The
Episcopal News Update
A weekly newsletter serving the Diocese of Los Angeles
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To Pray, Mourn, and Bear Witness
A pastoral letter from Bishop John Harvey Taylor
My siblings in Christ:
I write to thank our diocesan family for your fierce, faithful prayers this week for the victims of the shootings in Monterey Park and San Mateo County, their families and friends, and all members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
Our thoughts naturally rushed first to the people of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Monterey Park. No member was directly affected, but some live near the shooting site or have visited in the past. Church leaders resolved to proceed with their scheduled worship Sunday morning. Priest in charge the Rev. Canon Ada Wong-Nagata, senior warden Anne Cheng, and I have remained in touch. Please keep them and the whole parish in your prayers as well the people of Alhambra, where heroes disarmed the shooter at a second site, and throughout the San Gabriel Valley, where members of the closely interconnected AAPI community were especially shaken by violence committed on Lunar New Year’s Eve.
More broadly, like the murder of eight people in Atlanta in March 2021 and one at a Laguna Woods church in May 2022, this week’s attacks provoked anxiety and trauma among those of our neighbors who have experienced lifetimes of racist judgment and slurs, made worse by the scapegoating of China and Chinese people at the highest levels of the U.S. government during the pandemic. Knowing the ethnicity of the shooters on Saturday and Monday does not mitigate our AAPI siblings’ pain. If anything, it makes it worse.
Read more here. Leer en español aquí.
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Los Angeles bishop asks for prayers and action after Lunar New Year mass shooting
By Egan Millard
[Episcopal News Service - January 23, 2023] The Diocese of Los Angeles is inviting prayers and support for the people of Monterey Park, California, where 10 people were killed in a shooting on Jan. 21 during celebrations for the Lunar New Year holiday.
The shooting took place in a dance studio following a festival in the predominantly Asian American city just east of Los Angeles happened just down the street from St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, a parish that holds services in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.
“Pray for the dead and their families and friends,” Bishop John Harvey Taylor wrote in a Facebook and blog post shortly after the shooting. “Pray for those who have been hurt and those who care for them.”
Taylor also spoke out against the lack of gun control in the United States, which enables a level of violence rarely seen elsewhere in the world, including – but not limited to – mass shootings. In 2020, 19,384 Americans were murdered using guns, the highest number on record.
“Pray that by the grace and wisdom of our God in Christ, we may devote ourselves anew to advocating for meaningful steps to reduce the risk of gun violence,” Taylor wrote. “Measures that would help just a little, saving just a few lives, would be gifts of incalculable value to each family spared the burden of mourning.”
Read more here.
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Prayer vigil in San Gabriel will remember victims of Lunar New Year shootings
Church of Our Saviour, 535 W. Roses Road, San Gabriel, invites the community to a candlelight service of prayer and remembrance at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29 for victims of the Lunar New Year shooting incidents in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay in Northern California, as well as those injured in a third shooting in Oakland on Jan. 23. The United States has endured 40 mass shootings (those involving three or more victims) since the beginning of 2023; six of them on New Year's Day, according to the Gun Violence Archive website.
The Rev. Katherine Feng will preach at the service, which also will include “A Litany in the Wake of a Mass Shooting” by Bishops United Against Gun Violence.
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Katherine Feng immigrated from Shanghai, China, to the United States in the 1990s as a young adult. Before her recent ordination she was an active lay leader at Church of Our Saviour and assisted in lay leadership training courses at the Li Tim-Oi Center for Chinese ministry, based at Church of Our Saviour. She translated Becoming an Episcopalian by the Rev. Canon Winfred B. Vergara, missioner for Asiamerica Ministries for The Episcopal Church, from English to Chinese. She also served as a Mandarin interpreter at the College of Bishops in 2020 and the 15th Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England, in 2022. Feng serves as a supply priest in the diocese and co-secretary of the Chinese Convocation of Episcopal Asiamerica Ministries (EAM).
Resources for local shooting victims
The Los Angeles-based AAPI Equity Alliance, which works to improve the lives of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, has published a directory of resources to assist people affected by the Lunar New Year shootings in Monterey Park. It also has established a fund for victims and their families; donations are welcome.
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How is God calling you? The Commission on Ministry will help with discernment at March 4 workshop
The Commission on Ministry (COM) of the Diocese of Los Angeles will hold a one-day Discernment Information Gathering (DIG) workshop for church members who wish to explore what answering a call to ministry - lay or ordained - can mean in their lives.
The in-person workshop will be held on Saturday, March 4, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at St. Paul's Commons, 840 Echo Park Ave, Los Angeles.
"We’re often surprised that God calls us ... all of us," according to the commission's announcement. "Today’s world pulls us in so many directions that it's sometimes hard to discern. Have you been wondering where God is calling you in your life, your work, your church and beyond?"
The day will include defining discernment, group discernment exercises, and an explanation of the orders of ministry. It will also include breakout sessions led by experts from around the diocese on the Ordination Process, Opportunities for Lay Leaders, Sponsoring Clergy Responsibilities, Spiritual Direction, Bi-vocational Ministry, Education Pathways, Chaplaincy, and Congregational Discernment.
Cost is $20 per person, which includes lunch. Registration is required. For information, contact Cameron Johnson, [email protected] or 310.415.0288.
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Litany in the Wake of a Mass Shooting
January 23, 2023
Following the murder of 13 precious children of God in Thousand Oaks, in November 2018, Bishops United Against Gun Violence offered a “Litany in the Wake of a Mass Shooting” to commemorate the dead, to comfort their loved ones, and to honor survivors and first responders. Today, the litany has been updated to include yet another mass shooting that took the lives of 11 precious children of God in Monterey Park.
Read more here.
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Rebecca’s Garden in Ontario
January 22, 2023
Rebecca’s Garden at Christ Church Parish of Ontario bears considerable fruit, including spiritual rest. Named for the late Rebecca Rollins, a college professor and the parish organist who always dreamed that the church’s underused back forty would someday flower, it features a labyrinth designed by church member and landscape architect Ashanti Smalls. It’s also the centerpiece of the Center for Spirituality at Christ Church, Ontario, California, brainchild of the rector, the Rev. Gianluigi Gugliermetto.
Read more here.
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Bloy House announces new spring formation classes open to clergy and laity
Bloy House, the Episcopal Theological School at Los Angeles, has announced several continuing education and formation classes for laity and clergy.
The fee for formation classes is $25. Click here for more information and to register.
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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.
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TUESDAYS, MARCH 7, 14, 21, and 28, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
The Spiritual Journey: A Lenten Exploration
Facilitated by the Rev. Elizabeth Rechter
This Lent, Bloy House will offer an interactive, contemplative experience that invites participants into a deep exploration of their personal spiritual lives in a safe, small-group setting. It will be a time to reconnect with God in body, mind and spirit to see more clearly the path that is beckoning you. Exploring together the topics of prayer, the sacred in the daily, images of God and theological assumptions that guide us, and our own experiences of God. Facilitated by the Rev. Elizabeth Rechter, Stillpoint’s director since 2015. Stillpoint, The Center for Christian Spirituality, an institution of the Diocese of Los Angeles, has been offering programs for spiritual exploration & formation for nearly 40 years.
Coming in April/May
Registration and details will be announced soon.
SATURDAY, APRIL 29
21st Century Ministry in Multicultural Contexts:
Enjoying our Colorful Tapestry
Ministry - lay or ordained- in our diocese is a multicultural experience. How do we gain skills and insight, not only to understand others' languages and cultures, but to be open to transformative friendships? One day workshop, facilitated by the Rev. Carlos Ruvalcaba and the Rev. Melissa Campbell-Langdell. Note: class will be hybrid in-person and Zoom.
SATURDAYS, APRIL 29, MAY 6, 13
Deacons: Who, What, Why
Three two-hour sessions will offer a glimpse into the life and history of the diaconate. Facilitated by the Rev. Dennis Sheridan.
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Grief Recovery Workshop series to begin at St. James' Church, Newport Beach
Dana Rubin and the Rev. Richard Rubin will offer an information session on Sunday, Jan. 29 for their upcoming Grief Recovery Workshop at St. James' Church, Newport Beach, at 11:15 a.m.
The workshop is designed to help those who have experienced the loss of a loved one, the loss of a career, loss of health, or any other loss or grief ways to move beyond those losses.
The workshop series will begin Feb. 12 at 12 noon and continue for eight weeks. For more information, contact Dana or Richard Rubin at 909.675.9732 or [email protected]. St. James' Church is located at 3209 Via Lido, Newport Beach 92663.
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New 'By Your Side' training session to begin in 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 training will be hybrid (in-person and Zoom). There is no obligation to volunteer at the completion of the training.
The next 10-hour, five-week course will be held at the Canterbury in Rancho Palos Verdes on Tuesday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., from March 7 to April 4.
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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‘Not a real schism’: Four years later, Methodist exodus more of a trickle than a gush
By Yonat Shimron And Emily Mcfarlan Miller
[Religion News Service – January 24, 2023] Nearly four years ago, the United Methodist Church approved an exit plan for churches wishing to break away from the global denomination over differing beliefs about sexuality, setting in motion what many believed would be a modern-day schism.
Since then, a new analysis has found, it’s fallen well short of that.
That analysis of data collected by the church’s General Council on Finance and Administration shows 6.1% of United Methodist churches in the U.S. — 1,831 congregations out of 30,000 nationwide — have been granted permission to disaffiliate since 2019. There are no good figures for international departures among the estimated 12,000 United Methodist churches abroad.
The denomination’s disaffiliation plan gives churches until Dec. 31 to cut ties, and many have already made known their desire to leave. Those churches can take their properties with them after paying apportionments and pension liabilities. Others are forcing the issue through civil courts.
But whatever the final tally may be, the analysis suggests the country’s second-largest Protestant denomination — numbering 6.4 million U.S. members and 13 million worldwide — may weaken but is unlikely to break.
Read more here.
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Indigenous Episcopalians share stories of pain, healing, faith with presiding officers at Winter Talk
By David Paulsen
[Episcopal News Service – Green Bay, Wisconsin – January 23, 2023] The Oneida have called the Green Bay area home for 200 years since the tribe was forced to relocate from its ancestral homeland in central New York under pressure from expansionist European-American settlers and business interests. Many of the Oneida who first arrived here in the 1800s brought not only their families, traditions and culture but also the Episcopal faith.
While putting down new roots here, the Oneida established the first permanent Episcopal worshipping community in what today is the state of Wisconsin. The historic Church of the Holy Apostles located on the Oneida Reservation is often referred to as “the grandmother church” of the state’s three Episcopal dioceses.
“Holy Apostles has always been a center of our lives,” Jenny Webster, a tribal council member, said on Jan. 21 as she and other Oneida Episcopalians hosted a small, weekend gathering of Indigenous ministry leaders at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, an Oneida-run facility adjacent to the Oneida Casino.
The annual Winter Talk conference is organized by The Episcopal Church’s Office of Indigenous Ministries, and this year, in addition to drawing several bishops from dioceses with large Indigenous communities, the 50 or so attendees included Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris.
Read more here.
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How long should General Convention be? Church writes new chapter in long-running debate
By David Paulsen
[Episcopal News Service – January 19, 2023] The Episcopal Church has long debated the proper length of General Convention, balancing bishops’ and deputies’ availability and the cost of hotel stays with the need to schedule enough days for effective churchwide governance, legislative activity, networking and fellowship.
As the church’s governing body, General Convention has historically convened in a different city every three years with activities spanning up to two weeks. That model, however, was upended last July when the 80th General Convention was held four years after the previous meeting – not three – because the pandemic had forced a one-year postponement, and only four legislative days were scheduled. The business of that General Convention was mostly limited to core governance functions under constraints imposed by church leaders in response to continued concerns about the spread of COVID-19 at the in-person meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
“It did what it needed to do, but it did not really meet the goals of what the church wants when it meets at General Convention,” the Rev. Michael Barlowe, secretary of General Convention and head of the church’s General Convention Office, said in a Jan. 18 interview with Episcopal News Service. “Everyone agreed that it wasn’t enough time to do what we needed to.”
Read more here.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
The Sojourner’s Well: Discernment: Tapping into the Wisdom Within –
A Deep Dive for Spiritual Directors
Center for Spiritual Development (in person and via Zoom)
434 S. Batavia Street, Orange 92868
Information and registration here or 714.744.3172 or [email protected]
Designed for those in the ministry of spiritual direction, this day on the spiritual practice of discernment will be both prayerful and participative. Whether attending in-person or via Zoom, participants are invited to bring an issue they wish to discern. After an introductory exploration of discernment and a review of some of the key dynamics involved in making a choice through discernment, participants will reflect on their own issues using intuition, body, feelings, and nature as entry points. Each module will involve a brief exploration of the entry point, personal prayer, small group sharing, and a gathering of wisdom from among the participants. Led by Elizabeth Liebert, SNJM, professor emerita of San Francisco Theological Seminary (now of the University of Redlands) and on the core doctoral faculty of the Graduate Theological Union. This workshop will be offered both in-person and via Zoom. The cost for in-person attendance is $60 (including lunch) and $50 via Zoom.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 3 p.m.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Annual Ecumenical Prayer Service
Saint Andrew Russian Greek Catholic Church
538 Concord Street, El Segundo 90245
Information here
Join the Southern California Christian Forum for an exceptional afternoon of worship, music, and prayer for the unity of all of Christ's followers, featuring the Trinity Singers, the Focolare Movement, cantors from Saint Andrew's Church, and guest speaker Joey Baker, member of the Assemblies of God Church and the North American Academy of Ecumenists. A reception will follow the service, which also will be live-streamed here.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 5 p.m.
Chamber Music Concert III: From Vivaldi to Ravel
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information: 310.275.0123 or [email protected] or here
Featuring Camille King, soprano, with Janet Strauss, violin; Leif Woodward, cello; Paul Baker, harp and harpsichord, performing early music works by Samuel Ebart and Antonio Vivaldi, as well as Gabriel Fauré’s "Impromptu in D-flat," and "Five Greek Folk Songs" by Maurice Ravel. Tickets: $20 (students and seniors $10). Admission free with Music Guild donor season pass.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 6 p.m.
Classical Sundays at Six: Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information: 213.388.3015 or here
Conducted by Carlo Ponti. Free. Live-stream and on demand at GreatMusicLA.org.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 11 a.m.
Memorial Service: The Rev. John Conrad
All Saints Episcopal Church
3847 Terracina Drive, Riverside 92506
Bishop John Harvey Taylor will preach at the service celebrating John Conrad's life, witness and vocation. A mariachi and taco bar reception in Smith Hall will follow the service. An obituary is here.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 5 p.m.
Choral Evensong for Epiphany
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information: 310.275.0123 or [email protected] or here
All Saints’ Choir sings "Hail, gladdening light!" by Charles Wood; Preces & Responses (St.
David’, Roswell) by Craig Phillips; Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (St. Luke’s, San Antonio) by Craig Phillips; and "Dazzling as the sun" by Gwyneth Walker. A reception will follow the service.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 6 p.m.
Classical Sundays at Six: Crossroads School Emmi Chamber Orchestra
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information: 213.388.3015 or here
Free. Live-stream and on demand at GreatMusicLA.org.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 7 - 8 p.m.
A Taizé of Love
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
1432 Engracia Avenue, Torrance 90501
Information: 310.540.1722
The mutual ministry of St. Andrew's and Christ Church, Redondo Beach, invite all to this candlelit service of music, meditation and prayer. Taizé services will be held in-person or online throughout the year. Online services available here or via Zoom code 911 2340 9275, password 2020
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 8 p.m.
Quasi una fantasia: David Kaplan, pianist
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
1031 Bienveneda Avenue, Pacific Palisades 90272-2314
Information/tickets here
Hailed by critics as “excellent and adventurous” and possessing “grace and fire” at the keyboard, David Kaplan has performed solo recitals and joined forces with orchestras in some of the most prestigious venues in the world. The title of his program, “Quasi una Fantasia,” borrows Beethoven’s own title for the Moonlight Sonata and will feature music of Couperin, Janacek’s Sonata for Piano (1905), Brahms’s Fantasies, op. 116, and a world premiere by composer and cellist Andrea Casarrubios. A graduate of UCLA and Yale University, Kaplan currently serves as assistant professor of piano at UCLA. Tickets: $35. Pre-concert "Liner Notes with Tom Neenan" will precede the concert. All in attendance will need to show proof of full vaccination at least two weeks prior to the concert and will be required to wear a mask.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
West Valley Food Pantry Community Center Groundbreaking
5700 Rudnick Avenue, Woodland Hills 91367
Bishop John Harvey Taylor will be one of several speakers as the long-running food pantry launches construction of a new community center on the grounds of Prince of Peace Episcopal Church.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 8 p.m.
Golden Bridge Consort
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information: 310.275.0123 or [email protected] or here
The Golden Bridge ensemble, led by Suzi Digby, OBE, features the finest professional singers in California. Their eighth annual concert will explore the relationship between the English and American choral traditions, and Renaissance works juxtaposed with newly commissioned compositions. Tickets available at the door, Music Guild members admitted free with season pass. A reception will follow the concert.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 4:15 p.m.
Solemn Evensong
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information: 213.388.3015 or here
Choir of St. James’, James Buonemani, director. Free. Live-stream and on demand at GreatMusicLA.org.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 6 p.m.
Classical Sundays at Six “International Laureates Organ Series”
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information: 213.388.3015 or here
With Stephen Tharp and David Briggs, organ. Presented in cooperation with the Clarence Mader Foundation. Free. Live-stream and on demand at GreatMusicLA.org.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 7 - 8 p.m.
The Gift of Love Taizé
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
525 E. 7th Street, Long Beach 90813
Information: 562.436.4047
St. Luke’s Long Beach invites all to this virtual candlelit service of music, meditation and prayer. Taizé services can be found online here or via Zoom code 868 1576 3175, password 525
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Taizé Service
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Begun many years ago at the ecumenical French monastic community called Taizé,these services, with candlelight and singing of chants, are a wonderful way to refresh in the midst of a busy week.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2 p.m.
Memorial Eucharist: Canon Lydia Lopez
All Saints Episcopal Church
132 N Euclid Avenue, Pasadena 91101
Bishop John Harvey Taylor will preside. An obituary for Lopez, a longtime lay leader and advocate for civil rights for the Latinx community, is here.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 6 p.m.
Classical Sundays at Six
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information: 213.388.3015 or here
Peter Wittenberg, piano. Free. Live-stream and on demand at GreatMusicLA.org.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 7:30 p.m.
Missa Mystica for Ash Wednesday
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information: 310.275.0123 or [email protected] or here
All Saints’ Choir will sing Craig Phillips' Communion Service in G and William Byrd's "Miserere mei, Deus."
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 6 - 8 p.m.
The Guibord Center: Screening of Hebridean Treasure,
with John Philip Newell
The Los Angeles Baha'i Center
5755 Obama Blvd., Los Angeles 90016
Information here
Register here
“Hebridean Treasure: Lost & Found” is a film version of a live-stage dance, music, and song performance by some of Scotland's most talented young artists in which the acclaimed writer John Philip Newell tells the story of Celtic spirituality and its love of Earth through the lens of the Western Isles of Scotland. It includes the pathos of the "Highland Clearances" in which tens of thousands of Scots were cleared from their ancestral lands, an injustice that has been perpetrated repeatedly against Native peoples throughout the world. All events at The Guibord Center are free and open to the public. Earth and Soul will request a free-will offering to help them complete the product. Free parking on-site and hospitality will be available.
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The Holy Land
April 12 - 22, 2023
Members of the Diocese of Los Angeles community 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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Holy Week and Easter in the Holy Land
March 22 - April 2, 2024
A 12-day trip sponsored by St. George's Church, Laguna Hills, and St. Mark's Church, Upland, and led by the Rev. Canon Pat Mccaughan and the Very Rev. Keith Yamamoto. Local guides: Canon Iyad Qumri and Rami Qumri. Accommodations at St. George's Cathedral Guest House, Jerusalem and the Sisters of Nazareth retreat house in Nazareth. Highlights: Palm Sunday mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and traditional procession; Shepherd's Field and Bethlehem; the Sea of Galilee and Jordan River; Jacob's Well; Maundy Thursday worship in the Garden of Gethsemane; Good Friday and Easter Vigil at Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher; Easter Day at St. George's Episcopal Cathedral; final day at Emmaus Nicopolis. Full itinerary is here. For information, contact the Rev. Canon Pat McCaughan, [email protected].
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EMPLOYMENT
Listings may be sent to [email protected]. There is no charge.
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 achool 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].
SOUTH PASADENA: Parish Administrator. St. James’ Church is seeking a Parish Administrator. A full-time, exempt position, the parish administrator supports the overall work process of the church office, works with the priest-in-charge and parish accounting mnager, and provides general supervision to the office volunteers and contractors. Prior experience as a church/parish administrator in one or more churches is preferred (experience in an Episcopal parish a plus). Social media (at a minimum, Facebook, Instagram, and Mailchimp) and database skills are important. Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills. For more information, please contact the Rev. Michelle Baker-Wright at [email protected] or 626.799.9194.
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].
WESTCHESTER: Parish Administrator, Holy Nativity Episcopal Church. Part-time. Good communication skills, computer skills, and organization skills required. $20/hour at 15 hours per week (over 3-4 days per week. Contact: The Rev. Michael Foley, [email protected] or 310.670.4777.
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