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Episcopal News Update
A weekly newsletter serving the Diocese of Los Angeles
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Black Americans must ‘tell their own story,’ Stacey Forte-Dupré tells congregation at Juneteenth celebration
By Janet Kawamoto
[The Episcopal News – June 21, 2023] “We gather today to remember so that we can tell our story to the generations that come after us. This narrative is ours ... and if we don't take ownership of it, others will do so for us,” the Rev. Stacey Forte-Dupré told Episcopalians and friends gathered June 17 at St. John’s Cathedral for the Diocese of Los Angeles’ second annual Juneteenth celebration, sponsored by the Program Group for Black Ministries and the H. Belfield Hannibal chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians.
After the Civil War, enslaved people in Galvaston, Texas, received word on June 19, 1865, from victorious Union forces that the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln more than two years earlier, had declared them free. (Chattel slavery was abolished in the United States by the 13th amendment to the Constitution, adopted by the U.S. Congress in January 1865 and ratified by the required 27 states by the end of that year.) Juneteenth, long celebrated in various parts of the nation and recognized in all 50 states, was established by Congress in 2021 as a national holiday.
The Rev. Lester Mackenzie, rector of St. Mary’s Church, Laguna Beach, presided at the Evensong-inspired service, also leading a Tanzanian call-and-response song of praise. The Adrian Dunn Singers, a nine-member ensemble, provided gospel music, singing favorites such as “We’ve Come This Far by Faith” as well as compositions by Dunn. The group led the congregation in “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” informally known as the Black national anthem, to close the service.
Read more here.
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At LA Pride parade, Episcopalians welcome former presiding bishop, celebrate ‘family ties’
By Bob Williams
[The Episcopal News – June 21, 2023] For Ethan Ide – a Babson College rising sophomore and lifelong member of All Saints’ Church, Beverly Hills – joining some 80 fellow Episcopalians in this year’s L.A. Pride parade on June 11 was enriched by family ties.
“My parents marched in the parade with me, as did my godparents,” said Ide, who told The News he came out as gay while in sixth grade. “Family support is huge for me. My sexuality in church has never been an issue, and the march was a great example of that.”
“We’re certainly proud of Ethan and the work that he’s doing to make a safe space for other young people who didn’t have the same safe space as he did,” said Ide’s dad – filmmaker Brian, noting his son’s current initiative to found a non-profit supporting LGBTQ+ youth in the Boston area.
“He realized very early that he was blessed growing up in a church like All Saints’ and in the Diocese of Los Angeles, and now that he’s travelled, he has realized that not everyone has grown up in the same environment he did,” said Brian Ide, joined along the parade route by his wife and Ethan’s mom, Karen Woodward Ide, and godparents, Debbie and Chris Winchell.
Read more here.
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SAVE THE DATE
Countering white Christian nationalism is focus of July 9 forum set by diocesan ecumenical, interfaith program group
By EN Staff
[The Episcopal News – June 7, 2023] A Sunday afternoon forum focused on countering white Christian nationalism is set for 2 – 4 p.m. on July 9 at St. Paul’s Commons, Echo Park, hosted by the diocesan Program Group on Ecumenical and Interfaith Life.
All are welcome, and advance registration is requested here.
The program – planned by diocesan interfaith ministers-in-residence Sable Manson, Tasneem Noor, and Tahil Sharma – will be framed by remarks offered by Bishop John Harvey Taylor of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, Bishop Brenda Bos of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Southwest California Synod, and Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, retired bishop of the United Methodist Church’s California-Pacific Conference.
Forum planners recommend that attendees read Pamela Cooper White’s 2022 book The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People Are Drawn In and How to Talk Across the Divide. The author has been invited to address the forum.
Read more here.
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English theologian Charlie Bell to speak on marriage equality July 13-14 in Echo Park, Hollywood
Reactions to the Church of England’s most recent stance on same-sex blessings and the wider context of marriage equality will be central topics in two Los Angeles talks presented July 13 – 14 by Anglican author and scholar the Rev. Charlie Bell.
More about the Church of England actions is here.
Bell – who is a priest and assistant curate at St. John the Divine, Kennington, and a research associate at St. Augustine’s College of Theology – was recently named by the Church of England’s House of Bishops to a pastoral group implementing recent actions.
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In Los Angeles, Bell will speak July 13 at St. Paul’s Commons, 840 Echo Park Ave., following Eucharist at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome. Lunch will be served, hosted by GLEAM-LA diocesan LGBTQ+ ministries; reservations are requested by email to bishopsoffice@ladiocese.org. Bell’s talk will begin at about 1:15 p.m. following lunch.
Bell will also speak July 14 over lunch at 1 p.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church, 7501 Hollywood Blvd., in a gathering set for members of the parish and other congregations of the Westside’s Incarnation Deanery. Those attending are asked to email parish administrator Joseph Warren at jwarren@saintthomashollywood.org. More information is available here, or call 323.876.2102.
Bell is the author of, among other titles, the 2022 book Queer Holiness: The Gift of LGBTQI People to the Church. His biographical information is here.
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Camp Stevens needs funds to help kids attend summer sessions
Camp Stevens has launched a month-long drive for campership funds to provide a week of summer camp for children who would otherwise be unable to afford the fees. Requests for funds exceed the amount of support the camp can offer with its current resources.
Executive Director Kathy Wilder has announced that donations made by July 17 will be matched up to $20,000 by a group of anonymous donors. "That's a lot of kids getting the life-changing experience of camp," Wilder noted.
Wilder makes an appeal for the fund in the video above.
Donations may be made here or sent to Camp Stevens, P.O. Box 2320, Julian, CA 92036.
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GFS awards grant to St. Stephen's, Hollywood, for electrician training program for girls
Girls Friendly Society-Los Angeles (GFS-LA) has awarded St. Stephen's Church, Hollywood, a $20,000 grant to launch a two-year electrical training program for high school girls.
The Rev. Canon Jaime Edwards-Acton, the Rev. Carlos Ruvalcaba, Alberto Lucas and Valeria Lucas designed the Firefly Electrician Training Program to empower girls to pursue a career in electrical technology, a profession in high demand offering almost complete parity in pay for women. The Firefly program will begin in September 2023.
This is the inaugural year of the GFS-LA Grant, which encourages congregations to reach out to their neighborhoods to create communities that help girls and young women find friendship, develop relationships and support each other. Martha Watson serves as the GFS-LA Grant Committee chairwoman.
For information about the next grant application period, watch future issues of the Episcopal News Update or visit GFS-LA online.
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Diocesan Council hears reports of communication strategies, increased refugee ministry at June meeting
[The Episcopal News – June 19, 2023] Diocesan Council, meeting via Zoom on June 8, heard reports of strategies to improve the Diocese of Los Angeles’ communication and refugee ministries as Bishop John Harvey Taylor noted that the meeting date was celebrated at St. Paul’s Commons as “Malcolm Boyd Day,” marking the late priest-writer-activist’s 100th birthday.
The Program Group on Communications & Public Affairs is actively working to improve connections to the diverse ethnic communities of the Diocese of Los Angeles, with a particular focus on the Latino population, according to co-chairs Hannah Riley of the Church of Our Saviour, San Gabriel, and the Rev. Carlos Ruvalcaba of St. Stephen’s Church, Hollywood.
Read more here.
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Summer schedule for diocesan offices, Episcopal News Update
Diocesan offices at St. Paul's Commons will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, for Independence Day.
The Episcopal News Update has begun its biweekly summer schedule. Issues will be published for July 9 and 23 and Aug. 6 before the regular weekly schedule resumes Aug. 20. (Issue date is Sunday: publication is on the preceding Wednesday.) Please send submissions to editor@ladiocese.org by 12 p.m. on Tuesday for each week's issue.
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Visiting St. John the Baptist Church, Corona
June 19, 2023
When I visited St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, Corona, CA in March 2020, I proved to be the harbinger of doom. Two weeks later, we had to close every mission and parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles because of the pandemic. Returning on Sunday for a visitation, I said that I prayed it would portend nothing more dramatic than the regularly scheduled summer solstice on Wednesday.
Read more here.
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Father’s Day and ET: the Extraterrestrial
June 18, 2023
I awoke at 4 a.m. thinking about “ET: The Extraterrestrial,” Steven Spielberg’s 1982 movie about a boy and his alien — specifically the line where a scientist says jubilantly, “He’s got DNA.” Spielberg said later ET has no gender. I’d been mulling my Sunday sermon, which had the usual tropes about universal sibling-hood. But Father’s Day had something to do with it, too.
Read more here.
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Education for Ministry graduation 2023
June 17, 2023
EfM Education for Ministry students, mostly lay leaders in The Episcopal Church, spend four years studying scripture, church history, and Christian ethics — not a seminary education, but a solid grounding in the core of our Anglican Episcopal faith that enables one to teach and preach.
Read more here.
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Campbell Hall Graduation 2023
June 14, 2023
The summer before his freshman year at Campbell Hall, a renowned Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles school headquartered in Studio City, Paolo Pesce lost his best friend to an auto accident. It posed a spiritual challenge with which he still grapples. He nevertheless became a school chaplain and earned such a reputation for kindness and curiosity that one teacher said, “It’s as though there’s a zone of joy that follows him around campus.”
Read more here.
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Bishop John Harvey Taylor preaches to a packed church at St. Barnabas', Pasadena', centennial service on June 11. Below: Marco White, centennial chair, gets the festivities started as master of ceremonies.
Photos: Janet Kawamoto
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Still they rise: St. Barnabas’ Church, Pasadena, celebrates 100th year
By Janet Kawamoto
[The Episcopal News – June 20, 2023] “They Thought They Buried Us, But God Actually Planted Us,” reads a banner outside St. Barnabas’ Church, Pasadena, which on June 11 celebrated its centennial year as a historically Black congregation of the Diocese of Los Angeles.
The celebration committee, chaired by lifelong member Marco White, chose the theme “St. Barnabas 100 – Still We Rise” – alluding to a poem by Maya Angelou – to represent the congregation’s long, faithful journey to their centennial year.
Lively, determined and now sustained by a diverse congregation, St. Barnabas’ began in 1909 when eight Black women – “the matriarchs” – met in the home of Georgia Weatherton and began an Episcopal mission society that they named “St. Barnabas’ Guild.”
The matriarchs launched their worship community because they and their families – many of whom came to California to escape Jim Crow laws in what is now called “The Great Migration’ – were not welcome at nearby Episcopal churches, including All Saints, Pasadena – now a stronghold of diversity and inclusion, but in the early 1900s a place of white worship and privilege.
Read more here.
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IRIS open house celebrates World Refugee Day, new beginnings
By Janet Kawamoto
[The Episcopal News – June 21, 2023] IRIS, the Diocese of Los Angeles’ refugee and immigration ministry, celebrated World Refugee Day June 20 with a “Welcome Home” open house at their headquarters at St. Francis’ Chapel in Atwater Village (Los Angeles).
IRIS has expanded its staff recently in anticipation of increased numbers of refugees, especially from Afghanistan, with others from Iraq, Ukraine and “a smattering of other countries,” according to Troy Elder, executive director, who on June 8 gave a report on IRIS’s work to Diocesan Council.
The staff, reduced to five people during the Trump administration, has increased to 21 full-time employees, along with interns from the Jubilee program and Occidental College and volunteers. Most of IRIS’s funding comes from grants and U.S. government sources.
Longtime staff member Raffi Manser gave guests, including Bishop John Harvey Taylor, tours of the facility, which IRIS has occupied for some 15 years and is being remodeled gradually to accommodate the growing staff.
Read more here. A new "Welcome Home" video featuring IRIS' staff is here.
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Bishop Taylor will lead Episcopal presence at OC Pride worship, parade and festival
Episcopal churches will be represented at OC Pride on June 24 with worship, a parade presence and a booth at the following festival, coordinated by GLEAM, the diocese's LGBTQ+ ministry.
Bishop John Harvey Taylor will celebrate Eucharist at 9 a.m. at 201 E. Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana, across the street from Church of the Messiah. Participants will join the Pride parade at 10:30 a.m. To help staff the Episcopal Church booth at the following festival (11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.), contact the Rev. Steve Swartzell at steve@stwilfridschurch.org.
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Holy Spirit Community to conclude Pride Month with June 29 Eucharist honoring LGBTQ+ pioneers
All are invited as the Holy Spirit Community wraps up Pride month on June 29 with a celebration of the Eucharist honoring pioneers in the LGBTQ+ movement since the 1969 Stonewall uprising. Bishop John Harvey Taylor will preside at the community’s inaugural event in the Jonathan Daniels room, second floor, South Building of St. Paul's Commons. Food, drinks and fellowship start at 6:30 p.m., with the service following at 7 p.m.
Parking is accessible only through the Laguna Avenue entrance; directions are downloadable here. Take the purple South Building elevator to the second floor.
Reservations are appreciated at info@holyspirit-la.org to ensure food and drink for everyone.
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Santa Ynez Valley Summer Classic is June 24
St. Mark's in-the-Valley Church, Los Olivos, invites all to the 2023 Santa Ynez Valley Summer Classic, to be held at the church on Saturday, June 24, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. This lively outdoor event gathering offers guests a chance to dine, sip, and support service projects benefitting the Santa Ynez Valley and the larger Santa Barbara County region.
Participants will start the evening with appetizers, a glass of local wine, and live entertainment by Dewey Roberts, followed by a silent auction items with a wide variety of lifestyle packages and items from local businesses and a hand-crafted dinner by AR Catering, with tasting with Rob & Hammer’s SLO Stills.
Individual tickets are $250; tables for up to 10 guests may be reserved for $2,500. For tickets, click here or call 805.448.7070. The church is located at 2901 Nojoqui Avenue (at Alamo Pintado Avenue), Los Olivos.
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Ticket orders open for 2023 Episcopal Night at Dodger Stadium
The Diocese of Los Angeles will once again descend on Echo Park for Episcopal Night at Dodger Stadium on Friday, Sept. 1 for a game (with playoff potential) against the Atlanta Braves, according to the Rev. Canon Greg Larkin (AKA "Canon Baseball"), who has led this event since its inception in the 1990s, during Bishop Fred Borsch's tenure.
A coordinator in each congregation will monitor signups, collect ticket money ($30 per ticket; same rate as last year) and place orders with Larkin. Tickets will be delivered electronically to the coordinator, who will then distribute them by email to parishioners, according to instructions recently sent to clergy. Tickets must be readable on a cell phone for entry to the stadium. All ticket orders must be sent to Larkin by July 18; coordinators will set deadlines for their congregations.
"We will be joined by the Lutherans of the Southwest California Synod in the true spirit of baseball and ecumenism," noted Larkin, "so do invite your Lutheran friends to come out and join us."
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Immaculate Heart Community’s ‘Lunch & Learn’ lecture series continues July 14 at St. Paul’s Commons
A July 14 presentation titled “Reparations: A Discussion on Addressing Racial Justice” will be hosted at St. Paul’s Commons, Echo Park, by the Immaculate Heart Community.
A longtime L.A.-based ecumenical Christian order including laypersons and clergy, Immaculate Heart Community relocated its offices to St. Paul’s Commons earlier this year, welcomed by Bishop John Harvey Taylor to share in opportunities for collaboration with the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.
Immaculate Heart Community President Sherry Purcell and Pam Hope, development officer, invite all in the diocese to join the 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Friday Lunch and Learn programs in the series, which is named in honor of Marisa Antonini. There is no charge to participate, but free-will donations are appreciated. Reservations may be placed with Hope at pam.hope@ihworks.org.
Read more here.
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SAVE THE DATE
Panel discussion in Pasadena will focus on death penalty
All Saints Church, Pasadena, invites the diocesan community to an open public panel discussion and debate about capital punishment in California on Tuesday, September 26, 6:30 - 8 p.m. The panel will feature notable experts from the pro and con sides of the death penalty issue, giving attendees an opportunity to learn about potential death penalty ballot measures in California and make independent and informed decisions.
The discussion will be held in All Saints Church's Forum, a conference space in the basement of Regas House, a prominent building on campus (wheelchair accessible). All Saints Church is located at 132 N Euclid Ave, Pasadena 91101. Water, coffee, and light snacks will be provided. To register, click here.
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Immersion programs will introduce women to Franciscan spirituality
The Community of St. Francis (www.communitystfrancis.org) of San Francisco invites women over age 18 to take part in "Companions in Franciscan Spirituality" 10-day residential immersion programs in Franciscan Spirituality. The program includes studying Franciscan spirituality and living out of that spirituality by sharing in community life, worship and ministry in the church and wider community. Cost is a free will donation. Coming sessions are July 14 - 23 (with a focus on Creation) or September 29 – October 8 (with a focus on St. Francis Day). For more information, contact Sr. Pamela Clare at pamelaclarecsf@aol.com.
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Seeds of Hope offers help to those seeking food assistance
Seeds of Hope, the food justice ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles, is working with CalFresh Food, the statewide food program that helps Californians buy more groceries when money's tight, and the L.A. County Department of Public Social Services to help qualified Angelenos receive food assistance.
Seeds of Hope staff members are ready to support individuals and lead sign-up events at congregations. They will walk new applicants through the process to make registration quick and easy. Assistance is available in English and Spanish. (Applicants may also begin the process here.)
To learn more or to host a support session, contact Erica Nieves of Seeds of Hope at enieves@ladiocese.org.
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Sacramento Episcopal cathedral, area churches provide aid to migrants flown to California
By Melodie Woerman
[Episcopal News Service – June 21, 2023] When a chartered plane brought a total of 36 migrants to Sacramento, California, on flights June 2 and again on June 5, members of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral joined other faith communities in providing immediate food and shelter, as well as the promise of ongoing support.
The cathedral is a founding member of Sacramento Area Congregations Together, or Sacramento ACT, the agency through which aid has been provided. Trinity’s dean, the Very Rev. Mathew Woodward, is a member of the board.
The migrants, all adults ages 20 to 40 and mostly from Venezuela, Colombia and Guatemala, were approached in El Paso, Texas, where some had been working, with the promise of housing and jobs if they agreed to go to California. From there they were bused to Deming, New Mexico, and put on a plane chartered by the same Florida-based entity that flew migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in September 2022, where St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Edgartown, Massachusetts, provided them with temporary housing and meals.
Read more here.
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Alabama Episcopal church observed first anniversary of shooting with worship, unveiled labyrinth memorial garden
By Shireen Korkzan
[Episcopal News Service — Vestavia Hills, Alabama – June 20, 2023] June 16 marked one year since three Episcopalians were killed in a shooting at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham.
The three victims — Jane Pounds, 84, Bart Rainey, 84, and Sharon Yeager, 75, longtime parishioners of St. Stephen’s — were participating in a potluck inside the church’s parish hall when an occasional churchgoer opened fire. Two died at the scene and one died later in the hospital. In May, the shooter pleaded guilty to capital murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
“By now, most of the story has been told and forgotten by others in the world who have moved on with their lives, and that is okay with me,” Jim Musgrove, a parishioner at St. Stephens, wrote in an essay. “For those of us at Saint Stephens, however, our memories and pain will never end.”
Read more here.
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Ann Arbor Episcopal church launches Pride flag project after multiple vandalism incidents
By Logan Crews
[Episcopal News Service – June 20, 2023] After their LGBTQ+ pride flag was vandalized twice this spring, the combined community of St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church and Northside Presbyterian Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan, planted 300 miniature pride flags with a sign that reads, “Need a Flag, Take a Flag.”
The Rev. Tom Ferguson, St. Aidan’s vicar, replaced the large flag and its pole after they were first damaged in April and then stolen in May. Soon after local news reported on the repeated vandalism in early June, the new display was trampled and the big flag was damaged once again.
“They took the new pole, snapped it off, and then they snapped that pole in two,” Ferguson said. “It was quite violent looking.”
Read more here.
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Historic Long Island church gutted by fire on June 18
By Melodie Woerman
[Episcopal News Service – June 20, 2023] A Long Island church building that housed the Church of the Messiah in Central Islip, New York, and dated to the Civil War was gutted by a multiple-alarm fire in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 18.
While the building exterior still stands, the interior sustained “catastrophic” damage from fire, smoke and water, according to a post on the Diocese of Long Island’s Facebook page. The post thanked the Central Islip Fire Department “for their quick response and actions attempting to save the church building,” noting that the cause hasn’t yet been determined.
Read more here.
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Registration open for churchwide ‘All About Love’ festival in July
[The Episcopal Church – April 12, 2023] Episcopalians everywhere are invited to register to join a churchwide festival of worship, learning, community, and action July 9-12 at the Baltimore (Maryland) Convention Center.
“It’s All About Love: A Festival for the Jesus Movement” will open at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 9, with a revival worship service featuring Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. It closes at noon on Wednesday, July 12, following a festival Eucharist preached by House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris. The Rev. Mariama White-Hammond will preach on July 10.
Kwok Pui Lan, dean’s professor of systematic theology at Candler School of Theology, will speak during the July 10 morning plenary on racial reconciliation; Sarah Augustine, co-founder and director of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery, will speak July 11 on racial reconciliation and becoming Beloved Community. Author and speaker Brian McLaren will join Curry for a morning plenary July 12 on the future of evangelism. View the schedule online.
Worship will be led by Live Hymnal and friends from across The Episcopal Church, and a special prayer space will be curated by Lilly Lewin of Free-Range Worship.
“It’s All About Love” will feature three “tents” – evangelism, creation care, and racial justice – that will host evening revival worship services, as well as daytime workshops, panels, practice opportunities, and other ways to engage.
Olufemi Gonsalves, a member of St. James in-the-City Church, Los Angeles, will present a workshop titled "All About Love: Bell Hooks, Pauli Murray, and Love as a Tool for Reconciliation." The workshop's theme is 'reflect, connect, and sing in the key of love.'
Read more here.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Santa Ynez Valley Summer Classic
2901 Nojoqui Avenue (at Alamo Pintado Avenue), Los Olivos
Tickets here or call 805.448.7070
This lively outdoor event gathering offers guests a chance to dine, sip, and support service projects benefitting the Santa Ynez Valley and the larger Santa Barbara County region. Participants will start the evening with appetizers, a glass of local wine, and live entertainment by Dewey Roberts, followed by a silent auction items with a wide variety of lifestyle packages and items from local businesses and a hand-crafted dinner by AR Catering, with tasting with Rob & Hammer’s SLO Stills. Individual tickets are $250; tables for up to 10 guests may be reserved for $2,500.
SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 3 - 5 p.m.
Caribbean American National Heritage Month Celebration
St. John's Episcopal Cathedral
514 West Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90008
Featuring the Vision Band. Sponsored by the Program Group for Black Ministries and the H. Belfield Hannibal chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians.
SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 5 - 8 p.m.
Havana Nights
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
1648 W. Ninth Street, San Pedro 90732
Information: 310.831.2361
Featuring Cuban food, live Cuban music, specialty drinks, dancing and games. Tickets: $50.
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Additional events are listed on the diocesan calendar here. Calendar information may be emailed to news@ladiocese.org. | |
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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EMPLOYMENT
Listings may be sent to news@ladiocese.org. There is no charge.
ARCADIA: Office Manager. Arcadia Episcopal Preschool is opening the position of Office Manager, effective June 15, 2023. The position is a 20 hour per week responsibility and requires a person with bookkeeping experience who is familiar with computer skills, Quick Books and ADP. Duties include management of accounts payable, payroll for 9 or 10 staff members, collection and recording of tuition, close association with the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, and preparation of financial reports for the vestry of the Church of the Transfiguration. The benefits for health and insurance are administrated by the diocese. Wage depends on qualifications and starts at $25,000 annually. Interested applicants should contact Senior Warden Melody James at james.melody2012@gmail.com. A detailed list of responsibilities will be available to applicants. The church and preschool address is 1881 South First Avenue, Arcadia, California 91006. Full job description here.
GLENDORA: Organist. Grace Episcopal Church is seeking a professionally trained church organist to be a part of our strong and vital music ministry. The organist will be expected to play for one Sunday service and one choir rehearsal per week, feast days, and for festive concerts. We offer a traditional Rite II service at 10 a.m. on Sundays. The preferred style of music is classical sacred music, ranging from Palestrina to Rutter. The pipe organ is by Manuel Rosales, built in 1977, with a new console in 1980, and substantial reconditioning work in 2016. The organ has two manuals and 26 ranks. The organist will work directly under our choirmaster/director of music in a collaborative manner. Salary: $18,000. Weddings and funerals will provide additional compensation. A full job description is here. Send resume to the Rev. Susan Scranton via email at grace@graceglendora.org 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 bx94860@yahoo.com or the Rev. Thomas Quijada-Discavage at tdiscavage@ladiocese.org.
OJAI: Music Director (keyboard and choral conducting skills), St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. This is a part-time, contracted position, and compensation is commensurate with experience. Individuals who have excellent musicianship, can work both independently and collaboratively, are creative, and demonstrate strong leadership skills are encouraged to apply. We have a small Bösendorfer grand piano in the sanctuary as well as a Rosales-Dickson Opus 10 pipe organ (two manuals, tracker action, 15 stops, 17 ranks) built in 1983 and installed in 1983. Responsibilities: report to the rector; select music for Sunday services and special liturgical services during Easter and Christmas; provide music on piano or organ or both and direct the choir at the 10 A.M. Sunday service and at special liturgical services; conduct weekly choir rehearsals; work with youth choir (when one is formed) for occasional special services; play for weddings and funerals, with first right of refusal; recruit additional paid/non-paid supplemental singers; attend staff meetings. Send application letter and resume to: Organist/Choir Director Search Committee, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 409 Topa Topa Drive, Ojai, CA 93023, or e-mail office@standrewschurchoiai.org or call 805.646.1885 or email E. J. Beukenkamp, search coordinator, at ejb7@cornell.edu.
SAN GABRIEL: Three part-time music positions. Church of Our Saviour is hiring an Interim Children’s Choir Director for grades 2-5 (2-3 hours/week), an Alto Soloist/Section Leader (4 hours/week) and a Director of Music (almost half-time). To send a resumé, or for further information, contact Dr. Paul Kilian at OrangeUGladPK@gmail.com.
SANTA ANA: Bookkeeper, Episcopal Church of the Messiah. The bookkeeper will be responsible for maintaining the day to day accounting functions, accruals, and financial statements. This position reports directly to the rector and works closely with the treasurer. The position is subject to an annual performance evaluation. This position is part-time at 15 hours per week, with the ability to have a customized work schedule approved during Messiah’s regular office hours of 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday. Compensation will range from $18 to $20 per hour based on experience and skills. Benefits are not offered. A full job description is here. Send your résumé and a letter about yourself to the Rev. Abel E. Lopez, rector, rector@messiah-santaana.org. Word or PDF documents only, please.
SANTA MONICA: Music Director. St. Augustine by-the-Sea, an inclusive and progressive Episcopal Church, is seeking a creative and dynamic music director to lead its music program. An organist and adult choir are in place. The music director will select choral offerings and help plan music and manage the church's music program, rehearsing and directing the choir. Full job description is here. Compensation: $25,000+. Starts Summer 2023 (negotiable). Send resume and references by July 31, 2023 to the Rev. Nathan Rugh, rector, at nate@saint-augustine.org.
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 nwhitson@stpatricksdayschool.org.
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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OUTSIDE THE DIOCESE
PALM SPRINGS: Parish Administrator, St. Paul in the Desert Episcopal Church (Diocese of San Diego). The parish administrator serves as the central contact and hub for all church staff, parishioners, volunteers, visitors, vendors, and community partners. The parish administrator must be well-organized, able to work independently and collaboratively, and be flexible in responding to the changing needs of the parish. The parish administrator reports to the co-rectors and manages two other staff members: a sexton and assistant sexton. The parish administrator also works with the co-rectors in managing a team of office volunteers who will assist in the broad scope of this key role as the parish grows into a program-sized church. Hours: Full time, Monday - Friday (occasional weekends); depending on applicants the job may be split up into two part-time positions. A full job description is here.
DALLAS, TEXAS: Director of Children and Family Ministry, Saint Michael and All Angels Church. Full time. Full job description is here. All resumes and inquiries can be directed to martha.whitesides@ministryarchitects.com by August 4, 2023.
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