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[The Episcopal News] Services of remembrance in the Diocese of Los Angeles will honor Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II, whose unequaled 70-year reign included her role as “defender of the faith” expressed across the global Anglican Communion. Bishop John Harvey Taylor will preach during Requiem Mass at Hollywood’s St. Thomas the Apostle Church – an […]
[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. […]
[The Episcopal News] The Center for Lay Chaplaincy (CFLC) and PRISM Restorative Justice invite the diocesan community to “Building Spiritual Vitality,” an evening of music and dinner to celebrate chaplaincy as a vital and innovative means of bringing compassion to seemingly hopeless contexts. The event, to be held Saturday, Oct. 8, 5 – 8 p.m. […]
[The Episcopal News] Bishop John Harvey Taylor opened the Sept. 8 online meeting of Diocesan Council with a tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who died earlier that day at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96, a day on which The Episcopal Church commemorates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. […]
[The Episcopal News] The two candidates in the Nov. 8 run-off election for Los Angeles County sheriff have responded to a questionnaire provided by the Bishop’s Commission on Gospel Justice and Community Care in its ongoing work of sharing information on issues of policing and its impact on the public’s well-being and safety. Responses (accessible […]
[The Episcopal News] The Secretary of Convention’s office, working with the diocesan communications office, launched a new Diocesan Convention website this week. The new address is www.diocesela.org/convention, replacing www.diocesanconvention.com, which will be discontinued. Diocesan Convention will take place on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11 – 12, at the Riverside Convention Center with the theme “Back […]
[The Episcopal News] September is here and it’s time to prepare for the 127th annual meeting of Diocesan Convention, to be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11 – 12 at the Riverside Convention Center with the theme “Back to the Holy City: The Hope of Christ in Our Time.” The literal Holy City of Jerusalem […]
[The Episcopal News] Two Saturday evenings a month, the lights dim, musicians take the stage and the sanctuary at St. Be’s Church becomes “The Harmony Room,” a popular Eagle Rock jazz, pop, rock and folk tunes entertainment venue. On Aug. 27, the Rev. Canon Jaime Edwards-Acton, St. Be’s priest-in-charge, alternated as ticket-taker, cashier, sound and […]
[The Episcopal News] The Southern Border Committee of the Program Group on Global Partnership, in cooperation with the nonprofit faith-based organization Border Compassion, invites members of the diocesan community to join them for a visit to the Posada del Migrant Shelter in Mexicali, Mexico, Nov. 4 – 5. Spanish language skills are not necessary for […]
[The Episcopal News] Bloy House, the Episcopal Theological School Los Angeles, will offer three four-week classes for laypersons and clergy in October. All courses will be presented online via Zoom. Deacons: Who, What, Why An introduction to the sacred order of deacons Saturdays, October 8, 15 and 22, 9 – 11 a.m., via Zoom. Instructor: […]
[The Episcopal News] Being at the Lambeth Conference was a rich and varied experience for the four Diocese of Los Angeles clergy who attended the July 27 – Aug. 7 gathering: Bishop John Harvey Taylor, attending as one of some 650 bishops from all over the Anglican Communion; the Rev. Ryan Macias, a volunteer steward; […]
The Echo Park Immigration Center (EPIC) recognized three longtime immigration justice leaders – Canon Lydia Lopez of All Saints, Pasadena; Jeanne Row Smith, campus minister and executive director of the Wesley Foundation UCLA, based at St. Alban’s, Westwood; and Guillermo Torres, executive director of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice – in the agency’s […]
