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The Church of the Epiphany, a beloved landmark and architectural treasure, will collect $150,000 in preservation funding from the 2018 Partners in Preservation: Main Streets Program after winning enough votes — 74,272 of the 1,072,316 cast — to place fourth in a competition involving 20 historic sites nationwide. Sponsored by American Express and the National […]
In 1885, Sister Mary Wood, an Episcopal nun from the San Francisco area, saw a desperate need for health care in her adopted home and opened the nine-bed Los Angeles Hospital and Home for Invalids. After the Diocese of Los Angeles was carved from the statewide Diocese of California in 1897, it took charge of […]
March 28, 1927 – October 20, 2018 The Rev. Arnold Fenton, former rector of St. Matthew’s Church, Pacific Palisades, died Oct. 20, 2018, in Sandpoint, Idaho. He was 91. Survivors include his wife Barbara Burrows Fenton; his children Arnold A. Fenton, Christopher Fenton and Kimberly Fenton Hesse; stepchildren Deborah Connolly Eggleston and William F. Connolly; […]
Singers, clergy and lay, from around the diocese are invited to participate in a choir for Diocesan Convention. The choir will support congregational singing and offer an anthem at the closing Eucharist on Saturday, Dec. 1 at about 3:25 pm. There will be three regional rehearsals; singers may choose one or more to attend: Monday, […]
Young people in grades 9 – 12 are invited to apply to join the 50-member youth corps at Diocesan Convention, to be held Nov. 30 – Dec. 1 at the Ontario Convention Center. The youth are essential to the smooth running of the annual convention, serving in a variety of capacities; security, staffing microphones, errands, distributing materials, […]
Beginning on Sunday, Nov. 4, in churches all over the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, it will once again be “blue box” time. Parishioners will assemble their United Thank Offering mite boxes and spend the month of November accumulating thanksgivings and spare bills and change as part of the UTO Gratitude Challenge. “This is the […]
The Rt. Rev. Diane Jardine Bruce and the Program Group on Youth and Young Adult Ministries invite middle school-age Episcopalians of the diocese to the second annual Bishop Suffragan’s Ball, 7 – 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1020 North Brand Blvd., Glendale 91202. Like the longstanding Bishop’s Ball for […]
Girls throughout the diocese are invited to a Girls Friendly Society- Los Angeles Rally Day, which will feature a visit to the Brass Rubbing Medieval Arts Center at St. Luke’s Church, Long Beach, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3. All girls ages 7 to 21 are invited to come; they need not […]
Harry and Meghan are only the latest of Britain’s imperial pairings. The DNA of royal nuptials stretches down through the ages, and a king, queen and prince or two are among the memorial images returning to the 31st annual Brass Rubbing Medieval Arts Center at St. Luke’s Church, Long Beach, Oct. 16 – Nov. 10. […]
The Asian population is the fastest growing ethnic group not only in Southern California but also in the nation, and many congregations are unsure how to engage these vibrant and important communities in their midst. Multicultural Ministries – also known as New Community – in the Diocese of Los Angeles will launch a series of […]
[The Episcopal News] Nominations are now open for officers to be elected at Diocesan Convention Nov. 30 – Dec. 1. Some elections are for members of diocesan governance or finance boards, such as Diocesan Council, Standing Committee, Commission on Ministry, Corporation of the Diocese and Diocesan Investment Trust. Others are for campus ministries and diocesan […]
The Bishop’s Guild Tea, an autumn tradition in the Diocese of Los Angeles, will return on Saturday, Oct. 13, 3 – 5 p.m. at St. Francis’ Episcopal Church, 2200 Via Rosa, Palos Verdes Estates 90274. The tea is the annual fundraiser for the Bishop’s Guild, a 101-year-old organization that offers scholarship support to seminarians of […]
