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by Pat McCaughan

[The Episcopal News - June 16, 2021] Canon Steve Nishibayashi, diocesan Secretary of Convention, was elected on the first ballot to the Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop, and at least two other Angelenos – Thomas Diaz and the Rev. Antonio Gallardo – are still in the running during the online balloting, Diaz reported at the June 10 meeting of Diocesan Council.

That several Angelenos have been represented in the digital balloting – a result of the pandemic-forced postponement of General Convention 2020 – comes as no surprise, said Bishop John Harvey Taylor. “We’re just trying to see where the Spirit leads us … not that it’s easy to imagine replacing the most important voice in 21st century Christianity, namely Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, but this good work does need to be done. We already know Los Angeles is going to play a big role.” Delegates to the 2024 meeting of General Convention will elect the next presiding bishop, who will take office in November of that year as Curry completes his nine-year term.

Taylor also welcomed the new diocesan finance director, the Rev. Susan Stanton, to her first council meeting. Stanton, who pledged transparency, accountability and timeliness in reporting data, also observed “how much passion” is connected with budgeting and its relationship to mission priorities.

Read more here.

The Rev. Canon Greg Larkin has announced that there will be no Episcopal Night at Dodger Stadium in 2021, due to difficulty in finding a suitable date. "I am sorry to disappoint the people who look forward to it every year, and hope they will be with us next year when Episcopal Night returns," says Larkin, who has coordinated the annual event since its inception more than 20 years ago.

The Episcopal News Update has begun its biweekly summer schedule.

The Update will be published on the following dates:

July 4 (publication June 30)

July 18 (publication July 14)

August 1 (publication July 28)

August 15 (publication August 11)

The regular weekly schedule will resume after Aug. 15.

Items for the Update may be emailed to news@ladiocese.org. Deadline for each issue is Tuesday at noon.

By Pat McCaughan

[The Episcopal News - June 16, 2021] Arthur Littleworth’s amazing life has inspired both a film and a book, but the 98-year-old retired Riverside attorney and lifelong Episcopalian considers his extraordinary leadership simply to be what faith, civic responsibility and the times in which he lived and the community he loves needed of him.

In 2020, the City of Riverside produced a two-hour documentary film, A Good Life, about Littleworth’s contributions, and proclaimed him its “citizen of the century.” The film chronicles Littleworth’s exceptional accomplishments through the eyes of those who know and worked alongside him to make Riverside public schools the first to integrate in the nation without a court order; to save the iconic Mission Inn, the largest mission revival style building in the United States; and to ensure quality regional drinking water.

Six years earlier, Littleworth had written a memoir, No Easy Way, borrowing the title from a column about him by Tom Wicker of The New York Times. Wicker described the challenges Littleworth faced as school board president when on Sept. 7, 1965, a month after the Los Angeles Watts riots, an arsonist firebombed Riverside’s segregated Lowell Elementary School.

No arrests were made; the attack prompted boycotts by Black students and amplified already-heightened racial tensions so much it forced Littleworth's family to relocate because of threats of violence, his daughter, Anne Taylor, recalled in the film.

Awakening one morning, she looked out, “and there was a cross on our lawn,” Taylor said. “And I quickly went in and told my parents, and it was after that time that we went to another home where there was security.”

Littleworth called the attack the beginning of “the week from hell,” but by the week’s end, the school board had pledged to have an integration plan within 30 days.

Read more here.

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Bishop John Harvey Taylor ordained four to the diaconate on June 12 in a socially distanced service at Church of Our Saviour, San Gabriel. Pictured above are, from left: Deacon Jose Luis García-Juárez; Deacon Katherine Y. Feng; Keith Yamamoto, preacher; Norma Guerra, associate for Formation & Transition Ministry; Bishop Taylor; Melissa McCarthy, Canon to the Ordinary; Thomas Quijada-Discavage, missioner for Formation & Transition Ministry; Deacon Julie Anne Lovelock Beals; and Deacon Joshua Nathanael Francoeur Paget. The service may be viewed on demand on the diocese's Facebook page and YouTube channel. Contributions to the new deacons' discretionary funds may be made here.

Bishop Suffragan Diane M. Jardine Bruce will install the Rev. Christopher Montella as their rector of St. Stephen's Church, Santa Clarita, on Sunday, June 26 at 10 a.m. at a service that also will include confirmations, receptions and reaffirmations. An outdoor reception will follow. For reservations or to livestream the service visit the parish website or call 661.259.7307. Clergy: red stoles.

The Very Rev. Thomas Carey, vicar of Church of the Epiphany, Los Angeles, and dean of Deanery 4, was named a "Giant of Justice" by CLUE (Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice) at its annual celebration June 3. He is pictured at left in a video shown at the virtual event, which may be seen here. (Carey's portion begins at the 1:15:21 mark.)

In his remarks, delivered on the video, Carey described his own journey as a gay man, his struggle with alcohol addiction, and his work as an activist for justice issues.

"We - and by we, I mean Euro-America - we have an addiction to white supremacy," he said. "We've built up an entire system that supports [that addiction] and affirms it. And in order to keep that system going ... we have denied its existence, we've lied, we've stolen, we've abused, and we've killed. And now we're at the point where it's destroying us."

Other honorees include the Rev. Najuma Smith-Pollard, AME Church pastor and program manager for the Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement at USC "for her leadership in developing clergy for civic engagement and community development"; Harriette Ellis, 97, of Long Beach who has for eight decades been an activist and advocate for economic and immigration justice.; and Kent Wong of the UCLA Labor Center for "his exemplary life as an educator, leader, and activist in the cause of dignity and fair work for all."

Canon for Common Life Bob Williams is taking a sabbatical June 7 - Sept. 7, 2021. His areas of study will include latest best practices for media hubs and digital outreach serving non-profits, as well as reading and writing of diocesan history in support of his role as diocesan archivist-historiographer. During his sabbatical, please direct communications departmental inquiries to Canon Janet Kawamoto (editor@ladiocese.org) and archival records questions to Canon Clare Zabala Bangao (czabala@ladiocese.org).

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The Rev. James Byron David Corbett, once rector of St. Andrew’s Church, Ojai, and a former diocesan archivist, died May 21 in Portland, Oregon, where he had lived since his retirement in 2008. He was 80 and had been in ill health for some time.

Survivors include his wife, Karen, to whom he was married May 7, 1966; their son, Michael, and his wife, Monica. Their daughter, Joan, died in 1993.

Service arrangements are pending. Corbett’s ashes will be interred in the columbarium at St. Andrew’s – which was built during his tenure at the parish – in a private service at a later date.

Corbett was called as rector at St. Andrew’s in 1977 and served there for 17 years. During his ministry there, Rosales Organ Builders installed a custom pipe organ, which was played at services by Karen Corbett, an accomplished performer and music teacher.

Before beginning his rectorship at St. Andrew’s, Corbett previously was priest-in-charge at St. John’s and Holy Child Church, Wilmington; assistant priest at St. Mary’s Church, Laguna Beach priest-in-charge at Grace Church in Lake Havasu City, Arizona; and curate at St. Patrick’s Church and Day School.

Read more here.

Fran McKendree, who shared his music at several meetings of Diocesan Convention and Clergy Conference over the past decade, died June 10 after a long battle with cancer. He is pictured here joining Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to sing "There is a Balm in Gilead" as part of Curry's address to the 2015 meeting.

A brief obituary is here. A biography appears on McKendree's webpage here.

H. Belfield Hannibal Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians will present "Juneteenth Jubilations," a celebration of the end of slavery, with a Jubilee Eucharist on Saturday, June 19 at 1 p.m. The service will be streamed live via YouTube. For more information, visit the chapter's website here.

The celebration is based on Luke 4:14-21: "The spirit of the Lord is upon me ... to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, and to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."

Bishop Suffragan Diane M. Jardine Bruce will celebrate: preacher is the Rev. Dominique Piper, deacon at Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Placentia.

The Gathering: A Space for Asian Pacific American Spirituality will host a screening of the documentary Nā Kamalei: The Men of Hula, an exploration of Native Hawaiian culture via Zoom on Saturday, July 17 at 2:30 p.m. A conversation with film director Lisette Marie Flanary and the Rev. Keleawe Hee of St. Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu, will follow at 4 p.m.

The documentary captures the journey of legendary master teacher Robert Cazimero and the only all-male hula school in Hawai’i. The film follows the dancers – who range in age from 18 to 55 years old – as they return to the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, the world’s largest hula festival. More information about the film and the director is available here.

The Gathering is a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles to Asian Pacific Americans. It holds events to engage topics relevant to Asian Pacific American communities and offers a space for Asian Pacific Americans to gather to share in their spiritual journeys.

The event is free. Register here to receive the Zoom link. For additional information, email TheGatheringEDLA@gmail.com.

The deadline for Girls Friendly Society's Supplies for Success scholarship to assist GFS members, grades K - 12, with school supplies and backpacks for 2021-2022 has been extended to Friday, June 25. A letter of reference is required to apply (please read the application carefully). Reimbursement awards are made after providing a copy of the published school supply list and receipts. An application form is here. Applications also may be sent by postal mail, postmarked by June 25, to Margaret Nolde, 2029 Lemnos Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.

The Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Placentia welcomed local dignitaries and guests June 6 to a celebration of the parish's 65th anniversary.

The Rev. R. Barrett Van Buren, rector, presided at the celebration Eucharist, which was attended by Placentia Mayor Craig Green and Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee. The two officials presented the parish with proclamations in honor of its ministry. A celebration video included a history of the church, founded in 1956, and congratulations from Bishop John Harvey Taylor of the Diocese of Los Angeles.

“Our parish community is so thankful for our historical foundation and many ways we have been a beacon to the local area through Christ and have served those less fortunate in significant ministries that have endured over the years," said Van Buren. "We are excited to see what God has in store for the next 65 years."

A major upcoming projects is the Santa Angelina affordable senior housing project, a 65-unit complex to be built soon on part of the church's property. The project has been approved by the city council and the congregation is raising final funding. Construction is slated to begin in the summer of 2022 through a partnership with National CORE and Episcopal Community Services, the diocese's housing management program.

Blood supplies are critically low in California, and congregations in the Diocese of Los Angeles have stepped up to help replenish them by hosting blood drives. Currently scheduled events are listed below.

Donors may save up to 15 minutes by completing pre-donation reading and answering health history questions here, rather than filling out forms on the day of donation.

Reservations through the Red Cross are required. All donors and staff will be screened before entering the facilities.

Christ Episcopal Church

1127 N. San Antonio Avenue, Ontario 91762

Informatiocn: 909.983.1859

Reservations here or call 1.800.RED.CROSS (1.800.733.2767)

Sponsor code: CCPOntario

Additional dates at this location: Thursday, July 8; Monday, Aug. 16; Thursday, Sept. 16; Thursday, Oct. 7; Thursday, Nov. 11; Saturday, Dec. 11.

All Saints Episcopal Church

132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena 91101.

Reservations here or call 1.800.RED.CROSS (1.800.733.2767)

Sponsor code: ASEC

Information: nnaecker@allsaints-pas.org

Upcoming date at this location is Aug. 17.

St. Ambrose Episcopal Church

830 W. Bonita Avenue, Claremont 91711

Information: 909.626.7170

Reservations here or call 1.800.RED.CROSS (1.800.733.2767)

Sponsor code: stambrose

Upcoming date(s): Friday July 23

St. John Chrysostom Church and School

Cardinal Gym

30382 Via Con Dios, Rancho Santa Margarita 92688

Reservations here or call 1.800.RED.CROSS (1.800.733.2767)

Sponsor Code: St. John

Upcoming date: Sunday, Nov. 7

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church

12692 Fifth Street, Yucaipa 92399

Reservations here or call 1.800.RED.CROSS (1.800.733.2767)

Sponsor code: ST ALBANS

Upcoming dates at this location are Mondays; July 26, Aug. 23, Sept. 27, Oct. 18, Nov. 22 and Dec. 27.

St. Mark's Episcopal Parish

330 E 16th Street, Upland 91784

Register here or call 1.800.RED.CROSS (1.800.733.2767)

Sponsor code: stmarks

Upcoming date at this location: Tuesday, Nov. 2

By appointment only. Donors must be healthy and identification is required.

Will your church host blood drives in 2021? Send the information to news@ladiocese.org for inclusion in the calendar.

Girls Friendly Society Los Angeles invites girls ages 6 and up and their mothers, grandmothers, aunts or female mentors to register for "Me and My Mama Bear" Camp Sept. 17 - 19 at Camp Wrightwood.

Overnight and one-day options will be available for the camp, which will be operated using social distancing and other precautions as needed, depending on CDC guidelines at that time.

Registration opened on June 15 and will close July 15; early registration is encouraged. Girls do not have to be members of GFS to register or attend.

A flyer with complete cost, safety and registration information is here. For additional information, email gfscalifornia@gmail.com.

Camp Stevens has launched its annual campership drive with a video appeal featuring comments from camp staff and the bishops of the dioceses of Los Angeles and San Diego.

"I think it is one of the most important things our young people can do, to go spend a week in nature, spend a week with other people, learn about the values of our faith, and learn what it means to form true community together," says Bishop Susan Brown Snook of the Diocese of San Diego, where the camp is physically located.

Camp director Kathy Wilder reports that all 2021 summer camp sessions are full and have waiting lists. Continued pandemic restrictions require reduced capacity and special precautions.

Read more here.

The Center for Lay Chaplaincy in the Diocese of Los Angeles has several upcoming trainings for lay ministers.

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) for Lay Pastoral Care Providers is designed to provoke, encourage, and instill the practice of self-reflection in order to support the exploration of how one’s beliefs, attitudes, assumptions, and theological heritage shape one’s pastoral presence.

A session of CPE for Lay Pastoral Care Providers will be offered beginning the week of Sept. 26. This course includes 12 weeks of in-person meetings followed by eight weeks of online sessions. More information is here.

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) for Youth Ministry is designed to be an introduction to the practice of pastoral care within the context of youth ministry. The class is structured around case studies, drawn from the student’s ministry experiences, with attention to developing the student’s capacity for identifying and then appropriately exercising their personal and pastoral authority. The course is offered through Bloy House, The Episcopal Theology School at Los Angeles, and will meet every other week beginning Aug. 20. To sign up for the course, click here.

The Rev. Jana Milhon-Martin is director of the Center for Lay Chaplaincy. She may be reached at jana@centerforlaychaplaincy.org or 909.685.3424.

[EMM] Offering solidarity and support for refugees worldwide, Episcopal Migration Ministries will host a virtual prayer vigil for World Refugee Day on Sunday, June 20, 7 – 8 p.m. ET (4 - 5 PT). All are welcome to join this gathering in recognition of those forced to leave their homes and seek new beginnings elsewhere.

The vigil, to be broadcast on Episcopal Migration Ministries’ Facebook page, will offer a time of prayer, reflection, and celebration in honor of refugees around the globe. An order of service is here. The vigil will be available on demand following the event.

The United Nations designated June 20 as international World Refugee Day in recognition of the courage and strength of people who must flee their home country to escape conflict. First held in 2001, World Refugee Day “is an occasion to build empathy and understanding for their plight and to recognize their resilience in rebuilding their lives,” according to the UN Refugee Agency.

Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM), a ministry of The Episcopal Church, is one of nine national agencies responsible for resettling refugees in the United States in partnership with the government. Episcopal Migration Ministries has 12 affiliate offices in 10 states, one of which is IRIS (Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Service), a ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles. In 2020, EMM affiliates helped resettle 1,121 individuals from 29 countries. In addition to its long-standing work in refugee resettlement ministry, Episcopal Migration Ministries is The Episcopal Church’s convening place for collaboration, education, and information-sharing on migration.

For more information about EMM and World Refugee Day, click here.

By David Paulsen

[Episcopal News Service - June 11, 2021] With little more than a week until World Refugee Day, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry joined a June 10 panel discussion organized by Episcopal Migration Ministries, or EMM, to highlight this season of renewed hope for restoration of the United States’ refugee resettlement program.

Refugee resettlement was reduced to the lowest level in the federal program’s 40-year history under President Donald Trump, but with President Joe Biden taking office in January, his administration pledged to work with EMM and other resettlement agencies to restore a spirit of welcome to refugees fleeing war and persecution in their home countries.

“Refugees have made positive political, social and economic contributions to the United States throughout our history,” said Larry Bartlett, director of the Office of Refugee Admissions in the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Welcoming refugees “is who we are as a country. This is frankly how we came about. We’re a country of immigrants and refugees ourselves, and we shouldn’t forget that.”

Bartlett and Curry were joined on the webinar by EMM Director of Operations Demetrio Alvero and Dr. Heval Kelli, a Syria-born cardiologist who immigrated to the United States in 2001 with his family through the U.S. refugee resettlement program. EMM expects to post video of the webinar to its website next week.

Read more here.

By David Paulsen

[Episcopal News Service – June 14, 2021] Juneteenth is recognized by most states as a secular holiday and celebrated in many American communities on June 19. This year, the Diocese of California is taking its Juneteenth commemorations a step further with its inaugural feast day worship service for the holiday, which celebrates the emancipation of American slaves.

The diocese added Juneteenth to its calendar of feasts by a vote of its convention in October. Since then, members of the regional chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians, or UBE, has worked with the diocese’s Afro-Anglican Commission to develop a Juneteenth liturgy. It will be celebrated for the first time June 19 at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and livestreamed on Facebook. The diocese also will propose adding the feast day to the churchwide calendar when the 80th General Convention meets next year.

Read more here.

Church of Our Saviour, San Gabriel, has 50 chairs (pictured at left) from its chapel that are no longer in use, and are offered free to any church in the diocese that needs some good chairs for their worship space or other use. Chairs have kneelers and can be hooked together, as seen in photos. Recipients will need to pick up the chairs. Please email inquiries to info@cosepiscopal.org

St. James in-the-City Church, Los Angeles

Live-streamed and on demand here

Center for Spiritual Direction

Online: Register here, call 714.744.3172 or e-mail TheCSD@csjorange.orgcall

For spiritual directors only. "Negative images of God cause harm – personally and in our world. Identifying and healing these negative images is vital to the spiritual journey. This session will explore how to identify these images as well as how we might participate in their healing, whether they are ours or our directees’." Fee: $50

Stillpoint: The Center for Christian Spirituality

Online: Register here

This certificate program, led by Frank Rogers, Jr., is designed for spiritual companions – spiritual directors, chaplains, ministers and other soul-care workers – who want to explore how IFS can be a model and a process for compassion-based soul care. Fee for the certificate program is $225; fee for auditing. Frank Rogers Jr. is a spiritual director, supervisor, certified IFS practitioner, retreat leader, writer and professor of spiritual formation at the ecumenical and interfaith Claremont School of Theology, and co-director of the Center for Engaged Compassion.

The Guibord Center

Online: Register here

Racism, bias, and hate take an incalculable toll on people throughout the U.S. Despite slow and hard-won progress in the past few decades, racism is still deeply embedded in our society and ways of thinking. Recent events show us that our country and the global community will not heal until we courageously and honestly address the damage inflicted by racism and engage in the work of transforming the beliefs and systems that uphold it. Storytellers this month will reflect on the conversations about racism in their faith communities, where they see unexpected successes, and how they’re tackling the challenges of working toward change. Storytellers are: Candace Carnicelli, executive director of Common Peace, Center for the Advancement of Nonviolence; the Rev. Mark Hong, executive of the Presbyterian Church's Synod of Southern California and Hawaii; and Khulood Madany, CPA and creator, ImmortallyKhulood.

September 2022

Join Bishop Guy Erwin of the ELCA and Canon Jim Newman of the Episcopal Church for a 13-day journey across central Europe to Oberammergau, Germany. The day-long Oberammergau Passion Play is produced every decade and is a four-century “thank you” to God for saving the people of this picturesque Bavarian Alpine village. Experience this spiritual event and look at the culture and religion of Poland (Warsaw, Krakow, Auschwitz and Czestochowa), Hungary (Budapest), Czech Republic (Bratislava), Austria (Vienna & the Salzkammergut) and Germany (Oberammergau & Munich). Cost is $4,899 from Los Angeles including $450 taxes/airline surcharges.) Information: Jim Newman, 3590 Grand View Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066; 310.391.5522 or 888.802.6722; rector@stbedesla.org. A full itinerary is here.

ALTADENA: Church Office Administrator, St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Part-time (20-25 hours/week, Monday - Friday). Responsible for church communications, maintenance of office a records, assisting with financial operations, administrative support for the rector and other staff. A full job description is here. Salary is commensurate with experience. Contact: The Rev. Carrie Patterson Grindon, rector, at carripg@saintmarksaltadena.org.

BEVERLY HILLS: Administrative Coordinator, All Saints Episcopal Church. Seeking a detail-oriented person to handle a wide range of responsibilities, including financial, calendar, coordinating volunteers, offices support, phone and more. Compensation based on experience. Benefits include health (dental and vision) and pension. Full job description and application information here.

CORONA DEL MAR: Communication Specialist (part time) at St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church. The Communications Specialist supports parish ministries by ensuring that important, engaging, and relevant events in the life of Saint Michael and All Angels are communicated through multiple channels both internally and externally. Through both front-end development of our website, email campaigns, and live-streamed parish events, this role contributes to the church’s total effort to communicate our mission to love God, grow together, and connect with the community. Full job description and application instructions are here.

COSTA MESA: Sunday School Teacher, St. John The Divine Church, to plan lessons and teach one room of 2 - 6 students or more. Sunday mornings - 9:45 - 11 a.m. Prep time – flexible, 3 hours per week at $15 per hour. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to office@stjohncm.org. Include the job title in the subject line, or mail document to Saint John the Divine Episcopal Church. 183 E. Bay Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.

HOLLYWOOD-LOS ANGELES: Seeds of Hope Food Distribution Associate. Bilingual (English-Spanish). This position will be an essential part of the Seeds of Hope team getting healthy, nutritious food to more families in need in Los Angeles and surrounding counties. Job duties include picking up, sorting, organizing and delivering produce; providing great customer service; documenting quantities and submitting data for reports. Work hours are full time, but variable. Valid Class C driver's license, experience with driving 16-ft or larger truck required. Full job description is here.

LA CAÑADA: Preschool Director, St. George’s Preschool. Full time, beginning this June-July, before students return to classrooms in mid-August. Program is presently a half-day, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., plus an optional after-care program 12 - 2:30 p.m.; we may be expanding our hours to a full day in the future. Classrooms range from potty-trained two-year-olds through pre-K five-year olds. Enrichments include regular music and movement programs, special visitors, and themed day celebrations. Our philosophy is learning-through-play and hands-on experiences, tailored to each child’s developmental needs. We are just beginning to use Brightwheel management software; experience with Brightwheel is a plus. This position is full-time, pays health care benefits, and offers a matching pension plan. Salary negotiable, based on both experience and vision for the school. Send CV and letter of interest to the Rev. Amy Pringle at rector@saintglc.org.

LA CRESCENTA: Coordinador(a) de Oficina Parroquial. San Lucas de las Montañas. San Lucas está buscando un(a) Coordinador(a) de Oficina como parte del equipo de esta Misión para apoyar a Dios en lograr su visión para el mundo. Somos un congregación diversa que aspira a estar cada día más unida en Cristo, y con un alto grado de participación de voluntarios comprometidos. Si estás interesado(a) en utilizar tus talentos para una gran causa, aprender, y hacer una diferencia, te invitamos a aplicar. Puedes conseguir aquí la descripción de trabajo e información de cómo aplicar.

LA CRESCENTA: Church Office Coordinator, St. Luke’s of the Mountains. St. Luke’s is looking for a Church Office Coordinator as part of the team of this mission to support God in achieving God’s vision for the world. We are a diverse congregation that aspires to be more united in Christ every day, and with a high degree of participation of committed volunteers. If you are interested in using your talents for a great cause, learning, and making a difference, we invite you to apply. You can get the job description and information on how to apply here.

LOS ANGELES: Controller, Diocese of Los Angeles. Responsible for all diocesan accounting operations. This is a hands-on accounting lead position requiring a high level of integrity and a desire to work in a mission driven environment. Requires knowledge of non-profit accounting and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and non-profit reporting standards. Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems. Blackbaud expertise required. CPA highly preferred. Immediate opening. Applications will be accepted until June 15. Full job description and application instructions here.

LONG BEACH: Bookkeeper for St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Part time. Responsible for recording and maintaining the church’s financial transactions, such as donations, expenses, and payments. This person will record financial data into QuickBooks and Realm software to ensure our database reflects accurate giving records. An effective bookkeeper will be integrity-filled, consistent and accurate. This person will have a knowledge of accounting and the ability to understand how to use accounting software systems. Full job description and application instructions here.

THOUSAND OAKS: Office Manager/Registrar. St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School is looking for candidate who would enjoy working in a busy elementary school office. The main duties include answering phones, working with families and children, maintaining data bases, organizing daily office routines, making flyers and communications, and supporting teachers and administrative staff. Candidate must have office experience, preferably in a school, and must be COVID vaccinated. This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday. To apply sent a resume to nwhitson@stpatricksdayschool.org.

TUSTIN: Director of Family Ministries, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Part-time (15-20 hours weekly) Seeking a high-energy leader to direct our church school, plan activities for families, and minister to parents. A more detailed job listing can be found here. St. Paul's hopes to hire someone to begin working alongside its departing director around May 16. Please send resume and cover letter to: the Rev. Kay Sylvester, rector, at kay@stpauls.org.

Additional job listings are here. Listings are free: send information to news@ladiocese.org. Applications for jobs must be sent to the contact included in the listing.