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[The Episcopal News – December 3, 2024] The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, in collaboration with the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society, has submitted a grant proposal to fund the creation of a series of “resiliency hubs,” the basis of an eventual resiliency collaborative, in Riverside County. The hubs would provide […]
Dear delegates, colleagues, and friends, Our Diocesan Convention on November 9, 2024, in Riverside was our first one-day convention in many years and, as is always the temptation, we had an agenda bigger than our allotted time. As I saw the minutes tick by and noted how far behind we were, it seemed prudent to […]
Immaculate Heart Community welcomes all to a Dec. 14 Advent retreat with theologian Matthew Fox titled “A Great Coming: Creation Spirituality and the Renewal of Religion, Humanity, and Holy Mother Earth.” The retreat is scheduled from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S. Commonwealth Ave., with an option to participate on Zoom. On Sunday, Dec. 15, […]
Nellie Scott, executive director of the Corita Art Center, joined the Immaculate Heart Community at St. Paul’s Commons on Nov.15 for a lesson on the art, activism, and legacy of Corita Kent as part of their ongoing “Lunch and Learn” Series. Through the lecture series, and in all their work, the Immaculate Heart Community, which […]
Los Angeles City Council members voted Tuesday to adopt a “Sanctuary City” ordinance, which would prevent city resources and personnel from being used to help federal immigration enforcement. At a demonstration and press conference in favor of the ordinance, organized by the local Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Bishop John Harvey Taylor and other faith […]
[The Episcopal News] Hundreds of people attend Diocesan Convention each year; clergy and lay delegates from the diocese’s 133 congregations, representatives of diocesan institution and ministries, diocesan staff and convention volunteers, youth volunteers, exhibitors, guests; and visitors. Below are some scenes from this year’s meeting.Friday: Arrivals and exhibit hall Convention banquet, new honorary canons, and […]
[The Episcopal News] Bishop John Harvey Taylor called upon the 129th annual meeting of the Diocese of Los Angeles to be “chaplains to a culture in crisis” by taking “EI,” or “Episcopal Identity,” out into the world. Amid applause, cheers, shouts of “yeah” and “Amen,” Taylor welcomed hundreds of lay and clergy delegates, exhibitors, guests […]
[The Episcopal News] The Rev. Carter Heyward and the Rev. Norma Guerra – key speakers at the Nov. 9 annual meeting of the Diocese of Los Angeles in Riverside – issued rousing calls to action, to love and to pursue justice in the uncertain aftermath of the recent contentious presidential election. “My call to myself; […]
St. John’s Cathedral invites all in the diocese to an Advent lessons and carols service set for 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1, to mark the 100th anniversary of the opening of the landmark church sanctuary at 514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles. Bishop John Harvey Taylor will join the Very Rev. Anne Sawyer, interim […]
Earlier this year, former Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry named 17 delegates to represent the Episcopal Church at the 29th session of the Conference of Parties of the U.N Framework Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP29. The church is sending a small in-person delegation of three representatives to the event, which will […]
[The Episcopal News] At the 2024 meeting of convention in the Diocese of Los Angeles, clergy and delegates elected officers for diocesan boards and committees. Results are below. Canterbury Irvine (one clergy or lay for a one-year term)*Joyce SwavingMember, St. George’s Church, Laguna Hills Canterbury USC (one clergy or lay for a one-year term)*Christopher James […]
[The Episcopal News] The intimate but widely viewed investiture of the Most Rev. Sean Rowe as the 28th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church sent a message of hope and of “singing a new song” to God in a changing world and church, according to the Rev. Lester Mackenzie and others from the Diocese of […]
