

Local GFS members, leaders attend National Assembly in Boston
[The Episcopal News] Four Girls Friendly Society members from the Diocese of Los Angeles and four adult leaders joined girls from all over the United States and beyond for fun, fellowship and service at GFS-USA's 2022 National Assembly, held at Simmons University in Boston, Mass. According to...

After division and heroic effort, Lambeth Conference concludes with hope
[The Episcopal News] The Lambeth Conference of 2022, themed "God’s Church for God’s World,"...

Ryan Newman appointed executive director of diocese’s Commission on Schools
The Rev. Ryan Newman has been called as executive director of the Diocese of Los Angeles'...

The Reverend Canon Samuel Mortimer Ward IV
September 29, 1937 - July 28, 2022 The Rev. Canon Samuel Mortimer (Mort) Ward IV, who served many...
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Lambeth Conference begins in England amid controversy over unexpected same-sex marriage vote
[The Episcopal News] Controversy and some quick maneuvering marked the beginning of the 15th Lambeth Conference of Anglican and Episcopal Church bishops, which opened July 27 at the University of Kent and Canterbury Cathedral in England and will conclude August 8....
Commission invites letter-writing to state senators before Aug. 1 action on Miles Hall Lifeline Act, 9-8-8 mental health call centers
[The Episcopal News] The Bishop's Commission on Gospel Justice and Community Care is urging California clergy and laity to join a letter-writing campaign in advance of Aug. 1 senate action on the Miles Hall Lifeline Act in the state legislature. Recent launch of the...
Mental health justice is focus of diocesan town hall; speakers urge state funding of 9-8-8 national lifeline
[The Episcopal News] Lives will be saved by the new 9-8-8 national crisis line and related mental health-care alternatives to unnecessary incarceration or tragic deaths, U.S. Congresswoman Katie Porter and other speakers said during a July 19 online Town Hall hosted...
Carol A. Grosvenor
July 19, 1949 – June 29, 2022 Carol A. Grosvenor, wife of the Rev. Marilyn Omernick, died June 29 at their home at the Hillcrest Retirement Community in La Verne after a two-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 72. Survivors include her wife, Marilyn; two sisters,...
Bloy House receives $100,000 grant from Trinity Church Wall Street with focus on lay, diaconal education; new administrative team named
[The Episcopal News] A new grant of $100,000 from Trinity Church Wall Street will fund new lay leadership and congregational mentoring programs at Bloy House, the Episcopal Theological School at Los Angeles, which also has announced a newly named administrative team....