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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Proper 7
June 21, 2026
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Jeremiah 20:7-13
Psalm 69: 8-11, (12-17), 18-20
Romans 6:1b-11
Matthew 10:24-39
Preacher: The Rev. Jennifer Wagner Pavia
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Saturday, June 20, 6:00 PM: "Juneteenth" SoB venue in Luther Hall
Saturday, June 27, 6:00 PM: "Tour de France Dinner Party" SoB venue at the Kadota-Sundt residence
Saturday, July 11, 6:00 PM: "Paint, Sip & Nosh Night" SoB venue in Luther Hall
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Bible and Breakfast
Tuesdays | 9:30 AM
Luther Hall & Zoom
Midweek Eucharist:
Wednesdays | 7:00 PM
Chapel in the Sanctuary
Adult Forum: Living Faithfully with Alzheimer's
Wednesdays | 8:00 PM
Luther Hall & Zoom
| | | CELEBRATING FRANK at 70!!! | | Frank is all smiles as he celebrates his 70th birthday | | |
By Daphne Moote
The Rev. Jennifer and I had the pleasure of joining Frank to celebrate his 70th birthday at Disneyland! A fun coincidence is that Frank has celebrated several milestone birthdays at Disneyland over the years, and this year his birthday fell during Disneyland's own 70th Anniversary celebration.
We arrived in the afternoon just in time to catch a short character parade before enjoying a leisurely stroll down Main Street. To our surprise, Disneyland was not overly crowded, making for a relaxed afternoon with relatively short lines and perfect weather.
We explored Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, enjoyed both Star Tours and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (where our crew's engineering and gunnery skills definitely left room for improvement!), and revisited the Haunted Mansion, one of the highlights of our day. While Jennifer checked "it's a small world" off her Disneyland bucket list, Frank and I took on the Matterhorn. We reunited to laugh our way through the Jungle Cruise (yes, the corny jokes are still there!) before cooling off at Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. Frank enjoyed his pineapple juice, Jennifer chose the pineapple soft serve, and I couldn't resist the classic Dole Whip float!
One of the highlights of the afternoon was relaxing on a nearby patio while listening to a very engaging ragtime pianist. He kept everyone laughing with playful banter and a few delightfully corny knock-knock jokes, and Frank was a great sport, joining right in. Before long, the entire patio was singing "Happy Birthday" to Frank (and another birthday guest), creating a heartwarming memory. Throughout the day, Cast Members and guests alike wished Frank a happy birthday, thanks to the birthday button he proudly wore.
As evening approached, we headed over to Disney California Adventure, where we enjoyed a relaxing dinner before strolling through the beautifully illuminated Cars Land. We watched World of Color from a cozy viewing spot away from the biggest crowds and even caught a glimpse of the Disneyland fireworks from across the way since Disneyland had closed early for Pride Nite. The perfect ending came when we made it onto Soarin' Over California as the very last guests admitted before the park closed!
Cheers to you, Frank! Jennifer and I were delighted to celebrate this special milestone with you. Thank you for a wonderful day.
Most photos: Daphne Moote
| | Frank and Rev. Jennifer laugh joyfully on Disneyland's Jungle Cruise | | Adult Forum: LIVING FAITHFULLY with ALZHEIMER'S | | |
Video Course
May 27-June 24 at 8:00-ish pm
following the 7:00 pm Midweek Service
The Art of Letting Go
Living Faithfully with Alzheimer's
with The Rt. Rev. Porter Taylor
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This four-part video course explores the spiritual journey of living with Alzheimer’s through the lens of faith, loss, and gratitude. As memory and roles gradually fall away, participants are invited into a “spirituality of subtraction” that clarifies what truly matters—love, connection, and trust in God.
Ultimately, the course offers hope that even as life grows smaller, God’s presence remains constant and sustaining. Join us Wednesdays at 8pm following the Midweek Eucharist.
| | SISTERS OF BEDE UPDATE: NEW DATE/SPACES AVAILABLE | | SUMMER POTLUCK AND OUTDOOR EUCHARIST | | |
We are excited to bring back our Summer Potluck Dinner and Outdoor Eucharist this year!
Please join us on Wednesday, July 1 for an evening of fellowship, food, and worship.
Potluck Dinner: 5:30 p.m.
Outdoor Eucharist: 7:00 p.m.
Weather permitting, we will gather on the patio for dinner before joining Jennifer for the Eucharist. We enjoyed this event last year and thought it would be fun to make it an annual Sisters tradition.
We are also extending an invitation to a few of our friends who regularly attend Wednesday services, as we thought it would be nice to share the evening with our wider midweek church family.
If you plan to attend, please sign up using the link below. We want to ensure we have proper seating set up for our meal on the patio as well! Thanks so much.
https://www.signupgenius.com
| | NYA SCHOLARSHIP CELEBRATION | | Kevin, Joshua, and Joseph watch with Sonia Hernandez, NYA’s program director. | | |
The Neighborhood Youth Association (NYA) marked its 43rd Annual Scholarship Celebration on Saturday, June 6, awarding more than $55,000 to college students and recognizing milestones in diocesan leadership at an event hosted by St. Bede’s.
During the celebration, the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles’ Bishop-elect Antonio J. Gallardo Lucena, top right, was introduced as the incoming chair of NYA’s board of trustees. Bishop John Harvey Taylor, above left, was also recognized for his decade of service as he approaches retirement.
A new scholarship fund established in Bishop Taylor’s name received a major gift from the Immaculate Heart Community, presented by Dr. Sherry Purcell, the community’s president. Taylor then presented the evening’s first scholarship to Khayla Hernandez, a civil engineering major at California State University, Long Beach. Additional scholarships and special awards followed, presented by Sonia R. Hernandez, NYA’s program director, for a total of some 20 additional recipients.
The Rev. Jennifer Wagner Pavia, top left, rector of St. Bede’s, welcomed attendees and noted the parish’s ongoing partnership with NYA, including donated space that supports the organization’s flagship after-school learning center. Bob Williams, above right, president and CEO of NYA, also addressed the group.
NYA is a non-sectarian program founded in 1906 through the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. It continues a mission of supporting college-bound students overcoming socioeconomic barriers, many of whom are the first in their families to pursue higher education, with a program goal of 100% college placement for applicants.
--from The Episcopal News
PHOTOS BY PENNY JENNINGS
| | Carlos and Ariella helped with hosting during the NYA celebration. | | | | |
The Sisters of Bede book cart is an excellent resource not only for our congregation but for the groups that use our facilities. In exchange for books, the reader leaves a free-will offering. The money collected is added to the funds donated by the Sisters to the NYA.
Each month, Melora Sundt and I add a bunch of “new” books to the cart and weed out books that have been on the cart for several months. Melora takes the “weeded” books to support a similar program at the YMCA.
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We depend on donations of your unneeded books to stock our carts. Several years ago we had lots of inventory to fill the carts each month, but we are running low at this point. We especially need: mysteries (our most popular), general fiction (including romance), and general nonfiction.
If your Spring cleaning efforts include making some room on your bookshelves, nightstand, or beside your favorite chair by reducing the number of books, please consider bringing them to church. You can leave them next to the book carts in the parish hall and I’ll make sure they are put away.
Thank you for your continued support of the Sisters of Bede book cart.
Kathy Russell
| | SUPPORT SACRED RESISTANCE | | |
St. Bede's has partnered a task force of the Los Angeles Archdiocese, called Sacred Resistance, that assists immigrant families who are sheltering in place. The Mission committee has been assisting in the delivery of household goods, groceries and clothing.
There are two ways you can help:
1. Local Family Support We are currently supporting local families who need the following items:
ART SUPPLIES: Sketch pads, markers, construction paper, children's scissors, pipe cleaners, crayons, gel crayons, air dry modeling clay, stamps, stickers
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Notebooks, loose paper, notepads, pens, pencils, markers, crayons, rulers, pencil sharpeners, erasers, highlighters, pencil/pen bags, glue sticks, Sharpies
HOUSEHOLD GOODS: Body wash, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, dish soap, laundry soap, hand soap (soft soap), liquid baby bath soap, diapers (sizes 4, 5, 6), bleach, canned vegetables, canned fruit, rice, oatmeal, pasta
CLOTHING: Men's sizes L/XL, women's sizes M/L, children ages 4-10. Coats, sweatshirts, shirts, pants, and socks (new or gently used) are all welcome.
How to give:
2. Broader Community Distribution
Sacred Resistance is also collecting dry goods and household items for distribution to families throughout Los Angeles County. View their wishlist here: https://www.myregistry.com/organization/sacred-resistance-los-angeles-ca/5220494
You may also drop off items directly at Sacred Resistance headquarters in Hollywood:
- Monday–Tuesday: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
- Wednesday: 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Thursday–Friday: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
Address: 6125 Carlos Ave, Los Angeles CA 90028
Monetary donations can be made here: Venmo: @ststephenshollywood Paypal: https://bit.ly/sacred-resistance
Your generosity helps families in our community during a vulnerable time. Thank you for your support.
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Dear friends,
Many of you have shown concern about new immigration policies and how they will impact this vulnerable population among us here in Los Angeles. Below is information about how you can get involved through CLUE (Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice), an organization that St. Bede's works with and supports. Join us in preparation for this essential work.
Blessings,
Rev. Jennifer+
At the core of nearly every faith tradition lies the concept of a just, harmonious, and loving society where all souls are valued and everyone can thrive.
It is unconscionable that people fleeing violence in other countries would be deported back to those places, regardless of threats to their safety and security.
Because the Trump Administration is threatening immigrant communities across the country (regardless of documentation status), CLUE is working across Southern California to protect immigrant workers and their families in a variety of important ways.
You can join us in this work or support it with your donations knowing that you are doing your part to protect vulnerable people.
SUPPORT CLUES IMMIGRATION WORK
RAPID RESPONSE NETWORKS
If you see ICE Activity anywhere you go, you can report it to the Rapid Response hotlines in your area.
- Los Angeles: 888-624-4752
- Orange County: 714-881-1558
- San Bernardino/Riverside: 909-361-4588
- Kern County: 661-432-2230
- Central Valley: 559-206-0151
CLUE is working with RRN partners to offer ongoing trainings for faith leaders and community members who want to show up for workers and families being targeted by ICE.
If you want to be trained to be a rapid responder and you live in Orange County, Los Angeles or the Inland Empire, contact Sithy Bin at sbin@cluejustice.org.
CLUE WELCOME NETWORK
CLUE is cultivating its vast network of houses of worship to create a network of congregations that provide respite, and even longer-term shelter, to migrants released into Southern California.
Over 30 congregations are already participating in the CLUE Welcome Network that houses asylum seekers and refugees. We receive referrals from CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights) for asylum seekers in need of shelter, from legal service providers that are seeking sponsors for people being released from detention, or direct walk-ins. Some congregations in the network provide temporary shelter or short-term housing, and others support those efforts with gifts of supplies, transportation, etc.
Thank you for standing in intimate solidarity as we seek to build a society where everyone is safe and lives with dignity.
If your congregation is interested in joining the network, offering housing or supplies or services, please contact Sithy Bin at sbin@cluejustice.org.
In faith and solidarity,
Rev. Jennifer Gutierrez
| | A PRAYER for IMMIGRANTS from BISHOP TAYLOR | | PRAYER FOR PEACE IN THE HOLY LAND | | ST. BEDE'S ONLINE GIVING PORTAL | | |
Visit the St. Bede's website and at the top of every page, look for the "Donate" button. When you click on the "Donate" button, you will be transported to St. Bede's Vanco eGiving and Payment Process Site.
Vanco is an industry leader in online payments. More than 40,000 churches, faith-based groups, nonprofits, schools, and educational organizations trust Vanco to securely complete transactions every day. Vanco complies with PCI Level 1 standards, the highest security standard in the payment processing industry.
You are invited to set up one-time or recurring gifts using credit, debit, or bank transfer on Vanco's secure payment processing platform. Giving online through the Vanco site saves time and the hassle of remembering to bring your offering. In addition, you decrease the expense incurred by St. Bede’s from handling and processing checks and cash.
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FROM THE EPISCOPAL NEWS
A newsletter serving the Diocese of Los Angeles
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Episcopalians share in L.A. Pride, regional celebrations
By EN Staff
Under the theme “Rise with Pride,” more than 60 people from across the Diocese of Los Angeles joined the L.A. Pride celebration June 14, including a pre-parade service of Holy Eucharist celebrated by Bishop-elect Antonio J. Gallardo L.
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“We’re walking together as a community remembering who we are, where we come from, and the God who created us, so we can walk with pride,” Gallardo L. told the gathering. “No one should make us feel any less than we are. We have the body and blood of Christ to strengthen us for the walk.”
Before offering his comments after the Eucharist, Gallardo L. opened the mic for service participants to share their pride experiences, starting with All Saints, Pasadena, lay leader Lori Kizzia, who was marking her 50th L.A. Pride parade having first marched in 1976. After Kizzia, six additional speakers commented on ways in which The Episcopal Church strengthened them in the process of coming out and expressing their full God-given identity.
With its parade route along Highland Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard, the L.A. gathering was a highlight among more than a dozen other local and regional Episcopal Church pride gatherings across the six-county diocese, including the June 7 West Hollywood celebration in which more than 40 members of All Saints’, Beverly Hills, participated (see related photo).
Thomas Diaz – chair of the Bishop’s Commission on LGBTQ+ Ministry and a lay leader at All Saints in Pasadena – led the team coordinating arrangements for L.A. Pride. “We loved sharing The Episcopal Church with L.A. Pride,” Diaz told The Episcopal News, “not only highlighting who we are as Episcopalians, but also living into our baptismal covenant by striving to respect the dignity of every human being. L.A. Pride offers us an opportunity to embody God’s love in public and celebrate the beautiful diversity of our communities.”
READ MORE HERE
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All invited to July 11 consecration watch parties scheduled across diocese
By EN Staff
Festive watch parties scheduled across the six-county Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles on Saturday, July 11, will offer livestream video coverage of the ordination and consecration of the Rev. Dr. Antonio José Gallardo Lucena as its 8th bishop in 1o a.m. rites at All Saints Church in Pasadena.
Because seating at All Saints is limited and in-person attendance at the consecration service will be ticketed, the consecration committee has arranged the watch parties in each of the diocese’s 10 geographic deaneries so Episcopalians across diocese can participate together. A directory of congregations in each deanery is here.
Watch parties will screen the livestream, which will be available on the diocesan Facebook page and the YouTube channel of All Saints, Pasadena.
Confirmed watch party hosts and addresses are:
Deanery 1: Trinity Church, 600 Saratoga St., Fillmore; St. Peter’s, 402 S. Lincoln St., Santa Maria
Deanery 2: St. Luke’s of the Mountains, 2563 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta
Deanery 3: St. Alban’s, 580 Hilgard, Westwood (Los Angeles)
Deanery 4: To be determined
Deanery 5: St. James, 1325 Monterey Road, South Pasadena
Deanery 6: Holy Trinity, 100 N. 3rd Ave., Covina
Deanery 7: All Saints, 3847 Terracina Drive, Riverside
Deanery 8: St. Peter’s, 1648 W. 9th St., San Pedro; St. Thomas, 5306 E. Arbor Road, Long Beach
Deanery 9: St. Andrew’s, 1231 E. Chapman Ave., Fullerton
Deanery 10: St. George’s, 23802 Avenida De La Carlota, Laguna Hills
For updates, additional details, and the full consecration weekend schedule, visit the consecration website here.
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Episcopal Church to market its NYC headquarters building for possible sale, redevelopment
By David Paulsen
The Episcopal Church, after decades of discussions about the prudence of owning and maintaining a building in New York City as its headquarters, will test the market for a possible redevelopment, sale or both, Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe announced on June 17.
The Episcopal Church Center in Midtown Manhattan, commonly referred to as “815” because of its street address, 815 Second Ave., rises 12 stories high and contains 146,000 square feet of space, but in recent years, much of the churchwide staff has worked remotely in locations across the United States and Europe. Less than half the building is now occupied by church operations or affiliated organizations.
After consulting this week with Executive Council — the church governing body is meeting June 15-17 in the Diocese of Puerto Rico —church officials are hiring New York-based Denham Wolf Real Estate Services to market the 63-year-old building for a possible sale.
“We’ve done a detailed analysis about the best use of the building, with consultants and architects,” Chief Financial Officer Chris Lacovara said in a church news release. “We occupy a fraction of the Church Center space now, and the conclusion is that we don’t need to own and occupy a building in midtown Manhattan.”
The news release describes the building as The Episcopal Church’s “most valuable non-endowment asset,” and it has long been a focus of speculation as church leaders considered whether to relocate the denominational headquarters. The news release notes those discussions date back at least as far as 1970, and in 2012, bishops and deputies at General Convention voted in favor of pursuing a new headquarters.
The 2012 resolution says simply: “It is the will of this Convention to move the Church Center headquarters away from the Church Center building at 815 2nd Avenue, New York City.”
READ MORE HERE
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