Community, ministry, and mission address by Presiding Bishop in Salinas

The Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Michael Curry, will be offering his joyful and inspiring message about bringing Jesus’ Good News to the community. He will also join in a panel discussion and audience Q&A. Also participating will be the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers, Canon for Evangelism, Reconciliation, and Stewardship of Creation, one of the church’s leading thinkers around 21st century ministry and mission. Joseph W. Heston, President and General Manager of KSBW-TV, the Central Coast’s NBC and ABC station, will moderate the panel. This event is for the clergy and laity of the Diocese of El Camino Real. But there are plenty of seats for the public and members of neighboring dioceses to attend. 

When: Saturday, January 7, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Sherwood Hall, 940 N. Main Street, Salinas
Cost: Free, no registration required. Bring your own lunch.
Contact: Mary Beth Powell, marybeth@realepiscopal.org
Link: http://www.realepiscopal.org/presiding-bishop-michael-curry-comes-to-salinas-on-january-7/

New DioCal Working Group Head for Communications: Stephanie Martin Taylor

Bishop Marc is pleased to announce that Stephanie Martin Taylor has accepted the role as the Working Group Head for Communications.

Stephanie Martin Taylor has spent the last eleven years as a news anchor and reporter for KQED in San Francisco. A radio and television broadcaster for more than two decades, her reporting has frequently aired nationally on NPR, and she has worked at several local news outlets around the country. Originally from Dallas, she holds an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University and a B.A. in History and French from Colgate University. She and her husband, David, live in San Francisco, where they attend St. Luke’s, San Francisco. She is also the proud stepmother to William, a junior at University of California, San Diego.

Bishop Marc says “We are thrilled that Stephanie is joining our staff. She brings decades of acclaimed media experience and an excitement about the mission, vision, and work of the Diocese of California — and how to share our stories across our community and the Bay Area. Please join me in welcoming her.” Stephanie will officially begin working on Tuesday, January 17, and her email will be stephaniem@diocal.org.

New Executive Assistant to the Bishop: Jennifer Seaman

Bishop Marc is pleased to announce that Jennifer Seaman has accepted the role as Executive Assistant to the Bishop.

Important information about 2017 UTO grant applications

Applications are now being accepted by the Diocese of California for 2017 United Thank Offering (UTO) grants. The focus for 2017 grants is The Jesus Movement – evangelism, reconciliation, and following Jesus's way of creating loving, liberating, and life-giving relationships with God, each other, and all creation. Applications for UTO grants must be received by the Diocese no later than February 6 at 5 p.m. and should be emailed to Kathleen Piraino at kpiraino@episcopalimpact.org. Each bishop may submit one application for a local project and one application for an international project to the UTO. Applicants will be notified which proposals have been chosen for submission on February 15. Detailed guidelines for applying for the grants, including how to participate in UTO webinars in January, can be found here.

Deadline: February 6, 5 p.m.
Contact: Kathleen Piraino, kpiraino@episcopalimpact.org, 415.869.6809

Register for 2017 Equipping the Beloved Community: Vestry and Bishop’s Committee training

Grace Cathedral will be the host for this learning-rich vestry and bishop’s committee training event. Gather your lay and clergy team and register for a day of learning and fellowship on Saturday, February 11. Nancy Frausto will lead the keynote address, featuring her experience and passion for the ministry of ‘scrappy churches.’ Nancy is the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles’ first Latina leader to have grown up in a Spanish speaking Episcopal church who has gone on to pursue ordination. She will be leading a workshop on shared leadership with bilingual congregations. The day will also feature workshops for vestry and bishop’s committee leaders, parish administrators, treasurers, Eucharistic Ministers and Visitors, and more. Empower new congregational leaders with the knowledge and skills to play their roles with confidence while enjoying worship, fellowship, and lunch with peers throughout the diocese.

When: Saturday, February 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco
Cost: $10 (vestry/BC members), $25 (general admission), free to Grace Cathedral members
Registration: https://diocal.wufoo.com/forms/z1f5x6m20g7tep6/
Contact: Caren Miles, carenm@diocal.org
 

Donizetti’s ‘Don Pasquale’ – Opera open rehearsal with Island City Opera at Incarnation, San Francisco

Watch an open rehearsal with Island City Opera as they prepare to open their third season with Gaetano Donizetti’s exuberant comedy Don Pasquale. You will have an unique opportunity to hear the full opera, hear great performers as they prepare for their opening night performances in Alameda, as well as get an appreciation for what it takes to stage a full-length opera production.

When: Saturday January  7, 1 p.m.
Where: Incarnation, 1750 29th Avenue, San Francisco
Cost: $10
Contact: Mathew Chacko, 415.564.2324 or comebefed@aol.com
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/donizettis-don-pasquale-opera-open-rehearsal-tickets-29736239894  
 

Other upcoming events at Incarnation

Eric Tran, pianist-composer, in concert
Saturday January 21, 7:30 p.m., $20 (general), $15 (seniors and students)

The Shimmer of the sea – Sarah Wood (violin), Miles Graber (piano)
Saturday January 28, 7:30 p.m., $20 (general), $15 (seniors and students)

Roderick Lowe (tenor) and Sally Porter Munro (mezzo-soprano) in concert
Saturday February 4, 7:30 p.m., $20 (general), $15 (seniors and students)

Jere Torkelsen (baritone) and Sibel Demirmen (soprano) in concert
Friday February 17, 7:30 p.m., $20 (general), $15 (seniors and students)
 

Boar’s Head Festival at St. Stephen’s, Belvedere

Join San Francisco Renaissance Voices and their music director Katherine McKee in a celebration of Twelfth Night. This afternoon of music, revelry and dramatic surprises takes place at the court of HRH Queen Elizabeth I, (soprano Susan Gundunas). The singers will be joined by the SF Renaissance Dancers, the Queen’s Strings (Maria Caswell, Cynthia Albers, David Morris and Eugene Petrushansky), the Berkeley Morris Dancers, and the evening will include a visit from Robin Hood (David Petersen) and his Merrie Men. Any attire is appropriate, but audience members who choose to come in period costume or masque are especially welcome.

When: Sunday, January 8, 4 p.m.
Where: St. Stephen’s, 3 Bayview Avenue, Belvedere
Cost: $25-45 at the door or in advance Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2720910
Contact: J Jeff Badger, sfrvoices@gmail.com, 415.650.6258
Link: www.sfrvoices.org

Mass celebrating the Feast of Martin Luther King at All Saints, San Leandro

On Sunday, January 15, All Saints, San Leandro, will commemorate the Feast of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a special mass including African American Spirituals and a mass setting drawing from the African American tradition. Reverend King was an American Baptist minister and activist who was best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. All are invited to this festive service!

When: Sunday, January 15, 10:15 a.m.
Where: All Saints, 911 Dowling Boulevard, San Leandro
Contact: the Rev. Justin R. Cannon, revjustin.allsaints@gmail.com
Link: www.saintsalive.net

Folk music for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at St James’, Fremont 

Small group leaders training at All Souls, Berkeley

2017 summer camp registration open for St. Dorothy’s Rest

St. Dorothy’s Rest is excited to be accepting camper registrations and staff applications for the 2017 summer camp season! 

Where: St. Dorothy’s Rest, 160 St Dorothy Avenue, Camp Meeker
Registration: Click here
Staff Application: Click here
Donate: Click here