Bishop Eric Menees
Alleluia Christ is risen!
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
As we continue in
Eastertide, we want to take seriously Jesus’ command to go into all the world
baptizing in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Matthew
28) Our strategic goals are set in an attempt to assist us in being obedient to
Jesus’ Great Commission.
S2: “To continuously
improve administration, communication, and ministries of this Diocese.”
In 2010/2011 the Diocese
of San Joaquin downsized big time – cutting the Bishop’s staff to its current
status of a full time Administrative Assistant and Bookkeeper and a quarter
time IT/R receptionist. At the 2011 Diocesan Convention we moved away from an
18% assessment to the 10% tithe. These actions I applaud and support.
Still, there is more to do
in making the administration of the Diocese of San Joaquin more effective for
making disciples and training them to bring people to a saving relationship
with Jesus Christ.
We are especially desirous
of improving our communication with you, the brothers and sisters of the
Diocese of San Joaquin. We have our monthly electronic newsletter, the San Joaquin
Anglican. Unfortunately, we do not find all that many people checking out
the Anglican. What are we doing about that? Starting last week, we are
placing a hyperlink to the Anglican in the “Bishop’s Note.” This is
being done in an effort to push the information forward, rather than trying to
pull people in - to quote an idea from Fr. Richard James.
We learned, just last
week, that our program for sending out the “Bishop’s Note” was eliminating
email addresses – presumably, when people don’t click on the email a few times
the address is taken off the list. So if you are reading this “Bishop’s Note:”
Thank you for opening it up ☺!
Of course, communication
is a two-way street. The diocesan leadership and I can make the information
available, but you - the brothers and sisters of the diocese - need to take
advantage of this information AND let us know what information you’d like, or
more importantly, what information will make you more effective as a minister
of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
May the Lord bless you and
keep you!
Bishop Menees
Catechism Questions 100 - 102
100. How is the
communion of the saints practiced?
It is practiced by mutual love,
care and service, and by worshiping together where the word of the Gospel is
preached and the sacraments of the Gospel are administered.
101. How are the
Church on earth and the Church in Heaven joined?
All the worship of the Church on
earth is a participating in the eternal worship of the Church in heaven.
(Hebrews 12:22-24)
102. What is a
sacrament?
A sacrament is an outward and
visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. God gives us the sign as a means
whereby we receive that grace, and as a tangible assurance that we do in fact
receive it. (1662 Catechism)
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