At Aliso Viejo’s Covington, ‘Mary Minstrels’ ukulele group lightens spirits during pandemic
by Pat McCaughan | Feb 3, 2021
Mary Lam, 90, taught herself to play the ukulele; now she teaches others and together they serenade the residents of The Covington, an Episcopal...
Voices of Justice: Seeds of Hope ramps up food distribution as COVID adds to food insecurity issues
by Pat McCaughan | Feb 3, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a seismic spike in existing food insecurity, and a shift in the approach, but not the mission, of Seeds of Hope,...
Pomona parishioner is on a mission to help people get the COVID-19 vaccination
by Pat McCaughan | Feb 3, 2021
Roberto Muñoz was growing increasingly frustrated and discouraged by trying and missing out on scheduling Covid-19 vaccination appointments online...
Get the vaccine; it’s safe and effective, medical experts tell fellow Episcopalians
by Pat McCaughan | Jan 27, 2021
Carl Kubota, junior warden at St. Mary’s Church in Los Angeles, the diocese’s historic Japanese American congregation, initially had some...
The Rev. Michele Racusin accepts CFO post in Diocese of California
by Bob Williams | Jan 21, 2021
The Rev. Michele Racusin, who has served the Diocese of Los Angeles as missioner for financial stewardship and chief financial officer since 2017,...
MSF pledges needed to support wider ministry, Bishop Taylor tells Diocesan Council at January meeting
by Pat McCaughan | Jan 20, 2021
The Rev. Michele Racusin, diocesan chief financial officer, assigned “homework” to new and continuing diocesan council members at the group’s first...
King was a radical who demanded change, Gayle Fisher-Stewart, Michael Curry remind diocese’s 2021 MLK celebration
by Pat McCaughan | Jan 20, 2021
The annual diocesan celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, held virtually Jan. 14, began with a video of the civil rights leader’s own...
The Blessings of These Days: A Pastoral Letter on the Church and Our Political Life
by John Harvey Taylor | Jan 18, 2021
The Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor, bishop of Los Angeles, issued the following pastoral letter on Jan. 18. Over this long weekend, we’ve given thanks...
A pastoral letter from the Bishops of the Episcopal Dioceses in California
by Bishops of the Episcopal Dioceses in California | Jan 15, 2021
The bishops of the six Episcopal dioceses in the state of California issued the following pastoral letter on Friday, Jan. 15. We, the Episcopal...
For mission congregations, Clare Zabala Bangao is the one to call
by Pat McCaughan | Jan 13, 2021
When the going gets tough for Southland mission congregations, administrators and vicars alike agree: “We call Clare.” That would be Canon Clare...