J. Jon Bruno remembered as justice warrior, man of faith, civic leader and friend
Bishop Joseph Jon Bruno, the sixth bishop of Los Angeles, was remembered May 1 as “a giant of justice, a good shepherd, a family man, ‘Papa,’ the beloved husband, father and grandfather, and a son of the city” during a private family memorial service livestreamed from...
Vigil laments sin of racism, pledges work for justice, reconciliation
See me walking on the vacant street What is your first thought? Black kid up to no good See me, surrounded by others, my brothers What is your second thought? Black kid in some gang … Allan Williams, a parishioner at St. George’s Church in Laguna Hills, wearing a dark...
Cathedral welcomes LGBTQ community to COVID vaccination event
Welcome, care and concern for the safety, health and well-being of LGBTQ+, transgender and nonbinary communities felt palpable at a Saturday, April 24 vaccination event hosted by St. John’s Cathedral in Los Angeles. “When I arrived there, the first thing I saw—you...
J. Jon Bruno, diocese’s sixth bishop, dies at 74
The Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno – who as bishop of the six-county Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles from 2002 to 2017 widened the church’s welcome of all people by prophetically narrowing gaps created by race, gender, sexual orientation, and economic disadvantage – died...
Requiescat in pace: The Right Reverend Joseph Jon Bruno
Bishop John Harvey Taylor issued the following notice to the people of the Diocese of Los Angeles on April 24, 2021. November 17, 1946 – April 23, 2021 With deep sadness yet the assurance of resurrection in Christ, I write to inform you that the Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno,...
Creation care ministries cast wide net to include gardens, history, science, justice and more
Earth Sunday, April 18, at St. Paul’s Church in Tustin meant fun in the sun and bringing bits of the bible to life as Children and Family Ministry members planted dill, mustard, and coriander – spices that pop up in scripture. The herb planting was to commemorate...
New commission will guide diocese’s advocacy for ‘gospel-based’ policing, community care
Los Angeles Bishop John Harvey Taylor on Tuesday, April 20 announced Sister Patricia Sarah Terry as the chairperson of the Bishop’s Commission on Gospel Justice and Community Care, a diocesan taskforce whose mission is “to articulate a gospel vision for policing and...
Sister Patricia Sarah Terry – attorney, police widow, monastic – will chair new Commission on Gospel Justice and Community Care
Sister Patricia Sarah Terry, the new chair of the Bishop’s Commission on Gospel Justice and Community Care, grew up in the Catholic church in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood but says she has always been an Episcopalian at heart. “I claim to be a cradle Episcopalian,...
Bishops are available for weekday, evening programs at congregations, Taylor tells Diocesan Council’s April meeting
Los Angeles Diocesan Bishop John Harvey Taylor wants congregations to know that “Bishop [Diane M. Jardine] Bruce and I are open for business during the week,” including official visitations, baptisms, confirmations, receptions, and reaffirmations, meeting with...
Statement on Derek Chauvin murder conviction from Bishop John Harvey Taylor
The Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor issued the following statement to the Diocese of Los Angeles after a jury convicted former police office Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Most of all, may today’s verdict affirming that Derek Chauvin murdered...
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