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A gallery of photos from the celebration of Lunar New Year, the 80th anniversary of the ordination of Li Tim-Oi, first woman priest in the Anglican Communion, and women’s ministry in The Episcopal Church. The celebration was held at Church of Our Saviour, San Gabriel, site of the Li Tim Oi Center for Chinese ministries, […]
[The Episcopal News] As each name was called – Absalom Jones, Martin Luther King, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman – a libation, a drop of water, was poured, signifying an ancestor acclaimed, a spirit welcomed, a trailblazer applauded in an ancient ritual performed at the Feb. 10 annual […]
[The Episcopal News] Bishop John Harvey Taylor opened the Feb. 8 online meeting of Diocesan Council with a tribute to the Rev. Norman Reid Freeman Jr., a renowned musician and former rector of St. George’s Church in Laguna Hills, who died Feb. 4. Freeman, “was a brilliant musician and vibraphonist, who travelled the world as […]
[The Episcopal News] Marty E. Coleman, whose ministries in peace and justice spanned four decades at Pasadena’s All Saints Church and beyond – died Jan. 29. She was 92 and had lived in recent years at Westminster Gardens in Duarte. Survivors include her daughters, Laurie Edwards Back and Kim Edwards Johnson; six grandchildren and two […]
[The Episcopal News] The Rev. Norman Reid Freeman Jr., a Juilliard-trained, Grammy Award-winning percussionist and timpanist who performed with the New York Pops and New York Philharmonic and with artists ranging from Barbra Streisand to Metallica and Pavarotti, and who popularized jazz vespers while serving congregations in the Connecticut and Los Angeles dioceses, died Feb. […]
April 26, 1938 – January 27, 2024 Canon Thomas Charles Foster, 85, former organist and music director at All Saints’ Church, Beverly Hills, teacher, composer, member of the diocesan Commission on Liturgy & Church Music and director of music for diocesan and churchwide events, died Jan. 27 in Plano, Texas. Foster served most recently at […]
[The Episcopal News] Bloy House, the Episcopal Theological School, Los Angeles, has scheduled several classes this winter for Episcopalians seeking lay leadership licensing in the Diocese of Los Angeles. The school’s new program is for laypersons who wish to take on greater leadership roles in their congregations or other ministries. “Certain ministries, as outlined in […]
[Commission on Ministry] How is God calling you? We’re often surprised that God calls us … all of us. Today’s world pulls us in so many directions that it’s sometimes hard to discern. Have you been wondering where God is calling you in your life, your work, your church and beyond? Have you tried to […]
[The Episcopal News] Unselfish love is an antidote for the divisions ailing society, said some Episcopalians from the Diocese of Los Angeles after attending the one-day Jan. 23 screening of A Case for Love, a feature-film documentary inspired by the teachings of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. “Yes, saying yes and choosing to be kind makes […]
[The Episcopal News] The Rev. Canon Ronald Byrd, The Episcopal Church’s missioner for African Descent Ministries, issued a rousing call to worshippers attending the Jan. 14 annual diocesan celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King “to move their feet” like drum majors for justice, peace, love, and for Christ. Preaching at Christ the Good Shepherd Church […]
[The Episcopal News] The Rev. Michael Bell, director of Housing and Business Development for Episcopal Communities & Services, reported to the Jan. 11 meeting of Diocesan Council that 7 congregations have either completed or are developing affordable housing on their campuses and another 13 are considering possible projects. Bishop John Harvey Taylor has pledged to […]
[The Episcopal News] The 28th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, included a first-time ever faith pavilion with an intentional focus on the voices of Indigenous people, but left the Rev. Lester Mackenzie wanting “mechanisms for actionable steps,” he told a January 8 regular meeting of […]
