You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including the Rev. Jo Ann Cole-Weeks, retired vicar at Grace Episcopal Church in Moreno Valley as well as a retired teacher, now recovering from a stroke; when I visited Jo Ann and her devoted son, Stanton, he shared the link to the fascinating website he has found time to develop while cheerfully caregiving: www.colefamilyarchives.com
 
A stalwart of St. Margaret’s Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano, attorney Jason Weiss, for a wide-ranging conversation about the church and politics over those famous French dip sandwiches at Phlippe in Los Angeles…
 
Susan Brown and the Rev. Brian O’Rourke of Episcopal Communities & Services as we make plans to follow up on a resolution from our November convention calling us to minister more attentively to neighbors living in board and care settings…
 
and Dr. Lo Sprague, president of The Guilford Center, and Mary Kirchen, CFO and a founding board member, to discuss the ever-deepening ties between the diocese and this innovative interfaith and ecumenical think tank.