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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 […]
More than 220 Episcopalians from various dioceses around the country, including 34 bishops, came together at a major event, “Reclaiming the Gospel of Peace,” in Oklahoma City, OK, April 9 – 11. The goal of this gathering was for the church to address the epidemic of violence by renewing our commitment to the Gospel call […]
A few folks have been surprised to see her in the diocesan office for deployment but the Rev. Charleen Crean believes it’s a perfect fit for a deacon with a vocation to shepherd others. “I’m hoping people will know if there is anything they’re confused about or not sure about, they can just pick up […]
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 […]
January 14, 1937 – March 28, 2014 The Rev. Joseph William Frazier, vicar of St. Columba’s Episcopal Church in Big Bear Lake and member of the Chad Mitchell Trio, died in his sleep the morning of March 28. He was 77 and had been in ill health for some months. Survivors include his partner of […]
November 12, 1913 – March 9, 2014 The Rev. Ward Foster DeBeck, former vicar of St. Thomas’ Church, Hacienda Heights, and rector of St. Mark’s Church, Downey, died on March 9, 2014 in Keizer (near Salem), Oregon, where he had lived in retirement since 1979. He was 100 years old. DeBeck served from 1980 to […]
