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 Stewardship conference on Saturday cancelled
June 13 and Aug. 29 dates still available
The conference on Year-round Stewardship Seminar scheduled for this Saturday, May 30 at All Saints Church, Riverside, has been cancelled to avoid conflict with a memorial service for clergy spouse Joan Belliss (see "People," below). The conference planned for June 13 (at St. Cross, Hermosa Beach) and Aug. 29 (Cathedral Center, Los Angeles) will be held as scheduled; a new date will be announced in the first quarter ofr 2016 for a similar conference in Deanery 7. At each of the upcoming conferences, Bishop Suffragan Diane Jardine Bruce, the Program Group on Stewardship and experts in the field will lead participants through a discussion of year-round stewardship, with additional information on planned giving and capital campaigns. Bruce encourages all congregations to send a team to one of the sessions. Participants should bring a picnic lunch and snacks; beverages will be provided. Additional information is here. To reserve a place, send an email to obispadjb@gmail.com with the name and city of your congregation, the number of people attending, and the date of the event.
 Location changes for GFS anniversary service May 30 Girls Friendly Society-Los Angeles will hold its 138th Anniversary Service and Awards Celebration on Saturday, May 30, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Upland (a change from the location originally announced). Diocesan GFS chaplain George Okusi, vicar of St. Thomas' Church, Long Beach, will lead the event, themed "All Creatures Great and Small." Participants are asked to wear blue and white and their GFS vests, and to bring hygiene items to donate to homeless teens in Salt Lake City (needed items include toothpaste, toothbrushes, disposable razors, soap, shampoo, conditioner, small combs or hairbrushes, baby wipes, deodorant and washcloths or handtowels), as well as an offering for the Eucharist. A potluck lunch will follow the service; GFS branch leaders are asked to fill in the awards and participation form (here), and make reservations and potluck plans by contacting Margaret Nolde at 714.330.1156 or margaretn63@sbcglobal.net by May 15. St. Mark's Church is located at 330 E 16th Street, Upland 91784.
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People ...
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 Credit union honors retiring board member, tax return workshop leaders At the annual meeting May 20 of the Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union, board chair Dan Valdez made presentations to several people for their service to the organization, founded in 1992 as an economic justice ministry in the diocese. Valdez gave a plaque to retiring board member Marvin Jensen, (above, with Valdez) who has served the credit union since it was founded. His colleagues on the board announced that they will make a gift in his honor to the Richard Myles Johnson Foundation, which supports the financial education efforts of credit unions in California and Nevada. Valdez also honored interim credit union CEO Urla Gomes (below left) and credit union supervisory committee member Christine Otiende (below right) for their service in the credit union's tax return workshop, which assisted clients in the preparation of over 250 returns during the 2015 season. Photos / John Taylor  
REQUIESCAT
 Joan Floyd Belliss December 7, 1932 - May 22, 2015 Joan Floyd Belliss, wife of the Rev. Richard Guy Belliss, former rector of All Saints Church, Riverside, and St. Anselm's Church, Garden Grove, died May 22. Most recently the couple lived in Corona, where Dick Belliss assists at St. John's Church. The Rev. Canon John Saville will preside and Dick Belliss will preach at a funeral service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 30 at St. John's Church, 526 E. Magnolia, Corona. Survivors include the Bellisses' two daughters, Kathleen Belliss Wasserman and Janet Belliss; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. An obituary is here.
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Noozhawk
May 25
All Saints by-the-Sea Episcopal Church to Gather in Prayer for Oil-Spill Response
All Saints By-the-Sea Episcopal Church will hold a Prayer for Creation as a way for the community to respond to the May 19 oil spill near Refugio State Beach. "The wider Santa Barbara community is invited to join this prayer as we give thanks for the bounty of God's resources, grieve the current disaster, and pray for the right use of this fragile Earth, our island home," said the Rev. Aimée Eyer-Delevett, All Saints' rector. Eyer-Delevett said the Prayer for Creation will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday [May 28] in the church sanctuary, at 83 Eucalyptus Lane in Montecito.
Read more here.
To volunteer to assist in oil spill cleanup, visit this page on the website of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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Events & announcements ...
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 Garden party in Fullerton to benefit 'Habitat' projects Emmanuel Church, Fullerton, invites the diocesan community to a party in their extensive community demonstration garden, dubbed "A Place to Grow." The garden party, a fundraiser for veterans' housing projects, will take place on Saturday, June 13, 5:30 - 8:30. "We are partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, the Episcopal churches in our deanery, and the Veteran Home Repair Program to raise funds for Veteran homeowners," according to a notice on the parish website, "the emphasis being on home improvement projects that will address safety and accessiblity for limited-income veterans." Emmanuel will offer wine and other beverages and hors d'ouvres, plus tours of the 46 flourishing 4 x 8-foot plots in Emmanuel's community garden, its St. Francis Prayer Garden, labyrinth, children's garden and newly planted vineyard. Activities for children also will be offered. Tickets are $20 for adults; children under 12 will be admitted free.
 Support youth pilgrims at June 2 'Holy Lands' photo show, sale Join pilgrims and supporters of peace for "Images of the Holy Lands" at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul, 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles 90026, on Tuesday, June 2 at 6 p.m. Dozens of photographs by photographer and pilgrimage coordinator Chris Tumilty will be for sale to support youth pilgrims who will visit Israel and Palestine in the summer of 2015. Enjoy a new piece of art for your home, office or congregation. Photos will remain on display and available for sale until June 19. For further information, contact Chris Tumilty at 213.482.2040 or ctumilty@ladiocese.org.  ECW, GFS collecting for Salt Lake City program for homeless youth The Episcopal Church Women and Girls Friendly Society of the Diocese of Los Angeles are collecting donations for its 2015 Community Connection project, which this year will benefit the Homeless Youth Street Outreach & Homeless Youth Resource Center (HYSO/HYRC) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The ECW Community Connection Gift is a specific outreach response to the needs of the community at the location of the General Convention and ECW Triennial meeting, to be held June 24 - July 3 at the Salt Palace convention center in Salt Lake City. The outreach is often a call for material goods to be given by Triennial delegates to a local shelter or social support group, but monetary donations and gift cards from ECW groups are welcome. Read more here.
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This week around the diocese ...
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FRIDAY - SUNDAY, MAY 29 - 31
'Healing of Memories' workshop with Michael Lapsley
All Saints Church
132 North Euclid Avenue, Pasadena 91101
Information: Ana Camacho, 626.583.2737
South African freedom-fighter-turned-healer the Rev. Michael Lapsley lived through years of social and political activism in apartheid South Africa, and a near fatal attempt on his life, a letter bomb, left him severely injured and traumatized. Lapsley returns to All Saints Church, Pasadena, May 29 - 31 to offer his Healing of Memories Workshop, an experiential process of deep listening, reflecting, creativity, and sharing, led by Lapsley and trained facilitators from the Institute for the Healing of Memories. In sharing their unique stories, participants will be enabled to move from painful memories towards emotional healing and grace. Because of the cumulative and community-building nature of the workshops, participants must commit to attend all three of the sessions: Friday, May 29, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 30, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday, May 31, 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. Cost is $40 for meals and art materials. Space is limited.
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Disaster Preparedness Conference
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
25 East Laurel Avenue, Sierra Madre 91024
Registration here
Information: The Rev. Canon Michael Bamberger,
mab@ascension-sierra madre.com
Representatives from all congregations, schools, and institutions in the Diocese of Los Angeles are invited to join Katie Mears, Lura Steele and Ethan Lowery of the Episcopal Relief & Development U.S. Disaster Program for this program. "The goal is to equip yourselves to lead the disaster preparedness process in your parish, mission, or school," says the Rev. Canon Michael Bamberger, who is rector of Ascension as well as disaster preparedness coordinator for the Diocese of Los Angeles. "Each congregation is asked to send one or two representatives who are, or will be, actively working to complete their congregation's disaster preparedness plan" as encouraged by the Convention resolution." According to Bamberger, the training will be based on principles of asset-based community development and will offer an introduction to different levels of plans. In addition, there will be instruction on a new tool, the Episcopal Asset Map, which lists a wide variety of services offered in each of the Episcopal Church's dioceses. Materials and lunch are included in the cost of $10 per person.
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
GFS Anniversary Service: "All Creatures Great and Small"
Cathedral Center of St. Paul, Los Angeles
840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles 90026
Information: 714.330.1156 or margaretn63@sbcglobal.net
George Okusi, diocesan chaplain of the Girls Friendly Society, will lead the organization's 138th anniversary service and awards celebration. Participants are asked to wear white and blue and their GFS vests, and to bring hygiene items to donate to homeless teens in Salt Lake City as well as an offering for the Eucharist. A potluck lunch will follow the service. GFS branch leaders need to fill in and submit the awards and participation form.
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 6 p.m.
Photography Show & Sale: 'Images of the Holy Lands'
Cathedral Center of St. Paul
840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles 90026
Information: 213.482.2040, ext. 211, or ctumilty@ladiocese.org
Dozens of photographs by photographer and pilgrimage coordinator Chris Tumilty will be for sale to support youth pilgrims who will visit Israel and Palestine in the summer for 2015. Enjoy a new piece of art for your home, office or congregation.
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THURSDAY - FRIDAY, JUNE 4 - 7
Conference: 'Seizing an Alternative: Toward an Ecological Civilization'
Pomona College/Claremont School of Theology
Pomona
Information here
Registration here
Nearly 1,000 presenters from some 30 countries and as many as 80 areas of specialty will come together for this ambitious transdisciplinary conference on behalf of the planet, focusing on the big ideas that matter for a thriving biosphere. Attendees can join working groups to explore the foundations needed for an ecological civilization. The conference will be held on the campuses of Pomona College and Claremont School of Theology. Cost: is $300 until May 15, $400 thereafter, with reduced rates for seniors, students, and low-income participants. One-day options are also available.
THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS, JUNE 4 - 27
Chalk Repertory presents 'Diet of Worms'
St. John's ProCathedral
514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90007
Information/Tickets: http://chalkrep.com
Diet of Worms, a comedy by Los Angeles-based playwright Tom Jacobson, tells the story of five medieval German nuns who fight Martin Luther's reformation efforts by staging mystery plays based on the Biblical Apocrypha. The play is a modern reimagining of key events in the convent life of historical figure Katherina von Bora, who later married Martin Luther, following the Imperial Diet (the assembly of the Holy Roman Empire) in the city of Worms of 1521. Performances will begin on June 4 and conclude on June 27; at 7 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturdays. Ticket prices are: $20 June 4-6; $25 June 11-13; $30 June 18-20; and $35 June 25-27.
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 10 a.m.
Ordination of Deacons
ProCathedral of St. Paul
514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90007
Information: 213.747.6285
Bishops Suffragan Diane Jardine Bruce and Mary D. Glasspool will ordain Nathan Allen Biornstad, Michael Edward Corrigan, Gina Lee Gore, Peter Pi-sen Huang and Gregory Lloyd Millikin to the Sacred Order of Deacons. The prayers and presence of the diocesan community are requested.
SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2 - 4 p.m.
Disturber of the Peace: A Celebration of Malcolm Boyd
City of West Hollywood Library Auditorium
625 N. San Vincente Blvd., West Hollywood 90069
Information/Reservations here www.disturberofthepeace.com
The Rev. Canon Malcolm Boyd, who died Feb. 27 at the age of 91, had a profound and lasting impact on American culture. From his early days as a Hollywood producer (partners with the legendary Mary Pickford), to becoming the 1960s radical "coffeehouse priest" and best-selling author of Are You Running With Me, Jesus? and 29 other books, Boyd's story weaves through the volatile beginnings of the Freedom Movement, the contentious eruptions against the Vietnam War, and current struggle for social, income and marriage equality. The June 7 event - held on the eve of what would have been his 92nd birthday - will be an afternoon of celebration, surprise guests, music, humor and intimate recollections from Boyd's family and friends. Also featured at this event will be a special sneak preview of major scenes from the upcoming documentary "Disturber Of The Peace," on which Boyd and author/activist Mark Thompson, his partner of more than three decades, have worked for several years. Already a "Festival Favorite" at the Palm Springs Cinema Diverse Film Festival, the film features interviews with Lily Tomlin, Peter Yarrow, Holly Near, Don Bachardy and Tom Hayden, along with an eclectic collection of artists and activists. The event will be hosted by Malcolm's husband, Mark Thompson, along with Mary Bruno (wife of Bishop Jon Bruno of the Diocese of Los Angeles). Seating is limited, and reservations are required.
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This week in liturgy & the arts ...
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SATURDAY, MAY 30, 7:30 p.m.
Sounds of St. Paul's
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
1221 Wass Street, Tustin
Information/Reservations: 714.544.3141
Musical presentations will feature the Chancel Choir singing many favorite anthems. They will be joined by soloists and musicians in a wide-ranging program of sacred, classical, and contemporary music featuring the work of composers as varied as George Frederick Handel and Elton John. The choir and soloists will be accompanied by St. Paul's Strings, Brass & Percussion, which will include local professional musicians, pianist Debbie Magnussen and the New Church Band. Directed by David Milligan. A $20 donation may be made at the door or via St. Paul's website. In addition, a pre-concert "Chinese Garden" dinner will be served on the patio at 6 p.m., catered by Your Day, Your Way. Dinner tickets are $12 and require advance reservations. A no-host bar will offer wine, beer and nonalcoholic beverages for purchase.
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 8 p.m.
Musica Sacra
St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church
7501 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles 90046
Information: 323.876.2102
Soprano Christina Borgioli will offer an evening of sacred songs by Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Wolf, Strauss, Boulanger, and Rorem, including the world premiere of a new sacred song by St. Thomas' organist/choirmaster, Jeffrey Parola. Free admission. A dessert & wine reception will follow the concert.
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 5 p.m.
Renaissance Music for Guitar and Soprano
All Saints' Episcopal Church
504 N Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information: 310.275.0123
Featuring Jordan Charnofsky, guitar, and Elizabeth Ladizinsky, soprano. Music of Rodrigo, de Falla, and works from the Renaissance in the intimate atmosphere of All Saints' Chapel. Tickets: $20 adults / $10 students & seniors. Admission free with Music Guild donor season pass. Reception for Music Guild donors will follow the concert.
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 6 p.m.
Choral Evensong
Church of the Messiah
614 N. Bush Street, Santa Ana 92701.
Information: music@messiahsantaana.org
Featuring music by David Hogan, Herbert Howels, Edgar Bainton and H. Balfour Gardiner. Guest organist is Ty Woodward, currently staff organist at Disney's El Capitan Theater in Hollywood. He has performed classical and theater organ concerts throughout the United States, as well as Westminster Abbey in London. A former dean of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Guild of Organists, Woodward has served on the Commission on Liturgy & Music for the Diocese of Los Angeles. The Rev. Abel Lopez, rector, will offer a meditation. A dinner reception will follow the service.
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THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS, JUNE 4 - 27
Chalk Repertory presents Diet of Worms
St. John's ProCathedral
514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90007
Information/Tickets: chalkrep.com
Diet of Worms, a comedy by Los Angeles-based playwright Tom Jacobson, tells the story of five medieval German nuns who fight Martin Luther's reformation efforts by staging mystery plays based on the Biblical Apocrypha. The play is a modern reimagining of key events in the convent life of historical figure Katherina von Bora, who later married Martin Luther, following the Imperial Diet (the assembly of the Holy Roman Empire) in the city of Worms of 1521. Performances will begin on June 4 and conclude on June 27; at 7 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturdays. Ticket prices are: $20 June 4-6; $25 June 11-13; $30 June 18-20; and $35 June 25-27.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 8 p.m.
Chamber Music Concert: Season Finale
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
1031 Bienveneda Avenue, Pacific Palisades 90272
Information/Tickets here
The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew's and Choir and Soloists of St. Matthew's Parish, under the direction of Thomas Neenan, perform celebratory music for choir and orchestra by John Rutter and Franz Joseph Haydn as well as Felix Mendelssohn's most impressive score - the suite from "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 10 a.m.
Ordination of Deacons
ProCathedral of St. John
514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90007
Information: 213.747.6285
Bishops Suffragan Diane Jardine Bruce and Mary D. Glasspool will ordain Nathan Allen Biornstad, Michael Edward Corrigan, Gina Lee Gore, Peter Pi-sen Huang and Gregory Lloyd Millikin to the Sacred Order of Deacons. The prayers and presence of the diocesan community are requested.
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 7:30 p.m.
All Angels Cry Aloud: English Cathedral Classics for Choir & Organ
Trinity Episcopal Church
1500 State Street, Santa Barbara
Information here
Featuring Santa Barbara's respected chamber choir, The Adelfos Ensemble (Temmo Korisheli, director) and the recently appointed organist of Trinity Episcopal Church, Dr. Thomas Joyce, performing perform familiar and unusual accompanied and a cappella anthems spanning the historical gamut of sacred music in the Anglican tradition, including works by Purcell, Greene, S.S. Wesley, Parry, Stanford, Wood, Willan, David McK. Williams, Britten, W.H. Harris, and Howells, among others. The splendid neo-Gothic setting of Trinity Episcopal Church in Santa Barbara, with its magnificent pipe organ, provides the perfect setting for this majestic repertoire.
SUNDAY, June 7, 4 p.m.
Organ Recital - Robert Hovencamp
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church
1175 San Gabriel Blvd., San Marino 91108
Information: 626.793.9167
St. Edmund's organist-choirmaster will play music of Bach, Tournemire, and Dupre. A reception will follow the recital.
SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 5 p.m.
Canterbury and Coventry Choirs Spring Concert
All Saints Episcopal Church
132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena 91101
Information: Debbie Daniels, 626.583.2750
or ddaniels@allsaints-pas.org
Canterbury Choir and Coventry Choir, directed by James Walker and Zanaida Robles, will offer music from around the world, including selections from Louis Vierne's monumental Messe solennelle and from composers Coleridge-Taylor, Gjeilo, Nystedt, Parry, Paulus, Robles, Walker Child care provided. $10 suggested donation.
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Recurring Services ...
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The worship services or events listed below occur on a regular basis; weekly or monthly. Note that some are suspended on holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas or Holy Week. Please check with individual churches for exceptions to the regular schedule.
MONDAYS, 5 - 5:30 p.m.
Lectio Divina Centering Prayer
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
428 Park Avenue, Laguna Beach 92651
Information: 949.494.3542 or parishoffice@stmaryslb.org
Lectio Divina is the ancient practice of holy listening to scripture. A passage from the upcoming Sunday lessons is read, and in silent prayer we are gradually led from mind to heart, taking the word of God deeper and deeper into the self. Followed by Centering Prayer (see listing below).
MONDAYS, 5:30 - 6 p.m.
Centering Prayer
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
428 Park Avenue, Laguna Beach 92651
Information: 949.494.3542 or parishoffice@stmaryslb.org
Preceded by Lectio Divina (see listing above).
MONDAYS, 7 p.m.
Vox Celestis Gregorian Chant Ensemble
St. James' Episcopal Church
3209 Via Lido, Newport Beach
Information: 949.675.0210.
Ensemble members learn to read original Gregorian notation, and sing the beautiful meditative Latin settings of Vespers and Compline.
MONDAYS, 7 p.m.
Centering Prayer
St. James' Episcopal Church
1325 Monterey Road, South Pasadena
Information: 626.799.9194
Come and experience a method of Contemplative Prayer. This group is led by parishioners, and meets weekly in the Guild Room.
TUESDAYS, 6:15 p.m.
Centering Prayer
The Church of Our Saviour
535 W. Roses Road, San Gabriel
Information: 626.282.5147
No previous experience is necessary. Centering Prayer group meets in St. Luke's Chapel.
TUESDAYS, 7 p.m.
Contemplative Prayer
Church of the Messiah
614 N. Bush Street, Santa Ana
Information: 714.543.9389
Contemplative Prayer meets every Tuesday evening for an extended period of silent meditation and prayer in the Upper Room. Those unfamiliar with this method of prayer are welcome to join others who have practiced contemplative prayer before.
WEDNESDAYS, 6 p.m.
Eventide and Supper
All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
83 Eucalyptus Lane, Santa Barbara 93108
Information: 805.969.4771
The midweek service is at 6:00 p.m. every Wednesday and combines the language, symbols, music, and actions from the rich heritage of the worshiping Church. Eventide has become an important worship opportunity for those wanting a mid-week boost in their spiritual lives and a main worship service for those who prefer this more intimate, casual, yet distinctly Anglican worship experience. Casual supper to follow.
WEDNESDAYS, 7 p.m.
Taizé Worship Service
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
330 E. 16th Street, Upland
Information: 909.920.5565
THURSDAYS, 1 p.m.
Centering Prayer
St. Alban's Episcopal Church
580 Hilgard, Westwood (Los Angeles)
Information: The Rev. Paul Elder, 818.398.4541
THURSDAYS, 6 - 7 p.m.
Taizé Worship
All Saints Episcopal Church
132 N Euclid Avenue, Pasadena 91101
Information here
With candlelight, music, and prayer, join us during our weekly service in an intimate chapel setting. Our peaceful worship offers you an opportunity to sing and pray on a regular basis.
SATURDAYS, 9:30 - 11 a.m.
Saturday Singing
Church of Our Saviour (Music Room)
535 W. Roses Road, San Gabriel 91175
Information: 626.282.5147
Members and friends of The Church of Our Saviour, San Gabriel, and anyone else in the community who likes to sing are invited. Led by musician Roger Cairne-Berteau, Each gathering will be a just-for-fun adult time for singing and meeting people. Since this is not a choir and there will be no performances, there are no auditions and no music reading is required. "The only qualification is this -- When you feel like singing, just show up and sing!" says Cairne-Berteau.
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FIRST SUNDAYS, 12 noon (June 7)
Walking the Virtual Labyrinth
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
1145 West Valencia Mesa Drive, Fullerton
Information: paulnanita@sbcglobal.net
Walk the virtual labyrinth in the parish hall on the first and third Sundays of each month. Led by the Rev. Canon Paul Edwards.
FIRST SUNDAYS, 9 p.m. (June 7)
Compline at the Cathedral
St. John's ProCathedral
514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles
Information here
A community of prayer for students and young adults. Thirty minutes of candlelight, prayer, stillness and song, followed by food and fellowship. First and third Sundays.
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BABY ITEMS: Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service (IRIS), the refugee resettlement program of the diocese, based in Los Angeles, has recently resettled several refugee families in need of baby items. IRIS is looking for donated baby items, including car seats, cribs, bedding and diapers. To donate baby items or any other gently used household items contact Lynn Mackenzie at