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This week, on the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, we ask for your prayers for all who are part of the start of the new school year: students heading back to the classroom, teachers and administrators, librarians, bus drivers, janitors, aides, and parents. We also lift up all who serve in daycare centers and preschools, caring for our youngest learners. May this school year be one of growth, curiosity, and joy for all.
This week, on the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, we ask for your prayers for Camp St. Andrew’s 2026 campers and leaders, who are gathering this very week at Camp Oski in Pinecrest in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. For youth ages 8-15, Camp St. Andrew’s offers a week of archery, swimming, fishing, arts and crafts, campfire…
This week, on the Fourth Sunday after Easter, we ask for your prayers for the Church of the Good Shepherd in Salinas, St. Mark’s in King City, and St. Philip the Apostle in Scotts Valley. We also ask your prayers for our Spring Renewal next weekend.
Throughout June, we’re celebrating LGBTQIA+ people who have shaped our church and our world — trailblazers, advocates, saints, and quietly persistent troublemakers who got us here. Today, we remember someone who made history so quietly that many people still don’t know her name. In January 1977, Ellen Barrett was ordained as a priest by Bishop…
We will respond to emails and phone messages on Tuesday, November 4th, after our staff meeting. If you have an urgent matter, please contact your parish clergy.
Songs from traditions not our own. Hymns that require something of us before we can really sing them. Session 2 at Spring Renewal explores what it means to truly “take up the song” – from Heleluyan to Resucitó to Kwake Yesu. The Church’s repertoire is wider than any one congregation. Come sing it together. Only…
The Episcopal Church will officially welcome the Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe as its 28th presiding bishop tomorrow. The investiture service will be smaller and simpler, aimed at reducing the carbon footprint and encouraging participation from the church community through virtual channels. The Diocesan Staff, along with several parishes, including St. Thomas’ in Sunnyvale, St. Philip’s…