Below you can find a message from the Very Rev. Pamela. These are sent out most Fridays in our newsletter. Published April 10, 2026.

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Message from the Very Rev. Pamela from April 10, 2026:

Dear Ones,

In northern California, April is not the cruelest month (sorry, T.S. Eliot!) but often one of the loveliest, with moderate temperatures, soft showers, and lots of sunshine. This year, Earth Month and the Easter season are overlapping in fortuitous ways, encouraging us to notice and celebrate new life in both the “natural world” and in our own hearts and communities.

We will have various events throughout the month focusing on Creation and creation care, one of the ministry priorities at St. Martin’s. We have a garden tour on April 19, a hike on April 25 for LGBTQ+ folks and allies, a service project sponsored by the Davis Progressive Youth Collective also on April 25, and the Scouts joining us on April 26. 

There are two additional opportunities on Sunday, April 26, that I’d like to draw your attention to. At noon I’ll offer a one-hour forum, with a light lunch provided, to discuss Creation Care at St. Martin’s and beyond. We’ll discuss what is happening at the diocesan and church-wide levels and how we can talk about creation care in ways that are loving, liberating, and life-giving, rather than leading to despair and disconnection. Then, at 7:30pm, we’ll have a twilight labyrinth walk, followed by a candlelight vigil where we will pray for peace—peace among nations, peace in our hearts, and peace with the Earth.

I hope you will mark your calendars for these opportunities to come together in community and to grow in our sense of connection with God, one another, and all creation.

Blessings,

Pamela+

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