June 27, 2024 | VOLUME 36, ISSUE 26

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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost


June 30, 2024


SCRIPTURE READINGS


Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24

Psalm 30

2 Corinthians 8:7-15

Mark 5:21-43


Preacher: The Reverend Jennifer Wagner Pavia

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Friday, June 28, 7:00 PM: PRIDE Mass at St. Augustine by-the-Sea (see "Local PRIDE Events" below)


Saturday, July 6, 9:00 AM: "Street Wisdom Walkshop" with Liz Mohler at Cafe Milan (see article below)


Saturday, July 13, 7:00 PM: "Mexico City Fish Dinner" SoB venue at Hornof-Scharre residence


Backpack Project with Dinner at St. Bede's: Date tbd. Donations needed.

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Bible and Breakfast

Tuesdays | 9:30 AM

Luther Hall & Zoom


Midweek: Evening Prayer thru 7/17

Wednesdays | 7:00 PM

Sanctuary


Adult Forum: Break until 7/24

Wednesdays |

Luther Hall & Zoom

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LOCAL PRIDE EVENTS

Community PRIDE Worship Service! 7pm Fri. June 28


Join local Lutheran, Presbyterian and Episcopal congregations to celebrate God's love for all in this special PRIDE worship service! Come rejoice in God's wonderfully wild and extravagant embrace - unconditional love that breaks through all barriers to fill every heart.


All are welcome - whether you are LGBTQIA+ or ally, God-loving or God-curious. Come as you are! 

7pm Friday June 28

St. Augustine by-the-Sea

1227 4th Street, Santa Monica

(between Wilshire & Arizona)


Participating congregations - all of whom are intentionally, and enthusiastically, queer affirming and inclusive! 

First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica

Holy Nativity Episcopal Church

Mount Olive Lutheran Church

St. Augustine by-the-Sea

St. Bede's Episcopal Church

St. Paul's Lutheran Church


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The Reverend Jennifer Wagner Pavia, Rector (she/her/hers)

St. Bede's Episcopal Church

3590 Grand View Boulevard

Los Angeles, California 90066

310/720-6814 cell/text

Reverend Jennifer and members of St. Augustine by-the-Sea spread God's love for all – no exceptions! – at PRIDE on the Promenade last Saturday. 

MEET THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH'S NEW PRESIDING BISHOP

Bishop Sean Rowe serves both the dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York.


The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe, bishop of Northwest Pennsylvania and bishop provisional of Western New York, was elected yesterday for a 9-year term. The Presiding Bishop is charged with initiating and developing church policy and strategy, speaking God's Word to the church and the world, and visiting every diocese of the church. Click here to learn more.



The Reverend Jennifer Wagner Pavia, Rector (she/her/hers)

St. Bede's Episcopal Church

3590 Grand View Boulevard

Los Angeles, California 90066

310/720-6814 cell/text

STREET WISDOM IN-PERSON WALKSHOP

The photo above is from the cover of a book entitled Street Wisdom: Connecting with God in Everyday Life by Albert Holtz, OSB


This event is hosted by St. Bede's parishioner Liz Mohler, M.S. PCC


Join Liz Mohler for a 1.5 hour in-person Street Wisdom Walkshop in Los Angeles!

What is Street Wisdom?

​Street Wisdom is an everyday creative practice you use as you walk. A smart fusion of mindfulness, neuroscience, imagination and wellness, it unlocks minds and unblocks creativity with every step. The perfect complement to static meditation, Street Wisdom takes you on a physical journey that not only calms and clears the mind, but opens up the subconscious to new ideas. Not to mention the potential health benefits of walking outdoors. All without having to travel to exotic climes or retreats. Suddenly, every street is full of inspiration. And whatever your questions, we are finding answers everywhere. 

What can I expect from an in-person Walkshop?

​You'll meet the volunteer host at the announced time. The host will introduce everyone to the Walkshop and to the ideas behind Street Wisdom before setting you off. The Walkshop is in three parts. First, there's the Tune Up, where you will go on three micro-walks by yourself using the host's guidance. Then there's the Quest, which is the heart of the experience, a longer walk by yourself, and an opportunity to ask the streets a question and get some fresh answers. After you've done that, you'll come back as a group and Share what you learn with each other. It's such a simple, wonderful, potentially transformative experience!

Hang on, this is free?

Yes! Street Wisdom is a non-profit on a mission to bring inspiration to every street on planet earth. We were founded by the arts and business innovator, David Pearl, after he noticed his work with clients always got to newer, deeper places when he walked outdoors with them. David's mission has always been to make and keep Street Wisdom free for everyone. If you are drawn to support our work, please do make a donation. Thank you.

Stay streetwise

​The Street Wisdom Walkshop has a risk disclaimer (see below) which you agree to by making a booking. This is to remind you that the wonderful big outdoor world - as well as potentially containing fresh new insights, ideas and intention - contains all sorts of things including risks, and so it's important to be vigilant. We think Street Wisdom is about heightening your awareness, the kind that means you're becoming more alert, rather than zoning out. So importantly: have fun, find your Street Wisdom, but also be streetwise.


​More questions?

​Find out more on our FAQ page or watch this video.


Risk disclaimer

​All Street Wisdom events are run by volunteers and participants take part at their own risk. Whilst any personal injury or loss is unlikely, we encourage participants to remain vigilant when out on the streets and we are not liable for any injury or loss caused when taking part in a Street Wisdom activity.


Date, Time, Location & Registration

Saturday, July 6, at 9:00 AM

Cafe Milan

205 Culver Blvd, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293, USA

Plenty of free parking!

Register here

ST. BEDE'S BACKPACK PROJECT RETURNS

By Alice Short


For the last several years, St. Bede’s has partnered with First AME Church on a

back-to-school backpack project for children in foster care, and this summer we

are doing it again!


We plan to fill 45 backpacks (15 for elementary school-age children, 15 for middle

school and 15 for high school), and we’re collecting monetary donations to buy the

supplies that will go in the backpacks.


If you’re writing a check, please make them payable to St. Bede’s with “Backpack

Project” in the memo portion (at the lower left corner of the check.) You can bring

the checks (or cash) to church, mail the checks to church, or send your checks to

Alice Short (3156 Coolidge Ave. Los Angeles 90066). In addition, you can donate

via the St. Bede’s Vanco e-giving and payment process site.


We’d be grateful if you could make your donations by July 26, and we plan to

schedule our “assembly dinner” shortly after that (early August is likely).


Questions? Please reach out to members of the mission committee.

REDISCOVER THE ST. BEDE'S BOOK CART

Bring out your (gently) used books!


The St Bede’s Book Cart, located at the north end of Luther Hall, is alive and well! It’s attracting so many readers that we are in need of gently used fiction, particularly mysteries and thrillers.  


How does it work? Donated books are lovingly curated by Kathy Russell and Melora Sundt, and rotated onto the shelves. Recently donated books receive a colored sticker, coded to the month in which we acquired the book. Any book remaining after 4 months is pulled off the shelves and donated elsewhere, making room for new books. We review and refresh the cart on the first Sunday of each month. 


Mysteries and thrillers are particularly popular, so please check your own bookshelves, and bring your oldies-but-goodies to St. Bede’s. You can leave them on top of the cart or give them to Kathy or Melora when you see us. Please donate only books in good condition and perhaps route those outdated textbooks, old health books, and the dusty, battered volumes to other worthy charities. 


As always, there are no prices on the books in the book cart, but we’d appreciate your leaving a donation in the baskets on the cart if you decide to claim something new to read. All proceeds go to the scholarships for NYA.  


Thank you!

Melora Sundt

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.

EPISOCOPAL NEWS SERVICE

The Episcopal Church’s Office of Indigenous Ministries hosted a June 25, 2024 panel discussion on Indigenous boarding schools and the church’s historic role in operating at least 34 of them of throughout the United States. Boarding school survivors Pearl Chanar, an Athabaskan tribal member and co-chair of General Convention’s Indigenous boarding schools research commission, right, and Navajoland Area Mission Deputy Ruth Johnson, left, spoke at the event. Photo: Randall Gornowich


Indigenous Ministries hosts boarding schools panel discussion at 81st General Convention


By Shireen Korkzan


The Episcopal Church’s Office of Indigenous Ministries hosted a June 25 panel discussion at the Hyatt Regency Louisville on Indigenous boarding schools and the church’s historic role in operating at least 34 of them of throughout the United States.


“Every time I talk about this, there’s some crying. …It’s hard to talk about,” Navajoland Area Mission Deputy Ruth Johnson, a boarding school survivor, said during the panel discussion.


Hundreds of people attended the panel discussion, and over 2,000 more viewed the livestream on the Indigenous Ministries’ Facebook page, to listen to two boarding school survivors share their stories. Pearl Chanar – an Athabaskan tribal member, co-chair of the research commission and a boarding school survivor – led the panel discussion. The Rev. Bude VanDyke, rector of Church of the Good Shepherd in Decatur, Alabama, and a part of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee, provided opening music and served as a chaplain for anyone in need of immediate pastoral care.


READ MORE HERE

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered at the back of the House of Deputies’ hall holding signs and a banner that read “Listen to Palestinian Christians” during the June 25 legislative session. Photo: Randall Gornowich


Pro-Palestinian demonstrations call on convention to listen to Palestinian Christians


By Logan Crews


Toward the end of the House of Deputies June 25 afternoon legislative session pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered at the back of the deputies’ hall holding signs and a banner that read “Listen to Palestinian Christians.” This is the second demonstration staged by Episcopalians representing Palestinian Anglicans and Clergy Allies and the Episcopal Peace Fellowship’s Palestine Israel Network.


The Rev. Adam Shoemaker, a deputy from the Diocese of South Carolina, wanted to call a point of personal privilege to address the demonstrators, but President Julia Ayala Harris said it was not in order. The demonstrators stood there until the house adjourned before processing downstairs for a Compline for Palestine prayer service, also organized by PACA.


PACA is dedicated to educating Anglican clergy to “understand, teach and preach from sound theological and pastoral foundations” about the Palestinian experience. It was founded in February 2024 in response to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. The armed Palestinian militant group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel killed about 1,200 people. Israel’s violent response has led to the deaths of at least 37,000 Palestinian civilians and combatants in Gaza and has displaced almost 2 million, or 83% of the population. Two of PACA’s four co-founders are the Rev. Leyla King and the Rev. Lauren Grubaugh Thomas. King is Palestinian American and Grubaugh Thomas has Jewish heritage.


King’s grandparents fled from their home in Haifa, the northern port city, as newlyweds in 1948, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced and dispossessed during the Arab-Israeli war – an event known as the Nakba.


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FROM THE EPISCOPAL NEWS

A newsletter serving the diocese of Los Angeles

Bishop John Harvey Taylor of Los Angeles, second from right, and other bishops walk to Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, Kentucky for the election of the 28th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church.



Los Angeles bishop, deputies applaud election of Sean Rowe as next presiding bishop


By Janet Kawamoto


The June 26 election of the Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe as presiding bishop drew approving comments from members of the Los Angeles deputation to General Convention.


Rowe was elected on the first ballot from a slate of five candidates, four of whom – Rowe, bishop of Northwestern Pennsylvania and bishop provisional of the Diocese of Western New York; Bishop Robert Wright of Atlanta; Bishop Daniel G.P. Gutiérrez of Pennsylvania; and Bishop J. Scott Barker of Central Nebraska – were nominated by the Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop, co-chaired by Canon Steven Nishibayashi, secretary of convention for the Diocese of Los Angeles. The fifth candidate, Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe, was nominated later by petition.


L.A. Deputies Thomas Diaz of All Saints Church, Pasadena, and the Rev. Antonia Gallardo, rector of St. Luke’s Church, Long Beach, also served on the nominating committee.


Rowe will succeed the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry as presiding bishop. His term will begin on Nov. 1, 2024.


After he was elected by the House of Bishops and confirmed by the House of Deputies, Rowe addressed the combined houses. He acknowledged some of the challenges facing The Episcopal Church, saying that it was time for the church to examine its structures and make sure its polity helped, rather than hindered its work in the world.


Bishop John Harvey Taylor approved Rowe’s vision. “As we could hear from his moving address to the church this afternoon, Presiding Bishop-elect Rowe is a great choice for our church,” Taylor told The Episcopal News. “He knows its structures and its suffering; he leavens his skills at adaptive reform and consolidation with a palpable optimism about the future of the church he and we love so much and which our changing culture needs so much."


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