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New webpages offer resources for those exploring lay and ordained ministry
by EN Staff | Jul 6, 2022
[Commission on Ministry] The Commission on Ministry (COM) serves the diocese by guiding individuals as they discern how they may be called to...
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RIP: The Reverend Donald Austin Stivers
by Janet Kawamoto | Jul 5, 2022
May 10, 1924 – June 28, 2022 The Rev. Donald A. Stivers, retired vicar of Christ the King Church, Santa Barbara (1983 - 1991), died June 28. He was...
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Profile: Secretary of Convention Steve Nishibayashi juggles church responsibilities, Dodger fandom
by Pat McCaughan | Jun 29, 2022
[The Episcopal News] It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows Canon “Dr. Steve” Nishibayashi that a wall in the Secretary of Convention’s...
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Diocese marks LGBTQ+ Pride Weekend, 30th anniversary of bishop’s commission ministries
by Bob Williams | Jun 29, 2022
[The Episcopal News] From Orange County to Pasadena, Episcopalians from across the Diocese of Los Angeles shared in LGBTQ+ pride celebrations June...
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30 years of hope and healing: celebrating our diocesan LGBTQ+ Ministry
by Susan Russell | Jun 29, 2022
And just like that we've reached the end of June. With the turn of the calendar page, we look back on a month that celebrates graduations,...
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RIP: The Reverend Frances Faye Hogan
by EN Staff | Jun 29, 2022
January 15, 1932 – June 5, 2022 [The Episcopal News] The Rev. Faye Hogan, a longtime chaplain at an Oxnard medical center and assistant at several...
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At Juneteenth Evensong Black Episcopalians honor ancestors’ struggles, commit to truth-telling and reconciliation
by Pat McCaughan | Jun 22, 2022
The sweet sounds of the Episcopal Chorale filled the air, youthful Ugandan praise dancers swayed gracefully, and worshipers called out the names of...
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Juneteenth Evensong 2022 photo gallery
by Janet Kawamoto | Jun 22, 2022
[The Episcopal News] A gallery of photos from the Diocese of Los Angeles' first-ever Juneteenth Evensong. The service was held on June 18 at St....
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Episcopalians join Orange County ‘Poor People’s Walk’ to advocate for justice
by Pat McCaughan | Jun 22, 2022
Episcopalians “prayed with their feet,” joining an Orange County multifaith, multilingual, multiethnic “Poor People’s Walk” on Saturday, June 18, in...
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June meeting of Diocesan Council highlights Chinese ministry, addresses funding lag
by Pat McCaughan | Jun 15, 2022
[The Episcopal News] St. Gabriel’s Church in Monterey Park, a Cantonese and English-speaking congregation, recently celebrated its 39th anniversary,...