Episcopal Diocese of San Diego

Evangelism 101
2024-06-06 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.
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Registration closes 5/27 at 5 p.m.

Virtual Book Study
2025-10-09 18:30 - 19:45 | Zoom
Virtual Book Study: When No Thing Works: A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse

Author Norma Ryuko Kawelokū Wong invites us to reimagine our response to current reality, creating community that binds and breathes us into a way of being essential to our survival and that of all creation.
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Fortepiano Recital by Angie Zhang
2025-10-25 15:45 - 16:30 | All Souls’ Episcopal Church, 1475 Catalina Blvd, San Diego, CA, 92107, United States
Angie Zhang, laureate of international piano competitions, will perform works of Beethoven and Clara Schumann on a historic (1829) Broadwood fortepiano. This recital is open free to the general public, and is the concluding event of the SoCal Early Keyboard Festival.
Additional details about Angie Zhang’s fortepiano recital, and general information about the HKSNA SoCal Early Keyboard Festival, are available at the festival Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/2025.HKSNA.SoCal/

Budget Hearings: Review the Proposed 2026 Diocesan Budget
2025-10-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Budget Hearings: Review the Proposed 2026 Diocesan Budget
All delegates and interested members of the diocese are invited to attend one of two upcoming Budget Hearings to review and discuss the proposed 2026 diocesan budget in advance of Convention. These sessions offer an opportunity to learn more about diocesan finances, ask questions, and share feedback before the final presentation at Convention.
October 29 at 4:00 PM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89228458761?pwd=[REDACTED]

Creation Care Roundtable - October 30, 2025
2025-10-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
On Thursday, October 30 from 6:30 to 8pm join the virtual gathering for updates, ideas, resources, and networking opportunities from colleagues across the diocese. The Fall Roundtable will highlight how wise energy use can result in more funds for ministries!
Register below. Questions? Please email Diane Lopez Hughes: dianelopezhughes@gmail.com.
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Budget Hearings: Review the Proposed 2026 Diocesan Budget
2025-11-01 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
Budget Hearings: Review the Proposed 2026 Diocesan Budget
All delegates and interested members of the diocese are invited to attend one of two upcoming Budget Hearings to review and discuss the proposed 2026 diocesan budget in advance of Convention. These sessions offer an opportunity to learn more about diocesan finances, ask questions, and share feedback before the final presentation at Convention.
November 1 at 9:00 AM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89569757016?pwd=[REDACTED]

John Rutter, "Requiem" for All Saints' Weekend
2025-11-02 16:00 - 18:00 | St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 16275 Pomerado Road, Poway, CA, 92064, United States
Enjoy a candlelit presentation of John Rutter’s “Requiem” masterwork, featuring orchestra, soprano soloist, choir, and organ. Concert will also include a litany for the departed, in honor of All Saints’ Weekend, including Rupert Lang’s beautiful anthem, “The Kontakion.” Tickets $20 ($10 for students) at stbartsmusic.org

New Sacred Ground Circle 2025-2026
2025-10-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Sacred Ground is the Episcopal Church’s film & reading based dialogue series on race, racism & faith. A new Sacred Ground circle starts Wednesday, October 22, 3-5 pm via Zoom. You are invited to join this opportunity for difficult but respectful and transformative dialogue in a safe space.
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Sacred Ground is the Episcopal Church’s film & reading based dialogue series on race, racism & faith. “Circles” (i.e., small discussion groups of 6-12 people) provide the opportunity for difficult but respectful and transformative dialogue.
A new Sacred Ground circle (via Zoom), starts on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 3-5 pm. The circle will meet every two weeks—same day & same time—for 12 sessions: Oct 22, Nov 5 & 19, Dec 3 & 17, Jan 7 & 21, Feb 4 & 18, Mar 4 & 18, Apr 1. The facilitators are the Rev. Susan Green and Nan Hardison.
The series is open to anyone with an interest in learning and discussing challenging issues in a safe space. Participants are invited to peel away the layers that have contributed to the challenges and divides of the present day – all while grounded in our call for faith, hope, mutual respect, and love.
The program assumes prior reading/viewing before each session. Selected materials are highly informative, stimulating, and transformative. Most study materials are available online.
Circles are open to EVERYONE in the diocese and beyond. If your parish has not yet organized a circle, or if you weren’t able to participate before, this is your chance! If you know of someone in the community-at-large who is interested, please share this info and invite them to join.
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For further questions, contact Jill Henderson: jfh@cox.net
Note: Sacred Ground recently had its program year launch with Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe and Sacred Ground program leaders, you can watch it here – link to: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=2611002672613213

EDSD Youth at Convention 2025 - Proclaim: What is your ministry?
2025-11-08 10:00 - 14:00 | St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, 6556 Park Ridge Blvd., San Diego, CA, 92120, United States
What’s your ministry? – Youth at Convention 2025 – Join with youth from all over our diocese as we serve and play together. Each year Convention offers the opportunity for our diocese to gather for business, fellowship, and worship. A vibrant youth presence is an integral part of that day! Highlights of the day will include fellowship, games, a thoughtful service project, craft, and delicious food. Youth Leadership Council delegates will lead this fun program!
This year’s diocesan youth ministry theme is PROCLAIM. At convention, we will be exploring proclaim through the lens of “What is your ministry?”.
* Youth in grades 6-12
* When: November 8th, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
* Where: St. Dunstan’s
* $10 – Scholarships available
Youth at Convention also counts as one of the classes for Collaborative Confirmation for participating confirmands.
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RefugeeNet Benefit Concert
2025-11-08 16:00 - 17:30 | Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, 4321 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA, 92121, United States
RefugeeNet is holding its second annual benefit concert at Good Samaritan, featuring an international award-winning youth orchestra and musicians. Reception begins at 4 pm and the music will start at 4:30. Admission is free and donations are invited to support RefugeeNet’s life-saving work in the community.

Lay Eucharistic Visitor Training - November 12, 2025
2025-11-12 09:00 - 12:00 | St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 490 Farragut Circle, El Cajon, CA, 92020, United States
The diocese offers quarterly workshops for Eucharistic Visitors. These learning sessions will serve as a resource for prospective congregation-based trainers and Eucharistic Visitors. Whether you are a novice, interested in being a trainer, or a seasoned Eucharistic Visitor, opportunities abound to learn more, develop, or improve skills, and become more proficient in how we serve God and the church.
How we become involved in the church’s ministry as Eucharistic Visitors varies. For some, an inner sense tells us, “This is what I ought to do,” For some, our clergy asks us about becoming involved in this ministry. Others may be requested by their priest, deacon, or warden to fill a need in the congregation. Beyond how we begin our involvement in lay ministry, God’s reality calls us to do so. Jesus’ words to his first disciples also apply to us: “You did not choose Me; I chose you.” [John 15:16]
The workshop will include conversations around What Does It Mean to Care, Small Group Role-Play/Case Studies, Eucharistic Visitor Preparation, and Reporting and Tracking Eucharistic Visitations. The Rev. Canon Nancy R. Holland, Deacon, will convene and lead the workshop at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in El Cajon from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with two short breaks and a 30-minute midday break.
You are expected to read and study two books in advance of the training: With Burning Hearts: A Meditation on the Eucharistic Life by Henry Nouwen and A Manual for Eucharistic Visitors by Beth Wickenberg Ely. Financial assistance is available. Have questions or need additional information? Please contact Deacon Nancy at hollandnc46@gmail.com or 619.823.8998. There is no cost to attend.
Requirements for Lay Eucharistic Visitor Training

Communicate with clergy at home congregation to express interest in Lay Eucharistic Visitor training. Have them complete the EDSD Lay License Nomination form.
Register for Lay Eucharistic Visitor Training (see below).
Read With Burning Hearts: A Meditation on the Eucharistic Life by Henry Nouwen and A Manual for Eucharistic Visitors by Beth Wickenberg Ely.
Attend full training.
Complete full training.

Requirements for Eucharistic Visitor License

Confirmed member in good standing of The Episcopal Church.
Nomination from clergy at home congregation.
Completed Safe Church Safe Communities training.
Completed Background Check through The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego.
An additional 1 hour module is being developed for this license to provide the Eucharistic Visitors with antiracism and social location knowledge which will benefit their ministry. People who have completed the Eucharistic Visitor training in 2025 will be contacted when this module is available.
Completed EDSD Lay Eucharistic Visitor Training.

WORKSHOP DATES:
* November 12, 2025: In-person at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in El Cajon

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ECS Recovery Lunch
2025-11-13 12:00 - 15:00 | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 4227 Fairmount Ave, San Diego, 92115, United States
ECS is looking for volunteers for our annual Recovery Lunch. Volunteers are needed to serve our guests and bring an appetizer or dessert. This event celebrates the recovery journeys of ECS clients and unites the community in the spirit of support and thanksgiving.
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Gun Safety Work Group April Meeting
2024-04-16 08:00 - 17:00 | 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.

In-Person Safe Church Training
2025-11-18 09:00 - 12:00 | St. Paul in the Desert, 125 W El Alameda, Palm Springs, CA, 92262, United States
In-Person Safe Church Training
November 18, 2025
9am-noon
The Church of St. Paul in the Desert, 125 West El Alameda, Palm Springs, CA 92262
“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.
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Film screening: Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up under the Gun
2025-11-19 19:00 - 20:30 | St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 16275 Pomerado Road, Poway, CA, 92064, United States
Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and teens. “Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun” is a new 30-minute documentary about how gun violence affects young Americans, from PBS News Student Reporting Labs in collaboration with 14 student journalists from six U.S. cities: San Diego, Philadelphia, Oakland, Washington D.C., Nashville, and East Lansing, Michigan. The documentary profiles how the same young people that have survived these traumatic events are leading the fight for a safer future.
Join members of the congregation and community to see this new 30-minute documentary about how gun violence affects young Americans, and participate in a discussion about the film and gun violence in our communities and ideas or solutions for addressing it.
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St. Paul's Essential Needs Drive (SPEND)
2025-11-20 10:00 - 15:00 | St. Paul’s Conference Center, 2557 Third Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92103, United States
Join St. Paul’s Senior Services in answering the prayers of seniors this holiday season. Donate a new, unopened blanket, toothbrush/toothpaste or pair of socks to a PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) participant in need. Items can be donated at the Drop-Off event at St. Paul’s Conference Center (2557 Third Ave., Bankers Hill, 92103) on November 20, 10:00AM-3:00PM.

Walking with Mary in Advent Tuesday Evening Zoom
2025-12-02 18:00 - 19:00
This three-week study offers the opportunity to pause and breathe; to walk with Mary as she prepares to bear God. With each step of her journey from angel’s greeting to the stable’s stillness, from wonder to worship, she reveals God’s revolutionary love. We hope you will come and walk with Mary. And as we reflect on her response, may we find ourselves renewed in faith, ready to receive Christ who comes to us born in a manger, born to change the world.

Each session will be facilitated by the series creators and will include worship, context and grounding, an exploration of the guiding scripture, and small group conversation.

Perfect for individuals or small groups, this series invites us to engage deeply with scripture in ways that challenge, inspire, and transform our hearts as we prepare for the birth of Christ.

Event Details:
Dates: December 2, 9, 16
Time: 6:00-7:00 PM Pacific
Location: Online (Link provided upon registration)
Hosted by the Reverend Jacob Robling, Teresa Hixson, and Charlette Preslar
REGISTER HERE

Advent Speaker Series
2025-12-03 18:30 - 19:30 | St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
St. James by-the-Sea invites you to our Advent Speaker Series, Isaiah: A Prophet Proclaiming, featuring Dr. Florence Gillman (USD, FST) and Dr. Angela Zautcke (FST), Rev. Abby VanderBrug, and Lay Catechist, Teresa Hixson.
Advent Speaker Series Schedule
6:30-7:30 pm
Dec. 3, 2025
Dec. 10, 2025
Dec. 17, 2025
For full details, click HERE.

St. Bart's Annual "Messiah" Sing-along
2025-12-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-07 16:00 - 18:00 | St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 16275 Pomerado Road, Poway, CA, 92064, United States
Our annual sing-along presentation of “Messiah”, featuring Christmas portions and the beloved Hallelujah Chorus, in collaboration with the Greater San Diego Music Coterie. Free admission (suggested donation $20, $10 for students)

CINEMA of RESISTANCE: Apocalyptic Hope
2025-12-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Resurrection Church, 2083 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., San Diego, CA, 92107, United States
Is there hope for humanity? As authoritarians threaten to remake democratic society into a dystopian police state, it can feel like the End of the World to those committed to social justice. Despair is a constant temptation as it becomes harder and harder to imagine a return to normal politics. If there is hope for the future of the human project, it may well have to come from an apocalyptic rupture in history — an unpredictable event that opens new and currently unimaginable pathways for justice to be born into the world.
Join us for our next free, public screening, followed by a discussion. All are welcome. This month, we will screen a dystopian sci-fi thriller in which the future of humanity depends on the unexpected pregnancy of a Black refugee. Set in an increasingly plausible near-future characterized by vast wealth inequalities, martial law, the dehumanization of immigrants and refugees, and widespread political hopelessness, this prescient film grapples with the themes of hope and despair in a world of police states and mass migration. Join us as we explore ways to sustain faith in the human project during such a time as this.
Special Guests:
Dr. Jacqueline Hidalgo
Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego, who specializes in the ways Indigenous, marginalized communities utilize the Book of Revelation
Heather Ross:
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Point Loma Nazarene University
