WELCOME ALL!

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Here you will find a welcoming church based on the overriding principle of God's unconditional love for all mankind. We are here to be a spiritual home that welcomes all, loves all, and inspires all people to grow spiritually in their faith and service to others. We believe in the principles of peace, love, and unconditional acceptance of others, because we are all God's children! We invite you to view our beliefs page so you can get a feel for what the Episcopal Catholic Church is all about.
​We are part of the Anglican Free Communion an organization of Anglican churches based out of London, England that was founded in 1897.  The main distinction of  the AFC is that unlike the Anglican Communion we are welcoming and inclusive communion of churches in the Anglican tradition. Please visit their website at: http://www.anglicanfreecommunion.org.uk/
Bishop Charles Wesley Gunn 1944-2018
Retired Bishop Gunn, one of the first clergy members of the church and retired Diocesan Bishop of the West, passed away after a short battle with cancer. He was an animal lover serving as a volunteer with the Animal Compassion Team of California (ACT) and fostering at W4Paws. He loved growing Orchids and sang with a Chorus. He worked at Leonardo Marin-Saavedra University and St. Francis of Assisi / Holy Angels Catholic Community. He studied in Good Shepherd Secondary Institute, Ashrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon. He studied at Fresno City College and at Don Bosco College, Newton, NJ and served in the U.S. navy.
Charles was a former Cleric/Coadjutor Brother sdb at Salesian Fathers of Dom Bosco in the 1960's. The picture below was taken on the day he took his first 3 year vows after graduating from the novitiate. s.d.b. 1967 at Salesian Novitiate and House of Philosophy, El Houssoun, Djbeil, Lebanon. He is survived by his wife Patricia. He will be greatly missed.
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ON CHRIST CONSCIOUSNESS: By Archbishop Rafael Seijo
 
Creation and Immortality are the two most important assets that are inherited by the human being at the time of this consciousness realization. It is a fact that if we don’t accept this premise we are accepting that we are not eternal and not capable of creating anything. Because of this belief we have to endure the most difficult moments in our lives to make possible our spiritual, emotional, physical and economical needs. We have devoted ourselves to being second class sons of The Creator, thus placing ourselves, in a disadvantaged position in relation to what we can achieve in our lives. We are capable of many things that seem impossible or that we consider miraculous. Because of this we can state, “We are prisoners not of what we think but of how we think”. Also we have to look very closely at our Values System, that is, how we decide to behave and act in our lives. Ex: If we have a hostile attitude vs. a peaceful one. The Values System we live by, is our creation and our choice.  So it can be changed. We have to look closely at our ways of reacting. Do we react emotionally, mentally or willfully?  This is very important, because it can either put us in trouble with our relationships and life goals, or be the opener for many opportunities and achievements. Just one more thing if we know and believe that we are God's creation, that we are souls from the divine, going through a human experience.
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Archbishop's Statement on the Border
As all of you are well aware of recent events there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the separation of parents from their children when being detained while attempting to cross into the United States. We wish to address the topic not from a political, but rather humanitarian and Christian perspective.  We believe that families should not be separated and that everything necessary should be done to prevent it as this is emotionally detrimental to the children, who may not fully understand what is happening. It is our fervent prayer that God will help guide leaders of both parties to find a way to resolve not only this issue, but that of the "Dreamers" as well. Our immigration system should be both humane and fair to all who seek to come to our country in the desire to better their lives and the lives of their families. Please pray that whatever is for the highest good of all involved will be done.