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From Bishop Austin
“For you are all one in Christ Jesus” Galatians 3:28b Dear Siblings in the Diocese of California, In my first letter as your new pastor, it is my tremendous joy and honor to address you today and to share one of my great hopes for this next chapter of our common life. Over the past…
Practicing Hospitality: pronouns for our name tags
If you read this newsletter with some regularity, you may be noticing an emerging theme: celebrating our culture of hospitality, which has deep and strong roots in this place, while also reaching for more ways to extend tangible welcome to a wide range of folks. I’m grateful for the way that this welcoming stance seems…
Expanding our Welcome
One of the first things I noticed about Church of the Resurrection was the sense of welcome here. I visited with my family in the summer of 2018, while I was on sabbatical from All Souls in Berkeley. None of you knew me here, and I wasn’t wearing a collar, so I knew it wasn’t…
Beware of Scammers!
As you may have experienced, scammers are getting more and more clever, and sometimes they are hard to identify as they get more adept at using AI. In an attempt to keep everyone safe here at Resurrection, here are a few things we’re doing, and some important things to remember. Thanks for helping to keep…
Women’s Retreat — October 18th-20th
It’s time to sign up for our annual Women’s Retreat! We are thrilled to announce that Rev. Martha Kuhlmann will be facilitating this year’s retreat, which will be October 18th-20th at Bishop’s Ranch in Healdsburg, California. A few words from Martha about the retreat: I feel honored to have been asked to share my program…
2024 Paschal Candle: The Genesis Candle
Editor’s note: The Episcopal tradition of the Paschal candle includes introducing a new candle at the Easter Vigil where it is blessed and put into use for the first time. We then continue to light it every Sunday of Eastertide (through Pentecost) and for any memorial services, weddings, baptisms, or other special occasions. Just 10…
A quiet but necessary ministry
Dear ones, This past Sunday we had an whole lot of visitors join our 10:15 worship service — enough so that it made me and Rev. Whitney shake our heads and chuckle together, wondering what’s going on here. After the service, we both delighted in the logistical challenge of trying to connect with each of…
Upcoming Events
We are HostingWINTER NIGHTS FAMILY SHELTER May 6-20 For two weeks, our Parish Hall will provide much-needed shelter and warmth for families working to find stable housing. Along with many other churches in the area, we have supported this program for many years. We need lots of volunteers to provide food and companionship every day….
So Much Gratitude
Dear ones, Over the last several days, plenty of family and friends have asked me how Holy Week went this year. Again and again, I find myself answering with variations on one primary theme: gratitude. Holy Week is a marathon: logistically, emotionally, physically, spiritually. But it’s not a marathon any of us can complete alone;…
Join us for Holy Week and Easter!
Looking for what’s happening for Holy Week and Easter in 2025? You can find it all here. Holy Week and Easter 2024: Palm Sunday — March 24th at 8 and 10:15 am Holy Eucharist and Festive Procession of the Palms Maundy Thursday — March 28th at 6pm This year we’ll be gathering for a dinner…
Coming Home
Dear friends in Christ, I’m back! And I’m so, so glad for that. I’ve had a wonderful time away on sabbatical, and it is such a joy to be back at Church of the Resurrection. I had a joyous reunion with our fabulous vestry last night, and I can’t wait to see everyone else this…
February 11, 2024: The Transfiguration
Our choir and band wrapped up the season of Epiphany will this beautiful selection of music. Enjoy! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eTPoLJ84AKr9ReyWJ…