The Gathering – a Space for Asian Pacific American Spirituality invites the diocesan community to a panel conversation and discussion on the impact of immigration on the Asian Pacific American communities and the church on Sunday, Oct. 13, 4 – 6 p.m. at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul, 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles […]
“ST. BE’S” OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED Sept. 28 with several hundred guests enjoying live music, hip-hop and R&B line dancing, children’s games, origami crafts, tacos and samples from the Hope Ice Cream Truck. It is a revitalized version of the former St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, which officially closed to worship in 2018 after 104 years of ministry. […]
MEMBERS OF ST. ANDREW’S, OJAI, were among representatives from the six dioceses of California who learned about an all-church effort to combat climate change at a Climate Justice and Episcopal Public Policy Network of California summit Sept. 27 – 28 at Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley. The meeting was hosted by […]
WHAT BETTER WAY to salute that new branch of the royal family, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, than to take oneself to the castle — no farther than Long Beach — and indulge in the fun of pairing pageantry with current events when the Brass Rubbing Medieval Arts Center opens Oct. 15 and runs through Nov. 9 […]
FORMER ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY Rowan Williams, visiting San Juan Capistrano and a St. Margaret of Scotland Episcopal School classroom on Sept. 25, invited students: “Anyone burning to ask a question, not about the royal wedding?” In response, the Hebrew Bible as Literature class of ninth through twelfth graders, ages about 14 to 18, peppered […]
All in the diocesan community are invited to attend an Oct. 22 celebration set to launch the newly configured St. Paul’s Commons and to mark milestones of Episcopal Church ministry in Echo Park. A festive 10:30 a.m. Eucharist followed by an open house and a rooftop luncheon will commemorate a century of Episcopal Church ministry […]
ADDRESSING CHALLENGES within the Anglican “family” is less about problem-solving and more about creating opportunities for mutual gratitude, connection and understanding, former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams told a Sept. 24 gathering of clergy and laity in Los Angeles. “I am saying ‘Anglican family’ rather than ‘Anglican Communion’ because we’re a very fractured communion but […]
MORE THAN 70 PEOPLE attended the third Asian Immersion event presented by The Gathering: A Space for Asian American Spirituality, this time focusing on introducing the rich and diverse cultures of the Philippines. The event was held at Holy Trinity-St. Benedict’s Church, Alhambra. Attendees also came from All Saints, Pasadena; St. Paul’s, Pomona; St. Thomas’, […]
THE FOUNDATION FOR SENIOR SERVICES will present “Aging Mastery: A Series of Healthy-Living Life Skills for Older Adults” at St. Francis’ Church, Palos Verdes, on five Thursdays beginning Oct. 3 and concluding Nov. 21. The program, developed by the National Council on Aging, encourages mastery-developing behaviors that will lead to improved health, stronger financial security, […]
THE RT. REV. ROWAN WILLIAMS, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, invoked the image of congregations as “mothering churches, places where new birth happens” while preaching Sept. 22 to an overflow gathering at the 100th anniversary celebration of the Parish of St. Mary in Palms. Recalling the Virgin Mary, the church’s patron saint and “the mother of […]
