[The Episcopal News] Several hundred clergy and lay delegates gathered at the Riverside Convention Center Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, while hundreds of others participated online from churches and homes in the first hybrid annual meeting of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. The “Truth and Love”-themed 126th such gathering was bittersweet, as delegates approved a […]
[The Episcopal News] As she prepares to take on a new role Dec. 1 as bishop provisional of the Diocese of West Missouri, Diane M. Jardine Bruce bid a heartfelt and funny farewell at convention to the diocese she has served since May 2010 as bishop suffragan. At times she paused to overcome tears, but […]
[The Episcopal News] Unless radical changes are made in current energy use, “the guy with the sign that says, ‘The End is Near’ is right – probably before the end of this century,” environmental attorney and climate activist Mary D. Nichols told delegates attending the Nov. 13 annual meeting of the Diocese of Los Angeles […]
The Diocese of Los Angeles’ first-ever hybrid in-person and online convention was held on Nov. 14, 2021 at the Riverside Convention Center. About half of delegates attended in person; the rest logged in from their homes or churches. Some photos were taken by Episcopal News and other diocesan staff, including Bishops John Harvey Taylor and […]
Elections were held at Diocesan Convention 2021, with delegates and clergy voting both in person and via the internet at the Diocese of Los Angeles’ first-ever hybrid convention, meeting on Nov. 13 in Riverside. Officers elected are: Director, Canterbury Irvine *Joyce Swaving Director, Canterbury USC *Catherine Wagar Canterbury Westwood *Artur Grigorian Commission on Ministry (clergy) […]
[The Episcopal News] Mary Nichols, whose leadership as chair of the California Air Resources Board has played a key role in guiding statewide environmental advances for five decades, will deliver Diocesan Convention’s biennial Margaret Parker Lecture, set for Nov. 13 in Riverside. Convention delegates – together with all who will view the lecture via livestream […]
