Faith Community

Whom shall I send?

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
- Isaiah 6:8, NRSV

From Eddie McCoven, church staff member:

We give thanks to God and rejoice with our beloved sister, Cyndi Jones, for her ordination and call to ministry.

Cyndi was a part of our faith community for a year as our pastoral intern. She learned a lot from us, and we equally learned a lot from her. 

She will serve the worshiping community of Atonement Lutheran Church here in San Diego, as well as serve the Pacifica Synod for Disability Awareness ministry. 

Our prayers are with her as she lives out her call to ministry in Christ's holy church.

Here's the full video from the ordination:

Here's more photos from the worship and fellowship gathering:

A gathering of God's family

From Eddie McCoven, church staff member:

On the afternoon of Sunday, January 27th, we did what few Christians of different denominations do: we came together for a joint worship gathering.

We were lead by Bishops John Dolan (Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego), Katherine Jefferts Shori (Episcopal Diocese of San Diego) and Andrew Taylor (Pacifica Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America).

We read the scriptures together... 

... and Bishop Katherine delivered a message.

We shared prayers and words of forgiveness...

...and we renewed our commitment to each other as brothers and sisters in Christ.

Our Bishop, the Rev. Dr. Andrew Taylor (center) was one of the worship leaders.

Special thanks to those who helped coordinate the ecumenical gathering, including Rev. Karon Marohn of St. Peter's by-the-Sea Lutheran Church in Ocean Beach (right).

You can watch the entire worship gathering below.