What is the World Mission Network?

In order to wonder, celebrate, and move forward in discernment of our diocese’s calling of shared mission with our brothers and sisters around the world, Bishop Mary suggested the formation of a network within the diocese.

This network will celebrate existing partnerships and enable us to share visions, successes, struggles and possibilities with all the members of our diocese.

The first task of the Network will be to survey the diocese, and establish a directory of contact information, projects, and partnerships. Then the Network will conduct a Discernment Day on April 19, to bring interested parties together to celebrate, and discern a vision for the future. The Network will convey this information to Bishop Mary, so that she will be prepared to engage other bishops during Lambeth Conference this summer. Then on September 6 we will gather to hear her report.

There is no hierarchy in this network. Everyone is invited to the table, and everyone is on equal footing. There are a group of mission-minded people who serve as the coordinating committee of the Network, in order to accomplish the planning and carry out the work of the network. If you are interested in joining the Coordinating Committee, or have any questions please contact us:

Jerry Drino – jdrino AT sbcglobal.net
Robin Denney - redenney AT gmail.com
Silvestre Romero – rector2ser AT sbcglobal.net
Hank LeBeau - lebeaus AT esuhd.org
Nancy Dinsmore - njdinsmore AT sbcglobal.net

Our baptismal vows call us into communion with all people and Creation and especially the household of Faith. In the congregations of the Diocese of El Camino Real there are many initiatives, formal and informal, that link our ministries with those of others around the world. This is especially true for those Churches in countries where the greatest need for support is being felt today. We have nurtured relationships with Palestine and the Philippines, with Haiti and Honduras, with Belize and Sudan, with Mexico and Kenya, with Hong Kong and Liberia to name a few. We have vital links with urban centers in San Jose and agricultural communities as well as partnerships with Native Americans and Native Hawaiians on reservations and in dioceses across the US. All of these represent vital partnerships for mission around the world

Let us move forward in wonder together!