Events

Meetings

In 2007, meetings are held January 11, March 8, May 10, September 13 and November 8. 2008 meetings will be on January 10, March 13, May 8, September 11, and November 13.
Regular meetings are held at 10:00 a.m. in the Board Room at Sierra Mission Partnership Office, Presbyterian Church USA, at 9985 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95887.
Driving directions from downtown Sacramento:
From Hwy. 50, exit on Bradshaw - north
Drive north on Bradshaw Road
Turn right on Folsom Blvd. to 9985.
Sierra Mission Partnership Office is on the northwest corner of Folsom Blvd and Rod Beaudry.
Parking lots in front and rear of complex.

Paul Wattson - Marie Kidder Lecture Series

Named in memory of Marie Kidder, beloved mother of Reverend Monsignor James C. Kidder, pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in El Dorado Hills, this lecture series perpetuates her devotion to ecumenism. The North State Ecumenical Conference hosts such ecumenical events to encourage communication and local discussion among Christian churches.

NSEC's Marie Kidder Lecture Series is now officially affiliated with the Paul Wattson Lecture Series in San Francisco. The 2008 Sacramento Paul Wattson / Marie Kidder Lecture / Seminar will feature guest speaker The Reverend James Puglisi, SA. He is Minister General of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement and Director of the Centro Pro Unione in Rome, Italy.

Tuesday, February 26 at Jesuit High School
7:00 PM Wine and Cheese Reception
7:30 PM Lecture Summary and Seminar
For additional information contact The Reverend Michael Kiernan mkiernan@diocese-sacramento.org

For more information, please contact Rev. Bruce Lundberg.

Past Lectures

Saturday, November 12, 2005.
Speaker was The Reverend Fahed Abu-Akel, Past Moderator, Presbyterian Church, USA
Topic: Christians in the Holy Lands, Yesterday and Today
Reverend Abu-Akel is originally from a small village near Nazareth.
*2003 "Religious Liberty" --
Reverend John Keane, Director of Postulants, Friars of the Atonement, Washington, D.C.
Bishop David Mullen, Sierra Pacfic Synod, ELCA
(*2003 lecture was also televised locally.)
2002 "Gift of Authority" --
Archbishop William Leveta, Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco
Rebuttals:
Reverend Don Brown, Dean, Episcopal Cathedral, Diocesan of Northern California
Reverend Bruce Lundberg, Peace Lutheran Church, Grass Valley, CA

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

NSEC sponsors ecumenical worship services during the National Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) January 18-25 each year. 2008 will mark the 40th anniversary WPCU as we know it. 2008 also marks the 100th anniversary that the Sisters and Friars of the Atonement (from 1908 to 2008) have been consistently praying and working for the unity of the Christian Churches no matter what the different theological opinions might be.

NSEC will celebrate this very special year of 2008 with a grand ecumenical worship service on Sunday, January 20, 2008, at 3:00 PM. The event will be held at the Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (on 11th Street between K and J Streets) in Sacramento, CA and the public is encouraged to participate. For additional information, contact Fr. Michael Kiernan MKiernan@Diocese-Sacramento.org..

Annual Christian Judicatory Leaders Luncheon

2007 luncheon will be held on Friday, April 27 at Trinity Episcopal Church, Folsom, and for NSEC members only.

The 2006 Judicatory Leaders Luncheon was held on February 17 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Citrus Heights.

The 2005 luncheon was held on February 18 and hosted by St. James Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Sacramento. Attendees included NSEC representatives, special guests and the following judicatory leaders:

For more information on this annual event, contact Diane Lowe.

Other NSEC sponsored events

1) Several ecumenical study days including
a) Ministry in the Church: Then & Now
Keynote: Rev. Charles Neilsen, Professor of Religion
Responders: Rev. Demetrius Dogias, Greek Orthodox
Rev LaGrant Moore, African Methodist Episcopal
Rev. Dr. Kenan Osborn, Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley
Rev. Sandy Pierce, Federated Church
b) A Study of Mary as viewed from several Christian traditions
2) A four-way baptism with judicatory leaders from
Catholic
Armenian Orthodox
Lutheran
Episcopal
each baptising a member of their respective traditions from the same font at the Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento.
NSEC encourages participation in the annual National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU). See website: www.NWCU.org