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Diocese Invites Prayers and Practices as Oct. 6 Webinar Explores Spiritual Care After Disaster

by Pat McCaughan  Disasters like the Los Angeles area January 2025 fires cause damage beyond the obvious charred buildings and devastated landscapes, including emotional and spiritual challenges that an upcoming Oct. 6 webinar, “Tending the Aftermath: Spiritual Caregiving in the Wake of Disaster” aims to address, according to the Rev. Payton Hoegh, Chaplain for Disaster Relief and Recovery, a featured webinar speaker.  “As part of the Disaster […]

From Adelanto to L.A.: pilgrims 96-mile walk to spotlight ICE inhumane treatment 

by Pat McCaughan  Activists are urged to get out their walking gear and join pilgrims of all faiths for a 96.5-mile “Clear the Road to Freedom!” walk Sept. 29 – Oct. 6 from the ICE detention center in Adelanto to the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles to protest inhumane immigrant treatment.  It is “a long way to walk. That is precisely the […]

Joy in Deanery 1

By the Office of Communications People from across Deanery 1 gathered at the Church of the Epiphany in Oak Park to welcome and celebrate the Diocese’s new bishop, the Rt. Rev. Antonio José Gallardo Lucena. Hosted by the Rev. Jamie Barnett, Vicar of Church of the Epiphany, and with the Very Rev. Melissa Campbell-Langdell, Dean […]

Bishop Antonio Visits St. James in-the-City, Los Angeles

During a Sunday, Sept. 13 official visit to St. James in-the-City in Los Angeles, Bishop Antonio Gallardo Lucena praised the richness of the historic multicultural congregation, whose community includes people from Korea, Africa and many parts of the world, with many different stories, cultures, languages, customs and ways of communicating, and where the richness of the Body […]

American Landscapes: Music of Charles Ives and the American Imagination

Submitted by Jerry E. Sather As our nation marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church invites the community to American Landscapes, a special concert on Sunday, September 27, at 4:00 p.m.  Featuring music by Charles Ives and other American composers, alongside familiar tunes and readings, American Landscapes explores the sounds, stories, and traditions that have shaped […]

Free Certification on World Mental Health Day

Submitted by Klaire Harris Young people are facing significant challenges, but they don’t need to manage alone. To equip parents, leaders, and neighbors, Girls’ Friendly Society (GFS) is covering the cost of Youth Mental Health First Aid certification for adults in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.  This October 10th training is designed for ages 18+ who regularly […]

On 25th Anniversary of 9/11, Faith Leaders Call for Solidarity

By Pat McCaughan  Los Angeles area Episcopalians and interfaith leaders gathered in person and online Sept. 11 at St. John’s Cathedral, for prayer, reflection, song, and sacred solidarity, to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., which killed more than 3,000 people, including eleven members of the diocesan community.  Cathedral Dean the Very Rev. Anne Sawyer welcomed the gathering, which brought […]

‘The Future of the Church Is Hope’: Bishop Antonio Looks Ahead at Full and Equal Gathering

by The Rev. Canon Pat McCaughan Watch video remarks from Bishop Antonio What’s next for the church is hope, change, and embracing diversity, Los Angeles Bishop Antonio Gallardo Lucena said during a Sept. 3-5 gathering in Minneapolis, celebrating The Episcopal Church’s five decades of progress toward LGBTQIA+ full and equal inclusion.  “Full and Equal: 50 Years in Pursuit of a Promise,” commemorated the […]

Bishop Antonio at La Magdalena: ‘God’s Mercy Is Greater Than Our Fear’

By Pat McCaughan Watch video story Los Angeles Bishop Antonio Gallardo Lucena spoke to the hearts, hopes and fears of the people of Iglesia de la Magdalena Sept 6, during the second official visitation of his episcopate, a service conducted mostly in Spanish.  “Gathered around the waters of baptism, we reaffirm our baptismal covenant. We celebrate those confirmed in the faith, […]