‘Build for Unity’ celebration will mark 10th anniversary of Gordon’s House
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ORANGE COUNTY will host an interfaith "Build for Unity Celebration" on Sunday, Sept. 8, 4 - 7 p.m. at St. George's Church, Laguna Hills. This special event will bring together hearts and voices from across Orange County to experience diversity and...
read moreHands Together celebrates 20 years of service to Santa Ana community
HANDS TOGETHER - A CENTER FOR CHILDREN will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 22, 3 - 6 p.m., with a fiesta at the Vanderlip Allen historic house at 655 W. Main Street, Tustin 92780. The Rev. Brad Karelius, a founder of Hands Together, will be honored at...
read moreCathedral invites children to Chorister Experience Day
CHILDREN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN MUSIC are warmly welcome to attend an upcoming Chorister Experience Day on Saturday, Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. John in Los Angeles. Participants will learn about the Cathedral Choral Academy, join the choir...
read moreFilipino ministry immersion experience planned for Sept. 14
NEW COMMUNITIES, THE MULTICULTURAL MINISTRIES program of the diocese, will continue its series of full-day Asian Immersion experiences in which lay and clergy leaders will learn more about and engage with Asian cultures and communities on Saturday, September 14, 9...
read moreBlack Episcopalians invited to ‘Healing From Internalized Oppression’
THE OFFICE OF BLACK MINISTRIES of the Episcopal Church invites Episcopalians of African descent to a seminary on "Healing From Internalized Oppression," on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13 - 14, at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul, 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles....
read moreRowan Williams, 104th archbishop of Canterbury, to take part in centennial celebration at St. Mary’s Church, Palms
A DISTINGUISHED GUEST at the 100th anniversary of St. Mary's Church in Palms, Los Angeles, will be the Rt. Rev. Rowan Williams, 104th archbishop of Canterbury, who retired from that post in 2012. Williams will celebrate and preach at a "pontifical high Mass" on...
read moreDean Kelly Brown Douglas of Washington National Cathedral to keynote Bishop’s Dinner on Nov. 2
THE THIRD ANNUAL BISHOP'S DINNER will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2 in the nave of St. John's Cathedral, Los Angeles. Keynote speaker will be the Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, Ph.D., dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, and canon theologian at...
read morePresiding bishop to preach at UBE conference in L.A.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry is among the clergy slated to preach during the church-wide Union of Black Episcopalians' 51st annual Business Meeting and Conference July 22- 26 in Los Angeles at the Sheraton Grande Hotel. Conference theme is “Preparing the way for...
read moreNominees for diocesan office invited to submit videos along with other candidate information
Canon Steven Nishibayashi, Secretary of Convention, has requested that candidates for diocesan offices to be elected at this year's Diocesan Convention (Nov. 15 - 16) provide a video — taken on their phones — in which they identify themselves, their congregations, the...
read moreAre you ready to light up your life? 2019 Bishop’s Concert will feature Debby Boone
Bishop John Harvey Taylor and Canon Kathy O'Connor invite members of the diocesan community to the second annual Bishop's Concert, featuring Grammy Award-winning singer, actor and author Debby Boone, on Friday, October 11 at the episcopal residence, located at 3435 E....
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