Camp Stevens, which serves the dioceses of Los Angeles and San Diego, asks congregations in both dioceses to observe Sunday, March 24 as “Camp Stevens Sunday.” The day is an opportunity for parishioners to virtually explore the camp’s programs, which emphasize leadership development and creativity in a safe and loving Christian environment. The camp staff […]
The Abundant Table and The Human Nature Center will host a discussion on Tuesday, March 26 and Tuesday, April 9 about Diana Butler Bass’s book Grounded: Finding God in the World – A Spiritual Revolution. The conversation will concern natural habitat (dirt, water, sky) and human geography (roots, home, neighborhood, commons), using Grounded as a guide, […]
New Community, the multicultural ministries program of the diocese, will continue its series of full-day Asian Immersion experiences in which lay and clergy leaders will learn more about and engage with Asian cultures and communities on Saturday, March 2, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with “Exploring the Korean Culture and Communities.” Hosted by Bishop Suffragan […]
In response to suggestions made during the 2018 meeting of Diocesan Convention, Bishop John Harvey Taylor has announced presentations on Middle East issues to be held at three locations across the diocese during March. Sponsored by the Middle East Committee of the Program Group on Global Partnership and the Order of the Jerusalem Cross, the […]
The Southern California C.S. Lewis Society will present The Pacific Inklings Festival and General Meeting on Saturday, March 9, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Heath Building 100 and The Great Commission Hall at Vanguard University, 55 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. The event will feature “merchants of rare and exotic wares,” according to the announcement. Admission […]
For vocational deacon Kathryn Derose, bringing the world’s concerns to the church has meant linking parishes and parks to boost physical activity; pressing pastors to preach healthy eating and promote gardening and Zumba classes; and exploring food insecurity and stigmas affecting the HIV-infected. Her diaconal ministry at St. Augustine’s, Santa Monica, and her vocation as […]
For the families and friends of those killed a year ago on Feb. 14 in Parkland, Florida, and for those injured in countless other ways in the massacre, Valentine’s Day hearts will always be pierced, shattered, and sore wounded. In print and on the airwaves, the debate about preventing more acts of mass violence, especially […]
As Seeds of Hope enters its sixth year, the diocesan food justice ministry just keeps on growing. The ministry — and executive director Tim Alderson, a fifth-generation California farmer — feature prominently in L.A. Foodways, a documentary film that explores the Southland’s agricultural legacy, current food waste challenges and opportunities to bring fresh foods to […]
On Jan. 9, 2019, a beacon of light cut across the night sky, beckoning several thousand people from Montecito’s Manning Park to All Saints by- the-Sea Church as community residents gathered to remember those who died in the deadly mud and debris flow a year earlier. “Everybody had a flameless candle; the park was awash […]
Especially in the area of civil rights and racial justice, “law and morality are not the same thing,” Devon Carbado, a law professor at UCLA, told some 250 people at the diocesan Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, held Jan. 20 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Furthermore, he said, “The civil rights trajectory, the pathway […]
