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The Social Justice Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real intends to foster and encourage ministry striving for justice and peace among all people. We hope you will find these resources helpful.

  • Friday in the Third Week of Lent

    Mark 12:28–34 One of the scribes came near and heard Jesus and the Saducees disputing with one another, and seeing that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the…

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  • February 22, 2026 – First Sunday in Lent

    More than 30 years ago, while still recovering from the trauma of a seriously broken leg, I was in New York City on business and needed to catch a train at Penn Station. …

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  • February 20, 2026 – Friday after Ash Wednesday

    Photo by Vaishakh pillai on Unsplash Matthew 9:10–17 As Jesus sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard this,…

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