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March 17, 1938 – December 3, 2018 The Rev. David Charles Walker — priest, chaplain, organist and composer — died Dec. 3. He served as chaplain and director of pastoral care at Good Samaritan Hospital 1991 – 2003; previously he served a congregations in San Diego, Beverly Hills, and Brooklyn New York. He composed two […]
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.
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 […]
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, […]
The 123rd annual meeting of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles concluded Dec. 1 after prophetic worship, spirited addresses and a lively panel discussion about housing justice. Bishop Suffragan Diane Jardine Bruce gave an address focused on New Community ministries, and previewed the budget, which was then presented by Canon Andy Tomat, treasurer. Near the […]
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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
