Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Smart "San Joaquin" Move!

This just in from the Episcopal News Service:
[Episcopal News Service] When Episcopalians in the Diocese of San Joaquin gather on Saturday, January 26 for "Moving Forward, Welcoming All" at the Church of the Saviour in Hanford, California, they will welcome an online audience.

Viewers may access the live video stream, to be carried via Episcopal Life Online, by logging on to the Episcopal Church website. The video stream will also bring Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori's greetings to continuing Episcopalians gathered at the Central California Valley historic church, starting about 10 a.m. Pacific time (11 a.m. Mountain, 12 a.m. Central, 1 p.m. Eastern), said Mike Collins, Episcopal Life Media Video/Multicast Unit director.

"The situation in the Diocese of San Joaquin is something that is on the minds of Episcopalians across the country," Collins said. "We felt it was important to provide live streaming coverage to the wider church as well as to show support for those who remain in the diocese."

House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson and the Rev. Canon Robert Moore, appointed by the Presiding Bishop as the interim pastoral presence for continuing Episcopalians, will keynote the gathering on site to offer support and encouragement, along with other speakers. Anderson's comments to the gathering, expected to draw Episcopalians from across the diocese and the state, will be videocast.

So mark your calendars now. Plan to gather-round-the-monitor and be one of the cyber-communion-of-saints sending prayers and best wishes to those at work in the fields of the Lord in the Diocese of San Joaquin. (And kudos to 815 for making this kind of outreach possible! Bravo/a!!!)

3 comments:

Pfalz prophet said...

If it can be streamed live, it can be recorded. Many of us will still be at church at the hours it's broadcast live - some of us will be rehearsing for Bp. Katharine's next Sunday celebration! Any chance it can be accessed and downloaded?

SUSAN RUSSELL said...

I can't imagine they won't "capture" it ... but it IS on Saturday the 26th (not Sunday) ... when I hope I'll be home getting laundry caught up!!

Pfalz prophet said...

Oh, good, I'll at least have a fighting chance of seeing some of it. Thanks for reminding me to check my calendar!