Los Angeles representatives will take leadership roles at 2022 General Convention
[The Episcopal News] The Diocese of Los Angeles will be well-represented on influential committees at the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, meeting next summer (July 5 - 14, 2022) in Baltimore, Maryland. Seven of Los Angeles' eight deputies, who were...
Mission churches, increased giving to MSF, reconciliation report are among topics at July Diocesan Council meeting
[The Episcopal News] Mission congregations in the Diocese of Los Angeles must submit their requests for 2022 funding through the mission development grant process by July 31, the Rev. Canon Kelli Grace Kurtz, chair of the Program Group on Mission Congregations,...
Standing Committee recommends changes – some already in process – as result of reconciliation report
[The Episcopal News] The Rev. Kay Sylvester presented the July 15 meeting of Diocesan Council with 10 Standing Committee recommendations in response to the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center’s final report after a 15-month diocese-wide mediation process sought to heal...
The Reverend John Paul Fuller
August 8, 1929 - July 15, 2021 The Rev. John Paul Fuller died July 15 in hospice care at his home in Oxnard, where he served from 1971 to 1991 as rector of All Saints Church. He was 91, and had been in failing health for several years. A service will be held at 9 a.m....
Churchwide UBE honors Bishop Bruce, Canon Edwards-Acton of the Diocese of Los Angeles
[The Episcopal News] The churchwide Union of Black Episcopalians, meeting virtually on July 18 for its annual awards presentation, honored Bishop Diane M. Jardine Bruce with its Exemplary Ally Award, and Canon Suzanne Edwards-Acton with the Bishop Quintin Ebenezer...
Health & Strength in Community XVI
To the people of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles: Beginning at midnight on Saturday, in response to an alarming rise in COVID-19 infections attributable to the Delta variant, the County of Los Angeles is requiring everyone to wear masks inside in public places....
Episcopal schools face challenge of teaching diversity, equity, inclusion
[The Episcopal News] For Chris Dennis, incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) into Campbell Hall student experiences can be as simple a conversation as, “Who are the adults in your life every day? What do you know them as? What do you call them? “Some...
Camp Stevens dedicates venerable oak tree to longtime chaplain and champion Greg Larkin
During a worship service on the final day of this year's counselor training session Camp Stevens dedicated a venerable oak tree at the facility's center to the Rev. Canon Greg Larkin in honor of his long involvement with the Diocese of Los Angeles' camping ministry...
Bloy House renews focus on lay education with affordable fall classes
[The Episcopal News] Anyone who’s ever wondered how to create safe spaces for honest conversation about progressive public theology or the rise of Christian nationalism, or even how to approach a loved one whose memory appears to be slipping, might want to investigate...
The Reverend Gary Jay Adams
August 27, 1930 - June 10, 2021 The Rev. Gary Jay Adams, former rector of St. Edmund's Church, San Marino, and Church of the Messiah, Santa Ana, died June 10 in Carson City, Nevada. He was 90. Survivors include his wife of 72 years, Marguerite (Peggy) Goff Adams, and...
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