Recent Statements & Messages from Bishop Andy Taylor of the Pacifica Synod
June 15, 2020 – An Invitation to Work Together for Racial Justice
May 22, 2020 – Bishops’ Joint Letter Against Re-Opening for Public Worship – English
May 22, 2020 – Bishops’ Joint Letter Against Re-Opening for Public Worship – Spanish
May 14, 2020 – Joint Message from Bishops Taylor and Erwin on ELCA Guidance on Returning to In-person Worship
April 16, 2020 – April 19 Sermon Video Links
As Bishop Andy shared earlier this week (see below), he has recorded a sermon video on this Sunday, April 19’s gospel lesson for your use. This video is available on our Pacifica Synod YouTube channel by clicking here,
Below are links to two MP4 files that you can download and drop in to your video/stream without much editing. No sign-in is required to access these. The videos can be previewed before being downloaded. One version is with slates (opening and closing graphics, as it appears on YouTube) and the other version without slates.
With slates:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fZj3ub4Q8HX99CRaRw2eFT2oChXLf-cH/view
Our thanks to Eddie McCoven, Communication and Media Specialist with Clairemont Lutheran in San Diego, for his gifts in filming and editing of this video.
If you have questions, please contact Terri Robertson at 714.352.8732 or by email at terrirobertson@pacificasynod.org.
April 27, 2020 – From Bishop Andy Taylor – A Time of Change
April 13, 2020 – From Bishop Andy Taylor – April 19 Sermon to be Made Available
April 3, 2020 – From Bishop Andy Taylor – In-Person Worship
March 28, 2020 – From Bishop Andy Taylor – The CARES Act and Church Employees
March 23, 2020 – From Bishop Andy Taylor – To Our Synod Pastors and Deacons
March 21, 2020 – From Bishop Andy Taylor – Giving Thanks in This Time of Battling the Spread of COVID-19
March 16, 2020 – Joint Statement from Bishop Andy Taylor and Bishop Guy Erwin
March 14, 2020 – From Bishop Andy Taylor – Our God is Our Refuge and Strength
March 13, 2020 – An update on upcoming synod events, synod worship and synod office hours, please click here.
March 12, 2020 – Joint Message on COVID 19 from Bishop Andy Taylor and Bishop Guy Erwin (Southwest California Synod). Their message may be found here.
Laurel gray says
Conducting Communion in the home during these unusual times. In emergencies any Christian may baptize a dying infant. This is an emergency. If we believe in the “priesthood of all believers” than any Christian ought to be able to conduct Communion in their own home. The blessing of the elements could be accomplished by any Christian in an emergency.