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It’s not easy telling visitors from abroad about things we’re not proud of. But Bishop Lennon and Hannah Chang and their 13 fellow missionaries from the Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan didn’t come for pro-United States talking points. Nor did they necessarily want to hear me criticize the country I love. They deserve an understanding that […]
When Bishop Lennon Yuan-rung Chang of Taiwan and I began discussing our exchange of visits, the emphasis was always on the word exchange. We’re interested in exchanges of youth, summer campers, seminarians, ministry interns, theology students, students learning Mandarin and English, and recently ordained clergy. He wants LA Episcopalians to serve and learn in Taiwan, […]
Celebrating shared vision and ministry opportunities, a delegation from the Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan is visiting the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles this week, having arrived July 25 and staying until Aug. 4. The delegation is headed by Bishop of Taiwan Lennon Chang, and includes his wife, Hannah, priests, employees of the diocese, and others, […]
Hello, we’re the Logistics and Hospitality Subcommittee. Chair: The Rev. Deacon Ed Sniecienski (Ascension, Sierra Madre); members: Canon Martha Estes (St. Columba /Spirit of Peace, Big Bear), the Rev. Canon Gregory Larkin (St. Paul’s, Ventura), and Ms. Kathryn Nishibayashi (St. Mary’’s, Mariposa). As the search for our next bishop draws nearer to recommending a slate, […]
The Rev. Philip Ross Strange – a veteran priest who served as rector of St. Paul’s, Lancaster; St. Michael’s, Riverside; and parishes in New Mexico and Texas – died July 30 at Northridge Hospital Medical Center. He was 84 and in recent years resided in North Hills and assisted at nearby St. Andrew and St. […]
Taiwan is home to as many as 800,000 indigenous people, Austronesians who have lived on the island for 15,000 years. Originating from Taiwan, their forebears fanned all over the Asia-Pacific region. They suffered persecution at the hands of those who arrived later. Mainland China says Taiwan belongs to Beijing. But three percent of its population […]
Our visitors from the Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan and we share anxiety about political factors largely beyond our control. In varying degrees, Taiwan’s people worry about threats from mainland China, including the possibility of invasion. In the United States, immigrant workers, including many who attend our churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, and […]
Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication to you; and you have promised through your well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions […]
When Fennie, Katherine, Thomas, and I visited the city of Taichung, on Taiwan’s west coast, during our visit last September, we got a morning tour of St. James Episcopal Church and School from its beloved rector, the Rev. Lily Chang. This was right after kids arrived for the day. It was just like drop-off here […]
When President Nixon began the process of normalizing relations with the Peoples Republic of China in 1972, he hoped we could continue to maintain our friendship with the people of Taiwan. Nowadays, when people say “China,” they usually mean the mainland. Taiwan has been pushed to the margins in the political conversation. Yet when Fennie, […]
My scrapbook from the first hours of the 10-day pilgrimage of Hannah and the Rt. Rev. Lennon Yuan-rung Chang and their colleagues from the Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan, including two priests and several missionaries from Malaysia. The Revs. Dr. Fennie Hsin-Fen Chang and Thomas Ni and I met the delegation at the airport, and the […]
As part of the celebration marking the centennial of its landmark sanctuary, St. John’s Cathedral has this summer highlighted two longstanding social agencies – St. John’s Community Health and Carter House affordable housing – both founded and nurtured by parishioners and clergy. Several hundred local neighbors attended a July 19 wellness fair co-hosted with St. […]
