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The Rev. Canon Cindy Voorhees of Huntington Beach aims to transform the time-honored African proverb about teaching a person to fish so he can feed himself for a lifetime. “Africans already know how to fish; it’s time to go to the next step,” said Voorhees, whose nonprofit agency Building Africa has already taken that next […]
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 […]
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,” […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
