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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 […]
June 19, 1938 – May 12, 2022 Walter Johnson, a lay advocate in Episcopal and interfaith peace and justice ministries, died May 12 in Los Angeles after recent years of declining health. He was 83 and had resided in Santa Monica with his wife, the Rev. Canon Joanne Leslie, archdeacon emerita of the Diocese of […]
[The Episcopal News] Since musical artist Larissa Lam directed the award-winning film, Far East Deep South, about her in-laws’ Mississippi roots, she has “made it my mission to help others discover more Asian American Pacific Islander history,” she told those attending the May 7 celebration of AAPI Heritage Month on the rooftop of St. Paul’s […]
[The Episcopal News] To celebrate its 70th anniversary, Camp Stevens invites alumni, former staff, friends and the diocesan community to a Restorative Justice Retreat Oct. 28 – 30. The weekend will celebrate the camp’s history of impact and growth while looking to the future. “Together we will learn, listen, love, and start the process of […]
The Episcopal Church’s Safe Church Office has produced three new educational modules – “Pastoral Relationships,” “Inclusion,” and “Power and Relationships” – as part of its Safe Church, Safe Communities training for the prevention of sexual and other abuse. Completion of the series is mandatory for Episcopal Church clergy, lay leaders and Episcopal school teachers and […]
The Episcopal Preaching Foundation, in partnership with The Association of Episcopal Deacons, is offering a Zoom-based preaching conference created specifically for Spanish speaking deacons of Episcopal and Anglican Churches on two consecutive weekends, October 7 – 8 and October 14 – 15, 2022. Presenters include the Rt. Rev. Rafael Morales, bishop of Puerto Rico; the […]
[The Episcopal News] Leaving IRIS after a dozen years as executive director is, for Meghan Taylor, saying goodbye to family. Leading the diocesan Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service “has been the joy and pleasure of my life, to be part of a really amazing and wonderful team and to help so many people over all […]
