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[The Episcopal News] The Rev. Jessie Smith, rector of St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Claremont, issued both an invitation to worship and a call to action to those attending a May 28 prayer vigil, “gathered again to mourn casualties of this recent cloud of massacres in the most innocent of places: a grocery store, a […]
[The Episcopal News] The Diocese of Los Angeles will celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday marking the end of slavery in the United States, with a festive Evensong at St. John’s Cathedral at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 18. The service will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. Juneteenth National Independence Day (June 19) – sometimes known […]
[CSN – June 1, 2022] The Center for Spirituality in Nature (CSN) is partnering with TryTank – an experimental lab for innovation within the Episcopal Church led by the Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija – to bring its Spirituality in Nature Groups (SING) program to the Episcopal Church network. In partnership with TryTank, CSN will form a […]
[The Episcopal News] Five of the nine candidates in the June 7 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. Candidates […]
[The Episcopal News] The Very Rev. Canons Daniel Ade and Mark Kowalewski, co-deans and rectors at St. John’s Cathedral in Los Angeles, have announced plans to retire at year-end after 17 years of ministry in the parish. In a May 20 video message, Ade and Kowalewski outlined their plans to take retirement at the end […]
[The Episcopal News] Episcopal Enterprises, an initiative to help congregations leverage their strengths to raise funds and awareness for ministry, recently joined with Nefesh and Food Forward to form The Interfaith Food Coalition. The coalition developed a product line made from rescued fresh produce, both keeping the food out of the landfill and funding its […]
July 15,1929 – May 23, 2022 [The Episcopal News] The Rev. John Keester, former rector of St. Ambrose’s Church, Claremont (1966-1980), and a longtime teacher at Bloy House (Episcopal Theological School in Claremont, now Los Angeles), died May 23. He was 92. Survivors include his wife, Betty Dennison, to whom he was married in 2014; […]
[The Episcopal News] The recent shooting at a Laguna Woods house of worship underscores the unique challenges churches face as they balance safety and security with serving as beacons of welcome and hospitality for everyone. “You want to help people and to offer resources and yet we also have a duty to protect our parishioners,” […]
[The Episcopal News] Multicultural ministry, the future of Latino/Latina ministry in the Episcopal Church, and immigration issues are among the topics explored by the Rt. Rev. Silvestre Romero, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Guatemala, during a week-long visit to the Diocese of Los Angeles concluding May 15. Several members of the border ministries committee […]
[The Episcopal News] A visit from Guatemalan Bishop Silvestre Romero and capital campaign updates were highlights of the May 12 online meeting of Diocesan Council. Romero in January 2022 hosted members of the diocesan border ministries committee for a pilgrimage along “the migrant road,” from Guatemala to Mexico, in witness to the struggles of those […]
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. — John 13:35 My siblings in Christ: Acts of gun violence, one of them in our own diocese, weighed on our hearts last weekend as we gathered to praise and worship the Risen Christ. In the name of […]
Several members of the diocesan community took part in a May 16 rally held in Los Angeles by the Poor People’s Campaign, which advocates for policies that “lift from the bottom,” supporting low-wage workers and other impoverished people so that they can improve their lives. Participants gathered at Los Angeles City Hall and marched around […]
