24-hour Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 or text 838255 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 or click Chat Now Call 911 if you or the person you are helping is in immediate danger. The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is changing life for all of us. You may feel anxious, stressed, worried, sad, bored, depressed, lonely or frustrated in […]
Fertile ground to grow your faith “Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers” (Baptismal Covenant, BCP 304). Every baptized Christian is called to ministry. What is yours? Education for Ministry (EfM) is a program of the School of Theology at the University of […]
Bishop Susan Brown Snook has authorized in-person worship to restart in our diocese as of June 21 (assuming we do not see another spike in COVID-19 cases which might push the date back). Both the bishop and the state of California have issued guidelines for in-person worship. Some counties have also issued separate guidelines and […]
(Palm Desert, CA) St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church has called The Reverend Andrew Butler to serve as its new Rector (head priest) beginning August 1, 2020. As Rector, Fr. Andrew will lead the over 600-member church in all matters of worship and community involvement. Butler, a trained singer, has degrees from Union Presbyterian Seminary and Princeton Theological […]
We Need a New Liturgy for a New Medium The church has changed. We all knew it was coming. Not the devastation as COVID-19 sweeps through our communities; rather, we knew the digital era, online church, and a great change to how we worship and gather as a community was coming. Now it is […]
Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! When can we reopen our churches? It’s the question at the top of most of our minds. I don’t know the answer yet, but I will be watching guidance that comes out from governmental authorities to determine the best time to begin a phased reopening, […]
The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego and its partners, Episcopal Church Building Fund and Fellowship Energy Finance, are excited to announce the first diocesan-wide program to equip all its churches with solar panels. With 13 churches currently enrolled in the program, Bishop Susan Brown Snook is excited about bringing the Diocese and its churches into […]
The world has changed since COVID-19 has become a household word. State-wide stay-at-home orders have resulted in most of our gatherings and worship services being canceled, postponed or moved to unfamiliar formats. While following the social distancing guidelines to protect the vulnerable has been a sacrifice that we have been willing to make, the decision to do […]
Preparing an at-home worship service with multiple participants can be difficult, but it is also an opportunity to live into a new and holy way of being together. I hope that this guide helps to guide you through the set-up and technical hurdles of leading worship from home. Zoom This guide assumes some basic knowledge […]
