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April 18, 2019

Highland Park Church’s ‘Casa de Caridad’ shelters homeless, refugees

On a recent morning, Johnson, Musa and Hakim were helping to hang new doors at their home—at All Saints Episcopal Church in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. There, they share the kitchen and facilities, a television, and sleep in the choir loft, as residents of Casa de Caridad (Home of the Heart), lovingly […]

April 18, 2019

St. Margaret’s Ventana Rosada Training Program helps cook up businesses

Sandi Romero is at it again. The original “Mama” of Mama’s Hot Tamales near MacArthur Park, she’s moved southward to mentor a whole new crop of aspiring small business owners via La Ventana Rosada, a partnership with St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church. On a recent day, she is at the San Juan Capistrano church, aiding students’ […]

April 18, 2019

IRIS: With fewer refugees to resettle, immigration ministry pivots

The Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service of the Diocese of Los Angeles, facing a drastically smaller numbers of refugees and asylum-seekers than in past years, has “pivoted” to seize opportunity from challenge. “Refugee arrivals are at historically low levels, across the country,” according to IRIS Executive Director Meghan Taylor. “There were years when IRIS resettled […]

April 18, 2019

Church of the Angels and rural Ugandan school build a library

As the Suubi Christian Primary School settles into a new library with more than 10,000 books, Pasadena’s Episcopal Church of the Angels is celebrating the culmination of its four-year effort to bring the school’s library from concept to reality. Tracy Gaestel, who is married to the Church of the Angels’ rector, the Rev. Bob Gaestel, […]

April 17, 2019

April 27 scholarship dinner to benefit Neighborhood Youth Association

All are welcome for the 36th Annual Scholarship and Community Awards Dinner supporting 100-percent college placement for students of the Neighborhood Youth Association, a diocesan institution since 1906. Set for Saturday, April 27, the festive event will open with a reception at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. in the Sprague Center on […]

April 17, 2019

‘Circle of Hope’ fundraiser for HFS Adoption is coming June 2

HFS Adoption & Foster Care, an institution of the Diocese of Los Angeles, will hold its annual gathering and silent auction, themed “Circle of Hope 2019,’ on Sunday, June 2, 4 – 8 p.m. at the Pasadena University Club, 175 N. Oakland Avenue, Pasadena 91101. Honorees at the event will be Jane McCracken, retiring HFS […]

April 17, 2019

Urgent call for housing and sponsorships for families seeking asylum

In response to the growing need for families seeking asylum, Sacred Resistance and Immigrant Support Services — a new project of IRIS, the diocese’s immigration legal service agency — are working with ecumenical partners to develop a common intake process to assist individuals/families seeking sponsorship and accompaniment during their arduous and lengthy asylum claim process. […]

April 17, 2019

GFS invites girls to May 18 anniversary service and June 22 summer pool party

Girls Friendly Society – Los Angeles invites all girls, ages 5 and up, plus GFS leaders and clergy, to join them for two upcoming events. Anniversary Service, May 18 The annual GFS Anniversary Service, “Come Unto Christ: There Is No Place Like Home” is a Wizard of Oz-themed celebration planned for Saturday, May 18, 9 […]

April 17, 2019

Filipino ministry immersion experience planned for May 11

New Community, 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, May 11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with “Exploring the Filipino Culture and Communities.” Hosted by Bishop Suffragan […]

April 8, 2019

Pilgrimage to Manzanar will remember WWII Japanese-American internment

All Saints Church Pasadena, in conjunction with The Gathering – a Space for Asian American Spirituality, will sponsor a one-day pilgrimage to the Manzanar National Monument on Saturday, April 27, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (plus travel time), to coincide with the 50th annual remembrance of the incarceration of Japanese Americans at Manzanar during World […]

April 3, 2019

Explore intersections of aging and technology at April 6 conference planned by St. Barnabas Senior Services

Southern Californians interested in intersections and issues of aging and technology are encouraged to attend St. Barnabas Senior Services’ (SBSS) third annual L.A. Tech and Aging Conference & Expo on Saturday, April 6, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Registration deadline is April 3 via online sign-ups at www.agingintothefuture.com. Cost, […]