Community updates (8/24/22)
Bishop Lucinda’s official annual Episcopal Visitation with Confirmation is THIS SUNDAY. Bishop Lucinda will be Confirming: Cecily Martino, Bettie Peterson, and David Peterson. Please make every effort to attend this important event! She will join us at coffee hour and then a potluck luncheon and parish meeting on the search for a new Rector. There will only be one service that day so we may all gather around our Bishop. Hope to see you there!
Wednesday Night Discussion Class returns on Zoom as a book study on September 28th and will run for 6 weeks. Our book for this discussion is “The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, et al. This is available on Amazon – be sure to use Smile Amazon and give the credit to ECA – as book, Kindle, or audio book.
“No dark fate determines the future. We do. Each day and each moment, we are able to create and re-create our lives and the very quality of human life on our planet. This is the power we wield. Lasting happiness cannot be found in pursuit of any goal or achievement. It does not reside in fortune or fame. It resides only in the human mind and heart, and it is here that we hope you will find it… Every day is a new opportunity to begin again. Every day is your birthday. May this book be a blessing for all sentient beings, and for all of God’s children—including you.”
This lovely and inspiring book will lift your heart and soul. We will watch two great spiritual leaders of our time: one Anglican and one Buddhist, spend time together teaching and showing us what joy is and how it is cultivated, and we will be touched by their stories, deep friendship, good humor, and humble humanity. Open to all.
An invitation from St. Stephen's in-the-Field Episcopal Church:
We would love to invite you to our October 9th Harvest Festival Dinner, 5-8:30pm. We'll have BBQ, fruits and preserves from our community garden, live music, a silent auction and a pie auction.
Tickets are $5/child and $25/adult and can be purchased on our website or at the door. St Stephen's in-the-Field is located at 7269 Santa Teresa Blvd, San José, CA 9513.
Please direct any questions about the harvest dinner or community garden to St Stephen's Junior Warden, Jessica Dickinson Goodman
SAVE THE DATE
Please save the DATES for the next TWO Parish Meetings with the Bishop
Please mark you calendars for the 2nd Parish Meeting with the Bishop. This parish meeting will include an interactive process to capture ECAs "history". We will look forward to having each and every one of you participate in this fun event!
Event: Transition Parish Meeting #2 and Lunch Potluck
Date: Sunday August 28th
Time: Following the Bishop's Annual ECA Visit (12-2pm)
Then please save the date for the 3rd Parish Meeting with the Bishop. This Parish meeting will be reviewing roles and responsibilities of the ECA through the Transition
Event: Transition Parish Meeting #3 and Lunch Potluck
Date: Saturday October 1st
Time: Lunch Potluck (12-2pm)
Stay tuned for sign ups for both potluck lunches!
Your attendance at both of these Parish Meetings is critical to the success of the transition! We need your inputs and participation as we walk together in our new path for the future
Any questions, please contact Sharon Hall through the Contact Us portal.
In Christ's name,
Your Transition Team