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The Rev. Toni Freeman Stuart, assisting priest at St. Michael’s University Church in Isla Vista and former vicar of the Chapel of St. Francis in L.A.’s Atwater Village, died Jan. 2 in Santa Barbara where she was hospitalized following treatment for cancer. She was 88 and well known for pro-justice advocacy. Bishop John Harvey Taylor […]
Desde las 2 de la madrugada he estado recibiendo mensajes de personas en Venezuela compartiendo su experiencia, así como mensajes de personas de otras partes del mundo preguntándome cómo estoy, así que decidí procesar cómo me siento escribiendo sobre ello. Como venezolano-estadounidense, mi corazón está experimentando emociones encontradas tras las operaciones militares estadounidenses que resultaron […]
In the wake of last weekend’s U.S. military operation, the Rev. Dr. Antonio Gallardo, an immigrant from Venezuela who is bishop-elect of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, posted the following reflection in English and Spanish on Facebook. The texts follow here. Since 2 am this morning I have been receiving messages of people in […]
Love, laughter, applause, cheers, whistles and joy filled St. John’s Cathedral Dec. 13 as an historic “rainbow” gathering of about 200 Indigenous, Black, Hispanic and Chinese American and LGBTQ+ Episcopalians offered prayers, praise, well-wishes, music, dance and other gifts to celebrate retiring Bishop John Harvey Taylor and Canon Kathy O’Connor. Watch video here. There were […]
Bishop John Harvey Taylor today announced his appointment of Canon Dan Valdez – Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union board president whose terms on Diocesan Council included membership on the joint finance committee – to serve as interim treasurer of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Valdez, a longtime lay leader at All Saints Church in Highland […]
A long-time facilitator of conflict resolution around the Diocese of Los Angeles, Wendy Lords has been selected to serve on a new alternative dispute resolution team as part of a denomination-wide Episcopal Church initiative. The program, which is still in its early stages, is designed to serve as a supervised setting for disputes to be resolved […]
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Westwood hosted the latest installment of The Howe Lectures, featuring Dr. Andrew R. H. Thompson, Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics and Director of the Center for Religion and Environment at the School of Theology, University of the South (Sewanee). In his lecture, “Eco-Theology and Private Property: A Radical Episcopal Critique,” Thompson argued that contemporary […]
The singing of Sir Hubert Parry’s soaring anthem “I was glad when they said unto me (let us go to the house of the Lord)” – its text drawn from Psalm 122 – epitomized the spirit of two celebratory liturgies marking parishioners’ return to L.A.’s almost-one-century-old St. James’ Episcopal Church, reopened Nov. 22-23 after an […]
Queridos Amigos: “Las hojas viejas se marchitan, mueren y caen, y los nuevos brotes se extienden hacia la luz.” Esta cita de Bryant McGill, autor, orador y líder de opinión estadounidense que aboga por los derechos humanos y la igualdad de género, trata sobre el ciclo natural de la vida y la importancia de dejar […]
Dear Friends: “The old leaves wither, die, and fall away, and the new growth extends forward into the light.” This quote by Bryant McGill, American author, speaker, and thought leader who advocates for human rights and gender equality, is about the natural cycle of life and the importance of letting go of the past to embrace new […]
A memorial service for Herbert L. “Bill” Lucas – longtime Los Angeles business leader and patron of the arts who died last December at age 98 – has been set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 1031 Bienvenida, Pacific Palisades. A previously scheduled service could not be held due […]
Bruce Leroy Siriani, husband of diocesan Archdeacon Laura Siriani, died Nov. 7 at their home in Laguna Woods, Calif. He was 84. In addition to his wife, survivors include two daughters, Susan Siriani (grandchildren Parker, Patrick, and Henry Flaherty) and Katherine Siriani. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Tustin, on […]
