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November 18, 2009

Hillsides seeks holiday help for children and families in crisis

At seven years old, “Daniel” was feeling the burden of trying to replace the responsibilities of his late father, who died tragically in a random act of violence. Seeing that his mother was struggling with the loss and the task of being the family’s sole provider, Daniel constantly thought about how he could help his […]

November 16, 2009

Camp Stevens receives energy ‘Oscar’

Camp Stevens, the camp and retreat center of the Episcopal Dioceses of Los Angeles and San Diego, was honored on November 10 by California Interfaith Power & Light (CIPL), a faith-based organization mobilizing a religious response to global warming. CIPL honored congregations and church institutions across California with Energy “Oscars” for “greening” their facilities, educating […]

October 21, 2009

The Right Reverend John Harris Burt

April 11, 1918 – October 20, 2009 Retired Bishop of Ohio and former rector of All Saints Church, Pasadena, John H. Burt died October 20 at his home on the southern shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He was 91 years old. In a career spanning five decades, Burt dedicated himself […]

October 17, 2009

The Reverend Canon Ernest Dwyer Sillers

October 2, 1910 – October 15, 2009 The Rev. Canon Ernest Dwyer Sillers “retired” in 1975 after overseeing construction of a church building and establishing a new school at St. Mark’s Church in Downey, California. Then he went on to plant two churches and three additional Episcopal schools in the Diocese of Los Angeles. Sillers, […]

October 7, 2009

New executive director for IRIS announced

Meghan Tumilty has been appointed executive director of IRIS, the Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service, a ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles, Bishop J. Jon Bruno has announced. Tumilty received her bachelor degree with honors from the University of Arizona and her law degree from the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis. During her […]

September 30, 2009

The Reverend Christine M. Nevarrez

June 24, 1945 – September 25, 2009 The Rev. Christine M. Nevarrez, deacon at Church of the Transfiguration, Arcadia, died Sept. 25 of cancer. She was 64. Survivors include her brother, Richard (Martha) Nevarrez and their children and a stepdaughter and her family. Her husband predeceased her. Requiem Eucharist and interment will be held at […]

August 29, 2009

Canon Betty Connelly

d. August 27, 2009 Canon Betty Connelly, a veteran lay leader in the Diocese of Los Angeles and the wider Episcopal Church, died August 27 in Newport Beach, California, where she had been hospitalized the previous week after a stroke. She was 85. Connelly represented the Diocese of Los Angeles as a six-time Deputy to […]

August 17, 2009

The Reverend Forest O. “Frosty” Riek, Jr.

Sept. 1, 1928 – August 15, 2009 The Rev. Forest O. “Frosty” Riek, Jr., whose longtime ministry in the Diocese of Los Angeles included some 25 years as priest at St. Stephen’s Church, Hollywood, after some years as an active lay leader there, died on August 15. He was 80. A memorial service will be […]

June 24, 2009

UTO unveils new banner in San Juan Capistrano church

Martha Estes, United Thank Offering (UTO) coordinator for the Diocese of Los Angeles on June 24 unveiled a new UTO banner in San Juan Capistrano—just in time for the July 8 – 17 Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Triennial gathering in Anaheim. Joining Estes were diocesan ECW president Kay Alexander along with Janet Rodriguez, a parishioner […]

May 26, 2009

Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook to join Bloy House faculty

The Rev. Dr. Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook will join the faculty of Bloy House, the Episcopal Theological School at Claremont, as professor of Anglicanism. Kujawa-Holbrook will also be a permanent member of the faculty of Claremont Theological School, where she will teach religious education.  She currently serves as academic dean of Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts […]

April 30, 2009

The Reverend Frederick Duncan Edghill

October 5, 1930 – April 25, 2009 The Rev. Frederick Duncan Edghill, former rector of St. Stephen’s Church, Beaumont, died on April 25 after a long illness. He was 78, and had resided in recent years in Loma Linda, attending Trinity Church in Redlands. A graveside service was held on May 1 at Mountain View […]