by Pat McCaughan | Sep 21, 2022 | News
[The Episcopal News] The Rev. Canon Cindy Voorhees, who spent several weeks during the summer as a chaplain in Ukraine, has a message from the war-torn country’s people: “Please don’t give up on us, because we’re determined to win.” And there’s more: Ukrainians...
by EN Staff | Aug 17, 2022 | News
[The Episcopal News] Troy Elder – an attorney whose experience in migration law spans nearly 25 years – has been named executive director of Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Services (IRIS), an agency of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, by Bishop John Harvey...
by Pat McCaughan | Feb 17, 2021 | News
Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service (IRIS), an agency of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, is already feeling the positive effects of President Joe Biden’s sweeping immigration reforms, “with an increase in calls from the community to come in and file...
by Meghan Taylor | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Despite the current challenges our country is facing surrounding COVID-19, Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service (IRIS) remains dedicated to providing services to refugees, immigrants, and asylees. Since the middle of March, our staff has practiced social...
by John Harvey Taylor | Jul 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
One thing all Christians insist on is that people are made in God’s image. We insist on it, and we’re also stuck with it. Because living into the truth of Gen. 1:27 is the work of a lifetime. Seeking the divine engram in another person requires empathy and curiosity....
