Our bishop, The Rt. Rev. James R. Mathes,
Episcopal Bishop of San Diego
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"I call on the people of our diocese to renew our discipleship
as a COMMUNITY OF GOOD NEWS. The Good News in Christ is what feeds us; it
is what the world hungers for. It is the good news of:
Hope through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ
Meaning through the gift of baptism in the name of Jesus
Purpose through service in the name of Jesus."
Bishop Mathes is the fourth
bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, and he brings to the diocese an
uncommon mix of pastoral ministry and administration.
His passion for church education and growth began well before seminary and
transferred to parish life. In 1991 he became assistant minister at All
Saints’ Church in Belmont, MA, and then in 1994 he became rector of The
Episcopal Church of St. James-the-Less in Northfield, IL. During his seven
years at St. James, attendance doubled, church school participation
tripled, and the congregation founded a community outreach effort to
provide pastoral care to the indigent elderly and disabled residents of a
local healthcare center.
In
2001 he was named Canon to the Ordinary for the Diocese of Chicago, where
he directed the department of Deployment and Congregational Development.
In 2004, he was called to be our bishop.
Bishop Mathes and his wife Terri, along with their two children, enjoy
hiking, theater, and travel. He is an avid woodworker and amateur
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Our priest, The Rev.
Leland Jones, Interim Rector
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Born and raised
in Yuma, Arizona, Fr. Leland began his long and illustrious clerical
service with the Episcopal Church in 1973 as
curate of
Christ Church of the Ascension in Paradise Valley. His first
California assignment was in 1980 as rector of Good Shepherd
Episcopal Church in Hemet, and at the time of his retirement in 2008
he was vicar of St. Mary’s-in-the-Valley in Ramona. But retirement
for Fr. Leland simply means new and varied assignments; St. John's
is the fourth parish that he has assisted as interim rector.
Fr. Leland holds a
B.A. in history from the University of the Pacific, Stockton, as
well as a Master of Divinity from
the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley. He has held a
variety of diocesan offices, and is currently president of the
Standing Committee.
He and his wife
Sheila have four children, and he enjoys golf, walking, reading,
magic, woodworking, remodeling, antiques and softball. |
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Gail
Jones, Senior Warden |
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Marion New,
Junior Warden |
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Carol
Pearson, Treasurer |
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Patty Campbell,
Clerk |
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Dick
Goodlake |
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Sue
Ortler |
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Jim Pick |
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Anita
Province |
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Kathy
Wood |
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The Rev.
Leland Jones, Priest-in-Charge |
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