Gun Safety Work Group April Meeting
2024-04-16 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Monthly meeting of the EDSD Gun Safety Working Group. The group will discuss ongoing advocacy and outreach activities, and progress with development of gun safety plans in the Diocese. New members are welcome to attend. Please contact Paul Conry for more information, paul.j.conry@gmail.com.

A Special Movie Event – A Case for Love, Pt. 2
2025-06-14 14:00 - 15:30 | All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Vista, 651 Eucalyptus Ave. , Vista, CA, 92084, United States
You’re Invited: A Special Movie Event – A Case for Love
In a time when our world feels increasingly divided, A Case for Love invites us to explore a powerful question: Can unselfish love heal what divides us?
Inspired by Bishop Michael Curry—known for his moving sermon on “The Power of Love” at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle—this documentary journeys across the U.S., uncovering stories of everyday people living selflessly. Through heartfelt interviews with individuals, public figures like Pete Buttigieg, Al Roker, and Sam Waterston, and reflections from Bishop Curry himself, the film explores love in action across topics like racial justice, military service, foster care, food insecurity, and more.
Director Brian Ide shares that the film was born from a personal calling to respond to the growing disunity in our culture. With Bishop Curry’s words as a guide— “When love is the way… there’s plenty of room for all of God’s children”—the documentary invites us all to reflect: Is unselfish love truly the antidote we’ve been searching for?
We’ll be watching the film in three segments, giving space for reflection, discussion, and connection. Your presence is welcome and meaningful, whether you can attend one session or all three. Each session stands on its own, so you won’t miss out if life gets in the way one week!
Movie Schedule (2:00 – 3:30 PM):
– Part 1: Friday, May 31
– Part 2: Friday, June 14
– Part 3: Friday, June 21
Each session begins in the church sanctuary for the film viewing, followed by refreshments and group discussion in the Parish Hall.
Location: All Saints Episcopal Church
651 Eucalyptus Ave.
Vista, CA 92084
RSVP helpful but not required: office@allsaintsvista.org
“If it’s not about love, it’s not about God.” -Bishop Michael Curry
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” -1 Corinthians 13:13
Come for the message. Come for the fellowship. Come for the love.
Let’s explore together what it means to live a life guided by grace and goodness.

Safe Church Safe Communities In-Person Training
2025-06-13 09:00 - 12:00 | The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, 2083 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., San Diego, CA, 92107
In-Person Safe Church Training
June 13, 2025
9am-noon
The Episcopal Church Center
“Safe Church Safe Communities” training is required by the Episcopal Church every three years. In our commitment to support as many people as possible in accessing the training, we have begun offering in-person training in addition to the training offered online. This in-person training meets the needs of those who are challenged by technology, or who would benefit from participating in community. Participants will receive training on ethical and theological expectations placed on church workers/volunteers, the impact of misconduct, and the Church’s commitment to creating spaces where individuals and families are secure and valued. Safe Church, Safe Communities training is required for all volunteer and employment positions throughout the diocese. It is the Church’s responsibility to ensure safety, integrity, and trust within its community.
In order to complete all the necessary aspects of the training and receive a certificate, you must attend the full training. Please register below.
Register Here

Evangelism 101
2024-06-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
EDSD’s Evangelism 101 course explores a non-anxious form of evangelism rooted in the Episcopal tradition. Students will discuss the theological roots of the gospel and how to lead a congregation toward evangelistic practice by example. Those who finish the course may be nominated for lay evangelist licensing. For more information and to register, click here.
Register
Registration closes 5/27 at 5 p.m.

Senior Lunch with Bishop Susan
2025-06-09 12:00 - 14:00 | The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, 2083 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., San Diego, CA, 92107
Senior Lunch with Bishop Susan
Monday, June 9th at 12:00 pm at The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego.
All graduating High School Seniors are welcome to join Bishop Susan for Lunch on June 9th for a celebration and conversation after graduation.
Please RSVP below.
RSVP

Don’t hesitate to get in touch with Leighton Jones, Children and Youth Missioner, ljones@edsd.org, with any questions.

To Ecuador with Love - Youth Delegation Dinner and Commissioning
2025-06-01 16:00 - 18:00 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 3725 30th Street, San Diego, CA, 92104, United States
To Ecuador with Love – Youth Delegation Dinner and Commissioning
This Summer, 8 students from across our diocese will travel to Ecuador. While they are there, they will serve with The Episcopal Church of Ecuador, grow in relationship with God and one another, and allow the experience to shape and inform their role as disciples of Jesus in the years ahead. The delegation is hosting its final fundraiser at St. Luke’s in North Park. The meal will be planned, cooked, and served by the youth in the delegation. The students will share details of the trip as well as their personal reasons for participating. The event will culminate with a commissioning service. You are invited to join them for this special dinner and service. Join us as we send them To Ecuador with Love!
Menu
Coconut rice and chicken
Fried plantains
Sweet cocada dessert
Pineapple mango spritzer (non-alcoholic)
With a fundraising goal of $4000 for the delegation, this event has a suggested donation of $60 for adults and $20 for children under 12.
Please register below.
Register

A Special Movie Event – A Case for Love, Pt. 1
2025-05-31 14:00 - 15:30 | All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Vista, 651 Eucalyptus Ave. , Vista, CA, 92084, United States
You’re Invited: A Special Movie Event – A Case for Love
In a time when our world feels increasingly divided, A Case for Love invites us to explore a powerful question: Can unselfish love heal what divides us?
Inspired by Bishop Michael Curry—known for his moving sermon on “The Power of Love” at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle—this documentary journeys across the U.S., uncovering stories of everyday people living selflessly. Through heartfelt interviews with individuals, public figures like Pete Buttigieg, Al Roker, and Sam Waterston, and reflections from Bishop Curry himself, the film explores love in action across topics like racial justice, military service, foster care, food insecurity, and more.
Director Brian Ide shares that the film was born from a personal calling to respond to the growing disunity in our culture. With Bishop Curry’s words as a guide— “When love is the way… there’s plenty of room for all of God’s children”—the documentary invites us all to reflect: Is unselfish love truly the antidote we’ve been searching for?
We’ll be watching the film in three segments, giving space for reflection, discussion, and connection. Your presence is welcome and meaningful, whether you can attend one session or all three. Each session stands on its own, so you won’t miss out if life gets in the way one week!
Movie Schedule (2:00 – 3:30 PM):
– Part 1: Saturday, May 31
– Part 2: Saturday, June 14
– Part 3: Saturday, June 21
Each session begins in the church sanctuary for the film viewing, followed by refreshments and group discussion in the Parish Hall.
Location: All Saints Episcopal Church
651 Eucalyptus Ave.
Vista, CA 92084
RSVP helpful but not required: office@allsaintsvista.org
“If it’s not about love, it’s not about God.” -Bishop Michael Curry
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” -1 Corinthians 13:13
Come for the message. Come for the fellowship. Come for the love.
Let’s explore together what it means to live a life guided by grace and goodness.

Godly Play Core Training
2025-05-30 15:00 - 2025-06-01 17:30 | Christ Episcopal Church, 1114 9th St, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego is pleased to offer a Godly Play Core Training Retreat on May 30, 31, and June 1, 2025 at Christ Church Coronado. This retreat will allow congregations the opportunity to refresh their training and to bring new storytellers and door holders into the fold as they complete their program year and look forward toward Fall.
Throughout the retreat, participants will experience all aspects of the Godly Play method and begin to become fluent in the Godly Play core stories and fundamental practices. Additionally, Godly Play’s guiding Theology of Childhood is introduced, so participants become more deeply connected to their work. The circle of participants becomes very strong and trustworthy when this work is done in the closed environment of a several-day retreat, and participants enjoy spiritual renewal and lasting friendships.
Over the last several years, we have had participants from across the diocese. This year, we are hoping to further expand the circle and the connections that come from doing this deep work together.
Godly Play Core Training is $75 for members of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, and $355 for those outside of our diocese.
The times for each training day are below.
You must attend all three days of the training in order to receive a certificate of completion.
– Friday, May 30, 3 PM – 9 PM
– Saturday, May 31, 9 AM – 5:30 PM
– Sunday, June 1, 12 PM – 5:30 PM
REGISTRATION IS FULL FOR THIS TRAINING.

St. Andrew's Organ Dedication Concert
2025-05-18 16:00 - 19:00 | St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in La Mesa, 4816 Glen St., La Mes, CA, 91941, United States
Join us at 4 pm on Sunday, May 18th, as St. Andrew’s dedicates our new Allan GX350 Organ with a free concert featuring internationally acclaimed organist, Jonas Nordwall.
Our Allen GX350 Organ was custom-designed to incorporate the 31-rank Simpson Pipes from the original organ in St. Andrew’s. In addition, the GX350 adds 66 Digital Stops along with Allen Organ’s APEX floating point technology which is just a fancy way to say this organ is not only unique, but also sounds amazing!
The concert features organist Jonas Nordwall, an internationally renowned virtuoso organist equally skilled in both traditional classical and modern/popular schools of musical performance. He has performed in North America, Japan, Europe, and China and has made eight concert tours to Australia. Nordwall is the only organist to play a public recital on the famous concert organ in Sydney’s Town Hall that was nationally broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Company. He has been an adjudicator and guest recitalist for the Swiss International Organ Competition in Geneva, Switzerland. Nordwall has also performed numerous programs on the Spreckels organ in San Diego’s Balboa Park as part of their International Artist Series.
The concert will be followed by a reception in the Parish Hall. St. Andrew’s is located at 4816 Glen Street in La Mesa.

Youth Counselor Training
2025-05-18 13:00 - 17:00 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 3725 30th Street, San Diego, CA, 92104, United States
Youth Counselor Training
Sunday, May 18th from 1:00-5:00 pm
St. Luke’s, North Park
Youth grades rising 7-12 grades
Cost: free
Snacks included.
We know youth are some of the best leaders within our churches and communities. This class honors their value and continued dedication to leading and caring for our youngest parishioners- our kids!
In this class, 6th-12th graders will receive training from diocesan formation leaders and clergy. By the end of the class, youth will be certified in Safe Church Safe Communities, and have learned valuable skills in running small groups, interacting with children in engaging ways, and understand basic safety procedures.
This class is perfect for youth interested in being Youth Leaders for VBS, Sunday School and babysitting within the community.
Register HERE

Please contact Leighton Jones, Children and Youth Missioner, ljones@edsd.org, with any questions.

ECS Moonlight Ball: Together Under the Stars
2025-05-17 17:30 - 19:30 | The Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, 3777 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, 92122, United States
ECS invites you to the Moonlight Ball — an unforgettable evening of celebration and impact. Join us for a night of fine dining, live music, and exciting auctions, all in support of ECS’ mission to uplift our neighbors in need. Every ticket purchased, auction bid, and donation directly supports ECS programs that address San Diego’s most pressing challenges.
Your generosity empowers ECS to touch the lives of over 10,500 clients and families each year. Together, we can create lasting change and build a stronger, more vibrant San Diego community. Join us and secure your spot now!
Tickets

4th Annual North County Monarch Butterfly Festival
2025-05-17 10:00 - 14:00 | Grace Episcopal Church, 1020 Rose Ranch Rd, San Marcos, 92069, United States
The San Marcos Lions Club presents its 4th Annual Butterfly Festival at Grace Episcopal Church, 1020 Rose Ranch Rd, San Marcos, CA. Celebrate the beauty and importance of monarch butterflies! Enjoy exhibits, educational talks, kids’ crafts, and fun activities for all ages.

Towards A Fuller Gospel
2025-05-06 18:30 - 2025-07-06 19:30 | Zoom
Towards A Fuller Gospel is a dynamic virtual speaker series highlighting the voices of racially diverse clergy as they illuminate scripture through the lens of their lived experiences, cultural perspectives, and/or the stories of the communities that formed them. Over the course of four weeks, faith leaders from across the Episcopal Church will model how race, identity, culture and community shape and expand the ways we understand and apply sacred texts today.
Each session will feature a vital, engaging preacher offering authentic and relatable interpretations of scripture. Whether you’re a faith leader, scholar, or seeker, this series invites us to engage deeply with scripture in ways that challenge, inspire, and transform.
Click HERE for a downloadable flyer.
Register Here
Event Details:

Dates: May 6, May 13, May 20, and May 27, 2025
Time: 6:30-7:30 PM Pacific
Location: Online (Link provided upon registration)
Hosted by Rachel Ambasing, EDSD Missioner for Community Vitality & Diversity

Featured Speakers:

May 6: The Rev. Isaiah Shaneequa Brokenleg – Staff Officer for Racial Reconciliation; The Episcopal Church
May 13: The Rev. Canon Eric McIntosh – Canon for Beloved Community Initiative; The Episcopal of Pittsburgh
May 20: The Rev. Ryan Macias – The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles
May 27: The Rev. Katie Nakamura Rengers – Church planter and founder of The Abbey, Birmingham; The Episcopal Diocese of Alabama

Join the conversation as we celebrate the richness of diverse leaders in our Church.
Register Here
Click HERE for downloadable flyer.

Knowing Yourself Workshop - St. Luke's, North Park
2025-05-04 13:00 - 16:00 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 3725 30th Street, San Diego, CA, 92104, United States
Knowing Yourself: Ministry from a place of self-awareness –
“The purposes in the human heart are deep waters; but the one who has insight draws them out.” Proverbs 20:5
As followers of Jesus who are also formed in and by the world, each of us ministers from a “social location.” This means that each of us see and understand God and the world through a lens shaped by our numerous identities such as ethnicity, age, immigration status, education, class, gender and sexuality, etc. Some of these identities we may be acutely aware of. Others may be less obvious to us. ALL aspects of our social location are useful to God.
Knowing Yourself makes space for folks to consider all these pieces of their identity in order to:
• name how they have been formed as bearers of God’s image
• consider how their social location has equipped them for ministry
• cultivate self-awareness in community to practice nurturing authentic relationships across lines of difference.
We hope you’ll join us for an afternoon of self-reflection and story-sharing.
Names of facilitators will be available closer to the workshop.
Registration is open to a maximum of 30 people and will close promptly on April 27, 2025 at 9 PM, or when it is full.
*This training fulfills one of the requirements for lay licensing.
Register HERE

LARK Offering - May 2025
2025-05-02 15:30 - 2025-05-03 16:30 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 3725 30th Street, San Diego, CA, 92104, United States
LARK (Localized Anti-Racism Knowledge) began as a challenge from Bishop Susan Brown Snook. In February 2022 she asked the Racial Justice and Reconciliation Task Force (RJRTF) to develop a localized anti-racism workshop. Since anti-racism trainings are usually designed in other regions of the country, they reflect their populations and histories. Our area has its own history, issues, and stories. LARK focuses on our local history and populations and deals with local issues and stories. Attendees will walk away with a better understanding of the local context in which we minister, and begin to nurture the relationships and resilience necessary for advancing racial reconciliation and justice within our diocese.
The LARK workshop consists of the following major components:

Truth telling of the local history of People of Color by way of an overview of the major racial/ethnic groups in our diocesan region.
Case study of multi-faceted local issues by way of videos and discussion.
In-depth analysis and discussion of articles & videos regarding various local ongoing instances of racism.
Commitment to engagement: Personal Plan of Action for each participant, i.e., a commitment to specific follow-up actions and the choosing of a small group team for accountability.
Zoom meeting* to be scheduled approximately 4 weeks after the in-person workshop. The date and time will be announced closer to the workshop date. At this meeting, participants will:

reflect on their learning
report on any post-workshop activity
find next steps for their continued journey
*Participants who are unable to attend this meeting can be given an alternate way of fulfilling this requirement upon request.

The purpose of this workshop is not simply to transmit information, but to engage participants in a collective process of discovery. The progression of the workshop is scaffolded, with the earlier activities creating a foundation for the later experiences. Full participation from beginning to end is assumed.
Participants must complete all components in order to become a LARK alumnus and fulfill diocesan anti-racism training requirements.
LARK is one part of a lifelong journey for racial reconciliation and racial justice. Whether you are a novice or veteran in the areas of racial justice and reconciliation, whether you are a Sacred Ground alum, current Sacred Ground participant, or have never even heard of Sacred Ground, this LARK workshop is for you! All are encouraged to attend, and all are welcome!

Next offering: Friday, May 2, 3:30-8:30 PM & Saturday, May 3, 9:30-4:30 PM, with a follow-up Zoom meeting TBD.
Where: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 3725 30th St., San Diego, CA 92104
Sign Up Deadline: Thursday April 24, or when registration is full. The workshop is open to a maximum of 30 attendees.

Register Here

Investigative Journalist Gardiner Harris to Speak at St. Peter's Del Mar
2025-04-30 18:00 - 20:00 | St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 1 Parish Ln., Del Mar, CA, 92014
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Del Mar is pleased to invite you to a special Book Talk and Community Dinner featuring acclaimed journalist Gardiner Harris, author of the upcoming exposé No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson.
Join us Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 6:00 PM in our Parish Hall for an evening of thoughtful conversation, community connection, and a delicious dinner catered by Beeside Balcony. Harris, a former New York Times and Wall Street Journal reporter, will share insights from his investigative work and newly released book that sheds light on decades of corporate misconduct.
This event is open to the public and generously sponsored by the St. Peter’s Seniors Ministry. Full details are available in the attached press release.
We would be grateful if you could help us share this event with your networks. For more information or to RSVP, visit www.stpetersdelmar.net/news-events, or contact us directly at office@stpetersdelmar.net or 858-755-1616.

Creation Care Sunday services
2025-04-27 | CA
April 27 Creation Care Sunday services
TEC 2025 Resources to be provided when released
Meanwhile: Liturgical Materials for Honoring God in Creation
Liturgies and prayers
For more information, or if you have a service or event to add:
dianelopezhughes@me.com

Sacred Songs for a Sacred Earth, St Margaret’s in Palm Desert
2025-04-26 14:00 - 15:30 | St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 47535 CA-74, Palm Desert, 92260
April 26 at 2pm Sacred Songs for a Sacred Earth, St Margaret’s in Palm Desert, 47535 Hwy 74
Free Benefit Concert for Neighbors-4-Neighbors

Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice Tijuana Estuary Walk Co-sponsor with Sweetwater Zen & St Paul’s Cathedral
2025-04-26 09:00 - 11:00 | CA
April 26 from 9 (optional 2-mile walk) 10 – 11 short walk and ceremony, Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice Tijuana Estuary Walk Co-sponsor with Sweetwater Zen & St Paul’s Cathedral
Optional walk from 9 – 10; Ceremony and walk from 11 – noon

Gardening at Project New Village
2025-04-19 09:00 - 11:00 | Project New Village community gardens
April 19 from 9 – 11 am, Gardening at Project New Village, Chollas View. EDSD Creation Care Community collaboration with Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice

Join volunteers from EDSD congregations and the Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice at Project New Village community gardens. “Project New Village envisions Southeastern San Diego as a community of active neighborhoods supporting and contributing to the health, wealth and well-being of community members.” https://projectnewvillage.org.
To register: dianelopezhughes@gmail.com
