Daily prayer: Pachomius
Set us free, O God, from all false desires, vain ambitions, and everything that would separate us from your love; that, like your servant Pachomius, we might give ourselves fully to a life of discipleship, seeking you alone and serving those whom you have given us to...
Diocesan Council receives encouraging financial reports; ministry updates highlight Bloy House ‘Sacred Leadership Licensing’
Diocesan Council, at its May 8 regular online meeting, received strong positive financial news, along with updates regarding Bloy House programs and the Bishop’s Search Committee. The meeting was chaired by Canon to the Ordinary Melissa McCarthy, in the absence of...
Meet the Team Behind the Bishop Search Profile
Hello, we're the Bishop Search Profile Subcommittee: Chair: Kathy Eisel, St. Luke’s, Monrovia; Craig Riemer, All Saints, Riverside; the Rev. Canon Gary Hall, St. Stephen’s, Santa Clarita; the Rev. Dr. Shane Scott-Hamblen, St. Michael and All Angels, Corona del Mar;...
‘On the verge of thriving’: congregations facing clergy shortages adapt with creativity and flexibility
Many Sunday mornings, the Rev. Bill Garrison performs double duties, celebrating the Eucharist at 7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. at St. Andrew’s and at 9 a.m. at Emmanuel churches in Fullerton. Recently, he juggled bishop’s visitations — with different bishops — the same day...
Clergy Conference Scrapbook 2
My scrapbook from the second two days of our wonderful Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles clergy conference
Clergy reflect on ‘Questions of Jesus’ at 2025 Clergy conference.
The Rev. Canon Whitney Rice, canon for evangelism and discipleship development in the Diocese of Missouri and keynote speaker at Clergy Conference 2025, led the clergy of the Los Angeles diocese through an exploration and discussion of the "questions of Jesus" in...
Daily prayer: To contend tirelessly for justice
Loving God, we bless your Name for Frances Perkins, who in faithfulness to her baptism envisioned a society in which all might live in health and decency: Help us, following her example and in union with her prayers, to contend tirelessly for justice and for the...
Clergy Conference day one Scrapbook
My scrapbook from the opening evening of our annual Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles clergy conference in Riverside — three days among the finest deacon, lay, and priest colleagues one could hope to have
LGBTQ Ministry plans Pride events amid political targeting
The LGBTQ Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is gearing up to make God's love tangible at Pride events around the diocese in the wake of accelerated targeting of LGBTQ people in general and transgender people in particular. The Sacred Resistance Task...
Daily prayer: Clergy Conference
Almighty and everlasting God, from whom comes every good and perfect gift: As they gather this week at their annual clergy conference in Riverside, send down upon our bishops, deacons, and priests the healthful Spirit of your grace: and, that they may truly please...
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