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For Emmanuel Church in Fullerton, it’s creating an early learning center. For St. Thomas of Canterbury Church in Long Beach, it’s launching a music studio. For St. Timothy’s Church in Apple Valley, it’s developing a senior residence on unused land. The “it” for each congregation is enterprise – discovering ways to maximize resources to benefit […]
May 31, 1938 – February 23, 2021 The Rev. Nancy Katherine Shier, assistant priest at Church of Our Saviour, San Gabriel, and Immanuel Church, El Monte, died suddenly on Feb. 23. She was 84. Survivors include her son William and daughter Katherine and five grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, Feb. 28 […]
May 29, 1935 – February 22, 2021 The Rev. Horace Douglas Judson, priest of the Diocese of Los Angeles and member of the family that owns one of the United States’ most renowned stained glass studios, died Feb. 22 of congestive heart failure. He was 85, and had been suffering the effects of Alzheimer’s for […]
Canon to the Ordinary Melissa McCarthy, chief of diocesan staff, announced Feb. 23 that Diane Pound has joined the diocesan staff as executive assistant to the bishops. Pound succeeds Canon Abigail (Gail) Urquidi, who after some 15 years in that role – beginning under Bishop J. Jon Bruno – is now interim administrator for the […]
April 18, 1940 – Feb. 18, 2021 Evelina Fradejas, a member of St. Thomas’ Church, Hacienda Heights and an active member of Episcopal Asiamerica Ministries (EAM) at a diocesan, national and international level, died Feb. 18 at her home with her family at her side. Survivors include eight of her 13 siblings, and many nieces […]
“Truth and Love” is the theme leading up to and including the November annual meeting of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, Bishop John Harvey Taylor announced at the Feb. 11 regular gathering of Diocesan Council. “Our theme is drawn from Paul’s letter to the church (Ephesians 4:14). Believe it or not, Paul was writing […]
Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service (IRIS), an agency of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, is already feeling the positive effects of President Joe Biden’s sweeping immigration reforms, “with an increase in calls from the community to come in and file initial DACA applications,” according to executive director Meghan Taylor. The new administration has set […]
The most interesting Ash Wednesday Bob Williams ever spent began in the Havana government offices of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Williams, Canon for Common Life and head of the Diocese of Los Angeles communications office, is celebrating 35 years as a church journalist and public relations officer – a ministry of reporting news stories […]
For the Rev. Dennis Gibbs and the Rev. Greta Ronningen, co-directors of Prism, the diocesan restorative justice ministry, serving “our friends inside” the jails of Los Angeles County and some other California prisons has taken on both a clarity and a sense of urgency during the pandemic. “I want to encourage everyone to remember those […]
From take-out hot dogs and baked potatoes to virtual pancake parties, Southland clergy say 2021’s Lenten beginnings will look a whole lot different in the age of pandemic, but there will be ashes; drive-through, mailed out and even do-it-yourself. On Shrove Tuesday, members of Grace Church in Glendora will forego the customary pancakes, sausage and […]
The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is seeking candidates for two Finance Office staff positions: Director of Finance and Controller. The Director of Finance will be responsible for forward looking financial planning of Diocesan operations including budgeting, reporting, and administrative functions. The Controller will be responsible for all diocesan accounting operations. This is a hands-on […]
Mary Lam, 90, taught herself to play the ukulele; now she teaches others and together they serenade the residents of The Covington, an Episcopal Community Services senior living residence in Aliso Viejo. “I never even had a lesson myself, but I wanted a group, so I taught each of them how to play,” said Lam, […]
