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[The Episcopal News] The Episcopal Church will mark the forty-ninth anniversary on July 29 of the stained-glass ceiling-shattering ordinations of the Philadelphia 11 – the first women ordained to the priesthood in the U.S.-based Church. Women were admitted to the diaconate by act of General Convention in 1970, but still by custom were not allowed […]
[The Episcopal News] For projects ranging from repairing local church roofs to providing technology for regional ministries, eight grants totaling $63,500 were awarded from the diocesan One Body & One Spirit Annual Appeal by the Corporation of the Diocese at its June 20 meeting. Nov. 1 is the application deadline for the Corporation’s next round […]
[The Episcopal News] Episcopal and interfaith ministries based at St. Paul’s Commons will be highlighted in a booth at L.A.’s 42nd Annual Lotus Festival set for July 15 – 16 in Echo Park. Admission is free for the two-day event expected to draw some 125,000 attendees. Situated in the park across from St. Paul’s Commons, […]
[The Episcopal News] St. Paul’s Commons and Laós Chamber Music will present “Incomplete Memory: A Performance and Conversation on AAPI Identity in Classical Music” at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 16, in concurrence with Echo Park’s 42nd Annual Lotus Festival, a Los Angeles celebration of Asian cultures. Featuring music by Juri Seo and Niall Taro […]
[The Episcopal News] “Our society is rich enough that no one should have to sleep on the street or go hungry. It’s that simple,” Bishop John Harvey Taylor of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles said at a July 3 press conference of civic and religious leaders organized by LA Voice, an interfaith justice advocacy […]
[The Episcopal News] For Ethan Ide – a Babson College rising sophomore and lifelong member of All Saints’ Church, Beverly Hills – joining some 80 fellow Episcopalians in this year’s L.A. Pride parade on June 11 was enriched by family ties. “My parents marched in the parade with me, as did my godparents,” said Ide, […]
[The Episcopal News] IRIS, the Diocese of Los Angeles’ refugee and immigration ministry, celebrated World Refugee Day June 20 with a “Welcome Home” open house at their headquarters at St. Francis’ Chapel in Atwater Village (Los Angeles). IRIS has expanded its staff recently in anticipation of increased numbers of refugees, especially from Afghanistan, with others […]
[The Episcopal News] “We gather today to remember so that we can tell our story to the generations that come after us. This narrative is ours … and if we don’t take ownership of it, others will do so for us,” the Rev. Stacey Forte-Dupré told Episcopalians and friends gathered June 17 at St. John’s […]
[The Episcopal News] Reactions to the Church of England’s most recent stance on same-sex blessings and the wider context of marriage equality will be central topics in two Los Angeles talks presented July 13 – 14 by Anglican author and scholar the Rev. Charlie Bell. More about the Church of England actions is here. Bell […]
[The Episcopal News] The Diocese of Los Angeles will once again descend on Echo Park for Episcopal Night at Dodger Stadium on Friday, Sept. 1 for a game (with playoff potential) against the Atlanta Braves, according to the Rev. Canon Greg Larkin (AKA “Canon Baseball”), who has led this event since its inception in the […]
[The Episcopal News] “They Thought They Buried Us, But God Actually Planted Us,” reads a banner outside St. Barnabas’ Church, Pasadena, which on June 11 celebrated its centennial year as a historically Black congregation of the Diocese of Los Angeles. The celebration committee, chaired by parishioner Marco White, chose the theme “St. Barnabas 100 – […]
[The Episcopal News] Diocesan Council, meeting via Zoom on June 8, heard reports of strategies to improve the Diocese of Los Angeles’ communication and refugee ministries as Bishop John Harvey Taylor noted that the meeting date was celebrated at St. Paul’s Commons as “Malcolm Boyd Day,” marking the late priest-writer-activist’s 100th birthday. The Program Group […]
