Grace’s Outreach Team has offered to assist St. Bart’s Episcopal Church, Poway, in hosting a rotational shelter at the beginning of next February. On February 4, 2026, Grace will provide a hot meal and leave a continental breakfast and a bag lunch for the guests for the following day. The Outreach team will need Members of Grace to assist in meal preparations and assist in delivering and serving the dinner. This is an exciting opportunity for you to join in expanding our outreach to our community.

The rotational shelter is coordinated by Interfaith Shelter Network of San Diego, an organization that serves the needs of individuals and families who are experiencing situational homelessness in our county. It coordinates two-week-long emergency shelters that rotate among participating faith-based congregations.

Eucharistic Visitors are licensed lay ministers who extend the Church’s sacramental life to those who are unable to attend worship in person. This online training prepares participants to serve with reverence, care, and pastoral sensitivity as they bring Holy Communion to parishioners in homes, hospitals, and care facilities. Clergy and lay leaders are invited to attend and discern this meaningful ministry of presence and connection.

Immigration Court Accompaniment training on Friday, Feb. 13, from 2:30–4:30 PM at the Catholic Diocesan Pastoral Center (3888 Paducah Dr., San Diego, CA 92117). 

Mark your calendar for our annual Shrove Tuesday dine-out on Tuesday, February 17 at Denny’s on 540 West Vista Way, Vista at 6:00 p.m. Kids eat free!

Georgia Schulz will be giving a presentation on “Just In Case” Information and Planning for Medical Emergencies on Tuesday, February 17 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Coach House. All are welcome.

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Susan Brown Snook and The Venerable Cindy Campos, Archdeacon, will be visiting Grace on February 22, the First Sunday of Lent. Below is the schedule for the day:

 9:00: Bishop’s forum with the congregation in the church

10:00: Church Service immediately followed by the Bishop's tour of the Spiritual Fishers classroom

11:30: Vestry meeting with the Bishop upstairs in the Coach House (snacks will be provided) 

EDSD Creation Care Community holds a Virtual Lenten Book Study — Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscape by Lauret Savoy; from February 26 tp March 26, 6:30 – 8 p.m. Savoy connects race and the American Landscape with a voice silenced in our current politicized culture. 

There will be in-person training at St. Timothy’s, San Diego (10125 Azuaga St.) on March 10, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. If anyone is attending and wishes to carpool, please contact the office. This is a good way to complete all the training in one fell swoop! You will receive a certificate at the end of the day. Please give a copy to the office.

Join us for our reimagined annual fundraiser on Saturday, March 21, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at St Luke's (3725 30th St, San Diego). RefugeeNet's Story Fest will center on the stories of the families we've helped to resettle over the past year, inviting them to share what the first twelve months of life in San Diego have been like. We hope you'll join us in celebrating the resilience of the human spirit together! Childcare available. Questions?: colin@ernsd.org

Bergstrom Lodge has been reserved for Oct. 2-4 for the retreat. The theme this year is Rise Up With a Listening Heart. Go the Women of Grace page for more info.