Community Updates (4/26/23)
"SAVE THE DATE" Saturday April 29th from 2:00 to 5:00 pm.
On Sat. April 29th we will have a Joint congregational fellowship event. We will be gathering in the afternoon in Fellowship Hall to share some time with each other and also have more information about "Church of the Future." Kate Colligan from HR&A Associates will be presenting information about our feasibility study results.
There is a sign up sheet on the Fellowship Hall bulletin board. Look for an eblast later in the week.
ECA has a new Music Director/Organist!
With great joy, the Search Committee, on behalf of the Vestry and Wardens, delightfully announces that Dr. Matthew Wood will become Music Director of ECA beginning mid-June.
The Search Committee was very impressed with Matt’s interview and his audition garnered universal praise from participating choir members and church musicians as well as from church leaders who observed. The Search Committee enthusiastically recommended to the Vestry and Wardens to hire him and he was unanimously approved. He will report to the rector/priest-in-charge once one is selected.
An accomplished musician and choral leader, Matt comes to us with excellent credentials and relevant experience with two Ph.D.’s (in Musicology and Piano Performance) and over ten years of experience as an Episcopal Church Music Director and Organist. He currently serves as Organist at the University United Methodist Church in Baton Rogue, Louisiana. He is eager to move to the Bay Area having grown up in Truckee.
Matt described his recent weekend at ECA auditioning on Saturday and attending church service on Sunday morning as “an amazing, hospitable, soul-healing experience.” Upon receiving the news of his selection, he said, “I'm delighted to be invited into the family at ECA” adding “it seems like God is throwing open all the doors to come out there, and I’m thankful for ECA providing the initial step in this transition.”
We can’t wait for Matt to join us. We are delighted to welcome him and look forward to making joyful music with his leadership.
Hearts and Minds Activity Center is having their 6th Annual Gala fundraising event on Saturday May 13th from 5:00 to 8:00pm. It will be a Live Auction, raffle and dinner. Tickets are $125 per person. Contact Susanne Moore if you are interested in being part of a table from ECA or register at HMAC2023.givesmart.com
408 279-7515 for more information.
Anyone interested in becoming a Lay Eucharistic Visitor/Minister? There will be a training Sat May 20th, 2023 at St. Jude's in Cupertino. We will need to confirm exact timing for the day. Contact Ellen or Marianne if interested.
VBS – Kids’ Camp-Adventuring in the Arts
WE NEEED YOUR HELP!
We have lost our momentum with our Kids’ Camps in our neighborhood. Would you believe that our camper families now have college graduates and their youngest ones are getting their driver’s licenses? So, we need to rebuild again. How could you help?
Do you have families you know with children aged 6 to 10 years? Do you have families living on your streets with children aged for our camp? Could you share our camp flyer with those families?
If you are working at church when someone drops by with a registration form and our office isn’t open, could you accept their form. If you have a key to the church, please put the form in my mailbox or Ruthanne’s. If not, put it in our locked mailbox outside.
Families may be hesitant to sign up since they don’t see lots of activities on our church site and haven’t for some time. Here’s a chance for us to begin rebuilding. Could you help? It would be greatly appreciated.
New ‘Susie’s Book Nook’ YouTube Episode Live!
This week's book reviewed by Susie on YouTube is: Just Help! How to Build a Better World, by Sonia Sotomayor and illustrated by Angela Dominguez.
If you know of any parents looking for some great books to introduce to their children and/or teens around the subjects of Creation Care and Social Justice, please send them this link and let them know about Susie’s Book Nook on our YouTube channel. She provides many great book recommendations!
https://youtu.be/n2uuiODcTtE
Prayer Vine Kathleen Eagan in the new director of the Prayer Vine. If you have any prayer requests, please leave a message for her through our Contact Us portal.