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From Sunday, April 6 through Friday, April 11, Seeds of Hope will host a food sustainability hub for L.A. Climate Week at St. Paul’s Commons, 840 Echo Park Ave., Los Angeles. The week’s events will bring together local farmers, chefs, climate activists and Los Angeles policy makers with partners including Climate Designers, From Soil to Soul, Plant Based Treaty, Food x Climate, Hollywood Food Coalition, […]
The Rev. Canon Richard Estrada – who championed the rights of immigrants and at-risk youth throughout his longtime priesthood, first as a Claretian Catholic and later as an Episcopalian – died March 31 at PIH Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, poignantly on the birthday of his late friend and fellow activist César Chávez. Estrada was […]
Americans may seem more divided politically than ever, but some Southern Californian Episcopal priests with “purple” congregations say that discord doesn’t typically factor into their Sunday-morning sermon time. “Generally, I don’t speak directly about politics. Unless that is, one considers talking about justice, or equality, or mercy, or the dignity of every human being ‘political,’” […]
Canon Carol Lanning – a former senior warden of St. Matthew’s Church in Pacific Palisades and a longtime assistant to the late actor Charlton Heston – died Feb. 18. She was 95 and had been in declining health. Lanning is survived by her husband, Mike, and her children Phil, Chris, and Dawn, their spouses, six […]
The Rev. Argola “Golie” Haynes – a retired priest of the Diocese of Los Angeles and former teacher in Pasadena city schools – died March 29 at age 84. Survivors include her daughter, Tina Ayres; two grandchildren; and two sisters, Anna Parker and Alma Stokes who is a longtime parishioner of All Saints Church in […]
Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service (IRIS) – a program of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles providing legal services, resettlement, and advocacy – has named Hilda Sarkisians director of operations effective April 1 while thanking Troy Elder – who is taking a new position at a leading nonprofit immigration justice organization in Miami – for […]
This article is part of a series of introductions to the subcommittees of the Bishop Search Committee. Hi, we’re the Community Engagement Subcommittee. I’m Laura Mahaney, the chair, a member of St. Michael and All Angels, Studio City. I serve with Canon Martha Estes (St. Columba’s Episcopal/ Spirit of Peace Lutheran, Big Bear), the Rev. […]
The West Valley Food Pantry, located at Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Woodland Hills, is opening a new facility on the property to expand food distribution operations. With the new West Valley Food Pantry Community Center, the pantry also will host on-site social services providers, said Debbie Decker, executive director. The grand opening will […]
For 12-year-old Messiah, the 45-mile trip from Hesperia to St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Claremont for a March 23 iftar was all about doing what God wants: “If we love God, we love people. “This is about having friends, being with family, here from a lot of places. It isn’t just about getting food,” the […]
“Glad You Asked” is a series of question-and-answer columns from the Bishop Search Committee. Wondering what’s going on? Looking for details? Ask the committee by submitting questions here. Q. Suddenly there’s a lot of Search Committee activity squeezed into a short amount of time at a busy season of the year — the listening sessions […]
A previous version of this story misstated the Deanery 1 April 5 listening session location as St. Paul’s, Santa Paula, instead of St. Paul’s, Ventura. The News regrets the error. The Bishop Search Committee has finalized the dates and Zoom information for the general laity listening session, open to anyone in the diocese, as well […]
“Mind of the diocese” resolutions decrying federal measures harming vulnerable communities will be on Diocesan Council’s April agenda, calling congregations to consider action against such policies. “Normally, Diocesan Convention does this, but it’s a long way until convention, and we are the body that stands for convention when it isn’t meeting,” said the Very Rev. […]
