All Saints’, Riverside, negotiates path to sustainability, climate responsibility through solar power
By Pat McCaughan
[The Episcopal News – Jan. 3, 2024] When completed, the approximately 60- x 30-foot steel pergola at All Saints Church in Riverside will resemble a shade structure or patio cover. It will shield church members from the sun’s rays while solar panels on top collect power from those rays, leading to elimination of the parish’s monthly electric bill and possibly even turning a profit.
“We have this list of things we think God is calling us to do … just looking at all the different ways we can care for creation,” says the Rev. Canon Kelli Grace Kurtz, rector.
The church, a participant in the Dr. Lucy Jones program to increase post-disaster community resiliency in faith-based institutions, has been tackling that list in the interest of clean energy. Their efforts included removing an old gas stove in the kitchen, beginning a solar panel project, and “a next big chapter would be installing electric vehicle charging stations and putting in LED lights,” said Kurtz.
“We got rid of the stove, capped off the gas lines and we’ve gone to a fully electric kitchen. The next big thing became obvious – that solar energy was something we needed to challenge ourselves to do, and it’s a challenge, a complicated process, much more than putting solar panels on your home.”
Read more here.
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Immigration justice is focus for Jan. 6 diocesan forum at Epiphany, East L.A.
[The Episcopal News – Dec. 21, 2023 (updated Jan. 3, 2024)] With news headlines focusing on border and asylum issues while busloads of migrants from Texas continue to arrive locally, a diocesan Immigration Justice Forum is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, at East L.A.’s Church of the Epiphany to provide information and advocacy updates.
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Bishop John Harvey Taylor is scheduled to open a panel discussion to be augmented by first-hand accounts of asylees with recent migration experience. Panelists will include:
- Sarah Kahn, interim director, Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law
- Josh Lopez-Reyes, executive director, Echo Park Immigration Center
- Guillermo Torres, immigration program director, Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE)
- Daniel Tse, asylum coordinator and co-founder, Cameroon Advocacy Network, Haitian Bridge Alliance
- Naomi Welikala, Black Migrant Assistance Project case manager, Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Services (IRIS)
Daniella Urbina, senior advisor in the office of L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis, is scheduled to offer remarks during the program, to which participants will be welcomed by the Rev. John Watson, new priest-in- charge at Epiphany, and the Rev. Richard Estrada, assisting priest and longtime immigration and sanctuary movement activist.
Read more here.
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The Rev. Ron Byrd to keynote annual MLK celebration on Jan. 14
The Diocese of Los Angeles, through the Program Group on Black Ministries, will present its annual Martin Luther King Day celebration on Sunday, Jan. 14, 4 p.m. at Christ the Good Shepherd Church, Los Angeles.
Featured speaker will be the Rev. Ron Byrd, missioner for African Descent Ministries for The Episcopal Church.
Byrd, who took part in a panel discussion on new communities at the L.A. diocese's Nov. 10 - 11 annual convention, is a strong proponent of entrepreneurial ministry and leadership development. He worked for 20 years in executive management, including positions at four Fortune 500 companies. He has served as a deputy to General Convention, a design team member for international Black clergy conferences; and as lead consultant for the Episcopal Church Foundation’s newest leadership development program, Vital Teams.
In 2011, Byrd and the congregation of St. Katherine’s Episcopal Church in Williamston, Mich., created and launched Forster Woods Adult Day Center, a facility that ministers to persons living with dementia and other physical and mental impairments.
A soul food reception will follow the service. All are welcome.
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Lay CPE training sessions to begin Jan. 20, continue until April 13
The Center for Lay Chaplaincy (CFLC) will offer Lay CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) Training in 12 four-hour sessions, designed for anyone seeking to develop spiritual care skills and/or seeking a pathway to licensed lay chaplaincy.
The sessions will be held on Saturdays beginning Jan. 20 and concluding on April 13, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at St. Paul's Commons, 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles.
For more information and to begin the application process, email info@centerforlaychaplaincy.org.
More about CFLC and its programs is here.
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For now, life and love
December 30, 2023
On my reading list this Christmas was Graham Greene’s novel “The Confidential Agent,” which he wrote in 1938, on the eve of World War II. Its hero is a leftist college professor on a secret mission to England to help his besieged European government resist a nationalist-fascist putsch. While the text doesn’t say so, Greene had in mind the Spanish Civil War. Early in 1939, the year the novel was published, Spain’s progressive government fell.
Read more here.
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Christmas Eve sermon at St. John’s Cathedral
December 25, 2023
We return to Bethlehem at Christmastime to hear the story again and to let it boggle our minds. The first miracle is how God uses hapless imperial factotums for God’s purposes. Some official sitting in Rome decided it was time to make all the men in captive Palestine return to their hometowns to be registered – and that meant Joseph, whose people were from Bethlehem. Mary was from Nazareth, in Galilee, but with kin living near Jerusalem who may have helped connect the young people. The Bible doesn’t tell us much about their courtship or betrothal, nor do we know why the couple was staying in Nazareth. But pregnant or no, they had to go to Bethlehem – it was like walking from Los Angeles to Palm Springs to file our taxes or register for the draft. Just another way for the empire to keep people down.
Read more here.
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Jennifer Wagner Pavia to be installed Jan. 6 as rector of St. Bede’s, Mar Vista
All in the diocese are invited to join the celebration as Bishop John Harvey Taylor installs the Rev. Jennifer Wagner Pavia as rector of St. Bede’s, Mar Vista, in rites set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, the Feast of the Epiphany. Pavia was elected rector after serving as priest-in-charge at Holy Faith, Inglewood, and, prior to ordination, many years of lay ministry at St. Augustine by-the-Sea, Santa Monica. St. Bede’s – which also serves the Westside communities of Venice, Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey, and Culver City – is located at 3590 Grand View Blvd., Los Angeles. More information is online here.
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Three to be ordained to priesthood Jan. 13
Bishop John Harvey Taylor will ordain three transitional deacons to the Sacred Order of Priests at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, at St. John's Cathedral in Los Angeles.
Ordinands are the Rev. Joshua Hing Shing Wong, the Rev. Melvin Maximiano Soriano, and the Rev. Jonathan Timothy Stoner.
The prayers and presence of the diocesan community are requested. The service will be livestreamed on the St. John's Cathedral and Diocese of Los Angeles Facebook pages.
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St. George's, Riverside, to celebrate new vicar Karri Backer on Jan. 20
St. George's Church, Riverside, will hold a Celebration of a New Ministry for its new vicar, the Rev. Karri Backer, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20. Bishop John Harvey Taylor will preside at the service, to be held at the church at 950 Spruce Street, Riverside 92507. All are welcome.
Backer is also a spiritual director and therapist, and has spent many years exploring the intersections between faith, spirituality, and mental health. She holds a bachelor's degree from UCLA in the Study of Religion, a master's from Antioch University in clinical psychology, a master of divinity degree and a doctorate in practical theology/spiritual formation from Claremont School of Theology.
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Li Tim-Oi Center, Our Saviour Parish to mark 80th anniversary of first Anglican woman priest with January, February festivities
[The Episcopal News – December 13, 2023] In 1944, with the world at war, Bishop Ronald Hall of Hong Kong, desperately needing Church of England sacraments to be administered in Macau, ordained Li Florence Tim-Oi, a deaconess, as the first woman priest in the Anglican Communion.
The Li Tim-Oi Center and Church of Our Saviour, San Gabriel, will mark the 80th anniversary of that historic ordination with a series of events, beginning with a fundraising dinner on Jan. 6, 2024 and culminating in a Lunar New Year celebration the weekend of February 10 - 11 with special guests, including the Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, first woman presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.
The February celebration will include a panel discussion on women's ordination on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 3:30 p.m. and an exhibit of art depicting women in the Bible by He Qi, renowned artist and member of the parish. The next day, Feb. 11, Church of Our Saviour will host the annual diocesan Lunar New Year Celebration with a 4 p.m. service of Holy Communion celebrating Li Tim-Oi. More information about these events can be found here.
Read more here.
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Commission on Ministry announces new discernment schedules
Over the past five years, the Commission on Ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles has been taking deliberate steps to streamline and clarify the discernment process for people wishing to enter lay or ordained ministry. They have re-imagined the congregational discernment committee training and manual, re-worked and published a new discernment website, have provided input into crafting a new lay licensing certification program, and launched the Diocesan Discernment Information Gathering, just to name a few.
Training for congregational discernment committees is required as part of the discernment process, so that all clergy and committees are working from the same guidelines. Beginning in 2024, training for congregational discernment committees will now be held four times per year at different locations around the diocese, instead of at individual parishes.
If you are clergy currently working with a parishioner on discernment, please take note. If you feel your discerner is ready or almost ready for a congregational discernment committee, please ask your chosen committee members to attend a training at one of the locations listed below. Registration for committee members can be scheduled by contacting Cameron Johnson at cameratta@aol.com. Additional Spanish-language training may be scheduled as requested.
Saturday, January 20, 2024; 10 a.m.
Discernment Committee Training
St. Wilfrid's Church, Huntington Beach
Saturday, March 16, 2024, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Discernment Information Gathering
St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park
How is God calling YOU? We’re often surprised that God calls us … all of us. 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 Commission on Ministry (COM) in the Diocese of Los Angeles wants to help those seeking answers to these questions. Please join us as we explore what answering a call can mean in your life.
Saturday, March 16, 2024, 1 p.m. (English), 2 p.m. (Spanish)
Discernment Committee Training
St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park
Saturday, July 20, 2024, 10 a.m.
Discernment Committee Training
All Saints'/Todos los Santos Church, Oxnard
Friday, November 8, 2024, time TBA
Discernment Committee Training
Diocesan Convention, Riverside Convention Center
Leer en español aquí.
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Local screenings, study guides set for ‘Case for Love’ film produced by team based at Beverly Hills parish
By EN Staff
[The Episcopal News – December 13, 2023] Congregations across the Diocese of Los Angeles are invited to rally around the Jan. 23 release of “A Case for Love” – a feature-film documentary inspired by the teachings of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and produced by Grace-Based Films, a company formed by parishioners of All Saints Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills.
To complement the film’s one-day release in selected AMC/Regal/Century theaters on Jan. 23 (see schedule here), congregations are invited to host screenings on church sites.
Free resources – including discussion guides for adult education and youth groups, communications tools, social media files and posters – can be downloaded here.
An Episcopal News Service story about the film and its production team is here.
Read more here.
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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.
Introduction to the Bible for Lay Licensing
Tuesdays, January 9, 16, 23, and 30; 7 - 8:30 p.m.
While this course has been designed for the new diocesan lay licensing program, the topic is of general formation interest as well. How did we get the Bible we have today, and how do we best read and interpret it? We will cover the composition and construction of our Hebrew and Christian scriptures and pay close attention to the diverse voices and major themes that we encounter. These discussions will develop tools for interpretation and study of our sacred scripture. Facilitated by the Rev. Jerry Sather of St. John Chrysostom Church, Rancho Santa Margarita, and Linda Allport, dean of Bloy House. This course is required for licensing of lay preachers, evangelists, and pastoral leaders, and recommended for worship leaders and catechists.
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By Your Side training sessions to begin Jan. 23
By Your Side, a program of Episcopal Communities & Services, will begin its winter training session for end-of-life companions on Tuesday, Jan. 23 and continuing on Tuesdays through Feb. 20, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
The sessions will be held at MonteCedro, ECS's senior living facility at 2212 El Molino, Altadena 91001.
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. By Your Side has trained more than 500 volunteers to be a compassionate presence.
"We continue to develop teams of people to serve in hospital and long-term care settings, especially in our ECS communities," says By Your Side administrator Susan Brown. "Team members have had the opportunity to deepen their understanding of what it means to really be “with” the residents they support; residents become even more aware of the needs of neighbors having difficulty with changes in their lives, with challenging diagnoses or increasing frailty. In the larger community, individuals and spiritual care teams strengthen their understanding of what being together through the end of life can really look like. We all gain tools for taking care of ourselves while being present for those around us."
There is no obligation to volunteer after training. For further information and to register for the winter training session, contact Brown at sbrown@ecsforseniors.org or 626.403.5424. A fee of $70 (which includes all materials) is due by the second class. Scholarships are available. CE (12 hrs.) for nurses is available for an added $30 under California Board of Registered Nursing Provider CEP 16239.
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SAVE THE DATE
March discernment event will help church members answer calls to ministry
The Commission on Ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles invites any Episcopalian who feels a call to lay or ordained ministry to attend a Diocesan Discernment Information Gathering (DIG) on Saturday, March 16, 2024, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at St. Paul's Commons, 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles.
"How is God calling YOU? We’re often surprised that God calls us ... all of us," says the event 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 COM wants to help those seeking answers to these questions. Join us as we explore what answering a call can mean in your life."
Registration will open soon; for now, save the date.
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2023 Convention Reports
Click on the titles below to read The Episcopal News' coverage of Diocesan Convention, held Nov. 10 - 11 at the Riverside Convention Center.
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Convention videos
Videos of convention sessions and addresses, plus reports of several diocesan ministries and the 2023 Necrology, are available on the diocesan YouTube channel at the following links:
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St. Cross Christmas play a four-generation Hermosa tradition
by Elka Worner
[Easy Reader & Peninsula – Dec. 21, 2023] Heralding a message of peace and love, angels, shepherds, and preschool singers shared the stage with Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus at the annual St. Cross Episcopal Church Christmas Pageant on Sunday, December 17.
The production, which features parish children and teenagers, has been an annual church tradition since the 1950s.
“The Christmas Pageant holds a special place in my heart as our family has been a part of its magic for generations,” said longtime parishioner Michelle Weissenberg, whose great grandmother, grandmother, and mother had roles in earlier productions.
Weissenberg’s college-aged daughters, Madi and Ellie, have carried on the tradition, playing everything from baby Jesus to the Pink Angel, bell ringers and eventually Mary. This year, Madi handled lighting and Ellie did make-up. Parishioner Jess Gregg also worked on make-up, creating glittery angels and dust covered shepherds.
Read more here.
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Common Grounds cafe in Taos, New Mexico, to open as ministry run by and for teens, young adults
By David Paulsen
[Episcopal News Service – Jan. 3, 2023] Common Grounds Cafe, a 2,700-square-foot multipurpose facility nearing completion in Taos, New Mexico, will be made for young people like Haroula Maillis.
She was 16 in 2021 when she first learned about St. James Episcopal Church‘s youth-led Common Grounds ministry and began attending peer support group meetings at the church. “It was just a safe place to kind of share what you were going through and share how your life is going,” Maillis, now 18, told Episcopal News Service.
Young people supporting other young people has been central to the success of Common Grounds’ ministry for years, since it formed as part of the community’s response to a rash of Taos-area teen suicides in 2016. Common Grounds has expanded beyond the church’s peer support group to include a food truck run by teens and young adults, and their plan all along was to eventually open a cafe, both as a safe gathering place for young people and as a facility that would offer a range of activities and social services.
Read more here.
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Episcopalians go viral over food opinions, facts
By Shireen Korkzan
[Episcopal News Service – Jan. 3, 2024] Episcopalians have made headlines over the past week by sharing food-related opinions and facts.
Last week, West Virginia University’s football team defeated the University of North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. During the game, ESPN commentators spread Duke’s mayonnaise, the bowl game’s official sponsor, on various foods to promote the brand, including pepperoni rolls, West Virginia’s official state food.
“Putting mayonnaise on the pepperoni roll is a horrible thing to do because you don’t put anything on them. The pepperoni roll is perfect as is,” the Rev. Chad Slater, the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia’s canon to the ordinary, told Episcopal News Service on Jan. 3. “No true West Virginian would ever put anything on their pepperoni roll.”
Slater said that on Dec. 27, while watching the game, he and his colleague, the Rev. Jordan Trumble, canon for communications and congregational development, were discussing over text message how “disgusting” it was to see someone add mayonnaise on top of pepperoni rolls. The two native West Virginians decided to post a joke about it on the diocese’s official Facebook page:
“It’s come to our attention that during tonight’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl, in which WVU competed and won, sports commentators were seen putting Duke’s Mayo on pepperoni rolls. Let it be known that putting mayo on pepperoni rolls is an abomination in the eyes of the Lord. Those who perpetrate this heinous act have committed a mortal sin which can only be forgiven by special dispensation from the clergy of West Virginia. Clergy are permitted to withhold absolution until proper contrition is made—either by burning a couch or making a pilgrimage to the Mothman statue.
“This applies only to those who have put mayo on pepperoni rolls. The use of Miracle Whip is unforgivable.”
Read more here.
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Fire severely damages historic Virginia church days before Christmas
By David Paulsen
[Episcopal News Service – Dec. 19, 2023] A fire severely damaged an Episcopal church in the Diocese of Virginia early Dec. 19, forcing parish leaders to scramble to find alternative accommodations for Christmas services just days before the holiday.
No one was in the building at the time the fire broke out at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Oak Grove, according to a diocesan email, which described the damage as “extensive.” A photo shared by the diocese shows firefighters on the altar surrounded by ashy debris, soot-covered walls and smoke still billowing up to charred rafters.
Oak Grove is a small community near the Potomac River about halfway between Richmond and Washington, D.C. Bishop E. Mark Stevenson is traveling to the church to provide pastoral and logistical support alongside the Rev. Rod Gordon, St. Peter’s rector, the diocese said. Neighboring Episcopal churches have offered to open their doors for St. Peter’s to worship there through Christmas and beyond as the congregation determines next steps for its fire-ravaged church.
Read more here.
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Becoming Beloved Community grants available for Episcopal Church justice, reconciliation projects
[The Episcopal Church – January 3, 2024] Applications are open for another round of Becoming Beloved Community grants to help support The Episcopal Church’s work of racial justice, healing, reconciliation, and creation care. The deadline to apply is March 1.
Find criteria and the application online; and join an information session at 3 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET) Jan. 9 to learn more.
Funds for these grants were first allocated in 2018 by the 79th General Convention; in 2022, the 80th General Convention approved further funding “for the continued implementation of additional work of organizing our efforts to respond to social and racial injustice and grow a Beloved Community of healers, justice makers and reconcilers.”
Read more here.
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THURSDAYS, 7 p.m.
Episcopal Students of UCLA
St. Alban's Episcopal Church
580 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles
Information: episcopalstudentsucla@gmail.com
We are a group of Christians, looking to further our relationship with God and strengthen our bonds in Christian community. Meeting in the library at St. Alban's Episcopal Church (right near campus), we are a welcoming community whose goal is to live out the truth of the gospel through spiritual growth, community experience, and service.
FRIDAYS, 6 - 7 p.m.
Vigil for Peace
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
3233 Pacific View Drive, Corona Del Mar, 92625
Information here Zoom Meeting ID: 912 3096 9532; Passcode: 080100
Worship bulletins here
Join us every Friday in the St. Michael’s sanctuary and on Zoom as we pray for peace in our community and around the world.
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 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 here
Featuring Vittorio Ponti, piano. Carlo Ponti, conductor. Selections will include Nocturne in B Major, Opus 40, by Antonín Dvořák; Concerto in D Major for String Orchestra by Igor Stravinsky; Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052 by Johann Sebastian Bach. The Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra is a dynamic ensemble devoted to the advocacy and support of music education. The ensemble was founded in 2013 on the core belief that an orchestra is a unique educational resource. Read more about the artists here.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 8 p.m.
Compline
St. John's Cathedral
514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90007
The service is sung in its entirety by the cathedral choir under the direction of Christopher Gravis, with a time for light refreshment and fellowship afterwards.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 12 – 2 p.m.
SAGES Lunch & Speaker Series
All Saints' Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills
Reservations: Gflores@alllsaintsbh.org
Speaker: Suzi Digby, Baroness Eatwell OBE. A choral music director of considerable reputation for some time, Lady Eatwell has conducted the popular Golden Bridge Concert series at All Saints, where she explores fascinating comparisons of modern and classical composers. Additionally she comes to Los Angeles as a visiting lecturer at USC, where she teaches conducting. She is an extremely dynamic speaker and performer, and we are very fortunate to have her join us! She will share highlights of her career, including her collaboration with All Saints’ own Dr. Craig Phillips. Suggested donation: $15. SAGES is All Saints' fellowship ministry for mature adults. We gather two Thursdays a month for lunch, friendship, prayer and engaging presentations.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 7 p.m.
Taizé Service
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
1432 Engracia Avenue, Torrance 90501
Our candlelit evenings of music, meditation, and prayer return for another season! Join us at St. Andrew's on the second Thursday of each month to experience this powerful, spiritual service. Service may be seen online here.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 4:15 p.m.
Solemn Evensong
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information here
The Choir of Saint James will perform Responses by William Smith; Gloucester Canticles by Herbert Howells; "Jesu, the Very Thought of Thee" by Paul Halley; and "Ave Maria" by Franz Biebl.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 7:30 p.m.
A Service in the style of Taizé
All Saints Episcopal Church
504 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information here or 310.275.0123 or info@allsaintsbh.org
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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SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 4 p.m.
Oak Baroque: Baroque Rarities
Church of the Epiphany
5450 Churchwood Drive, Oak Park 91377
Information here or music@tcote.org or 818.991.4797
The players of Oak Baroque return with a fascinating program of Bach’s Partita in Bb, BWV 825, Telemann’s Gulliver’s Travels Suite for Two Violins, rarities for cello by Domenico Gabrielli and Francesco Maria Zuccari, and American premieres of recently discovered works by Roberto Valentine and an anonymous composer. There will be a simple reception after the concert to greet the artists.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 6 p.m.
Classical Sundays at Six -
International Laureates Organ Series: Ryan Chan
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information here
Ryan Chan is recognized as a versatile musician who specializes in organ and harpsichord. His passions for both early and contemporary repertoire, performance practice, historic/antique keyboards, experimentation and teaching define his musical identity. As a soloist and a chamber/orchestral player, he has performed in venues across the United States, Europe and Hong Kong. Selections will include: Prelude and Fugue in B Major (from Op. 7) by Marcel Dupré; Hommage à Couperin, Op. 48 & Trumpet Tune, Op. 43, N0. 6 by Rachel Laurin; Fantasie No. 2 in D-flat Major, Op. 101 by Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns; Carmen Fantasy by Edwin Lamare; "Hózhó" by Connor Chee; "Lullaby that releases me from reality" by Hina Sakamoto; "Toccata" (from Suite, Op. 5) by Maurice Duruflé. Read more about this artist here.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 12 – 2 p.m.
SAGES Lunch & Speaker Series
All Saints' Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills
Reservations: Gflores@alllsaintsbh.org
Curtis Berak/Harpsicord. A master and acclaimed harpsichord maker and hurdy gurdy (we will learn all about this instrument!) player, Curtis promises to inspire us with an introduction to these two instruments invented during the Middle Ages, and which he supplies all over the West Coast for music from the Baroque and Renaissance era. He is an expert in his field and we are so very fortunate to have him join us! Suggested donation: $15. SAGES is All Saints' fellowship ministry for mature adults. We gather two Thursdays a month for lunch, friendship, prayer and engaging presentations.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 5 p.m.
Chamber Music Concert III
All Saints Episcopal Church
504 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information/tickets here or 310.275.0123 or info@allsaintsbh.org
Music by Beethoven & Bruch, performed by Roger Keller, clarinet; Connie Kupka, viola; David Speltz, cello; and Stephen Manes, piano. This concert features Beethoven’s “Eyeglass Duo” for viola and cello, and “Trio, Op. 11,” and other duos and trios of Max Bruch. Tickets: $20 ($10 students and seniors). Admission free with Music Guilddonor season pass.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 6 p.m.
Classical Sundays at Six: Phillip Levy, violin & Tae Yeon Lim, piano
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information here
Featuring works by Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, and Kreisler. Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as the top classical performer of 1995, violinist Phillip Levy has received worldwide critical acclaim at festivals in Spoleto, Bayreuth, Edinburgh, Israel, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Ojai, Seattle and Aspen. Read more about the artists here.
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 6 p.m.
Classical Sundays at Six: Emerging Artists Series
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information here
Featuring Crossroads School EMMI Chamber Orchestra and ensembles, Alexander Treger, conductor. The Elizabeth Mandell Music Institute (EMMI) is a renowned high school music program. In addition to the outstanding college preparatory academic offerings at Crossroads, EMMI students study music theory, harmony, analysis, counterpoint, rhythm and ear training at the conservatory/college level. Read more here.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 5 p.m.
Choral Evensong for Epiphany
All Saints Episcopal Church
504 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information/tickets here or 310.275.0123 or info@allsaintsbh.org
All Saints’ Choir will sing "Lux Aurumque" by Eric Whitacre; Preces & Responses by Kenneth Leighton; Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (Collegium Regale) by John Tavener; and "Jesu, the very thought of thee" by Paul Halley. A reception will follow the service.
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Food Pantry
Our Saviour Center
4368 Santa Anita Avenue, El Monte
With lower pandemic numbers and everyone back at school and work our Food Pantry is in need of volunteers. Lend a hand on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m., rain or shine, to help us help the neediest families in our community. Volunteers should be age 16 and up. Street parking is available on Santa Anita, McGirk and Lambert avenues. Please wear a mask. All activities are outdoors; dress appropriately and wear close-toed shoes. For information or to sign up (not required), email info@our-center.org.
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June 9 - 14, 2024
Aquinas At Orvieto, Italy:
Deepen Your Own Spiritual Journey as Mystic and Prophet
Join Matthew Fox, Meshi Chavez and Claudia Picardi for a five-day workshop at the ancient monastery of St. Ludovico in St. Thomas Aquinas’ hometown. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was a mystic and prophet and one of the greatest geniuses in Western history. Courageous and controversial in his day, he brought science (from Aristotle) into the Christian West. His writings reveal an amazing mind and mystical heart. Matthew Fox, a member of the Dominican order, is a preeminent theologian and internationally acclaimed scholar of Western spirituality. He has written extensively on the wisdom of Aquinas and has translated for the first time in English some of his works. Discover Aquinas where he lived and worked, and experience monastic hospitality during this five-day retreat. More information is here.
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October 7 – 17, 2024
Italy Pilgrimage
Join the Rev. Steve De Muth and the Rev. Barrett Van Buren for an 11-day pilgrimage across Italy. We will visit Venice, Florence, Assisi, and Rome. The tour price includes roundtrip airfare from Los Angeles, first class/select hotels, most meals, professional tour director, comprehensive sightseeing, all hotel service charges and local taxes, porterage and entrance fees. Cost is $4,549 per person from Los Angeles including $520 taxes/airline surcharges. For information, contact Steve De Muth, 100 N. Third Ave., Covina, CA 91723 or 626.967.3939 or padresteve@holytrinitycovina.com. A full itinerary is here.
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EMPLOYMENT
Listings may be sent to news@ladiocese.org. There is no charge.
COSTA MESA: Music Minister, St. John the Divine Episcopal Church. Working in conjunction with, and directly reporting to the rector, the Music Minister serves as organist/pianist and choir director. The Music Minister is encouraged to use traditional Episcopal hymns along with contemporary music, using a variety of hymnals, instruments and accommodating the abilities of volunteers. As this is a worship leadership position in our church, the qualified candidate must understand himself, or herself, as first and foremost a person who worships God in spirit and in truth (John 4:23). This is a non benefited part-time job position. A full job description with application information is here.
COSTA MESA: Parish Administrator, Saint John the Divine Episcopal Church. The Parish Administrative Assistant (AA) serves the church working directly with the rector of the parish. The AA is responsible for a wide variety of communication and administrative tasks and is the key contact (with the clergy) for groups using the facility, and visitors. The non-benefited position is approximately 15 hours a week, currently Tuesday-Thursdays, 10 - 3 p.m. A full job description with application information is here.
TUSTIN: Sexton. St. Paul's Episcopal Church. 25 hours/week. The sexton serves to maintain a high standard of cleanliness and readiness of Church facilities to enable the work and ministry of the congregation and to create a pleasant atmosphere for members, guests, and staff. Job description here. Contact: administrator@stpauls.org.
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