Category: Bishop Hagiya

With the COVID-19 infection spreading, it is bound to affect more and more of us. Whereas, in its early stages we were somewhat insulated from knowing people who were directly infected, that has changed dramatically. A number of our California-Pacific Conference laity from local churches

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed all of our lives and replaced the way we have been doing things dramatically. Among the many things I have noticed is the nature of time in social isolation. I have probably been busier than ever, attending to dozens of

Each Monday, I hope to brief you on the latest matters that our California-Pacific Conference is working on in relationship to our COVID-19 crisis.  These will be brief and in outline form.  Please feel free to contact me or your District Superintendent for more detail:

We find ourselves in daily changing circumstances, and we want to thank all of our California-Pacific Conference clergy, laity and churches for remaining faithful, even as the ground shifts beneath us. Ironically, even as we are being instructed by our local authorities to limit exposure

As we have witnessed in just the past several days, we are in a constantly changing situation with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease which is now considered a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Here, I wanted to quickly provide recommendations, updates, and

We have all been consumed by the rapid spread of the Coronavirus and its growing implications for our daily lives. We cannot downplay the importance of being prepared and not reacting with panic or fear. As a spiritual body, we need to remember that fear