Jun 1, 2023 | Bishop Statements, News & Events, Press & Bishop Statements, Press Release
At the 2008 Lambeth Conference, I was honored to lead the sponsorship of a new film, Prophetic Voices of Witness, Africa, which highlighted LGBTQIA+ Anglicans in Uganda and other African Anglican provinces. Our purpose in creating this beautiful, powerful film was not...
Apr 21, 2023 | Bishop Statements, News & Events, Press & Bishop Statements
Dear Friends in Christ, I’m writing to ask for your prayers of comfort and support for Our Saviour, Oakland, whose church home was badly damaged in a fire this morning. Rector Merry Chan Ong reports that the Oakland Fire Department called her around 3:25 a.m. to tell...
Apr 20, 2023 | Bishop Statements, News & Events, Press & Bishop Statements, Press Release
The following is message to the Diocese of California from the Rt Rev Marc Handley Andrus, PhD. The message is followed by quotes contributed by the leadership of the Union of Black Episcopalians – Vivian Traylor/Northern California Chapter, the Afro Anglican...
Mar 6, 2023 | Bishop Statements, News & Events, Press & Bishop Statements
Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints, where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting. Dear Beloved Community in the Diocese of California – The sad news of the death of former Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold came as a surprise...
Jan 24, 2023 | Bishop Statements, News & Events, Press & Bishop Statements
Statement from Sr. Warden of Holy Family, Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting in Half Moon Bay I’m sure all of you have heard the horrific news of the mass shooting here in Half Moon Bay. One of the locations was very close to the Church, maybe a quarter mile away. One of our...
Jan 23, 2023 | Bishop Statements, Press & Bishop Statements
We began our diocesan senior staff meeting this morning with a prayer for the victims of Saturday’s senseless mass shooting at a Chinese-owned ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park, California. With a heavy heart, I share that prayer here: O God of mercy and grace,...