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August 8, 1929 – July 15, 2021 The Rev. John Paul Fuller died July 15 in hospice care at his home in Oxnard, where he served from 1971 to 1991 as rector of All Saints Church. He was 91, and had been in failing health for several years. A service will be held at 9 […]
[The Episcopal News] The churchwide Union of Black Episcopalians, meeting virtually on July 18 for its annual awards presentation, honored Bishop Diane M. Jardine Bruce with its Exemplary Ally Award, and Canon Suzanne Edwards-Acton with the Bishop Quintin Ebenezer Primo, Jr. Honors Award. Bruce was elected the first woman bishop suffragan of the Diocese of […]
[The Episcopal News] For Chris Dennis, incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) into Campbell Hall student experiences can be as simple a conversation as, “Who are the adults in your life every day? What do you know them as? What do you call them? “Some will say, I have a Black mom and a white […]
During a worship service on the final day of this year’s counselor training session Camp Stevens dedicated a venerable oak tree at the facility’s center to the Rev. Canon Greg Larkin in honor of his long involvement with the Diocese of Los Angeles’ camping ministry and specifically his 31-year commitment to training counselors. “Greg had […]
[The Episcopal News] Anyone who’s ever wondered how to create safe spaces for honest conversation about progressive public theology or the rise of Christian nationalism, or even how to approach a loved one whose memory appears to be slipping, might want to investigate this fall’s course offerings at Bloy House – the Episcopal Theological School […]
August 27, 1930 – June 10, 2021 The Rev. Gary Jay Adams, former rector of St. Edmund’s Church, San Marino, and Church of the Messiah, Santa Ana, died June 10 in Carson City, Nevada. He was 90. Survivors include his wife of 72 years, Marguerite (Peggy) Goff Adams, and four of their children – Philip […]
September 24, 1939 – June 15, 2021 The Rev. Canon Richard Van Horn, assisting priest at St. Mary’s Church (Mariposa), Los Angeles, and president emeritus of Mental Health America of Los Angeles-Long Beach, died June 15. He was 81. Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Kay Ferber Van Horn; son Kinter; grandchildren Skyler, Aidan, […]
Arthur Littleworth’s amazing life has inspired both a film and a book, but the 98-year-old retired Riverside attorney and lifelong Episcopalian considers his extraordinary leadership simply to be what faith, civic responsibility and the times in which he lived and the community he loves needed of him. In 2020, the City of Riverside produced a […]
Canon Steve Nishibayashi, diocesan Secretary of Convention, was elected on the first ballot to the Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop, and at least two other Angelenos – Thomas Diaz and the Rev. Antonio Gallardo – are still in the running during the online balloting, Diaz reported at the June 10 […]
October 29, 1940 – May 21, 2021 The Rev. James Byron David Corbett, once rector of St. Andrew’s Church, Ojai, and a former diocesan archivist, died May 21 in Portland, Oregon, where he had lived since his retirement in 2008. He was 80 and had been in ill health for some time. Survivors include his […]
Camp Stevens has launched its annual campership drive with a video appeal featuring comments from camp staff and the bishops of the dioceses of Los Angeles and San Diego. “I think it is one of the most important things our young people can do, to go spend a week in nature, spend a week with […]
[The Episcopal News] Middle East peace and assistance, the capital campaign, finance department changes, and returning to in-person activities figured prominently at the May 20 virtual meeting of Diocesan Council. Bishop John Harvey Taylor said he welcomed an in-person gathering of the diocesan Altar Guild on that Thursday, the first in 14 months. Members met […]
