Faith and community leaders gather to celebrate the Riverside City Council's unanimous vote on May 7 to authorize and support new affordable housing at St. Michael's Episcopal Ministry Center. Bishop John Harvey Taylor is third from right: Tim Alderson, director of Seeds of Hope, and Mary Crist, priest at St. Michael's, are second and third from left. Photo: Steve DeMuth. Below left: Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey, a strong advocate for housing programs, congratulates Crist on the center's successful efforts. Photo: John Taylor
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Riverside City Council unanimously supports St. Michael’s housing project
By Pat McCaughan
A May 7 meeting of the Riverside City Council erupted in cheers, applause and a standing ovation as members unanimously approved a $2 million loan to pave the way for development of 50 affordable housing units at St. Michael’s Episcopal Ministry Center.
Los Angeles Bishop John Taylor and about 30 clergy – in Riverside for a May 6 - 8 diocesan clergy conference – attended the meeting in a show of support for the project, an attempt to help alleviate homelessness in the city.
“This project is an expression of the Gospel and a harbinger of our absolute future for our whole diocese,” Taylor told the Episcopal News after the vote. “The Holy Spirit will care for institutions that care for God’s people. This is our faith. Thanks to the vision of Bishop Jon Bruno and the Rev. Canon Mary Crist … there is resurrection at St. Michael’s.”
Crist, who is the priest at St. Michael’s, said she was thankful to clergy colleagues and community partners alike for their support, calling the approval a “team effort.”
When she arrived in 2012, St. Michael’s was no longer functioning as a church, but had maintained an ongoing homeless ministry, she said. Located at 4070 Jackson Street, it is near two community parks where homeless people frequently congregate.
Eventually, after prayer, listening and serving, the ministry has flourished and the community is vibrant, she said, and excited about the prospects of hosting affordable residential housing.
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June 1 stewardship conference at Cathedral Center will follow ‘Way of Love’ to abundance
The Program Group on Stewardship and Development invites the diocesan community to participate in its annual Stewardship Conference on Saturday, June 1, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cathedral Center — and also available via livestream video.
Keyed to Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s “Way of Love” initiative, the conference will feature an address by Bishop John Harvey Taylor, and workshops led by stewardship experts from around the diocese. Each congregation is invited to send a stewardship team to the meeting, or participate via the livestream, which will be available through the Stewardship Conference Facebook group
here. Remote participants should join the group before the event.
The program will begin with registration, followed by Taylor’s keynote address, workshop sessions, lunch, and a second set of workshops, concluding at about 2 p.m. Congregation teams should bring a picnic lunch and sit as a group during the lunch break to talk about what they are learning. Individuals attending without a team are asked to bring a lunch and join a similar discussion with Bishop Suffragan Diane Jardine Bruce.
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Beverly Hills parish calls Janet Broderick as eighth rector
All Saints Church, Beverly Hills, has called the Rev. Janet Broderick as its eighth rector, beginning June 16. Broderick most recently served as rector of St. Peter's, Morristown, New Jersey; previously she was rector at Grace Church Van Vorst in Jersey City, and a curate at Church of the Epiphany in New York City. She owned a a commercial pottery shop in Manhattan that sold to Barney's and shops on Madison Avenue. She has been a management trainee at AT&T in Detroit and a drug-rehabilitation counselor in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA degree in history. She has been an active community organizer and founder of Refugee Assistance Morris Partners and Afterschool on South. She has an adult married son, James, who works in New York, and a daughter, Hannah, who is completing her senior year at Barnard College. Read more
here.
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SAVE THE DATE
10 to be ordained deacon on June 8 at St. John's Cathedral
Bishop Suffragan Diane Jardine Bruce will ordain 10 to the Sacred Order of Deacons at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 8 at St. John's Cathedral, 514 W Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90007 (213.747.6285). Ordinands are: Jamelia Cooper Barnett, Brainerd Solomon Dharmaraj, Shawn Andre Evelyn, Jonathan William Feuss, Brittany Amanda Bjurstrom Frazier, William Ralph Knutson, Judith Forman Lyons, Kristin Claire (KC) Robertson, Carlos Enrique Ruvalcaba and Sarah Dammann Thomas. The prayers and presence of the diocesan community are invited.
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Food bank director Francisco Torrero retires
Francisco Torrero, who has served as director of the St. Athanasius Food Bank at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul for 18 years, retired May 5 as the Seeds of Hope program took over administration of the program. Bishop J. Jon Bruno launched the food bank 36 years ago when he was rector of St. Athanasius Church, which stood where the Cathedral Center now is located. The food bank serves hundreds of families each week and a thousand or more people every Thanksgiving. "For 18 years, Francisco Torrero has been the tireless director, organizing his fellow volunteers, managing relationships with vendors, and driving the fork lift, all in service of Jesus Christ's command to his church, echoed today from tens of thousands of pulpits: 'Feed my sheep,'" Bishop John Harvey Taylor wrote on Facebook. Seeds of Hope health educator Sandra Contreras will take on responsibility for the food bank. Torrero is pictured above with his daughter Summer Torrero and Taylor. (Photo: John Taylor)
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REQUIESCAT IN PACE
Canon Charles Addison Gessler
May 26, 1933 - April 27, 2019
Canon Charles Gessler, a distinguished public defender who devoted his career to legal advocacy on behalf of people accused of crimes, died April 27. He was 85. Gessler was a longtime member of St. Cross Episcopal Church, Hermosa Beach, where he served as vestry member, senior warden, clergy of the vestry, delegate to Diocesan Convention and in many other capacities. He also served as a legal advisor on several occasions to the diocese's Standing Committee. Bishop J. Jon Bruno named him a canon of the Cathedral Center of St. Paul in 2012. A funeral service was held on May 4 at St. Cross Church.
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Filipino ministry immersion experience postponed
The New Community immersion program "Exploring the Filipino Culture and Communities" originally scheduled for May 11 at Holy Trinity-St. Benedict's Church, Alhambra, has been postponed for logistical reasons. A new date will be announced in the Update as soon as it is finalized. For information, contact the Rev. Peter Huang at
[email protected] or the Rev. Brent Quines,
[email protected]. Pictured: Youth at Holy Trinity-St. Benedict Church.
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L.A. City Pilgrimage prepares to take young people on mission trip to inner city
Registration is open for the 2019 L.A. City Pilgrimage, a week-long urban immersion program for high school students within the Diocese of Los Angeles sponsored by the Program Group on Youth and Young Adult Ministries, to be held June 23 - 27. It is a week of service in and around Los Angeles, but it is also a week of "looking for God where God can be found." Teens in the program are housed at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul's retreat center, and spend their time with the poor and marginalized of the city. "This experience encourages students to question who their neighbor is and how to make their neighbor the subject of engagement and community rather than the object of pity. Through listening those on the margins of society and witnessing first-hand the consequences of economic injustice, students grapple with how to love their neighbor and evaluate their Christian faith through the lens of Christ’s ministry and work." For information and to register, click
here.
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Credit Union invites all to 25th anniversary celebration May 16
Bishop John Harvey Taylor and the Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union invite all to ECFCU's 25th anniversary members' meeting and celebration on Thursday, May 16, 5 p.m. at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul, featuring conversation, food and community. ECFCU is an economic justice ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Originally funded by a 1992 grant from Episcopal Relief and Development in 1992, the credit union has been open since 1994 and provides financial services in a professional, personal environment. Episcopalians, as well as employees and associates of Diocese of Los Angeles congregations, institutions and organizations, are invited to become members and to take advantage of the credit union's services, including savings and checking accounts, online banking, competitive rate auto loans, and many others. For more information, visit the credit union website
here, call 213.482.2040, ext. 254, or email to
[email protected].
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All are invited for May 11 Evensong, book-signing, video project tracing depth of diocesan AIDS ministries
Diocese of Los Angeles priest Jerry Anderson, retired senior chaplain at Good Samaritan Hospital, will sign his newly released book,
Ordained by Angels: A Memoir of an AIDS Chaplain, at a reception following the Service of Evensong and Benediction on Friday, May 11, 5 p.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church, 7501 Hollywood Blvd. The L.A. Schola, under the direction of guest conductor Stephen Salts, will sing music of Herbert Howells and David Briggs. Earlier that afternoon at St. Thomas’ – a center of HIV/AIDS ministry since the pandemic began in the early 1980s - the diocesan communications office will begin videotaping interviews with clergy and lay leaders who have been, through the decades, leaders in support of people living with HIV/AIDS and their caregivers. Among those to be interviewed, along with Anderson, are individuals who shared establishing of diocesan AIDS ministries and Masses, housing for those with HIV/AIDS, and All Saints parish’s AIDS Service Center in Pasadena, among others. The video report will be produced in the coming months and screened at a future date. Inquiries or recommendations of interviewees may be emailed to diocesan Canon for Common Life Bob Williams at [email protected]. Anderson’s book has received acclaim from readers and reviewers. Veteran journalist Diane Rehm called the text "a courageous and painfully honest account of one man’s life as a priest during a perilous time in our history." The author will give readings from the book and answer questions. Refreshments will be served.
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Oblivion
reading, book-signing is May 11 at San Gabriel monastery
The Community of Divine Love monastery will host a reading from the recently released book
Oblivion: Grace in Exile With a Monk Behind Bars by its author, the Rev. Dennis Gibbs, on Saturday, May 11, 4 - 6 p.m. Gibbs will also take questions and sign books, which will be available at the event at $15. Book sales benefit the ministries of Prism, the diocese's restorative justice ministry, which provides chaplains in Los Angeles County jails and hospitals. Gibbs, a founding member of CDL, is Prism's executive director. The monastery is located at 617 W. Roses Road, San Gabriel 91775. For information, call 626.703.4474.
Oblivion, published by Cathedral Center Press, is available from the Cathedral Bookstore, Vroman's Bookstore (Pasadena), or Amazon.
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Red Shirt Project seeks donations for 2019 mission trip
The Red Shirt Project is an annual mission trip to the Red Shirt Village, on the Pine Ridge Reservation. The group of about 20 young people travels together by van to the village of Red Shirt. On arrival, they participate in various service projects, while forming community with other young adults from the village and each other. This year's group will depart June 16. The Rev. Canon Michael Cunningham, who with the Rev. Canon Robert Two Bulls is leader of the 20-year-old project, has issued a final appeal for financial support in order to reach their $25,000 goal. Checks may be mailed to St. Mary's Church, 2800 Harris Grade Road, Lompoc, CA 93436. Contributions may also be made using a fundraiser on Cunningham's Facebook page
here. To learn more about the Red Shirt Project, click
here. (The 2017 pilgrimage group, with some of its hosts and adult leaders, is pictured above left.)
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Bloy House to visit New York Street (in Studio City) for 60th anniversary gala
Bloy House (The Episcopal Theological School at Claremont) will move to New York - or a reasonable facsimile thereof - to celebrate its 60th anniversary with "A Night Under the Stars," a gala dinner and silent auction on Friday, May 31, 6 - 10 p.m. The event will be held on the New York Street studio set at CBS Studio Center (pictured), 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City 91604. The venue, once the home of
Seinfeld,
Will & Grace, and other TV and movie favorites, is large enough to accommodate everyone connected to Bloy House. Former student Bishop John Harvey Taylor is scheduled to attend. Come catch up with old friends, have pictures taken on the red carpet, support the seminary and share an evening of happy memories. Silent auction items include studio tours, hotel stays, show tickets with back-stage access to cast members, NFL experiences, travel and more. Tickets are $100 each: click
here to purchase. For additional information, call 909.621.2419 or email to [email protected].
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Strawberries, carrots, greens and more await all 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. While strawberries are in season (at least through the end of June) patrons may pick their own berries. Entry fee is $5 per person, with children age 3 and under free. U-Pick strawberries are currently $3 per pound. The farm also offers Open Farm on the first Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Individuals, families and church groups receive a tour of the farm and have an opportunity to try their hand at farm work. Proceeds support young adult ministry, the care of creation, and a healthy local food system. The Abundant Farm began as an Episcopal/Lutheran Campus Ministry at California State University Channel Islands and blossomed into an organic farm project in 2009. 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.
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Randy Heyn-Lamb of All Saints, Pasadena, to speak on Middle East advocacy at ICUJP program May 10
Randy Heyn-Lamb of the Middle East Ministry at All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena, will speak on "Two Steps Forward: Perils and Progress in Episcopal Middle East Advocacy" on Friday, May 10, 7 - 9 a.m., at the ICUJP Friday Forum at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. Heyn-Lamb will discuss the situation of Palestinians in the Holy Land and his journey to becoming an advocate in the Episcopal Church for Israeli-Palestinian justice, peace, and reconciliation. He'll also provide details on the March 15 Nakba Day rally in Los Angeles. Jesse Wechsler will give a reflection. Michael Novick is facilitator. Coffee and bagels will be served. ICUJP (Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace) offers its Friday Forums free of charge, but collects canned and packaged food and travel-size toiletries each week for Immanuel's food pantry. Parking is on Berendo Street behind he church: enter through the doors on Berendo.
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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].
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Brad Karelius will be among presenters for men's spirituality series
The Rev. Brad Karelius, retired rector of Church of the Messiah, Santa Ana, will be among the presenters for "On the Road: A Spirituality Series for Men" at Emmaus Spiritual Ministries July 13, Aug. 3, Sept. 22, Dec. 7 and Feb. 1 (2020). Karelius (pictured), author of several books on spirituality, will lead the Aug. 3 retreat, titled "
A Journey in the Desert: A Spiritual Treasure Map." Other presenters will be the Rev. Jim Clarke, head of evangelization of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and Daniel Smith-Christopher, professor of theological studies at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles., located at 434 South Batavia, Orange. The five-part series is designed exclusively for men who are seeking spiritual nourishment and strength for living in today's busy world. Topics selected for the series will affirm and validate the spiritual journey of men, including life transitions and rites of passage. Participants may register for the entire series, or for individual sessions. Information, topics of other sessions, and registration are
here.
Emmaus also offers May 18 seminar on caring for the sick
Emmaus, which is a ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, will also offer "Being Sick and Caring for the Sick," a one-day seminar led by Eileen McNerney, CSJ, on Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. "Although we are living longer, we are not always living well. If you are living with illness or caring for someone who is, join in this half- day retreat which may offer you some soul strength for the journey." For more information and to register, click
here.
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From the wider Episcopal Church
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‘Everything is awesome’ as building begins on massive Lego replica of National Cathedral
Project raises money for ongoing earthquake repairs, connects people with church’s beauty
[Episcopal News Service] Eight years after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake toppled parts of Washington National Cathedral as if they were toy blocks, people of all ages are spending $2 a brick to construct the world’s largest Lego cathedral to help pay for the building’s remaining repairs. When the builders are finished in two or three years’ time, they will have used between 400,000 and 500,000 bricks – every single one of them off the shelf – to build a minivan–sized scale model over 13 feet long and 8 feet tall that features all the cathedral’s landmark parts, both inside and out, including the rose window, Bethlehem Chapel and the central tower. The completed model will weigh about 1,350 pounds. (Anyone can contribute.) Read more
here. Story by the Rev. Mary Frances Schjonberg, ENS. Photo: Washington National Cathedral
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This is an occasional space for congregations that would like to donate items to other churches of the diocese, or are in need of a specific item. Listings may be sent to
[email protected]
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Prayer Books and Hymnals
St. Timothy's Church, Apple Valley, has 40 prayer books and 24 hymnals, used but in great condition, to contribute to any congregation in need. Contact the Rev. John E. Limo at
[email protected] or 760.242.2405.
Seeking Bibles (new and/or used)
Good Samaritan Hospital in downtown Los Angeles always welcomes donations of new or used Bibles (English, Spanish, or Korean) that can be provided to patients and families at the hospital. To arrange for pick-up, drop-off, or shipping, please contact the Rev. Michael S. Bell, director of Pastoral Care, at
[email protected] or 213.482.2739.
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Housing and sponsorships needed for families seeking asylum
In response to the growing need for families seeking asylum, Sacred Resistance and Immigrant Support Services — a new project of IRIS, the diocese's immigration legal service agency — are working with ecumenical partners to develop a common intake process to assist individuals/families seeking sponsorship and accompaniment during their arduous and lengthy asylum claim process. Read more
here
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Camp Stevens summer camp registration is open
Registration for 2019 summer sessions offered by Camp Stevens, the camp and conference center serving the dioceses of Los Angeles and San Diego, is now open. For more about camps for children, teens and adults, visit the camp website
here.
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Social Enterprise Academy will teach congregations to create sustainability
Does your church have property to spare? Could your community use a new preschool? A dance studio? Senior housing? Would your church be a good location for photo sessions or filming? And how could income from such projects help to sustain a congregation's ministries? Episcopal Enterprise, a ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles, will offer a "Social Enterprise Academy," a series of monthly classes at which congregational teams will learn how to use their churches' property, facilities and other assets to increase and fund their ministries. Classes begin
May 10. Read more
here.
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Seeds of Hope's Friday Night Farming will return May 10
Friday Night Farming, an opportunity for service, learning and fellowship, will be held by Seeds of Hope on one Friday evening each month, 6 - 10 p.m., beginning on
May 10 at the Edendale Grove garden next to the Cathedral Center, 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles. For more information about Seeds of Hope and Friday Night Farming, click
here.
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GFS invites girls to May 18 anniversary service and June 22 summer pool party
Girls Friendly Society - Los Angeles invites all girls, ages 5 and up, plus GFS leaders and clergy, to join them for two upcoming events: an Anniversary Service on
May 18, and a "Splash Bash" pool party on
June 22. Read more
here.
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Bloy House to visit New York Street for 60th anniversary gala
Bloy House (The Episcopal Theological School at Claremont) will move to New York - or a reasonable facsimile thereof - to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a gala dinner and silent auction on
Friday, May 31, 6 - 10 p.m. Tickets are $100 each: click
here to purchase. For additional information, call 909.621.2419 or email to
[email protected].
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June 1 stewardship conference will follow 'Way of Love' to abundance
"The Way of Love - Living Into God's Abundance" will be the title of a stewardship conference to be held on
Saturday, June 1 at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul. Keyed to Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's "
Way of Love" initiative, the conference will feature a keynote address by Bishop John Harvey Taylor, and workshops led by stewardship experts from around the diocese. Each congregation is invited to send a stewardship team to the meeting, or participate through livestream video. Read more
here.
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'Circle of Hope' fundraiser for HFS Adoption is coming June 2
HFS Adoption & Foster Care, an institution of the Diocese of Los Angeles, will hold its annual gathering and silent auction, themed "Circle of Hope 2019,' on
Sunday, June 2, 4 - 8 p.m. at the Pasadena University Club, 175 N. Oakland Avenue, Pasadena 91101. Read more
here.
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Prince of Peace to hold 60th anniversary fete on Pentecost
Prince of Peace Church, Woodland Hills, will celebrate a red-letter anniversary with "60 Years of Joy ... and Counting" on the Day of Pentecost, Sunday, June 9, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at its campus at 5700 Rudnick Avenue, Woodland Hills. The event also will celebrate the Rev. Rand Reasoner's 30th year as Prince of Peace's rector. Food and activities, including a taco truck, ice cream truck, music, a photo booth, party favors and more, are free to members and friends of Prince of Peace. Children and youth will be invited to enjoy a bounce house, games, balloons, crafts and fun with friends. All are invited to wear red for Pentecost. For information, call the church office at 818.346.6968 or email to
[email protected].
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Our Saviour Center plans open house for June 13
Our Saviour Center, a social service ministry in El Monte, will hold its second annual Open House on
Thursday, June 13, 4 - 6:30 p.m. at its main campus, 4368 Santa Anita Avenue. The event will feature food, drinks, music, tours, raffles and more. For information, email to
[email protected]. To learn more, click
here.
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UBE conference will come to Los Angeles in July
The church-wide Union of Black Episcopalians will hold its 51st annual Business Meeting and Conference
July 22- 26 in Los Angeles at the Sheraton Grande Hotel. Conference theme is: “Preparing the way for such a time as this: many people, one Lord!” Speakers will include Presiding Bishop Michael Curry; Archbishop Julio Murray of the Anglican Province of Central America; Bishop-elect Phoebe Roaf of the Diocese of West Tennessee; the Rev. Sandye A. Wilson, COO of St. Augustine's University and longtime leader in the Episcopal Church; and the Rev. Lester Mackenzie, rector of St. Mary's Church, Laguna Hills. For information, including a draft schedule, and to register, click
here.
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Stillpoint offers 'Spiritual Journey' retreat at Ghost Ranch
Stillpoint: The Center for Christian Spirituality, an institution of the Diocese of Los Angeles, will offer "The Spiritual Journey," a week-long retreat to be held
July 29 - Aug. 5 at Ghost Ranch Retreat Center in Abiquiu, New Mexico. For more information and to register, click
here.
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Greta Ronningen to lead yoga retreat at Mt. Calvary
Sister Greta Ronningen of Community of Divine Love will offer a six-day Yoga Retreat
July 30 - Aug. 4 at Mt. Calvary Monastery, Santa Barbara. Cost is $850, which includes five nights' accommodations, all meals and the program. Arrival on Tuesday, July 30 (2 p.m. or later), and departure is after lunch on sunday, Aug. 4. A $150 non-refundable deposit is required. For information and reservations call or email Mount Calvary Monastery, 805.682.4117 or
[email protected].
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The Abundant Table announces date for 'Feast in the Field' fundraiser
The Abundant Table will hold its annual "Feast in the Field" fundraiser this year on Saturday,
Aug. 24, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m., celebrating more than a decade of supporting health, wellness, organic farming and community building in Ventura County. To buy tickets ($90 for adults, $45 for youth ages 6 to 20), click
here.
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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.
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Reminders from the wider church
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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.
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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.
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Sacred Ground: New dialogue series explores race and faith
Sacred Ground, a film- and reading-based dialogue series on race and faith produced by The Episcopal Church, introduced by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, is now available. Participants will walk together through America’s history of race and racism, while weaving in the threads of family story, economic class, and political and regional identity. Read more
here.
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Traveling the Way of Love: Episcopal Church launches new video series
Join host Chris Sikkema, manager for special projects, The Episcopal Church Office of Communication, as he journeys across The Episcopal Church in search of stories of the ways its people are engaged in the seven practices that encompass the Way of Love. Information is
here.
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This week around the diocese
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FRIDAY, MAY 10, 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Friday Night Farming
Edendale Grove Garden
840 Echo Park Avenue,
Los Angeles
Seeds of Hope, a food justice program of the Diocese of 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, and view an episode of the six-part KCET miniseries
LA Foodways: From Farm to Freeway, in which Seeds of Hope and its director Tim Alderson are featured.
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
All Saints Church Legal Aid Ministry
Jackie Robinson Center
1020 N. Fair Oaks Avenue,
Pasadena 91103
Need free legal help? This clinic is open to all individuals and community members who need legal assistance, but lack the resources to hire an attorney. Please bring with you any and all papers related to your case.
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2 - 4 p.m.
Mother's Day Tea
St. Francis' Episcopal Church
280 Royal Avenue,
Simi Valley 93065
Information: 805.526.5141
Join St. Francis' Church for this event on the patio, complete with hats, tea and scones. Proceeds will benefit the church's drought-tolerant landscaping project. Tickets: $15. All are welcome.
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Reading and Book Signing:
Oblivion
Community of Divine Love
617 W. Roses Road,
San Gabriel 91775
Information: 626.703.4474
The Community of Divine Love monastery will host a reading from the recently-released book
Oblivion: Grace in Exile with a Monk Behind Bars by its author, the Rev. Dennis Gibbs. Gibbs, a founding member of CDL, will also take questions and sign books, which will be available at the event for $15. Book sales benefit the ministries of Prism, the diocese’s restorative justice ministry, which provides chaplains in Los Angeles County jails and hospitals.
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 5 p.m.
Book Signing:
Ordained by Angels
St. Thomas the Apostle Church
7501 Hollywood Blvd.,
Los Angeles
Episcopal priest Jerry Anderson, retired senior chaplain at Good Samaritan Hospital, will sign his newly-released book,
Ordained by Angels: A Memoir of an AIDS Chaplain, following the 5 p.m. Evensong service. Earlier in the afternoon, the diocesan communications office will begin videotaping of interviews with clergy and lay leaders who worked in support of people living with HIV/AIDS. The final video report will be produced in the coming months and screened at a future date.
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THURSDAY, MAY 16, 5 p.m.
ECFCU 25th Anniversary Celebration
Cathedral Center of St. Paul
840 Echo Park Avenue,
Los Angeles
Bishop John Harvey Taylor and the Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union invite all to ECFCU’s 25th anniversary members’ meeting and celebration. ECFCU is an economic justice ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles.
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
GFS: 'Come Unto Christ:
There Is No Place Like Home' Anniversary Celebration
St. John the Divine Church
183 Bay Street,
Costa Mesa 92627
The annual Girls Friendly Society Anniversary Service will be a Wizard of Oz-themed celebration. GFS chapters are invited to bring their banners; girls should wear their vests with a white shirt and blue skirt or slacks. A potluck lunch will follow; please register for the event in advance. A flyer with more information is
here.
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2 p.m.
Celebration of a New Ministry
Trinity Church
1500 State Street,
Santa Barbara 93101
Bishop Suffragan Diane Jardine Bruce will install the Rev. Elizabeth Molitors as rector of Trinity Church in Santa Barbara. All are invited.
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 7 p.m.
'Passport to Flavor' and Music Festival
St. Francis' Episcopal Church
280 Royal Avenue,
Simi Valley 93065
Information: 805.526.5141
A night under twinkling lights, with international food and live music from Scott and the Copycats. Tickets: $20 (at the door). All are welcome.
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This week in liturgy, art & music
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SUNDAY, MAY 12, 4:30 p.m.
Solemn Evensong
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd.,
Los Angeles 90010
Information: 213.388.3015 or
here
Choir of St. James’ will sing.
SUNDAY, MAY 12, 6 p.m.
International Laureates Organ Series
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd.,
Los Angeles 90010
Information: 213.388.3015 or
here
Featuring Amanda Mole.
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FRIDAY, MAY 17, 8 p.m.
Spring Concert
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive,
Beverly Hills 90210
Information: 310.275.0123, ext.112 or
here
Featuring music by Brahms and Schumann. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Admission is free with a Music Guild donor season pass.
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 5 p.m.
Choral Evensong
St. John's Cathedral
514 W. Adams Blvd.,
Los Angeles 90007
Information: 213.747.6285
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 4 p.m.
Evensong
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
122 S California Avenue,
Monrovia 91016
Information: 626.357.7071
Music will include "Laudate Dominum" by Mozart, and
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis by Mendelssohn. The Rev. Julie Bryant, rector of Church of the Transfiguration, Arcadia, will be the officiant for this last Evensong of the 2018-2019 choir season. Eric Werner will be the cantor, and Zanaida Robles will be guest soprano soloist. The singers are under the direction of St. Luke’s director of music, Kent B. Jones. A reception will follow the service.
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 4:30 p.m.
Easter 5: Choral Evensong
The Church of Our Saviour
535 West Roses Road,
San Gabriel 91775
Information:
here or 626.282.5147
Our Saviour Choir and guests; Timothy Howard, guest organist
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 6 p.m.
Festive Eastertide Evensong
St. Bede's Episcopal Church
3590 Grand View Blvd.,
Los Angeles 90039
Information: 310.391.5522 or
here
On the eve of Victoria Day, presenting the music of Canadian composers including Healey Willan. Free-will offering will benefit the Friends of Music. Free off-street parking available.
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 6 p.m.
Sacramentum
St. James' Episcopal Church
1325 Monterey Road,
South Pasadena
Information: 626.799.9194 or www.sjcsp.org
Sacramentum is a contemplative Eucharist that blends the ancient prayers of the church with new music, reflection, and prayer. Child care is available. This service is held monthly on the third Sunday (except in June, July and August).
SUNDAY, May 19, 8 p.m.
Compline at the Cathedral
St. John's Cathedral
514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles
The cathedral holds a service of Compline on the first and third Sunday of each month.
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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.
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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.
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EMPLOYMENT
ALTADENA: Sexton, Saint Mark's Episcopal Church. Sunday morning/early afternoon and occasional special events. Set up tables, chairs, and supplies for coffee hour; clean up kitchen and hall after, including taking down chairs and tables; empty trash; lock buildings and gates. Contact: The Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon at
[email protected].
HUNTINGTON BEACH: Part-time Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries, St. Wilfrid of York Church. (Full time a possibility depending on qualifications.) To help grow St. Wilfrid's children and youth ministries and to provide mentorship and vision for the future. For the complete job description and application instructions, click
here or contact
[email protected].
LOS ANGELES: Executive Director, CLUE (Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice). Responsible for overseeing the administration, programs and strategic plan of the organization. Other key duties include fundraising, marketing, partner/community outreach and program development. Full job description/contact information
here.
LOS ANGELES (PALMS): Organist or organist/choir director at St. Mary's Church
. Sunday services, with an hour's choir rehearsal beforehand, plus evening services for major feast days. Small, but fairly good pipe organ. The congregation can provide either modest lodgings and a small stipend, or no lodgings and a somewhat more generous stipend. Contact: Debora Shuger at
[email protected].
PLACENTIA: Church Secretary, Church of the Blessed Sacrament. Seeking an experienced part-time church secretary with strong communication skills, to provide full parish office support. Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Friday 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 to the Rev. Barrett Van Buren,
[email protected].
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA: Organist/Choirmaster, St. John Chrysostom Church
. Part time (15 hours per week). To provide organ and other keyboard accompaniment, lead the choir and plan the music program. Classical and contemporary music proficiency required. For a full job description and application instructions (updated 2-12-19), click
here
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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.
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