Press Releases & Bishop Statements
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Diocese of California Announces Preliminary Slate of Finalists For Election of Its Ninth Bishop
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2023 Contact: Stephanie Martin Taylor Canon for Communications Diocese of California [email protected] (San Francisco, California) The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of California announces that, after...
Statement by Bishop Marc on the fires in Hawai’i
Dear Beloved Community, The recent devastating fires in Lahaina and other parts of Maui and the Island of Hawai'i have left us all in shock and sorrow. These wildfires have been both fierce and unpredictable, leaving behind a trail of destruction. Our hearts go out to...
Remembering the Rev. Iain Stanford: A pastoral message from Bishop Marc
Dear Friends in Christ, It is with tremendous sadness, and with great gratitude for a beautiful, faithful life and ministry, that I announce the death of the Rev. Iain Stanford, Rector of St. Peter’s, Redwood City. Iain+ came to the diocese early in his life as an...
Pastoral words from Bishop Marc and Presiding Bishop Curry to the LGBTQ+ community
My family in Christ in the Episcopal Church in the Bay Area, In light of last week’s disheartening Supreme Court rulings against affirmative action, student loan forgiveness, and LGBTQ+ protections, I commend our Presiding Bishop’s two statements to The Episcopal...
Bishop Marc denounces Ugandan church support of new anti-LGBTQAI+ laws
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...
Bishop Marc asks for prayers, support for fire-damaged Our Saviour, Oakland
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...
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