Mensaje navideño de la obispa Lucinda

A Message from Bishop Craig Loya Bishop Craig Loya has shared a powerful message describing the reality facing communities in Minnesota and calling for continued prayer and action. While naming the fear, pain, and violence being experienced, Bishop Loya also lifts up what he describes as a growing movement of “revolutionary love.” He points to…

The House of Bishops gathered this week at Camp Allen Conference Center in Navasota, Texas, and Bishop Lucinda was among the 122 bishops and bishops-elect representing dioceses across 17 countries. As they concluded their meeting, they released a pastoral letter grounded in the story of the raising of Lazarus — and the call to unbind…

As Black History Month draws to a close, we give thanks for the ongoing ministry of the Union of Black Episcopalians (UBE), an organization that continues the work of justice, leadership, and community within the Episcopal Church. Founded in 1968 during a period of profound social change in the United States, UBE advocates for the…

With gratitude for the year behind us and hope for the one ahead, we wish you a joyful and grace-filled New Year. May 2026 bring renewal, connection, and many reasons to smile. “See, I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way…

The Annual El Camino Real Diocesan Leadership Retreat is scheduled for January 20th and will begin at 9:30 a.m. The retreat will take place at St. Paul/San Pablo’s in Salinas. All members of leadership committees in the diocese are required to attend this critical orientation meeting for the governing bodies of the diocese.