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God said to Moses, “I have observed the misery of my people … I have heard their cry … I know their sufferings. I will send you to liberate my people.” But Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to […]
Some 40 lay and ordained leaders representing 13 Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles missions and parishes spent two days walking the New Camino this weekend at St. Paul’s Commons, Echo Park, learning from experts all over the country how to do Hispanic ministry without necessarily speaking a word of Spanish. Sponsored by the diocesan Program […]
[The Episcopal News] Bishop Lennon Yuan-Jung Chang of Taiwan’s recent visit to the Los Angeles diocese signals exciting possibilities for mission, evangelism, and ministry between the two, Bishop John Harvey Taylor reported to Diocesan Council at its March 14 online meeting. “This is very important to us for any number of reasons,” said Taylor, noting […]
[The Episcopal News] Registration is now open for the inaugural St. Margaret’s Summer Institute for early childhood education, to be held June 14 – 15 at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church and School in San Juan Capistrano. The institute will bring together early childhood educators, administrators and policy makers over two days to explore and elevate […]
[The Episcopal News] As we approach Palm Sunday and Holy Week, I am ruminating on the meaning of “repentance.” It is a word that centers itself in our Lenten reflections, though perhaps with overemphasis on personal shortcomings. It is not that I ought not examine the things I have done and left undone. It is […]
[The Episcopal News] Just as CPR courses teach how to help someone experiencing a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training equips members of diocesan congregations to assist those facing mental health challenges. Those challenges now affect a growing number of people in the United States – about one in five, according to the […]
[The Episcopal News] Everyone can make a difference in the world – they just have to choose to use the power they have, Bishop John Harvey Taylor told the March 12 meeting of the Breakfast Club at the downtown Los Angeles Jonathan Club, founded in 1895, an association for well-connected Angelenos of an array of […]
[The Episcopal News] All are invited to a Sunday-afternoon fiesta fundraiser set for 3 p.m. on April 21 at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes to launch the new Lydia Lopez Center for Community Empowerment focused on welcoming immigrants, empowering youth, and teaching cultural arts and history at the landmark Church of the Epiphany, Lincoln […]
Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to those who deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people. — Isaiah 10:1 Average daily inmate population, L.A. County jails:2013; 18,6872023; 13,871 In the first half of 2023 (through June), Los Angeles County had […]
[The Episcopal News] Steve Trapasso had just finished a food giveaway and cooking demonstration, turning fresh vegetables into nutritious cauliflower soup for residents of West Hollywood apartments, and was headed back to the Seeds of Hope storage hub. “Every Tuesday we have three distributions in West Hollywood, and at nine different sites throughout the month” […]
January 30, 1925 – March 4, 2024 The Rev. Ellen Speyer Murasaki-Wekall, Ph.D., priest of the Diocese of Los Angeles, and counselor and spiritual advisor to dozens of its clergy and lay leaders, died March 4. She was 99. Survivors include her son, Kiyoshi Murasaki; grandchildren Christopher, Maria and Daniel Bueno, children of her daughter […]
Whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the serpent of bronze and live. —Numbers 21:9 God did not send the son into the world to condemn the world… — John 3:17 There is a legend that says St. Patrick rounded up all the snakes in Ireland and drove them out, and that […]
