Our Deacon, the Rev. Diana Higgins, after a career in teaching and school administration, followed a call to seek discernment for ministry in the Episcopal Church. As a result, she was ordained a deacon on June 13, 2015 and assigned by the Bishop to Calvary Episcopal Church, Seaside, Oregon. She has remained in that a position since, the first deacon at the church.
Deacon Diane has been a member of Calvary for over 30 years. She served as a Youth Minister, Vestry member, Diocesan Council member and deputy to the state convention prior to her ordination. As deacon to the parish, she offers outreach to the community and pastoral care to parish members. She also preaches and leads Morning Prayer on alternate Sundays. |
Our Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Diana Akiyama was born in Wheeler, Oregon, and grew up in a Japanese-American community in Hood River. Bishop Akiyama was the first Japanese-American woman ordained to the priesthood in The Episcopal Church in 1989.
She holds a Ph.D. in Religion and Social Ethics from the University of Southern California (2001), an M.Div. from Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley (1988). Before returning to Oregon to serve as our 11th bishop, she served as the Vicar at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Kapaau, Hawai’i, and as Dean at Waiolaihui’ia School of Formation for the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai’i. Bishop Akiyama was consecrated on January 30, 2021, at Trinity Cathedral in Portland, Oregon. |
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VestrySeven parishioners are elected to staggered three-year terms, minding Calvary's bylaws, policies, operations and finances. Senior Warden Kaye Lockett, Junior Warden Bob Sampson, Clerk Judy Carter, Treasurer Robert Fuller, Cheryl Adamscheck, and Karen Sarnaker.
Endowment Fund Board of Directors
The Calvary Endowment Fund provides substantial support for the annual operating expenses of the Parish. The Fund is professionally managed and overseen by an independent volunteer board elected by the parishioners.
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