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April 30, 1924 – December 28, 2022 [The Episcopal News] The Rev. Joseph Austin Erickson, Jr., clinical psychologist and a former rector of St. Mark’s Church, Upland (1954 – 1963), died Dec. 28 at his home at Mt. San Antonio Gardens in Pomona. He was 98. Survivors include his wife, Catherine Jo Henley-Erickson, a retired […]
[The Episcopal News] The Most. Rev. Michael Curry – whose prophetic leadership as presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church spans 16 nations – will visit Los Angeles on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend to keynote a Jan. 15 “Power of Love” service set for 3 p.m. at Christ the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 3303 W. […]
[The Episcopal News] – The “One Body, One Spirit” appeal, which has raised a half-million dollars in grants aiding challenged churches and other diocesan communities, will likely undergo some changes in 2023, Bishop John Harvey Taylor announced at the Dec. 8 regular meeting of Diocesan Council. “What we’ve decided to do with the annual appeal, […]
[The Episcopal News] – The Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church honored Bishop John Harvey Taylor as “Ecumenist of the Year” during its 12th annual ecumenical prayer service Dec. 6 at St. Leon’s Ghevondiants Cathedral in Burbank. Archbishop Hovnan Derderian presented Taylor with “an icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, prepared in Armenia. This […]
[The Episcopal News] – From bicultural Posadas to living nativities, La Virgen de Guadalupe parades and progressive book studies, there’s a collaborative, community spirit of celebration in the Diocese of Los Angeles this Advent. The entire diocesan community is invited to attend a Dec. 10 “La Gran Posada,” co-hosted by the Program Group on Latino/Hispanic […]
[The Episcopal News] In the wake of at least 607 mass shootings this year including November incidents in Colorado and Virginia, Episcopalians are urged to join in gun violence prevention and advocacy measures, including vigils timed to mark the Dec. 14 10th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. Los Angeles Bishop John Harvey […]
[The Episcopal News] At the invitation of Archbishop Hovnan Derderian of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of North America, Bishop John Harvey Taylor will preach at the Dec. 6 12th Annual Ecumenical Prayer Service set for 7 p.m. at St. Leon Ghevontiants Cathedral, 3325 N. Glen Oaks Blvd., Burbank. Taylor will be […]
An Advent greeting from historic Church of The Advent in south Los Angeles, inviting the people of God to prepare for the coming of our Lord by laying a brick, sowing a seed, and visiting diocesela.org and making a gift to the One Body & One Spirit Annual Appeal, which helps us build up all […]
The Diocese of Los Angeles’ 2022 convention on Nov. 11 – 12 was conducted mostly in person at the Riverside Convention Center, with some delegates joining the meeting via Zoom. Click on any thumbnail to see the full photo. Photos by Janet Kawamoto (The Episcopal News) unless otherwise noted.Before conventionConvention businessS’mores, dinner and honorsWorshipExhibit Hall
[The Episcopal News] The Most. Rev. Michael Curry, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, will speak at two events during the Jan. 14 – 15 Martin Luther King Jr. commemorations in the Diocese of Los Angeles. Curry will be the guest of honor and keynote speaker at the 2023 Bishop’s Dinner set for Saturday, Jan. […]
[The Episcopal News] Bishop John Harvey Taylor wove a vision of the Diocese of Los Angeles as a “new Jerusalem where no one is left out”, and where the Spirit “knows something new and exciting is happening” even in bitterly polarized and post-pandemic financially challenging times. Evoking frequent laughter and hearty applause, Taylor on Nov. […]
[The Episcopal News] Jerusalem Archbishop Hosam Naoum delivered an invitation of hope, healing, reconciliation, determination, and hospitality on Nov. 12 to delegates attending the 127th annual meeting of the Diocese of Los Angeles in Riverside. “We live in a part of the world where the work of reconciliation is very much needed. The ministry of […]
