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September 17, 2025

Diocesan Council approves resolutions calling for immigration policy reform, hears reports on Convention’s upcoming meeting

[Episcopal News – Sept. 17, 2025] – Diocesan Convention’s upcoming Nov. 7-8 “Resilience and Renewal” meeting and election of the eighth Bishop of Los Angeles were central topics discussed by Diocesan Council at its Sept. 11 online meeting, chaired by Canon Dr. Steve Nishibayashi, secretary of Diocesan Convention. Treasurer Andy Tomat reported that a summary […]

September 17, 2025

Lydia Lopez Center carries on legacy of community empowerment in Lincoln Heights

[Episcopal News – September 17, 2025] – For Eliana Guevara, meeting with, guiding, and supporting students at the Church of the Epiphany for this summer’s Lincoln High Mentoring Program was more than a homecoming and a dream come true, it was also an education. “Lincoln Heights is a very small neighborhood and community; not a […]

September 12, 2025

Nominees named as election of L.A.’s 8th bishop diocesan nears

[The Episcopal News] The Bishop Search Committee has announced a slate of three nominees to stand for election as eighth bishop of Los Angeles by Diocesan Convention Nov. 7-8 in Riverside. Approved by the diocesan Standing Committee on Sept. 10, the nominees are: The Rev. Dr. Antonio Gallardo, rector of St. Luke’s/San Lucas, Long Beach; […]

September 10, 2025

Slate of bishop diocesan candidates set for announcement Sept. 12

The Bishop Search Committee created the atmosphere of a chapel and wrote a litany for guidance and discernment as all members gathered Saturday, Sept. 6, in the Jonathan Daniels Room at St. Paul’s Commons to name the slate of candidates for eighth bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Those names, along with background information on […]

September 10, 2025

L.A. welcomes Brisbane Archbishop

Bishop John Harvey Taylor and the diocesan community extended a warm welcome to Brisbane’s Archbishop Jeremy Greaves, and his wife, Josie, Sept. 5-7. L.A. was the last stop on their three-week ministry tour spanning the U.S. dioceses of New York, Washington (D.C.), Atlanta, Phoenix, San Diego, and Los Angeles, focusing on ways in which the […]

September 10, 2025

All Saints, Riverside welcomes all to solar celebration Sept. 27

All Saints Episcopal Church is hosting a Solar Celebration on Saturday, September 27, on the front lawn under its new solar pavilion. All are invited to join at 3847 Terracina, Riverside, 6-8 pm. The evening will include the dedication and blessing of the new solar power system and thanks to the many people who contributed […]

September 9, 2025

Call to Convention 2025: Resilience & Renewal

Join us for the 130th Annual Meeting of Convention of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Los Angeles: Resilience & Renewal on Friday and Saturday, November 7 and 8, 2025 at the Riverside Convention Center at 3637 5th Street, Riverside 92501. This year’s Convention is an historic one as the diocese marks the final year of […]

September 5, 2025

Procedure for petitioning to be included on the slate of candidates for 8th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

To the Clergy and Laity of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles Dear Friends, The Search Committee is completing its work of identifying candidates for election as 8th Bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles, and the names of nominees who have been approved by the Standing Committee will soon be announced. Plans call for the […]

September 3, 2025

Bishop candidates meet-and-greet sessions set for Oct. 21-24

The Transitions Committee has scheduled six meet-and-greet gatherings the week of Oct. 20, when the candidates for bishop will tour the diocese and engage in question-and-answer sessions (see schedule below). “We’ve tried to choose locations that are convenient to everyone in the diocese,” said Sheira Smith, a member of Christ the Good Shepherd Church in […]

August 27, 2025

Bishop Search Committee calls for prayer, sets plan to announce election slate on Sept. 12

Now: Time to pray. Our discernment retreat with the candidates for bishop was exhilarating. Bishop John Harvey Taylor celebrated Eucharist for us and delivered an inspiring homily. There were deep conversations, moments of laughter, fellowship at mealtimes with excellent food, and worship services and homilies offered by our candidates. The retreat location was on a […]

August 27, 2025

Climate Kitchen offers Season of Creation guidance and ‘recipe swap’

A main course of information about the liturgical Season of Creation was served up by the Bishop’s Commission on Climate Change (BCCC) team at yesterday’s Climate Kitchen meeting, along with ‘side dishes’ of creation care projects for inspiration, and a ‘recipe swap’ to share ideas for engaging in the Season of Creation. Climate Kitchen, said […]

August 27, 2025

John R. Shiner, chancellor emeritus, dies at 81

Diocesan Chancellor Emeritus John R. Shiner – lead attorney who represented the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles in litigation resulting in a unanimous and landmark decision by the California Supreme Court holding that local parish congregations may choose to leave The Episcopal Church, but they cannot take the church property with them because the property […]