Oct 22, 2025 | #BishopSearchPressReleases, #BishopStatements
Amados en Cristo,
Mientras absorbemos la noticia de que los agentes federales han llegado al Área de la Bahía para llevar a cabo una acción de inmigración, quiero hablar directamente con ustedes de nuestra comunidad. Cuando el miedo se mueve por nuestras calles, la Iglesia debería moverse con algo más fuerte. Estamos con los vulnerables no porque sea popular, sino porque es el camino de Jesús, y porque cuando una parte de nuestro cuerpo sufre, todos sufren con ella (1 Corintios 12:26).
Si aparecen agentes del gobierno federal en nuestros vecindarios, los recibiremos con presencia de oración, no de pánico. Nuestras congregaciones están llamadas a ser lugares de refugio, no de retiro, donde nadie se pregunte si están a salvo o a salvo. Verifiquen a sus vecinos. Mantengan tus puertas abiertas. Que el amor sea más fuerte que el miedo.
Si ustedes se enteran de la actividad de aplicación de la ley de inmigración, les animo a que primero se comuniquen con las líneas directas de respuesta rápida que se enumeran a continuación. Luego pueden comunicarse con el reverendo canónigo Eric Metoyer al 415-869-7810 o [email protected], para que podamos responder rápidamente y en solidaridad como el Cuerpo de Cristo.
Al mismo tiempo, les pedimos a todos de nuestra comunidad que se reflexionen sobre la información que publican en línea y comparten con otros sobre posibles acciones de la aplicación de la ley de inmigración. La información inexacta puede causar pánico indebido entre quienes más necesitan apoyo durante este momento ya difícil.
Pase lo que pase en los próximos días, responderemos juntos como un solo cuerpo, con calma, fidelidad y sin vacilación. Permaneceremos arraigados en Cristo, cuyo amor no puede ser sacudido, y de ese arraigo damos fruto para el mundo entero. Que el coraje surja de nuestras raíces fuertes y compartidas. Y, como el Buen Samaritano, que nuestro testimonio compartido sea de acompañamiento y misericordia que muestre al mundo lo que significa amar a nuestro prójimo como a nosotros mismos.
En Cristo, +Austin
Asociación Legal y Educativa de Inmigración del Condado de Alameda (ACILEP)
- Número de teléfono: (510) 241-4011
- Horario de atención: L-V 6 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Sitio web:www.acilep.org/
Red de Respuesta Rápida de Marin
Red de Respuesta Rápida de West Marin
- Línea directa: 415-755-3622
Stand Together Contra Costa
Red de Respuesta Rápida de San Francisco
Red de Respuesta Rápida del Condado de San Mateo
- Línea directa: 203-666-4472
Red de Respuesta Rápida del Condado de Santa Clara
Beloved in Christ,
As we absorb the news that federal agents have arrived in the Bay Area to carry out a major immigration action, I want to speak directly to our community. When fear moves through our streets, the Church must move with something stronger. We stand with the vulnerable not because it is popular, but because it is the way of Jesus, and because when one part of our body suffers, all suffer with it (1 Corinthians 12:26)
If agents of the state appear in our neighborhoods, we will meet them with prayerful presence, not panic. Our congregations are called to be places of refuge, not retreat, where no one wonders whether they are safe or seen. Check on your neighbors. Keep your doors open. Let love be louder than fear.
If you become aware of immigration enforcement activity, I encourage you first to contact the Rapid Response hotlines listed below. You may then contact Rev. Canon Eric Metoyer at 415-869-7810 or [email protected], so that we may respond swiftly and in solidarity as the Body of Christ.
At the same time, we ask our community to be thoughtful about the information they post online and share with others about potential immigration enforcement actions. Inaccurate information may cause undue panic among those who most need support during this already difficult time.
Whatever happens in the coming days, we will respond together as one body, calmly, faithfully, and without hesitation. We will remain rooted in Christ, whose love cannot be shaken, and from that rootedness we bear fruit for the whole world. May courage arise from our strong and shared roots. And, like the Good Samaritan, may our shared witness be one of accompaniment and mercy that shows the wider world what it means to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Yours in Christ, +Austin
Alameda County Immigration Legal and Education Partnership (ACILEP)
- Phone Number: (510) 241-4011
- Operating Hours: M-F 6 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Website: www.acilep.org/
Marin Rapid Response Network
West Marin Rapid Response Network
Stand Together Contra Costa
San Francisco Rapid Response Network
San Mateo County Rapid Response Network
Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network
Mar 13, 2024 | #BishopSearchPressReleases
Bakers of the Diocese of California are welcome to donate cookies to share at the reception following the ordination of Austin Keith Rios as the IX Bishop of California on Saturday, May 4, 2024.
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Jan 29, 2024 | #BishopSearchPressReleases, #PressRelease
Invitation
The Rev. Austin Keith Rios will be ordained and consecrated Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of California at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 4 at Grace Cathedral.
Please share this invitation (English, Spanish) with anyone who may want to attend in-person or via livestream.
Registration
Registration to attend the Ordination & Consecration of Bishop-elect Austin Keith Rios on May 4 is now open!
Please note that registration is required for each individual attendee, including children. There is no provision to register a party of more than one person. Additionally, you must register each individual under their own nameand cannot reserve more than one seat under the same name.
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DioCal Clergy, you should have received a separate invitation from [email protected].
Everyone, all registration questions should be directed to [email protected].
Donated Desserts Welcome!
Cookie bakers of the Diocese of California are welcome to donate desserts to share at the reception following the ordination of Austin Keith Rios as the IX Bishop of California on Saturday, May 4, 2024.
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Nov 13, 2023 | #BishopSearchPressReleases, #PressRelease
Standing Committee 2023-2024
The Rev. Dr. Mauricio Wilson
President, Class of 2024
Sean McConnell
Vice-President, Class of 2025
The Rev. Jane Stratford
Secretary, Class of 2026
Robyn Amos
Lay Order, Class of 2024
The Ven. Carolyn Bolton
Clergy Order, Class of 2025
Warren Wong
Lay Order, Class of 2026
Gretchen Lintner
Lay Order, Class of 2027
The Rev. Audrey Miskelley
Clergy Order, Class of 2027
November 13, 2023
To our siblings in Christ in the Diocese of California:
We would like to thank everyone who came to the Meet & Greets to hear from the slate of nominees for the ninth Bishop of California. Hearing directly from the nominees is essential in discerning who will be our next bishop. Doing so prayerfully, in a posture of openness to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, draws on the best traditions of what our Presiding Bishop calls “the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement.”
In this spiritual process that is grounded in our relationship with Christ, we are accountable to God and to one another. We all want a fair election characterized by trust and integrity, so we ask every clergy and lay delegate to continue to pray, listen, and learn. In the context of your congregation, pray with one another, listen to one another, and engage with all of the materials submitted by the nominees and found at diocalbishopsearch.org.
It is the Standing Committee’s ministry to help shepherd the diocese through this process and ensure its integrity. We are aware that surveys and other tools have been developed to assist in this discernment. While we understand the desire to create tools for the community’s use, the Standing Committee has not approved any of these, nor were we notified in advance of their inclusion in this discernment process. Though there is no canonical prohibition for the use of such instruments of information gathering, we do caution that if they are to be used, it is done in such a way that maintains the sense of equity and Spirit-led discernment. In particular, there should be no sense of bias toward any of our nominees or exclusion of any constituency of our faith communities.
We, the members of the Standing Committee, invite you to rely on the tools of local, spiritual discernment, namely prayer and conversation. Know that we are praying for you as we continue to pray that God will guide us through the power of the Holy Spirit to elect the ninth bishop of California.
In the name of the one who redeems us all.
The Standing Committee of the Diocese of California
Oct 18, 2023 | #BishopSearchPressReleases, #PressRelease
The Bishop Search & Transition process in the Diocese of California has reached another milestone with the conclusion of the nomination by petition period. According to the Standing Committee, no petitions were received. As a result, the three nominees included in the preliminary slate advanced to the final slate. These are the Rev. Canon Augusta Anne Anderson; the Rev. Phil Brochard; and the Rev. Austin Keith Rios.
With this step, the Bishop Search and Transition website now makes available a summary of experience, as well as materials the nominees submitted with their original application including their resumes and their responses to essay questions. This is in addition to the slate information on the Bishop Search & Transition website.
This information invites a time of discernment about the nominees and about the call for the 9th Bishop of the Diocese of California. The Standing Committee and the co-chairs of the Bishop Search & Transition Committee request prayer and mutual listening during this important and reflective season. Prayers are especially requested for Bishop Marc Handley Andrus and Dr. Sheila Andrus as they walk with the diocese through a time of personal and common transition.
Sep 29, 2023 | #BishopSearchPressReleases, #News&Events
As the Bishop Search & Transition process continues, the nomination by petition period is underway. In this ten-day petition period, anyone who meets the canonical requirements may petition to be added to the slate for the Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of California, in accordance with the rules and materials posted on the Bishop Search and Transition website. The petition period concludes on Monday, October 2, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.
As set forth in the petition process, lay delegates who endorse a petition candidate must be voting delegates to the Special Electing Convention to be held on December 2.
The final slate, as approved by the Standing Committee, will be announced on October 27, 2023.
