On June 24, 1579, on the Feast of Saint John the Baptist, Sir Francis Drake’s chaplain presided over the Holy Eucharist in Drake’s Bay, which was the first service in the English tongue on our coast and the first use of the Book of Common Prayer in our country. The Prayerbook Cross in Golden Gate Park, which bears the seal of the Episcopal Diocese of California, commemorates this event.
On Wednesday, June 24 (The Feast of Saint John the Baptist), Holy Hikes invites you on a Eucharistic walk around Blue Heron Lake (formerly Stow Lake) in Golden Gate Park followed by a short walk up to The Prayer Book Cross where we will conclude the service. For this event, please gather at the Blue Heron Boathouse (formerly Stow Boathouse) at 12:20pm and the hike will begin at 12:30pm sharp. The stational Holy Eucharist will follow a fairly flat 1 mile loop around the lake and finish with the Communion at The Prayer Book Cross, which is just across JFK Drive and 200 feet up a hill.
 
When: Wednesday June 24, 12:30pm

Where: Blue Heron (formerly Stow) Boathouse, 50 Blue Heron Drive E, San Francisco

Link: www.holyhikes.org

Contact: the Rev. Justin R. Cannon, holyhikes@gmail.com
Photo: Wesley D. Capps, used with permission