The Rev. Dr. Winfred B. Vergara, Program Officer for Asian American Ministries will conduct a Seminar on "Compassion and Mission: Cultural Awareness and Evangelism in Ethnic Communities" on March 8, 2008 in St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 515 Second Street, Woodlands, California 95695.

The Seminar is sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California and open to all who are ministering in diverse ethnic and multicultural settings.  Vergara will also preach at Ascension Church in Vallejo on Sunday morning and St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Sacramento on Sunday afternoon of March 9, respectively.

Organizers of the Event are The Rev. Ray Hess and The Rev. Bayani D. Rico. For more information, call Father Ray at (916) 753-9939 or e-mail FatherRay@frontier.net.