Fire relief grants now available from diocesan Appeal fund; donations exceed $160,000 to date
Application form online here; donation link here; impacted parishes also offer donation portals Individuals and institutions hard hit by current wildfires may now request grants of up to $3,000 each from the diocesan One Body & One Spirit Appeal fund, drawing from more than $160,000 raised to...
St. Matthew’s School makes progress toward resuming classes; St. Augustine by-the-Sea welcomes Palisades parishioners to services
St. Matthew’s Episcopal School is “making excellent progress” in securing alternate space for...
Altadena parish will worship at St. Barnabas, Eagle Rock; Eaton fire response continues in San Gabriel Valley congregations
As San Gabriel Valley Episcopal congregations continue to unite in Eaton fire relief efforts,...
Four new priests ordained in cathedral rites; ‘banner’ moment reflects solidarity with Altadena parish hard hit by firestorm
At a time “when we need a lot of priests,” Los Angeles Bishop John Harvey Taylor ordained four new...
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Diocesan Council, clergy, lay leaders affirm best practices for fire disaster response
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Outpouring of Episcopal support felt amid firestorms in Pacific Palisades, San Gabriel Valley foothills, Hollywood Hills
Relief contributions requested via diocesela.org/annual-appeal [The Episcopal News] – Locally and nationally, the Episcopal community has rallied together, in a resilient outpouring of prayers, love and support as out-of-control Southern California wildfires blazed a...
Fires claim Altadena church, Palisades rectories, hundreds of homes; diocese rallies to serve evacuees
Relief contributions requested via diocesela.org/annual-appeal Among the 1,000-plus structures lost in still-raging Southland firestorms are homes of scores of members of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, where St. Mark's Church in Altadena and parish rectories...
St. Bede’s Church welcomes Neighborhood Youth Association’s college placement program to Mar Vista parish campus
The hospitality of St. Bede’s Episcopal Church in L.A.’s Mar Vista community will help Neighborhood Youth Association (NYA) – a diocesan institution since 1906 – strengthen its mission of 100% college placement for under-resourced students in 2025 and beyond....