Support Disaster Recovery

Financial support

To contribute to fire relief efforts in the Diocese of Los Angeles, donate directly through one of these trusted organizations.

Prayer and liturgical resources

Include specific intercessions in Prayers for the People and community prayer lists, and use these resources to express grief and hope through liturgy and ritual.

• Prayers in Times of Disaster (opens in a new tab) — Episcopal Relief & Development
• Prayers Amid Crisis (opens in a new tab) — Episcopal Relief & Development
• A Prayer for a Time Such as This (opens in a new tab) — Thomas Diaz of All Saints, Pasadena
• Prayer for mercy, kindness, and generosity amid uncertainty and disaster (opens in a new tab) — Bishop John Harvey Taylor
• Groundbreaking Liturgies (opens in a new tab) — Emily Abbott of St. Mark’s, Altadena
• Blessing of Lament Following Disasters (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
• Offering Worship When All Is Not Normal (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
• Blessing a Home Lost in Fire — For Families (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
• Hosting Grief Circles (PDF) (opens in a new tab) — Unitarian Universalist Association

Share a prayer or spiritual practice (opens in a new tab)

Send messages of support

Notes of encouragement help disaster-impacted communities know they are not alone. Organize a letter-writing session and send handwritten messages or cards to an affected church.