Pilgrimage to Manzanar will remember WWII Japanese-American internment

All Saints Church Pasadena, in conjunction with The Gathering – a Space for Asian American Spirituality, will sponsor a one-day pilgrimage to the Manzanar National Monument on Saturday, April 27, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (plus travel time), to coincide with the 50th annual remembrance of the incarceration of Japanese Americans at Manzanar during World […]

Explore intersections of aging and technology at April 6 conference planned by St. Barnabas Senior Services

Southern Californians interested in intersections and issues of aging and technology are encouraged to attend St. Barnabas Senior Services’ (SBSS) third annual L.A. Tech and Aging Conference & Expo on Saturday, April 6, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Registration deadline is April 3 via online sign-ups at www.agingintothefuture.com. Cost, […]

Schedule announced for deanery pre-convention meetings

As Diocesan Convention approaches each year, meetings are held in the deaneries of the diocese for clergy, convention delegates and all interested Episcopalians. At each meeting, one of the bishops of the diocese or the canon to the ordinary, and a member of the finance team – the chief financial officer or diocesan treasurer – […]

Panel will lead conversation on being Asian American, LGBTQ and Christian

Bishop John Harvey Taylor invites all to “Beyond Inclusion: A Conversation on Being Asian American and LGBTQx in the Church,” a panel conversation and discussion on being Asian-American, LGBTQx, and Christian. Sponsored by The Gathering – a Space for Asian American Spirituality, the event will be held on Saturday, March 23, 5 – 7 p.m. at […]

Collaborative Leadership and Ministry training coming to L.A. April 26 – 27

In 2014, under the leadership of its lead consultant, the Rev. Ronald Byrd, the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) conceived and launched its Basics of Collaborative Leadership and Ministry curriculum to help congregations, dioceses, and other agencies of the Episcopal Church build the strong lay-clergy leadership teams that are at the heart of every Episcopal congregation. […]

‘A miracle’ as deported families are allowed to return to U.S.

Los Angeles Bishop John Harvey Taylor and other faith leaders were praying for a miracle as they gathered March 2 at the U.S. border in Calexico, California. They prayed that deported families who were granted asylum, yet were being detained in Mexico, be allowed to enter the U.S. and reunite with separated children and family. […]

Episcopal Church invites all to ‘Take the Pledge’ and care for God’s creation

1,000 pledges sought by Earth Day, April 22 Episcopalians and friends concerned about all of God’s creation are invited to join Presiding Bishop Michael Curry in pledging to take action to protect and renew God’s world and all who call it home. The goal is to gather at least 1,000 pledges with concrete, personal commitments […]