Community updates (9/22/22)
This Sunday there will be a BBQ after the 10:30 service. This is a FREE event. If you haven’t signed-up, please leave a message for David Byers through our CONTACT US portal. We need to make sure we have enough food for everyone in attendance. Please attend the 10:30 a.m. service and join us for this friendly and last of the season BBQ! According to the weather service, it should be a beautiful day.
-BBQ Crew
NEXT WEEK: 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.
Topic: Wednesday Night Discussion Group Zoom Meeting - permanent link (see Wednesday Message for link)
Contact Us if you have any questions.
THERE WILL BE NO MEDITATION GROUP September 14, 21, 28 and October 5 and 12. Mediation Group will resume on Oct 19
Here is a direct link to our weekly “An Episcopal Sermon” podcast.
Each weekly podcast episode is a live recording of the Gospel reading followed by the sermon based on that reading from our Sunday services. A new episode is posted on our website every Monday. This podcast provides thought provoking messages that can be listened to anywhere at anytime.
Enjoy!
https://www.churchinalmaden.org/news/sept18-2022-an-episcopal-sermon
Thanks be to God, AAi volunteers have distributed over half a million pounds of food to hungry neighbors in need!
Help us feed more hungry neighbors suffering economic hardship by collaborating in compassion with Jews, Christians, and Muslims by packing farm boxes full of fresh fruit and vegetables:
Date: Thur. Sept. 29
Time: 8:15 AM–11:00 AM
Location: Farm Box Warehouse
20 S. Barack Obama Blvd., San Jose
The deacons of Santa Clara Valley Deanery have put together a training for Lay Eucharistic Ministers (those who serve at the altar) and Lay Eucharistic Visitors (those who take communion to others); if you want to be trained and licensed in these ministries, please speak to me. The training will be offered on Saturday, October 1st, 9am to 3pm, at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church in Cupertino (20920 McClellen Road). There is a registration form to fill out.
-Shelley
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
Please save the DATES for the next TWO Parish Transition Meetings with the Bishop
Please save the date for the 3rd Parish Meeting with the Bishop. This Parish meeting will be reviewing roles and responsibilities of ECA through the Transition
Event: Transition Parish Meeting #3 and Lunch Potluck
Date: Saturday October 1st
Time: Lunch Potluck (12-2pm)
4th Parish Meeting with the BIshop. This Parish meeting will focus on a discussion on "Who We Are" as part of the Transition Process.
Event: Transition Parish Meeting #4 and Lunch Potluck
Date: Saturday November 19th
Time: Lunch Potluck (12-2pm)
Watch for sign ups for both potluck lunches on the ECA bulletin board!
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 our Contact Us Portal