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Episcopal Relief & Development is known for its work around the world, alleviating suffering in times of crisis and working to build up marginalized areas of the world. In 2020, the agency — a ministry of The Episcopal Church — while continuing its international efforts has also concentrated attention on areas of the United States […]
December 23, 1935 – September 29, 2020 The Rev. John Tufa Kpoto, a priest of the Diocese of Los Angeles, died Tuesday, Sept. 29 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara from complications of pneumonia. He was born in Bolahun, Liberia, in December, 1935. He was never certain of the exact date of his birth as […]
Bishop John Harvey Taylor invites all in the diocese to log in to the Bishop’s Gala (previously known as the Bishop’s Dinner), a virtual fundraising event set for Saturday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. and featuring the Most Rev. Michael Curry, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church as keynoter. All are welcome, and while there […]
The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers, canon to Presiding Bishop Michael Curry for Evangelism, Reconciliation and Stewardship of Creation, will preach at the Sunday, Nov. 15 virtual Eucharist that will conclude this year’s online Diocesan Convention, “Servants of the Spirit.” The convention will be held online on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14 – 15. All business […]
While business, real estate or legal experience may be helpful for members of the Corporation of the Diocese, the group also weighs “compassion, understanding, seeking for justice and good, with solid business policies, what’s good financially and good stewardship,” says Ravi Verma, a three-term director. “That’s a priority, that while we deal with financial, legal, […]
Video and presentations are available from four recent Diocese of Los Angeles stewardship webinars, including one presented on Sept. 12. Click the links below or visit the Stewardship web page. September 12 stewardship webinar (video here) Deepening our Stewardship Formation Presented by Davey Gerhard, executive director of TENS (The Episcopal Network for Stewardship) Powerpoint (English) […]
John Brunson says the overarching concerns of the Diocesan Investment Trust are both spiritual and financial, and always framed by the mission of the diocese and the question: “Are we doing the right thing — for the diocese, but also for humankind?” Brunson, 60, a financial services professional, was elected to the DIT at the […]
A projected 35% reduction in income and a $1.2 million budget deficit will make 2021 a year “to face up to reality [but] … not a time for the church of the risen Christ in the Diocese of Los Angeles to recede” from its vital ministries to others, Bishop Diocesan John Harvey Taylor told a […]
Diocesan Convention 2020, themed “Servants of the Spirit,” will be a one-day meeting held online on Saturday, Nov. 14 due to the Covid pandemic, Secretary of Convention Steven Nishibayashi told Diocesan Council at its meeting on Sept. 17. Convention will resume on Sunday, Nov. 15, with a virtual Eucharist open to the entire diocese, he […]
Bishop John Harvey Taylor of the Diocese of Los Angeles delivered the following sermon during an all-diocese worship service on Sept. 20, 2020. El texto aparece en español a continuación. The text appears in Spanish below. Video of the service is here (Facebook) and here (YouTube). Exodus 16:2-15 Psalm 145: 1-8 Matthew 20:1-16 Listening to […]
June 29, 1930 – August 20, 2020 The Rev. A. LeRoy “Roy” Young, rector-emeritus of St. Luke’s Church in Long Beach, died Aug. 20 after contracting West Nile Virus, said his daughter, Jill Young, who noted that her father had previously “lived a full and vigorous 90 years in perfect health.” Young first came to […]
Ivan Gutierrez and the Rev. Kay Sylvester both say they ran for election to the diocesan Standing Committee simply “because somebody asked me to.” For Gutierrez, a member of La Iglesia de Magdaleno in Glendale, that someone was Canon Clare Zabala Bangao, diocesan coordinator for mission congregations. “She broke it down for me, the background, […]
