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November 7, 2025

Bishop Taylor addresses themes of reconciliation, reform as Diocesan Convention’s 130th annual meeting opens in Riverside

[The Episcopal News] The Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor delivered a fiery final address Nov. 7 to the 130th annual meeting of the Diocese of Los Angeles, frequently interrupted by applause and cheers, hailing egalitarian “Christian originalism,” and continued commitment to Sacred Resistance while focusing on “4 Rs” marking his nine-year tenure as bishop: reconciliation, […]

November 5, 2025

L.A. County opens Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership, teams with new Faith Alliance

Introducing Los Angeles County’s new Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership was the focus of a Faith Leader Appreciation Breakfast hosted Oct. 29 in the Huffington Center at L.A.’s landmark St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral. L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who led the initiative to form the office, underscored its role of strengthening communication and […]

November 5, 2025

Grace Wakelee-Lynch named diocesan missioner for disaster recovery and resilience

Following the January wildfires, Episcopal Relief and Development awarded the Diocese of Los Angeles a grant to fund a diocesan missioner for disaster recovery and resilience. Grace Wakely-Lynch as been hired for the role. The position is new to the Los Angeles diocese, and many dioceses around the wider church have an equivalent position. Wakelee-Lynch […]

October 29, 2025

L.A. attorney Catherine Helm named diocese’s interim chancellor

Bishop John Harvey Taylor has named attorney Catherine Helm – an active volunteer and former senior warden and school board chair at St. James’ in the City, Wilshire Center – to serve as interim chancellor, or principal legal counsel, of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Helm will succeed outgoing chancellor Canon Richard Zevnik, who is […]

October 29, 2025

Diocesan Requiem or Renaissance program receives $100,000 Trinity Grant

The Diocese of Los Angeles has received a $100,000 grant from New York’s Trinity Church, Wall Street, to fund Renaissance or Requiem, a program engaging congregations in exploring the viability and sustainability of their mission. The grant was secured under the leadership of the Rev. Canon Melissa McCarthy, diocesan canon to the ordinary, who oversees the […]

October 29, 2025

Santa Monica ‘Piecemakers’ sew 78 quilts this year; craft seen as form of prayer

Seventy-eight quilts created by the “Piecemakers” group at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Santa Monica are on their way to recipients in need of warmth – with special “ties that bind” provided by Canon Karen Uhler, longtime Episcopal lay leader and a past senior warden of St. John’s Cathedral. Sewn for distribution by Lutheran World […]

October 22, 2025

Diocesan Council approves $13.4 million 2026 consolidated budget, hears updates on upcoming Convention meeting

The upcoming election of the 8th Bishop of Los Angeles and review of the $13.4 million consolidated budget for 2026 – to be presented to the Nov.7-8 Diocesan Convention – were the main business of the Oct. 16 meeting of Diocesan Council, held via Zoom. Bishop candidate meet-and-greets begin The Rev. Canon Greg Larkin, Transitions […]

October 22, 2025

Immersed in Worship program finalizes first grant recipients, continues congregational support, prepares for growing grant cycles

To strengthen ministries with children, eight congregations of the Diocese of Los Angeles will soon receive grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 through the Immersed in Worship program. Congregations receiving this first round of sub-grants will be celebrated at Diocesan Convention Nov. 7-8. The diocesan Immersed in Worship program officially began Jan. 1 with the […]

October 15, 2025

Diocese called to discern next steps for housing, land-use initiatives while marking recent strides

Across California and the nation, the need for affordable housing is both self-evident and invisible, with 80% of L.A. renters who live below the poverty line spending more than half of their income on housing, in addition to the homelessness crisis, according to a 2023 report by the Angeleno Project. In many congregations, the need […]

October 15, 2025

Diocesan ‘Evening of Unbinding’ marks National Coming Out Day, previews Trans Liberation and Flourishing Initiative

Episcopalians from around the Los Angeles diocese hugged and clapped as they sang the civil- rights-era protest song, “Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me around”, at a spirited Oct. 11 National Coming Out Day evening prayer service at St. John’s Cathedral. The “Evening of Unbinding,” hosted by the Bishop’s Commission on LGBTQ Ministry, celebrated the “beautiful […]

October 15, 2025

Bishop candidates reply to Transitions Committee questions in advance of Oct. 21-24 meet-and-greet gatherings

Meet-and-Greet Week starts next Monday, when the three candidates for 8th bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles will be welcomed at a dinner before they start four days of tours around the diocese and question-and-answer sessions. The schedule of Meet-and-Greets is here. Please join in person (register here) or watch via Zoom (Zoom link will emailed to […]

October 15, 2025

The Rev. Ellen R. Hill dies at 87; celebration of life set for Nov. 15

The Rev. Dr. Ellen R. Hill, assisting priest at St. James, Newport Beach, and retired rector of St. Michael and All Angels, Studio City, died Oct. 6 at age 87. Hill – who before ordination was president and chief executive officer of Professional Management Associates, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lusk Co., builder of […]