Category: Convention 2021

November 16, 2021

‘Truth and Love’ abound as convention passes historic balanced budget, pays tribute to late Bishop Bruno, bids farewell to Bishop Bruce

[The Episcopal News] Several hundred clergy and lay delegates gathered at the Riverside Convention Center Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, while hundreds of others participated online from churches and homes in the first hybrid annual meeting of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. The “Truth and Love”-themed 126th such gathering was bittersweet, as delegates approved a […]

November 16, 2021

Bishop Bruce remembers ‘bloopers and blessings’ as convention bids her a warm farewell

[The Episcopal News] As she prepares to take on a new role Dec. 1 as bishop provisional of the Diocese of West Missouri, Diane M. Jardine Bruce bid a heartfelt and funny farewell at convention to the diocese she has served since May 2010 as bishop suffragan. At times she paused to overcome tears, but […]

November 16, 2021

The end may be near, but radical change can save the earth, says climate activist Mary Nichols in Margaret Parker Lecture

[The Episcopal News] Unless radical changes are made in current energy use, “the guy with the sign that says, ‘The End is Near’ is right – probably before the end of this century,” environmental attorney and climate activist Mary D. Nichols told delegates attending the Nov. 13 annual meeting of the Diocese of Los Angeles […]

November 16, 2021

Convention 2021 Photo Gallery

The Diocese of Los Angeles’ first-ever hybrid in-person and online convention was held on Nov. 14, 2021 at the Riverside Convention Center. About half of delegates attended in person; the rest logged in from their homes or churches.  Some photos were taken by Episcopal News and other diocesan staff, including Bishops John Harvey Taylor and […]

November 13, 2021

Convention 2021 election results

Elections were held at Diocesan Convention 2021, with delegates and clergy voting both in person and via the internet at the Diocese of Los Angeles’ first-ever hybrid convention, meeting on Nov. 13 in Riverside. Officers elected are: Director, Canterbury Irvine *Joyce Swaving Director, Canterbury USC *Catherine Wagar Canterbury Westwood *Artur Grigorian Commission on Ministry (clergy) […]

September 15, 2021

Environmental advocate Mary Nichols will deliver Diocesan Convention’s Margaret Parker lecture Nov. 13

[The Episcopal News] Mary Nichols, whose leadership as chair of the California Air Resources Board has played a key role in guiding statewide environmental advances for five decades, will deliver Diocesan Convention’s biennial Margaret Parker Lecture, set for Nov. 13 in Riverside. Convention delegates – together with all who will view the lecture via livestream […]