JOURNAL of the EPISCOPAL DIOCESE of SAN DIEGO
Resource Directory and Convention Proceedings
FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA February 13 & 14, 2015
SPECIAL OFFERINGS
Title IV, Canons 2-7 of the Canons of The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego direct the payment of mission shares and certain special offerings to the Diocesan office. Checks should be made payable to The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego and mailed to 2083 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., San Diego, CA 92017. All payments must be identified as to purpose, and remittance forms provided by the Diocesan accounting office should accompany such payments.
Birthday Thank Offerings For youth work within the Diocese, at the discretion of the Bishop Church School Offerings For youth work throughout the world as designated by General Convention [D&FMS of PECUSA] Confirmation Offerings For the Bishop's Fund Episcopal Relief and For relief and development needs around the world [D&FMS of Development PECUSA] Good Friday Offering For the Province of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East [D&FMS of PECUSA] Mission shares For the mission of the Church through the Diocesan Budget Pentecost Offering For missionary work at the discretion of the Bishop Thanksgiving Day Offering For Episcopal Community Services (designated by Diocesan Convention - may be changed by Convention) Theological Education Offering For the support of accredited seminaries of the Episcopal Church (specify which seminary)
D&FMS of PECUSA: Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (legal, corporate title of the national headquarters)
OTHER PAYMENTS WHICH SHOULD BE SENT DIRECTLY
Pension Fund Assessments The Church Pension Fund, 19 East 34th St., New York, NY 10016 The Bishop's School 7607 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla, CA 92037 Episcopal Community 401 Mile of Cars Way, Ste. 350, National City, CA 91950 Services
St. Paul's Senior 328 Maple St., San Diego, CA 92103-6522 Homes & Services
Camp Stevens P.O. Box 2320, Julian, CA 92036 The United Thank Offering Payable to "The United Thank Offering." Mail to United Thank Offering / DFMS – Protestant Episcopal Church US / P.O. Box 958983 St. Louis, MO 63195-8983
When in doubt, please contact the Diocesan Treasurer at (619) 481-5453 for assistance with special payments. THE JOURNAL
OF THE
FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION
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THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO
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ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 & 14, 2015
Convention Proceedings
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I Diocesan Directory
List of Offerings to be Remitted ...... Inside Front Cover Diocesan Staff ...... 2 Officers of Convention ...... 3 Deputies to General Convention and Provincial Synod ...... 3 Regular and Special Committees of Convention ...... 3 Disciplinary Board ...... 3 Diocesan Executive Council...... 3 Standing Committee ...... 3 Executive Council Committees ...... 4 List of Clergy in Order of Canonical Residence ...... 6 Clergy Transfers, Licensed, Deaths, (Official Acts)...... 9 Diocesan and Parish Day Schools ...... 11 Members of Religious Communities ...... 13 Diocesan Institutions...... 13 All Saints’ Cemetery Association ...... 13 The Bishop’s School (and St. Mary’s Chapel) ...... 13 Episcopal Community Services ...... 13 Mission to Seafarers ...... 14 Episcopal Refugee Network ...... 14 Parish Institutions and Agencies ...... 14 Institutions Serving the Dioceses of Los Angeles and San Diego (Camp Stevens) ...... 14 Congregations in the Diocese of San Diego ...... 15 Corporate Names of Parishes ...... 24 Unincorporated Missions ...... 26
Part II The Fortieth Annual Diocesan Convention
Bishop’s Address ...... 28 Minutes of Convention ...... 34 Report of the Judge of Elections ...... 40 List of Clergy Voting at Convention ...... 43 List of Lay Delegates Voting at Convention ...... 44
Part III Reports
Reports of Convention ...... 47
i Part IV Finances
Treasurer’s Report ...... 77 2015 Budget Summary ...... 78 Budget Charts ...... 79 Mission Share Pledges ...... 80 2015 Proposed Budget ...... 81
Part V Statistics
Revenue and Expenses (from 2014 Parochial Reports) ...... 87 Religious Services (from 2014 Parochial Reports) ...... 89 Membership (from 2014 Parochial Reports) ...... 90
Legal Titles for Bequests ...... Inside Back Cover Thirty-eighth Annual Diocesan Convention – Date and Location ...... Outside Back Cover
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PART I
Diocesan Directory
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THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO 2083 Sunset Cliffs Boulevard San Diego, CA 92107 619-291-5947; 619-481-3091 fax Website: www.edsd.org
DIOCESAN STAFF Position, E-Mail Address, and Phone Number
Direct Line Phone E-mail Address
Ms. Rosa Feeney 619-481-5457 Assistant to the Treasurer [email protected]
Ms. Bobbi Hoff 619-481-5454 Executive Assistant to the Bishop [email protected]
Canon Nancy Holland 619-481-5452 Director, Episcopal Church Center [email protected]
Mr. Lee Jaquish 619-481-5461 Sexton [email protected]
The Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes 619-481-5450 Bishop [email protected]
Ms. Keren Mondaca 619-481-5455 Registrar; Assistant to the Canon to the Ordinary [email protected]
Mr. Charles Robinson 619-481-5458 Facilities Manager [email protected]
The Rev. Canon Allisyn Thomas 619-481-5451 Canon to the Ordinary [email protected]
Ms. Hannah Wilder 619-481-5456 Communications Director [email protected]
Canon Julie H. Young 619-481-5453 Canon for Finance & Diocesan Treasurer [email protected]
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FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL DIOCESAN CONVENTION February 13 & 14, 2015
OFFICERS OF CONVENTION STANDING COMMITTEE (Article VII) 2016 The Rev. Andrew Green, President President: The Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes 2016 Mr. Mike Collier Sec. Conv: Ms. Catherine Campbell 2017 The Rev. Paige Blair Treasurer: Canon Julie Young 2017 Mr. Allen Sweet, Clerk Historian: Mr. John Will 2018 The Rev. Simon Mainwaring Registrar: Ms. Keren Rodriguez 2018 Br. John Westaway Chancellor: Charles H. Dick, Esq. 2019 The Rev. Kathleen Kelly Vice-Chanc: Pauline H. Getz, Esq. 2019 Ms. Helen Astleford Vice-Chanc: David Bagley, Esq. Vice-Chanc: Gary W. Powell, Esq. DISCIPLINARY BOARD
DEPUTIES TO 2015 GENERAL 2016 Mr. John David Cowart CONVENTION & PROVINCIAL SYNOD 2016 The Rev. Mike Stone (in order of election) 2017 The Rev. Joe Dirbas (Article XI) (to serve until Convention 2017) 2017 Dr. Geoffrey Hueter 2017 The Rev. Babs Meairs The Rev. Paige Blair 2018 The Rev. ClayOla Gitane The Rev. Gwynn Freund 2018 Mr. Bart Slabberkorn The Rev. M. Andrew Green The Rev. Colin Mathewson Ms. Pauline H. Getz, Esq. DIOCESAN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Ms. Suzanne Foucault Mr. Louis Glosson Pres The Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes Mr. Dick Goodlake Treas Canon Julie Young Sec Ms. Catherine Campbell Chanc Charles H. Dick, Esq. ALTERNATE DEPUTIES TO 2015 GENERAL ECW Mrs. Lyn Johnson & Mrs. Sally Nichols CONVENTION & PROVINCIAL SYNOD (in order of election) 2016 The Rev. Bill Zettinger (Article XI) (to serve until Convention 2017) 2016 Mr. Tim Agnew 2016 Ms. Roxanne Perfect-Knight The Rev. Dr. Paul Carmona 2017 The Rev. Martha Anderson The Rev. Doran Stambaugh 2017 Dr. Joyce Justus The Rev. William Zettinger 2017 Dr. Equilla Luke Mr. Mike Carson 2018 The Rev. Thomas Wilson 2018 Ms. Judy Cater 2018 Mr. Michael Reichle TRUSTEE, THE BISHOP’S SCHOOL 2019 The Rev. Joseph Dirbas 2019 Ms. Martha Curatolo Mrs. Ann Wolterstorff Love 2019 Mr. Rom Ituarte (to serve until Convention 2017)
CATHEDRAL CHAPTER MEMBERS
The Rev. Catherine E. Dowdle (to serve until Convention 2019) Mrs. Susan Ward (to serve until Convention 2021) Mr. Scott Crispell (Bishop’s Warden, appointed annually)
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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Audit Committee Property Committee Dr. Stephen Crawford, Chair Mr. Jay Powers, Chair Ms. Judy Cater Ms. Sandi Lanzarotta Chan Mr. Wayne Hatch Mr. Mark DeMichele The Rev. Frank Munoz The Rev. Bob Nelson Budget Committee Mr. Drex Patterson The Rev. Bill Zettinger, Chair Mr. Richard Wade Mr. Chris Christopher The Rev. Tom Wilson Mr. Dave Clemons Canon Julie Young Mr. Mike Collier Ms. Terry Farrelly Mr. Peter Mandery Stewardship Committee The Rev. Kevin Warner The Rev. Lane Hensley The Rev. Kathleen Kelly Mr. Chris Christopher Capital Campaign Committee Mr. Mark DeMichele, Chair Mr. Tim Agnew OTHER COMMITTEES & Ministries
CEFCOM Development Committee (Clergy Enrichment & Formation Cmte.) Mr. Tim Agnew, Chair The Rev. Joe Dirbas, Chair Ms. Hannah Wilder, Staff Liaison The Rev. Terry Dirbas The Rev. Rebecca Edwards The Rev. David Marshall Finance Committee The Rev. J.D. McQueen Mr. Mark DeMichele, Chair The Rev. Bob Nelson Mr. Tim Agnew Ms. The Terry Rev. Farrelly Canon Allisyn Thomas Mr. Chris Christopher The Rev. Bill Zettinger Ms. Terry Farrelly Mr. Jay Powers Mr. Allen Sweet Commission on Ministry Canon Julie Young The Rev. Gwynn Freund, Chair The Rev. Bill Zettinger Dr. Midge Coburn, Psychologist The Rev. Paige Blair The Rev. Paul Carmona Investment Committee The Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell Mr. Jay Powers, Chair The Rev. Ken Simon Mr. Bill McColl, Investment Mgr. The Rev. Canon Allisyn Thomas Mr. Charles Foster Mr. Gary Koch Mr. George Giocaris Mr. George Mercer Mr. William Norton Br. John Westaway, Standing Committee Liaison Mr. Steve Turnbull Canon Julie Young Diocesan Convention Committees Admission of Parishes & Mission Personnel Committee The Rev. Canon Allisyn Thomas Mr. Jay Powers, Chair Canon Julie Young, Staff Liaison Financial Review Committee Ms. Polly Getz Ms. Donna Watson Mr. Jim Greer Mr. Bill Murray Judge of Elections Mr. Brendan Shannon Mr. Scott Crispell Ms. Christine Spalding Mr. Allen Sweet Resolutions Canon Julie Young The Rev. Kathleen Kelly
Rules & Canons Polly Getz, Esq. 4
Convention Design Team Appointed annually by the Bishop
Camp Stevens Ms. Beth Bojarski
Cursillo The Rev. Dr. George Calvert, Secretariat Chair
Diocesan Youth Council Mr. Kelly Mahon
Ecumenical Officer The Rev. Eleanor Ellsworth
Episcopal Community Services Ms. Lesslie Keller
Episcopal Refugee Network Mr. Jake Young, Executive Director
Faith Encouragement Ministries Mr. Darryl Peralta
Mission to Seafarers The Rev. Robert Crafts, MD
Retired Clergy Ministry Mrs. Stephanie Smith The Rev. Dan Rondeau & Mrs. Carol Rondeau
Safeguarding God’s People Training The Rev. Gwynn Freund The Rev. Tom Wilson
Women’s Ministries ECW – Mrs. Lyn Johnson & Mrs. Sally Nichols DOK – Mrs. Chris Miller
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CLERGY OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO In order of their Canonical Residence 2/10/15
BISHOPS: The Rt. Rev. Gethin Benwil Hughes, D.D. 6-20-92 (Consecrated Bishop June 20, 1992) The Rt. Rev. James Robert Mathes 3-05-05 (Consecrated Bishop March 5, 2005)
PRIESTS: The Rev. David William Weatherford 12-07-73 The Rev. Sidney Herbert Shears 12-07-73 The Rev. Canon Arthur Alden Franklin 12-07-73 The Rev. Frederick Robert Bartlett 12-07-73 The Rev. Canon Dr. Richard Crawford Lief, D.Min. 12-07-73 The Rev. Douglas Earl Woodridge 12-07-73 The Rev. Richard Emmons Thrumstom 12-07-73 The Rev. David Henry Fenton 12-07-73 The Rev. Walter LeRoy Hayes, Jr. 12-07-73 The Rev. Walter Lucian Edelman 12-07-73 The Rev. Gordon Kenneth Scheible 7-07-74 The Rev. Canon Wayne Francis Sanders 8-22-74 The Rev. Benjamin Manuel Orozco 7-20-76 The Very Rev. James Earle Carroll, D.D. 9-06-78 The Rev. Canon John Milton Collins 12-22-78 The Rev. Alan Bruce MacKillop 10-01-79 The Rev. Juan Maria Acosta 2-15-80 The Rev. Frank Theodore “Ted” Johnson 6-10-80 The Rev. Stephen Herrick Knight II 12-01-81 The Rev. Vernon Lewis Suter 1-03-83 The Rev. Canon Barnabas John William Hunt 11-03-83 The Rev. Canon Andrew Peter Rank 11-03-83 The Rev. Patricia Bush 11-18-83 The Rev. James Gray Estes 11-01-85 The Rev. Daniel James Rondeau 11-04-85 The Rev. Canon William Broughton 12-19-85 The Rev. Marvin Andrew Green 2-06-86 The Rev. Michael Gene Kaehr 2-10-86 The Rev. Marvin Allen Collins, Ph.D. 11-22-86 The Rev. Canon Henry Resin Mann, J.D. 6-13-87 The Rev. Charles Blayney Colmore III 11-19-87 The Rev. David Lloyd Heaney 1-19-88 The Rev. Chandler Corydon Randall, Ph.D.,D.D. 6-24-88 The Rev. John Tom Horner 2-15-89 The Rev. Frank Carson Knebel 6-09-89 The Rev. Robert Crafts, Jr., M.D. 6-24-89 The Rev. Canon Lee Barbara Teed 6-16-90 The Rev. Margaret Sharp Decker 1-21-91 The Rev. Victor Harold Krulak, Jr. 3-12-91 The Rev. Brian Duncan McCullough 11-18-91 The Rev. Amanda Rutherford May 6-19-93 The Rev. Shannon David Phelps 6-19-93 The Rev. Dr. Wilfredo Crespo 3-17-94 The Rev. John Martin Wehrs, Sr. 8-22-94
6 The Rev. George Arthur Keith 9-19-94 The Rev. Robert Brian Lucent 9-13-95 The Rev. Wesley Bert Hills, J.D. 10-09-95 The Rev. Herbert James Barker 9-17-97 The Rev. Dennis Roy Maynard 1-07-98 The Rev. George Morris Calvert 9-14-98 The Rev. José Pacheco 9-14-98 The Rev. Maryanne Lacey 10-5-98 The Rev. Norman William Riebe 4-22-99 The Rev. Dr. Beverly Liebherr Dexter 11-22-99 The Rev. Bjorn Birkholm Marcussen 2-01-00 The Rev. Canon Allisyn Lorna Thomas 12-14-00 The Rev. Leland Bryant Jones 12-11-00 The Rev. Stephen Hoff Wendfeldt 2-12-01 The Rev. Paul Evans Gambling 5-15-01 The Rev. Brenton Henderson Carey 9-04-01 The Rev. Arnold Aidan Fenton 2-06-02 The Rev. Edward Leonard Busch, M.D. 2-13-02 The Rev. Paul Bernard Carmona, Ph.D. 6-08-02 The Rev. Julia Wadsworth Christian 6-14-02 The Rev. Carolyn Garrett Richardson 8-25-02 The Rev. Joseph Andrew Patronik 8-26-03 The Rev. Anthony Norman Noble 10-01-03 The Rev. Eleanor Bradford Ellsworth 10-23-03 The Rev. Robert Alan Blessing 1-15-04 The Rev. Carlos Alfredo Garcia-Tuiran 1-19-04 The Rev. Mary Katherine Allman 6-22-04 The Rev. Mary Frances Blair-Loy 7-19-05 The Rev. Gwynn Marie Freund 12-11-05 The Rev. Leigh Christian Jacobsen 12-11-05 The Rev. Judith MacKinnon Allison 12-18-05 The Rev. Lark Stephenson-Diaz 1-24-06 The Rev. Joan Butler Ford 5-06-06 The Rev. Frederick William Thayer 9-05-06 The Rev. William Louis Lieber 11-21-06 The Rev. Catherine Ellen Dowdle 12-21-06 The Rev. Christopher Gray Chase 1-01-07 The Rev. Robert Arthur Nagy 1-23-07 The Rev. Babs Marie Meairs 8-10-07 The Rev. Michael Gordon Carr 9-18-07 The Rev. Alfonso Jerome Murray III 1-15-08 The Rev. Thomas Andrew Wilson 6-07-08 The Rev. Doran Bartlett Stambaugh 11-01-08 The Rev. William Fredrick Krieger 12-01-08 The Rev. David John Marshall 12-01-08 The Rev. Edward Hendree Harrison 1-20-09 The Rev. Paige Michele Blair 6-03-09 The Rev. Kenneth Augusto Simon, Jr. 6-27-09 The Rev. Suzann Van Sickle Holding 12-01-09 The Rev. Laura Berger Brecht 2-01-10 The Rev. Fredrick Eugene Myers 3-22-10 The Rev. Joseph James Dirbas 6-19-10 The Rev. Simon James Mainwaring 7-01-10 The Rev. Laura Marie Sheridan-Campbell 7-01-10 The Rev. Lane Goodwin Hensley 7-15-10 The Rev. Suzanne Elizabeth Watson 9-13-10
7 The Rev. Kathleen Marie Kelly 1-26-11 The Rev. Martha Odean Anderson 4-09-11 The Rev. Terry Shields Dirbas 12-15-11 The Rev. Matthew Allen Canter 1-26-12 The Rev. Rebecca Nelson Edwards 7-02-12 The Rev. Brian E. Fidler 8-28-12 The Rev. James Douglas McQueen II 9-28-12 The Rev. David Madsen 1-07-13 The Rev. Frank P. Munoz 3-14-13 The Rev. Laurel Rae Mathewson 4-20-13 The Rev. Colin James Mathewson 4-20-13 The Rev. Michael David Stone 4-20-13 The Rev. Alex Francis Nagy 12-11-13 The Rev. Nancy Helen Nagy 12-11-13 The Rev. ClayOla Gitane 1-13-14 The Very Rev. Penelope M. Bridges 3-14-14 The Rev. Brenda Jean Sol 5-12-14 The Rev. Mark McKone-Sweet 9-29-14 The Rev. Anne Horne Bridgers 11-03-14 The Rev. Steven Strane 1-15-15 The Rev. Maria Cristina Borges 2-04-15
DEACONS: The Rev. Canon Jennifer Renn Vervynck 6-04-88 The Rev. Anne Beardsley Chisham 12-19-92 The Rev. Fredric Elmer Wood 6-12-99 The Rev. Ellen Mighells Deuel 4-26-01 The Rev. Robert Arthur Nelson 6-09-01 The Rev. Patricia May Underkofler 2-06-03 The Rev. William Harry Zettinger 6-09-07 The Rev. Cherry Ann Remboldt 6-07-08 The Rev. Brooks Kevin Mason
8 CLERGY CHANGES IN THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO (From Convention 2014 to Convention 2015) Bishop’s Official Acts
CLERGY WHO HAVE TRANSFERRED INTO THE DIOCESE
Penelope M. Bridges From the Diocese of Virginia 3/14/14 Brenda Jean Sol From the Diocese of Olympia 5/12/14 Mark McKone-Sweet From the Diocese of Massachusetts 9/29/14 Anne Horne Bridgers From the Diocese of Pennsylvania 11/03/14 Steven Strane From the Diocese of California 1/15/15 Maria Cristina Borges From the Anglican Diocese of Cuba 2/04/15
CLERGY WHO HAVE TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE DIOCESE
Randel E. Livingood To the Diocese of California 5/20/14 Kathleen Sams Russell To the Diocese of Texas 8/26/14 Kevin C. Warner To the Diocese of Southwest Florida 9/02/14 Patricia Reardon Riggins To the Diocese of West Texas 9/09/14 Randal B. Gardner To the Diocese California 10/09/14 W. Clarke Prescott To the Diocese of Los Angeles 2/10/15
ORDINATIONS Deacon None
Priest None
DEATHS
Jack Whitehouse San Diego, California Entered Eternal Life 4/06/14 Thomas Bond San Diego, California Entered Eternal Life 10/26/14
CLERGY LICENSED TO OFFICIATE IN THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO
Name Canonically Resident License Expires
David Abernethy-Deppe Diocese of California 12-02-18 Jonathan Abernethy-Deppe Diocese of Georgia 12-03-17 Susan G. Astarita Diocese of Washington 12-02-18 Theodore Oertel Atwood, Jr. Diocese of Georgia 12-02-18 Kathryn J. Baird Diocese of Arizona 12-02-18 Virginia H. Benson Pacific Synod of the ELCA 12-01-19 Mitchell Bojarski Diocese of Kentucky 12-02-18 David H. Burgdorf Diocese of Los Angeles 12-02-18 David Caffrey Diocese of Los Angeles 12-02-18 Reinal Castro Diocese of Central Florida 12-02-18 John Bryson Chane Diocese of Washington 12-02-18 Donald David Clemons Diocese of Northern California 12-03-17 Dorothy Reed Curry Diocese of California 12-02-18 Kathleen Askew Dale Diocese of Los Angeles 12-03-17 Franck-Alsid deChambeau Diocese of Connecticut 12-02-18 Roger Owen Douglas Diocese of Arizona 12-02-18 9 Margaret Jefferson England Diocese of Arizona 12-03-17 Delmar G. Funk Diocese of Nebraska 12-02-18 Lawrence D. Hart Diocese of Colorado 12-02-18 Victoria Theresa Hatch Diocese of Los Angeles 12-03-17 Brian David Johnson Diocese of Los Angeles 12-02-18 James William Kellett Diocese of Southern Virginia 12-02-18 John T. Koenig Diocese of New Jersey 12-02-18 Paul Kowalewski Diocese of Los Angeles 12-02-18 Harry Ivor Kraft Pacifica Synod ELCA 12-03-17 Eric H. Law Diocese of Los Angeles 12-02-18 Joseph Walter Lund Diocese of Washington 12-03-17 C. Shannon Mallory Diocese of El Camino Real 12-02-18 Richard Hull Merrill Diocese of El Camino Real 12-02-18 Alden Scott Miller Diocese of Olympia 12-03-17 Albert J. Ogle Diocese of Los Angeles 12-02-18 Charles Tedford Rines Diocese of Northern California 12-02-18 Steven L. Schuneman Diocese of Chicago 12-02-18 Robert L. Semes Diocese of Oregon 11-30-14 Alfred Hersey Smith Diocese of Los Angeles 12-02-18 Albert N. Stott Pacifica Synod ELCA 12-02-18 Steven R. Strane Diocese of California 12-02-18 John Charles Tolley Diocese of California 12-02-18 Clark Wright Trafton Diocese of California 12-03-17 Hugh William Tudor-Foley Diocese of Connecticut 12-02-18 Janet Wheelock Diocese of Minnesota 12-02-18 Kathrine Wood Diocese of Oregon 12-02-18 Lonell Wright Diocese of Louisiana 12-02-18
10 DIRECTORY OF SCHOOLS - EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO
DIOCESAN SCHOOLS
THE BISHOP'S SCHOOL, La Jolla, founded 1909 7607 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla, California 92037-4799 Phone: (858) 459-4021 FAX: (858) 459-3914 Website: www.bishops.com College Preparatory Day (Co-ed); Grades: 7-12
PARISH DAY SCHOOLS (All are Co-educational)
CHRIST CHURCH DAY SCHOOL, Coronado, founded 1957 Mail: 1114 Ninth Street, Coronado 92118 Phone: (619) 435-6393 FAX: (619) 435-4574 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ccds.org Grades: K-6; maximum class size 16
ST. JOHN'S PARISH DAY SCHOOL, Chula Vista, founded 1950 Mail: 760 First Avenue, Chula Vista 91910-6012 Phone: (619) 422-4141 FAX: (619) 422-6946 E-mail: www.saint-johns.org Grades: K-8, Montessori Pre-school (Ages 3-4)
PRE-SCHOOLS, KINDERGARTEN, DAY CARE
ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL PRESCHOOL, San Diego, founded 1947 Mail: 3674 7th Avenue, San Diego 92103 Phone: 619-298-1671 Ages: 2-5 years old
ALL SAINTS' PRE-SCHOOL/DAY CARE CENTER, Vista, founded 1981 Mail: 651 Eucalyptus Avenue, Vista 92084 Phone: (760) 945-6908 Ages: 2-5 years old
ALL SAINTS’ PRESCHOOL/SHADOWRIDGE, Vista, founded 2003 Mail: 1940 Shadowridge Dr., Vista 92083 Phone: (760) 598-8495 Ages: 18 months - 5 years old
11 LEARNING TREE PRESCHOOL OF ST. STEPHEN’S, Menifee, founded Mail: 26704 Murrieta Rd., Menifee 92585 Phone: 951-679-3010 Ages: 2-6 years old
ST. ANDREW-THE-APOSTLE PRE-SCHOOL, Encinitas, founded 1989 Mail: 890 Balour Drive, Encinitas 92024 Phone: (760) 753-5636 FAX: (760) 753-5637 Grades: Preschool, ages 3-6
ST. ANDREW'S BY-THE-SEA PRESCHOOL, Pacific Beach, founded 1967 Mail: 1050 Thomas Avenue, San Diego 92109-4161 Phone: (858) 273-3023 FAX: (858) 273-3023 E-mail: [email protected] Grades: Preschool up to kindergarten, ages 2-5
ST. ANDREW'S PARISH DAY SCHOOL, La Mesa, founded 1947 Mail: 4816 Glen Street, La Mesa 91941 Phone: (619) 469-5330 FAX: (619) 469-0417 E-mail: [email protected] Grades: Preschool 2 yrs.-5yrs. Infant Center: 8 weeks through 2 years
ST. DAVID'S PRESCHOOL, Clairemont, founded 1990 Mail: 5050 Milton Street, San Diego 92110 Phone: (619) 276-7048 FAX: (619) 276-0686 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.saintdavidschurch.com Grades: Preschool, Ages 2-5; Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S PRESCHOOL, Poway, founded 1999 Mail: 16275 Pomerado Rd., Poway, CA 92064 Phone: (858) 487-2140 Grades: Ages 3-5; Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30a.m.; Lunch Bunch until 1:00 p.m.
ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL PRESCHOOL, Temecula, founded 2005 Mail: 44561 Avenida de Missiones, Temecula, CA 92592 Phone: 951-699-7837 FAX: 951-676-4105 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stthomastemecula.org Early Care & Education for Tots, Preschoolers and Pre-kindergartners Serving children 2 through 6 years; Full & half day programs
12 MEMBERS OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES
THE SOCIETY OF ST. PAUL
Mail: P.O. Box 34548, San Diego 92163-4548 (619) 542-8660 Canon Barnabas Hunt, Rector FAX (619) 542-8585 Canon Andrew Rank, Associate Rector E-mail: [email protected]
INSTITUTIONS OF THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO
ALL SAINTS' CEMETERY CHAPEL Peyri Road, just North of Old Mission San Luis Rey San Luis Rey, Oceanside 92054 Mail: P.O. Box 732, Oceanside 92049
Chaplain: The Rev. Canon J. Milton Collins 701 Kettner Blvd., #94, San Diego, CA 92101 619-544-0354
Memorial Day Service: 2:00 p.m. All Saints’ Day Service: Saturday closest to All Saints’ Day. 2:00 p.m.
THE BISHOP'S SCHOOL 7607 La Jolla Boulevard La Jolla, California 92037 Phone: (858) 459-4021 FAX: (858) 459-3914 www.bishops.com Founded in 1909
Headmaster: Ms. Aimeclaire Roche Chairman of the Board: The Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes
See The Bishop’s School website for more information: www.bishops.com
ST. MARY'S CHAPEL The Bishop's School, 7607 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla 92037-4799 Chaplain: The Rev. Brian E. Fidler
EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES 401 Mile of Cars Way, Ste. 350, National City, CA 91950 Phone: (619) 228-2800 Email: [email protected]
Executive Director: Ms. Lesslie Keller Chairman of the Board: The Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes
See the ECS website for information on all their programs and services: www.ecscalifornia.org
13 THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS - SAN DIEGO Stella Maris Seafarers’ Center 1760 Water Street San Diego, CA 92101-7826 619-702-4703 Fax 619-702-4723
Advisory Board : Mr. Neil A. Malmquist Port Chaplain: The Rev. Robert Crafts
EPISCOPAL REFUGEE NETWORK 4305 University Avenue San Diego, CA 92105-1645 619-283-1337
Chairman of the Board: The Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes President of the Board: Dr. John McLevie Director: Mr. Majur Malou
See the Refugee Network website for information on all their services: www.sudaneserefugees.com
PARISH INSTITUTIONS
ST. PAUL'S SENIOR HOMES & SERVICES 328 Maple Street, San Diego 92103-6522 Web Address: www.stpaulseniors.org Phone: (619) 239-6900 Fax: (619) 239-1256 Chief Executive Officer: Mrs. Cheryl Wilson, RN, MA, LNHA
INSTITUTIONS OF THE DIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES AND THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGOCAMP STEVENS Mail: P. O. Box 2320, Julian 92036 Phone: 760-765-0028 FAX 760-765-0153 Website: www.campstevens.org Beth Bojarski, Executive Director E-mail: [email protected]
Summer Camp Registrations: Camp Registrar P.O. Box 2320, Julian, CA 92036 760-765-0028 760-765-0153 FAX E-mail: [email protected]
Conference Center Reservations: Reservations Coordinator E-mail: [email protected] P.O. Box 2320, Julian, CA 92036 760-765-0028 760-765-0153 FAX
A shared institution of both the Diocese of Los Angeles and the Diocese of San Diego, Camp Stevens is located on highway 78, 2 miles east of Julian in the mountains of San Diego County. Check the Camp Stevens website for details.
14 CONGREGATIONS OF THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO
Alpine Mission 1975 Christ the King Parish 2002 619-445-3419 Incorporated 2002
Address/Mail 1460 Midway Drive, Alpine, CA 91901 County San Diego E-mail [email protected] Website ChristTheKingAlpine.org Clergy The Rev. Mitchell Bojarski, Vicar
Bonita Mission 1955 Church of the Good Shepherd Parish 1967 619-479-0943 Incorporated 1967
Address/Mail 3990 Bonita Road, Bonita, CA 91902 County San Diego E-mail [email protected] Website www.followtheshepherd.org Clergy The Rev. George M. Calvert, D.Min., Rector
Borrego Springs Mission 1977 St. Barnabas Parish 2002 760-767-4038 Incorporated 2001
Address 2680 Country Club Dr., Borrego Springs, CA County San Diego Mail P.O. Box 691, Borrego Springs, CA 92004 E-mail [email protected] Website www.stbarnabasborrego.org Clergy The Rev. Laura Brecht, Rector
Brawley Mission 1923 All Saints’ Parish 760-344-8806 Incorporated
Address 305 H St., Brawley, CA County Imperial Mail P.O. Box 1811, Brawley, CA 92227 E-mail Website www.allsaintsbrawley.org Clergy Position Vacant
Carlsbad (South Carlsbad) Mission 1986 Holy Cross Parish 760-930-1270 Incorporated
Address/Mail 6066 Corte Del Cedro, Carlsbad, CA 92011 County San Diego E-mail [email protected] Website www.holy-cross-church.org Vicar’s email [email protected] Clergy The Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell, Vicar
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CONGREGATIONS OF THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO
Carlsbad Mission 1904 St. Michael’s by-the-Sea Parish 1973 760-729-8901 Incorporated 1975
Address 2775 Carlsbad Blvd., Carlsbad, CA 92008 County San Diego E-mail [email protected] Website www.stmichaelsbythesea.org Clergy The Rev. Doran Stambaugh, Priest-in-Charge The Rev. Ivor Kraft, Associate Priest
Chula Vista Mission 1924 St. John’s Parish 1949 619-422-4141 St. John’s School 619-422-4141 Incorporated 1949
Address/Mail 760 First Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91910-6012 County San Diego E-mail [email protected] Website www.saint-johns.org Clergy The Rev. David Marshall, Priest-in-Charge The Rev. John Tolley, Honorary Assistant
Coronado Mission 1888 Christ Church Parish 1897 619-435-4561 Christ Church Day School 619-435-6393 Incorporated 1897
Address/Mail 1114 Ninth St., Coronado, CA 92118 County San Diego E-mail [email protected] Website www.christchurchcoronado.org Clergy The Rev. Anne Bridgers, Rector The Rev. Terry Shields Dirbas, Associate
Del Mar Mission 1931 St. Peter’s Parish 1956 858-755-1616 Incorporated 1955
Address 334 14th St., Del Mar, CA County San Diego Mail P.O. Box 336, Del Mar, CA 92014 Email [email protected] Website www.stpetersdelmar.net Clergy The Rev. Paige Blair, Rector The Rev. Martha Anderson, Associate
Desert Hot Springs Mission 1987 St. Anthony of-the-Desert Parish 760-329-2755 Incorporated
Address 19990 Mountain View Rd., Desert Hot Springs 92241 County Riverside Mail P.O. Box 40, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 Email [email protected] Website Clergy The Rev. Julia Christian, Supply
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Desert Shores Mission 2003 Santa Rosa Del Mar Parish 760-554-2640 (Vicar’s cell phone) Incorporated
Address 20 Monterey Ave., Desert Shores County Imperial Mail 61 Coronado Ave., Desert Shores, CA 92274 Email [email protected] Website Clergy Position Vacant 760-554-2640
El Cajon Mission 1950 St. Alban’s Parish 1959 619-444-8212 Incorporated 1959
Address/Mail 490 Farragut Circle, El Cajon, CA 92020 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.elcajonepiscopal.org Clergy The Rev. David Madsen, Rector
El Centro Mission 1916 Sts. Peter & Paul Parish 1945 760-352-6531 Incorporated 1964
Address 500 S. Fifth St., El Centro, CA County Imperial Mail P.O. Box 3446, El Centro, CA 92244 Email Website www.stspeterandpaulelcentro.org Clergy Position Vacant
Encinitas Mission 1941 St. Andrew-the-Apostle Parish 1981 760-753-3017 St. Andrew’s Preschool 760-753-5636 Incorporated 1982
Address/Mail 890 Balour Dr., Encinitas, CA 92024 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.standrewepiscopal.org Clergy The Rev. Brenda Sol, Rector
Escondido Mission 1891 Trinity Parish 1943 760-743-1629 Incorporated 1943
Address/Mail 845 Chestnut St., Escondido, CA 92025 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.trinityescondido.org Clergy The Rev. Margaret Decker, Rector The Rev. Robert Lucent, Presbyter Residentiary
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Fallbrook Mission 1891 St. John’s Parish 1973 760-728-2908 Incorporated 1974
Address 434 No. Iowa St., Fallbrook, CA 92028 County San Diego Mail P.O. Box 1576, Fallbrook, CA 92088 Email [email protected] Website www.stjohnsfallbrook.com Clergy The Rev. Leland B. Jones, Interim Rector
Hemet Mission 1904 Church of the Good Shepherd Parish 1948 951-929-1152 Incorporated 1954
Address/Mail 308 E. Acacia Ave., Hemet, CA 92543-4228 County Riverside Email [email protected] Website Clergy The Rev. Kathleen Kelly, Rector
Idyllwild Mission 1975 St. Hugh of Lincoln Parish 951-659-4471 Incorporated
Address 25525 Tahquitz Dr., Idyllwild, CA County Riverside Mail P.O. Box 506, Idyllwild, CA 92549 Email Website Clergy The Rev. Daniel Rondeau, Supply
Indio Mission 1951 St. John’s Parish 1966 760-347-3265 Incorporated 1966
Address/Mail 45319 Deglet Noor, Indio, CA 92201 County Riverside Email [email protected] Website Clergy The Rev. Ron Hulbert, Supply
La Jolla Mission 1911 St. James by-the-Sea Parish 1916 858-459-3421 Incorporated 1918
Address/Mail 743 Prospect St., La Jolla, CA 92037 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.stjamesbythesea.org Clergy The Rev. Janet Wheelock, Interim The Rev. Eleanor Ellsworth, Pastor for Church-in-the-World Ministries The Rev. Steven Strane, Associate for Pastoral Care
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La Mesa Mission 1926 St. Andrew’s Parish 1947 619-460-7272 St. Andrew’s Parish Day School 619-469-5330 Incorporated 1947
Address/Mail 4816 Glen St., La Mesa, CA 91941 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.standrews-lamesa.org Clergy The Rev. Wayne Sanders, Supply
Lake Elsinore Mission 1917 St. Andrew’s by-the-Lake Parish 951-674-4087 Incorporated
Address/Mail 111 S. Kellogg St., Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 County Riverside Email [email protected] Website no website Clergy The Rev. Hugh Tudor-Foley, Supply
Lemon Grove Mission 1953 St. Philip-the-Apostle Parish 1968 619-466-8055 Incorporated 1968
Address/Mail 2660 Hardy Dr., Lemon Grove, CA 91945-2936 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website no website Clergy The Rev. Carlos A. Garcia, Priest-in-Charge
Menifee Mission 1985 St. Stephen’s Parish 951-679-3010 Incorporated
Address/Mail 26704 Murrieta Rd., Menifee, CA 92585-9545 County Riverside Email [email protected] Website www.ststephensmenifee.org Clergy The Rev. Hugh Tudor-Foley, Supply 951-245-9962
National City Mission 1882 St. Matthew’s Parish 1888 619-474-8916 Incorporated 1882
Address/Mail 521 East 8th St., National City, CA 91950 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website none Clergy Position Vacant
Oceanside Mission 1891 St. Anne’s Parish 1949 760-966-2950 Incorporated 1949 Mission 2011 Address/Mail 701 West St., Oceanside, CA 92054 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.stannesoceanside.org Clergy The Rev. Lawrence Hart 19
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Palm Desert Mission 1964 St. Margaret’s Parish 1967 760-346-2697 St. Margaret’s Episcopal Pre-School 760-346-6268 Incorporated 1967
Address/Mail 47535 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA 92260 County Riverside Email [email protected] Website www.stmargarets.org Clergy The Rev. Lane Hensley, Rector The Rev. Troy Mendez, Associate Rector
Palm Springs Mission 1939 St. Paul in the Desert Parish 1946 760-320-7488 Incorporated 1946
Address 125 W. El Alameda, Palm Springs, CA County Riverside Mail P.O. Box 1139, Palm Springs, CA 92263-1139 Email [email protected] Website www.stpaulps.org Clergy The Rev. M. Andrew Green, Rector
Pauma Valley Mission 1975 St. Francis Parish 1995 760-742-1738 Incorporated 1995
Address 16608 Highway 76, Pauma Valley, CA County San Diego Mail (must use PO Box) P.O. Box 1220, Pauma Valley, CA 92061 Email [email protected] Website www.oursaintfrancis.org Clergy The Rev. Steve Schuneman, Interim
Poway Mission 1961 St. Bartholomew’s Parish 1975 858-487-2159 St. Bartholomew’s Preschool 858-487-2140 Incorporated 1979
Address/Mail 16275 Pomerado Rd., Poway, CA 92064 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.stbartschurch.org Clergy The Rev. Mark McKone-Sweet, Rector The Rev. Dr. Judith A. Allison, Associate Rector The Rev. James W. Kellett, Assistant Rector The Rev. William H. Zettinger, Deacon The Rt. Rev. Samir Kafity, Bishop-in-Residence
Ramona Mission 1955 St. Mary’s-in-the-Valley Parish 760-789-0890 Incorporated
Address 1010 12th St., Ramona, CA County San Diego Mail P.O. Box 491, Ramona, CA 92065 Email [email protected] Website www.stmarysinthevalley.org Clergy The Rev. Gwynn Lynch, Vicar
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San Diego (Hillcrest) Mission 1896 All Saints’ Parish 1906 619-298-7729 Incorporated 1906
Address/Mail 625 Pennsylvania Ave., San Diego, CA 92103 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.allsaintschurch.org Clergy The Rev. James McQueen, Rector The Rev. Victor Krulak, Associate Priest The Rev. John Edwards, Associate Priest The Rev. Richard Thrumston, Associate Priest
San Diego (Point Loma) Mission 1948 All Souls’ Parish 1954 619-223-6394 Incorporated 1954
Address/Mail 1475 Catalina Blvd., San Diego, CA 92107 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.all-souls.com Clergy The Rev. Joseph Dirbas, Rector The Very Rev. James E. Carroll, Pastoral Associate The Rev. Martha O. Anderson, Curate
San Diego (University City) Mission 1975 Good Samaritan Episcopal Church Parish 1981 858-458-1501 Incorporated 1981
Address/Mail 4321 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.goodsamchurch.org Clergy The Rev. Daniel Pearson, Interim
San Diego (Pacific Beach) Mission 1933 St. Andrew’s by-the-Sea Parish 1961 858-273-3022 St. Andrew’s by-the-Sea Preschool 858-273-3023 Incorporated 1961
Address/Mail 1050 Thomas Ave., San Diego, CA 92109 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.standrewsbythesea.org Clergy The Rev. Dr. Simon Mainwaring, Rector
San Diego (Clairemont) Mission 1955 St. David’s Parish 1973 619-276-4567 St. David’s Preschool 619-276-7048 Incorporated 1975
Address/Mail 5050 Milton St., San Diego, CA 92110 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.saintdavidschurch.com Clergy The Rev. Jason Samuel, Priest-in-Charge The Rev. Margaret England, Deacon
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San Diego (San Carlos) Mission 1949 St. Dunstan’s Parish 1957 619-460-6442 Incorporated 1957
Address/Mail 6556 Park Ridge Blvd., San Diego, CA 92120 County San Diego Email Bevb@stdunstan’s.org Website www.stdunstans.org Clergy Position Vacant The Rev. Kenneth Simon, Jr., Assistant Rector The Rev. Canon Henry R. Mann, Honorary Assistant
San Diego (North Park) Mission 1931 St. Luke’s Parish 1939 619-298-2130 Incorporated 1939
Address/Mail 3725 30th St., San Diego, CA 92104 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.saintlukesepiscopal.org Clergy Position Vacant
San Diego (City Heights) Mission 1913 St. Mark’s Parish 1944 619-283-6242 Incorporated 1955
Address 4227 Fairmount Ave., San Diego, CA 92105 County San Diego Mail P.O. Box 5788, San Diego, CA 92165 Email [email protected] Website www.stmarks-cityheights.org Clergy The Rev. M.A. “Mac” Collins, Ph.D., Rector The Rev. Paul Carmona, Ph.D., Associate Rector
San Diego (Mid-Town) Mission 1869 St. Paul’s Cathedral Parish 1869 619-298-7261 Incorporated 1960
Address/Mail 2728 Sixth Ave., San Diego, CA 92103 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.stpaulcathedral.org Clergy The Very Rev. Penelope Bridges The Rev. Canon Richard Lief, Canon for the Performing & Visual Arts The Rev. Canon Andrew Rank, SSP, Canon for Communications The Very Rev. James E. Carroll, Dean Emeritus The Rev. A. Alden Franklin, Canon Liturgist Emeritus
San Diego (Rancho Peñasquitos) Mission 1985 St. Timothy’s Parish 2003 858-538-1267 Incorporated 2003
Address/Mail 10125 Azuaga St., San Diego, CA 92129 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.st-tims-church.org Clergy The Rev. Wilfredo Crespo, Rector The Rev. Edward Busch, Honorary Assistant The Rev. Babs Meairs, Honorary Assistant
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San Marcos Mission 1981 Grace Episcopal Church Parish 1988 760-744-7667 Mission 1991 Parish 2005 Incorporated 2005
Address/Mail 1020 Rose Ranch Rd., San Marcos, CA 92069 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.gracesanmarcos.org Clergy The Rev. ClayOla Gitane, Rector
Santee Mission 1987 St. Columba’s Parish 619-258-8318 Incorporated
Address/Mail 9720 Cuyamaca St., Santee, CA 92071 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website none Clergy The Rev. Leigh Jacobsen, Priest in Charge
Temecula Mission 1985 Saint Thomas of Canterbury Parish 951-302-4566 St. Thomas Episcopal Preschool 951-302-8498 Incorporated
Address 44651 Avenida de Missiones, Temecula, CA 92592 County Riverside Email [email protected] Website www.episcopalchurchtemecula.org Clergy The Rev. Robert A. Nagy, Vicar
Vista Mission 1948 All Saints’ Parish 1960 760-726-4280 All Saints’ Preschool 760-945-6908 Incorporated 1960 All Saints’ Preschool Shadowridge 760-598-8495
Address/Mail 651 Eucalyptus Ave., Vista, CA 92084 County San Diego Email [email protected] Website www.allsaintsvista.org Clergy Position Vacant
Yuma Mission 1909 St. Paul’s Parish 1948 928-782-5155 Incorporated 1992
Address/Mail 1550 S. 14th Ave., Yuma, AZ 85364 County Yuma AZ Email [email protected] Website www.stpaulsyuma.com Clergy Position Vacant The Rev. Paul Gambling, Assisting Clergy The Rev. Pat Underkofler, Deacon
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INCORPORATED PARISHES IN THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO CORPORATE NAMES
Alpine: "Church of Christ The King, Alpine, California" 2287201 Bonita: "The Parish of the Good Shepherd" 527188 Borrego Springs: “St. Barnabas Episcopal Church of Borrego Springs, California” 2286024 Carlsbad: "The Parish of St. Michael's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Carlsbad, California" 35924 Chula Vista: "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of St. John's Parish in Chula Vista, California" 2384770 Coronado: "The Parish of Christ Church" 0264640 Del Mar: “The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of St. Peter's Parish in Del Mar, California" 305552 El Cajon: "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of St. Alban's Parish in El Cajon, California" 77539 El Centro: "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in El Centro, California" Amendment 464866 Encinitas: "The Episcopal Church of St. Andrew-the-Apostle" 1129105 Escondido: "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of Trinity Parish in Escondido, California" 1920160 Fallbrook: "St. John's Parish (Episcopal) Fallbrook, California" 725868 Hemet: "The Rector, Wardens and Vestry of Good Shepherd Parish in Hemet, California" 890720 Indio: "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of St. John's Parish in Indio, California" 513308 La Jolla: "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of St. James-by-the-Sea Parish, La Jolla, California" 86132 La Mesa: "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of St. Andrew's Parish, La Mesa, California" 8087 Lemon Grove: "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of St. Philip's Church, Lemon Grove" 24295 National City: "The Parish of Saint Matthew" 13578 Palm Desert: "St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Palm Desert" 522650 Palm Springs: "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of the Parish of St. Paul in the Desert" 2039620 Pauma Valley: “St. Francis Episcopal Church of Pauma Valley, California” 1899408 Poway: "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of St. Bartholomew's Parish in Poway, California" 733987
All Saints’, "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of All Saints' Parish" 47879 San Diego: All Souls’, "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of All Souls' Parish, Point Loma, San Diego" San Diego: 294715 Good Samaritan, "The Church of the Good Samaritan (Episcopal)" 1021653 San Diego: St. Andrew’s, "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of St. Andrew's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Parish San Diego: in San Diego, California" 415600 St. David’s, "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of Saint David's Parish, San Diego, 736760 San Diego: St. Dunstan’s, "Saint Dunstan's Episcopal Parish" 338598 San Diego: St. Luke’s, "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of Saint Luke's Parish in the City of San Diego" San Diego: 32781 24 St. Mark’s, "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of Saint Mark's Parish, San Diego, California" San Diego: 311870 St. Paul’s, "The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul" 0159430 San Diego: St. Timothy’s, “The Rector and Vestry of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in San Diego, California” San Diego: 2493831 Vista: "The Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of All Saints' Episcopal Parish of Vista, California" 17457 Yuma: “St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Yuma, Arizona” S10-1033
TOTAL: 34 Incorporated Parishes Numbers refer to those stamped on Articles of Incorporation in Sacramento, California, and Phoenix, Arizona. Parishes please check number. If incorrect or not given, please advise the Canon to the Ordinary.
The corporate name of the Parish should always be used in legal documents, contracts, insurance policies, deeds, bequests, etc.
Articles of Incorporation of Parishes and Amendments to Articles must be: (1) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of California, then (2) filed with the County Clerk of the County in which the Parish holds real property, and (3) copy of the amended Articles bearing the endorsement of the Secretary of State and the stamp of the County Clerk together with a copy of the By-Laws must be sent to the Chancellor of the Diocese (Title II, Canon 3.12 -- "Every parish shall provide the Chancellor of the Diocese with a copy of its Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, together with all amendments thereto which may from time to time be made and with copies of applicable federal and California tax exempt letters").
Legal matters for Missions are handled through the Corporation of the Diocese. Bequests should be in favor of “The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego” in behalf of, or for the benefit of, the particular Mission desired.
25 UNINCORPORATED MISSIONS IN THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO
Brawley: All Saints' Mission Carlsbad: Holy Cross Mission Desert Hot Springs: St. Anthony of-the-Desert Mission Desert Shores: Santa Rosa Del Mar Mission Idyllwild: St. Hugh of Lincoln Mission Lake Elsinore: St. Andrew's by-the-Lake Mission Menifee: St. Stephen's Mission Oceanside: St. Anne’s Mission Ramona: St. Mary's-in-the-Valley Mission San Marcos: Grace of the Valley Mission Santee: St. Columba's Mission Temecula: St. Thomas' Mission
SUMMARY OF PARISHES AND MISSIONS as of 2/08/15
Parochial Preaching Active Convention Parishes Missions Missions Stations Chapels Total
2000 33 16 1 1 2 50 2001 33 16 1 1 2 50 2002 35 15 0 1 2 50 2003 36 15 0 0 2 51 2004 36 15 0 0 2 51 2005 36 15 0 0 2 51 2006 36 15 0 0 2 51 2007 36 15 0 0 2 51 2008 36 14 0 0 2 50 2009 34 14 0 0 2 48 2010 34 14 0 0 2 48 2011 34 13 0 0 2 46 2012 34 13 0 0 2 46 2013 34 13 0 0 2 46 2014 34 12 0 0 2 46
Active Chapels: St. Mary’s Chapel, The Bishop’s School, La Jolla Chapel of the Transfiguration, Camp Stevens, Julian
Cemetery Chapel: All Saints’ Cemetery Chapel, All Saints’ Cemetery, Oceanside
2009 Church of the Apostles, La Quinta and Holy Trinity, Ocean Beach closed 2011 St. Elizabeth’s, San Diego and St. Mary’s, Imperial Beach, closed
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PART II
The Forty-first Annual Diocesan Convention
27 ADDRESS BY THE RT. REV. JAMES R. MATHES BISHOP OF SAN DIEGO TO THE FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO AT ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, CHULA VISTA February 14, 2015
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. La gracia y paz de Dios nuestro Padre y Señor Jesucristo a todos ustedes. I begin today with words from “A Psalm of New Wine Skins” found in Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim: Come and awaken me, Spirit of the new. Come and refresh me, Creator of the green life. Come and inspire me, Risen Son. you who make all things new: I am too young to be dead, to be stagnant in spirit. High are the walls that guard the old, the tried and secure ways of yesterday that protect me from the dreaded plague, the feared heresy of change. For all change is a danger to the trusted order, the threadbare traditions that are maintained by the narrow ruts of rituals. Yet how can an everlastingly new covenant retain its freshness and vitality without injections of the new, the daring, and the untried. Come, O you who are ever-new, wrap my heart in new skin ever flexible to be reformed by your Spirit. Set my feet to fresh paths this day: inspire me to speak original and life giving words and to creatively give shape to the new. Come and teach me how to dance with delight whenever you send a new melody my way.
We gather today as a diocese in Convention to celebrate our common life in faith, to ordain new deacons, to pass a budget, and perhaps make a few decisions. We hope that through what we say and do here that we will build up the body and make the church more focused and directed.
As we go about our task, we are anxious and urgent in this season because we sense as though we are on decidedly unstable ground. We have felt for some time that the church is losing its connection with wider society. We see our numbers fall and the average age rise. We fret and worry.
And so we talk about change. We need to change. For the past year, the question of change has preoccupied your diocesan executive council just as it has been the topic of change in many of our congregations as well as church wide circles. We now have a future church task force. They have specifically called the churches of area four to vision together a different future. At executive council, at meetings of the future church task
28 force, in area four meetings, the challenge is not to diagnose a church in decline. The challenge is to perceive the new thing—to set a course and move.
The psalm with which I began this address frames the question, “how can an everlastingly new covenant retain its freshness and vitality without injections of the new, the daring, and the untried?” That is the question. And the theological assumption of our very existence as human beings and as a body of faith is that God has called us into being. Our story is of a God that relentlessly pursues us in love. God does not give up on God’s creation. That is the immutable. What is ever-changing is the dance with God as we strive for relationship with God and each other. And that is why we pray, “Come and teach me how to dance with delight whenever you send a new melody my way.”
Part of our postmodern struggle is that we are a people disconnected from our story, our narrative. We are a nation that is disconnected from our national story and we are a faith community whose lives are insufficiently interconnected with our sacred story. Evidence of this disconnection is ample: • One third of Americans cannot name the three branches of the federal government; one third cannot name any of them. • 43% cannot identify the Bill of Rights as a set of amendments to the Constitution
While we live in a country equally ignorant of religion, the Pew Research Center reports that Protestants and Catholics are more ignorant than Mormons and agnostics about religion in general. My experience over the decades is that our church represents these findings. We also don’t know much about our own faith.
We don’t read our Bibles. Rather we watch Netflix, download, tweet, post, or otherwise intersect with vast data. We are victims of too much information, but the data does not cohere into a meaningful narrative that frames our lives. We have lost the capacity to tell stories and so we do not know our story. I may be wrong about this, but I think that our lack of a coherent national narrative is a major contributor to our lack of national consensus, which leads to our polarized political environment. An analogous ignorance leads to behavior in the Christian communities that is equally unhelpful and unhealthy. Like our national community, our church communities lack connection and investment in each other.
But when we know our scriptures, our story, insight is close at hand. Let me use a specific example. Our convention theme, “All things new” is drawn from our story. It comes from a phrase found in the Revelation to John. My hunch is that many of us are not aware of that. And if we are, we would be hard pressed to place the phrase in its context. So here it is: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
‘See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.’
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And the one who was seated on the throne said, ‘See, I am making all things new.’ …To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life. 7Those who conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God and they will be my children.
By making this our theme, we assert that we see ourselves and our work within the story of God, told once upon a time and lived out in this day. We are a part of a new Jerusalem emerging. We are given the assurance God is making home among us. Our suffering, death, and sorrow are understood to be a part of God’s story. We bear our human frailties in the community of saints and with God. We will be children of God. See, God is making all things new.
That is our story. Insight is within our reach. And so our foundational task in this time is to know, reclaim, tell, and live the story of God as our story. And this is the main thing. It sums up our formation and informs our actions.
Now, the good news is that we are well on our way to reclaiming our narrative. We are living into God’s dream of a new Jerusalem. We have received God’s new melody and we are on the dance floor tentatively learning the new moves. In the past year, this new thing, this new melody, has many outward and visible signs. I see them when I am with you on visitation after visitation. I see churches increasingly engaging in formation: a St. Bartholomew’s forum hour and the growing numbers of children gathering around the altar for the Great Thanksgiving. I see an expanding Latino community at St. Matthew’s, National City. And let’s not forget refugee children being tutored at St. Alban’s, El Cajon and St. Mark’s, City Heights. I have seen the St. Margaret’s community not only run an outreach center in Palm Desert but also come together to purchase a mobile home for a homeless couple so that they would be “home for the holidays.” I could go on and on. What I see is a church no longer waiting for people to come to us. We have reclaimed our story, God’s story, of the apostolic church, sent into the world.
And that narrative has increasingly informed our shared identity as a diocese. Indeed, 2014 was a profound year for change and transformation as an apostolic diocese.
As I have already suggested, formation is an essential part of a healthy church. In the fall of 2013, we started the School for Ministry. Now in its second year, the school is serving those studying for ordination and those who are not but who wish to know more about the Bible, ethics, Church History, theology, and liturgy. Each Saturday during the fall and spring semester, folks come to the Episcopal Church Center for the School; they come and learn and grow. As your bishop, I have made a commitment to be a bishop who is both a student and a teacher. It has been my joy to actively teach in the School for Ministry. What a gift that has been to me and I pray for you. I certainly see myself as a student when I take part in continuing education opportunities through the House of Bishop and through extensive reading. But I have come to understand that my most profound classroom is our diocese. And you are my teachers. You have given me the privilege to practice and grow in my craft. I cannot fully describe my gratitude to you for this opportunity and for your patience as I hopefully learn and grow.
I believe that spirit of mutual learning is at the heart of our diocese and is now centered in our School for Ministry. The School for Ministry is guided by the Rev. Dr. Mark Mann as dean. Mark is a professor of theology at Point Loma Nazarene University and director of the university’s Wesleyan Center. As a part of the educational experience, those studying for ordination have a field work experience, as many of you know because your own congregations are field education sites. I am grateful to the Rev. Dr. Alex Nagy for serving as director of field education. In the fall, under the leadership of the Rev. Simon Mainwaring, we have expanded to include periodic midweek offerings in the evening. I would encourage everyone here to visit the website of
30 the school for ministry. There is a handout in your pews table with information on the school. Take a Saturday class; come to a midweek offering. Come, know our story, learn a new thing, and learn to dance with delight.
An outward and visible sign of the transformation that flows from the School for Ministry is the ordination of three new deacons: Phil Loveless, Tom Morelli, and David Rhodes. They represent the first wave of new deacons for a reinvigorated diaconate in our diocese. They join deacons who have been serving us faithfully in redoubling our movement to be the serving church. Deacons are called to bring the church and Jesus’ gospel to the world and the world’s concerns to the church. Their ministry of service and proclamation is an iconic incarnation of the calling of each of us. They are a part of the new thing God is doing. I wonder who among us today is called to be a deacon. Which one of you might have the gift to be a bridge between the church and the world?
Much of what has happened in the past year and much of what is emerging is a result of our first successful capital campaign, Build the Serving Church. To all of our donors and pledgers, I want to offer profound and deepest thanks for your giving. We set out to raise $2,500,000 in capital funds and we raised $2,685,340.14. Amazing! Because of this campaign, we were able to renovate the former Holy Trinity Parish in Ocean Beach into the Episcopal Church Center. Yes, it is the location of the School for Ministry. It also houses the Bishop’s Office. Each week I meet those who are fed at the Church Center or are refreshed by taking a shower on Wednesday night when the mobile shower unit, Showers for Blessing is there. There is something profound about having the Bishop’s Office be a place where the homeless are fed, clothed, and receive mail and medical care. It may transform them. It has changed me. It seems to be changing this community. As I travel around our diocese, I marvel at the synergy among congregations as we make new ground as servant ministers in our communities. Our neighbors are learning to know us by our love, by our love. In addition to this, your generosity has created two new endowment funds: one to provide income to be used for grants to congregations to place our newly ordained in mentoring congregations within our diocese for their first years of ministry. This is nothing less than an extension of their formation process and essential for healthy, well prepared clergy. The second endowment will provide loans to congregations for infrastructure improvements so that resources can be wisely used for mission. As the pledges are paid, the two endowment funds grow. I should add that for these funds to be highly effective, we will need to continue to seek gifts to them. Rest assured that will be part of my focus, and I encourage you to make these endowments a part of our continued giving.
As I look ahead to this year and the years beyond, I believe that we have made important steps to pivot to a yet fully-seen future. Our School for Ministry, our new deacons and diaconal focus, our new Episcopal Church Center, and emerging endowments are critical building blocks. But in some respects, these pieces are the easy things. These actions have a certain continuity to the recent past. We have been a church for the last hundred plus years that has been institutionally focused. We have been building focused. And we have appreciated our endowments. But now, the new thing that God is calling us to do, while not disconnected from those things and enhanced by those things, is really of a different character and quality.
You have heard me say before that the church of the 21st century needs to look a lot more like the church of the 1st century than the last century. And so the next step is deeper into the roots of our story. The texture of what lies ahead will have more the character of movement. It will be much more dependent on grass roots than hierarchy. I am keenly aware that part of my discernment is to seek to know and understand the role of bishop in this movement. Indeed, that will be a challenge for all the ordained? How much do we let go? How do we empower? What does accountability look like? Because churches can be incredibly resistant to change, we also need to be aware of resistance. And let us be honest, every one of us—myself included—will resist some of the important changes that are before us. How do we work together to join God in this new thing?
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The next step seems to me to be again found in God’s story as our story. Throughout history, God has called God’s people to venture into the unforeseen: Moses guiding the people of Israel out of Egypt through the wilderness, Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem, Paul and the gentile mission, the Benedictine rule, Augustine’s mission to England, to name a few. And what was characteristic to all of these was an openness to join God in the process of something new and a willingness to take profound risks.
I must confess to you. I think all too often we have practiced the disciplines of preserve, conserve and protect. I believe our beloved church is structured in a way that can impede the spirit. Actually, the bishop as overseer can too easily become the one who keeps everything in order and in line. You may know the nautical term, “in irons,” when a sailing ship stalls and cannot turn as it is facing into the wind. Sometimes, I think church leaders—bishops and such—get so overwhelmed negotiating the seas that they place the church in irons. Indeed, we teach stasis. We teach stagnation and thus decline.
I recently read Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull, the cofounder of Pixar Animation. It is the story of not only building that enterprise but more importantly sustaining its creative life blood. What Catmull asserts is that the Pixar formula is all about people. But it is people that work in an environment of deep candor and honesty, openness to criticism and new ideas, where risk is tolerated. He writes: “Unleashing creativity requires that we loosen the controls, accept risk, trust our colleagues, work to clear the path for them, and pay attention to anything that creates fear.” In my heart, I believe that the future church is going to require all of our creativity. It will require less control and more empowerment, risk-taking, trust, and dealing with that which generates fear.
The earliest churches cultivated a similar environment. The church was the people. The people were nurtured as they built up the body and became a legend for love and healing in a harsh world.
To become that kind of church again, we will have to change. We will have to retrain our community muscles to move and act differently. It will take great effort. That effort that has begun in area four is a good start. We are taking risks. We are learning valuable lessons. The churches of area four, St. Andrew’s, Encinitas; St. Michael’s, Carlsbad; Holy Cross, Carlsbad; St. Anne’s, Oceanside; All Saints’, Vista; and Grace, San Marcos, are pioneers in this new movement. We are asking hard questions about how to use the resources of the church. As you may have noted, our proposed budget for 2015 allocates $100,000 in unrestricted reserves to be used for what we are calling “new initiatives.” These are funds we can strategically allocate in the mission field— put in your hands—to make things new, to do the new thing. They are to be catalysts for mission as we ask “Who is our mission?” And so, now we strive to leave the old model and create the new thing.
As this work of reimagining extends across the diocese, it has become increasingly clear to me and the executive council that we need to pay attention to three parts of the community that are not represented in leadership: Young Adults, Latinos, and Youth. An exciting new possibility that will support our efforts at connecting with Latino persons is an emerging partnership with the Diocese of Western Mexico. I have just this past month appointed the Rev. Colin Mathewson, the Rev. Cristina Borges, and Rom Ituarte to a team to work with counterparts from our neighbor diocese to see how we can mutually support each other. I am pleased that the Rev. Pedro Cuevas and the Rev. Armando Casillas are here today to give witness to this partnership. They have much to teach us about how to be a nimble and effective church with fewer resources. And we have important resources and ideas to share with them. Together, we can be a mighty church and a powerful force of God’s love and transformation.
With all of this in mind, the nominating committee this year did great work to assure a field of candidates that would change the composition of leaders to reflect the community in which we minister. For too long our church has been talking about Latino, young adult, and youth, but not leading with them. Today that changes.
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I would urge similar changes in our congregations. I should also add that as this movement is happening on the governance level there is significant grassroots energy that is also having an impact: the continuing service summit, a new youth summit, and our ongoing Latino leadership project.
Our invitation from God is ancient and fresh: God is making a new thing. A new melody is being sent our way. Can we take the risk? Can we change? While I don’t have a crystal ball, permit me to use my imagination and paint a picture of what the future church might look like.
The future church will be a church that is first and foremost a church of discipleship. It will be a church that lives into God’s story, God’s dream. It is a church that is active in the world. It will be the servant church. It will be a church that is nimble in how it forms congregations and interconnects congregations with each other. We will take seriously empowering the laity to be the church. It will fully utilize the sacred order of deacons. While there will be seminary trained clergy, there will also be a substantial part of the ordained trained locally. Many clergy members will be bi-vocational. We will have fewer buildings and more congregations. We will be mobile. We will be creative and be co-creators with God in this new thing.
Beloved, I want to end with a word of gratitude and a promise. I cannot tell you how fortunate I feel to be your bishop. We have had tough times and wonderful times. We have interwoven our stories and have become more than friends. We have become members of the body. I feel the love of this body and I pray you feel mine for you. And my promise is this: I will continue to try to grow as your bishop, seeking God’s will for our common life. May God continue to richly bless us as we live into what is fresh and new and holy.
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MINUTES OF THE FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO 13 February 2015
The Rt. Rev’d James Robert Mathes, Bishop of San Diego and President of Convention, called Convention to order at 2:45 pm on February 13, 2015. After some housekeeping announcements, Bishop Mathes announced changes to the agenda: Dr. Mark Manning will report on the School for Ministry today following the Treasurer’s Report.. On page 5 of the booklet, there is a misprint in numbering of resolution. Also, Resolution 15-06 – the date should read Saturday November 7, not Friday. Ms. Catherine Campbell, Secretary of Convention, gave the following report: In accordance with Article VI, Section I, of the Constitution of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, and Title I, Canon 4, Sections 4.03-4.06, of the Canons, members of the Committee on Credentials received and inspected the Certificates of Lay Delegates of the 41st Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, representing 135 lay delegates. This is from a possible total of 46 congregations and 135 delegates who might be eligible. The Committee finds that they are entitled to representation and vote in this 40th Annual Convention, except as reported by the Committee on Financial Review. In accordance with Article VI, Section I, of the Constitution of the Episcopal Diocese and Title I, Canon 4, Section 4.00, of the Canons, members of the Committee have examined the list of all clerics of the Church who are canonically resident in the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego and in good standing. The Committee finds that 126 members of the Clergy are canonically resident in this Diocese. Of this number, 125 are entitled to vote in this 39th Annual Convention. A quorum of 43 clergy and 68 lay delegates is required. I am pleased to report the presence of a quorum of 58 clergy, and 115 lay delegates. In addition, there are another 89 registered participants. I am also pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Jyoti Osten as Assistant Secretary. I move that the members of the Standing Committee, members of Diocesan Executive Council, chairpersons of committees and commissions, diocesan officers, members of religious orders resident in the Diocese and members of the clergy working in the Diocese but not canonically resident, youth representatives, and official guests be given seat and voice at this Convention. The motion passed unanimously. Accordingly, the following officers were elected: Secretary of Convention: Mrs. Catherine Campbell Historiographer of the Diocese – Mr. John J. Will Standing Committee – Lay – Mrs. Helen Astleford Disciplinary Board – Clergy – Rev. ClayOla Gitane Disciplinary Board – Lay – Mr. Bart Slabberkorn Cathedral Chapter – Mrs. Susan Ward
Ms. Donna Watson presented the report of the Committee on Financial Review. The report confirmed each congregation had contributed to mutual finance support of diocese. Five did not meet the criteria, and were reviewed by the Committee. Waivers were granted to St. Phillips Lemon Grove, St. Anthony’s, and St. Timothy’s. Ms. Polly Getz, Assistant Chancellor presented delegate briefing. Mr. Scott Crispell. Judge of Elections, gave directions regarding the ballots. He notes many positions are not contested: Secretary, Historiographer, Disciplinary Board, Standing Committee, lay member, and the cathedral chapter. It was moved and seconded that these candidates be elected by acclamation. The motion carried. Then convention then addressed contested elections. The first ballot was distributed at 3:07 p.m., and closed at 3:15 pm. 34
Rev. David Marshall offered greetings from St. John’s, Chula Vista. Bishop Mathes offered thanks to Bishop Sean Rowe, Monsignor Dennis Mikulanis, the ecumenical officer from the Roman Catholic Church, and to Bishop Murray Finck from ECLA. He also welcomed two guests from diocese of Western Mexico, Fr. Pedro Cuevas and Fr. Armando Casillas. Bishop Mathes offered thanks to Rev. Marshall and his congregation for their work in hosting convention, as well as thanks to the seminarians who are here and helping. He also expressed gratitude for the convention planning committee and workshop presenters. Bishop Mathes introduced new clergy, and acknowledged clergy deaths with prayer. Other transitions were noted: Rev. Joe Dirbas and Ms. Polly Getz presented the report of the Resolutions Committee. Rev. Dirbas – presented Resolution 15-01 and moved for its adoption. Dean Penny Bridges speaks in favor of resolution. Dean Bridges offers amendment to add the Diocese of Western Mexico and the appointment of a task force; Rev. Andrew Green seconded the amendment. The amendment passes. Mr. Joseph Doc speaks in favor of resolution, and notes how much relationships have meant to those in Sudan. The Resolution passes as amended. 15-01. To Explore a Relationship with a Sister Diocese RESOLVED, that the 41st Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego asks the Bishop to appoint a task force for partner diocese relationships charged with
investigating the possibility of a relationship with a diocese within The Episcopal Church of Sudan and South Sudan and/or a relationship with the Diocese of Western Mexico; and discerning the future nature of our current relationship with El Salvador.
Rev. Dirbas presented 15-02 and moved its adoption. The resolution was seconded. Rev. Colin Mathewson spoke in favor of studying clergy compensation. He presented a motion to amend. The amendment was seconded, and was passed. Rev. Bob Nelson asked that the Diocese ensure the task force includes deacons, bishops and priests. Many deacons don’t receive salaries or even reimbursement. This must change. The Resolution as amended passed.
15-02. Clergy Compensation RESOLVED, that the 41st Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego form a task force to study clergy compensation and issue recommendations to the Bishop, Executive Council and the 42nd Convention, with the goal of re-imagining how we might best equip our churches for the service of the poor and the evangelism of all people (even those with little ability to contribute financially to their church).
Rev. Dirbas recommended 15-03 and moved to adopt Resolution 15-03. The resolution was seconded. After much discussion, the resolution passed. Bishop Mathes comments that he will convene with originators of motion to discuss ways to promote collegiality without adding another layer of bureaucracy. Resolution 1503 – Naming of Area Deans
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Resolved, that the 41st Convention of the Diocese of San Diego ask the Bishop to create the non-stipendiary, term-limited diocesan role of “Area Dean” to serve alongside Area Missioners, the sole responsibility of such Area Deans being to convene regular meetings of his or her Mission Area churches; and to cause an Area Dean to be appointed for each Mission Area from among members of the clergy serving a church within that Area.
Rev. Dirbas recommended and moved to adopt Resolution 15-04. The Resolution was seconded. Rev. Mike Stone spoke to the spirit of resolution. Rev. Stone offers a friendly amendment, which was seconded. Rev. Kathleen Kelly pointed out that the amendment was a substitute resolution. She moved to table the resolution and amendment, to be presented in writing at a later time. The motion to table was passed. The Audit Committee Report was presented by Dr. Stephen Crawford. He noted that we received a favorable audit; he noted the auditors were complimentary of Canon Julie Young’s work. Prior to the presentation of the Treasurer’s Report, as required by canon, Julie Young was elected as Diocesan Treasurer. The Treasurer’s report was presented by Canon Young. The Bishop noted he welcomes questions regarding Treasurer’s Report. Rev. Dr. Mark Mann presented a report of the School for Ministry. Msgr. Dennis Mikulanis presented greetings as the ecumenical officer for Roman Catholic diocese of San Diego. Rev. Pedro Cuevas, from the Diocese of West Mexico, brought greetings. Ms. Donna Watson presented the results of the Mutual Ministry Review. Bishop Murray Finck of ECLA presented his greetings. Bishop Mathes addresses situation with the Bishop Suffragan of Maryland. After general housekeeping announcements regarding the dinner and reception it was moved and seconded that convention be recessed. Accordingly, Convention recessed at 4:42 p.m.
Saturday, February 14, 2015 Convention reconvened at 1:10 p.m. Bishop Mathes offered his thanks to St. John’s. He also welcomed Bishop John Chane as our chaplain. Ms. Catherine Campbell, Secretary of Convention, offered a quorum report, noting the presence of a quorum of 61 clergy and 122 lay delegates. In addition, another 109 visitors registered. Mr. Crispell, Judge of Elections reported on the first ballot. The results of the first ballot are contained in the Judge of Elections’ report. There was a second ballot. It went out at 1:16 pm, and was closed at 1:19 pm. Bishop Mathes delivered his Address to Convention. Mr. Crispell reported on the second ballot. The results of the second ballot are contained in the Judge of Elections’ report. There was a third ballot. The ballot opened at 2:11 p.m. and closed at 2:15 pm.
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Rev. Bill Zettinger presented the 2015 budget and moved for its approval. The budget was seconded. After some questions and clarifications, the Budget passed by acclamation. Rev. Dirbas noted that 15-04 was tabled. It is now being re-presented for consideration. Rev. Mathewson offers amendment of resolution. St. Timothy’s offers an amendment to that amendment, but that amendment was defeated. The original amendment passed. After vigorous discussion, Rev. Kathleen Kelly moved to amend by striking the entirety of the first “Resolved” paragraph. The amendment was seconded. The amendment passed. The Resolution as amended passed. 15-04. Calling for Environmentally Responsible Investing
RESOLVED, that the 41st Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego establish a diocesan Creation Care Committee open to all interested members in order to investigate a broad range of creation care initiatives appropriate to our context, including but not limited to the investment of diocesan funds; the "greening" of our diocese and churches; and opportunities for advocacy and resources for the diocese, churches and diocesan organizations; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the 41st Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego asks the Executive Council to consider making Creation Care a fourth point of advocacy in living out our Mission Plan.
Rev. Dirbas moves and recommends Resolution 15-05 – Diocesan Missioners. The resolution was seconded. Rev. Mike Stone moves to amend the motion. The Chair rules the amendment; because it amends the budget which has already been passed. After some discussion, Rev. Andrew Green moves to refer the resolution to the Diocesan Executive Council for action. The motion is moved, seconded and was passed. Rev. Dirbas moves Resolution 15-06 and it is seconded. The Resolution passes. Resolution 15-06 Annual Diocesan Convention Resolved, that the 41st Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese authorize the shift from holding our annual diocesan convention in February to holding it in November, beginning on Saturday, November 7, 2015. Rev. Dirbas moved resolution 15-07, and it is seconded. The Resolution passes. Resolution 15-07 – Dissolve the San Diego Episcopal Foundation Resolved, that the 41st Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego dissolve the San Diego Episcopal Foundation, as recommended by the Diocesan Executive Council at their December 6, 2014 meeting. Rev. Dirbas moved resolution 15-08, and it is seconded. The Resolution passes. Resolution 15-08 – Extension of the Study Commission on Mission Share Pledges. Resolved, that the 41st Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego extend the reporting and recommendation deadline for the Mission Share Pledge Commission to the 42nd Annual Diocesan Convention. Rev. Dirbas moves Resolution 15-09 and it is seconded. After discussion, the Resolution is passed.
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Resolution 15-09 – Designation of Dorcas House as a Diocesan Institution Resolved, that the 41st Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego approve the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of Dorcas House, a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation, as an Institution of the Diocese in accordance with Cannon III.5. Mr. Crispell delivered a report on the third ballot. There was no need for a fourth ballot. The results of the balloting and elections are in the Report on Elections. Ms. Polly Getz reported on the General Convention Deputation. There was a call for volunteers. She listed our deputies and expressed gratitude for their willingness to serve. Bishop Mathes recognized departing members of diocesan governance and thanked them for their work. Mrs. Campbell moved that all reports from Commissions, Committees and Institutions be received by title. The motion was seconded and passed. Rev. Joe Dirbas moved the Courtesy Resolutions, which were seconded and passed. Courtesy Resolutions Resolved, that this forty-first Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego extend its gratitude to the Rev. David Marshall, his staff, and all the people of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Chula Vista, for hosting this Convention. Resolved, that this forty-first Convention of the Diocese of San Diego extend its thanks and gratitude to the Right Reverend Sean Rowe, Bishop of the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania and the Diocese of Bethlehem, for his inspiring address, participation in our Convention, and tireless work for the greater church. Resolved, that this forty-first Convention of the Diocese of San Diego extend its thanks and appreciation fo the Right Reverend John Bryson Chane for ministry to the Diocese as an assisting bishop and his prayerful leadership. Resolved, that this forty-first Convention of the Diocese of San Diego extend its thanks and appreciation to Bishop Murray Finck for his participation in our Convention, and for his ongoing commitment to our covenantal relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Resolved, that this forty-first Convention of the Diocese of San Diego extend its thanks and appreciation to the right Reverend Gethin B. Hughes and Lenore Hughes for their more than twelve years of exemplary service and ministry in this Diocese. Resolved, that this forty-first Convention of the Diocese of San Diego extend its warm and sincere greetings to the Right Reverend Samir Kafity, Retired President-Bishop of the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East, for his ministry in this Diocese. Resolved, that this forty-first Convention of the Diocese of Diego extend its thanks and appreciation to the Right Reverend Lino Rodriguez-Amaro, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Western Mexico, for his generous help and that of his Diocese in our cooperative ministries.
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Resolved, that this forty-first Convention of the Diocese of San Diego send its warm greetings and support to the Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, for her leadership and faithfulness to Christ’s mission. Resolved, that this forty-first Convention of the Diocese of San Diego send its warm greetings and prayers to the Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, for his leadership on behalf of the Anglican Communion. Bishop Mathes made the following appointments: Charles Dick, Chancellor Polly Getz, Vice Chancellor David Bagley, Vice Chancellor Gary Powell, Vice Chancellor Julie Young, Treasurer Keren Rodriguez, Registrar (convention approved by acclamation) Scott Crispell, Cathedral Chapter Bishop Mathes noted that the Convention offering goes to the pastoral needs fund of three new deacons and the Diocese of Western Mexico. Mrs. Campbell moved that the reading of the minutes be dispensed with, and that Bishop Mathes be authorized to attest to their accuracy. The motion was seconded and passed. After a closing prayer by Bishop Mathes, the 41st Convention of the Episcopal Diocese adjourned at 3:47 pm Respectfully submitted, Mrs. Catherine Campbell, Secretary
APPROVED: Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes Bishop
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REPORT OF THE JUDGE OF ELECTIONS
February 14, 2015
The Right Reverend James R. Mathes Episcopal Diocese of San Diego 2083 Sunset Cliffs Blvd San Diego, CA 92107
Re: 41st Annual Convention - Episcopal Diocese of San Diego Report of the Judge of Elections
Dear Bishop Mathes:
The following positions were uncontested and as a result were elected by acclamation: Secretary of Convention: Ms. Catherine Campbell Historiographer of the Diocese: Mr. John J. Will Disciplinary Board – Clergy The Rev. ClayOla Gitane Disciplinary Board – Lay Mr. Bart Slabberkorn Standing Committee – Lay Ms. Helen Astleford Cathedral Chapter Member Ms. Susan Ward
The remaining offices were filled by ballot:
Standing Committee – Clergy The Rev. Kathleen Kelly Diocesan Executive Council – Clergy The Rev. Joseph Dirbas The Rev. Thomas Wilson (to fill 2018 unexpired term) Diocesan Executive Council – Lay Ms. Martha Curatolo Mr. Rom Ituarte Dr. Equilla Luke (to fill 2017 unexpired term)
I have attached the tally sheets that indicate the number of votes by order for each ballot.
Respectfully Submitted,
Scott Crispell Judge of Elections
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Tally Sheet 1st Ballot 2nd Ballot 3rd Ballot Clergy Lay Clergy Lay Combined
SECRETARY OF CONVENTION Clergy or Lay (1) Votes cast..... Votes needed to elect..... CAMPBELL, Catherine Acclamation
HISTORIOGRAPHER Clergy or Lay (1) Votes cast..... Votes needed to elect..... WILL, John J. Acclamation
DISCIPLINARY BOARD Clergy (1) Votes cast..... Votes needed to elect..... GITANE, ClayOla Acclamation
DISCIPLINARY BOARD Lay (1) Votes cast..... Votes needed to elect..... SLABBERKORN, Bart Acclamation
STANDING COMMITTEE Clergy (1) Votes cast..... 55 101 47 102 156 Votes needed to elect..... 28 51 24 52 1 HENSLEY, Lane 29 48 21 51 63 2 KELLY, Kathleen elected 26 53 26 51 93
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1st Ballot 2nd Ballot 3rd Ballot Clergy Lay Clergy Lay Combined
STANDING COMMITTEE Lay (1) Votes cast..... Votes needed to elect..... ASTLEFORD, Helen Acclamation
DIOCESAN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Clergy (2) Votes cast..... 104 189 46 99 Votes needed to elect..... 35 64 24 50 11 DIRBAS, Joe 41 75 elected 12 NAGY, Robert 29 56 18 38 13 WILSON, Tom 34 58 28 61 elected 2018
DIOCESAN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Lay (3) Votes cast..... 151 255 44 104 Votes needed to elect..... 31 52 23 53 21 CURATOLA, Martha 44 57 elected 22 HAYNES, Keen 14 37 5 13 23 ITUARTE, Rom 36 55 elected 24 LUKE, Equilla 28 55 23 58 elected 2017 25 PRUST, Lauren 29 51 16 33
CATHEDRAL CHAPTER Clergy or Lay (1) Votes cast..... Votes needed to elect….. WARD, Susan Acclamation
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CLERGY VOTING AT THE 41st ANNUAL DIOCESAN CONVENTION (Canon 1, Section 4)
Bishops
Mathes, James R.
Clergy
Acosta, Juan M. Garcia-Tuiran, Carlos A. McQueen, James D. Anderson, Martha O. Gitane, ClayOla Meairs, Babs M. Blair, Paige M. Green M. Andrew Munoz, Frank P. Borges, Cristina Hensley, Lane G. Nagy, Alex F. Brecht, Laura Hills, Wesley B. Nagy, Nancy H. Bridgers, Anne H. Jones, Leland Nagy, Robert A. Bridges, Penny Keith, George A. Nelson, Robert A. Broughton, William Kelly, Kathleen Remboldt, Cherry Busch, Edward L. Krulak, Victor H. Richardson, Carolyn G. Calvert, George M. Lacey, Maryanne Sanders, Wayne F. Carmona, Paul Lief, Richard C. Sheridan-Campbell, Laura Christian, Julia W. Lynch, Gwynn Simon, Kenneth A. Collins, M.A. “Mac” MacKillop, Alan B. Sol, Brenda J. Crafts, Robert Madsen, David Stambaugh, Doran B. Decker, Margaret Mainwaring, Simon Stone, Michael D. Dirbas, Joseph J. Marshall, David J. Strane, Steven R. Dirbas, Terry S. Mason, Brooks K. Thomas, Allisyn L. Ellsworth, Eleanor L. Mathewson, Colin J. Underkofler, Patricia Fidler, Brian E. Mathewson, Laurel R. Wilson, Thomas A. Gambling, Paul McKone-Sweet, Mark Zettinger, William H.
43 DELEGATES VOTING AT THE 41st ANNUAL DIOCESAN CONVENTION D – Delegate A – Serving Alternate VM – Voting Member (Canon 1, 4.11)
ALPINE – Christ the King EL CAJON – St. Alban’s Margaret Smith – D Betty Johnson – D Larry Woodgate – D Sharon Laraene – VM
BONITA – Church of the Good Shepherd EL CENTRO – Sts. Peter & Paul Glenn Parrish – D Frances Rice – A Craig Noble – D Eric Rice – A
BORREGO SPRINGS – St. Barnabas ENCINITAS – St. Andrew the Apostle Fred Jee – D Glori McStravick – D Louise Jee – D Gillian Campbell – D Jim Stiven – D BRAWLEY – All Saints’ Michael Reichle – A Alicia Rodriguez – D Holly Dellolio – D ESCONDIDO – Trinity Church Eric Turrentine – D CARLSBAD – Holy Cross Mike Collier – D FALLBROOK – St. John’s Larry Sebastian – D Diana Barrows – D Mary Manesis – D CARLSBAD – St. Michael’s by-the-Sea Chris Craig-Jones – D HEMET – Church of the Good Shepherd Judy Dewey – D Dale Brusewitz – D Ben Conarroe – D Louis Glosson – D David McKinley – D Michael Frank – D
CHULA VISTA – St. John’s IDYLLWILD – St. Hugh of Lincoln Marguerite Schilpp – D No representation Karen Duignan – D Ray Contreras – D INDIO – St. John’s Maria “Nellie” Escamilla – D CORONADO – Christ Church Niki Perera – D John Funk – D Nancy Funk – D LA JOLLA – St. James by-the-Sea Ed Morris – D Jan Parsons – D Vicki Morris – D Judith Ray – D Katherine Gordon – A DEL MAR – St. Peter’s Phil Roeder – A Geoff Carson – D Suzanne Foucault – D LA MESA – St. Andrew’s Fran Friesen – D Cathy Salmon – D Nancy Iverson – D Al Salmon - D Chris Miller – D LAKE ELSINORE – St. Andrew’s DESERT HOT SPRINGS – St. Anthony’s Leslie Grier – D No representation Frances Stites – D
DESERT SHORES – Santa Rosa del Mar LEMON GROVE – St. Philip the Apostle No representation Joe Gamboa – D Debbie Kistler – D
44 MENIFEE – St. Stephen’s SAN DIEGO – St. Andrew’s by-the-Sea Linda Bednar – VM Kristen Churchill – D Diane Swarts – VM Nina Woods – D Tim Shields – D NATIONAL CITY – St. Matthew’s Edward Saidro – D SAN DIEGO – St. David’s Judith Sanchez – D Joy Wolf – D James Ambassing – VM Jan Daughterty – D David Nicholson – D OCEANSIDE – St. Anne’s Teresa Grogan – D SAN DIEGO – St. Dunstan’s RuthAnn Lee – D Bette Boucher – D Charles Sampson – D PALM DESERT – St. Margaret’s Carroll Levien – D Brad Burr – D Dessie Wright – D Judy Burton – D Terry Anderson – D SAN DIEGO – St. Luke’s Wally Grimm – D Joseph Jok – D Sue Shigenaga – D Suzy Laku – D Bruce Fowler – A SAN DIEGO – St. Mark’s PALM SPRINGS – St. Paul in the Desert Perry Pauley – D Tom Baxley – D Jan Heller – D SAN DIEGO – St. Paul’s Cathedral Rosanna Langley – D Lisa Churchill – D Bonnie Stroock – D Roger Haenke – D Br. John Westaway – D Vicki Hoppenrath – D Guin Kerstetter – D PAUMA VALLEY – St. Francis Mark Lester – D Bruce Moody – D Carolyn Lief – D John Will – A POWAY – St. Bartholomew’s Judy Macemon – D SAN DIEGO – St. Timothy’s Larry Salvadori – D Jonathan Scarborough – A Jerry Blanton – D Ed Embick – A Steve Desjardins – D Ian Strout – D SAN MARCOS – Grace Church Sydney Oswald – A RAMONA – St. Mary’s in-the-Valley Tom Schulz – A Geri Nelligan – D Georgia Schulz – VM Pamela Wade – VM SANTEE – St. Columba’s SAN DIEGO – All Saints’ Ron Goodman – D John Gray – D Mimi Goodman – D Jack Mowers – D TEMECULA – St. Thomas of Canterbury SAN DIEGO – All Souls’ Peter Mandery – D Molly Bodeen – D Pam Bowen – D Judy Thompson – D Keen Haynes – D Neil Malmquist – D Deniece Mandery – D
SAN DIEGO – Good Samaritan VISTA – All Saints’ Kathleen Ide – D Paul McCarthy – D Jane Davis – D Thomas Strait – A Barbara McBride – D Eric Lynn – D YUMA – St. Paul’s Lidia Mendoza – D Richard Bardo – A Maurie White – VM
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PART III
Reports
46 SPECIAL REPORTS
School for Ministry Dear Fellow Ministers in Service to Christ,
I have only had the position of Dean of Studies for the School for Ministry for a couple weeks, so it is impossible for me to give you an in-depth report about the last year. However, I have been fortunate to have been in conversation with former Dean Simon Mainwaring about the School for Ministry since the early phases of its development, and to have been both a faculty and board member this past year. It is my hope, then, to give you both a sense of how things have developed over the past year and to address some of the challenges facing the School looking ahead.
However, before moving into the report, I first wish to express thanks to several people. First, Simon Mainwaring and Alex Nagy deserve sincere gratitude from us all for their sacrificial leadership and service both to the Diocese and the School for Ministry over the past two-plus years. Simon developed the vision and brought the SFM into reality, all the while serving as the rector at St. Andrew’s in Pacific Beach; and Alex came out of retirement last summer to see the SFM through the transition from one dean to another. Together they have built a solid foundation upon which the future of SFM rests.
My thanks also go to Bishop Mathes, Canon Thomas, and the School for Ministry board for their trust in and support for me as the new dean. As a Wesley scholar, I have come to a profound appreciation for the Anglican tradition, which I have begun to consider in many ways my own because of our common heritage. My sincere hope is that in my role I might serve as a kind of bridge between the Episcopal Church and those ecclesial fellowships that are in so many ways the offspring of Anglicanism.
This past year has seen a wonderful growth in the SFM. We had 14 total students taking courses in the fall, eleven of them for credit and three as auditors. This included two priest postulants and six deacon postulants, some of whom are being ordained this year! I have been very impressed with the students who have taken my courses, and I believe that you can feel very good about the future priests and deacons that are receiving their preparation in the School for Ministry. Because of the higher enrollment, we were also able to increase the salary of instructors slightly, although they still make far less than we would like, considering their time and expertise.
As for the current term, the enrollment remains strong with nine students enrolled for credit (including the same number of postulants as the fall) and four auditors. We also have a strong faculty line-up, with all five instructors holding PhDs in fields related to their teaching assignments. We also have come closer to the goal of having more consistency with classroom instruction, as all but one spring course will have only one instructor. We are also excited that several of our postulants will graduate this spring—our first graduating class ever!
Unfortunately, what we celebrate also presents us with perhaps our greatest challenge—the graduation of so many students, combined with fewer new postulants, looks to leave us with a lot of empty seats for next fall. This spring we will be exploring new avenues for increasing enrollment, including partnering with the ELCA and providing extended learning opportunities for students not living in the immediate San Diego area. We will also be taking our mid-week educational offerings ‘on the road’ to various churches in the diocese in hopes of creating more widespread awareness about the School and recruiting new students. As we forge ahead with these plans, we covet your prayers, your support, and any ideas or suggestions that you may have.
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You can learn more about the School for Ministry on our website (www.sfmedsd.org) and you are welcome to contact me ([email protected]) with any questions or ideas you might have. My greatest hope is that the School will effectively serve diocesan ministerial education, and to succeed, this will have to be a diocese- wide endeavor.
The Rev. Dr. Mark H. Mann, Dean of Studies
Mission Plan Ministry Area Reports MISSION PLAN
The 2015 Diocesan Convention marks the third anniversary of the approval and implementation of the Diocesan Mission Plan, our “strategic plan”. The approval of the Mission Plan coincided with the creation of the new governing board of the diocese, the Executive Council. Both were instrumental in improving diocesan administration, financial processes, and infrastructure. The multi-faceted Mission Plan has been at the core of our work as a diocese. We have learned and accomplished much through the implementation of the Mission Plan; it has in numerous instances fostered a spirit of collaboration among our congregations. For example, the grassroots work accomplished by the Servant Summits has raised awareness and increased participation in many outreach endeavors. Also during these intervening three years, it has become apparent that the foundational precepts of the Mission Plan serve well as expressions of our purpose and intent, and provide the appropriate level of guidance to the Diocese, the Executive Council and other entities of the Diocese. These foundational precepts include the Preamble, Mission and Vision, and Baptismal and Biblical Beliefs. They represent the “We Are” statements of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, who we are and what we believe. They guide the “We Will” statements that are represented by the six Goals of the Mission Plan.
As mentioned above, much has been accomplished that has moved the Diocese forward in our pursuit of “Fearless Love”. Over 50 specific Action Plans of the Mission Plan have been accomplished, thanks to the diligent efforts of the members of the Executive Council who served as Ministry Leaders. But as these specific actions were accomplished, it became evident that too often they were seen as a distraction and an unwelcome task and thus less than helpful or even counterproductive at the congregational level. This has led to a reexamination of the purpose and intent of the Objectives and Action Plans of the Mission Plan. It is perhaps time to pivot from the directive nature of some of the Action Plans that involve congregations, instilling a more inward focus of tasks toward the Diocese and the Executive Council. This will then allow congregations to focus on the mission field where they are planted. Guided by the foundational precepts of the Mission Plan, and focusing on the three emerging initiatives of young adults, bicultural community development, and collaborative servant churches, congregations will develop their own objectives and tasks.
Mike Collier, Mission Plan Coordinator 2012- 2014
ADVOCACY
The Advocacy Ministry’s task is to help the diocese be a community that promotes both peace and a just society. Our advisory teams offer their expertise and support to the Bishop as the principal religious spokesperson in the region. Considering the geography and demographics of our diocese, we concentrate on developing statements that focus primarily on issues related to poverty, international borders, and the military.
2014 Events and Activities:
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In May, the Advocacy Ministry leader, along with two young adults from our diocese participated in a conference in Washington, D.C., coordinated by Bishops Working for a Just World and TEC Office of Gov’t Relations. The conference, “Advocacy to Challenge Domestic Poverty”, provided advocacy and media training to equip teams of bishops and young adults to meet with legislative members and staffers. Our objective was to discuss the appropriations process for Fiscal Year 2015 and to encourage continued funding of human needs programs that serve poor and vulnerable communities. The EDSD delegation met with staffers from the offices of Senators Feinstein and Boxer, and Representatives Hunter and Peters. The young adults representing our diocese were, Kelly Mahon, a youth worker at Holy Trinity, Escondido and St. Bartholomew’s, Poway, and Coreen Walsh, Program Development Coordinator at Camp Stevens. Major funding was provided by a grant from the Constable Fund.
In July we released a statement titled “A Faith Perspective on the Border Crisis.” As waves of unaccompanied migrant children crossed our borders fleeing poverty and pervasive violence, we were reminded that we are a nation of immigrants, and of our biblical call to welcome and offer hospitality to the stranger. The statement was published as an op-ed in the Union Tribune.
In November a Thanksgiving message in support of the president of the United States’ executive action that would allow as many as five million undocumented people living in this country to seek more normal and less fearful lives. We were invited to be thankful and rejoice in any moments of grace and kindness that might lift the burden of fear from the lives of many of our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Also in November a Veterans Day letter was sent encouraging the people of the diocese to honor active duty members of the military and veterans by attending the annual Armed Forces Evensong at St. Paul’s Cathedral. We were reminded of the cost of conflict and the sacrifice of those who serve. Many are blessed with loving families and supportive communities that facilitate the adjustments of reintegration to civilian life. Others have ongoing struggles with wounds that are physical, psychological and spiritual, and have families that struggle too. We were asked if we are doing enough to provide a community of care, to pray for members of the military, look after their families and to look for opportunities to engage in service to those who have served.
In 2015 we hope to expand our ministry in ways that may not yet be clear but we trust will be revealed. Among those working in support of the Bishop and the diocese for advocacy are: Roxanne Perfect-Knight (Ministry leader), Dr. Stephan Crawford, the Rev. Babs Meairs, the Rev. Susan Astarita, the Rev. Wayne Sanders, the Rev. Eleanor Ellsworth, Dr. Wayne Cornelius, Dr. Phil Hadley, the Rev. Colin Mathewson, Canon Nancy Holland and Lesslie Keller.
EVANGELISM
“For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord plans to proper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future”” ( Jer 29:11). A future with hope reminds us that God does have a vision and a purpose for our church and its future. Even though there is no doubt hiding it! The Elephant in the room is that the church is changing. We live in a world where the fastest growing people of belief, “in something or other,” are the Spiritual but unaffiliated and the NONES (no-religion at all). But what’s new? The church is always changing. What we need, is to find ways to work within the society, within our communities to build congregations that are responsive to God’s call to do mission and bring people to Christ through evangelism.
As the church changes from being internally focused to externally focused we must also change in how we reach out and evangelize. No longer are we in a world and culture where hanging out a sign that says; “The
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Episcopal Church Welcomes You” will bring people to our doors. We must apply new techniques and strategies that tell the good news of Jesus Christ to the world and our communities.
The purpose of your evangelism committee is to capture the essence of that change and then provide congregations with the tools and resources needed to meet the needs of these turbulent times. Often, when the word evangelism is mentioned people get mental pictures of putting up a tent, going door-to-door or waving a Bible on a street corner. Some of these methods are valid ways to reach those who need to hear, but at the heart of the matter is the idea that building relationships between the church and the community will bring new people into our congregations.
In 2014 your evangelism committee, one of six committees that are part of the Mission Plan, continued its work to spread the “good news” and bring future members into the church. This year’s work focused on strengthening our evangelism initiatives work by:
• Creating a workbook and checklist for congregations to assess their vitality and see how they are doing in terms of evangelism • Published a welcoming newcomers booklet • Launched two short trial cases that focused on reaching the Hispanic community. One for the Rev Colin Matheson at the Cathedral and the other for the Rev George Calvert at the Church of the Good Shepherd(Bonita) • Hosted a one day workshop on November 15th with Dr. Juan Martinez from Fuller Seminary on how to reach the Hispanic community. Topics included: o Understanding US Latinos and their faith expressions o Analysis of current Latino ministry by TEC in the San Diego area o Learning from what others are doing o Developing a ministry plan
If you would like to join our team please don’t hesitate to contact the Rev Bill Zettinger at [email protected] or 760-445-6791
OUTREACH
Outreach continued to be a strong focal point for the churches in our diocese throughout 2014. Our churches do tremendous work in our communities. We feed the homeless and offer hot showers through Showers of Blessings; we clothe the destitute; we provide tutoring, Head Start, and enrichment programs for at-risk youth, low-income children, and refugee families struggling to adapt to a new culture; we support our veterans and Wounded Warriors; we build homes in Mexico; we counsel the mentally ill; we offer health care to low-income families and migrant workers; we collect and distribute non-perishable foods and fresh vegetables to individuals and families who face food insecurity daily; we open our churches for rotational homeless shelters; and engage daily in countless other efforts large and small. Contact any church in our diocese and you will find caring individuals answering our baptismal call to “respect the dignity of every human being.”
The Diocesan Service Coalition, a consortium of outreach/service coordinators from churches throughout the diocese, continued to grow adding representatives from more churches as members in 2014. We currently have 37 churches and Episcopal Community Services, Episcopal Refugee Network, the Episcopal Church Center, the Community Christian Services Association, and Foundation Cristosal represented in the Coalition. A key goal is to maintain and grow this network of service contacts so that the churches and organizations of our diocese can work more effectively and collaboratively to serve in our communities. In 2014 we held a Northern
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Service Summit and an Imperial Valley Service Summit in an effort to connect churches in these regions of our large diocese to each other and to the larger Coalition.
The Diocesan Service Coalition promoted four collaborative projects in 2014: • Winter: World Water Day effort to build a well in a developing nation – eleven of our churches participated and raised $10,000, enough to build two wells through ERD. • Spring: the Maundy Thursday Foot Washing, providing new shoes and socks to the homeless. We grew to two locations in 2014, the Episcopal Church Center and Episcopal Community Service’s Friend to Friend Center. Over 100 volunteers from churches across the diocese participated on the day of the event and countless others supported the effort in their home churches by collecting shoes, socks, and preparing lunches. • Summer: the Back to School Bash, which also grew to two locations in 2014, St Mark’s in City Heights and St John’s in Fallbrook. Over fifteen of our parishes supported the events by sending volunteers and/or collecting backpacks and school supplies. • Fall: observance of the International Day of Peace in our individual churches. Seven churches around the diocese participated in this event.
At Convention 2014 twelve of our churches joined together to provide Blessings in a Bag that were handed out to attendees as they exited the gala dinner. We feel it’s important to have a visible example of our diocesan commitment to outreach; the Blessings in a Bag were a terrific reminder of the work we do in our communities every day.
Looking back at the work accomplished in 2014, we have much to be proud of. We also have tremendous opportunities to be even more mission-focused in 2015.
REPENTANCE & RECONCILIATION
This mission area focuses upon repenting of separation from God and our neighbor. The mission plan presents two fronts for work: 1) examining our congregational receptivity to those beyond our present company, and 2) healing modes of behavior in our communities that impede offering an experience of God’s peace.
For our use in the first area, the Evangelism Committee has developed a questionnaire for congregational use that measures receptivity to newcomers. This can be found on the Diocesan website at http://www.edsd.org/what-we-do/evangelism/how-welcoming-is-your-church/. This tool is a beginning point, and every congregation is encouraged to make use of it. Please understand that it is only a beginning point.
The increasing emphasis of our diocese upon receptivity to young adults and the ethnic populations that are growing in our region warrants looking afresh at how receptive we truly are. Do our casual remarks make assumptions about who is present and who is not? Are we unconsciously making people feel invisible and unwelcome by failing to acknowledge their presence, much less their perspectives? Are we perpetuating the worst stereotypes of Episcopalians by repeating them in the presence of impressionable newcomers? Or, are we talking about who we choose to be rather then who someone else thinks we have been? These are hard and important questions.
As to the second front, in 2014, the Repentance and Reconciliation Committee began identifying recurring unhealthy scenarios in congregational life and used a pilot training program in one congregation to address these. These results provide a foundation for further development of training. If you have input for these efforts, please contact the chairperson at [email protected]. The Rev. Kathleen Kelly
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STEWARDSHIP
The committees in the Stewardship Mission category are those with financial responsibilities in the Diocese – Audit, Budget, Finance, Property, Future Church Task Force (formerly Vital Congregations) and Faithful Giving. The report of the Faithful Giving sub-committee follows. The budget report is located with the Treasurer’s Report and other financial reports. The remaining reports are found alphabetically under Reports to Convention.
FAITHFUL GIVING (sub-committee of Stewardship)
The Faithful Giving Committee is one of several groups coordinated by the Stewardship Mission Area Leader. We support all efforts to nurture faithful giving at the congregational level: year-round stewardship programming, annual pledge campaigns, planned giving, and general “best practices” to instill generosity. In 2014, we:
1. Renewed membership for the entire Diocese in The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS), which supplies countless resources on line for all aspects of stewardship training and teaching; 2. Maintained a summary of stewardship resources on the Diocesan website found under What We Believe/Stewardship; 3. Supported the Leadership Academy held in March of 2014; and 4. Conducted regional roundtables to share ideas about stewardship in the Fall.
The Rev. Kathleen Kelly
WORSHIP & FORMATION
The objective of the worship-oriented portion of the Mission Plan is to develop menu of opportunities for every member of the Diocese to participate in meaningful and transformative worship. Membership of the Diocesan Liturgy Committee, formed to carry out this objective, includes the Rev. Martha Anderson (chair 2014), the Rev. Joe Dirbas, Mr. Michael Reichle (chair 2015), Ms. Stasi McAteer, and Ms. Patrice Moran. The liturgy committee offered two workshops in the diocese in 2014. The first occurred at the Diocesan Annual Convention in February 2014. Lay and clergy members of the committee offered a presentation on the liturgies of Holy Week. This presentation included the history and tradition of the triduum, explained the content of the services as prescribed by the Book of Common Prayer, and offered a wide array of resources allowing parishes of all sizes to observe the triduum as one liturgy spanning three days. The workshop was well received with many questions by attendees as well as sharing experiences in observing the triduum liturgy. In May of 2014, the liturgy committee coordinated with the Clergy Enrichment and Fellowship Committee (CEFCOM) to offer a Clergy Day focused on the development and use of the prayers of the people. With the leadership of the Rev. David Marshall (St. John's Chula Vista) the clergy gathered and discussed how we offer prayers of the people in our Eucharist service and the content of those prayers. The day included many conversations and ideas about making the prayers of the people more prayerful and more about the people. It was well received by the clergy who attended and many indicated that it was the finest clergy day offering they had been to in some time.
Michael Reichle; Chair, Diocesan Liturgy Committee
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REPORTS TO CONVENTION Reports submitted by title and listed alphabetically.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Members of the Audit Committee for 2014 were: Dr. Stephen Crawford, Chair; Mr. Wayne Hatch; Ms. Judy Cater
Following the completion of the 2013 Audit, the committee met with the auditors, Leaf and Cole, LLC and the diocesan management team on June 18, 2014.
The auditors reported no significant findings and noted that the disclosures in the financial statements are neutral, consistent, and clear. The auditors encountered no significant difficulties in dealing with management in performing and completing the audit. In addition, they reported no disagreements with management as a financial accounting, reporting, or auditing matters. They were complementary of the work of the diocesan staff.
Auditor’s opinion was summarized as follows, “In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego as of December 31, 2013, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. “
The committee recommended the audit be received and the Executive Council so ordered.
AUDITOR - DIOCESAN
2014 was a very busy year for the diocese and the accounting department: we moved offices, worked on the capital campaign and kept the audit program going in addition to our regular duties. I started getting more involved personally helping churches with their QuickBooks software. Although QuickBooks is perceived as too friendly in the accounting world, it makes it easier to find staff and/or volunteers to use it or that have experience using the software.
The audit program is designed to help congregations assure that their financial statements reasonably represent their financial position and that internal controls are in place. I am happy to report that 42 out of 46 churches have completed and submitted their binders or are in the process of submitting them. It is never too late. I am still in the process of wrapping up the last four that I reviewed. I want to express my gratitude for all the help and graciousness given to me by parish administrators, bookkeepers and vestry members during my visits. There is still a lot to be done, but I hope that by now bookkeepers and parish administrators feel comfortable calling or emailing me when help is needed. If I do not have the answer I will research it for you.
I very much hope that you take advantage of this program to help you with any questions you have, prepare for compliance with the canons and any external audits in your congregation’s future.
This year, I am still reviewing and checking closely the parochial reports and completeness of the 2014 audit binders.
Rosa M. Feeney, Assistant Treasurer
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BISHOP’S SCHOOL
2014 saw the School reach a total enrollment of 800 students (grades 6-12), including 158 new students from over 75 different schools and 47 different zip codes. 20 percent of our student body receives some level of financial assistance and 42 percent of the student body are students of color.
Bishop’s students distinguished themselves in a great many ways in the arts: instrumental and choral performances, musical comedy, and theatre (Rent; The Importance of Being Earnest) and dance (Multitudes of Alice). This year the student body experienced a breadth and depth of speakers, including two Endowed Scholars-in-Residence who each spent a week on campus teaching and interacting with students and faculty. In the fall the School welcomed from Cuba music professor Corina Campos, and in the spring Paul Greenberg, who writes about sustainability and oceans. A second endowed speakers’ program brought playwright Ellen McLaughlin to the campus from New York City and also featured a presentation by Holocaust survivor Dr. Edith Eger. Dr. Hillary Young, Class of 1997 and professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, made a presentation on the effects of wildlife loss on the ecosystem and human health.
Upper school students completed more than 26,000 hours of service, with 77 students earning the President's Volunteer Service Award for serving 100+ hours in one school year, and 86 students completing more than twice the required hours for the year.
21 graduates are now competing scholar-athletes at Division I and III colleges; the football team was Coastal League Champion and the CIF Division IV Champion (13-0), the girls’ golf team was Coastal League Champion (14-1), and girls’ volleyball and boys’ water polo were runners-up in regional and CIF championship play, respectively.
The re-opening of a renovated Eleanor Browning Scripps Hall in August has provided students and faculty with a beautifully upgraded dining room and kitchen, student center, board room, and music classrooms, along with the addition of a black box theatre.
The life of St. Mary’s Chapel continues to thrive under student leadership and involvement as each grade meets for a weekly service. While services like the Blessing of the Animals on St. Francis Day, a series of Gospel Chapels, and Thanksgiving and Christmas Chapels are always a highlight, it is the weekly services where so much of the good work of corporate reflection on themes significant to young people of all ages takes place.
The Rev. Brian Fidler, Bishop’s School Chaplain
CAMP STEVENS
To the delegates of Diocesan Convention and the people of the Diocese of San Diego: thank you for visiting, sending summer campers to, and financially contributing to Camp Stevens. Your ongoing support enabled us to have a truly progressive and exciting 2014. Here are a few highlights:
Our GARDENS AND FARM continue to reliably produce tasty organic produce and valuable learning opportunities for students, campers, and retreat center guests. We raised over 10,000 pounds of produce, eggs, and meat last year, but it’s hard to truly measure the impact of genuine engagement with the earth and food system. It’s a joy to talk with campers and guests about how we raise our food and why, and to watch as they taste the difference of responsibly and lovingly grown and prepared food.
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Along with the rest of California, we have been severely impacted by the ongoing DROUGHT, which has killed dozens of trees on-site, and which led to us drilling a new well in April 2014. In 2015, we hope to work with the county, volunteers, and private companies to remove the dead trees, and to keep our property fire-safe.
The RETREAT CENTER has been consistently full, and earning rave reviews for our friendly staff and tasty food. We served over 4,500 people during the non-summer months in 2014.
Our SUMMER CAMP and WILDERNESS ADVENTURE TRIPS continue to provide enriching, safe, and fun experiences for children and youth. We served 500 campers, and provided over $75,000 in campership assistance in 2014. Our Associate Director, Trevor, and Summer Camp Director, Joe, are committed to crafting meaningful nature- and community-based programs for our staff and campers. We so value our partnership with the Episcopal Refugee Network, which allows us to serve about 30 campers each year from Sudanese and Burmese refugee families. We welcome your contribution to help us continue offering these experiences, which are truly valuable to our entire camp community.
After an extensive research and planning process, we developed a new STRATEGIC PLAN to guide our organization for the next 5-10 years. The first step was developing a new mission statement and supporting organizational core values. We are so excited to move forward with this empowering and invigorating backbone: Camp Stevens inspires, challenges, and empowers personal, social, and environmental transformation.
Rooted in the Episcopal Church and our natural world, Camp Stevens’s core values are: openness, connection, gratitude, and wonder.
Our community has been sharing how they’ve experienced the #campstevensmission on social media, and we’d love for you to join the conversation!
In 2015, we’re looking forward to launching a capital campaign in order to construct the Bergstrom Lodge, to a full summer camp season, and, hopefully, to a visit from you.
Beth Bojarski, Executive Director
CANON FOR MISSION ENTERPRISE REPORT
Growing in the Vision
With the Church Center remodel substantially complete and the transition of the Office of the Bishop from downtown San Diego to Ocean Beach, a new era began. The center hired a full-time facilities manager and I shifted my focus from dry wall and construction dust to new initiatives and developmental work in congregations.
New Initiatives
As the executive council grappled with emerging needs and changing times, it became clear that it was time to direction attention to our Latino communities and young adults. In October, we were fortunate to bring Becky Gleason on board as a diocesan intern. Becky recently returned from Honduras where she served as a missionary through the Young Adult Service Corps and taught high school English at a bilingual school. Strides in the “New Initiatives” arena this year are due in large part to Becky’s skills and experiences.
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With the help of the Rev. Colin Mathewson, the diocese was the recipient of a Mission Enterprise Zone matching grant in the amount of $22,500 to raise Christian Latino leaders in the diocese and increase awareness about Latino ministry in the Episcopal Church across our region. The Latino Leadership workshop took place recently and will serve as a launching pad to living into the richness of our diversity here in San Diego.
Attention has also been given to exploring opportunities for gathering Young Adults by identifying ways this is currently happening and key leaders. The initial gathering of this group took place on Saturday, January 31. At this time, the group will consider how and what it would like to do collectively and how often.
In concert with our focus on Latino ministry, Becky explored what Episcopal churches are doing around Quinceañeras and First Communions. This study was designed to: understand the theological implications for Anglican worship, understand the history, and identify churches that offer these services. We are now considering how to support or expand these services in our diocese.
Maundy Thursday Footwashing Celebrates Third Year and Expands
The Service Summit again designated this event as its spring 2014 project. In 2014 Episcopal Community Services partnered with the diocese and the event was held in two locations, the Friend to Friend Club house and the Episcopal Church Center. Worship convened in the courtyard and bishops from the Episcopal, Lutheran and Methodist denominations presided. There was no “other” present during worship. This is the first time we have held this event in our newly renovated space. The “hair salon” was located in the St. Paul’s Society Retreat Center and shoe distributions took place in the chapel. Veterinary and dental services were offered. A hot meal was served and personal care kits were offered. Twenty local and diocesan churches donated shoes, socks, personal care kits, food and more.
Showers of Blessings Launches
In October, the Showers of Blessings launched at the Episcopal Church Center under the leadership of Deacon Bob Nelson and Pam Rieger. This portable shower unit was made possible with a grant from the United Thank Offering (UTO) in the amount of $34,500 and is designed to offer showers for men, women and children who are not housed. Still in a “beta-phase,” testing systems and mobility, the showers have operated at St. Mark’s, St. Bartholomew’s and the schedule is filling up.
1,000 + Homeless Teens Experience PhotoCharity
Over the past two years, 1,000 + teens have benefited from the music and arts program offered here under the leadership of Jeffrey Sitcov. This year the program caught the attention and passion of Sr. Karla Holland- Moritiz who have augmented the music offerings with her talents and her friends. She has also through her well-developed network seen to it that the kids have a hot meal every Sunday through the generosity of the “Lov’in Spoonfuls.” Photocharity has placed teens in developmental programs leading to education, jobs and self-sufficiency. It all begins here at the Church Center.
This has been another year of living into the Spirit, together, as God’s will is revealed to us. We look forward to seeing what is in store in 2015.
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CANON TO THE ORDINARY REPORT
The canon to the ordinary position encompasses a broad portfolio consisting of congregational development, congregational transition, clergy wellness, spiritual formation, and various other programs and ministries, in addition to offering advice and assistance to the Bishop in exercising oversight and diocesan management in these areas. This is done in conversation with other members of the bishop’s staff and diocesan leadership. In 2014, much of my focus was congregational and clergy transition as parishes sought new rectors, priests-in- charge, and vicars. Some highlights from the year:
Congregational Development
I represented the Office of the Bishop with a regular Sunday visitation schedule in congregations across the diocese in which I preached, often presided, and led adult forums or met with members of the vestry/Bishop’s Committee, or Search Committees. I also participated in or led vestry/bishop committee retreats and meetings, Leadership Academy, and other congregations on a variety of topics. I assisted clergy and lay leadership in mutual ministry reviews, governance, conflict resolution, transition, search processes, letters of agreement, best practices and succession planning. Several congregations experienced transitions through retirement or new assignment/call (St. Paul’s Cathedral; St. Andrew’s, Encinitas; St. Bartholomew’s, San Diego; St. David’s, San Diego; St. Paul’s, Yuma; St. James, La Jolla; Christ Church, Coronado; All Saints, Vista; Good Samaritan, San Diego; St. John’s, Indio; St. Dunstan’s, San Diego; St. John’s, Fallbrook; St. Andrew’s, La Mesa; St. Matthew’s, National City; Christ the King, Alpine; and St. Columba’s, Santee). We welcomed several new priests into the diocese as a dean, rectors, and vicars: the Very Rev. Penelope Bridges at St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Rev. Brenda Sol at St. Andrew’s in Encinitas, the Rev. Anne Bridgers at Christ Church, the Rev. Mark McKone-Sweet at St. Bartholomew’s, the Rev. Jason Samuel’s at St. David’s, the Rev. Ron Hulbert at St. John’s in Indio, the Rev. Leland Jones at St. John’s in Fallbrook, The Rev. Dan Rondeau in Idyllwild, and the Rev. Steven Schuneman at St. Francis. As a staff liaison to the Congregational Support Review Committee, chaired by Dr. Joyce Justus, I provided support and advice as the committee worked with the Standing Committee in determining Diocesan financial support for our congregations.
Clergy Wellness
As staff liaison for Clergy Wellness, I worked with the Rev. Joe Dirbas in re-visioning the work of the Clergy Enrichment and Fellowship Committee, specifically in designing the yearly Clergy Conference to focus on fellowship and how we adapt (or not!) to change. As staff liaison to the Commission on Ministry, I provided advice and support to the committee as it refined the implementation of the new Discernment Process for Ordained Ministry, working with its previous chair, the Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell, and current chair, the Rev. Gwynn Lynch. It is inspiring to witness the Holy Spirit moving as we tend to the number of nominees that have come forth in discernment. In particular we have worked in promoting and upholding the ministry of vocational deacons and now have several people in various states of the discernment process, including three who will be ordained at Convention.
Compliance
With our registrar, Keren Rodriguez, we transitioned from offering Safeguarding God’s People at stand-alone workshops to an online format. The Safeguarding God’s People manual is currently in the final stages of revision.
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Future Church Task Force
I have had the great privilege of working with volunteers, staff, and Bishop Mathes on the Future Church Task Force as we look to how we can faithfully be “church” in this time and place with the resources available to the Diocese. Part of this work has involved using the Church Assessment Tool (CAT) to see how members of our churches see as their areas of strength, vitality, and challenge. I especially applaud the leadership of the churches in Area Four, the first area the Task Force has concentrated on, as they discern the movement of the Spirit in the north coastal area of our Diocese.
Program and Ministries
We are blessed with a cadre of faithful and dedicated people who oversee our Youth Ministries, Campus Ministries, Ministry to Seafarers, Retired Clergy, and Ecumenical/Interfaith relations and I offer my deepest gratitude for their work.
I would like to offer special thanks and appreciation to the congregations that provided gracious hospitality for many of the events noted above: St. Bartholomew’s, Poway; Good Samaritan, San Diego; Trinity, Escondido; St. Thomas, Temecula; St. Paul in-the-Desert, Palm Springs; and St. Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego.
CHAPLAINS TO RETIRED CLERGY/SPOUSES AND PARTNERS/ SURVING SPOUSES
The Bishop’s Chaplains to the Retired Clergy, Spouses and Partners/Surviving Spouses continue to minister in the diocese. The Rev. Dan and Carol Rondeau serve the Coachella Valley area where many clergy, spouses and partners reside. At the same time the ministry in and around the San Diego area is served by the Rev. Al and Stephanie Smith.
Stephanie and I continue to stay in contact with as many of the clergy, spouses and partners as we can even though the numbers fluctuate constantly. Some live part of the year in other places, while maintaining a residence in the diocese. A worthwhile ministry that Stephanie performs regularly is sending birthday, sympathy and greeting cards to all on our Church Pension Fund list. These cards are mailed to all from Bishop Mathes, the four chaplains as well as the CPF.
A number of the retired clergy are not active such as preaching, celebrating, visiting in homes, etc. Wishing to stay inactive; and, for some not to be bothered. In fact, some are not connected with a local parish, worshiping at home on their own. A phone call from time to time assists us as well as informing everyone that they are not forgotten. We truly wish they would participate.
Currently we have two gatherings on an annual basis: the Coachella Valley and the San Diego area. We had a most successful gathering this past Nov. 4th at the new Diocesan Center at which time we worshiped together, toured the new facility, meeting most of the diocesan staff, a catered luncheon and plenty of announcements. (The gathering at Palm Desert was on the 11th of Dec.)
We hosted a delegation from The Church Pension Fund (Group), NYC, on the 13th and 14th of January, 2015 (Diocesan Center and Palm Desert), with the Rev. Laura Queen and team from New York in order to keep the participants informed concerning the latest pension/medical changes. A most worthwhile occasion for everyone. The Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Smith
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CLERGY ENRICHMENT AND FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE (CEFCOM)
The Rev. Joseph Dirbas, Chair, the Rev. Terry Dirbas, the Rev. David Marshall, the Rev. Canon Allisyn Thomas, the Rev. J.D. McQueen II, the Rev. Bob Nelson, and the Rev. Bill Zettinger.
In 2014, the Clergy Enrichment and Fellowship Committee (CEFCOM) continued working “to foster an ongoing commitment to collegiality, wellness and effectiveness in ministry for the clergy of San Diego.” While the committee had intended to re-evaluate our mission statement and goals we have continued to live into our current mission statement and have continued to emphasize collegiality, fellowship, and communication between clergy.
In 2014, CEFCOM offered 2 Clergy Days, encouraged the continued participation in diocesan mission areas, and hosted the 2014 Clergy Conference from Sept 30 to October 2.
Clergy Days are hosted by churches throughout the diocese and, ideally, centrally located within the diocese which have facilities and space to support worship, program, and lunch. The host congregations and clergy enjoy welcoming the clergy of the diocese to their parish. Congregations hosting for 2014 were St. John’s, Chula Vista, and St. John’s, Fallbrook.
Our first Clergy Day in 2014 was a peer led conversation on the theology, development, and presentation of the Prayers of the People within the Eucharist. This session was led by the Rev. Dave Marshall. In December 2014, we offered an Advent Quiet Day with guided meditations offered by Dr. Elisabeth Koenig, Professor of Ascetical Theology, Emerita, of General Theological Seminary in New York City.
Our 2014 Clergy Conference theme was “Serving the God of unchangeable power and eternal light in a changeable world.” Bishop Mathes and the Rev. Canon Allisyn Thomas facilitated conversation on managing change and self care in the midst of change. The 2014 conference was designed to be a time of fellowship, rest, and relaxation with ample time for colleagues to both nurture existing friendships and develop new ones.
Unfortunately we have yet to make progress, as hoped, on developing a list of resources for spiritual directors and confessors and working with the diocese to standardize letters of agreement and compensation.
In 2015, we are anticipating four Clergy Days throughout the year. We will also continue fostering collaboration and fellowship within regional peer groups. We will return to Vina de Lestonnac for the Clergy Conference Noon Monday-Noon Wednesday, October 5 - October 7, 2015. We hope that all congregations will support and encourage their clergy in taking advantage of these opportunities for learning, fellowship, and worship with our bishop and our fellow clergy.
The Rev. Joseph Dirbas, Chair
COMMITTEE ON ORDAINED MINISTRY
2014 was another busy and fruitful year for the Commission on Ministry. We are grateful for the presence of the Holy Spirit as we prayerfully work together with those who are discerning a call to ordained ministry. It is a joyful and rewarding task.
The Commission continues to refine the revised process that was put in place approximately 18 months ago, making a few minor changes in timing prior to the initial Discernment Retreat. The process for nominees
59 begins with a Listening Hearts discernment group. After this initial discernment, if the Nominee wishes to continue, he or she must be recommended by the sponsoring rector/vicar/priest-in-charge. After this, a Parish Discernment Committee is established, which includes two at-large discerners. This committee meets six times and then gives a report of their recommendations to the bishop and the Commission on Ministry. In addition, nominees are to meet with a spiritual director, complete a background check, devise and complete a ministry project and undergo psychological testing prior to being invited to attend the discernment retreat.
This year we held one discernment retreat in January at St. Bartholomew’s, Poway. From that retreat, two nominees were made postulants (one for the priesthood and one for the diaconate). One nominee is still in discernment.
Currently in the process we have eight postulants, one candidate and three ordinands. Of the postulants, five of those are discerning a call to the priesthood and three to the diaconate. Of those postulants discerning a call to the priesthood, one attends Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP), one attends Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS), and the remaining three attend the School for Ministry (SFM). Of those postulants discerning a call to the diaconate, one attends SFM, one attends a Spanish language program in the Diocese of Los Angeles, and one is on medical leave. The candidate for the priesthood has already received a Masters of Divinity, and will be taking the General Ordination Exams in January 2015. The three ordinands will be ordained to the diaconate at the 2015 Diocesan Convention. They attend SFM and will continue their education through mid-2015 and then complete their diaconal exams.
The Commission on Ministry is chaired by the Rev. Gwynn Lynch. Other members are the Rev. Paul Carmona, Dr. Marjorie Coburn, Mr. Gary Koch, Mr. George Mercer, the Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell (secretary), the Rev. Ken Simon, and Brother John Westaway (Standing Committee Liaison). Also serving this year was the Rev. Paige Blair, who stepped down mid-year. Finishing their terms this year are the Rev. Paul Carmona, Mr. Gary Koch and the Rev. Laura Sheridan-Campbell. I give thanks for their faithful service.
The Commission thanks all those who have opened their hearts to discerning God’s call and all those who join them in the prayerful work of discernment. It is a large group! There are members of Listening Hearts teams, members of Parish Discernment Committees, at-large discerners, vestries, Bishop’s Committees, sponsoring clergy, spiritual directors, instructors, friends, families . . . may our work together glorify Christ and strengthen His church.
The Rev. Gwynn Lynch, Chair
COMMUNICATIONS
Diocesan communication in 2014 focused largely on the Build the Serving Church capital campaign. We partnered with congregations to communicate about the campaign to: renovate the Episcopal Church Center, provide loans and grants to congregations, start a clergy mentorship program and establish strong support for the Bishop’s Appeal. We have successfully reached, and exceeded, our campaign goal of $2.5 million, which means that our communication efforts (emails, special mailings, posters, flyers, professional video) have been successful.
Our email subscribers receive regular updates such as Bishop Mathes’ statements on current events, or holy days, as well as monthly e-newsletters. We have started sending topical emails as opposed to trying to cover every base in the monthly e-news. Our open rate hovers right around 55% on average, well above the non-
60 profit, religious organization industry open rate of approximately 22%. Our click-through rate is closer to the industry average of 15%.
By the Numbers: • 12,780 households receive the Messenger magazine three times per year • 2,456 email subscribers • 2,052 Facebook friends for facebook.com/BishopMathes • 766 Facebook likes for facebook.com/DioSanDiego • 1,028 Twitter followers for @DioSanDiego • 715 Twitter followers for @BishopMathes
Diocesan Communicators Network
We held four solid meetings this year for individuals carrying out communications work in our congregations. These lunches provide an opportunity for sharing best practices and brushing up on industry skills. Low-key and quarterly, they do not require a large time commitment, and our in-person sessions are bolstered by a continuous online conversation facilitated by diocesan staff. The Episcopal Church Center, and St. Andrew’s, Encinitas hosted them this year. We welcomed Tom Gable, San Diego PR guru, to one of our gatherings; he discussed working with the media and crisis communications. We also covered signs, newsletters and e- newsletters. If you are interested in joining this group of communications professionals and volunteers, please contact me.
Hannah Wilder, Director of Communications, [email protected]
CURSILLO
Cursillo is a spiritual renewal and discipleship program which helps lay people grow in faith and ministry skills. Over the last year, Cursillo has held two well-attended weekends at Camp Stevens. Cursillo has also held Ultreyas in various congregations in the Diocese. In December, the Cursillo community held its Christmas party at St. Dunstan’s, which helped Episcopal Community Services through donated food.
The Rev. George M. Calvert, Diocesan Cursillo Spiritual Advisor
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING
The Daughters of the King is an international sisterhood of women dedicated to a life of Prayer, Service and Evangelism. We are an order of women who are communicants of the Episcopal Church, churches in communion with it, or churches in the historic Episcopate. Today our membership includes women in the Anglican, Episcopal, Lutheran (ELCA) and Roman Catholic churches.
There are junior members of the Order of the Daughters of the King®. They are girls and young women age 7 to 21 that take a vow to pray daily and serve Christ. Presently there is one chapter of Jr. Daughters in the Diocese of San Diego at St. David’s, Clairemont. Jr. Daughter’s membership is open to all baptized girls.
We are an Order and not an organization in that we take life-long vows to follow the Rule of Prayer and the Rule of Service. Our Rule of Prayer is personal and should be revised often. In addition we pray for unity of the church, for the spread of Christ’s kingdom especially among women and girls and for our parishes and 61 clergy. Our Rule of Service is to be Christ’s servant, to take part regularly in worship, study and the work of the Church and to aid our clergy as they deem necessary for our parish.
In the coming year we are offering leadership training for women in the church. The Diocesan DOK board is committed to grow the Order, strengthen and grow the established chapters and foster spiritual growth. We have Quiet Days and Assemblies with interesting speakers and spiritual leaders and topics. Our events are open to all women.
There are presently 22 DOK chapters throughout our Diocese.
For information about Daughters of the King contact Fran Friesen [email protected], Chris Miller [email protected] or visit the Order’s website at doknational.com.
Fran Friesen, Chris Miller DOK Diocesan Co-presidents
DIOCESAN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
The Officers of the Diocesan Executive Council for 2014 were: The Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes, President Mr. Mark DeMichele, First Vice President Rev. Martha Anderson, Second Vice President Ms. Catherine Campbell, Secretary Canon Julie Young, Treasurer 2014 saw several important milestones in the life of our Diocese. Last year was our 40th anniversary as a diocese, and several important events were both the culmination of many years of dedication and work, as well as harbingers of what lies ahead in the years to come. Notably, the renovation of the Episcopal Church Center was completed, and the move of the Diocesan staff to this location was completed. In addition to the diocesan offices, the ECC serves as a place of life and hope for many in the surrounding community and continually challenges us to find new ways to “be church” for those in our community. The Church Center also houses the School for Ministry, which has been holding classes since September 2013. The first graduates of the diaconal program will be ordained at the Eucharist at this year’s convention.
Perhaps the most challenging work faced by the Executive Council was its work with the Future Church Task Force and the area leaders as we discern how we might best use our time, talent and treasure to further God’s mission as we move into the future. While the work is difficult, we are confident that it will prove to be life- giving, both to congregations and the communities they serve. Please hold this work in your prayers as we strive to envision how we might best move forward to be “Christ for the world.”
The Capital Campaign is winding down. The generosity of the members of the Diocese in funding forward looking programs, including the clergy mentorships, will be a source of strength for years to come.
As always, the Council also spent much of its time with property issues at many congregations, and gave much attention to financial and budget issues. Our audit report was once again positive, and we continue to refine the budgeting process to ensure that it is mission-oriented.
These are just a few highlights of the work of your Diocesan Executive Council this year. If you wish more detailed information, please consult our website or refer to the reports of the various commissions. Catherine M. Campbell, Secretary
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ECUMENICAL & INTERRELIGIOUS OFFICER
Since the Convention of 2014, Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs remains consistently focused on building relationships with brothers and sisters of other Christian denominations as well as interfaith relations. Dialogue is the key to developing such relationships.
The 76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church issued the following resolution, a guidepost for all parishes, Episcopal institutions and dioceses:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church adopt the following statement as a foundation upon which it engages in interreligious dialogue: and be it further Resolved, That this statement be commended to dioceses and congregations and shared with our ecumenical and interreligious partners:
I. We affirm the foundational Gospel proclamation that “Jesus is Lord” (1st Corinthians 12:3 here and hereafter), and the Summary of God’s Law: “Love the Lord your God with all your hearts, and with all your souls, and with all your minds, and to love your neighbor as yourself” (Mark 12: 20-31; BCP, Catechism, page 851). For this reason we reach out in love and genuine openness to know and to understand those of other religions. Therefore, we commend to all our members: dialogue for building relationships, the sharing of information, religious education, and celebration with people of other religions as part of Christian life.
1. Dialogue begins when people meet each other 2. Dialogue depends upon mutual understanding, mutual respect and mutual trust 3. Dialogue makes it possible to share in service to the community 4. Dialogue is a medium of authentic witness by all parties and not an opportunity for proselytizing.
We believe that such dialogue may be a contribution toward helping people of different religions grow in mutual understanding and making common cause in peacemaking, social justice, and religious liberty.
We further encourage dioceses, congregations, and other organizations of The Episcopal Church to initiate such dialogue in partnership with other Christian Churches and in consultation with other provinces of the Communion, where appropriate.
National Council on Christian Unity 2014 “Has Christ Been Divided?” was the theme of the National Workshop on Christian Unity held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, attended by the Bishop’s Deputy for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (Ecumenical Officer). At that occasion a rich array of speakers is made available, as well as opportunity for prayer and worship with brothers and sisters of several denominations. Ecumenical Officers of the Episcopal Church meet concurrently with NWCU.
Religious Roundtable and Ecumenical Education In 2014 the Episcopal Church hosted the only roundtable event of this year, Bishop Mathes presiding. It was determined to suspend these events and focus upon the development of educational offerings. The new School of Ministry offered an Ecumenical and World Religions course as part of its 2014 curriculum. A nine session course entitled “Whatever Happened to the Ecumenical Revolution?” begins on January 21, 2015. It will be taught by Lutheran minister, The Rev. John Huber. The venue is St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.
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The Anglican Roman Catholic Day of Dialogue in 2014 was hosted by the Episcopal Diocese. Mr. Gary Davison, American Episcopal Composer and Organist from Potomac, MD, presented a lively and engaging workshop entitled, “We’re Going to Sing What?” Our Shared Musical Heritage” to the largest ARC gathering in years! The Anglican Roman Catholic Committee plans these events and welcomes additional interested persons from each Diocese to participate in the ongoing work of the ARC Committee.
Contact the Ecumenical Officer to participate in the ARC Committee or about ways and means to develop ecumenical and interfaith dialogue and education in your parish or region. Development of a network of parish representatives interested in Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs is currently under consideration.
The Rev. Eleanor Lynch Ellsworth, Ecumenical & Interreligious Officer
EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN
This report is given in memory of our dear sister and friend Lyn Johnson, co- president of San Diego Diocesan ECW. Merrilyn Elizabeth Johnson’ s up bringing as the daughter of an Episcopal Priest prepared her for the many ministries in her various church homes. Her life was devoted to ministries starting with parish positions on vestries and with Episcopal Church Women (ECW). Moving up to serving on the Diocesan level, Provincial level as well as National Boards (President of UTO National Board). Internationally Lyn’s work took her many times to the Philippines where she served on the joint Committee for the Philippine Covenant- a multi- year process resulting in the formalization of a national church in the Anglian Communion. One of her greatest joys came with the presentation of her honorary doctorate degree from Trinity University of Asia in 2008. She will be missed by her family and the Church family. But we can say: Well Done, good and faithful Servant. Matthew 25:21
In 2014 the Episcopal Church Women Diocesan Board has chosen to give to the following ministries: St. Frances Parish, Five Talents, Camp Stevens, Bishop’s Appeal, CPC, and UTO.
Sally Nichols, Co-President, San Diego ECW 858-277-1872
EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES
As ECS approaches its 88th year of providing social service outreach in the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego we are proud of the quality of our services and we remain committed to our mission of “Serving God by serving those in need through programs and services that foster hope, dignity and independence.”
Our services are provided throughout the year by approximately 400 staff members through a variety of programs delivered from over two dozen locations. Every year ECS reaches out to approximately 9500 of the most vulnerable in our community – our neighbors who deal with poverty, addiction, mental illness, homelessness and abuse. In the past year we have celebrated many things. A snapshot of them includes:
ECS ACCORD DUI Program where the graduation rate this year has increased by 9% and program director Stacie Perez’ leadership and expertize was evidenced by her nomination to the CADTP (California Association of Driving Under the Influence Treatment Programs) Counselor Certification Board. ECS Downtown Safe Haven where 72% of the formerly homeless, mentally ill residents who exited the program moved into permanent housing.
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ECS Friend to Friend continues to be the only one of the 15 San Diego Clubhouses to offer services to homeless adults who also have a diagnosed mental illness. ECS Outreach workers regularly visit other San Diego homeless facilities and in 2014 we increased our outreach efforts to homeless veterans to fill ten newly dedicated vet beds at one of our Safe Havens. ECS Head Start began a partnership with the San Diego County Office of Education to provide services to the babies and toddlers and young women of a special alternative education program designed to help pregnant and parenting girls from 12 – 17 complete their education and learn important parenting skills. Para Las Familias was awarded a contract to expand our area of operations by providing the mental health services for Head Start children in North County. Uptown Safe Haven saw a dramatic increase in the number of mentally ill homeless residents who came to us directly from the street and left us for permanent housing. This number is expected to continue to climb in 2015. The 6th Annual Water to Wine fundraiser welcomed over 180 people to a night of dinner and dancing and support for ECS programs. Save Saturday, April 25, 2015 for our 7th annual year. It will be held at McMillan Event Center in Liberty Station. We celebrated our third annual Holy Smoke! at All Soul’s Point Loma with a nautical theme and a performance and check presentation by a well-known national pianist. Join us on Friday, June 12th for our next Holy Smoke event.
It is an honor to serve in the Diocese of San Diego and ECS is grateful for its many supporters. We will continue to honor our baptismal promises to seek and serve Christ in all people, strive for justice freedom and peace, and respect the dignity of all people.
Lesslie Keller, Executive Director
EPISCOPAL REFUGEE NETWORK
INTRODUCTION The Episcopal Refugee Network of San Diego provides assistance to United Nations sanctioned refugees primarily from Southern Sudan and Myanmar, with some clients from Darfur, Bhutan, Iraq, Uganda, Palestine and Ethiopia. The majority of the refugees reside in City Heights, North Park, Linda Vista, and El Cajon. Our primary activity is helping new families to settle into life in the United States, with translation and transportation services to immigration authorities, medical appointments, education sessions, welfare offices, and other necessary meetings. We also provide household furnishings and clothing to new and growing families. During 2014 the Network had a client base of almost 300 families, with more than 1200 family members.
Our food program consists of delivery of over 150,000 pounds of food provided by the San Diego Food Bank, Feeding America and donations from several churches. Distribution occurs every Tuesday and Thursday morning.
Our tutoring program is offered Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons at St. Mark’s Church in City Heights, and Wednesday afternoons at St. Alban’s Church, El Cajon. There are currently approximately 100 City Heights and El Cajon children in these classes.
We sent 52 of our young people to Camp Stevens during the summer. We also provided local field trips, swim lessons, and cultural exchange programs to 50 children.
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We were pleased to welcome Jane Booth, Nan Hardison, and the Rev. David Madsen to our Board of Directors in 2014.
In late 2014 we consolidated our offices, moving closer to most of our clients in City Heights. Our new address is below.
VOLUNTEERS The Network is grateful for the work of the Board of Directors, committee members, and the other volunteers who support our clients. They provide tutoring and field trips to the children; distribute food to refugee families; collect, organize and deliver rice, clothing, and household items for our clients; and perform a host of other duties. Recruiting volunteers is a constant and critical function of the organization. The Refugee Network is effective in channeling resources from a broad base of congregations, friends and organizations through our staff and volunteers to our clients.
FAITH ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES
I would like to start this report with a heartfelt “Thank You” to my predecessor, Mr. Chuck Howe. I know that my path has been made straighter through the attendance of Diocesan Men’s Retreats and Faith Alive Weekends that were organized and/or led by him. Thank you Chuck for your efforts to grow saints for our Lord through the many ministries you faithfully supported for so many years. You can be assured that you made a difference in my life as well as the lives of many others in the Diocese of San Diego!
Faith Alive is a small group based ministry that renews or strengthens the spiritual life of a parish through the sharing of personal stories by Christians who are not members of the parish. Each of these stories illustrates a specific instance of the Holy Spirit working in their lives, which makes a Faith Alive Weekend possibly the ultimate reality show. This effort is impactful because it uses a non-threatening means to convey two major ideas 1) If God is working in that person’s life maybe he can work in mine too, and 2) if that person’s story helped me maybe I can use my story to help someone else.
I have been privileged to have been involved in four Faith Alive Weekend efforts, three as a member of a parish team (Good Shepherd, Bonita) and one as a member of the visiting Faith Alive Team (St. Luke’s, Prescott, AZ). The week after convention, my wife Barbara and I will be serving as team members for the Faith Alive Weekend at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas. It is my hope that the experiences gained from each of these efforts will aid me in conveying to interested parties factual information about the how and whys of a Faith Alive Weekend. I believe that a Faith Alive Weekend in one of its three derivative forms can be useful in strengthening a parish’s commitment to the welfare of each other and to the mission of the Church.
I am most honored to be your faith encouragement ministries representative and I look forward to an opportunity to share with you this exciting and effective ministry tool.
Darryl Peralta, 619-426-1387, [email protected]
FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Finance Committee of the Executive Council is responsible for providing financial oversight support to the council board. Its primary responsibility is to oversee financial matters and the financial condition of the
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The committee consists of seven members appointed by the bishop with approval of the Executive Council. Two members must be from the council.
In carrying out its responsibilities, the committee focused on supporting the ministry of the missions and parishes in the diocese in a number of ways. In 2014, the committee reviewed and provided recommendations to the standing committee on the financial aspects of twelve proposed real property transactions including sales, purchases, leases and refinancing or borrowings affecting real property in the diocese. The committee continued to oversee the efforts to intelligently and strategically fund those missions and parishes that are not self-supporting. Resolutions from the finance committee to the Executive Council for more than a dozen operating loans, grants, and the refinancing of three mortgages on diocesan properties were completed. The committee also updated the property and liability insurance requirements for the parishes of the diocese, and provided guidance to the investment committee on the distribution of funds between short, medium and long term investments. As in years past, committee members provided financial/management assistance to individual churches and continued to get involved in the financial management of those missions and parishes seeking financial assistance to ensure effective use of funds.
Last fall, the finance committee provided clear guidance to the budget committee to ensure that proposed expenditures in the 2015 budget were entirely consistent with diocesan goals and priorities, the budget contained an adequate contingency allowance, and that the 2015 budget is once again balanced.
Lastly, an ongoing basis the committee worked closely with the treasurer in reviewing appropriate internal controls, financial reporting, insurance coverage and cash management.
Tim Agnew, Chair
FOUNDATION OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO
The San Diego Episcopal Foundation (SDEF) Board includes the president, the Rt. Rev. James Mathes; vice president, Sam Ward; Secretary, Daryl Ferguson; and other trustees, the Rev. George Calvert, Gary Powell, Susie Hayes and Will Griffith, former vice president. The board met at approximately nine week intervals through the 2014 to discuss the functioning of the foundation and the efforts made to invite congregations in the diocese to develop planned giving programs in their congregations. During 2014, the oard arranged for planned giving seminars to be conducted by Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) representatives at two churches in the diocese, and held a Diocesan Legacy Evensong and reception for approximately 70 legacy donors throughout the diocese. In 2014, funds from the diocesan endowment and the endowment at Good Shepherd Church were deposited into the San Diego diocesan accounts within the ECF Fund.
Over the course of the year, it became apparent to the board that the independent corporate entity of SDEF, per se, was not adding to the overall aim of encouraging diocesan congregations to establish and build up endowment funds for their benefit. In addition, it was proving difficult to recruit board members, and specifically a chief financial officer. Finally, since the diocese’s endowment fund repository requirements are being met by the ECF Fund, questions emerged asking why a separate foundation is needed by the diocese and what value is the foundation itself providing to the planned giving process.
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Accordingly, the board voted in October to re-form the board members into a diocesan planned giving support Committee that will encourage individual parishes to set up, grow, and safeguard their endowment funds. The Board also voted to recommend to the appropriate Diocesan committees that the SDEF Corporation be made inactive. Subsequently, the diocesan finance committee and the diocesan standing committee concurred in this recommendation and forwarded it to the 2015 Diocesan Convention. These actions will be implemented in Q1 of 2015, following approval of the 2015 Diocesan Convention. Future reports of this group will be published under the title “Diocesan Planned Giving Support Committee.”
The re-named committee’s approach will be exactly what the Board’s modus operandi has evolved to during the past three years: 1) Encouraging congregations to designate a “point person” for implementing a planned giving program, 2) introducing congregations to the ECF Planned Giving Resource Guides that are available on line and in print form, 3) working with congregations that have reviewed the Resource Guides to assist them in implementing a program that fit the congregation’s needs, and 4) introducing congregations to the special arrangement that the Diocese has forged with ECF, which allows small congregation endowments ( under $10,000) to be aggregated into the ECF Fund. The committee’s overall goal is that every congregation should have the peace of mind that their planned giving program has a turnkey solution, with all of the implementation details already worked out and in place.
If you are considering the formation of a planned giving committee, or would like more information about ways that the Diocesan ECF Fund could improve the security of your parish’s endowment funds, please contact Sam Ward at 619-437-7287 or at [email protected].
Sam Ward, Vice President
FUTURE CHURCH TASK FORCE REPORT
The work of the Future Church Task Force began in the spring of 2014 when the Diocesan Executive Council charged us with • evaluating struggling congregations and developing near-term recommendations for improvements that would strengthen leadership and financial position • identifying innovative ways to be the Episcopal Church and implement these ideas • establishing and directing discernment teams to work with clusters of churches with the goal of developing cooperation and collaboration • evaluating small businesses, especially schools and thrift shops throughout the diocese in order to maximize their potential, and • evaluating the ministry resources of the diocese with the objective of matching clergy talents with the evolving needs of our congregations.
We have engaged this charge in Area Four, which includes St. Andrew’s, Encinitas; St. Michael’s, Carlsbad; All Saints, Vista; St. Anne’s, Oceanside; Holy Cross, Carlsbad; and Grace, San Marcos. A discernment team has met with key leaders at all six congregations and they have all participated in the Congregational Assessment Tool (CAT). Results of the survey are currently being compiled and distributed to the congregations. We intend for this information to guide the actions of the congregations as they look at the facts and as we, together, discern a hopeful way forward.
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The task force and diocesan staff have learned a great deal from this initial process, and will continue to modify and improve the evaluation and communication with the churches in each Mission Area over the coming months.
For more information about our work, please visit www.edsd.org/futurechurch. Jake Young, Chair of the Future Church Task Force HISTORIOGRAPHER
According to The Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, the historiographer is charged in part with obtaining, preparing and preserving all special historical and biographical matter, printed or manuscript, pertaining to the diocese, its parishes, missions, institutions and undertakings.
2014 marked a significant milestone in the history of this diocese. The relocation of the Office of the Bishop to Ocean Beach from the cathedral campus on April 8th required the shifting of our priorities from file organization towards that goal. A large portion of the material that was located in the file room was moved to the new location.
Additionally, this year we marked 40 years as a diocese. As part of our annual convention on February 21-22, we prepared four display cases with historical papers and photographs to represent and celebrate each decade as a diocese and the four bishops that led us during this time. We continued our 40th year with the open house and dedication for the new diocesan center on September 12th. As part of this celebration, we prepared displays to commemorate Bishop Robert Wolterstorff, Dean James Carroll, The Society of St. Paul and Holy Trinity Church.
We continue the process of organizing the files and historical archives of the diocese, as well as providing a format for the organization of current and future records within the office of the bishop. All of this is possible because of the support and encouragement of our bishop as well as the contributions and assistance of the entire diocesan staff.
In 2015, my goals include: • Continue the reorganization of our diocesan files and records. This will include the documentation of locations within or outside the diocesan offices where certain records will be maintained. Some records may be stored offsite in secure storage. We will be working to maintain records in an environment that keeps them safe and secure from theft, fire, water and anything else that would compromise them.
• Combining the file room and adjacent office space at the cathedral to one office by the end of June 2015.
• In conjunction with the diocesan communications director, Hannah Wilder, I plan to continue the recording of oral histories of more of our diocesan clergy and lay people.
• Continuing to work with the various parishes/missions and institutions of the diocese to encourage and facilitate the preservation of historical records and archival materials on the parish/institutional level.
Once again, I would like to encourage the donation of documents and/or materials considered to be significant in the life of a parish, mission or the diocese. If you have or know of anything that may add to the historical
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John Will, Historiographer of the Diocese
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
The investment committee is responsible for the management of the diocesan investment fund and reports to the Diocesan Executive Council. During 2014 the investment committee researched and developed a new Investment Policy. It was reviewed and recommended by the finance committee, and after due consideration it was approved by the Diocesan Executive Council.
The committee follows the diocesan iInvestment policy statement, which outlines the objectives, goals and guidelines for the prudent management of the investment fund. The current policy statement requires that total assets be invested in accordance with the maximum and minimum range for each asset category as stated below:
Strategic Portfolios Allocation Lower Limit Upper Limit Long Term Portfolio
Equity 70% 65% 75%
Fixed Income/Cash 30% 35% 25%
Medium Term Portfolio
Equity 30% 25% 35%
Fixed Income/Cash 70 75 65
Short Term Portfolio
Equity 0 0 0
Fixed Income/Cash 100 100 100
The committee had four quarterly meetings with the registered investment advisers that actively manage the investment funds and a number of other meetings to develope the new policy and implement its changes.
The committee membership during the year included Julie Young, Charles Foster, William Norton, Stephen Turnbull, Martha Anderson and Jay Powers. The bishop and the canon of the ordinary attend when they are available.
Jay Powers, chair
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MISSION TO SEAFARERS
Of the total of 330 merchant ships calling at San Diego this year, our volunteers (Apostleship of the Sea and The Mission to Seafarers) were able to visit 288, bringing Christian witness and welcome to 2563 seafarers, along with 540 bags of donated magazines. Port security regulations have reduced our seafarer visitors to the Stella Maris Seafarers Center to a total of 124 seafarers this year, from 6 countries, primarily Filipinos and Indians. We also welcomed over 3650 other visitors to the Center, including church groups, guards, truckers, longshoremen, and harbor police. This year we have put 11,682 miles on the vans serving 2623 passengers, going to places like WalMart, Best Buy, Horton Plaza, Bombay Bazaar, and Seafood City. We have noted and reported to the Center for Seafarers’ Rights (CSR) at Seamen’s Church Institute of NY/NJ a total 257 men on 27 ships who could not come ashore here this year to phone home, shop, or visit us because they lacked visas. CSR now passes on our reports to flag states when the flag has ratified the Maritime Labor Convention 2006; the MLC requires that visas be supplied. So far the response has been underwhelming.
Our knitting group has produced watch caps and scarves which we have available for crews with special needs. Catholic parishes have provided 309 shoeboxes or backpacks of care items as Christmas presents. Neil Malmquist has sorted the magazines and packed all the bags (about 16 lbs each) which the chaplains take on ships. Thanks to all who have donated Bibles, magazines, paperback books, toiletries, jigsaw puzzles, calendars, and playing cards. Thanks, too, to our faithful Board members for their prayerful support, advice, and encouragement.
We have ministry opportunities for volunteers: Advisory Board members who can spare an hour once a quarter to meet at the Center sharing their wisdom and experience, knitters, and afternoon or evening drivers. The major opportunity for provision of pastoral care is while riding in the van.
This ministry requires a Transport Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) and two hours of “escort” training at the Port. The Maritime Transportation Security Act requires that seafarers not transit the terminals on their own. We have to pick them up and escort them. Thus, maintaining even a minimal level of service requires an adequate number of TWIC’d volunteers.
You make these ministries of hospitality, advocacy, and pastoral care possible through your gifts to the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego Seafarers Fund. Please continue to pray for seafarers, especially on Sea Sunday, 12 July 2015; pray also for those who wait for them and those who minister to them.
The Rev’d Robert Crafts, MD, Port Chaplain
PROPERTY COMMITTEE
The purpose of the property sub-committee is to provide general oversight and monitoring of the state and condition of properties of the Episcopal Diocese and report its findings to the finance committee on an as needed basis. The committee also reviews and recommends property improvement grant requests.
The committee consists of five (5) members appointed for a tenure of at least two years. The canon for finance and administration is the diocesan staff liaison to the committee.
This past year the committee has been involved in several projects in the restoration, leasing and sale of properties in the diocese and in conducting diocesan wide safety assessments for member churches. In
71 addition, the committee has been involved in developing a common approach for the installation, leasing and managing of cell towers in various churches in the diocese.
The committee has developed a Property Usage Guidebook for the use of member churches that provides guidance in the use of their facilities by outside groups. It provides a simple outline of issues to be addressed and a sample of existing documents that can be used for long-term and short-term leasing of church property to outside groups and organizations. It is currently under chancellor review and will be available for distribution to those churches in diocese that do not already have such information in the near future.
The committee is available to provide help and advice to all churches and conduct assessments of needed repairs and safety issues, when requested.
REGISTRAR’S REPORT
BACKGROUND The registrar of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego has a variety of responsibilities, which include keeping a record of confirmations, conducting background checks, issuing lay licenses under the direction of the bishop, tracking compliance of the Safeguarding God’s People training and the Policy on Sexual Abuse and Misconduct: Prevention and Response. Additionally, the registrar oversees reporting from clergy on their ministerial activities.
CONFIRMATION During 2014, Bishop Mathes made forty-one Sunday visitations and special services. A total of twenty-five of these services included confirmations. A summary of the number of adults and children (those individuals who were fifteen years old or younger at the time of their confirmation) who were confirmed or received for the last five years is as follows:
YEAR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Total Confirmation Services 23 15 14 24 25 Adults 87 78 90 103 58 Children 72 25 49 52 24 Received 66 35 20 12 50 TOTAL 225 138 159 167 132
LAY LICENSING Each church is hereby asked to provide the diocesan registrar with their updated lay licensing information for Eucharistic Visitors by November 1, 2015.
CLERGY INFORMATION There are a total of 185 canonically resident and non-canonically resident clergy in the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. As of January 22, 2014, the Office of the Bishop has received the Annual Pastoral Care Declaration forms from 90 members of the clergy. As of December 31, 2014 there were fifty-eight clergy in the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego listed as non-resident. Forty-nine of those listed as non-resident clergy held licenses to officiate.
CHURCH COMPLIANCE FOR SAFEGUARDING GOD’S PEOPLE
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Every church in the diocese is required to advertise quarterly in their Sunday bulletin a notice advising individuals to report misconduct directly to the Rev. Canon Allisyn Thomas, canon to the ordinary, either by phone at 619-481-5451 or by email at [email protected].
Keren Rodriguez, Registrar
STANDING COMMITTEE
Standing Committee Members: The Rev. Chris Chase (2015) Mrs. Donna Watson, President (2015) The Rev. Andrew Green, Secretary (2016) Mr. Michael Collier (2016) The Rev. Paige Blair (2017) Mr. Allen Sweet (2017) The Rev. Simon Mainwaring (2018) Br. John Charles Westaway (2018)
The Standing Committee met nine times in 2014. During the past year the following actions were approved:
Consents to Episcopal Consecrations or Elections • Ordination and Consecration of The Rev. Allen K. Shin as Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of New York. • Election of a Bishop Coadjutor for the Diocese of the West Texas • Election of a Bishop Coadjutor for the Diocese of the Dominican Republic • Election of The Rev. Heather Elizabeth Cook as Bishop Suffragan for the Diocese of Maryland • Election of The Rev. Alan M. Gates as Bishop Diocesan of the Diocese of Massachusetts • Election of The Rev. Brian Richard Seage as Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Mississippi • Election of The Rev. Robert Stuart Skiving as Bishop Diocese of the Diocese of East Carolina • Election of The Rev. David Mitchell Reed as Bishop Coadjutor of West Texas
Diocesan Ordinations The following people were interviewed and approved for stages in the Ordination process: Deacons: Phil Loveless Tom Morelli David Rhodes Candidate for Holy Orders: Monica Mainwaring
Financial Matters • Consented to the Lease Agreement between Good Shepherd, Bonita and Praise Chapel • Consented to the sale/lease of St. James, La Jolla, Rectory on Calle Miramar • Consented to the leasing of the Vicarage of St. Stephen’s • Consented to leasing of the St. Anne’s house/office building for year to Beyond Sober Living • Consented to renew St. Andrew’s Lake Elsinore residential lease of the former Vicarage • Consented to the leasing of St. Timothy’s Parish Hall to the Rose Ritchie Academy of Irish Dance • Consented to lease of St. Stephen’s former Vicarage now owned by EDSD • Consented to the lease of St. Michael’s outlying building and adjacent storage shed • Consented to the Good Samaritan’s purchase of the Rev. Chris Chase’s home of which there is a shared equity agreement
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• Leaders of organizations involved with lease agreements must take part in the Safeguarding God’s People program, provide proof of insurance and have lease agreements reviewed by the Chancellor. • Nearing her time for a sabbatical, the Rev. Paige Blair resigned as Standing Committee liaison to the COM. Br. John Charles Westaway volunteered to fill that position. • Bishop Mathes appointed Mr. Jerry Coughlin, Esq. as Church Attorney. • Bishop Mathes gave continual updates on the School of Ministry, the Capital Campaign, the progress of the Episcopal Church Center in Ocean Beach. • Bishop Mathes gave continual updates on pastoral concerns regarding both clergy and parishes in the diocese. The committee gave him advice and consent as requested. • Bishop Mathes gave continual reports on the parishes in the diocese that are or were in transition. • With deep regret, the resignation of the Rev. Chris Chase was accepted after he received a call from the Diocese of California to start a mission targeting at risk youth in San Francisco. • In collaboration with the Vital Congregation Committee, we reviewed the 2015 grant requests and recommended which ones to be funded.
Mrs. Donna Watson, President
UNITED THANK OFFERING
“OUR CHANGE CHANGES LIVES” is the moniker United Thank Offering. UTO has combined the Thank Offerings from people in Episcopal churches nationwide since 1889. For 40 years in the Diocese of San Diego has been helping to change lives throughout the world by combining its UTO offerings with those contributions from other Episcopal Churches.
Thanks to the generosity of many, our diocese has received approximately $400,000 from UTO grants, ranging from $5,000 to the most recent funding of a grant for a mobile shower unit in the amount of $65,771. Our grant was the third largest domestic grant given in 2013! The self-contained, portable shower unit will move to designated areas on a weekly basis to provide showers to help the homeless gain physical and human dignity. For 2013, Bishop Mathes designated October 20th as a UTO Ingathering Sunday. Many people turned in their gratitude offerings and these funds combined with others throughout the country will be used to fund next year’s grants.
Remember your blessings by dropping a coin in your “little blue box”. Your change changes lives! It would be my pleasure to speak to your church about UTO, supply you with “little blue boxes or other UTO supplies. We have a Grant Review Committee to help you with grant proposals. Please contact me at [email protected] for further information.
Jamie Campbell Wood, UTO Diocesan Coordinator
YOUTH MINISTRY
Snapshots of Youth Ministry in the Diocese 2014-2015
Recap for 2014:
At the Diocesan level, we’ve brought our youth together through events, such as: • Diocesan Convention
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• Happening #61 • EpiscoProm • Episcopal Youth Event • Sierra Service Project Mission Trip to Navajoland • Fall youth Lock-in
From a leadership standpoint, 2014 saw the creation and growth of what is being referred to as The Diocesan Youth Collaborative. After last summer’s mission trip there was some real energy to continue working together and collaborate on future offerings.
The goal of this volunteer group of lay and clergy youth leaders is to plan and execute events and gatherings for our youth as a diocese several times a year. There is some real excitement as to what we can achieve together as youth ministers, clergy and volunteers across the diocese coming together by pooling resources and ideas.
So for the rest of 2015 we have planned:
• EpiscoProm • A Mission Trip to Baja California with Amor Ministries to build houses June 16-20th • General Convention trip (youth are welcome to attend) June 23rd-27th • Continued meetings as a Collaborative to vision out future offerings
Happening, the bi-annual retreat is on hiatus after a long and beautiful run. This event was undertaken solely by volunteers, and has run its course. We are all hopeful that the energy and passion which surrounded Happening will be channeled into something new and exciting in the future.
Respectfully submitted, P. Kelly Mahon Youth Minister at St. Bart’s Poway and Trinity Escondido
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PART IV
Finances
76 Treasurer’s Report
For the year ending December 31, 2014, the diocese budgeted for operations 2,091,891 for all sources including program fees and donations. The budget was balanced. The preliminary, unaudited results for the year indicate that the year will end with a positive budget variance of $37,000.
Sources of funds are worse than budget by $61,000. Bishop’s Appeal donations account for the majority of the variance. The other significant variance is in Temporarily Restricted Assets. Although the diocese used temporarily restricted assets as budgeted, at the end of the year donations that were received in 2014 but not spent according to the restriction placed on them were restricted for use in future years.
Operating expenses are projected to be lower than budget by $98,000. Significant variance exists in most of the categories due to lower than budgeted expenses in a number of categories. No major area has a significant negative variance.
A capital budget was passed at convention separate from the operating budget. The purpose was to track Episcopal Church Center (ECC) construction costs, church related property improvements, capital campaign related expenditures and income. Because the ECC construction occurred prior to all the pledge payments were received, Executive Council authorized the use of unrestricted reserves to be loaned to the project at 4% interest. At year end, the loan balance was $121,316. $11,928 in interest was accrued in 2014 for the funds borrowed. Proceeds from the capital campaign will repay the reserves and the interest.
The diocese had a positive cash flow of $785,000 for the year. The favorable cash flow results from the receipt of the $1.26 million Miller Endowment which was in part offset by ECC construction costs less capital campaign donations.
As of December 2014, the Diocese held $23.0 million in assets, $3.0 million in liabilities, and $20.0 million of net assets. Unrestricted investments plus cash totaled $1.1million.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie H. Young Treasurer and Canon for Finance and Administration
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78 79 Mission Share Pledges
80 2015 Proposed Budget
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PART V
Statistics
86 SUMMARY OF 2014 REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF CONGREGATIONS Source: 2014 Parochial Report Congregations Congregations Share Mission Diocesan Outreach operating All other Expenses Capital & Improvements Expenditures Purpose Special Other Expends. 2014 Expenditures Total LESS 2014REVENUES EXPENSES 2014 Revenues Total Christ the King, Alpine 6,540.00 550.00 60,386.00 - - 67,475.70 803.95 68,279.65 Good Shepherd, Bonita 22,028.00 - 209,955.00 - 1,802.00 233,785.00 (8,739.00) 225,046.00 St. Barnabas', Borrego Springs 11,391.00 500.00 98,259.00 - - 110,150.44 - 110,150.44 All Saints', Brawley 2,640.00 1,465.00 26,634.72 2,100.00 - 32,839.72 20,380.89 53,220.61 Holy Cross, Carlsbad 35,361.00 893.00 226,150.00 - 7,496.00 269,900.00 (90.00) 269,810.00 St. Michael's, Carlsbad 55,675.00 - 513,932.00 101,077.00 39,069.00 709,753.00 (64,511.00) 645,242.00 St. John's, Chula Vista 15,694.00 586.00 215,700.00 - - 231,980.00 (4,607.00) 227,373.00 Christ Church, Coronado 75,000.00 1,035.00 561,291.00 395,378.00 65,895.00 1,098,599.00 (27,550.00) 1,071,049.00 St. Peter's, Del Mar 111,358.00 44,009.00 953,416.00 40,111.00 151,243.00 1,300,137.00 62,837.00 1,362,974.00 St. Anthony's, Desert Hot Springs 2,736.00 344.00 50,037.00 - - 53,117.00 (4,000.00) 49,117.00 St. Alban's, El Cajon 25,200.00 425.00 203,109.00 8,510.00 500.00 237,744.00 (7,701.00) 230,043.00 Sts. Peter & Paul, El Centro 4,745.00 - 37,696.00 1,215.00 1,635.00 45,291.00 1,977.00 47,268.00 St. Andrew's, Encinitas 53,742.00 96.00 344,114.00 10,950.00 63,717.00 472,619.00 170,364.00 642,983.00 Trinity, Escondido 27,324.00 3,233.00 262,541.00 - 3,198.00 296,296.00 10,865.00 307,161.00 St. John's, Fallbrook 15,600.00 688.33 139,260.39 19,648.99 10,678.80 185,876.51 (9,883.04) 175,993.47 Good Shepherd, Hemet 22,800.00 - 161,030.00 4,850.00 5,074.00 193,754.00 18,608.00 212,362.00 St. Hugh's, Idyllwild 1,694.00 - 37,723.00 7,857.00 8,630.00 55,904.00 (19,388.00) 36,516.00 St. John's, Indio 8,887.00 - 71,000.00 - 500.00 80,387.00 3,501.00 83,888.00 St. James', La Jolla 121,980.00 108,185.00 1,219,834.00 446,394.00 10,867.00 1,907,262.00 107,741.00 2,015,003.00 St. Andrew's, La Mesa 24,831.00 9,974.00 172,842.00 18,845.00 - 226,492.00 24,575.00 251,067.00 St. Andrews, Lake Elsinore 11,507.00 150.00 52,549.00 - - 64,206.00 (1,814.00) 62,392.00 St. Philip's, Lemon Grove 10,560.00 284.00 90,632.00 - - 101,476.00 38,482.00 139,958.00 St. Stephen's, Menifee 10,411.00 - 59,635.00 - 324.00 70,370.00 4,465.00 74,835.00 St. Matthew's, National City 11,727.00 - 60,531.00 - - 72,258.00 26,772.00 99,030.00 St. Anne's, Oceanside 8,856.00 - 99,481.00 - - 108,337.00 3,134.00 111,471.00 St. Margaret's, Palm Desert 146,464.00 44,662.00 1,187,521.00 158,461.00 83,995.00 1,621,103.00 18,460.00 1,639,563.00 St. Paul in the Desert, Palm Springs 74,400.00 - 460,518.00 21,859.00 87,740.00 644,517.00 (2,615.00) 641,902.00 St. Francis', Pauma Valley 28,542.00 1,791.00 109,187.00 - - 139,520.00 36,260.00 175,780.00 St. Bartholomew's, Poway 85,800.00 180.00 863,478.00 127,681.00 1,888.00 1,079,027.00 (77,738.00) 1,001,289.00 St. Mary's, Ramona 12,854.00 3,432.00 107,090.00 - - 12 3,376.00 11,988.00 135,364.00 All Saints', San Diego 42,760.00 - 389,081.00 - - 431,841.00 6,464.00 438,305.00 All Souls', San Diego 47,520.00 15,032.00 314,231.00 112,003.00 38,363.00 527,149.00 (80,645.00) 446,504.00 Good Samaritan, San Diego 62,484.00 - 637,490.00 47,392.00 52,290.00 799,656.00 (31,694.00) 767,962.00 St. Andrew's, San Diego 15,466.00 2,178.00 236,739.00 30,200.00 1,826.00 286,409.00 (25,488.00) 260,921.00 St. David's, San Diego 27,252.00 4,155.00 327,123.00 43,152.00 - 401,682.00 - 401,682.00 St. Dunstan's, San Diego 57,999.00 1,200.00 478,922.00 40,294.00 9,857.00 588,272.00 34,804.00 623,076.00 St. Luke's, San Diego 8,246.00 - 70,578.00 1,499.00 1,405.00 81,728.00 - 81,728.00 St. Mark's, San Diego 15,745.00 45,124.00 116,732.00 - 739.00 178,340.00 4,459.00 182,799.00 St. Paul's Cathedral, San Diego 133,725.00 13,364.00 1,493,717.00 34,523.00 281,023.00 1,956,352.00 (40,623.00) 1,915,729.00 St. Timothy's, San Diego 15,600.00 - 192,299.00 81,141.00 6,870.00 295,910.00 (792.00) 295,118.00 Grace Church, San Marcos 18,000.00 168.00 150,151.00 3,087.00 4,959.00 176,365.00 (20,986.00) 155,379.00 St. Columba's, Santee 4,440.00 42.00 36,534.00 - - 41,016.00 5,671.00 46,687.00 St. Thomas', Temecula 30,702.00 - 239,085.00 - - 269,787.00 12,857.00 282,644.00 All Saints', Vista 16,692.00 320.00 111,378.00 24,091.00 38,400.00 190,881.00 (16,876.00) 174,005.00 St. Paul's, Yuma 22,602.00 - 193,891.00 - 14,833.00 231,326.00 (7,620.00) 223,706.00 TOTALS 1,565,580.00 304,065.33 13,643,483.11 1,782,318.99 994,816.80 18,290,266.37 172,108.80 18,462,375.17
87 SUMMARY OF 2014 REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF CONGREGATIONS Source: 2014 Parochial Report Congregation Plate and Pledge Other General Purpose Subtotal: Net Disposal Income Support Diocese from or Capital Building Funds Other All Special Purposes 2014 Total Revenues** Christ the King, Alpine 45,248.00 23,031.00 68,279.00 - - - 68,279.65 Good Shepherd, Bonita 218,027.00 3,376.00 221,403.00 - - 3,643.00 225,046.00 St. Barnabas', Borrego Springs 104,208.30 5,942.14 110,150.44 - - - 110,150.44 All Saints', Brawley 32,645.61 7,200.00 39,845.61 - 12,942.20 433.00 53,220.61 Holy Cross, Carlsbad 159,767.00 54,380.00 214,147.00 45,000.00 259,147.00 10,663.00 269,810.00 St. Michael's, Carlsbad 454,813.00 101,851.00 555,664.00 - 19,883.00 69,695.00 645,242.00 St. John's, Chula Vista 152,644.00 44,729.00 197,373.00 30,000.00 - - 227,373.00 Christ Church, Coronado 653,162.00 63,212.00 716,374.00 - 255,004.00 99,671.00 1,071,049.00 St. Peter's, Del Mar 621,154.00 529,654.00 1,150,808.00 - - 212,166.00 1,362,974.00 St. Anthony's, Desert Hot Springs 31,435.00 17,682.00 49,117.00 - - - 49,117.00 St. Alban's, El Cajon 80,776.00 140,563.00 221,339.00 - 3,782.00 4,922.00 230,043.00 Sts. Peter & Paul, El Centro 33,257.00 11,366.00 44,623.00 - 1,215.00 1,430.00 47,268.00 St. Andrew's, Encinitas 552,866.00 27,921.00 580,787.00 - 10,914.00 51,282.00 642,983.00 Trinity, Escondido 260,546.00 29,788.00 290,334.00 - 4,277.00 12,550.00 307,161.00 St. John's, Fallbrook 116,606.45 28,613.72 145,220.17 - 10,263.68 20,509.62 175,993.47 Good Shepherd, Hemet 152,683.00 31,147.00 183,830.00 - 4,480.00 24,052.00 212,362.00 St. Hugh's, Idyllwild 36,516.00 - 36,516.00 - - - 36,516.00 St. John's, Indio 48,917.00 15,971.00 64,888.00 15,000.00 - 4,000.00 83,888.00 St. James', La Jolla 623,400.00 623,515.00 1,246,915.00 - 370,089.00 397,999.00 2,015,003.00 St. Andrew's, La Mesa 171,509.00 47,807.00 219,316.00 - 31,751.00 - 251,067.00 St. Andrew's, Lake Elsinore 23,773.00 22,772.00 46,545.00 15,000.00 - 847.00 62,392.00 St. Philip's, Lemon Grove 25,412.00 114,546.00 139,958.00 - - - 139,958.00 St. Stephen's, Menifee 31,203.00 30,296.00 61,499.00 11,471.00 - 1,865.00 74,835.00 St. Matthew's, National City 44,960.00 34,070.00 79,030.00 20,000.00 - - 99,030.00 St. Anne's, Oceanside 85,971.00 - 85,971.00 25,000.00 - - 111,471.00 St. Margaret's, Palm Desert 1,274,899.00 117,342.00 1,392,241.00 - 134,981.00 112,341.00 1,639,563.00 St. Paul in-the-Desert, Palm Springs 441,247.00 93,671.00 534,918.00 - 100,465.00 6,519.00 641,902.00 St. Francis', Pauma Valley 126,361.00 4,421.00 130,782.00 - - 44,998.00 175,780.00 St. Bartholomew's, Poway 731,579.00 217,879.00 949,458.00 - 19,617.00 32,214.00 1,001,289.00 St. Mary's, Ramona 93,184.00 25,996.00 119,180.00 15,000.00 1,184.00 - 135,364.00 All Saints', San Diego 186,338.00 245,503.00 431,841.00 - 6,464.00 - 438,305.00 All Souls', San Diego 333,087.00 46,253.00 379,340.00 - 28,700.00 38,464.00 446,504.00 Good Samaritan, San Diego 438,178.00 199,881.00 638,059.00 - 52,048.00 77,855.00 767,962.00 St. Andrew's, San Diego 142,860.00 111,523.00 254,383.00 - 4,491.00 2,047.00 260,921.00 St. David's, San Diego 187,867.00 170,663.00 358,530.00 - 43,152.00 - 401,682.00 St. Dunstan's, San Diego 523,479.00 18,020.00 541,499.00 - 30,274.00 51,303.00 623,076.00 St. Luke's, San Diego 41,881.00 6,923.00 48,804.00 30,020.00 1,499.00 1,405.00 81,728.00 St. Mark's, San Diego 128,123.00 27,635.00 155,758.00 - 26,302.00 739.00 182,799.00 St. Paul's Cathedral, San Diego 1,232,650.00 448,848.00 1,681,498.00 - 86,731.00 147,500.00 1,915,729.00 St. Timothy's, San Diego 132,178.00 74,369.00 206,547.00 - 80,864.00 7,707.00 295,118.00 Grace Church, San Marcos 104,922.00 30,457.00 135,379.00 20,000.00 - - 155,379.00 St. Columba's, Santee 46,687.00 - 46,687.00 - - - 46,687.00 St. Thomas', Temecula 236,744.00 - 236,744.00 43,500.00 - 2,400.00 282,644.00 All Saints', Vista 66,469.00 61,921.00 128,390.00 - 2,847.00 42,768.00 174,005.00 St. Paul's, Yuma 191,179.00 7,800.00 198,979.00 - 3,677.00 21,050.00 223,706.00 TOTALS 11,421,411.36 3,918,537.86 15,338,949.22 269,991.00 1,607,043.88 1,505,037.62 18,462,375.17
88 RELIGIOUS SERVICES Source: 2014 Parochial Report Congregation Eucharists Marriages Burials 2014 Easter Attendance Avg. Sunday Attendance Christ the King, Alpine 59 - 1 79 33 Good Shepherd, Bonita 181 2 8 106 55 St. Barnabas', Borrego Springs 113 2 1 89 44 All Saints', Brawley 47 - - 16 12 Holy Cross, Carlsbad 103 1 4 91 47 St. Michael's, Carlsbad 547 - 12 329 203 St. John's, Chula Vista 162 3 5 276 120 Christ Church, Coronado 492 5 13 604 220 St. Peter's, Del Mar 531 3 11 762 307 St. Anthony's, Desert Hot Springs 58 1 1 23 29 St. Alban's, El Cajon 134 1 1 133 68 Sts. Peter & Paul, El Centro 53 - 5 46 25 St. Andrew's, Encinitas 137 - 4 552 211 Trinity, Escondido 183 - 2 347 136 St. John's, Fallbrook 91 1 6 1 03 67 Good Shepherd, Hemet 251 1 10 241 131 St. Hugh's, Idyllwild 83 1 - 76 32 St. John's, Indio 111 1 - 92 58 St. James', La Jolla 254 2 22 864 241 St. Andrew's, La Mesa 172 - 3 166 116 St. Andrew's, Lake Elsinore 68 - - 65 42 St. Philip's, Lemon Grove 127 3 3 177 50 St. Stephen's, Menifee 63 - - 7 0 27 St. Matthew's, National City 63 - 2 109 90 St. Anne's, Oceanside 107 - 1 74 40 St. Margaret's, Palm Desert 240 7 10 1,334 455 St. Paul in-the-Desert, Palm Springs 231 5 19 622 277 St. Francis', Pauma Valley 34 - 2 100 43 St. Bartholomew's, Poway 368 1 15 973 3 60 St. Mary's, Ramona 160 - 1 112 65 All Saints', San Diego 335 1 3 259 96 All Souls', San Diego 236 1 5 223 149 Good Samaritan, San Diego 214 - 1 422 183 St. Andrew's, San Diego 76 1 3 220 92 St. David's, San Diego 236 1 1 180 97 St. Dunstan's, San Diego 328 - 12 430 221 St. Luke's, San Diego 110 - 2 147 67 St. Mark's, San Diego 108 1 3 63 45 St. Paul's Cathedral, San Diego 549 11 14 1,269 596 St. Timothy's, San Diego 99 - - 97 63 Grace Church, San Marcos 122 1 11 191 87 St. Columba's, Santee 58 - 1 37 17.5 St. Thomas', Temecula 241 - 4 384 180 All Saints', Vista 59 2 2 60 40 St. Paul's, Yuma 174 1 9 196 1 06 TOTALS 8,168 60 233 12,809 5,644
89 VITAL STATISTICS - MEMBERSHIP Source: 2014 Parochial Report Congregation Baptized 1/1/14 Members Increases Decreases Baptized Members 12/31/14 Communicants in Good Standing Christ the King, Alpine 66 3 1 68 68 Good Shepherd, Bonita 109 5 8 106 89 St. Barnabas', Borrego Springs 121 5 2 124 124 All Saints', Brawley 20 - - 15 15 Holy Cross, Carlsbad 66 6 4 68 58 St. Michael's, Carlsbad 473 13 11 475 418 St. John's, Chula Vista 477 9 5 481 251 Christ Church, Coronado 581 52 59 574 509 St. Peter's, Del Mar 891 35 16 910 546 St. Anthony's, Desert Hot Springs 96 - 1 95 - St. Alban's, El Cajon 189 16 7 198 189 Sts. Peter & Paul, El Centro 50 4 5 49 46 St. Andrew's, Encinitas 781 34 35 780 577 Trinity, Escondido 300 26 26 298 298 St. John's, Fallbrook 133 13 1 7 1 29 134 Good Shepherd, Hemet 214 7 17 204 209 St. Hugh's, Idyllwild 37 37 70 64 62 St. John's, Indio 133 6 40 99 9 St. James', La Jolla 1,174 21 76 1,119 1,119 St. Andrew's, La Mesa 239 - 54 185 185 St. Andrew's, Lake Elsinore 51 14 23 42 40 St. Philip's, Lemon Grove 416 10 - 426 130 St. Stephen's, Menifee 49 - 24 2 5 25 St. Matthew's, National City 242 18 - 260 215 St. Anne's, Oceanside 40 16 2 54 54 St. Margaret's, Palm Desert 807 46 111 742 1,037 St. Paul in-the-Desert, Palm Springs 537 43 20 560 401 St. Francis', Pauma Valley 128 4 8 124 103 St. Bartholomew's, Poway 1,739 39 211 1,567 9 66 St. Mary's, Ramona 159 15 12 162 162 All Saints', San Diego 182 4 4 182 129 All Souls', San Diego 386 72 9 449 449 Good Samaritan, San Diego 282 41 31 292 292 St. Andrew's, San Diego 147 18 7 158 158 St. David's, San Diego 307 8 98 217 205 St. Dunstan's, San Diego 568 10 108 470 427 St. Luke's, San Diego 215 5 3 217 150 St. Mark's, San Diego 167 7 3 171 174 St. Paul's Cathedral, San Diego 1,156 61 32 1,185 1,203 St. Timothy's, San Diego 120 - 2 118 118 Grace Church, San Marcos 182 36 19 199 146 St. Columba's, Santee 35 - 8 27 27 St. Thomas', Temecula 488 90 71 507 372 All Saints', Vista 13 1 1 2 14 129 81 St. Paul's, Yuma 187 11 7 191 1 91 TOTALS 14,871 872 1,281 14,515 12,161
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THE FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO
WILL MEET AT
ALL SOULS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
ON
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2015
(Constitution, Article 5, Section 1)