking for ways to help your congregation discover the joyful path of generosity and giving? Join guides and meet companions who will walk alongside you in following the Way. The Episcopal Network for Stewardship Conference, Walking the Way, will take place June 6 - 7 at Emory University in Atlanta. Livestream webcasts will be available at a reduced rate. Our diocese enjoys a membership rate; please contact Jerry Campbell for the password. For more information, click here.

All proceeds support St. David's Parish and Preschool. For more information, call St. David's: 619-276-4567 or email Melinda Murdock

The theme of this year's quilt exhibition at St. Paul's Cathedral is "The Sweetest Sound I Ever Heard." The show will run June 12 - July 21. For submission guidelines and exhibitor forms, please contact Artist-in-Residence Ric Todd, 619-282-8344.

Sacred Murals Studio invites you to a five-day advanced icon-painting course that is devoted to studying three face-painting techniques used by medieval iconographers in Byzantine, Greece, Russia and Italy. September 9 - 13 at All Souls' Episcopal Church, 1475 Catalina Blvd., San Diego. For more information, click here.

The Diocesan Service Coalition is a consortium of outreach/service coordinators at churches throughout the diocese who meet quarterly to network, share ideas and best practices, and collaborate on outreach projects. A Service Summit for north county churches will occur on Sunday, June 22 from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. at St John's, 434 N. Iowa St., Fallbrook, CA 92028. Anyone interested or involved in outreach efforts is encouraged to attend. For more information/RSVP, contact Sarah Shealy Stump, 619-200-6408.

The Diocesan Service Coalition is already preparing for the Back 2 School Bash, a backpack drive for children who are homeless or low-income throughout our diocese. School supplies, clothes, shoes and more are welcome! For more information about this diocesan collaboration, contact Sarah Shealy Stump.

• Part-Time Children's Minister, St. Andrew's, Pacific Beach
• Part-Time Youth Minister, St. Andrew's, Pacific Beach
• Preschool Director, St. David's, Clairemont 

For more information about these and other opportunities, click here.

Endorse the Global Freedom Network

The Global Freedom Network is an inclusive, global initiative that is inviting leaders around the world to publicly endorse and join the work to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking by 2020. By endorsing the Global Freedom Network, you affirm that your organisation shares our vision for a world free of slavery. Click here.

Human Trafficking Summit

[Episcopal News Service] It wasn't until border control agents picked up Ethel Paat that she realized she was the victim of a transnational crime. A teacher with a master's degree and a single mother of three, Paat arrived in the United States in October 2010. She's just one of many Filipino women scammed since 2003 by a Philippines-based labor recruitment agency on the false promise of a high-paying teaching job. Read more.