SEA Episcopal Church
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Our History:
Our particular congregation is a new one being formed from two with long histories in this area. The building we call our ‘south campus’ was first associated with The Episcopal Church of St. Andrew. St. Andrew’s began in 1907 in a small building at the corner of El Camino and Santa Inez in San Bruno. They moved to Santa Lucia Ave. in 1957. The ‘north campus’ was home to St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, formed in 1952 in South San Francisco. They first worshiped in a building on the corner of El Camino and W. Orange Ave. before moving to Country Club Dr., also in 1957. The two congregations began sharing a single vicar in Oct. of 2011. On Dec. 20, 2015 our two Bishop’s Committees decided we should consider ourselves a single congregation. With the Bishop’s blessing, we are deep in the midst of living out what it means to be ‘one’.
This is the letter that Bishop Marc Andrus read to the Congregation on February 16, 2020
Dear Members of the Missions of St. Andrew’s and St. Elizabeth’s: It is my delight to authorize, with the consent of the Standing Committee, the organization of St. Andrew’s and St. Elizabeth’s into a new mission congregation with the name SEA Episcopal Church. The proposed boundaries of this mission will be the cities. . . This authorization is in response to your application dated January 28, 2020. I want to commend you on the heartfelt work you all have engaged in over the last years beginning with deciding to share a single vicar in 2011, and then resolving to consider yourselves a single congregation in 2015, and then officially doing business as SEA Church in 2017. I am pleased this work will continue as you more fully envision how the Spirit is calling you to give unique expression to the love of God in your community. Today, Sunday, February 16, 2020, I am pleased to preside at this organizational meeting for the purposes of affirming the commitments of your application and accepting the conditions of this authorization. Upon the organization of this mission and the action of the Executive Council the missions of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church shall be dissolved, and their congregations shall become the congregation of the new Mission, SEA Episcopal Church. Today, as part of the organization of this mission, I am appointing the following persons to serve as the Bishop’s Committee: Norma Liedtke, Rob Williams, Al Estera, Jeff Hare, Randall Weaver, Mich Barry, Nancy Rauch, Alicia Herrera, Ellen Jones. This letter meets the requirements for Organizing A Mission under Canon XIII.12.02 of the Canons of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of California. This action will be reported to the next Convention of the Diocese of California. You all – the people of SEA Episcopal Church – remain in my deepest prayers with joy for all that will show forth of God’s love in you and through you in the years ahead.
Faithfully,
The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus Eighth Bishop of California
Dear Members of the Missions of St. Andrew’s and St. Elizabeth’s: It is my delight to authorize, with the consent of the Standing Committee, the organization of St. Andrew’s and St. Elizabeth’s into a new mission congregation with the name SEA Episcopal Church. The proposed boundaries of this mission will be the cities. . . This authorization is in response to your application dated January 28, 2020. I want to commend you on the heartfelt work you all have engaged in over the last years beginning with deciding to share a single vicar in 2011, and then resolving to consider yourselves a single congregation in 2015, and then officially doing business as SEA Church in 2017. I am pleased this work will continue as you more fully envision how the Spirit is calling you to give unique expression to the love of God in your community. Today, Sunday, February 16, 2020, I am pleased to preside at this organizational meeting for the purposes of affirming the commitments of your application and accepting the conditions of this authorization. Upon the organization of this mission and the action of the Executive Council the missions of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church shall be dissolved, and their congregations shall become the congregation of the new Mission, SEA Episcopal Church. Today, as part of the organization of this mission, I am appointing the following persons to serve as the Bishop’s Committee: Norma Liedtke, Rob Williams, Al Estera, Jeff Hare, Randall Weaver, Mich Barry, Nancy Rauch, Alicia Herrera, Ellen Jones. This letter meets the requirements for Organizing A Mission under Canon XIII.12.02 of the Canons of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of California. This action will be reported to the next Convention of the Diocese of California. You all – the people of SEA Episcopal Church – remain in my deepest prayers with joy for all that will show forth of God’s love in you and through you in the years ahead.
Faithfully,
The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus Eighth Bishop of California
Due to the CONRONA VIRUS pandemic we are following the guidelines set forth by the C.D.C. in order to reduce the spread of the disease. Until further notice, we will be providing streaming services. We will be posting access to the streamed service, service bulletin and start time on this web page. Let us Pray for all who are affected by this pandemic.
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A message from Rev. Lisa Biersch Cole:
In the front bucket on the South Campus are large print and pocket sized editions of FORWARD DAY BY DAY (May, June, July) along with Sunday’s service bulletin. Please pick one up as you desire. I am going to mail some copies to those I know who aren’t getting out. If you would like one mailed, email me at seaepiscopal@gmail.com |
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Simply Good News: The bishop, Bible scholar, modern heir to C. S. Lewis, and revered author of Simply Christian and Simply Jesus offers a fresh look at the Gospel, explaining why Jesus’ message is “good news” and why it is more timely and transforming today than we know.
The Gospel means good news. But if the message has been around for 2,000 years, what makes it significant today? What’s so “good” about stories involving damnation, violence, and a God who sacrifices his only son? N.T. Wright shows us how Christians today have lost sight of what the “good news” of the gospel really is. In Simply Good News, he takes us back in time to reveal how the people of the first-century—the gospel’s original audience—would have received Jesus’ message. He offers a clear and thoughtful analysis of what the “good news” really is, and applies it to our lives today, revealing its power to transform us. |
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Morning Prayer Every Tuesday 8:00 AM
Same time, same link, same bulletin. To join the streaming service, click on the "GO TO ZOOM" box follow the instructions on the ZOOM page. To View using Facebook click the Facebook link box. ZOOM call in: 1 (699) 900 6833 and then enter the Meeting ID: 912 6159 4052 or Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/ab7U9iYaGy |
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Noon day prayer every Wednesday 12:15 PM
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Compline will begin on Thursday, May 7
And continue Weekly @ 8:30 pm Same time, same link, same bulletin To join the streaming service, click on the "GO TO ZOOM" box follow the instructions on the ZOOM page. To View using Facebook click the Facebook link box. ZOOM call in: 1 (699) 900 6833 and then enter the Meeting ID: 918 3605 0185 or Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/ab7U9iYaGy |
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Pentecost Sunday
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5/24/20 Sermon From Sunday of the Ascension
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5/24/20 Video of Sunday after the Ascension Service
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