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January 11, 1942 – July 1, 2014 The Rev. Catherine Iona Keyser-Mary, a priest canonically resident in the Diocese of Los Angeles and most recently assisting at Church of St. John the Baptist in Aptos, California, died July 1. She was 72. Her husband, the Rev. Pard Keyser, a Presbyterian minister described by her family […]
Forty ordained women “firsts” — first priests, first bishops, first deacons — are being honored on “Episcopal Commons,” a Facebook page dedicated to notable people, events and history that are the legacy of the Episcopal Church. Robert Williams, canon for community relations for the Diocese of Los Angeles, is coordinating the series and the page. […]
With the horror and devastation of the Isla Vista shootings still fresh, the Program Group on Peace and Justice urges all individuals, families, congregations and institutions of the Diocese of Los Angeles to respond to the violence by cultivating cultures of peace and to participate in the upcoming June 21 “ASK — Asking Saves Kids” […]
The fundraiser required running dozens of laps in the heat of the day, but the exertion was well worth the effort for St. Mark’s School students hoping to make life a little brighter and lighter for children at their partner school, St. Andre’s in Trianon, Haiti. Eighth grader Christopher Johnshoy-Currie, 14, said he organized the […]
Seventh-grader Jessica Cruiel can’t wait to get her hands on science this summer during a special Neighborhood Youth Association and St. Matthew’s Parish School science camp. “I heard we’re going to be building robots and I’m pretty excited about that,” said Cruiel, 12, a student at Palms Middle School in Los Angeles. “I don’t do […]
Once the lecture ends, the practice session — and fun — begins as about 20 health advocates-in-training line up to hone their skills at the South Bay Center for Community Development. Whooping and clapping, moving to the music’s sassy beat, forward and back, side-to-side-steps, lifting heart rates and knees to elbows and back again, trainees […]
April 28, 1924 – June 10, 2014 The Rev. Jane Carver Turner, former assistant priest at St. John’s Church (now the ProCathedral) and St. Alban’s Church in Los Angeles, died on June 10 at her home in Eugene, Oregon. She was 90. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Turner. Survivors include sons […]
The world knew and loved her as ‘Alice’ of Brady Bunch television fame, the wholesome, down-to-earth housekeeper with a heart of gold and ever-ready supply of snappy one-liners. Off-camera she was all that and a staunch Episcopalian besides, retired Bishop of Colorado William Frey said of Ann B. Davis, best known for her role as […]
March 20, 1924 – May 25, 1014 The Rev. Robert S. Spicer-Smith, a longtime priest of the Diocese of Los Angeles, died May 25 in Glendale after hospitalization in recent months. He was 90. He is survived by loving friends and family. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, […]
Southland Episcopalians from Santa Barbara to Irvine were among thousands who gathered May 27 to remember and to honor six college students who were killed and 13 others who were injured during a deadly May 23 rampage in Isla Vista. The Rev. Nicole Janelle, vicar and chaplain of St. Michael’s University Church and the Episcopal […]
August 4, 1919 – May 19, 2014 The Rev. John Julian Hancock, former vicar of the Church of the Reconciliation, Los Angeles (now closed), died May 19 at Olympia Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 94. In retirement he assisted at St. Bede’s Church, Los Angeles, serving from 1989 to 2006. Before his tenure at […]
Citing the end of litigation involving several church properties that have been in dispute since 2004, Bishop J. Jon Bruno has issued a pastoral letter to the people and congregations of the Diocese of Los Angeles announcing resolution of those issues and calling on Episcopalians to concentrate their energies on ministry and unity. Bruno explains […]
