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November 24, 2020

Bishops from southwestern US, Central and South America focus on advocacy, peacemaking at border summit

The St. John’s, San Bernardino ministry that houses recently released asylees from the Adelanto Detention Center was featured in a video presentation at the Nov. 20-21 virtual Border Ministries Summit hosted by the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. The video, one of several reports of Episcopal Church work concerning immigrants and refugees, showcases Bishop Diocesan […]

November 22, 2020

The Rev. Norma Guerra named associate for formation and transition ministry

[The Episcopal News, Nov. 22, 2020] Bringing experience in Southland parishes and her native Guatemala, the Rev. Norma Guerra will join the staff of the Diocese of Los Angeles on Dec. 1 as associate for formation and transition ministry, the Rev. Canon Melissa McCarthy, diocesan chief of staff, announced today. Guerra will play a key […]

November 17, 2020

Diocesan Convention 2020

Click on the titles to read these stories about the 2020 meeting of Diocesan Convention, which was held online Nov. 14 – 15. Links to convention videos are also listed. Virtual convention puts emphasis on servanthood, community and a new financial paradigm Although in the midst of “Covid exile” with the number of new infections […]

November 16, 2020

Be brave, take risks, Canon Stephanie Spellers tells diocese at convention Eucharist

Diocesan Bishop John Harvey Taylor welcomed more than 2,000 Facebook and You Tube viewers to a Nov. 15 bilingual Spanish and English Eucharist from St. Paul’s Commons on the concluding day of the 125th annual – and first-ever virtual — meeting of the Diocese of Los Angeles. The Eucharist began with Taylor’s reminder to put […]

November 16, 2020

Virtual convention puts emphasis on servanthood, community and a new financial paradigm

Although in the midst of “Covid exile” with the number of new infections rising, Southland Episcopalians remain “servants of the Spirit of the risen Christ and not the spirit of the age,” Bishop John Harvey Taylor told nearly 1,000 Zoom, Facebook and YouTube viewers Nov. 14 during the 125th annual — and first-ever virtual — […]

November 16, 2020

Diocesan Convention 2020 Photo Gallery

The Diocese of Los Angeles’ first-ever virtual convention was held on Nov. 14 and 15, 2020. It was centered at St. Paul’s Commons, where Bishop John Harvey Taylor, Canon to the Ordinary Melissa McCarthy and a small crew of diocesan staff and officers — socially distanced and masked when in proximity — led the meeting […]

November 14, 2020

Officers elected by Diocesan Convention 2020

During the 2020 meeting of Diocesan Convention on Nov. 14, the following clergy and lay people were elected to diocesan offices, as certified by the judge of elections: Director, Canterbury Irvine Susan Brown* Director, Canterbury USC The Rev. Catherine Wagar* Director, Canterbury Westwood Christie Mossman* Clergy member, Commission on Ministry Carlos Ruvalcaba Lay member, Commission […]

November 12, 2020

‘Love is the Way’: Five-week diocese-wide exploration of Presiding Bishop Curry’s book announced

With the election behind us and the new year ahead of us, the question on so many minds and in so many hearts is “what next?” Where do we even start to make a way where there seems to be no way through the polarization and pandemic that challenge our nation and our world? Here […]

November 11, 2020

Human Resources Missioner Anilin Collado works ‘day and night’ to assist clergy, employees

Canon Anilin Pulido Collado pauses before her next appointment to send a quick email because, she says, “Somebody’s trying to collect unemployment benefits and I wanted to get back to them right away.” It is open enrollment for Episcopal Church Medical Trust benefits – time for most Southland Episcopal church clergy and diocesan lay employees […]

November 11, 2020

Honest questions, challenging answers mark Presiding Bishop Curry’s address at Bishop’s Gala

The virtual Bishop’s Gala in the Diocese of Los Angeles on Nov. 7 featured as keynote speaker The Episcopal Church’s Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and a spirited conversation about truth, reconciliation and love, in a benefit fundraiser for diocesan ministries and Bloy House, the Episcopal Theological School in Los Angeles. The conversation — at times […]

November 9, 2020

Tech help is at hand for delegates to Diocesan Convention

Delegates and clergy who find the thought of a virtual Diocesan Convention a bit daunting – and even those who are more at home with Zoom technology – will find extensive help on the convention website’s new “Tech at Convention” page, including opportunities for personal tech assistance. The page has links to several videos and […]

November 4, 2020

Diocesan Council will submit sharply reduced 2021 budget to convention

Delegates to the upcoming Nov. 14 – 15 diocesan convention will be asked to ratify a $6 million budget for 2021, representing severe cuts to diocesan ministries and a 13% overall reduction from the previous year. Members of Diocesan Council, meeting virtually Oct. 29, approved the $5.99 million budget, a decrease of nearly one million […]