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[The Episcopal News] Accounts of Filipino and Native American ministries of the diocese and announcement of a new leader of the Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union highlighted the Diocesan Council meeting held on July 13 via Zoom. Dan Valdez announced that the credit union’s board, which he chairs, has entered a shared employee agreement with […]
[The Episcopal News – July 19, 2023] The Rev. Fadi Diab, rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Ramallah, Palestine will present a program on “Christian Life in Palestine” at St. Paul’s Commons, Echo Park, on Saturday, July 29 at 12 p.m. Diab’s visit is hosted by Bishop John Harvey Taylor and the Program Group […]
[The Episcopal News] St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church and National CORE invite the diocesan community to a groundbreaking ceremony for Orchard View Gardens, an affordable housing project with 66 apartment homes serving seniors ages 62 and up on the church’s property in Buena Park. The groundbreaking will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 10 a.m. at […]
October 1, 1946 – June 15, 2023 [The Episcopal News] Judi Van-Cura Riley, wife of the Rev. Reese Riley, adjunct clergy staff member at Church of Our Saviour, San Gabriel, passed away peacefully on June 15 at home, surrounded by her immediate family. She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Hannah and Fritz; and […]
Merciful God, we pray for all those at risk as a result of extreme weather, especially our neighbors throughout the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles during the impending heat wave, when the unhoused and those who have preexisting conditions or lack air conditioning will be especially vulnerable. We beseech you to bestow gifts of wisdom […]
[The Episcopal News] Episcopal Communities & Services (ECS) has hired the Rev. Michael Bell as director of housing and business development, a newly created position key to Bishop John Harvey Taylor’s vision to build affordable residential units on 25 percent of the diocese’s 133 church campuses. “We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to provide […]
[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, […]
