The Bishop's Blog
The Bishop’s Blog: Grace Church, Glendora
Grace Episcopal Church in Glendora is famous for its music and, these days, its multi-instrumentalist rector of 24 years, the Rev. Susan Scranton. Under choirmaster David Aldrete, the wonderful...
The Bishop’s Blog: St. Peter’s Church, San Pedro
As the people of 138-year-old St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in San Pedro gathered on Sunday for their annual meeting and patronal feast (transferred from Jan. 18), we didn’t know if LVI would be the...
The Bishop’s Blog: St. Paul’s and Shepherd of the Desert Church, Barstow
Several years ago at St Paul's/Shepherd of the Desert in Barstow, one of the northernmost communities in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and the Pacifica Synod ELCA, members asked the then...
The Bishop’s Blog: Church of the Transfiguration, Arcadia
On a side street in Arcadia, in the San Gabriel Valley, the mission-style Episcopal Church of The Transfiguration stands in perfect proportion to its surroundings, set back modestly from the street,...
The Bishop’s Blog: St. Anselm’s Church, Garden Grove
Attorney and social worker, advocate and cheerful witness, Ellen Ahn, executive director of Korean Community Services 복지 센터, grew up at St. Stephen's, Hollywood, where her father, the Rev. Ahnmatae...
The Bishop’s Blog: St. Simon’s Church, San Fernando
Nestled on a side street in the city of San Fernando, which is itself enclosed on all sides by neighborhoods in the northernmost reaches of Los Angeles, St. Simon's Episcopal Church/Iglesia...
The Bishop’s Blog: St. Wilfrid’s Church, Huntington Beach
The Rev. Nathan Biornstad experienced a variety of evangelical and charismatic Christian expressions while growing up and going to college in Portland, where he studied management and marketing. His...
The Bishop’s Blog: Christian Study Centre & The Rt. Rev. Samuel Azariah
Since 1967 the Christian Study Centre in Rawalpindi, Pakistan has promoted ecumenical and interfaith understanding in a nation of 1.3 million Christians and 200 million Muslims. The Rt. Rev. Samuel...
The Bishop’s Blog: Church of the Epiphany Oak Park
When visiting The Church of the Epiphany in Oak Park, as I did Sunday to preach and celebrate Holy Eucharist, I ritualistically issue a formal apology for inviting their beloved longtime vicar, the...
The Bishop’s Blog: Holy Trinity – St. Benedict Church, Alhambra
A blessing to celebrate the Nativity tonight at Holy Trinity Saint Benedict Episcopal Church in Alhambra, where the devoted, energetic rector, the Rev. Brent Quines Jr., preached and celebrated...
The Bishop’s Blog: St. Luke’s Church, Monrovia
During these pandemic months, the Rev. Neil Tadken, rector for eight and a half years, and his diligent fellow leaders at St. Luke the Physician, Episcopal Church, Monrovia have done a wonderful job...
The Bishop’s Blog: Christmas Letter 2021
May all the joys and blessings of this sacred season be with you and those you love. Charles Dickens wrote this of Scrooge: “He carried his own low temperature always about with him. He iced his...