‘Refilling the Reservoirs’ by Brenda Bos
Among the manifold mysteries of Christian faith is that while our God in Christ played no role in bringing about our wildfire crisis, they are fully engaged through the Holy Spirit in the season of recovery and healing, with all the angels of heaven attending. One...
Daily prayer: Lift up those fighting and affected by wildfires
Holy and eternal God, among whose mercies in our lives is strength for the journey, we lift up all those beginning their second week with the wind and wildfire emergency in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, especially our neighbors mourning the deaths of loved...
Daily prayer: For those without homes
Gracious and loving God, we lift our prayers for all who have lost their homes in the wildfires, and for those who welcome them; and for all in our community who are chronically unhoused, and for those who labor on their behalf, especially at our mercy-driven...
Grief, loss, and healing at St. Mark’s, Altadena, and St. Matthew’s, Pacific Palisades
The two Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles parishes hit hardest by the wildfires, Saint Mark's Episcopal Church in Altadena and The Parish of St. Matthew in Pacific Palisades, have something in common besides loss and grief. Each hosts a highly respected Episcopal...
Daily prayer: To keep our covenant
God in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who...
Resource Center at All Saints, Pasadena
All the saints at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena have opened a resource center for Eaton fire victims and others in need every day from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. until further notice. Come for water, canned goods and snacks, clothes, and toiletries. Visitors will also...
Ordinations at St. John’s Cathedral
My scrapbook from this morning’s consecration and ordination at St. John's Cathedral in Los Angeles of the Revs. Karen James, Michael Mischler, Hart Roussel, and Margaret Stīvers, four experienced ministers with a particular heart for teaching, now a gospel quartet of...
Diocesan team begins ‘Requiem or Renaissance’ program development for congregations
The Diocese of Los Angeles is launching of a "Requiem or Renaissance" program for congregations in the Diocese, based on the original program of the same name from the Diocese of Missouri, designed to help churches discern their calling in times of decline or changing...
Diocesan Council, clergy, lay leaders affirm best practices for fire disaster response
Underscoring pastoral support “in the midst of an existential crisis about the future of two whole communities,” Bishop John Harvey Taylor invited Diocesan Council’s Jan. 9 meeting to suspend regular business in favor of conversation and consultation, noting the...
Daily prayer: To feel God’s presence
Dear God, you make us creatures of hope and possibility, that we might do our best for those around us and for ourselves. And yet heartbreak and loss attend us as well. Today in Southern California, as the fires rage and your people continue to be in peril, watch over...
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