UBE invites creative tributes to Absalom Jones, first Black Episcopal priest
[The Episcopal News] As the Rev. Jamesetta Hammons quilts the image of Absalom Jones, The Episcopal Church’s first Black priest, she wrestles with...
Anita Jeanette Edwards
September 24, 1935 – February 15, 2022 Anita Edwards, wife of the Rev. Canon Paul Edwards, known as a graceful and gentle soul to all who knew her,...
Bystander training is a first step toward stopping hate against Asians, Pacific Islanders
[The Episcopal News] A Feb. 12 online survey of about 68 Southern California Episcopalians indicated that 31% of those responding had experienced,...
Jubilee Year intern program, Jubilee Consortium celebrate decades of service
[The Episcopal News] Rodell Jefferson had earned a bachelor’s degree from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, in 2018, but like many young...
Diocesan Council hears reports of anti-racism training, updated finances, more at February meeting
[The Episcopal News] Members of the St. Paul’s Commons staff have joined with some of their counterparts from the Diocese of Northern California for...
Prism chaplains find jail visits even more urgent, rewarding in wake of pandemic
[The Episcopal News] For Prism staff and volunteers, the need to be companions and to share communion with those in local jails and detention...
Through research, letters, creative expression, commission seeks better police-community relations
[The Episcopal News] As the Bishop’s Commission on Gospel Justice and Community Care continues to examine policing across Southern California...
Heartbreak and hope pave Latin American migrants’ path; church leaders explore ways to help during Mexico-Guatemala trip
For the Rev. Norma Guerra and other members of the border ministries committee of the Diocese of Los Angeles, a Jan. 17 – 22 trip along “the migrant...
‘Rediscovering mission, optimism, responsibility’ is diocese’s task, bishop tells Diocesan Council
[The Episcopal News] Buoyed by recent priestly ordinations and a gathering of Province 8 bishops hosted at the St. Paul’s Commons Retreat Center,...
Diocese celebrates Dr. King: ‘Dream, dare, do … God has work for us’
[The Episcopal News] The Jan. 15, 2022, diocesan celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Common Struggle, Common Hope,” featured calls to action...