Dr. Robert Bland’s global disaster relief and anti-poverty work began a few years ago with water and a telephone call. “When the tsunami hit in South Asia in 2004, the magnitude of that struck home to me. We talked about it at our church, St. Patrick’s in Thousand Oaks, and how we could respond,” he […]
Even Camp Stevens is feeling the effects of the extreme drought. Executive Director Beth Bojarski told the Episcopal News recently that two of the camp’s four wells are dry and the Julian camp is preparing to dig an additional well. Although there is no immediate danger of running out of water, signs are up around […]
With a few simple fixes and strategically placed rain barrels, the Church of the Holy Nativity has been able to divert thousands of gallons of water to irrigate crops at its community garden in Westchester. When the church began the community garden in 2008, “it made the water we receive both from above and from […]
The no-fuss menu for the March 25 nutrition education and healthy cooking class included refreshing cucumber water, a tasty roasted corn, pepper and nopales salad, and peanut butter-fresh fruit crepes — and it had some Our Saviour Center food bank visitors salivating. Teaching and facilitating the class at the El Monte center were Steve Tarpasso, […]
Carrying two 5-gallon buckets of water four miles in the heat of the day felt, for the Rev. Neil Tadken, downhill all the way. “It was pretty heavy. What really struck me through the whole thing is that this is actually someone’s life,” said Tadken, priest-in-charge-under-special-circumstances at St. Luke’s Church in Monrovia. It is the […]
When Patricia Terry replaced the grass in her Torrance front lawn with cacti and succulents, she not only saved water, she got to know her neighbors better. “I’m not an expert in any way; we’re just having fun with it,” Terry said of the transformation. “We just went to Home Depot and picked out stuff […]
Speaking with the voices of their traditions and their scriptures, eight Los Angeles religious leaders — Roman Catholic, Armenian, Jewish, Protestant, Muslim and Episcopal — stood shoulder to shoulder on April 4 and called on President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. Bishop Diocesan J. Jon Bruno and Bishop Suffragan […]
As part of Black History month coverage, the Episcopal News offers a snapshot of six congregations in the diocese that for at least some portion of their lives have been regarded as predominantly African American. In many ways, their histories often mirror shifting demographics and changing times and reflect a strong legacy of commitment to […]
As part of Black History month coverage, the Episcopal News offers a snapshot of six congregations in the diocese that for at least some portion of their lives have been regarded as predominantly African American. In many ways, their histories often mirror shifting demographics and changing times and reflect a strong legacy of commitment to […]
As part of Black History month coverage, the Episcopal News offers a snapshot of six congregations in the diocese that for at least some portion of their lives have been regarded as predominantly African American. In many ways, their histories often mirror shifting demographics and changing times and reflect a strong legacy of commitment to […]
