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Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to keynote Jan. 15 ‘Power of Love’ service honoring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebration set for Christ the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Leimert Park
[The Episcopal News – December 14, 2022] The Most. Rev. Michael Curry – whose prophetic leadership as presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church spans 16 nations – will visit Los Angeles on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend to keynote a Jan. 15 “Power of Love” service set for 3 p.m. at Christ the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 3303 W. Vernon Avenue, Leimert Park (Los Angeles) (pictured below).
The Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, will welcome Curry to the service planned to highlight King’s insight that “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” The theme also echoes Curry’s longstanding international focus on “The Way of Love.”
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“Bishop Curry’s is the most important voice in 21st century Christianity. Dr. King was our great prophet of justice in the 20th century,” Taylor said in announcing the service. “On behalf of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. planning team, I extend thanks to Christ the Good Shepherd Church for their hospitality. But we can’t guarantee that the roof will stay on!”
All are invited to attend the service, which will feature music by the Episcopal Chorale and a liturgy planned by the diocesan Program Group on Black Ministries and the Martin Luther King Jr. planning group. Honored guests will include local civic leaders and representatives of neighboring faith communities. The service will be livestreamed via the diocesan Facebook page and YouTube channel.
A dynamic voice for justice and peace, Curry is chief pastor of the Episcopal Church. He began his nine-year term in 2015 after being elected The Episcopal Church’s first African American presiding bishop. Biographical information is here.
This article appears on the Episcopal News website here.
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Diocesan Council hears reports of Annual Appeal grants, new church collaborations, presiding bishop's visit at December meeting
by Pat McCaughan
[The Episcopal News – December 14, 2022] – The “One Body, One Spirit,” appeal, which has raised a half-million dollars in grants aiding challenged churches and other diocesan communities, will likely undergo some changes in 2023, Bishop John Harvey Taylor announced at the Dec. 8 regular meeting of Diocesan Council.
“What we’ve decided to do with the annual appeal, which will be a permanent fixture of our life as a diocese, is to have seasonally-based mini-campaigns, like in Advent, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and so on,” he said. The fund was started in 2020 to aid churches struggling with extraordinary pandemic challenges, and eventually became an ongoing appeal.
Taylor referenced a recent video, recorded during a Nov. 29 official visit in Los Angeles for the Church of the Advent’s centennial celebration, anticipating the next round of grant applications.
“Every single dollar we receive goes right back out the door, 100%, to missions and to parishes and other institutions,” to assist with projects typically not included in annual operating budgets. The grants, averaging about $7,500, have enabled “new ministries, programs, and roofs that need to be fixed” and the focus of grant awards may broaden more, he said.
Looking ahead to 2023, Taylor also noted the upcoming Jan. 13 – 16 weekend visit to Los Angeles of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry, as well as a likely increase in churches collaborating creatively on ministry and mission.
St. Stephen’ Church in Beaumont, along with Trinity Church in Redlands, and St. Alban’s Church in Yucaipa, are sharing clergy and ministries, and Canon to the Ordinary Melissa McCarthy “is studying closely how we can find other ways to twin churches and trio churches and create quartets of churches,” he said.
Read more here.
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LA’s Church of the Advent marks centennial
By Bob Williams
Marking its 101st year with a Nov. 27 visitation from Bishop John Harvey Taylor, Los Angeles' historic Church of the Advent, located in the city’s West Adams district, celebrated its centennial, deferred one year due to pandemic restrictions.
Baptisms added to the day’s joy as parishioners joined the Rev. Vanessa Mackenzie – rector since 2002 and the first black woman priest to serve a parish in Johannesburg, South Africa – to mark the milestone. Organized in 1921, the congregation is named after Boston’s Church of the Advent, home parish of L.A.’s second bishop, the Rt. Rev. W. Bertrand Stevens. Distinguished parishioners through the years include vocalist Nat King Cole (pictured at left with his wife, Maria, and daughters Natalie and Carole, greeted by the Rev. George Pratt, then-rector). The Cole family later became parishioners of St. James’, Los Angeles.
The Rev. Canon Lewis P. Bohler Jr., now retired in Augusta, Ga., and ranking as the senior honorary canon of the Diocese of Los Angeles, served the parish as rector from 1961 to 1996, championing civil rights and leading extensive rebuilding efforts after the brick church was seriously damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
In other historical notes, the church’s Buckingham Road rectory is a former residence of art collector Norman Simon, who donated it to the parish in 1954. Held on the first Sunday of the Advent season, the centennial celebration is also featured in a diocesan Annual Appeal video message from the bishop, available here.
Canon Bob Williams is canon for common life and historiographer for the Diocese of Los Angeles.
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Bloy House announces new spring formation classes open to clergy and laity
Bloy House, the Episcopal Theological School at Claremont, has announced its Spring 2023 slate of continuing education formation classes for laity and clergy.
Classes beginning in January and February (to be conducted via Zoom) are:
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THURSDAYS, JANUARY 12, 19, 26 and FEBRUARY 2, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Episcopal Identity
Facilitated by Bloy House President Gary Hall and Dean Linda Allport
How would you describe the Episcopal Church - its theology, its worship and community, its history, and what you love about it - to a friend who has never experienced it? Would you like to know more about this beautiful and welcoming church that we minister in and share together? We will discuss the Book of Common Prayer and worship, the history of the church and its relationship to the Anglican Communion, our authority structure and model of decision making, Episcopal theology and spirituality, and our place and mission in the modern world. We will interactively engage with the topics and each other, leaving with a better understanding of our faith. Class fee: $25. Register here.
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MONDAYS, FEBRUARY 6, 13, 20 & 27, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Reading Ruth: The Politics of Identity, Location, and Change
Facilitated by the Rev. Dr. Mary Tororeiy
The book of Ruth is a kind of a Cinderella story. The thing with Cinderella stories is that they have a beautiful ending, something that gives the reader a welcome sigh of relief, a Hollywood ending. But what about the real story? The story before the end? A famine. Migration. Death. Nothingness. A return. Navigating these changes involves negotiating identities, location, and change. No Old Testament book does it better than the story of Ruth. We will examine the story of Ruth whose foreign-ness reshapes the nature of identity in post-exilic Israel. Using the tools of context and authorial intentions, we will carefully read and re-evaluate the narrative by studying its literary function within the Israelite politics of identity and change. Class fee: $25. Register here.
More classes (details to be announced):
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MARCH (dates to be announced)
Lenten Spirituality Class
Facilitated by the Rev. Elizabeth Rechter of Stillpoint.
SATURDAY, APRIL 29
Multi-cultural ministry workshop (title to be announced)
Ministry - lay or ordained- in our diocese is becoming a multi-cultural experience. How do we gain skills and insight, not only to understand others' languages and cultures, but to be open to transformative friendships? A one-day workshop, facilitated by the Rev. Carlos Ruvalcaba and the Rev. Melissa Campbell-Langdell.
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ALTERNATE SATURDAYS, 1 - 4 p.m. (click here for dates)
Advanced Preaching
Instructor: The Rev. Dr. Sylvia Sweeney
This class is designed as a practicum to help preachers of all levels improve their preaching skills. Students will develop their homiletical skills through practicing new approaches to preaching and receiving feedback from a supportive peer group. Topics to be covered include developing skills in the art of narrative preaching and storytelling, preaching in a digital context, honing the core message of one’s sermon, preaching as leadership, and connecting head and heart in preaching. This class is especially appropriate for individuals who have gained significant preaching and pastoral experience since their introduction to homiletics. Combination in-person and Zoom. Audit fee: $250. Register here.
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ALTERNATE SATURDAYS, mornings (click here for dates)
Episcopal History and Polity
Instructor: The Rev. Dr. Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook
The purpose of this course is to give students a working knowledge of the history (histories), ethos, and cultures of the Episcopal Church: an appreciation of both the highlights and the challenges of our Anglican North American heritage; and, the ability to apply these insights as religious leaders to pastoral and teaching contexts. The course will survey the more generally acknowledged sources and major issues of Episcopal History and discuss the evolution of ministry and congregational life. The course intentionally includes the generally acknowledged figures and sources in the western North American tradition, as well as those outside the traditional canon, such as women, people of color, people from the “majority” world, and the LGBTQi community. Audit fee: $250. Register here.
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Abundant Table to close after 14-year ministry; seeks funds for transition
The Abundant Table, an Episcopal Church farm ministry in Ventura County for the past 14 years, will close at the end of 2022, the organization announced Dec. 11.
"Since 2008 not only have we nourished land and community," the Abundant Table staff wrote in the announcement, "we’ve farmed and raised sustainably grown food for our neighbors including hundreds of our CSA [Community Supported Agriculture] members and their families, thousands of Ventura County students receiving free and reduced school lunches, and farmworkers and their families in our solidarity shares program. We have nurtured past Abundant Table interns to become leaders in Ventura County Farm to School, educators, writers, and community justice advocates and leaders. We have gathered weekly for an inclusive, spiritual community at Farm Church (which will continue gathering!). We have facilitated a space where staff members, especially farmers, are celebrated. Through it all, we have held land, community and connection at the forefront."
The ministry is seeking donations to allow it to pay its current staff for a period of transition, exploration and training; to contribute, click here.
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Coming holiday closures at diocesan offices
Diocesan offices at St. Paul's Commons and elsewhere will be closed for several coming holidays.
Christmas and New Year
Christmas and New Year's Day fall on Sundays this year; diocesan staff will have Dec. 23 and 26 off for Christmas Eve and Day, and Dec. 30 and Jan. 2 off for New Year's Eve and Day.
Episcopal News Update hiatus
The Update will be on hiatus for the weeks of Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Publication will resume with the Jan. 8 issue (issue date Jan. 4).
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La Gran Posada
Dec. 10, 2022
In La Gran Posada tonight at St. Paul’s Commons, Echo Park, we anticipated the nine-day Mexican tradition of Las Posadas, usually held Dec. 16-24, when worshipers reenact Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter. Especially these chilly nights, it’s good to remember all who need safe places to lay their heads. Read more here.
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Charles Dickens’ vision of that place where all are welcome
Dec. 8, 2022
“In came a fiddler with a music book, and went up to the lofty desk, and made an orchestra of it, and tuned like fifty stomachaches. In came Mrs. Fezziwig, one vast substantial smile. In came the three Miss Fezziwigs, beaming and lovable. In came the six young followers whose hearts they broke. In came all the young men and women employed in the business. ..." Read more here.
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Video of The Gathering's program on AAPI women's leadership is now online
The Gathering - a Space for Asian Pacific Spirituality on Oct. 29 offered a panel conversation, "Front and Center: AAPI Women in Church Leadership." A video recording of that session is now available for viewing on demand here.
Participants heard the perspectives of female AAPI leaders – Julianne Hines, Charlene Jin Lee, and Katie Nakamura Rengers – on the future of the church, peace and justice causes, leadership roles, and more. The conversation was moderated by intercultural educator/consultant Erika G. Bertling, member of The Gathering's leadership team.
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New 'By Your Side' training sessions to begin in January, March
By Susan Brown
Since 2011, the mission of By Your Side has been to support people in times of change and difficulty, particularly in health crisis, and to be at their bedside at the end of their lives as needed. We train volunteer community members to be a compassionate presence.
While we continue to develop teams of people to serve in hospital settings, since 2013 we've also trained residents and neighbors of our ECS communities to be even more present with one another. Residents have companioned their peers having difficulty with changes in their lives, with challenging diagnoses, sometimes with increasing frailty, and notably with adjusting to life in our Courtyards memory care. Staff have had the opportunity to deepen their understanding of what it means to really be “with” the residents they support, and residents, staff, and members of the larger communities all gain tools for taking care of themselves while being there for others.
The pandemic brought all of us to an acute awareness of life’s fragility, realizing that what is most important is connection. As we move back into greater physical closeness, we take with us a renewed commitment to being with one another, no matter what.
Please join us in this exploration. Our next trainings will be hybrid (in-person and Zoom). There is no obligation to volunteer at the completion of the training.
Enroll in either of the next 10-hour, 5 week courses. The first will be at MonteCedro in Altadena from Jan. 24 to Feb. 21, Tuesday evenings, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The second will be at the Canterbury in Rancho Palos Verdes from March 7 to April 4, also Tuesday evenings, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
To enroll, email [email protected] or call 818.822.6044 for more information. Enrollment is limited to 30 people. A fee of $70 (which includes all materials) is due by the second class. Scholarships are available. CE (12 hours) for nurses is available for an added $30 under California Board of Registered Nursing Provider Number CEP 16239.
Susan Brown is administrator of By Your Side, a ministry of Episcopal Communities & Services.
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Interfaith memorial service Dec. 21 will honor homeless
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will host a Homeless Persons' Interreligious Memorial at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles. Approximately 63,000 people in Los Angeles are homeless, an increase of 13% from 2019, and one of the largest homeless populations in the country. Every year, more than 1,000 unhoused people die on the streets of Los Angeles. The service, held on the first day of winter, will acknowledge and honor their lives. Bishop John Harvey Taylor of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is scheduled to participate. All are welcome. For more information and reservations, click here. A flyer is here.
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Coverage of the Nov. 11 - 12 meeting of Diocesan Convention is available at the following links.
Diocesan Convention hears of hope, challenges in the Holy City and at home [The Episcopal News – November 16, 2022]
Convention photo gallery [The Episcopal News – November 21, 2022]
Jerusalem’s Anglican archbishop invites all to share his diocese’s ministry of reconciliation in the Holy Land [The Episcopal News – November 16, 2022]
Bishop Taylor honors four new canons, Program Group on Missions chair at convention dinner [The Episcopal News – November 16, 2022]
Elections at Diocesan Convention 2022 [The Episcopal News – November 11, 2022]
All are invited ‘back to the holy city’ for Diocesan Convention 2022: Archbishop Naoum of Jerusalem will be featured speaker
Diocesan Council recommends 2023 draft budget for approval at Nov. 11-12 convention [The Episcopal News – October 26, 2022]
Samantha Wylie, diocesan convention coordinator, is a Jedi Master of organization, colleagues say [The Episcopal News – October 26, 2022]
Watch video of Churches for Middle East Peace webinar providing context for Archbishop of Jerusalem’s keynote address to Diocesan Convention [The Episcopal News – October 12, 2022]
Convention website gets new look, new URL [The Episcopal News, September 13, 2022]
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Presiding bishop preaches ‘love always’ at San Diego’s Good News Festival
By Pat McCaughan
[Episcopal News Service – San Diego, California – December 12, 2022] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry delivered a soul-stirring, handclapping, belly-laughing “love always” revival message Dec. 10 to hundreds of cheering Episcopalians and friends gathered at the Town and Country Resort for the Diocese of San Diego’s Good News Festival.
“Love when you feel like it, and love when you don’t,” Curry said. “Love when you believe it, and love when you don’t. Love on the mountaintop, and love in the valley. But love always.
“Love yourself always. Love your neighbor always. Love your God always. Love always, because love made you and love will set you free,” he said in English, accompanied by a Spanish interpreter, at the evening worship service, which concluded the Dec. 9-10 festival.
Curry began leading Episcopal revivals in 2017, but the Good News Festival was the first in-person revival in the churchwide series since the pandemic put a halt in March 2020 to such large gatherings. The events are promoted as part of the church’s “loving, liberating and life-giving” approach to being “the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement.”
Read more here.
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Executive Council postpones vote on nominee for Episcopal Church chief operating officer
By Egan Millard
[Episcopal News Service – December 13, 2022] At a special online meeting on Dec. 13, the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church discussed the nomination of a candidate for chief operating officer of The Episcopal Church, but did not hold a vote on whether to confirm the nominee.
The current COO, the Rev. Geoffrey Smith, a deacon, plans to retire effective Jan. 1, 2023. Church canons specify that the presiding bishop and president of the House of Deputies present a nominee to Executive Council, which then votes on whether to make the appointment. (Covered under Canon 4, Sec. 2f.)
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris’ nominee for the position was not named during the public portion of the meeting. As it typically does when discussing staffing matters, council went into executive session to discuss the nominee, during which the public livestream was turned off. The public portion was devoted to discussing the search process.
The COO oversees the offices of Communication, Information Technology and Human Resources in the New York-based Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, the church’s corporate entity and denominational headquarters. (Episcopal News Service is part of the Office of Communication.) The COO also manages the church’s real estate, including its Manhattan headquarters (pictured above), and ensures that initiatives mandated by General Convention and Executive Council are staffed and resourced. The COO’s salary is listed as $241,985 in the 2022 budget.
Read more here.
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Presiding bishop invites applicants for 2023 UN Commission on the Status of Women delegation
[The Episcopal Church - December 14, 2022] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry invites applications for Episcopal delegates age 19 and up to represent The Episcopal Church in person and virtually at the 67th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW67) in New York City, March 6-17. It will be the first time the church sends in-person delegates since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Applications are due by Jan. 13. Nominations will be announced by mid-February. Find all criteria and applications online in English and Spanish.
The presiding bishop’s hybrid delegation will consist of a small number of in-person delegates who will attend UNCSW at the UN headquarters in New York as well as virtual delegates who will participate remotely and meet online periodically with the in-person delegates.
Read more here.
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United Thank Offering renews emphasis on gratitude as it continues to support mission
By Melodie Woerman
[Episcopal News Service – December 8, 2022] Since its beginnings, United Thank Offering has invited Episcopalians to give thanks for their blessings. In recent years, that effort has expanded, through studying what gratitude is and finding ways of inviting those outside as well as inside The Episcopal Church to make showing gratitude an everyday practice.
While UTO has been talking about gratitude since the 19th century, its board was surprised to learn the church had never undertaken a scholarly look at gratitude, the Rev. Heather Melton, UTO staff officer, told Episcopal News Service, so they hosted a Scholars Conference online in the early days of the pandemic in 2020, with conference presentations reprinted in the summer 2021 edition of the Anglican Theological Review.
Read more here. For information about UTO in the Diocese of Los Angeles contact Tammy Smecker-Hane, UTO coordinator for the Diocese of Los Angeles at [email protected]
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 6 p.m.
Deanery 6 Advent Soup Supper & Book Study (session 3)
St. Mark's Church
330 E. 16th Street, Upland 91784
Deanery 6 offers a rotating Advent soup supper and book series on four successive Wednesdays to study Richard Rohr's The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe. There is no cost to attend. Each session will begin with the soup supper at 6 p.m. The program will start at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. with a closing prayer. First sessions were Nov. 30 and Dec. 7; the final session will be Dec. 21 at St. Ambrose's, Claremont.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 7 – 8 p.m.
Taizé Prayer Service
Sacred Heart Chapel
480 S. Batavia Street, Orange 92868-3907
Information: 714.744.3172 or [email protected]
Offered in prayerful collaboration between Stillpoint (a diocesan institution) and Center for Spiritual Development (Sisters of St. Joseph, Orange). Slow down and unplug at this hour-long service designed in the style that began in Taizé, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. This service includes prayer, simple beautiful music, a time for silence and sacred readings. Chants are sung many times over as a prayer of the heart. All faith traditions are welcome. Third Sunday of each month. Covid requirements: proof of vaccination (including booster) and masks.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 5 p.m.
West Coast Big Band Concert
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
1231 E. Chapman Avenue, Fullerton 92831
Information: 714.870.4350
There is no charge.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 7 p.m.
The Harmony Room at St. Be's Holiday Concert Series: The Gift
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church (St. Be's)
2109 Chickasaw Avenue, Los Angeles 90041
Information here
Tickets: $15
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1 p.m.
Concert: A Christmas Celebration
St. Martin in-the-Fields Episcopal Church
7136 Winnetka Avenue, Winnetka 91306
Featuring Shahid Osuna, flute; Logan Pacino, violin; Gregory Von Notias, viola; Benz Marston Duglio, cello. There is no charge; donations will be gratefully accepted. A reception will follow the concert.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 4 p.m.
Live Nativity
Christ Episcopal Church
408 S Broadway, Redondo Beach 90277
You'll get to meet live animals, including a camel, donkey, cow, and goat. You can join our choir to sing Christmas carols and children can dress up for a short nativity play. There will be light refreshments. Please invite friends and neighbors. This is fun for all ages!
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 5 p.m.
A Christmas Festival Of Nine Lessons & Carols
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information here or 310.275.0123, ext. 112
All Saints’ Choir, Parish Choir, and All Saints’ Choristers sing beloved Christmas carols for congregation & choir.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 5 p.m.
Living Nativity
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
1231 E. Chapman Avenue, Fullerton 92831
Information: 714.870.4350
Live animals, plus harpists playing inside and outside the church. There is no charge.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 7 p.m.
The Harmony Room at St. Be's Holiday Concert Series:
Susie Hansen Latin Jazz Trio
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church (St. Be's)
2109 Chickasaw Avenue, Los Angeles 90041
Information here
Tickets: $15
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 7 p.m.
The Harmony Room at St. Be's Holiday Concert Series: Amber Weekes
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church (St. Be's)
2109 Chickasaw Avenue, Los Angeles 90041
Information here
Tickets: $15
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 5 p.m.
Spirituality in Nature Group
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
3290 Loma Vista Road, Ventura 93003
Join us on the St. Paul’s labyrinth for a Winter Solstice time of contemplation and community. We plan to have telescopes out to do some stargazing and a small bonfire. We will be thinking about darkness and light as spiritual concepts. This event is appropriate for all ages. We also plan to have light snacks but feel free to bring food to share if you’d like.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 6 p.m.
Deanery 6 Advent Soup Supper & Book Study (session 4)
St. Ambrose's Church, 830 W. Bonita Avenue, Claremont 91711
Deanery 6 offers a rotating Advent soup supper and book series on four successive Wednesdays to study Richard Rohr's The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe. There is no cost to attend. Each session will begin with the soup supper at 6 p.m. The program will start at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. with a closing prayer. First sessions were Nov. 30, Dec. 7 and Dec. 14.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 7 p.m.
Homeless Persons' Interreligious Memorial
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
555 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles
Information/Reservations here
Hosted by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Approximately 63,000 people in Los Angeles are homeless, an increase of 13% from 2019, and one of the largest homeless populations in the country. Every year, more than 1,000 unhoused people die on the streets of Los Angeles. The service, held on the first day of winter, will acknowledge and honor their lives. Bishop John Harvey Taylor of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is scheduled to participate. All are welcome. A flyer is here.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 7 p.m.
Blue Christmas Service
St. James' Episcopal Church
3209 Via Lido, Newport Beach 92663
St. James will offer a sacred space for people living through dark times with a service that will be reflective and accepting of where you really are, holding out healing and hope. Join us for this sacred liturgy on Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year, to pray, meditate, and console your heart.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 7 p.m.
The Harmony Room at St. Be's Holiday Concert Series: Pierre Chambers
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church (St. Be's)
2109 Chickasaw Avenue, Los Angeles 90041
Information here
Tickets: $15
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 7 p.m.
The Harmony Room at St. Be's Holiday Concert Series: Elliot Caine
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church (St. Be's)
2109 Chickasaw Avenue, Los Angeles 90041
Information here
Tickets: $15
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2023
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 4 p.m.
Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble: A Merrie Twelfth Night
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
122 S. California Avenue, Monrovia
Tickets here or at the door
Jouyssance, directed by Nicole Baker, will perform a varied concert of holiday music from the British Isles, including anthems, motets and beloved ancient carols. Motets and anthems by William Byrd, Peter Philips, John Dunstable and others will contrast with original versions of well-known carols such as "There is no rose of such vertu" and "Nova Nova." Jouyssance will also sing excerpts from Thomas Tallis’ sumptuous Missa Puer natus est. A complimentary reception will follow the concert.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 10 a.m.
Ordination to the Priesthood
St. John's Episcopal Cathedral
514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90007
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will preside at the ordination of the Rev. Timothy Paul Hartley, the Rev. Ryan Michael Macias, the Rev. C. Susanne Wright-Nava, the Rev. Stacey Forte Dupré, and the Rev. Brian Joseph Tucker at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14 at St. John's Cathedral. The prayers and presence of the diocesan community are invited. As with all events at the cathedral, proof of full vaccination against Covid-19 is required for attendees.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 6 p.m.
The Bishop's Dinner 2023
St. John's Episcopal Cathedral
514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90007
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will be the guest of honor and keynote speaker at the 2023 Bishop’s Dinner, with proceeds benefiting diocesan ministries. A reception will begin at 6 p.m., followed at 7 p.m. by dinner and the program. Business attire. Complimentary valet parking. Tickets to the dinner are sold out; to be placed on a waiting list, contact Canon Kathy O’Connor, dinner coordinator, at [email protected].
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 3 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration
with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
Christ the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
3303 W. Vernon Avenue, Los Angeles 90008
Curry, well known for his compelling preaching, will deliver a homily at a diocese-wide liturgy commemorating King's life and ministry. Additional details will be announced soon.
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The Holy Land
April 12 - 22, 2023
Members of the Diocese of Los Angeles community: You are invited to join members of St. James’ in-the-City Episcopal Church for a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in April 2023. We hope you will consider coming along on this exciting and soulful adventure. Walk the footsteps of Jesus during an 11-day pilgrimage to the Holy Lands and Jordan, with Pastor Jim Boline of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and the Rev. Dr. Kate Cress of St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church. Itinerary is here. Click here to register.
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Turkey: Footsteps of Paul
April 14 - 29, 2023
Scheduled for the week after Easter, this tour will be led by the Rev. Canon George Woodward, vicar of St. Paul's Anglican Church, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and former rector of St. Edmund's Church, San Marino. The itinerary will follow the travels of St. Paul of Tarsus, with stops in Istanbul, Antioch, Tarsus, Cappadocia, Lystra, Konya, Antalya, Perge, Ephesus and Kusadasi. Canon Woodward lived in Turkey for two years and is personally familiar with all the tour destinations. The tour cost of $3365 per person (double occupancy) will include tour guide and manager, deluxe hotels, daily breakfast, some lunches and dinners, coach transportation and entrance tickets. (The main tour group will depart from Mexico City; pilgrims from other areas will fly directly to Istanbul.) Operated by St. Cecilia Tours. For detailed information and to register, click here. Photo: Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
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EMPLOYMENT
Listings may be sent to [email protected]. There is no charge.
ALTADENA: Interim Preschool Director. Saint Mark’s School seeks an inspiring and innovative Interim Preschool Director for the 22/23 school year who will ensure the continued excellence and distinction of our program for children ages 2 year, 9 months through 5 years old. The Interim Preschool Director will take a leadership role in all areas that support the school’s core mission, including managing the day-to-day operations of the preschool, providing mentorship to the preschool faculty and staff, and ensuring the preschool program provides the highest quality learning experience and environment for the growth and development of children. Full job description here. Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and current resume to Kelly Mancuso, assistant head of school, at [email protected]. Date posted: Aug. 20, 2022. Date available: immediately.
BUENA PARK: Administrative Assistant, St. Joseph's Episcopal Church. 15 hours/week. Small parish seeks experienced and cheerful person to handle customary reception and business office tasks. Send resume and letter of interest to [email protected]
FILLMORE/VENTURA: Community Engagement and Development Coordinator, The Abundant Table, a non-profit, organic certified farm and BIPOC- and women-led worker collective in Ventura County, California that seeks to transform our food system towards justice, liberation, and increased health for all people, while caring for the land and all who tend the land. Community Engagement and Development Coordinator will be responsible to oversee and coordinate the TAT community engagement and development processes, including management; fundraising; community engagement, coordination and development. 30 hours/week; salary and benefits $32,864.Full job description here.
GLENDORA: Organist. Grace Episcopal Church is seeking a professionally trained church organist to be a part of our strong and vital music ministry. The organist will be expected to play for one Sunday service and one choir rehearsal per week, feast days, and for festive concerts. We offer a traditional Rite II service at 10 a.m. on Sundays. The preferred style of music is classical sacred music, ranging from Palestrina to Rutter. The pipe organ is by Manuel Rosales, built in 1977, with a new console in 1980, and substantial reconditioning work in 2016. The organ has two manuals and 26 ranks. The organist will work directly under our choirmaster/director of music in a collaborative manner. Salary: $18,000. Weddings and funerals will provide additional compensation. A full job description is here. Send resume to the Rev. Susan Scranton via email at [email protected] or by postal mail at 555 E. Mountain View Avenue, Glendora 91741.
LOS ANGELES: Administrative Assistant, St. Philip's Episcopal Church. Part time (no more than 15 hours/week). On site as much as possible. Wage: $18/hour. Requires English and Spanish. Full job description here. Contact: Marc Nesbit, senior warden, at [email protected] or the Rev. Thomas Quijada-Discavage at [email protected].
LOS ANGELES: Coordinator for Refugee Housing, Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Service (IRIS). Identify and secure safe, affordable, appropriately furnished housing that meets the Cooperative Agreement for refugee clients. Conduct home visits for safety evaluation and housing orientation with newly arrived refugee clients. This position manages home furnishing donations and coordinates donation drives and deliveries. This position reports to the Resettlement Supervisor. Position will be based out of the IRIS office located at 3621 Brunswick Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90039. The job also entails traveling to and from client appointments, airport pick-up, home visits and other community events, trainings and meetings. Full job description / application instructions here.
LOS ANGELES (ECHO PARK): Credit Union CEO/Manager, Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union. To provide strategic, vision, leadership, and management in all functional areas. Plan, direct and control credit union activities in accordance with credit union plans, policies, directives and activities as established by the Board of Directors. Responsible for ensuring financial stability and member satisfaction commensurate with the best interest of members, staff and credit union. A full job description is here. For more information and to apply, click here.
LOS ANGELES: Preschool Director, St. James' Episcopal School. The preschool director oversees the Grammercy Place Preschool and is the supervisor for the St. Andrew’s Place preschool site director. The preschool director is responsible for curriculum, evaluation, professional development and parent and family engagement and communications for both preschool campuses. Website is here. Full job description here.
PACIFIC PALISADES: General Maintenance Worker, St. Matthew's Church and School. St. Matthew's is a vibrant community that includes both a Church and a School situated in beautiful Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. The Director of Facilities and Operations seeks a full time maintenance staff member with maintenance experience. This is a "hands-on" position and the ideal candidate will have repair maintenance and event setup experience, great people skills and a history of providing the highest level of customer service. A full job description is here. Please email resume to [email protected].
PASADENA: Director of Giving, Development and Economic Justice, All Saints Church. The director reports to the rector and will provide leadership, strategic direction, management and coordination of all fundraising and fund development efforts for All Saints Church. The director will stimulate and sustain an attitude of generosity throughout the institution and lead the community in articulating a theology of giving and faithful engagement with economic systems in our personal and corporate lives. Full job description here. Submit cover letter and resume to Samantha Kramer, [email protected].
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA: Parish Administrator or Secretary, St. John Chrysostom Church. Position is full time with benefits and requires onsite presence. Full job description is here. Please submit resume with qualifications to the Rev. Christopher Potter, [email protected].
SOUTH PASADENA: Tenor Choir Section Leader, St. James’ Episcopal Church. To begin immediately. Section leaders are compensated $32/hr (usually $80 per service) with extra fees for weddings/funerals as required through the year. Music is a vital and celebrated part of the worship at St. James’, a warm, welcoming parish in the heart of South Pasadena. Joined by the volunteer choir of approximately 22 able singers, section leaders are at the foundation of the music program, often featured in solos, motets, and anthems. More about Music at St. James’ is here. A full job description and application instructions are here.
THOUSAND OAKS: Head of School. St. Patrick's Day School seeks a skilled educator whose leadership is distinguished by a warm, welcoming, and inclusive personal manner, exceptional verbal and written communication skills, a commitment to values-based education and spiritual development, and a love for young children. They will bring the skills, initiative, and drive to help further realize a compelling and sustainable vision for the future of the school. Position information and application instructions are here.
THOUSAND OAKS: Assistant Principal, St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School. Duties include helping with admissions, development, parent relations, student supervision, and program development. Candidate must have a college degree, a teaching credential, and a minimum of five years working in a school. Administrative experience is desirable. If interested, please send resume to [email protected].
UPLAND: Music Director and Organist. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church seeks a part-time Music Director and Organist who can bring gifts, creativity, faithfulness, and joy to our community. The Music Director is central to our shared ministry and life together as a Parish. Sunday worship responsibilities include playing one hymn at the conclusion of our 8 a.m. service, rehearsing with singers and other musicians, and accompanying worship at our 10 a.m. service. Practices for our choir, handbells, and band have been held in the late afternoon and evening one or two days per week. We have a 2-manual tracker pipe organ with a non-AGO flat foot-pedal system that is E.& G.G. Hook and Hastings, Boston, 1873, Opus 734. We also have an Eric Herz harpsichord, Kawai spinet piano, handbells and chimes. The salary range is $18,000 to $26,000 per year, depending upon experience and scope of responsibilities. Weddings and funerals will provide additional compensation. A full position description is here. Cover letter, resume, references, and links to musical performance recordings should be sent to our selection committee, in care of: [email protected].
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DALLAS, TEXAS: Director of Youth Ministry. Saint Michael and All Angels Church is seeking a leader and committed follower of Jesus Christ to provide adaptive leadership and oversight to the Youth Ministry (6th-12th grade) to build faith, form disciples of Jesus Christ, make a difference in the world and equip parents to disciple their children. Full job description here. All resumes and inquiries may be directed to [email protected]. Application deadline is Nov. 30, 2022.
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