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[The Episcopal News] The Diocese of Los Angeles will soon have a “housing czar” who will assist congregations that want to join the diocese’s initiative to build affordable housing on 25% of its properties, Bishop John Harvey Taylor told the May 11 meeting of Diocesan Council. Taylor announced the new position, which will be funded […]
One of the biggest challenges faced by small credit unions is the rapid advancement of technology in the banking industry. Many of those who would be best served by our services, as well as those who are most well-equipped to provide stable accounts, have grown up with a device in their hand. If it can’t […]
[The Episcopal News] Uplifted by interfaith solidarity and a sermon that sparked dancing in the aisles, the people of All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena claimed “higher love” over homophobic threats to bomb the sanctuary and use a gun to “kill the pastor” in opposition to the parish’s LGBTQ-affirming ministries. With local police and heightened […]
[The Episcopal News] Ministry has always been a challenge, and may be especially so in the current cultural moment, but clergy of the Diocese of Los Angeles found new energy during this year’s Clergy Conference, meeting May 1 – 3 at the Mission Inn in Riverside under the theme “Moving Forward as Beloved Community: Lament, […]
[The Episcopal News] Since 2011, the mission of By Your Side Vigil Companions, a program of Episcopal Communities and Services, has been to support people in times of change and difficulty, particularly in health crisis, and to be at their bedside at the end of their lives as needed. “We have trained almost 500 people,” […]
July 18, 1921 – April 14, 2023 Ruth-Alice Hailwood, widow of the late Rev. Canon Edward E. Hailwood, died on April 14. She was 101. Survivors include John (Jack) Hailwood and his wife Frances, Jennifer Kysor and her husband Steve, and Christine Helwick, along with seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. No services are planned, but […]
[The Episcopal News] “Worship the Lord in the beauty of 18 hole-iness!” quipped Bishop John Harvey Taylor as the inaugural Shepherd’s Cup Golf Tournament on April 24 brought teams from 14 churches of the Diocese of Los Angeles together at the Industry Hills Golf Club’s “Ike” course. Eighteen holes of play were preceded by a […]
Highlights of the inaugural Shepherd’s Cup Golf Tournament on April 24, 2023, which brought teams from 14 churches of the Diocese of Los Angeles together at the Industry Hills Golf Club’s “Ike” course. Read more here. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger version.
[The Episcopal News] All are welcome for the 40th Annual Scholarship Benefit supporting 100-percent college placement for students of the Neighborhood Youth Association, a diocesan institution since 1906. “Building Bright Futures” is the theme for the May 13 event set to begin with a festive 5:15 p.m. reception preceding a 6 p.m. one-hour program in […]
The ongoing work of the Daughters of the King; a new association with the ecumenical Immaculate Heart Community; and a new affordable housing structure in Riverside were among the ministries celebrated in reports to the April 20 meeting of Diocesan Council. The council also heard about some possible financial difficulties that diocesan leaders hope to […]
[The Episcopal News] Calling for peacemaking amid multifaceted conflicts, a group of members of the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders – including Bishop John Harvey Taylor of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles – issued an April 23 statement deploring recent violence against worshipers at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque and the Easter Day defacing of […]
“Crossings,” an April 15 fundraising and “friendraising” event at St. Paul’s Commons for IRIS featured pastel and watercolor paintings by Santa Monica-based artist Katharine Gould. The paintings, inspired by Covid restrictions and the plight of immigrants and refugees, depict scenes of sea, land and sky and the perils of moving across them. Bishop John Harvey […]
