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Congratulations from Abp Venables

June 18th, 2009

To The Bishop and Clergy of The Diocese of San Joaquin
Iglesia Anglicana del Cono Sur de America

Dear Brothers,

Greetings in the wonderful name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am writing to you on the eve of the launch of the new Anglican Church in North America. You are to be congratulated for your faithfulness in the Gospel and in your cooperation with the organization of the new Province. It is likely that it will take some time before the institutional structures catch up to the realities of the present day situation in the Communion. Until that time, you can be sure of your dual status with us in the Southern Cone. This is true not only for Bishop John-David, but also all of the priests and deacons who received licenses under my authority when your diocese came to us.

You may have heard negative things about your ministries and orders from some quarters, but I can assure you of your good standing and favour with me and this Province under me as Primate.

Last year, even Archbishop Rowan Williams himself assured me of Bishop John-David's status as a bishop of the Anglican Communion. Any other assertions are, in our view, completely unfounded. What is important is that people are brought to saving faith in Christ and to maturity in Him. We need your full energy to be devoted to that task. The harvest is indeed plentiful, and the workers few! Thank you for your faithfulness.

Yours sincerely,

+ G. J. Venables

The Most Rev. Gregory J. Venables
Presiding Bishop of the Southern Cone of South America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2009
Anglican Christians from the Central Valley to participate in historic event.

(Picture of Clergy taken at the Mass of Chrism on April 2, 2009)

Bishop John-David Schofield and eight delegates from the Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin will be attending the first assembly of the new Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), which meets June 22-25 at St Vincent’s Cathedral in Bedford, Texas.

Bishop Schofield observed, “The founding of this province opens remarkable opportunities for new forms of ministry, simplicity in structure and a return to the biblical emphasis of outreach by following the patterns and teaching given to us by Jesus.”

The Anglican Church in North America includes over 100,000 members from the United States and Canada. This number already exceeds the membership of 12 of the Anglican Communion’s 38 National Provinces. 232 Delegates representing 700 Anglican parishes from 23 dioceses and 5 dioceses in formation look forward to confirming Pittsburgh Bishop, Robert Duncan as the first Archbishop and Primate of ACNA.

ACNA’s governing documents provide a province in North America for orthodox Anglicans who have been alienated by the Anglican Church of Canada and the Episcopal Church in the U.S. These older bodies have deviated from the beliefs and Biblical teaching, commonly held by the majority of Christians and especially Anglicans throughout the world.

Three Christian leaders will be guest speakers at the four-day National Assembly. They are:

Pastor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life and pastor of Saddleback Church, will speak on June 23rd. Warren, a longtime friend of orthodox Anglicans, has been repeatedly recognized as a key spiritual leader in America. Saddleback Church, founded by Warren in 1980, is an innovative evangelical congregation of 22,000 in Lake Forest California.

His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, the Archbishop of Washington and New York and the Metropolitan of All America and Canada for the Orthodox Church in America [OCA], will speak on June 24. Originally an Episcopalian before joining the Orthodox Church in 1978, Metropolitan Jonah was elected primate of the OCA in November of 2008. Metropolitan Jonah’s writings on Eastern Orthodox spirituality have been published in numerous Orthodox Christian publications, including “Divine Ascent,” the journal of the Monastery of St. John.

The Rev. Dr. Todd Hunter is the Director of West Coast Church Planting (www.c4so.org) for The Anglican Mission in the Americas and author of Christianity Beyond Belief. Hunter will speak to delegates and guests on the morning of June 25th. Hunter is an adjunct professor of evangelism and postmodern ministry at George Fox University, Fuller Seminary, Western Seminary and Wheaton College. Earlier in his career he served as the Church Planting coach for Allelon Ministries and the National Director for the Association of Vineyard Churches.

New Prayer Meditation

The Bishop has given approval for a mediation entitled, "God as He Reveals Himself"

Please click here to view.

Clergy Retreat Speaker Michael Breen

The series of recordings here are from the Clergy Retreat conducted by The Rev. Michael Breen and held at ECCO in early January 2009. (To save the file to your computer right click and select "Save Link As"

Michael Breen - Clergy Retreat Part 1
Michael Breen - Clergy Retreat Part 2
Michael Breen - Clergy Retreat Part 3
Michael Breen - Clergy Retreat Part 4
Michael Breen - Clergy Retreat Part 5

Michael Breen is a principal of 3 Dimension Ministries, now based in Pawley’s Island, South Carolina. “3dm is the global home for an organic movement of biblical discipleship and missional church. We always try to reflect the three dimensions of Jesus' life - Upwards towards God the Father - Inwards towards the community of disciples - and Outwards towards a world in need of God's love. See www.3dministries.org for more information. Fr. Breen recently moved from Phoenix, AZ where he was Associate Pastor with the Community Church of Joy (12,000+ members) and co-wrote the Passionate Life and Passionate Church with Pastor Walt Kallestar, Sr. Pastor there. .Mike was the Senior Pastor of St. Thomas Church in Sheffield England: 2000+ in weekly worship services - 70% under the age of 35! He has written three other books.

The Rev. David Roseberry's messages were recorded and can be heard below
The Rev. David Roseberry Friday Afternoon Sermon
Bishop Schofield's Address Friday Afternoon
The Rev. David Roseberry Saturday Afternoon Sermon

David H. Roseberry is the founding rector and senior pastor of Christ Church in Plano, Texas. He arrived in Plano in 1985 with the vision of planting a new Episcopal church for the growing community. The new church was built on the principles of lay ministry, evangelistic preaching, and small group ministry. Now a member of the Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMiA), Christ Church welcomes approximately 2,000 visitors per weekend.

David is a graduate of the University of Arizona, and received his Master of Divinity degree from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in 1982. He has been an ordained priest since 1983. David and his wife, Fran, have six children (including two children-in-law) and four grandchildren.