January 30, 2025 | VOLUME 37, ISSUE 5

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Fouth Sunday after the Epiphany


February 2, 2025



SCRIPTURE READINGS



Malachi 3:1-4

Hebrews 2:14-18

Luke 2:22-40

Psalm 84

or Psalm 24:7-10


Preacher: The Reverend Jennifer Wagner Pavia

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Saturday, February 15, 6:30 PM: "Let's Do Fondue" SoB venue at Deutsche residence


Saturday, February 22, 6:00 PM: "Paint, Sip & Nosh Party" SoB venue in Luther Hall

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Bible and Breakfast

Tuesdays | 9:30 AM

Luther Hall & Zoom


Midweek Eucharist

Wednesdays | 7:00 PM

Sanctuary


Adult Forum: Epiphany 2025

Wednesdays, 1/29-2/26 | 8:00 PM

Luther Hall & Zoom

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Adult Forum: EPISCOPAL MIGRATION MINISTRIES

Don’t abuse or take advantage of strangers; for

you, remember, were once strangers in Egypt. Exodus 22:21


This series from Episcopal Migration Ministries takes us through the season of Epiphanytide as we reflect on scripture, our history, and pause to remember our own sacred story. We will look forward and learn how we can continue to welcome serve, offer sanctuary, advocate for, and build community with our newcomer siblings whatever may come in the days ahead.


BENEFIT FOR WILDFIRE VICTIMS

You're Invited to a Special Fundraiser Jazz Piano Concert



Join us for an evening of live jazz piano hosted by Daphne Moote’s mother, Barbara Jones, to support those in need. The concert will take place at Barbara’s home after the annual meeting, giving everyone plenty of time to stop by, enjoy great music, and contribute to a meaningful cause—with plenty of time afterward to catch the Super Bowl.


Free-will donations are welcome, with all proceeds going directly to charity.


To RSVP, please call or text Barbara at 323-397-7597. We hope to see you there

PRAYER FOR PEACE IN THE HOLY LAND

ST. BEDE'S ONLINE GIVING PORTAL

Visit the St. Bede's website and at the top of every page, look for the "Donate" button. When you click on the "Donate" button, you will be transported to St. Bede's Vanco eGiving and Payment Process Site.


Vanco is an industry leader in online payments. More than 40,000 churches, faith-based groups, nonprofits, schools, and educational organizations trust Vanco to securely complete transactions every day. Vanco complies with PCI Level 1 standards, the highest security standard in the payment processing industry.


You are invited to set up one-time or recurring gifts using credit, debit, or bank transfer on Vanco's secure payment processing platform. Giving online through the Vanco site saves time and the hassle of remembering to bring your offering. In addition, you decrease the expense incurred by St. Bede’s from handling and processing checks and cash.

FROM THE EPISCOPAL NEWS

A newsletter serving the Diocese of Los Angeles

The chimney of the Fair Oaks home is all that remains after the Eaton Fire. Photo: Brian Woodruff

Fair Oaks sober living home, a lifeline to many, plans to rebuild after Eaton Fire



By Pat McCaughan



The congregation of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church – Altadena — among whose members 40 homes were lost in the wildfire that also burned their church and school buildings — gathered Jan. 19 for their first Sunday-morning service at St. Barnabas Eagle Rock, where church leaders have welcomed the Altadena parish to use the sanctuary weekly going forward.


The Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon, rector of St. Mark’s, greeted the 185 in attendance and gave thanks for community support, including a $100,000 gift from the California Endowment, which made an equal disbursement to each house of worship lost in the area.


Parishioner Dr. Robert Ross, recently retired president of the California Endowment preached the homily, praising colleagues for their work toward “a just and fair and equitable rebuild of Altadena,” and focusing on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for “beloved community” as “a North star for social justice work firmly grounded in our Christian faith.”


Ross added that King received inspiration for his concept of “beloved community” from philosopher-theologian Josiah Royce, a Californian for whom UCLA’s Royce Hall is named. Royce “explicitly elevated the role of church in community terms,” Ross said, “and advanced the idea of church as community, not just a building for people to pray.”


READ MORE HERE



Next round of fire relief grants from diocesan Appeal slated; donations exceed $419,000



By EN Staff



This week’s 10 pending fire-relief grants totaling $29,000 are set to be drawn from the diocesan One Body & One Spirit Appeal fund which has raised $419,299 in 931 gifts to date. Last week, $34,000 was disbursed in 13 grants.


Additional grants are pending review and approval next week, adding to the $63,000 allocated so far.

Bishop John Harvey Taylor encourages those in need to immediately apply for Appeal grants, and gives thanks to all who have donated to the fund.


“The generosity of the people of God around our diocese and Episcopal Church-wide is astonishing and moving beyond words,” Taylor said. “On behalf of the diocesan community, my thanks to everyone who has contributed. Keep the prayers coming for all who are suffering in this catastrophe.”


Appeal grant applications are being reviewed weekly by a panel representing diocesan fiduciary bodies, and funds will continue to be disbursed promptly upon approval.



READ MORE HERE


EPISOCOPAL NEWS SERVICE

Hive Bakery in Flower Mound, Texas, began selling cookies made with the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde’s image after the Washington Bishop pleaded with President Donald Trump to show mercy to “the people in our country who are scared now” – specifically LGBTQ+ people and immigrants in her Jan. 21 sermon during the Service of Prayer for the Nation at Washington National Cathedral. Photo: Hive Bakery/Facebook

Washington bishop’s plea to Trump inspires first-time visits to Episcopal churches


By Shireen Korkzan


[Episcopal News Service] Cheryl Mirabella left the Catholic Church when she was a young adult and went on a yearslong “spiritual safari” through different denominations. 


“I have a very deep spiritual life … but I didn’t really feel like I was getting what I needed through church,” she told Episcopal News Service.


Mirabella accidentally tuned in to the Jan. 21 Service of Prayer for the Nation at Washington National Cathedral and listened to Washington Bishop Mariann Budde’s plea to President Donald Trump to show mercy to “the people in our country who are scared now” – specifically LGBTQ+ people and immigrants.


"Just hearing Budde say the most basic tenets of Christianity, it honestly blew my mind. It was not something that I was aware of that was even being preached anywhere."


“I was so impressed by her kindness and her words, so I immediately went and downloaded her book (‘How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith’) on Audible and … listened to the whole book while taking a solo trip down to Arches National Park in Moab,” Mirabella said. “I was so inspired by her and her words and her journey through life.”


Then on Sunday, Mirabella went to her local Episcopal parish, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Park City, Utah, to check out the Jan. 26 worship service.

“The priest, a woman, got up and her first words were to welcome us … That felt really good,” she said. “What Jesus teaches us is not representative of what a lot of denominations are now.”


READ MORE HERE



Episcopal bishops uphold sanctuary policies, oppose threat of immigration arrests in churches


By David :Paulsen


[Episcopal News Service] A growing number of Episcopal bishops are speaking out in response to the Trump administration’s threat to fulfill a campaign promise of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, possibly including raids in churches and other places that previous presidents had deemed off-limits for such enforcement.


Arizona Bishop Jennifer Reddall, in a newspaper op-ed and in a recent radio interview, has opposed border enforcement officers making arrests in churches. She also specified that family separations are among the diocese’s biggest concerns since President Donald Trump took office this week.


“In our congregations, we’re worried about how these [policies] are going to be enforced,” Reddall said in her interview with KJZZ-FM. “There are norms that say you don’t invade churches to arrest people, but those are just norms. … We aren’t sure if we’re going to be targeted.”


READ MORE HERE



Below, an immigrant family listens to Nora Sandigo as she discusses the process of becoming the legal guardian for their children on Jan. 19 in Miami, Florida. Several immigrants families asked Sandigo to be the legal guardian of their children in case they are detained or deported. Photo: Associated Press

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