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November 1, 2012

IRIS helps young immigrants on path toward their dreams

Nancy Frausto could hardly wait to keep her Oct. 18 appointment with the Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service (IRIS) to apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival or “DACA” eligibility. A Bloy House seminarian, popular lay leader and postulant for holy orders in the Diocese of Los Angeles, Frausto, 29, has been waiting a very […]

November 1, 2012

Korean chaplains find ‘love beyond language’ at Good Samaritan Hospital

It was the Rev. John Ri’s first visit to Good Samaritan Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit and the sight of tiny “Baby Gabriel,” born at 36 weeks and in an incubator with heart and breathing monitors and intravenous tubes, initially startled him. “It may be difficult for me to visit here. My heart is hurt,” […]

November 1, 2012

Songs, gifts and memories celebrate Camp Stevens’ 60th anniversary

Several hundred present and former campers, counselors, staff members, board members and friends of Camp Stevens, the diocesan camp in Julian, gathered Sept. 2 to celebrate the facility’s 60th anniversary as an Episcopal camp and look forward to a new era. Attendees honored Peter Bergstrom, executive director, and his wife Vicki, who officially retired Sept. […]

October 30, 2012

Canon Earleen Larson

d. October 25, 2012 Canon Earleen Larson, a beloved member of the diocese who served the Bishop’s Office and her parish with distinction for many decades, died on October 25. She was 85 and in recent months had been undergoing treatment for cancer. Her son Don was with her at the time of her death. […]

October 8, 2012

Polly Ann King Clark

1925 – 2012 Polly Ann King Clark, 87, passed away on October 3 at her South Pasadena home. Born in Los Angeles, she grew up in Arcadia and in 1943 graduated from Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School (affectionately known as “MAD”). From time to time, when reminded of MAD, Polly would sing out the school song “M […]

August 12, 2012

Canon Margaret Campbell

March 3, 1926 – August 8, 2012 Canon Margaret Jane Campbell — longtime lay volunteer at St. Edmund’s Church, San Marino, and within the Diocese of Los Angeles – died August 8 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena after a brief illness. She was 86 and a Pasadena resident. A memorial service will be held at […]

July 12, 2012

Convention in General

Change remains the byword as the Episcopal Church’s eight-day 77th General Convention winds down today. Generational change, technological change, fiscal and structural change, international change, liturgical change, and more: these dynamics are in much in play as the church moves forward locally, regionally and globally. And it is change for the best: one senses that […]

July 7, 2012

Bishops honor Camp Stevens Director Peter Bergstrom

[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 […]

July 6, 2012

Bishop Jon Bruno to House of Bishops: ‘You haven’t gotten rid of me’

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 […]

July 5, 2012

Gaza hospital aid, 2-state solution central to support for Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem

[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 […]

June 8, 2012

Beth Bojarski named executive director of Camp Stevens

[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 […]

May 24, 2012

Bishop Bruno says leukemia is in remission; further treatment planned

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 […]