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Religious leaders march to protest deportations
At left: Clergy and lay members of the Diocese of Los Angeles were among religious leaders taking part in a March 23 demonstration at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles to protest the detention and deportation of immigrants, especially recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting Central American refugee mothers and children who have come to the U.S. to seek asylum from violence in their homelands. The march was organized by the interfaith group Clergy Leaders United for Economic Justice (CLUE). Below: Twenty-one demonstrators were arrested, including, below from left, Francisco Garcia, priest in charge of Holy Faith Church, Inglewood; Archdeacon Joanne Leslie; and Canon Randy Kimmler of Holy Spirit Fellowship, Los Angeles. (Photos / Chris Tumilty)
 'Called to the Wall' pilgrimage supports immigrant families Clergy and parishioners of the dioceses of Los Angeles and San Diego took part in the fifth annual "Called to the Wall," a Holy Week pilgrimage in support of immigrants, particularly children and families, on March 19. At top: The pilgrimage group of about 125 men, women and children walks along the beach towards the U.S. - Mexico border wall, where Bishop James Mathes of the Diocese of San Diego and Bishop Lino Rodriguez-Amaro of the Diocese of Western Mexico celebrated Eucharist on the Mexican side while Bishop Suffragan Mary D. Glasspool (pictured at right) of the Diocese of Los Angeles celebrated on the U.S. side. (Top photo by S.L. Forsburg / EDSD)
Youth Service Day events to focus on
bringing fresh food to LA's communities
Some 600 young people from around Los Angeles will gather at 14 sites on April 16, Global Youth Service Day, to construct and plant gardens that will help provide fresh, healthy produce for communities of need, and to demonstrate the impact that youth can have on the landscape and well-being of the city.
The day's activities are being coordinated by the Los Angeles nonprofit organization Big Citizen Hub, along with the Diocese of Los Angeles' Seeds of Hope program. Many of the April 16 work sites will be Seeds of Hope projects at Episcopal churches and schools. The launch event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Edendale Garden, a project of Seeds of Hope and the Congregation of St. Athanasius that is located next to the Cathedral Center of St. Paul, 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles. The event will begin with a brief opening ceremony, followed by a work party at which participants will weed, plant and generally beautify the site. All are invited to wear work clothes and bring gardening tools (labeled with the owner's name).
According to Seeds of Hope, more than a million people in Los Angeles lack access to affordable and healthy produce. They expect the young peoples' efforts to provide thousands of pounds of produce for food banks serving those in need.
"Young people in Los Angeles are ready, willing and able to take on the world's most difficult challenges, yet they are vastly under-represented as active citizens, decision makers and problem solvers," according to a Big Citizen Hub-Seeds of Hope release. "On Global Youth Service Day, we celebrate the desire and commitment of our city's young people to make Los Angeles a better place."
For more information about the Youth Service Day events and additional work sites, contact Beth Bayouth of Big Citizen Hub at bbayouth@thebigcitizenhub.org or Payton Hĝegh of Seeds of Hope at pwhoegh@jubileeconsortium.org.
Cathedral Center offices to close for Good Friday
Diocesan offices at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul will be closed on Friday, March 25 in observance of Good Friday. Most offices will reopen on Monday, March 28. The News wishes its readers a happy Easter.
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 Andy Barnett to join Washington National Cathedral staff
 Kujawa-Holbrook is among recipients of Conant Grants The Rev. Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook, dean of the Claremont School of Theology and a professor at Bloy House (Episcopal Theological School at Claremont), is one of 19 recipients of The Episcopal Church's 2016-2017 Conant Grants, which are provided for the improvement of seminary-based theological education. Specifically, the grants are directed for the support of research, writing and course development undertaken by faculty members at the recognized Episcopal seminaries in the United States. The funds are derived from a trust fund established by William S. and Mary M. Conant in 1953. A full list of grants is here.
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 Events & announcements ...
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 Youth invited to 30-Hour Fast
The Program Group on Youth and Young Adult Ministries invites students in grades 6 through 12 to a 30 Hour Fast April 29 - 30, at Church of Our Saviour, 535 W. Roses Road, San Gabriel 91775. The event will support Los Angeles' Midnight Mission, which is a work site for the annual summer L.A. Youth Pilgrimage. "We are asking students to begin their fast after a BIG lunch at noon on Friday," says the PGYM announcement. Participants will gather at 6:30 Friday evening at Church of Our Saviour for Taize worship, enjoy games and activities, and sleep at the church. Juice, water and chicken broth will be available at all times. On Saturday, participants will serve breakfast at the Midnight Mission and work at the food pantry at St. Francis Center in Atwater Village. Their families are invited to join the youth as they break their fast with Eucharist at Our Saviour, followed by dinner prepared by The Abundant Table. For information and to register, click here.
 Canterbury Cup Golf
Classic planned St. Wilfrid of York Church, Huntington Beach, will hold its fourth annual Canterbury Cup Golf Classic, supporting Canterbury Irvine, the Episcopal campus ministry at UC Irvine, on Saturday, April 9, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., at the David L. Baker Golf Course, 10410 Edinger, Fountain Valley. This year's tournament will have a shotgun start and a "scramble" format to streamline everyone's playing time. For more information, email to lukespak@yahoo.com or lstover@alum.pomona.edu.
 Inside the Miracle: A Reading and Conversation with Mark Nepo
Bestselling author Mark Nepo, known for The Book of Awakening and The One Life We're Given: Finding the Wisdom that Waits in Your Heart, will appear at All Saints Church in Pasadena for an evening of reflection and inspiration on Tuesday, April 5, at 7 p.m. The event is free; registration is here. For more information, contact Jamie Hebert at jhebert@allsaints-pas.org. All Saints Church is located at 132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena.
Local poet Alex Martin to lead series of
programs on grief and healing through poetry
St. Luke the Physician Episcopal Church, Monrovia, will present a special Easter season educational program with poet, educator and St. Luke's member Alex Martin titled "Using your Write Brain: Poetry as Path to Healing and Resurrection" at p.m. on Wednesday evenings, beginning April 6, and concluding May 11. This will be the first in a series of explorations about how people can work through grief and healing processes through literature and the arts. The program is part of an enrichment series that in future sessions will focus on the roles of memoir, fiction, drama and film. All sessions are open to the community. Alex Martin grew up in the Los Angeles area and currently lives in Monrovia, CA. She received her bachelor of arts degree in religious studies from Stanford University and a master of fine arts degree in poetry at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. In addition to writing, training with California Poets in the Schools, facilitating writing and grief workshops for Motherless Daughters, San Gabriel Valley chapter, and working at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Pomona, she hikes, attempts yoga, drinks copious amounts of coffee, and searches for the peacocks that roam wild near the Los Angeles Arboretum in Arcadia. She has had poems published in Presence and Listen (publications of Spiritual Directors International) as well as Pirene's Fountain (Glass Lyre Press), Selfish Zine, Peel Pages and other publications. For information and reservations, contact St. Luke's office at 626.357.7071.
 Dinner and Auction will
mark St. George's Day
 Advance screening of The Story of God planned A special preview of The Story of God, a new series from the Discovery Channel hosted by Morgan Freeman (pictured) that explores different cultures and religions around the world to uncover the meaning and history of faith, will be screened at the Mudd Theater on the Claremont School of Theology campus on Thursday, March 31, 6:30 p.m., followed by an interfaith panel discussion with the series' producer, James Younger. Contact Aubrey@ differentdrummer.com for reservations. For more information, please click here. Claremont School of Theology is located at 1325 N. College Avenue, Claremont 91711.
Lutheran-Episcopal ministry in Yucaipa to host discussion of human trafficking Human trafficking will be the theme when Opal Singleton, president and CEO of Million Kids and author of "Seduced -- The Grooming of America's Teenagers," speaks on Sunday, April 10, 1 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Yucaipa, in cooperation with St. Alban's Episcopal Church, which shares its ministry in that city. Singleton works with local law enforcement agencies, including the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force, schools and faith communities to help build awareness of the nature and scope of human trafficking. For information, Contact Sharon Cady of Faith Lutheran Church at 909.894.9884 or Linda Amerault of St. Alban's at 909.224.6086. Faith Lutheran is located at 12449 California Street, Yucaipa.
 Richard Rohr to speak on 'practicing radical compassion' All Saints Church, Pasadena, will host an evening with Richard Rohr, Franciscan priest, spirituality author, teacher, activist and director of the Center for Action & Contemplation, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 3. Rohr's work and witness exemplifies his conviction that the overarching imperative of our time is to link spirituality and social justice. He will talk about teachings on what he calls "an alternative orthodoxy" - celebrating the ancient spirituality of St. Francis while expressing a Christianity open both to science and to other world religions. He will also relate All Saints' current work on racial justice, multiculturalism, and countering white privilege in the contemplative approach to the practice of radical compassion. Registration is here. The event is free; childcare will be provided. For more information, call 626.583.2733 or email to jhebert@allsaints-pas.org. All Saints Church is at 132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, directly across Euclid from Pasadena City Hall.
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This week around the diocese ...
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MONDAY, APRIL 4, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Developmental Difference of Boys and Girls
During the School Years
St. Mark's Episcopal School
330 E. 16th Street, Upland
Information: 909.920.5565
Louise Macatee, counselor at Campbell Hall, North Hollywood, will speak on gender imbalance, and discuss the way that boys and girls are wired and learn differently, focusing on students in kindergarten through eighth grade, and strategies for dealing with the differences.
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Big Bang Cosmology and Divine Creation:
The New Physics and the Old Metaphysics
Trinity Episcopal Church
1500 State Street, Santa Barbara 93101
Information: 805.965.7419
The Science and Religion Study Group of Trinity Church presents Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, director of the Vatican Observatory and president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. Consolmagno has been at the Vatican Observatory since 1993. His research explores connections between meteorites, asteroids, and the evolution of small solar system bodies; observing Kuiper Belt comets with the Vatican's 1.8 meter telescope in Arizona; and applying his measure of meteorite physical properties to understanding asteroid origins and structure. Along with more than 200 scientific publications, he is the author of a number of popular books, including Turn Left at Orion (with Dan Davis) and, most recently, Would You Baptize an Extraterrestial? (with Father Paul Mueller, SJ). He also has hosted science programs for BBC Radio 4, been interviewed in numerous documentary films, and appeared on The Colbert Report. In 2000, the small bodies nomenclature committee of the IAU named an asteroid, 4597 Consolmagno, in recognition of his work. In 2014 he received the Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences for excellence in public communication in planetary sciences. In-depth discussion will follow Consolmagno's presentation. The event is free; a free-will offering will be received.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 6 p.m.
Maundy Thursday Liturgy
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church
1175 S. San Gabriel Blvd., San Marino 91108
Information: 626.793.9167
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 7:30 p.m.
Missa Mystica on Maundy Thursday
All Saints Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information: 310.275.0123
Sung by All Saints' Choir: Orlando de Lassus' Missa "Bella Amfitrit' altera"; Craig Phillips, "Peace is my last gift"; and Maurice Duruflé's "Ubi caritas" and "Tantum ergo."
FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 12 noon and 6 p.m.
Solemn Collects and Veneration of the Cross
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church
1175 S. San Gabriel Blvd., San Marino 91108
Information: 626.793.9167
FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 12:10 p.m.
Good Friday Service
All Saints Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information: 310.275.0123
All Saints' Choir will sing Craig Phillips' Passion According to St. John and Tomás Luis de Victoria's Reproaches.
FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 7 p.m.
Good Friday Service: Fauré's Requiem
St. Ambrose Episcopal Church
830 W. Bonita Avenue, Claremont 91711
Information: 909.626.7170
The Requiem and other special music will be performed by St. Ambrose's choir, Credamus.
SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 8 p.m.
Great Vigil of Easter
All Saints Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information: 310.275.0123
Led by All Saints' Choir with the Modern Brass Quintet. Featuring Edward Bairstow's Sing ye to the Lord; and This joyful Eastertide (arr. Charles Wood).
SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 7 p.m.
The Great Vigil of Easter
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church
1175 S. San Gabriel Blvd., San Marino 91108
Information: 626.793.9167
Kindling of the Pascal fire and the first Mass of Easter.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 4:30 p.m.
Choir Concert
Church of Our Saviour
535 West Roses Road, San Gabriel 91775
Information: 626.282.5147 or www.churchofoursaviour.org
Featuring the Our Saviour Choir, directed by Canon Philip Smith.
SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 5 p.m.
Eastertide Choral Evensong
St Wilfrid of York Episcopal Church
18631 Chapel Lane, Huntington Beach
Information: 714.962.7512 or st.wilfridschurch.org
Christopher Gravis will conduct music by Kelly, Wood, and Rachmaninoff.
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The worship services or events listed here occur on a regular basis; weekly or monthly. Note that some are suspended on holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas or Holy Week, or during the summer. Please check with individual churches for exceptions to the regular schedule.
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