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October 12, 2022

Watch video of Churches for Middle East Peace webinar providing context for Archbishop of Jerusalem’s keynote address to Diocesan Convention

[The Episcopal News] Video of the Oct. 8 Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) webinar on issues that deter peace and justice in Jerusalem and the wider Holy Land is now online here. Additional coverage is planned for the Episcopal News and diocesan social media engaging Diocesan Convention’s theme, “Back to the Holy City: The […]

October 12, 2022

Bishop Taylor names new deans for Deaneries 1, 2, 4 and 9

[The Episcopal News] Bishop John Harvey Taylor has announced the appointment of five new deans; clergy who oversee deaneries, geographic regions of the six-county Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, on his behalf. “Among other aspects of their ministry, deans convene regular meetings of local bishops, deacons, and priests; organize pastoral support to retired clergy and […]

October 5, 2022

Central and Latin American Episcopalians challenge and enrich diocese, wider church

[The Episcopal News] Maria Jimenez happily displayed a pan of layered enchiladas – Northern Mexican style, with “not too spicy” red chile sauce – that she’d prepared specially for the celebration of Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church in La Crescenta. “Typically, I fry an egg and put it on […]

September 28, 2022

Churches for Middle East Peace will host Oct. 8 online town hall to set stage for Diocesan Convention learning

[The Episcopal News] Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) – a Washington D.C.-based ecumenical advocacy and education organization – will convene a live online town hall webinar at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, to raise awareness about Israel/Palestine as Diocesan Convention prepares to welcome Anglican Archbishop Hosam Naoum of Jerusalem Nov. 11-12. All are […]

September 28, 2022

Infant pantry at St. Margaret’s, San Juan Capistrano, supports local families with diapers, wipes, formula, love and prayer

[The Episcopal News] For Angel and Selina, the 30-mile drive north once a month from Camp Pendleton to St. Margaret’s Infant Pantry in San Juan Capistrano for diapers, formula, Pedialyte, and other baby giveaways, is well worth the trip. “The cost of everything has gone up astronomically; this takes the burden off,” said Selina, a […]

September 27, 2022

Episcopalians share in dedication of ‘Ireichō’ national memorial at LA’s Japanese American National Museum

  [The Episcopal News] West Coast Episcopalians were among members of some 75 delegations assembled Sept. 25 at L.A.’s Japanese American National Museum (JANM) for an “Ireichō” ceremony launching the first comprehensive national memorial honoring all people of Japanese heritage incarcerated during World War II. A memorial book bearing 125,284 names was dedicated together with […]

September 24, 2022

Episcopal Night at Dodger Stadium a triumph for Pujols and Cardinals

[The Episcopal News] More than 800 Episcopalians and their friends and families witnessed baseball history on Sept. 23 — the annual Episcopal Night at Dodger Stadium – as Albert Pujols of the Cardinals hit his 699th and 700th career home runs. Bishop John Harvey Taylor threw a ceremonial first pitch; his longtime friend and college […]

September 23, 2022

The Bishop’s Blog: Episcopal Night at Dodger Stadium

With the NL West clinched, the Los Angeles Dodgers could afford tonight’s 11-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. But it was a big win for over 800 members of Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles missions and parishes, returning to Dodger Stadium for Episcopal Night for the first time since 2019. The Rev. Canon Greg […]

September 21, 2022

Requiem Eucharist in Hollywood remembers Queen Elizabeth II

[The Episcopal News] St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Hollywood hosted a requiem Eucharist on Sept. 19 for Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, who died Sept. 8 at the age of 96. The Very Rev. Canon Ian Elliott Davies, a native of Wales, celebrated the requiem mass, which occurred […]

September 21, 2022

Cindy Voorhees brings back a message from Ukraine: ‘Don’t give up on us; we’re determined to win’

[The Episcopal News] The Rev. Canon Cindy Voorhees, who spent several weeks during the summer as a chaplain in Ukraine, has a message from the war-torn country’s people: “Please don’t give up on us, because we’re determined to win.” And there’s more: Ukrainians “believe they will win the war against Russia to defend freedom and […]

September 21, 2022

The Reverend William McCord Thigpen III

[The Episcopal News] The Rev. William McCord “Mac” Thigpen III – whose ministry in Los Angeles from 1988 to 2002 included his appointment in 1991 as the bishop’s liaison to the LGBTQ+ community, a first-ever post within the diocese – died Sept. 20 at his home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. He was 67 […]

September 15, 2022

A Pastoral Letter from Bishop John Harvey Taylor

My siblings in Christ: As with most world historical events, the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II evoked deep and disparate feelings. Most Episcopalians and Anglicans felt a special kinship with her, and not only because she was defender and supreme governor of our sibling church, the Church of England. She spoke easily and […]