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August 18, 2019

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Dean Kelly Brown Douglas of Washington National Cathedral to keynote Bishop's Dinner on Nov. 2

Event will honor Joe Costa, executive officer of Hillsides

The third annual Bishop's Dinner will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2 in the nave of St. John's Cathedral, Los Angeles. Keynote speaker will be the Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, Ph.D., dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, and canon theologian at Washington National Cathedral. The event will honor Joe Costa (pictured at left), president and chief executive officer of Hillsides, a service agency and diocesan institution that works with at-risk children and families.

Douglas is considered a leader in the field of womanist theology, racial reconciliation and sexuality and the black church. Prior to joining the Cathedral and EDS, she was the Susan D. Morgan Professor of Religion at Goucher College in Baltimore. Previously, she was associate professor of theology at Howard University School of Divinity (1987-2001) and assistant professor of religion at Edward Waters College (1986-1987). A native of Dayton, Ohio, Dr. Douglas was one of the first 10 black women to be ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church. She was an Associate Priest at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. for more than 20 years. She holds degrees from Denison University and obtained her Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary. Her newest book is Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God, released in May 2015 by Orbis Books. She splits her time between New York and Washington. On July 30 Douglas, along with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Diocese of Washington and Dean Randy Hollerith of the cathedral issued a statement titled " Have We No Decency" as a rebuke to President Donald Trump for recent "unbridled speech" regarding several members of Congress and the city of Baltimore. Don Lemon of CNN interviewed Douglas after the release of that statement (a screenshot is above): the interview is here.

Joseph M. Costa, Hillsides’ president and chief executive officer, has served in this position since 2011, with the title of president added in 2017. During his tenure at Hillsides, Costa has used his expertise and experience to significantly expand its programs and services and to further cement Hillsides as a leader in the child welfare field. In 2016, he oversaw Hillsides’ affiliation with another respected child welfare agency, Bienvenidos. With this affiliation, Hillsides increased its presence in East Los Angeles and added a foster care and adoption program to increase permanency for children, extending its reach to serve 17,000 children, youth, and families in Southern California. Costa holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy and social services, a master's degree in divinity, and a master's degree in social work.

Tickets to the Bishop's Dinner are $150 each and may be purchased online here. Table sponsorships are also available. All proceeds from the Bishop’s Dinner will support the diocese’s ministries of worship and service. St. John's Cathedral is located at 514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles. Valet parking will be available.

Rowan Williams, 104th archbishop of Canterbury, to take part in centennial celebration at St. Mary's Church, Palms

A distinguished guest at the 100th anniversary of St. Mary's Church in Palms, Los Angeles, will be the Rt. Rev. Rowan Williams, 104th archbishop of Canterbury, who retired from that post in 2012. Williams will celebrate and preach at a "pontifical high Mass" on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 5 p.m. Other centennial events include a solemn Evensong and Benediction at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, and Eucharist celebrated by Bishop John Harvey Taylor, bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Refreshments will follow each event. Clergy: Gold or festive stole. St. Mary's is located at 3647 Watseka Avenue, Los Angeles 90034. Additional parking will be available between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sept. 22 at First Lutheran Church, 3751 Hughes Avenue, Los Angeles.

Rowan D. Williams is a noted scholar, theologian and poet. Before his 2002 - 2012 tenure as archbishop of Canterbury he was bishop of Monmouth and archbishop of Wales, and an academic at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford. He currently is master of Magdalene College at Cambridge and chancellor of the University of South Wales. He was named a life baron in 2013, and as Baron Williams of Oystermouth serves as a member of the United Kingdom's House of Lords.

Are you ready to light up your life? 2019 Bishop’s Concert will feature Debby Boone

Bishop John Harvey Taylor and Canon Kathy O'Connor invite members of the diocesan community to the second annual Bishop's Concert, featuring Grammy Award-winning singer, actor and author Debby Boone, on Friday, October 11 at the episcopal residence, located at 3435 E. California Boulevard in Pasadena. Gates will be opened at 6 p.m. and refreshments will be served before the performance, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. Valet parking will be available. Tickets are $75 and may be reserved here. Proceeds will support diocesan ministries.

Nominees for diocesan office invited to submit videos along with other candidate information

Canon Steven Nishibayashi, Secretary of Convention, has requested that candidates for diocesan offices to be elected at this year's Diocesan Convention (Nov. 15 - 16) provide a video — taken on their phones — in which they identify themselves, their congregations, the office for which they are running, and a short statement of their reasons for seeking the office. Links to these videos will be provided along with the usual candidate information (photo, short biography and statement) in the Nominations pages of the convention website.

For information about the video, see the July issue of Convention Notes here.

Schedule for deanery pre-convention meetings

Convention is Friday - Saturday, Nov. 15 - 16 at Riverside Convention Center

As Diocesan Convention approaches each year, meetings are held in the deaneries of the diocese for clergy, convention delegates and all interested Episcopalians. Schedule is here.

The Rev. Arnold Fenton

March 28, 1927 - October 20, 2018

The Diocese of Los Angeles was recently informed that the Rev. Arnold Fenton, former rector of St. Matthew's Church, Pacific Palisades, died Oct. 20, 2018, in Sandpoint, Idaho. He was 91. Survivors include his wife Barbara Burrows Fenton; his children Arnold A. Fenton, Christopher Fenton, Kimberly Hesse, Deborah Connolly Eggleston and William F. Connolly; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; and by his brother Noel Fenton. A memorial service was held at All Souls' Church, San Diego. Fenton was called to St. Matthew's as its second rector in 1979, only eight months after the parish church building was destroyed by fire. He presided over the building of a new, much larger church that captured national architectural attention for its soaring spaces, wood access and naturally lit interior. Fenton also chaired the diocesan Venture in Mission cabinet over the years of the campaign that raised $5 million for diocesan and world mission. The cabinet also disbursed that money in various large and small grants. Fenton also served as president of the diocesan Standing Committee. Read more here .

The Rev. Thomas Beckwith Hubbard

June 24, 1938 – July 30, 2019

The Rev. Thomas Beckwith Hubbard, certified financial planner and for some 30 years a volunteer priest at All Saints Church, Pasadena, died July 30. He was 81. A memorial Eucharist will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 at Decker Hall at Pilgrim Place, 665 Avery Road, Claremont 91711. Survivors include his wife, Mary Pavlak Hubbard; a brother, Robin Hubbard; his daughters, Heidi Hubbard Hoffman and Karin Hubbard Luster; grandsons Christopher Moore, Tyler Moore and Leo Luster; and four great-grandchildren. Hubbard also served in locus tenens at St. Timothy’s Church, Apple Valley in 1982-83. In the 1970s he was a chaplain at California State University at Bakersfield and associate priest at St. Paul’s Church, Bakersfield (Diocese of San Joaquin). Previously he was consultant for parish renewal and chair of the Children’s Commission in the Diocese of Central New York; curate at Trinity Church, Elmira; and rector of Gethsemane Church, Sherrill, New York. Read more here.

Catherine (Larkin) Miller

April 26, 1928 - August 7, 2019

Catherine (Larkin) Miller, widow of the Rev. Robert H. Larkin and mother of the Rev. Canon Greg Larkin, died Aug. 7. She was 91. She served along with her husband when he was the founding vicar of St. Anselm's Church, Garden Grove, and first rector of Christ the Good Shepherd Church, Los Angeles (which was a merger of three small congregations). They also served at Grace Church in Cortland, New York; Trinity Church, Redlands, and in retirement at St. Hugh of Lincoln Church in Idyllwild. After her husband's death, Catherine served as head librarian of the Idyllwild branch of the Riverside County Library. In 1990 she married Richard Miller, and they settled in Palm Desert, where they were active members of St. Margaret's Church. She later moved to Camarillo, near her son's home and parish, St. Columba's Church, where a memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7, 1 p.m. A second memorial and committal will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. at St. Hugh's Church, Idyllwild.

Black Episcopalians invited to 'Healing From Internalized Oppression'

The Office of Black Ministries of the Episcopal Church invites Episcopalians of African descent to a seminary on "Healing From Internalized Oppression," on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13 - 14, at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul, 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles. Through a series of modules, the internalized oppression curriculum educates participants about institutional, interpersonal, and internal oppression to facilitate a healing process that empowers people for transformational ministry in the name of Jesus. Among the topics to be covered:

Participants are challenged to personally explore their life experiences through a didactic group process that invites them on a journey toward wholeness. The Friday session will be 6 - 9 p.m.; dinner will be served. On Saturday, the program will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m.; continental breakfast and lunch will be served. For information and to register, click here.

Video of Presiding Bishop Curry's UBE sermon now available online

All Saints Church, Pasadena, has posted a video of the sermon preached by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry during the Union of Black Episcopalians youth service on July 24. During the sermon, Curry urged the UBE leaders, youth, several hundred local worshippers and visiting conference-goers to consider “between now and next year, leading a massive voter registration and education drive and a get-out-the-vote campaign.” Frequently interrupted by applause and shouts of “amen,” he emphasized, “This is not a partisan statement. We can’t tell people how to vote. That’s not right. But we can tell people, ‘You must vote.’" He continued, "It is a Christian obligation to vote, and more than that, it is the church’s responsibility to help get souls to the polls.” The video is here.

Filipino ministry immersion experience planned for Sept. 14

New Community, the multicultural ministries program of the diocese, will continue its series of full-day Asian Immersion experiences in which lay and clergy leaders will learn more about and engage with Asian cultures and communities on Saturday, September 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with "Exploring the Filipino Culture and Communities." As one of the fastest growing and the second largest Asian group in the U.S., the Filipino community is very diverse and often overlooked. Hosted by Bishop Suffragan Diane Jardine Bruce at Holy Trinity-St. Benedict Episcopal Church, Alhambra, the day will begin in Hultgren Hall with registration and coffee at 8:30 a.m. and include presentations and discussions on the Filipino populations in Southern California. Participants also will experience a bit of the indigenous Pinoy and Igorot cultures of the Philippines. Presenters will include the Rev. Brent Quines (Holy Trinity-St. Benedict Church), the Rev. Gerry Engnan (St. Mark's Church, Van Nuys) and Mr. Mel Soriano (All Saints Church, Pasadena). Holy Trinity-St. Benedict Church is located at 412 N. Garfield Avenue, Alhambra. Reservations are required. Cost is $30 per person, payable to The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, memo: Asian Immersion. For reservations, contact the Rev. Peter Huang at [email protected] or the Rev. Brent Quines, [email protected]. Pictured: Youth at Holy Trinity-St. Benedict Church.

Cathedral invites children to Chorister Experience Day

Do you know children who are interested in music? They are warmly welcome to attend an upcoming Chorister Experience Day on Saturday, Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. John in Los Angeles. Participants will learn about the Cathedral Choral Academy, join the choir in a rehearsal, have lunch, play games, take a tour, and sing in the cathedral. All participants will receive a certificate and goodie bag. Suggested ages are 7 to 13. No formal training is necessary; just an interest in singing and enthusiasm for music. Contact Stephen Salts at [email protected] to receive a registration form or to learn more about this event or the Cathedral Choral Academy. The cathedral is located at 514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90007. A Facebook event page is here.

'Festival of Joy' in Laguna Hills will celebrate interfaith ties

St. George's Church, Laguna Hills, will hold a "Festival of Joy" interfaith celebration on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2 - 4 p.m. The event will include a potluck dinner with celebratory foods from different faith traditions, along with activities for families and children. The festival will be held at St. George's Bourne Hall, 23802 Avenida de la Carlota, Laguna Hills 92653. For information call the church office at 949.837.4530 or visit www.stgeorgesparish.org.

Hands Together celebrates 20 years of service to Santa Ana community

Hands Together - A Center for Children will celebrate its 20th anniversary from 3 - 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22 with a fiesta at the Vanderlip Allen historic house at 655 W. Main Street, Tustin 92780. The Rev. Brad Karelius, a founder of Hands Together, will be honored at the event, which also will feature music, food, and auction and prizes. Hands Together was founded in 1999 as a collaborative effort between the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, where Karelius was rector; the city of Santa Ana, which had a high rate of poverty; St. Joseph's Hospital and health system, and other organizations and businesses. Hundreds of at-risk children have received education and health services at Hands Together. More about the center is here. More information and registration for the fiesta are available here. Tickets are $100 per person; sponsorships are available.

'Build for Unity' celebration will mark 10th anniversary of Gordon's House

Habitat for Humanity Orange County will host an interfaith "Build for Unity Celebration" on Sunday, Sept. 8, 4 - 7 p.m. at St. George's Church, Laguna Hills. This special event will bring together hearts and voices from across Orange County to experience diversity and celebrate unity. Enjoy dinner and dynamic performances by Men of Harmony, a Chapman University a capella group; Korean traditional dance performed by the KTD Institute; and Israeli dancers from University Synagogue. Bishop John Harvey Taylor and Canon Kathy O'Connor will attend the event, which will also commemorate the 10th anniversary of Gordon's House, a Habitat house that was begun during the 2009 General Convention in Anaheim in honor of the Rev. Canon Gordon Yeaton. Tickets are $25; members of the Episcopal Church have been offered discounted tickets at $15 (enter the coupon code FAITHPARTNER). To reserve tickets (by Friday, Aug. 30), register here. St. George's Church is located at 23802 Avenida de la Carlota, Laguna Hills.

St. Francis', Palos Verdes, announces annual rummage and book sale

St. Francis Church is holding its annual two-day rummage and book sale on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 16 - 17, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., 2200 Via Rosa, Palos Verdes Estates. Thousands of items including clothing, knickknacks, kitchenware, sporting goods, small furniture, electronics, household/garden items, toys, and more will be sold. Proceeds support buildings and grounds and outreach ministries such as “His House,” Salvation Army, Senior Services of Torrance, local animal shelters, St. Luke’s Shower Program, Mama Hill’s Help – Watts After-School Program, Habitat for Humanity and Harbor Interfaith. For information, call 310.375.4617 or click here.

All invited to join in Labor Day Harvest at The Abundant Table

More than 200 people from diverse faith traditions will come together on Monday, Sept. 2 to promote community, generosity and tolerance by serving together at the fourth annual Labor Day Harvest at the Abundant Table Farm, an organic farm in Camarillo that began as a project of the Episcopal campus ministry at Cal State University at Channel Islands. Sponsors include a wide variety of faith communities. At the event, which will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m., participants will help harvest fresh vegetables for local food pantries and helping to tend the non-profit organic farm. Lunch and live music by the youth band Guys in Ties will follow the field work. The event is free and open to all; reservations are requested for planning purposes - click here. Participants are encouraged to bring hats, sunscreen, water, gardening gloves and a picnic blanket or lawn chair for the post-harvest festival. Suggested donation for lunch is $10. For more information, contact the Rev. Canon Julie Morris, event coordinator, at [email protected] or 805.312.1978, or Nicole Janelle, executive director of The Abundant Table Farm, at [email protected]

Presiding bishop's office offers back-to-school greeting, other resources

Speaking in a newly released back-to-school video, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry -- toting his own backpack -- reminds young people that, like their school backpacks, Jesus is with them wherever they go and offers a prayer for them (from the Book of Common Prayer). The video is accompanied by blessing-of-the-backpacks resources and other back-to-school evangelism materials in English and Spanish. The video and link to resources are here.

Traveling the Way of Love Episode 4: Turn

"Traveling the Way of Love, Episode 4: Turn," the latest installment of a new video series from The Episcopal Church Office of Communication, premiered July 23 on The Episcopal Church website and on The Episcopal Church Facebook page. Hosted by Chris Sikkema, the Office of Communication’s manager for special projects, Traveling the Way of Love shares stories of the ways people across The Episcopal Church practice the Way of Love with each episode highlighting one of the seven Way of Love practices: turn, learn, pray, worship, bless, go, and rest. This fourth episode focuses on Turn. Three additional episodes are planned for 2019; watch for them in September, October and November. Episodes are closed-captioned. Read more here.

Interfaith leaders retreat 'for lasting change' slated for this weekend

An Interfaith Leaders' Retreat, titled "Navigating Through Differences for Lasting Change" will be held Friday - Sunday, August 16 - 18 at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul, the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles' ministry and administrative hub in L.A.'s Echo Park. The retreat is for leaders who "are tired of “kumbaya” events where people celebrate shared values but are secretly uncomfortable and afraid of the differences," says Tasneem Noor , who will lead the event.Participation in all three days is essential. Cost is $299 per person. Some scholarships are available; for information, contact Noor at [email protected]. For complete information about the program, and to register, click here. Accommodations are available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Cathedral Center's retreat center.

Strawberries, carrots, greens and more at The Abundant Table Farm

The Abundant Table Farm in Camarillo invites the diocesan community to enjoy its delicious organic strawberries, sweet organic orange carrots, luscious organic greens and much more. The Farm Store is currently open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. every day of the week. For more information, visit The Abundant Table Farm Store on Facebook, or call 805.983.0333. The farm is located at 1012 W. Ventura Blvd. in Camarillo, off the Central Avenue exit from the 101 freeway.

Lombard Mennonite Center offers conflict resolution workshop

Conflict is normal and inevitable whether in the home, school, community, church or workplace. Leaders in all walks of life often have a responsibility to help others work through their conflicts. The Mediation Skills Training Institute will be held at the Lutheran Center at 1300 East Colorado Street in Glendale August 26 - 30. Tuition is $895 . Click here for more information and to download a brochure/registration form.

Gooden Center announces 2019 'Run for Recovery'

The Gooden Center, an Episcopal Church-related treatment center for men dealing with addiction, will hold its annual "Run for Recovery" fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 26 at Lacy Park in San Marino. The event will include a 5K run, finisher medals, t-shirts, a Halloween costume contest, vendors, food, live music and activities for the whole family. Dogs and strollers are welcome. For information, visit goodencenterrun.com

Franciscan spirituality program for women to be offered in summer, fall

Companions in Franciscan Spirituality, a free 10-day residential immersion program in Franciscan Spirituality, will be offered by the Community of St. Francis in San Francisco for women over 18 July 19 - 29 and Sept. 27 - Oct. 7 (St. Francistide). 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. For more information, click here or contact Sr. Pamela Clare at [email protected].

Episcopal Church grants program will support local and regional evangelism efforts

Episcopal institutions can now apply for the next round of the Episcopal Evangelism Grants Program, designed to fund local and regional evangelism efforts in the Episcopal Church. The application deadline is October 1. The grant program, which began in 2017 as a result of the 2015 General Convention’s increased investment in evangelism galvanized by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, awards up to $2,000 for an individual congregation and up to $8,000 for multi-church, diocesan and regional collaborations. Read more here.

Book of Occasional Services 2018 is available to download in English, Spanish

The Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) is pleased to announce the release of The Book of Occasional Services 2018, a collection of liturgical resources related to occasions which do not occur with sufficient frequency to warrant their inclusion in The Book of Common Prayer. Read more here.

Episcopal and Lutheran recovery ministries to offer 'Addiction & Faith Conference' in Minnesota

The second annual Addiction & Faith Conference, hosted by the Fellowship of Recovering Lutheran Clergy (FRLC) and Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church (RMEC), will be held September 20 - 22 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. Keynote speakers will be lecturer and author the Rev. Brian McLaren and psychiatry professor and author George E. Vaillant. For more about the conference schedule, costs and scholarships, click here.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

IRIS Refugee Sponsor & Advocate Training

Central Lutheran Church

6425 Tyrone Avenue, Van Nuys, CA 91401

Information: [email protected]

The Diocese of Los Angeles, through its IRIS (Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Service) ministry, is a member of the newly formed Ecumenical Collaborative for Asylum Seekers (ECAS), which will hold two one-day orientation and training sessions for for potential sponsors and support circles for individuals and families seeking asylum. The training (also on Aug. 24) will be in English and Spanish, and lunch will be provided. The training is identical on both days; participants need attend only one. There is no charge, but reservations are requested.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

IRIS Refugee Sponsor & Advocate Training

East Whittier Christian Church

9951 Mills Avenue, Whittier, CA 90604

Information: [email protected]

See description in previous listing.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 4:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Feast in the Field

The Abundant Table

Information here

This farm-to-fork dinner and silent auction fundraiser supports The Abundant Tables ecological justice, environmental stewardship and farm education programs for youth and their families, featuring a three-course meal prepared by local chefs from Season Catering and featuring organic produce from the farm along with locally raised beef and pork and local wines. Tickets are $90 for adults and $45 for youth ages 6 to 20.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Friday Night Farming

Edendale Grove Garden

840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles

Information here

Seeds of Hope, a food justice program based in Los Angeles, invites all volunteers for an evening of service and fellowship. Participants will help maintain the Edendale Grove Garden and its living labyrinth, share a fresh dinner on the roof of the Cathedral Center.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 8 p.m.

Golden Bridge Consort

All Saints’ Church

504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210

310.275.0123 ext.112 or www.allsaintsbh.org

This outstanding vocal ensemble, led by Suzi Digby, OBE, returns to All Saints’ with a program exploring the relationship between the English and American choral traditions. Tickets available at the door; Music Guild members admitted free with season pass.

TRAVEL & PILGRIMAGE

Pilgrimage to England and Scotland: Tracing the Roots of the Episcopal Church

November 11 - 21, 2019

An 11-day pilgrimage exploring historic events that helped shape the Episcopal Church. Stops will include a visit to St. Andrew's Cathedral in Aberdeen, Scotland; a luncheon at the Eagle and Child in Oxford, where C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien met with the "Inklings"; exploration of the Scottish and English countryside, shopping, pub visits, afternoon tea and more. Cost is $3,749, which covers roundtrip flight from L.A., four-star hotels, most meals, all ground transportation, guides and drivers, and entrances to everything listed in the itinerary. Led by the Rev. Steve DeMuth, rector of Holy Trinity Church, Covina. A full brochure is here.

Central Europe: Oberammergau Passion Play

September 2 - 14, 2020

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; [email protected]. A full itinerary is here.

EMPLOYMENT

Listing information may be sent to [email protected]. Most documents, such as full job descriptions, are stored in an online Dropbox folder. It is not necessary to have a Dropbox account to download the files: select "Continue download" if the program invites you to create an account.

ONTARIO: Parish Assistant, Christ Church, to staff the office Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. For inquires, contact Gianluigi Gugliermetto, priest-in-charge, at [email protected].

PALOS VERDES ESTATES: Organist--St Francis Episcopal Church seeks an organist for two services on Sunday and to accompany one adult choir. 10-15 hours per week. For full job description click here.

PASADENA: Building and grounds manager, All Saints Church. The manager has responsibility for supervision of a staff of eight full-time and part-time employees; for planning, organizing and directing campus maintenance, repairs and major events; and for managing annual budgets for the department. Must be fully bilingual (English and Spanish). Full job description and application instructions are here.

PLACENTIA: Office secretary/Administrative Assistant, Church of the Blessed Sacrament. Experienced church secretary/administrator with strong communication skills, to provide full parish office support. Hours: M-Th 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m. - 12 p..m. Responsibilities include: Computer work; office support and inventory; regular office equipment usage, including daily printing/copying; MSOffice projects as assigned, managing mail, telephone calls, etc. Send resume for immediate consideration to [email protected].

SANTA BARBARA: Director of Children and Youth Ministries. Trinity Church is seeking an experienced staff person to continue to grow programs that engage children and their families in worship, formation, fellowship, and service to others. The ideal candidate should have experience building and supporting a team of adult volunteers, should be familiar with the Episcopal tradition, and should possess an energetic, gracious disposition. Experience with the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd pedagogy a plus. A full job description is here. Interested candidates should send an email to [email protected] with the subject line,"Director of Children and Youth Ministries," and attach a cover letter and resume.

SIERRA MADRE: Chaplain, The Gooden School. Starts August 2019. The Gooden School is an independent co-educational K-8 school in Sierra Madre, CA, now in its 44th year of educating and serving a diverse group of students and their families. Enrollment: 185. Requirements: Ordination in the Episcopal Church or an experienced lay leader, preferably with an M.Div. or M.A. in Religion/Theology, or B.A. in Religious Studies, etc. Chaplain is responsible for twice-weekly chapel; logistical, organizational, and inspirational support for community gatherings; community engagement and stewardship; pastoral care, etc. Full job description here.

SIERRA MADRE: Ministry Intern at Church of the Ascension. Seeking a driven and organized part-time ministry intern, 5(+) hours/week (Sunday mornings from 7:45-12:45). Job duties include assisting Minister to Young Persons with childcare and various youth service activities. As-needed assistance with various kitchen maintenance duties (including coffee hour duties and kitchen upkeep.) Submit resume and cover letter by August 1 to: [email protected], ATTN: The Rev. Canon Michael A. Bamberger.