The Annual General Meeting for 2011 will be held on January 23^rd following the 10:30 am service of Holy Eucharist.  There will be a pot luck luncheon, reports from the Vestry, Committees and Guilds and the election of a new vestry.  A slate of five nominees is being selected by the Vestry, and additional nominations for the Vestry will be accepted from the floor.

January 15, 9:30am to 4:00pm, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Salinas. A conference exploring authentic Episcopal identity for today. Together we hope to rediscover our Episcopal identity within the unique personalities of our congregations. To learn more about this event or to register online visit the diocesan website: http://www.edecr.org . Cost: $10/person

COPA Retreat: January 16-17, 2011.  Save the afternoon of Sunday, January 16 and all day Monday, January 17, 2011 in your calendars so you can attend to the 2011 COPA Retreat. The retreat will be at the St. Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista. More information will be sent out shortly. COPA will be asking for a reservation fee of $30.00 for a Double Room and $50.00 for a single room.

Epiphany at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church. We have been invited to share in worship in Holy Communion on January 6^th at 7:00 pm.  All are invited to join the choir for the service.  Call their office (831) 479-6962 for details regarding choir rehearsal.  Mount Calvary Lutheran Church is located at 2402 Cabrillo College Dr. in Soquel.

Marcus Borg Teaching Series. Author and Bible scholar Marcus Borg invites us to join him in revisiting Christianity’s most fundamental questions: Who is God? What does salvation mean? What place does Jesus hold in contemporary Christian faith? In this five-session, faith-formation DVD resource, we have the privileged opportunity of listening to Marcus Borg in dialogue with a small, diverse group of theologians as they address the big questions of faith with answers to 21^st centuries questions.

ECW: The next meeting of the ECW will be Friday, January 28^th at 10 am.. Our guest, Iverne Rand will be play and sing songs from the 30’s and 40’s. Please join us for this program, even gentlemen may come and sing along.

Evening Guild: Join us January 18^th at 6:00 pm for food and fellowship. The Evening Guild takes place on the 3^rd. Tuesday of each month. Please bring food to share!