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December 5, 2018

Convention asks Episcopalians to join with Sacred Resistance for advocacy and action

One of the final actions taken by this year’s meeting of Diocesan Convention was to pass unanimously a resolution (text here) affirming the work of the diocese’s Sanctuary Task Force — aka Sacred Resistance — and inviting the diocesan community to join in its action and advocacy for justice for refugees and immigrants.

December 3, 2018

Candidates elected to diocesan offices at convention

At the 123rd meeting of Diocesan Convention, held at the Ontario Convention Center Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, elections to some 15 diocesan offices — carried out this year for the first time by electronic voting —  were completed. Director, Canterbury Irvine (Episcopal chaplaincy at the University of California, Irvine) Susan Brown Director, Canterbury USC […]

December 3, 2018

Videos chronicle addresses, panel discussion and worship at Diocesan Convention

A series of videos of key portions of the 2018 meeting of Diocesan Convention, produced by Chris Tumilty of the Communications Office, have been posted to the diocese’s Facebook page. Videos may be viewed at the following links: Resource Roundup Workshops: Church Finance 101: the Rev. Michele Racusin, chief financial officer, Diocese of Los Angeles, […]

December 1, 2018

Taylor names four new canons at convention dinner

Bishop John Harvey Taylor named four new honorary canons of the Cathedral Center of St. Paul on Nov. 30 during the newly reinstated convention dinner during the annual meeting at the Ontario Convention Center. Taylor honored the Rev. Linda Pederson and her husband Dennis of St. John’s San Bernardino, where she is vicar of the […]

December 1, 2018

Diocesan elections concluded on second day of convention

[ONTARIO, California] Thanks to the new electronic balloting system being used at Diocesan Convention, now in its second day, quick consecutive votes yielded final election results for the remaining offices to be filled. Commission on Ministry (clergy) The Rev. Stefanie Wilson-Brown (third ballot) Commission on Ministry (lay) Parker Garrett (second ballot) Standing Committee (clergy) The […]

December 1, 2018

At convention, Taylor invites delegates to ‘come home’ to renewed unity, commitment

Bishop John Harvey Taylor called upon Southland Episcopalians to “come home” to renewed unity, commitment, connection and caring, during a Nov. 30 address to delegates on the opening day of the 123rd annual meeting of the Diocese of Los Angeles at the Ontario Convention Center. “Come home … to where our sibling is never the […]

November 30, 2018

Convention elections 2018 – first ballot

At the 129th meeting of Diocesan Convention, now under way at the Ontario Convention Center, the first ballot — carried out this year for the first time by electronic voting —  is completed. Elected by acclamation (running unopposed): Director, Canterbury Irvine (Episcopal chaplaincy at the University of California, Irvine) Susan Brown Director, Canterbury USC (Episcopal […]

November 29, 2018

Medical Ministry Grants application deadline is Dec. 10

Following the long-established tradition, the Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of Los Angeles will award its 2019 Medical Ministry Grants on or around February 10, 2019. The grant deadline of December 10, 2018 allows for time for the grant committee to make site visits and make their recommendations to the ECW board. The ECW […]

November 29, 2018

Law professor Devon Carbado to keynote diocese’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration

The Diocese of Los Angeles will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr., Day celebration at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20 at All Saints Church, Pasadena, featuring a keynote address by Devon Carbado, associate vice chancellor at UCLA and a professor at the university’s school of law. His expertise includes constitutional criminal procedure, constitutional […]

November 29, 2018

St. Philip’s, Los Angeles, celebrates its 111th year

Nearly 100 people attended the 111th anniversary celebration of St Philip the Evangelist Church at 2800 Stanford Avenue in Los Angeles on Nov. 25. A service was conducted in both English and Spanish for the parishioners coming from the local neighborhood of the church, as well as surrounding cities and even cities from as far […]

November 19, 2018

California Episcopalians connect, deepen community amid devastating wildfires

[Episcopal News Service – Los Angeles] California Episcopalians — still reeling from the deadliest wildfires in the state’s history — say they are gathering strength and resilience through community connections and an outpouring of love and concern from across the Episcopal Church. The Rev. Ann Sullivan’s northern California home was destroyed in the Camp Fire, […]