On February 8, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church hosted a community screening of Diminishing Returns, followed by a question-and-answer discussion with the film’s director, Colin Whitman. While screening submissions for the Borrego Springs Film Festival, Jan Naragon encountered Diminishing Returns and arranged a local screening. The film later appeared in the festival in January, and director Colin Whitman returned to Borrego Springs on February 8 for a screening and Q&A at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.
Feast of John Chrysostom Jan. 27, 2026 Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church: As the situation in the United States grows more fraught, The Episcopal Church is working to find new ways to care for God’s people in our immigrant communities. Many of you have asked how you can help. Please join me in making a generous donation that will allow us to provide emergency funding for ministry with migrants. Your gift will allow us to rush financial support to dioceses that are loving and caring for immigrants in these difficult times. GIVE TODAY Last week, we sent funds to our siblings in the Episcopal Church in Minnesota to support Casa Maria, a place for vulnerable neighbors to receive food and clothing and network with others. Your gift will help support ministries like this across The Episcopal Church. As we approach the season of Lent, I will invite us all into a season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving as we turn toward Christ’s ministry of justice, reconciliation, and love during divisive times. Please watch for these invitations in the coming days. About 1,500 years ago, John Chrysostom, whose feast we celebrate today, had his own share of trouble with the forces of this world. In a famous homily, he said, “If Christ is with me, whom shall I fear? Though the waves and the sea and the anger of princes are roused against me, they are less to me than a spider’s web.” The anger of princes is raging around us, but Christ is with us, and God is calling us into the waves. Please give as you are able and pray for the witness of the church in these times, and for a hedge of protection around the people we serve who live in fear. Yours in Christ, The Most Rev. Sean Rowe Presiding Bishop The Episcopal Church
It should have been said at our annual meeting but wasn't. So as a priest at St. Barnabas, Borrego Springs, I want to lift up Fr. David and Naomi Madsen, celebrate their love and care for all of us, their relentless work in so many ways to nurture us as a community.
On February 8, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church hosted a community screening of Diminishing Returns, followed by a question-and-answer discussion with the film’s director, Colin Whitman. While screening submissions for the Borrego Springs Film Festival, Jan Naragon encountered Diminishing Returns and arranged a local screening. The film later appeared in the festival in January, and director Colin Whitman returned to Borrego Springs on February 8 for a screening and Q&A at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.
Feast of John Chrysostom Jan. 27, 2026 Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church: As the situation in the United States grows more fraught, The Episcopal Church is working to find new ways to care for God’s people in our immigrant communities. Many of you have asked how you can help. Please join me in making a generous donation that will allow us to provide emergency funding for ministry with migrants. Your gift will allow us to rush financial support to dioceses that are loving and caring for immigrants in these difficult times. GIVE TODAY Last week, we sent funds to our siblings in the Episcopal Church in Minnesota to support Casa Maria, a place for vulnerable neighbors to receive food and clothing and network with others. Your gift will help support ministries like this across The Episcopal Church. As we approach the season of Lent, I will invite us all into a season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving as we turn toward Christ’s ministry of justice, reconciliation, and love during divisive times. Please watch for these invitations in the coming days. About 1,500 years ago, John Chrysostom, whose feast we celebrate today, had his own share of trouble with the forces of this world. In a famous homily, he said, “If Christ is with me, whom shall I fear? Though the waves and the sea and the anger of princes are roused against me, they are less to me than a spider’s web.” The anger of princes is raging around us, but Christ is with us, and God is calling us into the waves. Please give as you are able and pray for the witness of the church in these times, and for a hedge of protection around the people we serve who live in fear. Yours in Christ, The Most Rev. Sean Rowe Presiding Bishop The Episcopal Church
It should have been said at our annual meeting but wasn't. So as a priest at St. Barnabas, Borrego Springs, I want to lift up Fr. David and Naomi Madsen, celebrate their love and care for all of us, their relentless work in so many ways to nurture us as a community.
