Amamcord

It was cold, gray and windy outside, but inside St.
John The Baptist Episcopal Church in Lodi the
message to over 400 attendees was one of love,
resurrection and reconciliation. The Diocesan
Convention was called to order after morning prayer,
its main business to reconstruct the Diocese of San
Joaquin. Business proceeded rapidly with motions
passing unanimously, including the resolution
appointing Bishop Jerry Lamb as our provisional
Bishop. A new standing committee and diocesan
council were elected.

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori received a
standing ovation after she spoke with warmth and
hope of the resurrection of this diocese. She began
with the powerful works "Fear not, peace be with
you," and described how appropriate it was that the
convention was being held in the Easter season. Her
message was "Jesus is Lord." No hierarchy, no
official is God. We belong to God and in Jesus we
find God. She spoke of the diversity of Jesus'
followers and the difficulty they had accepting that
diversity and the challenge that we have in
remembering that we are all in God's image. Her full
speech can be found on Episcopal Life online.
Shelley Lindgren

Provisional Bishop of the Diocese of San
Joaquin: Bishop Jerry A. Lamb

Jerry A. Lamb was born September 4, 1940,
in Denver, Colorado, and is a graduate of St.
Thomas College (B.A. Philosophy) and St.
Thomas Seminary (M.A. Theology), Denver,
Colorado, and the University of Oregon (m.A.
Couseling/Vocational Rehabilitation). He
was ordained May 1965 in the Roman
Catholic Archdiocese of Denver and received
by Bishop Bigliardi in March of 1977. He was
the Executive Assistant to the Bishop of
Oregon until his election as the sixth Bishop
of Northern California on February 2, 1991,
and consecrated Bishop Coadjutor June 9,
1991.
Bishop Lamb's experience includes Rector
of Trinity Church, Ashland, Oregon; Assistant
to the Rector, Coos Bay; College Chaplain
Asst. All Saints', Denver, and Director of
Camp St. Malo in Colorado and related
secular employment. He has served as
Deputy to two General Conventions and
Provincial Synods, and served on the Council
of Advice to Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold
and the Joint Nominating Committee for the
XXVI Presiding Bishop.
Bishop Lamb retired as Bishop of the
Diocese of Northern California on January 1,
2007. Following his 'retirement' Bishop
Lamb was invited by the Diocese of Nevada
to serve as Bishop while that diocese
searched for and called a bishop to replace
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.
He served in that diocese for one year until
the consecration of a new bishop, the Rt.
Rev. Dan Edwards on January 5, 2008.
Since October 2007, Bishop Lamb has
performed episcopal functions in the
Diocese of Rio Grande.
Bishop Lamb is married to Jane Onstead
Lamb; they have one daughter, Katherine,
who lives in Pasadena. Bishop and Mrs.
Lamb currently live in Las Cruces, New
Mexico. Jane Lamb is the daughter of the
Rev. Galen H. Onstead, who served as rector
of St. James, Sonora from 1965-1971.