Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin Response and Resources

Below are resources from the Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin and links to other resources to help support ministry and discipleship during this current fallow time. Other resources are available in the resources tab of the menu and resources for clergy can be found under the clergy tab.

Governmental Resources

Anglican Statements

Bishop Statement (COVID-19)
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Bishop Eric's first statement to the diocese about the Coronavirus
Bishop Statement (COVID-19) 2
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Bishop Eric's update on the Coronavirus sent out on St. Patrick's Day 3/17/20
Archbishops Statement (COVID-19)
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Archbishop Foley's statement on the Coronavirus
Suggested Guidelines for Church Reopenings
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Ministry Resources

  • ACNA Streaming Services: A list of streaming services from different parts of the ACNA 
  • ADOTS Coronavirus Response Page: Resources from the Anglican Diocese of the South that should speak more to Anglican congregations.
  • Child Evangelism Fellowship: This group provides Christian education for youth. On this site they have resources to talk with children about the coronavirus and also videos to use for children with streaming services.
  • Church Mutual and COVID-19: Church Mutual’s website about how the coronavirus impacts insurance and modifying their business operations.
  • Coronavirus and the Church: Website put together by Wheaton College and Rick Warren with a church planning guide, planning template, webinars, and other resources.
  • Christianity Today: Coronavirus and the Church: A list of all the articles being put out by Christianity Today that relate to the coronavirus.
  • FP: Christianity has been Handling Epidemics for 2000 Years: An article about how Christianity has dealt with similar situations in the past. 
  • LCMS Coronavirus Resources: Our ecumenical partners in the LCMS have put this page together as a resource for their congregations. Many of the resources are applicable and can be used by our congregations.
  • LifeWay Resources: Free resources from the Bible store chain including a 7 day prayer guide and Bible study resources.
  • Practical Care Tips from the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh: One of the clergy in the Diocese of Pittsburgh contracted the coronavirus. Here are some care tips and a description of how it’s progressed.
  • The Gospel Coalition on the Coronavirus: A page gathering all the resources from The Gospel Coalition relating to the coronavirus and ministry.
  • Your Church and the Coronavirus: An article from Canon Dave Roseberry with 10 ministry suggestions to respond to the coronavirus.

Technical Resources

  • Remote Utilities for Windows: This is the free software we’re using at the Diocesan Office to be able to use our computers in the office remotely from our computers at home.
  • TechSoup: TechSoup is a website with software at a discount for non-profits. They have many programs and services that can help if you’re working remotely or needing to use the internet more often for communication. For Example they have Zoom at a discounted rate.

Personal Resources

  • BBC Radio 3’s Choral Evensong: The BBC’s Radio 3 has a program where they’re going to different churches in the UK and recording their choral evensong. The episodes are available streaming on this page.
  • Biola’s Torrey Honors Program Reading List: If you’re looking for something to do at home during all of this, here’s the reading list used in Biola’s Torrey Honors program. Almost all the books are public domain and should be easy to find online.
  • Christian Classics Ethereal Library: This is an online library run by Calvin University with public domain Christian works.
  • Chuck Colson’s 50 Films Every Christian Should See: Chuck Colson’s list of favorite films. The films are grouped by categories into Christian, children’s films, films with moral themes, and films with other worldviews and philosophies.
  • Project Gutenberg: Project Gutenberg is an online library with public domain books. This website has a list of the Christian books available. They have many books from authors like GK Chesterton, Julian of Norwich, and Brother Lawrence.

PRAYER

O Most mighty and merciful God, in this time of grievous sickness, we flee to you for comfort. Deliver us, we beseech you, from our peril; give strength and skill to all those who minister to the sick; prosper the means made use of for their cure; and grant that, perceiving how frail and uncertain our life is, we may apply our hearts unto that heavenly wisdom which leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

​1928 Book of Common Prayer