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The Sancta Sophia chapter of the Order of the Daughters of the King is pleased to invite all members and their guests to St. Mark’s Church in Upland for the 2018 Fall Assembly on Saturday, Nov. 3. The gathering will begin with registration and fellowship at 8 a.m. and will include a special All Saints’ […]
Two members of the Diocese of Los Angeles will present the film A Brilliant Genocide and discuss the current challenges of ministry in Uganda at the next quarterly luncheon workshop of the Program Group on Global Partnership on Thursday, Oct. 11, 12 – 1:30 p.m. at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul, 840 Echo Park […]
The 2019 annual pilgrimage to Cuernavaca is an opportunity to become acquainted with the Diocese of Los Angeles’ companions in the Anglican Diocese of Cuernavaca, and to learn Spanish. The dioceses of Cuernavaca and Los Angeles are in an official companion relationship. “The people of the Diocese of Cuernavaca are warm and welcoming; they minister […]
Decrying the most recent sweeps in which the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ensnared 150 people across the Southland, Bishop John Harvey Taylor of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, in a statement released today, calls for an end to America’s “greatest civic sin.” Full text of the bishop’s statement follows: “There is nothing […]
The Epiphany Conservation Trust, which raises funds for repairs and renovation at historic Church of the Epiphany, a cradle of the 1960 Chicano movement, has an opportunity to raise up to $150,000 for restoration work, and needs the help of Episcopalians of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Epiphany is one of 20 historic sites nationwide, […]
The Feeding Hungry Hearts Foundation is currently accepting applications for the Mission Needs Grants Program, according to the Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija, development officer for the Diocese of Los Angeles. The grants will provide money for innovative ministry ideas in mission congregations of the Diocese of Los Angeles. “The goal of these grants is simple: to […]
The recent rollout of the new diocesan website has hit a glitch for some users: the old address, www.ladiocese.org, sometimes fails to redirect to the new site. The Communications Office is working to resolve this problem, but please update your bookmarks and use diocesela.org, which will go directly to the redesigned website. Other new addresses: […]
Hotel room reservations are now being accepted for the 2018 Diocesan Convention, to be held Nov. 30 – Dec. 1 at the Ontario Convention Center. Reservations for any of the participating hotels may be made here. Hotels offering convention rates are: Doubletree by Hilton Ontario; Azure Hotel & Suites; and the Holiday Inn at Ontario […]
The diocesan community is invited to a special bilingual (English/Spanish) Eucharist at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26 to celebrate an official visit from Bishop Rafael Luis Morales of Puerto Rico. Morales will be in the Diocese of Los Angeles Sept. 24 – 27. Bishop Morales will preach and Bishop John Harvey Taylor will preside. […]
At the second plenary session of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles’s task force on housing justice yesterday at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul, Brenda Wiewel, a clinical social worker who directs USC’s Initiative to Eliminate Homelessness, talked about narrative and relationship as means of destigmatizing those suffering on the streets — suffering because […]
The Autumn 2018 sessions of Versed, a study program for young adults sponsored by the diocese’s Program Group on Youth & Young Adult Ministries, will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 2, with the topic “Beyond Inclusion: Queering the Church” at St. John’s Cathedral, 514 West Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90007. The Episcopal Church has progressed towards […]
The culture of Native Americans will be front and center at an All Nations Celebration of drums, songs, dances, fun stories, and door prizes on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2 – 6 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. John in Los Angeles. The celebration, sponsored by St. John’s and the Diocese of Los Angeles’ Native Ministry […]
