[The Episcopal News – Indianapolis] The House of Bishops, meeting here at General Convention, on July 7 honored Los Angeles’ own Canon Peter Bergstrom for his devotion to young people and camping ministries. Bergstrom, retiring after 40 years as Camp Stevens executive director, addressed the July 7 afternoon session of the House of Bishops in […]
The House of Bishops, meeting at the 77th General Convention in Indianapolis, broke into applause, whistles and laughter July 6 at the sound of L.A. Bishop Jon Bruno’s voice. A telephone call from Bruno was broadcast during the morning session of the House of Bishops. “I’m doing fabulous,” Bruno told the bishops. “Thank you for […]
[The Episcopal News, Los Angeles] Affirming economic investment and a two-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian peace, Episcopal Church leaders on July 5 welcomed Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem Suheil Dawani to Indianapolis for the 77th General Convention. “Bishop Bruno and I are very grateful for your concern and interest in the Diocese of Jerusalem, ” said Presiding […]
[The Episcopal News, Diocese of Los Angeles] Bishop J. Jon Bruno on June 8 announced the appointment of Beth Bojarski of Campbellsville, Kentucky, as executive director of Camp Stevens. Bojarski, who is currently director of youth programs for the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky, was nominated for the Camp Stevens position after a national search. She […]
Bishop J. Jon Bruno has announced that his doctors have declared his acute monocytic leukemia is in full remission, and that they hope for a complete recovery. Bruno made the announcement May 24 in a letter sent to the diocesan community (full text is here). “My physician team has indicated I may fully recover and […]
[Seabury-Western Theological Seminary] On Saturday, May 12, at 10:30 a.m., the Most Rev. Frank Griswold, former presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, former bishop of Chicago and Seabury adjunct faculty member, will preach at the 154th commencement of Seabury Western Theological Seminary. The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey D. Lee, bishop of Chicago and a Seabury trustee, […]
Charged with forging a “community blueprint for the next 20 years,” the Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission hosted an April 24 public hearing at City Hall, where speakers including L.A.P.D. Chief Charlie Beck and well-known A.M.E. Pastor Chip Murray reflected on progress since the 1992 civil unrest sparked by the Rodney King verdict. Citing […]
Is it possible to have anything like a blueprint for the next 20 years for L.A.’s spiritual and religious role in “race relations” or “social justice”? Let me look backward briefly. In the summer of 1965 I found myself in Watts during the “riot.” Guardsmen stood with guns. Fires raged. My immediate job was to […]
Two 20-foot-high steel walls between Tijuana and San Diego made seeing each other difficult and touching each other all but impossible, but they couldn’t stop Episcopalians and Anglicans on both sides of the border from celebrating the Eucharist together April 2. The display of unity aimed a spotlight at the plight of the undocumented and […]
[The Episcopal News] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori urged Episcopalians to “invest in legitimate development in Palestine’s West Bank and in Gaza” rather than focusing on divestment or boycotts of Israel, during a March 25 “Middle East Peacemakers” luncheon in Los Angeles. “The Episcopal Church does not endorse divestment or boycott,” the presiding bishop told […]
