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THE SAN JOAQUIN
April 22, 2008
Clergy Spouses w/Sylvia: 1:15 to 2:15 in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents
Festal Eucharist and Reception Open To All (Seat reservations strongly encouraged) GRAND PROCESSION OF PRIESTS AND DEACONS: All clergy are encouraged to bring albs and white stoles to process in the Festal Eucharist with the Archbishop at 7:PM, (vesting in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents). Those who vest do not need tickets, but we must know how many seats to reserve for clergy. Seating within the Cathedral will be very limited. Please confirm your presence with June at the Bishop’s Office ASAP. SYLVIA VENABLES TO MEET WITH CLERGY SPOUSES:in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents between 1:15 and 2:15. While this meeting might be geared primarily for wives, husbands of our deacons are most welcome. Their ordained mates may wait in Zoe Eden Hall during this time. To: Clergy, Parish Administrators and Treasurers: Please be advised that a letter with the bishop's seal has been mailed to parishes and missions, which was NOT mailed from Bishop Schofield or Debbie Matley. Please DO NOT confuse it with correspondence from Bp Schofield's office and DO NOT follow the instructions in that letter. It was mailed (4-14-08) from the office of TEC in Stockton and directs the recipient to forward parochial reports and assessments to TEC. It also provides information about insurance. The directions and information in that letter do not apply to Anglican parishes and missions. If you have questions about the letter, your insurance and assessments, please call Debbie at 1-800-498-4159. If you have questions about parochial reports, please call Chris at 1-800-498-4159. By the way, a significant number of Episcopal bishops have challenged the legality of Bp Schofield's deposition by the Episcopal House of Bishops (HOB), due to canonical irregularities and they would not accept his letter of resignation. This means that the establishment of an alternate Episcopal office within the Diocese of San Joaquin at this time is illegal. More information on this is available on our diocesan blog site: http://sanjoaquinsoundings.blogspot.com/ Thank you for your faithfulness. Yours in Christ, Fr Van McCalister. THE DIOCESAN ALTAR GUILD ANNUAL CONFERENCE: The Diocesan Altar Guild (DAG) invites you to St John’s, Porterville on April 25 and 26 for their annual Conference Workshop. This workshop is open to everyone, not just Altar Guild Workers. Catered Dinner at 6:30 p.m. with Conference Registration starting at 6:00 p.m. Friday evening. Friday night will be dinner and a Q&A period. Bishop Schofield will be one of the panel members. These questions should be Altar/Service related questions. Saturday 8:00 a.m. for Continental Breakfast; 9:00 hands on workshop titled “It’s a Mugging” Krista Lake of Krista Kreations will teach us ways to be creative in floral arranging. Bring your favorite coffee mug and a pair of flower clippers. Eucharist with Father Cox and lunch. There will be a short business meeting before we carpool to Sutton Iris Gardens. The Museum is located at 257 North “D” Street, close to St. John’s Church. The cost: Friday Night Dinner and Programs: $15.00; Saturday Meals and Programs: $15.00 If you attend both: $25.00. Ask your Altar Guild for a registration form. ORDINATION OF DEACON: THE REV. THOMAS HUNT: St. Peter’s Anglican Mission in Kernville will be filled this Sunday, April 27 as Tom Hunt will be ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons at the morning service. Clergy, white stoles. May Our Lord richly bless his ministry alongside Fr. Bob Woods in Kernville, and within the Sierra Deanery, and the Diocese of San Joaquin. THE REV. BRUCE TAYLOR TO BE VICAR AT CHRIST CHURCH, LEMOORE: Fr. Bruce and Nancy have been worshipping at Christ Church for some time and the formalization of that relationship by the Bishop is a welcome and natural outcome of their ministry there. Fr. Bruce formerly ministered in the Virgin Islands and Texas. Welcome to the Taylor’s from the Diocese of San Joaquin and the Sequoia Deanery! FLUENCY FAST SPANISH SEMINAR @ ST. LUKE'S: Is excited to host the - April 30 thru May 3. Fluency Fast is a professionally taught seminar designed to jump start and enhance your ability to speak and understand Spanish. Our instructor Blaine Ray has developed language learning techniques based on story telling and syntax, rather than memorization of vocabulary. On the whole the seminar is dynamic, effective and fun! Please join us, or come back again for more - returning students receive a discounted price. Evening sessions only- space available -. Register online at Fluencyfast.com. Contact Fr. Jack Estes, St. Luke's, Bakersfield 661-871-8551 2nd ANNUAL WOMEN OF PRAYER PENTECOST RETREAT: “St. Anna’s Prayers: The Foundation of the Lord’s House,” A One-Day Women’s Retreat offered by St. Mary’s. Manteca. Saturday, May 10th, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., $10 at the door, Lunch Provided. Any woman interested in learning more about the power of intercessory prayer and sharing in worship and fellowship is invited to attend. Throughout the day we will share praise and worship as well as fellowship with one another. We will conclude the afternoon with intercessory prayer for all participants. Speakers: Dcn Erin Giles will speak on St. Anna the Prophetess (Lk. 2:36-37) as an example of a woman’s role in building up the Kingdom of God. Deacon Erin is the Deacon and Presbytera (priest’s wife) at St. Mary’s in Manteca. She is particularly interested in the role of women as intercessors for the birthing of new Christians and the well-being of the Church, the Body of Christ. Ms. Kay Maxwell, Missionary to Prayer at the Let Freedom Ring Prayer Center located at the First Assembly of God Church in Manteca will share how the Lord led her to a full-time ministry of calling people to pray and running the Prayer Center. Janice Pipkin Dillman, Director of Prayer Ministries at First Assembly of God Church in Manteca will teach on our nature as Body/Soul/Spirit and the necessity of learning to bypass Body and Soul in order to be able to hear the Spirit. She will also present the 6 steps of praying in a group. Please call 209 823 5208 to RSVP by Thursday, May 7th. For questions or other information, please contact Deacon Erin Giles at 209 390 4352 or erinlcgiles@hotmail.com 100th ANNIVERSARY OF GOOD SHEPHERD, REEDLEY: Preparations are almost complete for the Centennial Celebration of Good Shepherd on Sunday, May 18th, with Bishop Schofield present to honor this grand achievement. 100th Anniversary Worship is at 10 AM, and the and Catered Celebration Lunch begins at noon. Guests who wish to attend the catered luncheon must register their attendance and provide advance payment ($10/adult and $5/child under 12). Make your check payable to Good Shepherd with the notation 'luncheon'. Our Bishop will be present with a special message! FR. WOLF KRISMANITS WRITES: :I really enjoyed the little paragraph in the Flyer with the picture of the wolf that looked exhausted. I was, indeed, exhausted after my swim on Saturday, and, no, I did not drown. I swam the 104 laps, and although it was a beautiful day, the water was as warm as bath water, which made my 45 minute swim rather difficult (I could have used some of that ice which is underneath that wolf in the picture!). Yet, I had 13 of my people there to cheer me on! In the final analysis the swim raised over $4,700. Thanks to those of you who pledged! And also those of you who prayed. Please send your check to St. James Anglican Church, P.O. Box 1145, Sonora, CA 95370. Make it out to St. James Anglican Church, and earmark it in the memo, "fr. wolf's swim". If you didn't pledge, but still want to give, hey, I'm not going to stop you! Thanks again to all of you. It was a great way to raise some funds, but I hope nobody asks me to do it again! Praise be to God! APB FOR USED PULPIT: Church of the Ascension, Copperopolis, has moved into new space! They are seeking a “nearly new” pulpit and lector’s stand. If you have something around your church that could be donated or sold, please contact Fr. Jim Stout, Home: (209) 785 – 7099; CELL (209) 768 – 0540; E-Mail: ascension@caltel.com 2009 PILGRIMAGE TO ISRAEL APRIL 29-MAY 8: Plans are forming for a 400 person inter-denominational tour of the Holy Land next year at this time. If our clergy would like to know more, there is a meeting of priests and pastors (with free lunch) at a restaurant in Fresno at noon on May 15th, with our Bishop, Esti Barak of the Middle East Connection (our tour coordinator), and other leaders of this event. The basic plan is a 10 day trip to Israel @ $2,500 pp. with bus to LAX, flight, hotels, 2 meals daily, private tour buses with guides, and more. Clergy who gather sufficient travelers may go free!!! Please contact Fr. Bill for more information. bgandenberger@sjoaquin.net VIRUS WARNING VERIFIED BY SNOPES.COM: Announced on CNN and elsewhere, this one has been classified by Microsoft as a most destructive virus. This virus was discovered by McAfee just the other day. See http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp Be alert during the next few days.. Do not open any message with an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD,' regardless of who sent it to you. It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, which 'burns' the whole hard disc C of your computer. This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address in his/her contact list. If you receive a mail called' POSTCARD,' even though sent to you by a friend, do not open it! You might be wise to reboot your computer immediately. MISSIONARY PRAYERS REQUESTED: Prayer Request from Bob Blake, seeking your prayers for his upcoming trip to Thailand and Laos. The purpose of the trip is to minister to Hmong people who have suffered poverty and oppression since the Vietnam War. Please pray for the Lord to pour out His Spirit for healing, restoration, and salvation in South East Asia. Call 559-264-4369 with any questions. Prayer for Fr. Martin and Rose Bunsy and the Lao Mission and Fr. Jim & Philista Short. Bob Stumbles, Chancellor of The Anglican Diocese of Harare, writes: “A desperate cry from the hearts of Zimbabwe screams across the world. It calls upon all Christians of every denomination in every nation to focus their prayers, in churches, halls, homes or elsewhere, on Sunday 27th April, 2008 on the critical situation in Zimbabwe, a nation in dire distress and teetering on the brink of human disaster. Please pass on this message right now to all the churches and Christian organisations known to you and to the media as well as to everyone anxious to rescue Zimbabwe from violence, the concealing and juggling of election results, deceit, oppression and corruption, and to bring about righteousness, joy, peace, compassion, honesty, justice, democracy and freedom from fear and want. May a continual strong stream of prayer and supplication flow up to the Lord on behalf of all the people on this Day of Prayer, exhorting His divine intervention throughout the nation.” "It is by making the truth publicly known that we recommend ourselves to the honest judgment of mankind in the sight of God." (2 Corinthians 4:2) PRAYER REQUESTS/ANSWERS: Great Thanksgivings for the miraculous results from a PET Scan performed on Ann Croft last week. (Positron emission tomography, also called PET imaging or a PET scan, is a type of nuclear medicine imaging.) Despite having two spots originally in lungs and breast and a dire prognosis from her initial doctor she is cancer-free now! We can only agree with Fr. Carter who said, “We serve a mighty God!” Amen! Thanksgivings for the most successful knee surgery performed on The Rev. Dr. Dale Cox in Porterville last week, who is walking around without a cane and has done so since the operation last week! Prayers for Sylvia and ++Greg Venables, as they prepare for their trip here; in Canada, Southern California and Fort Worth, TX. Continued prayers for Fr. Tom Upton, for full recovery from his fall, surgery, and vision. Thanksgiving for the continued health of our Bishop. Pray for stamina for him and for his assistant, both of whom are under heavy work schedules. Bishop Ackerman of Quincy; Bishop Godfrey of Peru. Prayers for healing for Pat Corrigan, Shirley Eastman, wife of Fr. Bill Eastman; for, Dcn. Millie Cooke, for Fr. Jim Thompson. Prayers for Israel, and the entire Middle East. Thanksgiving for the Province of the Southern Cone, our Archbishop and House of Bishops from Argentina, Northern Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Paraguay & Uruguay. Prayers for the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Archbishops and Primates of the World Wide Anglican Communion, for preparations for GAFCON and Lambeth; for TEC and Presiding Bishop Schori, and David Booth Beers; the Anglican Church of Canada, Bishop Robert Duncan, Moderator of the Anglican Communion Network. For our country, our President, the federal, state & local governments, and our troops - especially those in harms way. Prayers for Seaman Cody Miller (of St. James’ Cathedral) and his team who have just arrived in Iraq as part of the Navy Riverines patrolling the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers to interdict bombs and other weapons of the enemy. He asks for prayers for Lt. Daniel Lt. Daniel Harkins, MT; Ryan Haramillo, TX; Anson Rice, TX; Travis Venable, OH; Roman Carreon, TX and Samuel Duodu, VA. INFORMATION FROM PRIOR FLYERS ANGLICAN MEN’S WEEKEND WITH ++OROMBI; +GUERNSEY; +ANDERSON; +CAVALCANTI: May 16-18, 2008. St. James Anglican Church, Newport Beach, invites all men of the Diocese of San Joaquin to join their Men’s Weekend, Friday evening through Sunday noon. Registration begins at 4:30 pm. Program kicks off at 6:30 pm, ■ Where: Forest Home Christian Conference Center - Forest Falls, CA 92339 www.foresthome.org. How much: $175 before April 15th; $185 thereafter. Our Speakers: The Most Rev. Henry Luke Orombi, S/B Archbishop, The Anglican Province of Uganda; The Rt. Rev. John A.M. Guernsey Bishop for Congregations in America, The Anglican Province of Uganda; The Rt. Rev. David C. Anderson, Bishop, Convocation of Anglicans in North America; The Rt. Rev. Robinson Cavalcanti, Bishop, Diocese of Recife. A number of us have attended the past few years and this is an outstanding event. See the Brochure information posted under Clergy Info and Parish Notices, and our website. NEW DIOCESAN WEBSITE INFORMATION: TWO NEW SITES ARE OPERATIONAL: www.dioceseofsanjoaquin.com and www.dioceseofsanjoaquin.net which will coordinate with our primary site at www.sjoaquin.net. Additional sites are being coordinated so that no one may redirect our website communication in the future. NEW DIOCESAN BLOG: Please check out our new web log, Soundings, created by Fr. Van and named by our Bishop! http://www.sanjoaquinsoundings.blogspot.com/ UPDATE YOUR PARISH/MINISTRY INFORMATION ON OUR DIOCESAN WEBSITE: Please check your church listing on the “Churches” page and contact Daniel Marker at (559) 244-4828, or daniel[at]sjoaquin[dot]net to make corrections and add any church website links. |
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WEEK: ARCHBISHOP GREG & SYLVIA VENABLES, along with BP BILL ATWOOD,
TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH