Events

Experience our Past Special Events:

Summer 2007: Following an opening Celebration of Holy Eucharist from the

1604 BCP, faculty from CDSP ( Church Divinity School of the Pacific) and

Michael Gardner (Director of Music Ministries, RE Bakersfield Faith Community)

brought "Common Prayer, Uncommon People - The Episcopal Church

from England to Jamestown to California: 400 Years in North America"

to Church of the Holy Family in Fresno.

Spring 2007: Bonnie Anderson,

President of the House of Deputies of the

Episcopal Church, visited the Diocese of

San Joaquin in February for a diocese-wide

event: "The Episcopal Church - Celebrating

and Proclaiming the Love of Christ".

Click here to see pictures, press coverage and the

text of Bonnie's messages to the faithful Episcopalians of San Joaquin.

Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.

Hebrews 10:24

Events - November 2009

Remain Episcopal: Living Into Our Baptismal Covenant

Bonnie Anderson, President of the House of Deputies

Click here to see more pictures and the text of several CDSP presentations

Click here to see more pictures, link to the ENS webcast

and quotes from participants

Winter 2008: Over 350 gathered in Hanford for "Moving Forward, Welcoming All: the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin" . Episcopalians wishing to remain in the post-schism diocese met with representatives of the Episcopal Church to clarify the path of reconciliation that will lead forward to rebuilding their diocese. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori sent both written and video messages to the faithful of San Joaquin.

"Seeking and serving Christ in all persons, and loving your neighbor as yourself" -

part 3 of the continuing Episcopal Ethos Education series

presented by Remain Episcopal

You are invited to join Remain Episcopal on November 7th in Hanford from 9:30 am - 4:00 pm, as we ask the question: “How are we called by Christ to serve all our neighbors - those in our own community and in the world around us?” This is the third of a continuing series of one-day diocesan events in which we learn more about how we live out our baptismal vows. Following the theme, “Seeking and serving Christ in all persons, and loving your neighbor as yourself,” a day of interactive discussions will examine Multicultural Ministry in a local context - working with and among the Latino and Hmong communities - and a call to action and awareness of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targeted by the UN and Episcopal Church to be achieved by the year 2015.

The morning session on Multicultural Ministry will be led by the Rev. Canon Anthony Guillén, Program Officer for Latino/Hispanic Ministry for the Episcopal Church Center-Los Angeles. Canon Guillén led the group that prepared the Episcopal Church’s “Strategic Vision for Reaching Latinos/Hispanics” which was adopted and funded at this summer’s 76th General Convention in Anaheim. During the last 4 years, Canon Guillén has assisted many dioceses and congregations in initiating new Latino/Hispanic ministries; has collaborated with Morehouse Resources in the production of materials in Spanish; has initiated a project to produce a culturally relevant songbook for worship among many initiatives to enhance and support the growth of Latino/Hispanic ministry in the Episcopal Church. Prior to this appointment at the Church Center he served churches in Mexico and the Diocese of Los Angeles, where as rector of All Saints in Oxnard helped it to grow into a vibrant bilingual congregation.

In the afternoon, the Rev. Suzy Ward and Tony Pulatie, of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Visalia, will lead the session examining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs emerged from the work of the United Nations in 2002 and consist of eight measurable goals to be achieved by the year 2015. Every one of the 191 nations in the United Nations decided that these goals were indeed attainable and established the dollar amount needed to achieve the MDGs by 2015. From this dollar amount they discovered that if every nation in the United Nations would be willing to donate 0.7% of their gross national income, then we could indeed accomplish all eight of these goals. The Episcopal Church committed to this 0.7% goal at General Convention 2006 and re-committed, even in the face of severe budgetary concerns, at General Convention 2009. The eight goals are:

1.Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

2.Achieve universal primary education

3.Promote gender equality and empower women

4.Reduce child mortality

5.Improve maternal health

6.Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases

7.Ensure environmental sustainability

8.Develop a global partnership for development

Remain Episcopal has sponsored Episcopal ethos events since January of 2007. The November event will be hosted by Church of the Saviour, 519 N Douty Street, Hanford, CA 93230. Cost is $10 per person and includes lunch. Registration is required and is available here. On the day of the event, check-in begins at 9:00 am, with the first session beginning at 9:30am. The event runs until 4 pm, concluding with Eucharist.

Scenes from Special Convention - March 29, 2008: