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May 12, 1940 – February 29, 2016 The Rev. Sione Halapua, former rector of Church of the Ascension, Tujunga, died Feb. 29 in Chico, California. A memorial service was held on March 18 at St. Simon’s Church, San Fernando. Halapua is survived by his daughter, Ofa, and son-in-law, Fenerick Walrus. His wife, Anne Halapua, also […]
May 18, 1929 – March 15, 2016 Canon Peter Mann, a longtime treasurer of the diocese and its missioner for administration from 1983 to 1995, died March 15. He was 86 and died at home after a recent hospitalization. Requiem Eucharist is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at St. Matthew’s Church in […]
March 23, 1921 – September 9, 2016 The Rev. A. Gillett Bechtel, retired rector of St. Francis’ Church, San Bernardino, died Sept. 9. He was 95, and had been living in Yucaipa. Survivors include his sons, Peter and Paul, and two daughters, Karen and Susan. Bechtel’s wife, Betty Harpster Bechtel, died in 2013 after 67 […]
Stillpoint: The Center for Christian Spirituality began 30 years ago with a simple conversation among friends. And contemplative conversation has remained at the heart of its mission as the organization has grown into a nationally recognized spiritual formation program, a sacred place to talk about the presence of God and, as of December 2015, an […]
The names and faces in the struggle for racial justice may have changed in a half-century; the issues, not so much, Missouri Bishop Wayne Smith said at the Jan. 16 diocesan celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy. Bishop Suffragan Diane Bruce presided and the Episcopal Chorale performed at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul […]
Ten-year-old Simone “was thinking of something fluffy” and so, with sensors, circuit boards, light bulbs, and an ordinary cardboard box, she created ‘Robo-bunny’ during afterschool sessions at the Neighborhood Youth Association’s newest learning center, in Watts. “For the eyes … I put in blue light bulbs and the body is a box that I painted […]
Changes are unfolding in Episcopal Church ministry along the north Orange County - L.A. County border in the neighboring communities of East Whittier, La Habra, and Buena Park. In recent years, St. Joseph’s, Buena Park, and St. Stephen’s, Whittier, have participated in a shared ministry with the Rev. Mary Trainor as priest for both churches. Recently, after […]
It’s been in business since 1993, but most Episcopalians of the Diocese of Los Angeles don’t realize that the Echo Park-based Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union exists — or that they are eligible to use its wide range of services. “We’re not just in Echo Park,” says Urla Gomes, who served the credit union for […]
1931 – 2016 Canon Jack Plimpton, longtime executive director of diocesan HIV/AIDS ministries, died on Friday, Feb. 12, in Los Angeles after entering hospice care. He was 85 and had been suffering from congestive heart failure. Requiem Eucharist is set for 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 17, at the Cathedral Center, 840 Echo Park Avenue, […]
The Rev. Jane Crase, priest-in-charge of St. Joseph of Arimathea Church, Yucca Valley, died Jan. 10 as the result of injuries suffered when she fell from her horse. She was 70. Her husband, Gary Crase, died on May 1, 2014; the couple, who were married in 1983, had no children. Survivors include a brother. Bishop […]
March 23, 1951 – January 4, 2016 The Rev. David Stuart Maurer, retired co-vicar of St. Clare of Assisi Church, Rancho Cucamonga, died Jan. 4 as the result of a brain hemorrhage. He was 64. Survivors include the Rev. Karen Maurer, to whom he was married for nearly 40 years and who served as his […]
January 6, 1934 – December 26, 2015 The Rev. Canon Alfred “Al” Smith, retired rector of St. Columba’s Church, Camarillo, died unexpectedly on Dec. 26. He was 82. He most recently was chaplain to retired clergy of the diocese of San Diego – a ministry he shared with his wife, Stephanie – and priest-in-residence at […]
