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HANDS TOGETHER – A CENTER FOR CHILDREN will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 22, 3 – 6 p.m., with a fiesta at the Vanderlip Allen historic house at 655 W. Main Street, Tustin 92780. The Rev. Brad Karelius, a founder of Hands Together, will be honored at the event, which also will feature […]
CHILDREN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN MUSIC are warmly welcome to attend an upcoming Chorister Experience Day on Saturday, Aug. 24, 1 – 3:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. John in Los Angeles. Participants will learn about the Cathedral Choral Academy, join the choir in a rehearsal, play games, take a tour, and sing in […]
NEW COMMUNITIES, THE MULTICULTURAL MINISTRIES program of the diocese, will continue its series of full-day Asian Immersion experiences in which lay and clergy leaders will learn more about and engage with Asian cultures and communities on Saturday, September 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with “Exploring the Filipino Culture and Communities.” As one of the […]
THE OFFICE OF BLACK MINISTRIES of the Episcopal Church invites Episcopalians of African descent to a seminary on “Healing From Internalized Oppression,” on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13 – 14, at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul, 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles. Through a series of modules, the internalized oppression curriculum educates participants about […]
A DISTINGUISHED GUEST at the 100th anniversary of St. Mary’s Church in Palms, Los Angeles, will be the Rt. Rev. Rowan Williams, 104th archbishop of Canterbury, who retired from that post in 2012. Williams will celebrate and preach at a “pontifical high Mass” on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 5 p.m. Other centennial events include a […]
THE THIRD ANNUAL BISHOP’S DINNER will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2 in the nave of St. John’s Cathedral, Los Angeles. Keynote speaker will be the Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, Ph.D., dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, and canon theologian at Washington National Cathedral. The event will honor Joe Costa, president and […]
June 27, 1944 – August 15, 2019 The Rev. Gwynne Marlyn Guibord, founder and president emerita of The Guibord Center – Religion Inside Out, died the morning of Aug. 15. She was 75. Guibord had struggled with cancer for 10 years, and upon learning in June that the cancer had metastasized into vital organs, she […]
June 24, 1938 – July 30, 2019 The Rev. Thomas Beckwith Hubbard, certified financial planner and for some 30 years a volunteer priest at All Saints Church, Pasadena, died July 30. He was 81. A memorial Eucharist will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Decker Hall at Pilgrim Place, 665 Avery […]
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry is among the clergy slated to preach during the church-wide Union of Black Episcopalians’ 51st annual Business Meeting and Conference July 22- 26 in Los Angeles at the Sheraton Grande Hotel. Conference theme is “Preparing the way for such a time as this: many people, one Lord!” Curry will preach at […]
Canon Steven Nishibayashi, Secretary of Convention, has requested that candidates for diocesan offices to be elected at this year’s Diocesan Convention (Nov. 15 – 16) provide a video — taken on their phones — in which they identify themselves, their congregations, the office for which they are running, and a short statement of their reasons […]
Bishop John Harvey Taylor and Canon Kathy O’Connor invite members of the diocesan community to the second annual Bishop’s Concert, featuring Grammy Award-winning singer, actor and author Debby Boone, on Friday, October 11 at the episcopal residence, located at 3435 E. California Boulevard in Pasadena. Debby Boone is known for the 1977 hit “You Light […]
One thing all Christians insist on is that people are made in God’s image. We insist on it, and we’re also stuck with it. Because living into the truth of Gen. 1:27 is the work of a lifetime. Seeking the divine engram in another person requires empathy and curiosity. Attentiveness and mindfulness. Listening and learning. […]
