The Rev. Norma Guerra named associate for formation and transition ministry
[The Episcopal News, Nov. 22, 2020] Bringing experience in Southland parishes and her native Guatemala, the Rev. Norma Guerra will join the staff of the Diocese of Los Angeles on Dec. 1 as associate for formation and transition ministry, the Rev. Canon Melissa...
Diocesan Convention 2020
Click on the titles to read these stories about the 2020 meeting of Diocesan Convention, which was held online Nov. 14 - 15. Links to convention videos are also listed. Virtual convention puts emphasis on servanthood, community and a new financial paradigm Although in...
Be brave, take risks, Canon Stephanie Spellers tells diocese at convention Eucharist
Diocesan Bishop John Harvey Taylor welcomed more than 2,000 Facebook and You Tube viewers to a Nov. 15 bilingual Spanish and English Eucharist from St. Paul’s Commons on the concluding day of the 125th annual – and first-ever virtual — meeting of the Diocese of Los...
Virtual convention puts emphasis on servanthood, community and a new financial paradigm
Although in the midst of “Covid exile” with the number of new infections rising, Southland Episcopalians remain “servants of the Spirit of the risen Christ and not the spirit of the age,” Bishop John Harvey Taylor told nearly 1,000 Zoom, Facebook and YouTube viewers...
Diocesan Convention 2020 Photo Gallery
The Diocese of Los Angeles' first-ever virtual convention was held on Nov. 14 and 15, 2020. It was centered at St. Paul's Commons, where Bishop John Harvey Taylor, Canon to the Ordinary Melissa McCarthy and a small crew of diocesan staff and officers — socially...
Officers elected by Diocesan Convention 2020
During the 2020 meeting of Diocesan Convention on Nov. 14, the following clergy and lay people were elected to diocesan offices, as certified by the judge of elections: Director, Canterbury Irvine Susan Brown* Director, Canterbury USC The Rev. Catherine Wagar*...
‘Love is the Way’: Five-week diocese-wide exploration of Presiding Bishop Curry’s book announced
With the election behind us and the new year ahead of us, the question on so many minds and in so many hearts is “what next?” Where do we even start to make a way where there seems to be no way through the polarization and pandemic that challenge our nation and our...
Human Resources Missioner Anilin Collado works ‘day and night’ to assist clergy, employees
Canon Anilin Pulido Collado pauses before her next appointment to send a quick email because, she says, “Somebody’s trying to collect unemployment benefits and I wanted to get back to them right away.” It is open enrollment for Episcopal Church Medical Trust benefits...
Honest questions, challenging answers mark Presiding Bishop Curry’s address at Bishop’s Gala
The virtual Bishop’s Gala in the Diocese of Los Angeles on Nov. 7 featured as keynote speaker The Episcopal Church’s Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and a spirited conversation about truth, reconciliation and love, in a benefit fundraiser for diocesan ministries and...
Tech help is at hand for delegates to Diocesan Convention
Delegates and clergy who find the thought of a virtual Diocesan Convention a bit daunting - and even those who are more at home with Zoom technology - will find extensive help on the convention website's new "Tech at Convention" page, including opportunities for...
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