Bishop names the Rev. John Watson diocesan missioner for new ministry models, priest-in-charge of Echo Park, Lincoln Heights congregations
By Bob Williams
[The Episcopal News – November 1, 2023] Envisioning new configurations of shared ministries, Bishop John Harvey Taylor has named the Rev. John Watson – a priest skilled in bilingual ministry and church growth in multiple sites – to serve as diocesan missioner for new ministry models.
In this capacity, Watson – ordained in 2003 in the Church of England – will serve as priest-in-charge of St. Athanasius, Echo Park, and Epiphany, Lincoln Heights, the two oldest Episcopal congregations in the city of Los Angeles, both of which worship in English and Spanish.
“John brings remarkably gifted expertise in helping congregations share ministries and resources in strategic ways that build community and vitality,” Taylor said. “It is a joy to welcome him and his family, and to anticipate exploring with him new ministry models that can be replicated in our diocese and beyond.”
“I’m very excited to join the Diocese of Los Angeles in this new role,” said Watson, who has moved to Southern California with Jackie, and two of their four children, Tom, 19, and Izzie, 18. Married for 28 years, the couple has two older sons, Cameron, 25, who resides in Fiji, and Louie, 23, who currently lives in Scotland.
Read more here.
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Episcopal churches offer interfaith mourning, learning events as Gaza war continues
By Pat McCaughan
[The Episcopal News – November 1, 2023] Episcopalians in Claremont and Pasadena joined interfaith partners last weekend in vigil and for conversation and support in response to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, triggered by an Oct. 7 Hamas attack on an Israeli kibbutz.
About 80 participants gathered on Oct. 29 at St. Ambrose Church in Claremont, amid the haunting lilt of a flute and powerful drumbeat, to mourn the loss of life. The vigil replaced an annual walk sponsored by the Inland Valley Interfaith Working Group for Middle East Peace, because “people are still in shock, traumatized by what’s happened and they aren’t ready to process it, to connect,” said the Rev. Jessie Smith, St. Ambrose’s rector.
Prayers and periods of silent meditation were offered both outside and inside the church, she said. “Liturgical dancers guided us through that time and led the congregation inside where they were able to light a candle symbolizing the hope that exists among us all.”
Read more here.
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Pre-convention workshops topics, presenters announced
Delegates and visitors to Diocesan Convention will have several opportunities to attend Friday morning workshops on topics of interest to church leaders and members. (Note: some times, locations and presenters have changed.)
All workshops will be held on Friday morning, Nov. 10 at the Riverside Convention Center.
Topics, presenters, meeting times and rooms (on the lower concourse) are:
9 - 10:15 a.m.
Congregational Discernment Committee Training
Meeting Room 1
Presenter: Cameron Johnson, co-chair of the Commission on Ministry
This workshop is for those discerning for lay or ordained ministry and leadership and for those who have been called to sit on a congregational discernment committee for a person discerning in their congregation. The workshop will briefly cover the discernment process for ordination, as well as the responsibilities and process for congregations (lay) discernment committee members.
9 - 9:50 a.m.
Insurance Claims and Cost Management
Meeting Room 2
Presenters: Jack Rutledge, Church Insurance Company
and the Rev. Susan Stanton, Diocese of Los Angeles chief financial officer
Taking care of the small details can have a huge impact on your insurance claim's costs. Hiring the right folks with the same standards of care and fixing the small problems on your church buildings can have a significant impact on your future claim's costs and future insurance premiums.
10 - 10:50 a.m.
Love in Action with and to the LGBTQ+ Community
Meeting Room 2
Presenters: Thomas Diaz, the Rev. Canon Susan Russell, the Rev. Neil Tadken, and the Rev. Courtney Tan
As we experience an upturn in backlash and the targeting of God's LGBTQ+ beloved in our communities and our nation, the Diocese of Los Angeles continues its decades-long commitment to full inclusion. Join members of the Commission on LGBTQ+ Ministry for an informative and inspiring session offering resources and strategies for ministry to and with the LGBTQ+ community. Bring your questions and your concerns as we continue on the journey to become the Beloved Community God would have us be.
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Leadership Development Training for Clergy
Meeting Room 1
Presenter: Linda Allport, dean of Bloy House
The workshop will highlight ways to identify, develop, and nurture leadership in a congregation. Information regarding the recently announced Lay Licensing Program will be covered.
11 - 11:50 a.m.
Affordable Housing on Church Property
Meeting Room 2
Presenter: The Rev. Michael Bell, director of Housing & Business Development,
Episcopal Communities & Services (ECS)
A brief overview of process followed by Q&A about next steps to further discern and take action.
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Convention dinner to feature Laós Chamber Music performance
A performance by Laós Chamber Music will highlight the Friday, Nov. 10 dinner at Diocesan Convention at the Riverside Convention Center.
Laós, described on its website as "a collective of young Los Angeles-based classical musicians committed to sharing the convening powers of music to the broader San Gabriel Valley community," is based at Church of Our Saviour, San Gabriel. It is led by cellist Justin Seo, associate artistic director of Street Symphony and an active studio musician.
Tickets to the convention dinner, priced at $38 to $42 depending on entree, must be purchased in advance here; deadline is Nov. 3. Seating will be assigned; attendees wishing to be seated together must make their reservations as a group. Tickets will be available for pickup on Nov. 10 at the information table on the upper concourse of the convention center. The dinner will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Menu options include Harissa chicken, Kobe beef meatloaf, or vegetarian lasagna roulade. All dinners will include a mixed green salad, bread, coffee and tea service, and mango passion fruit mousse cake. Accommodations may be made for gluten-free, dairy-free and/or vegan diets; visit the web page for more information.
A complimentary hospitality reception in the exhibit hall will follow the end of business on Friday; a s'mores reception will be available on the patio.
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A special invitation for spouses and partners of clergy in the diocese
Happy Fall!
Diocesan Convention is coming to the Riverside Convention Center on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10 and 11. Please mark your calendars to attend part or all of the convention, as you are able.
Clergy Spouses and Partners will have our own meeting space in the Convention Center where we can be together to catch up with one another, visit, or just have some quiet time.
On Saturday, Nov. 11, all clergy spouses are invited to a private lunch in our spouses’ room where the Rev. Canon Melissa McCarthy, canon to the ordinary, will join us for lunch and conversation!
Refreshments and snacks will be available in our space throughout the two days, and I encourage clergy spouses to come by. In addition, the wonderful Exhibit Hall will be open, and the vendors and exhibitors are looking forward to seeing us.
If you plan to attend Convention and the Spouses and Partners Luncheon, please let me know via email or text at mizkoc@gmail.com or 714-315-1033 so I can plan properly.
See you in Riverside!
Blessings.
Canon Kathy O’Connor
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Nominations open for diocesan offices
Nominations are open for candidates for diocesan offices to be elected at the convention on Nov. 10 - 11.
Open offices include:
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Canterbury Irvine (one, clergy or lay, for a one-year term)
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Canterbury USC (one clergy or one lay for a one-year term)
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Corporation of the Diocese (two lay for a three-year term; one lay for a two-year term; two lay for a one-year term)
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Commission on Ministry (one clergy and one lay, each for a three-year term)
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Diocesan Council (one clergy and one lay, each for a three-year term)
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Diocesan Investment Trust (one, lay or clergy, for a four-year term)
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Hillsides Trustee (one, lay or clergy, for a three-year term)
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Standing Committee (one clergy and one lay, each for a four-year term)
Full information about open offices, including nomination forms and submission instructions, may be found on the convention website here.
Photo: Canon Patti Jo McKay, judge of elections
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Churchwide ethnic ministries missioners to join Diocesan Convention panel on best practices
By EN Staff
[The Episcopal News – October 18, 2023] A panel focused on best practices for launching and advancing multicultural ministries in local congregations is set for Diocesan Convention, with speakers including denomination-wide leaders from The Episcopal Church’s Department of Ethnic Ministries joined by the convener of Chinese ministries in the Diocese of Los Angeles.
Set for the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 10, the panel will be moderated by Bishop John Harvey Taylor and include the Rev. Ronald Byrd Sr., missioner for African Descent Ministries across The Episcopal Church; the Rev. Fennie Hsin-Fen Chang, vicar of St. Thomas, Hacienda Heights, and convenor of the Chinese ministries in the Diocese of Los Angeles; the Rev. Bradley Hauff, The Episcopal Church’s missioner for Indigenous Ministries; and the Rev. Albert Rodriguez, consultant to The Episcopal Church’s Office of Latino/Hispanic Ministries.
The panel has been organized in consultation with the Rev. Canon Anthony Guillen, director of The Episcopal Church’s Department of Ethnic Ministries whose ministry has included serving as rector of All Saints, Oxnard.
Read more here.
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Four resolutions proposed for consideration at Diocesan Convention
Four resolutions have been proposed for consideration by the upcoming meeting of Diocesan Convention Nov 10 - 11.
Lay and clergy delegates will be asked to vote on the following measures (click on the titles for full texts and explanations):
Proposed Resolution Regarding Establishing Holy Family Sunday
Resolved, that the One Hundred Twenty-eighth Annual Meeting of the Church in the Diocese of Los Angeles dedicate the First Sunday in Advent (or another Sunday in Advent if it is more appropriate) as Holy Family Adoption Services Sunday, and that congregations and individuals be encouraged to support Holy Family Services' life-saving work on that day through prayer and a special offering that will help this important work of finding caring homes for children.
Proposed Resolution Regarding Commemorating The Philadelphia Eleven in the Church Calendar
Resolved, that the One Hundred Twenty-eighth Annual Convention of the Diocese of Los Angeles submit the following resolution to the 81st General Convention of the Episcopal Church meeting in 2024: Resolved, the House of ________________ concurring, that the 81st General Convention include and enter The Philadelphia Eleven to the Lesser Feasts & Fasts Calendar of the Church Year to be celebrated on July 29.
[The Philadelphia Eleven were women deacons who were ordained to the priesthood in The Episcopal Church before General Convention had authorized women to serve as priests. Their ordinations were later regularized.]
Proposed Resolution Regarding the 80th Anniversary Programs Honoring Florence Li Tim-Oi
Resolved, that the 128th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles adopts the 80th General Convention’s Resolution D079: 80th Anniversary Programs Honoring Florence Li Tim-Oi.
[The Bishop of Hong Kong ordained Li, a deaconess, to the priesthood in 1944 because she was the only person available to celebrate Eucharist for Anglican refugees in Macau during wartime.]
Proposed Resolution Regarding the Companion Relationship with the Diocese of Taiwan
Resolved, that the 128th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles accepts the invitation of the Diocese of Taiwan to form a Companion Relationship, beginning September 2024 and continuing until September 2027, or until terminated by mutual consent, in accordance with the guidelines of the Episcopal Church.
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High schoolers invited to volunteer at Diocesan Convention
The Program Group on Youth & Young Adult Ministries welcomes middle school and high school (grades 8 – 12) and college-age young people to serve as convention volunteers. The youth and young adult volunteers handle many logistical tasks while they learn about how their church and diocese are governed. Some will be be acolytes at the Saturday morning Eucharist.
Volunteers will arrive in Riverside on Thursday night for training, and work at the convention on Nov. 10 and 11. (Nov. 10 is a holiday at many schools, in observance of Veterans Day, Nov. 11.) Meals, lodging and adult supervision will be provided.
For more information and to register, visit the youth page on the convention website, or contact Gabe Vasquez-Reyes at gvazquez-reyes@ladiocese.org; registraton deadline is Monday, Nov. 6.
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Getting to 12%: a message from the Assessment Review Committee
By The Assessment Review Committee
[The Episcopal News – October 11, 2023] In 2024, the Diocese of Los Angeles will begin to enforce assessments on parishes for the Mission Share Fund, as voted on at the 1997 special diocesan convention. This shift is from the expectation that each parish will give 12% of normal operating income (NOI) to enforcing the required giving level.
In recent years parishes have contributed to the MSF on a voluntary basis, with 12% contributions expected and 15% encouraged. Because many parishes have not met that threshold, the diocese has struggled to maintain the staff, structures and services required to support the ministries of its congregations.
Read more here.
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Planning underway for 2023 Diocesan Convention, 'Love in Action'
[The Episcopal News – October 3, 2023] "Love in Action: For Healing, Housing & Hope" will be the theme for the 128th meeting of Diocesan Convention, a two-day hybrid event on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10 and 11, at the Riverside Convention Center, 3637 5th Street, Riverside.
Clergy and lay delegates are encouraged to attend in person, but may participate by Zoom if desired: information for remote access, including a participation guide and a link to register in advance (required) is here.
Visitors are always welcome to observe convention business and explore the exhibit hall.
According to Canon Steve Nishibayashi, secretary of convention, a series of workshops featuring diocesan ministries living out the theme of Convention will precede the Friday business session, which will begin at 1 p.m. (See related story in this section.)
Friday's agenda includes the annual bishop's address, delivered by the Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor. The afternoon agenda also will include a panel discussion featuring leaders of The Episcopal Church’s Ethnic Ministries department comprising African Descent Ministries, Asiamerica Ministries, Indigenous Ministries, and Latino Ministries. Speakers will offer practical guidance and insights in their respective areas of expertise. The panel is coordinated by the Rev. Canon Anthony Guillén, The Episcopal Church’s missioner for Latino/Hispanic ministries and director of the Ethnic Ministries team. Guillén is well known from his many years of ministry in the Diocese of Los Angeles, including as a former rector of All Saints/Todos los Santos, Oxnard. More information about the panel is here.
Read more here.
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California Endowment President Robert Ross to deliver Diocesan Convention’s Margaret Parker Lecture Nov. 11
[The Episcopal News – October 3, 2023] Focusing on the nexus of philanthropy and social and racial justice, California Endowment President/CEO Robert Ross – a physician and parishioner of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Altadena – will deliver Diocesan Convention’s eighth biennial Margaret Parker Lecture, slated for 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11, at Diocesan Convention in Riverside.
A leader in implementing the Affordable Care Act in California, Ross also chaired the Los Angeles County Task Force on Alternatives to Incarceration, “developing a strategic roadmap for the county to reform the criminal justice system in support of health-focused strategies to reduce incarceration in 2021,” his California Endowment biography notes.
Read more here.
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ECS’s existing senior housing properties are, from left: The Canterbury in Palos Verdes Estates; The Covington in Aliso Viejo; Monte Cedro in Altadena; and Twelve Oaks in Glendale. Below right: Deaconess Sophie Miller, founder of The Episcopal Home for the Aged in 1923. Photos: ECS | |
ECS begins second century as its mission dovetails with bishop’s vision for affordable housing
By Pat McCaughan
[The Episcopal News – November 1, 2023] Episcopal Communities and Services for Seniors (ECS) began more than a century ago as a vision in the heart and mind of Deaconess Sophie Miller, who identified a need for housing for clergy widows.
Miller raised funds with dime coin cards, her efforts eventually culminating in the 1923 opening of the Episcopal Home for the Aged in Alhambra with 23 residents. In the following decades the home for clergy widows became a residence for senior Episcopalians of all kinds and The Episcopal Home (renamed The Kensington in the 1980s), evolved into Episcopal Home Communities. In 2011 it was renamed ECS, with a broad mandate to meet the housing, medical and social needs of senior citizens.
Miller had “identified this need that had to be met and if the church didn’t meet it, no one would,” said Bishop John Harvey Taylor, in a video series commemorating ECS’ 100th anniversary.
The video was part of a multi-media centennial celebration held at several luxury ECS senior properties, including the Covington in Aliso Viejo, the Canterbury in Rancho Palos Verdes, MonteCedro in Altadena, and the more moderately priced Twelve Oaks in Glendale, according to Krista Nay, ECS vice president of sales and marketing.
As the agency begins a second century, services have changed dramatically but the need remains, Nay said. ECS, a nonprofit diocesan affiliate agency, has embarked on an ambitious partnership with Taylor to build affordable senior housing to help alleviate the chronic homelessness that has plagued Southern California.
Read more here.
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Visiting St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, Long Beach
October 30, 2023
Numbering what’s precious and unique about church these days, I’m not sure we talk enough about the small miracle of coffee hour small talk. My Sunday visitation was at Saint Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church of Long Beach CA, where the Rev. Sharon Sheffield has been vicar since 2018. The worship was beautiful, especially when Sharon’s voice twinned with the choirs’.
Read more here.
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Common ground: Protecting the innocent
October 27, 2023
In several ecumenical and interfaith settings since Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, I’ve been reminded that finding common ground is at least as hard for people of faith as for national and political leaders. Calling Hamas’ attack terrorism is likely to be construed as inattention to the historic plight of Palestinians. Demanding a ceasefire may suggest one is inattentive to Israel’s security. If you’re a pacifist, someone will say it means that you just don’t know how the world works.
Read more here.
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Bloy House announces formation classes for laity
Bloy House, the Episcopal Theological School at Los Angeles, has added two new formation classes designed to meet requirements for the new diocesan lay licensing program, but of general interest as well.
The fee for formation classes is $25. Click here for more information and to register.
Anti-Racism for Laity
Tuesdays, November 28, Dec 5, 12, and 19; 7 - 8:30 p.m.
In accordance with a resolution of the 2000 General Convention that “the lay and ordained leadership of the Episcopal Church, including all ordained persons, professional staff, and those elected or appointed to positions of leadership on committees, commissions, agencies, and boards be required to take anti-racism training and receive certification of such training” the diocese now requires that every licensed lay minister complete training in understanding systems of oppression and how they affect the Episcopal Church and society in general. Facilitated by Suzanne Edwards-Action, M.A. (pastoral ministry), founder of My Work To Do. This class is required for all licensed lay ministries.
Introduction to the Bible for Lay Licensing
Tuesdays, January 9, 16, 23, and 30; 7 - 8:30 p.m.
While this course has been designed for the new diocesan lay licensing program, the topic is of general formation interest as well. How did we get the Bible we have today, and how do we best read and interpret it? We will cover the composition and construction of our Hebrew and Christian scriptures and pay close attention to the diverse voices and major themes that we encounter. These discussions will develop tools for interpretation and study of our sacred scripture. Facilitated by the Rev. Jerry Sather of St. John Chrysostom Church, Rancho Santa Margarita, and Linda Allport, dean of Bloy House. This course is required for licensing of lay preachers, evangelists, and pastoral leaders, and recommended for worship leaders and catechists.
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Orange County parishes will offer half-day retreats for men, women
Blessed Sacrament Church, Placentia, and Trinity Church, Orange, will offer retreats for men and women in coming weeks.
The Rev. Brad Karelius will conduct a men's half-day retreat based on his book Desert Spirituality for Men on Saturday, Nov. 4 in the new parish hall at Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 1314 N. Angelina Drive, Placentia. Karelius, former rector of Church of the Messiah, Santa Ana, will begin the retreat with an open discussion and continental breakfast at 9 a.m. The retreat will continue through lunch (included) and will conclude by 2 p.m.
Julie Mussche, a spiritual director with the Center for Spiritual Development in Orange, will lead a half-day spiritual retreat for women on the subject of desert mothers on Saturday, Dec. 9, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 2400 N. Canal Street, Orange. Mussche will use the books The Way To Discernment by Elizabeth Liebert and The Desert Mothers by Mary Earle.
Cost of each retreat is $35 and includes a continental breakfast and lunch; reservations should be made as soon as possible by calling 714.528.2995. Cash and checks (payable to Blessed Sacrament Church, with “Men’s Retreat” or "Women's Retreat" in the memo area) will be accepted at the door for each retreat.
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The Rev. Channing Smith named 9th rector of All Saints, Santa Barbara
All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Santa Barbara has announced that it has called the Rev. Channing Smith (pictured at left) as its ninth rector.
Smith, who will begin his new role in January 2024, has served as rector at three other congregations; most recently at Church of the Good Shepherd in Austin, Texas, a large and dynamic congregation consisting of two campuses and two early childhood education programs. Previously he was rector at Saint Andrew's Church and School in Saratoga, California, and Church of the Transfiguration in San Mateo, California.
A native of Cincinnati, Smith was graduated from Kenyon College in Ohio and General Theological Seminary in New York City. He has been married to Mary Richards, a licensed psychotherapist, for 32 years. Their daughter, Olivia, will attend Montecito Union School.
Smith's first Sunday presiding and preaching at All Saints will be January 14, 2024 at the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services.
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Corona Del Mar parish to celebrate new rector Shane Scott-Hamblen
The Rev. Shane Scott-Hamblen will be installed as rector of St. Michael & All Angels Church, Corona Del Mar, on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 10 a.m. The prayers and presence of the diocesan community are invited. Clergy: white stoles.
Scott-Hamblen previously served in the Diocese of California as interim rector for several Bay Area parishes. Before the Covid-19 outbreak he was interim canon pastor at the American Cathedral in Paris.
He previously was rector of St. Mary-in-the-Highlands in Cold Spring, New York, from 2002 to 2018. First a Benedictine monk, Scott-Hamblen earned his bachelor's degree at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum) and Collegio Sant’Anselmo in Rome, Italy, and his master's at the Angelicum. He was awarded a doctorate (Th.D.) in American church history by the General Theological Seminary in New York City.
St. Michael's Church is located at 3233 Pacific View Drive, Corona Del Mar.
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Paula Walker to be ordained to diaconate
Bishop John Harvey Taylor will ordain Paula Walker to the vocational (permanent) diaconate at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18 at St. Mark’s Church, 1014 E. Altadena Drive, Altadena 91001.
The service will be live-streamed here.
The prayers and presence of the diocesan community (in person or online) are requested.
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Tustin parish will feature new Requiem sby associate priest on All Saints Sunday
The choir of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will premiere "Requiem for All Saints" by the parish's associate pastor, the Rev. David P. Milligan during its 10:15 a.m. service on Nov. 5.
The eight-movement requiem inspired by recent event including the Covid pandemic, war, and extreme weather events, will "call listeners to both acknowledge their grief and turn toward renewed hope," says Milligan, a priest, author, composer and certified energy healer who has served at St. Paul's for 25 years. He will conduct the parish's Chancel Choir, along with baritone soloist Jim Campbell - a studio musician, performer and vocal arranger - and a string orchestra with French horn player Keith Popejoy, piano and timpani.
Milligan says that he intended a hopeful tone in the requiem's music. “It is my belief that all people return to God, that our souls are never separated from the Holy,” he told a reporter. “I hope that it gives us an opportunity to explore the continuity of life and eternal life.”
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Diocesan staff to observe autumn, winter holidays
Diocesan offices at St. Paul's Commons and elsewhere will close for several holidays and events in November and December.
Offices will be closed on Friday, Nov. 10 as staff members assist with Diocesan Convention, meeting at the Riverside Convention Center Nov. 10 - 11. (Friday is also the observance of Veterans' Day.)
Offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23 -24 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
In December, offices will be closed on Friday, Dec. 22 for Christmas Eve and Monday, Dec. 25 for Christmas Day, as well as Friday, Dec. 29 for New Year's Eve and Monday, Jan. 1 for New Year's Day.
The Episcopal News Update will be on hiatus for Thanksgiving week (issue date Nov. 26) and for Dec. 24 and 31. Announcements of January events should be submitted by early December so save-the-date notices can be included before the Christmas-New Year hiatus.
Each issue of the Update is emailed on Wednesday and dated for the following Sunday. Weekly deadline is Tuesday at 12 p.m.
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2024 United Thank Offering grants will fund projects 'Welcoming the Stranger'
United Thank Offering (UTO) gives out more than a million dollars each year in grants that fund innovative mission and ministry projects in the Episcopal Church and throughout the Anglican Communion.
Over the next few years, inspired by Matthew 25, UTO grants will focus on areas of ministry that serve those whom society has left out and left behind. The grant focus for 2024 will be on Jesus’ call to “welcome the stranger.” This includes funding projects that: welcome people with differences that cause isolation (culture, life experience, disability, mental health, etc.) in new ways that are meaningful and deemed necessary by that community, or encourage truth telling, acknowledging historic trauma, and establishing a pathway towards healing.
Church or ministry leaders interested in applying for a UTO grant may click here and review the documents under the “Application Materials for the Episcopal Church” tab at the bottom of the page. Note that the grant proposal must be submitted by the UTO coordinator for the diocese with a letter of support from the bishop diocesan, and only one grant can be submitted per diocese. These grants are for new projects or existing projects that are expanding in a substantially new direction. Typical grants are for $55,000 or less, but can be up to $100,000 with additional budget documentation.
Those interested in applying should email Bishop John Harvey Taylor (jtaylor@ladiocese.org) and Tammy Smecker-Hane (tsmecker@cox.net), the diocese's UTO diocesan coordinator, a one-paragraph proposal description by Nov 18. If more than one group is interested in applying, a diocesan committee will evaluate the proposals and select one to go forward. The committee will work with to submit the best possible proposal, which will be due on Jan 19, 2024.
To discuss project ideas in advance, email Smecker-Hane at address above. She also will be at the UTO booth at Diocesan Convention, to be held Nov. 10 - 11 at the Riverside Convention Center.
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By Your Side training for end-of-life and crisis companions to begin Nov. 20
By Your Side online training sessions for Fall 2023 will begin on Nov. 20 and continue through Dec. 18, meeting on Mondays via Zoom from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Since 2011, the mission of By Your Side has been to support people in times of change and difficulty, particularly in health crisis, and to have trained volunteers at their bedsides at the end of their lives as needed. More than 500 volunteers have been trained to be such a compassionate presence.
By Your Side, a ministry of Episcopal Communities & Services, an institution of the Diocese of Los Angeles, continues to develop teams of people to serve in hospital and long-term care settings, especially in ECS communities. Team members have had the opportunity to deepen their understanding of what it means to really be “with” the people they support; those having difficulty with changes in their lives, with challenging diagnoses or increasing frailty. In the larger community, individuals and spiritual care teams strengthen their understanding of what being together through the end of life can really look like. Volunteers gain tools for taking care of themselves while being present for others.
All interested persons are invited to join By Your Side in this exploration. There is no obligation to volunteer at the end of the training. A fee of $70 (which includes all materials) is due by the second class. Scholarships are available. CE (12 hours) for nurses is available for an added $30 under California Board of Registered Nursing Provider CEP 16239.
For further information and to register for training sessions, contact Susan Brown at sbrown@ecsbyyourside.org or 818.822.6044.
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Help Ramallah orphanage replace furnace through LA - Jerusalem companion diocese ties
Contributions especially welcome amid current tensions
Amid suffering and tensions escalated by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel, support for charitable projects in the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem is doubly appreciated. Concrete initiatives include replacement of the 57-year-old furnace at Ramallah’s Arab Evangelical-Episcopal Home and School.
Donors are invited to join Bishop John Harvey Taylor and others in the Diocese of Los Angeles in contributing via this secure link on L.A.’s diocesan website to assist the $60,000 furnace replacement project, increasingly important as fall weather gives way to winter cold.
Fundraising efforts – highlighted by the Rev. Fadi Diab, rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Ramallah, and his wife, Ruba Gammoh, during their visit to the United States this past summer – have succeeded in raising nearly $20,000 toward the effort, with additional gifts from congregations and individuals requested to meet the goal.
Read more here.
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Gene Robinson reflects on the 20th anniversary of his consecration as the church’s first gay bishop
By Melodie Woerman
[Episcopal News Service – November 1, 2023] In the coming months, the Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, the retired bishop of New Hampshire and the first openly gay bishop in The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion, will mark the 20th anniversary of his consecration as a bishop on Nov. 2, and the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on Dec. 15.
His episcopal anniversary already has been celebrated with two events – Sewanee: The University of the South, from which he received undergraduate degrees in American studies and history in 1969, awarded him an honorary doctorate on Oct. 6; and an anniversary celebration service took place at St. Thomas’ Parish in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8.
In an interview in early October with Episcopal News Service as Robinson was approaching both events, he said he had asked those speaking to emphasize “how brave and how courageous the Diocese of New Hampshire and The Episcopal Church as a whole were, because it’s hard to remember how controversial this was in 2003, and how much the acceptance of LGBTQ people has grown in 20 years.”
Read more here.
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At left and center: Holy Innocents Church, Parmelee, South Dakota, exterior and interior; at right: what remained after the Oct. 28 fire. | |
Fire destroys small Episcopal church beloved by Rosebud Sioux community in South Dakota
By David Paulsen
[Episcopal News Service – October 30, 2023] Episcopalians on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota are grieving the destruction of a historic church, which was leveled Oct. 28 by a fire that now is the focus of a criminal investigation.
Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in Parmelee, which dates to 1890, was reduced to a smoldering foundation by the morning fire. No one was injured, and arson is suspected, according to South Dakota Bishop Jonathan Folts.
The fire “is devastating news for the parishioners of Holy Innocents, for all members of the Rosebud [Episcopal] Mission, and for all of us as a diocese, and we are in mourning at this time,” Folts said in a written statement on the day of the fire. “I ask you all to please keep all of Holy Innocents in your prayers. This is a tragic day of loss that is being felt far and wide.”
Read more here.
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Executive Council adopts series of statements, condemns Hamas attack, laments deaths in Gaza
By David Paulsen
[Episcopal News Service – October 27, 2023] Executive Council, on the final day of its Oct. 24-27 online meeting, approved a statement on the conflict in the Middle East that condemned Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre of 1,400 Israelis while also lamenting the thousands of Palestinians killed since then by Israeli airstrikes targeting Hamas in Gaza.
The resolution also acknowledged “the suffering from the lack of electricity, food and safe water and all of the violence that has occurred across Israel and Palestine” this month. Israel has declared war on Hamas, an armed militant group, and deployed soldiers to the border for a possible ground attack in Gaza, the Palestinian territory that is controlled by Hamas.
Executive Council, The Episcopal Church’s governing body between meetings of General Convention, approved several other resolutions responding to current events, including a statement on Azerbaijan’s aggression toward a disputed region of Armenia. Another resolution called for Episcopal advocacy in support of strengthening states’ hate crimes laws after an Episcopal church in Arizona was destroyed by fire and a suspect was charged with arson as a hate crime.
Read more here.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s opening remarks to Executive Council
Opening remarks from President of the House of Deputies Julia Ayala Harris
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Draft 2025-27 churchwide budget totals $145 million, includes spending cuts to plug shortfall
By David Paulsen
[Episcopal News Service – October 26, 2023] The Joint Budget Committee on Oct. 26 presented its latest draft of a churchwide budget for 2025-27 totaling $145 million, as Executive Council reviewed anticipated income and spending for the church’s first full budgetary triennium since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted financial expectations.
Despite expectations that church operations would settle into a new post-pandemic normal, the Joint Budget Committee began its work estimating it would need to fill a $12 million shortfall – reflecting long-term structural deficits that previously had been filled by unexpected pandemic-related surpluses. Members of the budget committee led by its chair, the Rev. Patty Downing, explained that they filled the gap by tightening some spending lines, finding cost savings and seeking additional revenue, including $1.5 million over three years from Episcopal Relief & Development for the agency’s continued reliance on church services and staff.
The draft also would reduce the number of the presiding bishop’s canons from three to two, essentially leaving vacant the position of canon for mission within the church. The committee anticipates dioceses will collect 2% more in revenue during the new triennium, and the draft churchwide budget would maintain the current 15% assessment that dioceses give to support the churchwide budget.
Read more here.
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Interested in giving input on the 2025-2027 Episcopal Church budget?
[The Episcopal Church] The Joint Budget Committee of the Executive Council will hold open hearings via Zoom to receive feedback from the wider church on the 2025-2027 working budget. The working budget was presented to the Episcopal Church Executive Council during its Oct. 24-27 meeting and is available publicly for review and input.
Register to be a speaker or listener at the following hearings, held via Zoom:
Thursday, Nov. 9, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. ET)
Saturday, Dec. 9, 11 a.m. (2 p.m. ET)
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. ET)
In addition, at 1 p.m. (4 p.m. ET) on Monday, Nov. 20, the budget committee will hold a Zoom session with the Executive Council. The public is invited to observe the session, but will not be able to participate.
Click here to register for hearings.
Written responses regarding the budget can be emailed to BudgetCommittee@episcopalchurch.org.
Read the budget committee’s recent update to the Executive Council here.
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THURSDAYS, 7 p.m.
Episcopal Students of UCLA
St. Alban's Episcopal Church
580 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles
Information: episcopalstudentsucla@gmail.com
We are a group of Christians, looking to further our relationship with God and strengthen our bonds in Christian community. Meeting in the library at St. Alban's Episcopal Church (right near campus), we are a welcoming community whose goal is to live out the truth of the gospel through spiritual growth, community experience, and service.
FRIDAYS, 6 - 7 p.m.
Vigil for Peace
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
3233 Pacific View Drive, Corona Del Mar, 92625
Information here Zoom Meeting ID: 912 3096 9532; Passcode: 080100.
Worship bulletins here
Join us every Friday in the St. Michael’s sanctuary and on Zoom as we pray for peace in our community and around the world.
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Through NOVEMBER 11 (hours vary)
37th Brass Rubbing Medieval Arts Center
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
525 E. 7th Street, Long Beach 90813
Information and hours here (scroll down the page)
Reservations: brass.rubbing.lb@gmail.com or Gail Mutke, 562.439.9496.
Visitors may choose from more than 100 reproduction-engraved plates of brass to do a rubbing, transferring the design to paper. A trained instructor will provide rag paper, metallic waxes, and instructions for visitors to create their masterpiece. Hangers are provided for the finished artwork. Workshops, afternoon tea and more are available by appointment.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 6 p.m.
All Souls Celebration
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
428 Park Avenue, Laguna Beach 92651
Bring a photo or multiple photos of your departed loved ones. We will be honoring and celebrating those within our community during a special service in our Columbarium in honor of All Souls Day.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 7 - 8 p.m.
Taizé Heartfulness Service
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
428 Park Avenue, Laguna Beach 92651
Join us the first Thursday of every month for a prayerful service, including prayer, meditative music, readings, silence, and healing. All faith traditions are always welcome.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Dia de Los Muertos / Day of the Dead
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
242 E. Alvarado Street, Pomona 91767
Enjoy music, art, community and food, plus cultural presentations by Gloria Arjoa and music by Luna Beltran. Free entry. Sponsored by Uncommon Good, UNAM Los Angeles and St. Paul's Church.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 4 p.m.
Choral Evensong for All Saints
Trinity Episcopal Church
419 S. Fourth Street, Redlands 92374
Music selections to be performed by Ensemble XXI include: "All the Ends of the Earth" by William Boyce; "The Beatitudes" by Bob Chilcott; "Like as a River in My Soul" by Ti Osiek; "Rejoice in the Lord" and Preces, Responses and Blessing by Jeffrey H. Rickard (Trinity's director of music); "Beati Quorum Via" and Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C by Charles Villers Stanford; "Artist of My Soul" by Rick Vale; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C by Stanford; and "Ye Holy Angels Bright" by John Darwall. The select voices of Ensemble XXI specialize in unaccompanied sacred and secular choral repertoire. A free-will offering will be taken.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 4:15 p.m.
Solemn Evensong for All Saints Sunday
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information here
The Choir of Saint James, directed by Canon James Buonemani, will sing Responses by Bernard Rose; Collegium Regale Canticles by Herbert Howells; "O Quam Gloriosum" by Philip Moore; Second Eve by Ola Gjeilo.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 5 p.m.
Choral Evensong
All Saints Episcopal Church
504 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information here or 310.275.0123 or info@allsaintsbh.org
All Saints’ Choir & Parish Choir perform "We Remember Them" by Tarik O’Regan; Preces & Responses by Bernard Rose; Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in A Minor by T. Tertius Noble; "The Souls of the Righteous" (U.S. premiere) by Canon Craig Phillips (music director at All Saints'). A reception will follow the service.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 7 p.m.
Sacred Chant Concert
St. James Episcopal Church
3209 Via Lido, Newport Beach 92663
Information: info@stjamesnewport.org
November is the month where we celebrate the Feast of All Saints — saints who are living and those who are now with God. We designed this spiritual evening with Gregorian chant, for you to come and quietly listen and reflect to the timeless, music, written with the sole purpose of praising God, as we remember both the living and dead. The Chant Schola will be directed by Matt Gray, whose background and experience in chant and early music few can rival. Suggested donation for this event is $25. Tickets are available via EventBrite or at the door. Parking is available in the church lot across 32nd Street and in metered parking around the church.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 12 – 2 p.m.
SAGES Lunch & Speaker Series
All Saints' Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills
Reservations: Gflores@alllsaintsbh.org
With Geoff Rusack, son of the late Los Angeles Bishop Robert Rusack and Janice Rusack, and a long-time friend of All Saints’, Beverly Hills, and St. Matthew’s, Pacific Palisades. He and his wife, Alison Wrigley Rusack, own Rusack Vinyards in the Santa Ynez Valley,and oversee the Wrigley family interests in the Catalina Island Company. A lawyer, a wine maker, a surfer, a native Los Angeleno, Geoff is a very accomplished and delightful guy—he will talk with us about wine growing on Catalina Island, as well as the interesting history and restoration that has taken place to date. Suggested donation: $15. SAGES is All Saints' fellowship ministry for mature adults. We gather two Thursdays a month for lunch, friendship, prayer and engaging presentations.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 7 p.m.
Taizé Service
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
1432 Engracia Avenue, Torrance 90501
Our candlelit evenings of music, meditation, and prayer return for another season! Join us at St. Andrew's on the second Thursday of each month to experience this powerful, spiritual service.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 8 p.m.
Chamber Music Concert
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
1031 Bienveneda Avenue, Pacific Palisades
Information/Tickets here or 310.573.7422
Featured on the program will be Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915; Benjamin Britten’s Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obbligato Instruments, Strings and Timpani; and Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Charterhouse Suite for String Orchestra. Soprano Holly Sedillos and tenor Jon Lee Keenan will be the featured vocalists. Tickets are $45 or Music Guild Season pass. A free pre-concert lecture by Music Guild president Tom Neenan begins at 7:10 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1 - 3 p.m.
Community Book Reading celebrating author Cathy Pepe
St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church
2901 Nojoqui Avenue, Los Olivos 93441
The Women’s Guild of St. Mark’s invites the community to a reading of the late Cathy Pepe’s Grandma Gang Mysteries. Pepe was a long-time parishioner at St. Mark’s. During the pandemic, she fulfilled her dream of writing a book inspired by her younger brother, Donny, who was born with Down Syndrome. One book turned into four, and the last was published posthumously after Pepe died in the Spring of 2023. The youth series, written for ages 8 and above, is about Donny and his sister, Mary Grace, who move from Kansas to California to live with their grandmother. Together along with her mystery-solving group known as the “Grandma Gang,” they solve crimes, combat bullies, and rescue those in trouble in the Lompoc Valley.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 6 p.m.
Classical Sundays at Six: The Debussy Trio & Friends
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information here
A world-renowned harpist, Marcia Dickstein has been enticing new audiences to harp in chamber music and solo with orchestra, and inspiring composers to write new works for harp in classical and jazz genres, for many years. Founder/artistic director of The Debussy Trio, she has performed worldwide, in the United States, Canada, Europe, Scandinavia, and Japan, over NPR radio, PBS, and numerous TV channels. Read more about the artists here.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 7 - 8 p.m.
A Gratitude Taizé
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
525 E. 7th Street, Long Beach 90813
Information: 562-436-4047
St. Luke’s invites all to this quiet hour of prayer, chant and renewal. Taizé services will be held online throughout the year. Online services are available here or by joining on this Zoom link. (Meeting ID: 881 7586 9132, Password 525)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 7:30 p.m.
A Service in the style of Taizé
All Saints Episcopal Church
504 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information here or 310.275.0123 or info@allsaintsbh.org
Begun many years ago at the ecumenical French monastic community called Taizé, these services, with candlelight and singing of chants, are a wonderful way to refresh in the midst of a busy week.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 7 - 8 p.m.
A Thanksgiving Taizé
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
1432 Engracia Avenue, Torrance 90501
Information: 310.540.1722
The mutual ministry of St. Andrew's and Christ Church, Redondo Beach, invites all to this monthly candlelit service of music, meditation and prayer. Taizé services will be held in-person or online throughout the year. Livestream is available here
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 5 p.m.
Tesserae: Il Pastor Fido
All Saints Episcopal Church
504 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information here or 310.275.0123 or info@allsaintsbh.org
First published in 1590, Guarini’s pastoral tragicomedy was not only a highly popular literary work. It also became a primary source of texts for composers of madrigals and monodies throughout the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Featuring complex webs of love affairs and a vivid mythological-pastoral setting, the poem inspired some of the most harmonically adventurous and dramatic musical settings of the period, including Caccini’s famous "Amirilli, mia bella." The program will also feature works by Monteverdi, Rossi, Marenzio and others.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 6 p.m.
Classical Sundays at Six: Althea Waites, piano
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information here
Selections include: "Fantasy and Fugue in C Major," K. 394, by W.A. Mozart; "Flamenco and Fugal Dance" by Margaret Bonds; Three-Fours (Waltz Suite), Opus 71 by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; "Momentum" by Tania Leon; Sonata in A Minor, D. 784 by Franz Schubert. Internationally acclaimed pianist Althea Waites has concertized extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborative artist. Read more about this artist here.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 6 p.m.
Classical Sundays at Six: YuEun Kim, violin & Sung Chang, piano
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information here
Featuring Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Opus 100 by Johannes Brahms and Fantasy in C Major, D. 934 by Franz Schubert. Violinist YuEun Gemma Kim, born in South Korea, started playing piano at age 5 and violin at 7. She moved to the United States about seven years ago to study at USC under the tutelage of violinist Midori Goto. She won first place in USC’s Solo Bach Competition and the Strings Concerto Competition, and was a semi-finalist at the Qingdao International Violin Competition (China) and the Michael Hill International Violin Competition (New Zealand). She was second prize winner at the Boulder International Competition: Art of Duo in 2018. Read more about this artist here.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 5 p.m.
Documentary Screening: The Philadelphia Eleven
Christ Episcopal Church
408 S. Broadway, Redondo Beach
Reservations: christrb@aol.com or 310.540.1722
The Mutual Ministry of St. Andrew's Torrance and Christ Church Redondo Beach will screen The Philadelphia Eleven, a documentary about the first eleven Episcopal women to be ordained to the priesthood in 1974. All are invited to attend. The showing will be in the parish hall and refreshments will be served. Donations are welcome. Reservations recommended by Nov. 27.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 4 p.m.
An Advent Service of Lessons and Carols
Church of the Epiphany
5450 Churchwood Drive, Oak Park 91377
Information here or music@tcote.org or 818.991.4797
This service tells a story of God’s work through history through scripture, anthems, and congregational song. It begins with the story of the fall of humanity, continues through the prophets assuring God’s people of God’s love and promising a coming Messiah, and concludes with the Annunciation and Mary’s joyful song of praise. Epiphany’s Parish Choir and Schola lead this service.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 5 p.m.
An Advent Festival of Lessons & Carols
All Saints Episcopal Church
504 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information here or 310.275.0123 or info@allsaintsbh.org
All Saints’ Choir performs this seasonal favorite including: Advent Responsory by Richard Marlow; "Adam lay ybounden" by Philip Ledger, "Comfort, Comfort Ye My People," arr. Goudimel; "E’en so, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come" by Paul Manz; "The Cherry Tree Carol," arr. John Scott; "Dancing Day" by Craig Phillips (music director at All Saints' Church), "A Hymn to the Mother of God" by John Tavener; "Magnificat in G" by C. V. Stanford; and Vesper Responsory by G. P. Palestrina.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 5 p.m.
Advent Lessons and Carols
St. Wilfrid of York Episcopal Church
18631 Chapel Lane, Huntington Beach 92646
The choir and clergy of St. Wilfrid’s invite you to participate in Advent Lessons & Carols, a beautiful and inspired candlelit evening to begin the season of Advent.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 6 p.m.
Classical Sundays at Six: Samuel Nebyu, violin
St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information here
With Jacopo Giacopuzzi, piano; YuEun Kim, violin; Sung Chang, piano will perform Les Caquets - Rondo en Staccato by Chevalier de Saint-Georges; Sonata in A Major, Opus 47 “Kreutzer” by Ludwig Van Beethoven and La Jota Aragonesa, Opus 5, by Jose White. Ethiopian-Hungarian violinist Samuel Nebyu has performed as a soloist at international music festivals and venues throughout the world. Read more about this artist here.
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Food Pantry
Our Saviour Center
4368 Santa Anita Avenue, El Monte
With lower pandemic numbers and everyone back at school and work our Food Pantry is in need of volunteers. Lend a hand on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m., rain or shine, to help us help the neediest families in our community. Volunteers should be age 16 and up. Street parking is available on Santa Anita, McGirk and Lambert avenues. Please wear a mask. All activities are outdoors; dress appropriately and wear close-toed shoes. For information or to sign up (not required), email info@our-center.org.
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October 7 – 17, 2024
Italy Pilgrimage
Join the Rev. Steve De Muth and the Rev. Barrett Van Buren for an 11-day pilgrimage across Italy. We will visit Venice, Florence, Assisi, and Rome. The tour price includes roundtrip airfare from Los Angeles, first class/select hotels, most meals, professional tour director, comprehensive sightseeing, all hotel service charges and local taxes, porterage and entrance fees. Cost is $4,549 per person from Los Angeles including $520 taxes/airline surcharges. For information, contact Steve De Muth, 100 N. Third Ave., Covina, CA 91723 or 626.967.3939 or padresteve@holytrinitycovina.com. A full itinerary is here.
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EMPLOYMENT
Listings may be sent to news@ladiocese.org. There is no charge.
CORONA DEL MAR: Director of Music. Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church seeks a director of music to help us create inspiring and transformative liturgical experiences in the English Cathedral tradition. The successful candidate will be an outstanding musician, choral director, and organist, with a track record in cathedral music or a similar setting. At present, the position is part-time with hopes of increasing the position to full-time in the next couple of years. A full job description and application information can be found here.
PASADENA: Childcare staff. All Saints Church is seeking two part-time employees to care for groups of five to 20 children on-site during Sunday services (8 a.m. - 1 p.m.). Hours will vary during other days of the week, usually focused around afternoons and evenings depending on program status and family needs. Total hours per week are a minimum of 5 on Sunday, and will not exceed a total of 8 hours per week. A full job description is here.
SANTA MONICA: Music Director. St. Augustine by-the-Sea, an inclusive and progressive Episcopal Church, is seeking a creative and dynamic music director to lead its music program. An organist and adult choir are in place. The music director will select choral offerings and help plan music and manage the church's music program, rehearsing and directing the choir. Full job description is here. Compensation: $25,000+. Starts Summer 2023 (negotiable). Send resume and references to the Rev. Nathan Rugh, rector, at nate@saint-augustine.org.
TUSTIN: Sexton. St. Paul's Episcopal Church. 25 hours/week. The sexton serves to maintain a high standard of cleanliness and readiness of Church facilities to enable the work and ministry of the congregation and to create a pleasant atmosphere for members, guests, and staff. Job description here. Contact: administrator@stpauls.org.
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