Story submitted by the Rev. Canon Debbie Low-Skinner (Ret.), Chair of DioCal’s Asian/Pacific Islander Commission
Photos from the Facebook feed of the Rev. Bruce Woodcock, Asia Pacific Partnership Officer at The Episcopal Church
The Rev. Merry Chan Ong, president of the Episcopal Asiamerica Ministries (EAM) Council, attended the EAM South Asian Convocation in St. Louis from Sept. 9-11. The South Asian Convocation includes Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, and Bangladeshi Episcopalians.
The photo above shows attendees with the Rt. Rev. Dr. Deon K. Johnson, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri. The Rev. Merry, rector of Our Saviour, Oakland, and priest in charge of True Sunshine, San Francisco, is in the second row, fourth from the end on the right.
The EAM Japanese Convocation was held July 6-10 at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu. Christ Church Sei Ko Kai, San Francisco, is a member. Dr. Gayle Kawahara, a Sei Ko Kai member, is the EAM Council’s secretary.
The EAM Chinese Convocation was held Sept. 12-14 in New York City. True Sunshine, San Francisco, and Our Saviour, Oakland, are members of the Chinese Convocation.
The EAM Filipino Convocation was scheduled for Sept. 27-30 at St. Luke’s in Las Vegas but is being rescheduled for November. Holy Child & St. Martin’s Church, Daly City, is a member of the Filipino Convocation.
There is no Pacific Islander Convocation scheduled this year. The Sa Paula Tonga congregation at St. Paul’s, Burlingame, is a member of the Pacific Islander Convocation.
View the full 2024 Episcopal Asianamerican calendar.
