Kids learn from ‘nature’s laboratory’ at Discovery Gardens preschool in Fullerton
[The Episcopal News] Natural elements such as dirt, rosemary and other freshly clipped garden herbs, seashells, wood, fabric – even bugs, lizards and the preschoolers ages 2 to 5 themselves – are all part of the educational experience of the Discovery Gardens...
‘Truth and Love’ abound as convention passes historic balanced budget, pays tribute to late Bishop Bruno, bids farewell to Bishop Bruce
[The Episcopal News] Several hundred clergy and lay delegates gathered at the Riverside Convention Center Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, while hundreds of others participated online from churches and homes in the first hybrid annual meeting of the Episcopal Diocese of Los...
Bishop Bruce remembers ‘bloopers and blessings’ as convention bids her a warm farewell
[The Episcopal News] As she prepares to take on a new role Dec. 1 as bishop provisional of the Diocese of West Missouri, Diane M. Jardine Bruce bid a heartfelt and funny farewell at convention to the diocese she has served since May 2010 as bishop suffragan. At times...
The end may be near, but radical change can save the earth, says climate activist Mary Nichols in Margaret Parker Lecture
[The Episcopal News] Unless radical changes are made in current energy use, “the guy with the sign that says, ‘The End is Near’ is right – probably before the end of this century,” environmental attorney and climate activist Mary D. Nichols told delegates attending...
‘Code red’: Melissa McCarthy, Episcopal Church delegation focus on ‘loss and damage’ at UN climate conference
[The Episcopal News] Los Angeles Canon to the Ordinary Melissa McCarthy spent a week meeting virtually with national leaders like John Kerry, former U.S. senator and current special presidential envoy for climate, and with global activists, as part of Episcopal Church...
HFS provides ‘1,000 percent support’ for adoptive families
[The Episcopal News] Genesis Monica had spent much of her young life in the foster care system and was hoping to be adopted when she met Melissa and Alene Campbell-Langdell, both Episcopal priests, who were hoping to become parents. Now, with the help of the Holy...
Convention 2021 Photo Gallery
The Diocese of Los Angeles' first-ever hybrid in-person and online convention was held on Nov. 14, 2021 at the Riverside Convention Center. About half of delegates attended in person; the rest logged in from their homes or churches. Some photos were taken by...
Convention 2021 election results
Elections were held at Diocesan Convention 2021, with delegates and clergy voting both in person and via the internet at the Diocese of Los Angeles' first-ever hybrid convention, meeting on Nov. 13 in Riverside. Officers elected are: Director, Canterbury Irvine *Joyce...
Ontario parish dedicates ‘Rebecca’s Garden’ as community resource for rest, contemplation
About 75 people celebrated the grand opening of Rebecca’s Garden Nov. 6 at Christ Episcopal Church in Ontario, a contemplative space for community and healing created entirely by parishioners, according to the Rev. Gianluigi Gugliermetto, rector. Following an organ...
The Reverend Gregorio Guerrero Bayaca
February 15, 1936 - October 31, 2021 [The Episcopal News] The Rev. Gregorio (Greg) Bayaca, longtime vicar of St. John's Episcopal Church/Philippine Independent Church of the Holy Child in Wilmington (Los Angeles), died Oct. 31. He was 85 and died from complications of...
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