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New Ministry in Ocean Beach


News & Notes Advent Baby Shower


Baby Bounty: Refugee families receive blessings from our diocesan community. A


Welcome Home, Holy Trinity: Join us as we celebrate a new season of ministry at Holy Trinity in Ocean Beach. All are welcome! Bring your friends!


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ou are invited to attend a renewal service on the Feast Day of the Baptism of our Lord, at Holy


Trinity Episcopal Church on Sunday, January 9 at 10:00 a.m. Holy Trinity is located at 2083 Sunset Cliffs Blvd, San Diego 92107. This service marks the renewed ministry of the Episcopal Church in Ocean Beach. The Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes will preach and preside at the service. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this historic service of renewal, new life and celebration!


For more information, please contact the Rev. Canon Suzann Holding, 619-481-5452. X


School for


Congregational Leadership


You’ve just been elected to the vestry at your church and you don’t even know what a vestry is! Don’t worry! We’ve got you covered at our School for Congregational Leadership on Saturday, March 12 at 9:00 a.m. Bring your questions and connect with others in your position at churches throughout the diocese.


Topics covered include: vestry roles and responsibilities, money handling, accounting, budgeting, donor management, contracts, parochial reports, facilities, payroll, taxes, insurance, and more!


Stay tuned for location and registration.


“I found this training to be valuable because it helped me learn about solutions and ideas from Episcopal churches similar to mine right in our diocese.” -- Christie Tugend, Christ Church, Coronado


ll congregations of the diocese are invited to attend the Annual Advent


Baby Shower. Join the Episcopal Church Women, Episcopal Community Services and the Episcopal Refugee Network in showering Christ’s little ones with gifts, such as clothing, blankets, diapers, pacifiers, baby wash, etc., for those families struggling to provide for their children’s needs. Thank you for your generous giving in the past.


“Every year this event blesses me more than I expect,” said Lyn Johnson, who is on the organizing committee. “I see


many families filled with joy by the bounty from our congregations. It’s a wonderful event to lift our spirits during Advent, and it really shows how the diocese works together for the good of those in need.”


This year’s shower will be held at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, December 18 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. St. Dunstan’s is located at 6556 Park Ridge Blvd., San Diego, 92120. If you have any questions, please contact Lyn Johnson: lynj463@yahoo.com, 760-751- 1927. X


St. Paul’s Senior Homes & Services Serving San Diego Seniors for More Than 50 Years!


Come tour the new, secure Memory Care Program for seniors with Alzheimer’s and dementia located within our assisted living community St. Paul’s Villa.


(619) 239-6900 www.stpaulseniors.org WINTER CALENDAR


December 14 -- Advent Quiet Day led by the Rev. Canon Suzann Holding. Good Shepherd, Bonita. 9a. All welcome! Contact Canon Holding: sholding@edsd.org. 619-481-5452. 18 -- Ordinations. St. Paul’s Cathedral. 2p. 18 -- Advent Baby Shower to benefit Episcopal Refugee Network. St. Dunstan’s, San Diego. 9a-11:30a. Contact Lyn Johnson: 760-751-1927. 21 -- Episcopal Night at The Nutcracker. San Diego Civic Theater. 7p. For tickets, call Diane Grosman: 858-560-6741. Prices are $45, $38 and $30. 24 -- Christmas Eve. Bishop to celebrate at St. Paul’s Cathedral. 10p. Office closed. 25 -- Christmas Day. Bishop to preach at St. Paul’s Cathedral. 10a. 27-28 -- Office of the Bishop closed for Christmas. 31 -- Office of the Bishop closed for New Year’s.


January 9 -- New Start Service at Holy Trinity, Ocean Beach. 10a. All welcome! 17 -- Office of the Bishop closed for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. 19 -- A Fresh Start for Fresh Start (networking group for new clergy), St. Paul’s Cathedral. 9a-3p. Contact Canon Holding: sholding@edsd.org. 619-481-5452. 22 -- Safeguarding God’s People. Sts. Peter & Paul, El Centro. 8a-4p. Contact Isabel Lynne: lynnei@edsd.org. 619-481-5455.


22 -- Strategic Planning Committee. All Souls’, Point Loma. 8:30a-4p.


February 1 -- Parochial Reports Due. 1 -- March Messenger Deadline. Contact Hannah Wilder: 619-481-5456. 5 -- New Ministry Celebration. St. Anthony’s, Desert Hot Springs. 5p. 11-12 -- Diocesan Convention. First United Methodist Church, 2111 Camino del Rio South, Mission Valley. 19 -- Safeguarding God’s People. St. Margaret’s, Palm Desert. 8a-4p. Contact Isabel Lynne: lynnei@edsd.org. 619-481-5455. 19 -- 2011 Cursillo Ecumenical Grand Ultreya. Mission San Diego De Alcala. 11:30a. 20 -- New Ministry Celebration. Good Shepherd, Hemet. 4p. 21 -- Office of the Bishop closed for President’s Day.


Plan Ahead! March 4-5: Diocesan Governance Retreat. Camp Stevens, Julian. March 12: School for Congregational Leadership. Safeguarding God’s People in Carlsbad. April 9: Ordinations. St. Paul’s Cathedral. 10a.


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