Follow this link to watch the recorded Evening Prayer Service for Nov. 22, the last Sunday after Pentecost. https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/Qm8U4-e8Sty6BUK5JbWtWNQKxYWWsTt4C071_2thgPpWFX8a6rMt1_fogOkeD3pH.Ou2m0ZvCRXMD7efN Passcode: 1%!%G%Zs

Election season is upon us in the U.S., and now is the time to make sure you – and those in your community – are ready. This year, many states have updated how voters can cast their ballot with no-excuse absentee ballots, early voting, and other measures to allow Americans to vote safely in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.   Prepare to cast your

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At 6 p.m. on Sunday, October 25, 2020, Rev. Kathie and Deacon Marilee will do Evening Prayer Rite II from the Book of Common Prayer. Phil Smallwood will provide music. To connect to the service, go to this Zoom link: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81540631154?pwd=MFcvS1pWMmx6NlIxSmxsb3owaGplUT09   Meeting ID: 815 4063 1154 Passcode: 831993 One tap mobile

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By The Rev. Kathie Galicia  Originally published in Instrument of Thy Peace Magazine by St. Francis Episcopal Church, July 2019 When I was quite young, 12 or 13 years old, one of my classmates was the daughter of a woman who had survived Auschwitz. Her mother wrote a book about her experiences; around this time I also

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Originally published in the St. Francis Newsmagazine for May 2019 He Lives!  There is a wonderful old hymn in the Lift Every Voice and Sing hymnal called “He Lives!” Composed by Alfred H. Ackley, it was published in 1933. We sang it on Easter Sunday as our Gospel hymn, and it made me smile. It has a lively and

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Sermon for Sunday April 28, 2019 2 Easter John 20:19-31 Thomas the Doubter, or Thomas the Pragmatic?  The story of “Thomas the Doubter” is one of my favorite readings of the entire church year. Perhaps it’s because Thomas seems so very human, as do all the disciples, hiding out as they were in that upper

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Sermon for Easter Sunday, Year C    Acts 10:34-43 & John 20:1-18   April 21, 2019 Yesterday evening, we gathered at St. Paul’s in Modesto to celebrate the Great Vigil of Easter. That is a very long service that contains so many elements including the Service of Light, five scripture readings that span centuries of writings from both

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Who is my neighbor?  Finding commonality amidst diversity  by The Rev. Kathie Galicia  Originally published on the Diocese of San Joaquin’s Friday Reflection, March 22, 2019 This past Monday, March 18, I attended an event at the Islamic Center of Modesto, a vigil to promote peace and unity and to honor the victims of the

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Sermon for Palm Sunday Year CApril 14, 2019Anyone who thinks that we in the Episcopal Church do not read the Bible should attend church this week! Our readings cover the Old Testament, in which we hear from the prophet Isaiah, through the Psalms, the Gospels, and the letter of Paul to the church in Philippi.

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April 18: Maundy Thursday; Foot washing and Eucharist at 7 pm, followed by thestripping of the Altar and the solemn procession of the Holy Sacrament to the Altar of Repose in our Chapel. April 19: Good Friday at 12 Noon with Eucharist from the Reserved Sacrament. April 20: The Great Vigil of Easter: “A flame

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