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Jesus said, “For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” —Matthew 18:20 Last weekend and on the third Sunday in Lent, lay and ordained leaders at parishes and missions in the Diocese of Los Angeles rose magnificently to the challenge of balancing state and local authorities’ guidelines […]
Bishop John Harvey Taylor offers clarification to City of Los Angeles churches; will offer digital Morning Prayer service on Sunday at 10 a.m. Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. On behalf of Bishop Bruce, Canon McCarthy, and all of us at St. Paul’s Commons, I assure you of our unceasing prayers as […]
Este mensaje aparece en español después del texto en inglés. This message appears in Spanish after the English text. If we’re honest with ourselves, a lot of us are waiting for someone at the top to reassure us and tell us exactly what do. We want someone to say it’s bad, but we […]
All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills has notified congregants that its rector, the Rev. Janet Broderick, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and is hospitalized undergoing treatment. “I am sorry for you to hear this news,” Broderick wrote in a letter to the parish. “I am so thankful for your prayers as […]
For the past 15 years, the Rev. Canon Joanna Satorius has gracefully and skillfully guided the transitions of laity, clergy and congregations throughout the Diocese of Los Angeles. Now facing her Nov. 1, 2020 retirement is a “bittersweet and interesting” transition of her own. “I recognize all the markers of it and yet I’m human,” […]
This message appears in Spanish after the English text. Este mensaje aparece en español después del texto en inglés. Oh, how good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! — Psalm 133 As a community of faith and mutual support, the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles encourages all its parishes, missions, schools […]
On March 5, Bishop Diocesan John Harvey Taylor issued the following directive to the diocese concerning wine at Holy Eucharist. This message appears in Spanish after the English text. Este mensaje aparece en español después del texto en inglés. To the People of the Diocese of Los Angeles: Greetings in the name of our Lord […]
[Public Affairs Office of The Episcopal Church] In the United States, 2020 is a year for federal as well as state and local elections and, as the beginning of a new decade, the year for its decennial count of people living in the country. The Episcopal Church encourages U.S. Episcopalians to participate in both. Taking […]
More than 1,400 handmade origami cranes, or tsuru, representing Japanese Americans and Japanese Latin Americans incarcerated during World War II, are currently on display in the Great Hall at St. Paul’s Commons through March. Created by Nikkei Progressives, an organization based in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, the crane display is part of the […]
The Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor announced March 4 the formation of a Bishop’s Liturgical Commission in the Diocese of Los Angeles, to be led by the Rev. Michelle Baker-Wright as chair. The Rev. Canon Susan Russell, diocesan canon for Engagement Across Difference, will be staff liaison. Taylor established the commission help meet the need […]
September 14, 1933 – February 20, 2020 Roy Earl Parker Jr., a monk of the Order of the Holy Cross and former resident at the Mt. Calvary monastery in Santa Barbara, died at the order’s West Park, New York, facility on Feb. 20. In addition to his ministry as spiritual guide and monastic, Parker was […]
“What are you doing for Lent?” In the run-up to the church’s holy season of repentance and renewal, this question echoes in parish halls and dining rooms, pews and study halls. One exciting and life-giving answer to the proverbial question is “Lent Madness!” That’s because, for the eleventh straight year, people of faith the world […]
