In Wilshire Center, renovated St. James’ Church reopens with fanfare for100th year
The singing of Sir Hubert Parry’s soaring anthem “I was glad when they said unto me (let us go to the house of the Lord)” – its text drawn from Psalm 122 – epitomized the spirit of two celebratory liturgies marking parishioners’ return to L.A.’s almost-one-century-old St. James’ Episcopal Church,...
Mirando Hacia el Futuro con Esperanza y en Oración
Queridos Amigos: “Las hojas viejas se marchitan, mueren y caen, y los nuevos brotes se extienden...
Looking Ahead with Hope and Prayer
Dear Friends: “The old leaves wither, die, and fall away, and the new growth extends forward into...
Dec. 20 rites set for Herbert L. ‘Bill’ Lucas at St. Matthew’s Church in Pacific Palisades
A memorial service for Herbert L. “Bill” Lucas – longtime Los Angeles business leader and patron...
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Bruce Siriani dies at 84
Bruce Leroy Siriani, husband of diocesan Archdeacon Laura Siriani, died Nov. 7 at their home in Laguna Woods, Calif. He was 84. In addition to his wife, survivors include two daughters, Susan Siriani (grandchildren Parker, Patrick, and Henry Flaherty) and Katherine...
Bishop Chester Talton, retired suffragan of Los Angeles, dies at 84
The Rt. Rev. Chester Lovelle Talton, retired bishop suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles who later provisionally led the Fresno-based Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin – died the evening of Nov. 20 at his Altadena home with loved ones at his side. He was...
Bishop-elect Gallardo affirms cathedral’s role of refuge, healing; service celebrates landmark church’s 100th year
Los Angeles Bishop-elect Antonio Gallardo delivered a stirring and poetic tribute to St. John’s, “a true cathedral,” preaching during the congregation’s Nov. 16 worship service marking the centennial of its landmark sanctuary, his first visit to a diocesan...
Food programs face rising holiday-season need worsened by recent government shutdown
Food distribution programs in the Diocese of Los Angeles faced a jump in local need in October and November, according to local program organizers, who said that the federal government shutdown exacerbated the heightened need that programs usually see around the end...
Consent process set following election of Antonio Gallardo as bishop diocesan
A number of steps will be taken between now and July 11, when the Rev. Dr. Antonio Gallardo is set to become the eighth bishop diocesan of Los Angeles. Let’s start with the consents process. We elect a bishop for the wider church, not for our diocese alone. By canon,...
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