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Please remember, there is one combined service this Sunday at 9:00am

The Third Sunday after the Epiphany

Sunday, January 21, 2024, 9:00 am Holy Eucharist (in the Sanctuary)

In-Person and Live Streamed on Facebook and YouTube | Service Leaflet

The congregation joins the Rev. Dr. Eric Law in the Parish Hall for another Brunch and Conversation at 10am as we celebrate our past and imagine the future together. A light breakfast will be served.

During this Season of Epiphany, the good people of St. John’s Cathedral will continue our conversation with the Rev. Dr. Eric Law this Sunday, 21 January, after a combined Sunday service at 9am. One service at 9am this Sunday, as we continue our celebration of Black History Month. A light breakfast will be served in the parish hall.

The Rev. Dr. Eric Law has been working with the Cathedral since last September as we move through this time of transition. He has invited the congregation to identify our gifts/strengths, aspects of communal life that need attention, and how to respond faithfully to God’s call. This Sunday, the Rev. Dr. Law will share back the responses you gave to these important questions.

This work of discernment and transition is ongoing, as it is in our own lives. You are essential to the process for it is only together that we come closer to discerning God’s call for us. Please join us.

Two last thoughts:

First, let us give thanks and sing praise to Canon Earl Mounger and the Committee on Black History Month for a fabulous launch of this annual celebration, which will hopefully last all year long.

Second, a week ago, Karen Uhler and I delivered the gifts that we gave to residents of Carter House and to their onsite property manager for Christmas. Karen has served faithfully on the Board of Carter House for nearly 30 years, since it was founded by St. John’s Church and with the exceptional leadership of Ted Handel, Board President.

This ministry exists today as a result of the love, support and labor of Ted and Karen, along

with the former Rector of St. John’s, the Rev. Canon Warner Traynham, among others. Above and below are a few pictures shared with gratitude, and with the blessings of the residents of Carter House.

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Upcoming

Food Pantry

Saturday, January 20, 2024

8:30 am -10:30 am

Our next Food Pantry event is THIS Saturday, January 20th. We are committed to supporting our community by providing fresh produce, canned goods, and frozen goods to families in need. The gates will open at 8:30am, and we will continue serving until supplies last. We invite everyone to come and take advantage of this opportunity to access nutritious food for themselves and their families.

Join the Book Club...

In person on these Saturdays: Jan. 20, 27 and Feb. 3 from 11:00am-12:30pm.

This year during Black History Month, members of St. John’s Cathedral will be reading All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep written by award winning singer, songwriter and author, Andre Henry. We are committed to creating a safe space to read this challenging book together. It’s the story of Andre Henry’s personal journey and decisions about ethnic discrimination (racism is an invented term).

We welcome each of you. Please call the office to sign up.

Welcome to African American History, 2024 | Canon Earl Mounger

As we begin our annual observance of Black History here at St. John’s, I am reminded of the scripture in Isaiah 42:9: “See the former things have taken place, and new things I declare, before they spring into being I announce them to you.”

This verse from the prophet Isaiah makes me think of my paternal ancestors enslaved on a plantation in North Carolina. What must they have been thinking when they were given their freedom? What did the word freedom mean when all they knew was what their master had told them and their ancestors before them, who had arrived as far back as 1619, that you belong to me? What did this new beginning have in store for them?

...READ MORE HERE

Art Exhibition in the Parish Hall

Please be sure to stop by the parish hall throughout Black History Month for a display entitled Where Abstract Art, Religious, and Social Activism Intersect. Artists include Chris Rocket, Mary Harris, Arnaya Needleman, Donald White Jr., Phree Hester, Brittany S. Price, Richard McKinley, Tony Concep and former rector of St. John's Warner Traynham.

Annual Parish Meeting

February 4th at 12:00pm following Sunday Eucharist

This important event in the life of St. John’s will take place on Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 12:00pm. There will be important details concerning parish life discussed. Please plan to attend!

Sunday's Vestry On-Call

Martha Ree

Vestry members are partners with clergy, encouraging the growth of community and the establishment of common ground in the spiritual life of the congregation. Parishioners are always welcome to speak with these individuals on Sunday morning; they assist in making sure our questions, comments, or concerns are heard.

Community

Nobody Knows: (Un)Muted Voices - 43rd Annual USC Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Friday, January 19, 2024 - Bing Theatre (BIT)

7:00pm

Nobody Knows: (Un)Muted Voices is inspired by the first two words of the African American spiritual, “Nobody Knows (The Troubles I’ve Seen).” To highlight the challenges and triumphs of those walking silently in the shadows, USC Thornton School of Music professor Ronald C. McCurdy and USC School of Dramatic Arts professor Anita Dashiell-Sparks will curate performances by students who will tell their stories via poetry, dance, video, and music. Admission is free. Reception to follow

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

The Guibord Center Presents...

“Every Child’s Life is Sacred” -- An Interfaith Concert for Humanity with The Yuval Ron Intercultural Ensemble. This special concert has limited seating, so please reserve your tickets early. The event is free to the community. Free valet parking.

Click here to learn more and to register!

Bloy House continues formation classes for laity

Bloy House, the Episcopal Theological School at Los Angeles, continues to offer formation classes. These courses are designed to meet requirements for the new diocesan lay licensing program, but are of general interest as well, and all are welcome. The fee for each class is $25. Click here for more information and to register.

Don't miss this!

Sacrifice Zone: Los Angeles (SZLA) is an immersive and interactive environmental justice experience at the Natural History Museum that merges exhibition with live performance. Utilizing multimedia enriched, documentary theatre and film storytelling, SZLA highlights the damaging effects of decades of industrial pollution on South Los Angeles communities.

LEARN MORE HERE

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