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October 7, 1933 – March 16, 2021 The Rev. Thomas Haines Schultz, monk of the Order of the Holy Cross, died March 16 at a nursing home in Santa Barbara, where he was a resident of OHC’s St. Mary’s Retreat House since 2008. He was 87 and canonically resident in the San Francisco-based Diocese of […]
Southland Episcopalians, along with dioceses and congregations across The Episcopal Church, gathered virtually on Saturday, March 13, 2021, to commemorate the life and witness of Massachusetts Bishop Suffragan Barbara Clementine Harris, on the one-year anniversary of her death. The irrepressible, no-holds-barred, gravelly-voiced, cigarette-smoking Harris – the first woman ordained a bishop in The Episcopal Church […]
Interfaith collaborations, digital discipleship, returning to in-person worship, and finances dominated the March 11 virtual meeting of Diocesan Council. Treasurer Andy Tomat reported that half of the 90 parishes in the diocese have turned in mission share fund (MSF) pledges for 2021. Canonically, parishes are asked to give 12-15% of their annual operating budget, and […]
From Montecito to Big Bear, from Tustin to Highland Park, church construction projects have persisted, even in the time of pandemic. A seismic retrofit and sanctuary preservation project at All Saints by-the-Sea Church in Montecito began in 2016 with removal of the 119-year-old church bell and refurbishing of its iconic tower. The tower “had subfloor […]
In a statement this week, the Vatican said that because of their purportedly sinful nature, same-sex unions do not enjoy God’s blessing. These words injure LGBTQ+ people and all who advocate for justice and equity for all children of God. The magnitude of their pain cannot be overestimated. May God’s healing power comfort each person […]
June 1, 1931 – March 13, 2021 Canon Jenny Ladefoged – a longtime lay leader in the Diocese of Los Angeles and the wider Episcopal Church – died March 13 of complications from open heart surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She was 89 and in recent years resided in Nashville, Tenn. Ladefoged is predeceased […]
Honesty is a recurring refrain in the lyrics, music and life of Grace Semler Baldridge, who recently landed briefly at the top spot on the Christian music chart but wasn’t entirely sure how a queer Episcopal preacher’s kid and recent member of the St. Aidan’s, Malibu, vestry arrived there. “I do my songwriting while walking […]
Some Southland Episcopal congregations are saying, “absolutely, yes, in my backyard” and are working through partnerships to develop affordable senior housing on their underused land. In Placentia, the Church of the Blessed Sacrament’s Santa Angelina Senior Apartments project will add 64 apartments plus a community center and manager’s unit, along with other campus improvements, according […]
Andrew Kilkenny, 34, knelt on ground softened by pine needles outside St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Claremont, the third stop of a drive-through, pandemic-inspired interactive Stations of the Cross commemorating the last hours of Jesus’ life. At Station 3, visitors tap on a pre-recorded audio reflection and are invited to leave their cars and take […]
The Rev. Jeanette Repp, rector of St. Peter’s Church, San Pedro since 2010, has inspired her parishioners and others to engage in imaginative and effective projects serving their community. She now will bring that cooperative spirit and zeal for service to her new role as dean of Deanery 8, which comprises 16 congregations in the […]
Whether feeding and offering showers to Tustin-area homeless persons or supporting refugees and asylees, the Rev. Laura Siriani’s approach is: “We’re all in this together. It’s all about relationship and knowing someone’s story. Once you know their story it becomes real and you recognize we’re the same people, just different circumstances.” Siriani brings that conviction […]
Jane Stoever views her service as director of the domestic violence clinic at the University of California at Irvine as holistic and transformative – supporting and empowering abuse survivors, teaching the law students who seek justice for those clients in court, and advocating for protective policies and legislative changes to a system that can victimize […]
