Teen Tech Center opens in El Monte thanks to Best Buy Foundation
Hard-working high-schoolers are printing 3D models, recording their own podcasts, mixing music and more at the new Best Buy Teen Tech Center created by the electronics retailer’s charitable foundation at the Dorris Dann Kids Campus in El Monte. Cris Abrego, chairman...
Stillpoint names Jasmine Bellamy new executive director
Stillpoint — a contemplative community specializing in spiritual direction and enrichment — has named Jasmine Bellamy, an experienced faith leader and business executive, to serve as its executive director effective March 1. Bellamy's appointment was announced by...
The Rev. Jeff Wilhelm, former rector in Ojai, Beaumont, dies at 79 in auto accident
The Rev. Joseph “Jeff” Franklin Wilhelm – a former rector of St. Andrew’s, Ojai, and previously St. Stephen's, Beaumont -- died Feb. 25 in a fatal automobile accident. He was 79 and a resident of South Haven, Michigan. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Barbara,...
Climate Change Commission seeks liaisons in congregations, begins strategic planning
Adding liaisons in all congregations to help “co-create and nurture a climate-conscious and creation-attuned diocese” is a key goal affirmed by the Bishop’s Commission on Climate Change (BCCC) during its Feb. 28 retreat meeting at St. Paul’s Commons in Echo Park. The...
Gustavo Dudamel
Once more I took my weakening ears into the breach, that oasis of glorious sound, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, to see Gustavo Dudamel conduct the LA Phil before he decamps to New York at the end of this season. As the Eagles sang, I'm losing all my highs and lows....
Hearing the Echoes
Our youngest grandchild, Emmett, who is seven months old, lives in New York. He and his parents, Dan and Michelle, came to visit Kathy and me last week, and for the whole wonderful week. You know how it is with houseguests. You get used to them. Even at night, the...
Holy Trinity Saint Benedict Episcopal Church, Alhambra, and the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers
My Sunday was full of church present and church future — visiting a thriving parish that goes against the grain of narratives of decline, then spending the afternoon with our denomination’s foremost imaginer of the church that the living spirit of our God in Christ is...
Bishop-elect names Jon Feuss canon to the ordinary
Bishop-elect Antonio J. Gallardo L. will call the Rev. Jon Feuss -- currently associate rector at St. James' in-the-City, Los Angeles -- to serve as canon to the ordinary and chief of staff in the Diocese of Los Angeles beginning July 11. "Through my experience...
Lunar New Year celebration highlights shared ministry among Chinese-speaking congregations
Members and friends of three Chinese-speaking congregations in the Diocese of Los Angeles gathered Feb. 21 at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Monterey Park for a Lunar New Year Saturday-evening celebration that included worship, singing, dancing, feasting and...
Norma Guerra accepts call to St. Paul’s Church in Tustin, concluding tenure as diocesan associate for formation and transition ministry
The Rev. Norma Guerra -- diocesan associate for formation and transition ministry since 2020 -- has accepted a call to become priest associate as emergent rector of St. Paul's Church in Tustin. She begins her new position March 1. Members of the Commission on Ministry...
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