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 Presiding Bishop calls
for a season of prayer Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has called the Episcopal Church to an Easter season of prayer for regions of the Anglican Communion currently experiencing violence and civil strife. "In this season of Resurrection, I call on everyone to pray for our brothers and sisters in areas where there is much burden and little hope," the presiding bishop said. Citing Galatians 6:2 - Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ - Curry called for prayer throughout the Easter. season. Each week, beginning on April 3, the first Sunday of Easter, and proceeding through Pentecost on May 15, Curry asks Episcopal congregations to pray for a particular province or region, beginning with Burundi and continuing with Central America, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Middle East, Pakistan, and South Sudan. To learn more, click here; check back for more information throughout Eastertide.
 Pakistani bishop speaks
out against violence The Rt. Rev. Samuel Azariah, bishop of Raiwind and moderator of the Church of Pakistan, spoke out about the violence carried out on Easter Day in Gulshan-e-Iqbai Park in Lahore, Pakistan in a statement published on his Facebook page:
Bishop Samuel Azariah, the President Bishop of Church of Pakistan condemns in strongest terms the terrorist attack in Gulshan Iqbal Park Lahore, claiming lives of innocent people.
Bishop Samuel Azariah, Bishop Irfan Jamil (Bishop of Lahore) and Bishop Mano Rumalshah (Bishop Emeritus of Peshawar) expressed their deepest condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for peace and speedy recovery to those who were injured in the blast.
The Lahore blast has taken lives of over 72 people and left over 300 injured, many of them children and women, when a suicide bomber blew himself up at Gulshan Iqbal Park on Easter evening.
Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, one of the largest parks of Lahore, is usually packed with visitors on weekends. But there was an extraordinary rush Sunday evening as a large number of Christians had turned up to celebrate Easter.
Following the blast, the President Bishop of Church of Pakistan visited the hospitals to console and pray for the injured and analyze the situation.
Bishop Azariah, who actively participates in promoting interfaith activities, stated that such acts weaken and damage the struggle and effort toward bringing a relation of peace and harmony between Christians and Muslims.
It is unfortunate that these inhuman terrorists identify themselves as Muslims and by performing such barbaric acts damage the image of their faith community. In a context of this nature, it is the primary responsibility of our majority brothers and sisters from the Muslim community to identify, silence and eliminate this minority. This minority claims to be the real Muslims, and primarily acts against the teaching of Islam and this should be resolved.
Mere statements of condemnation and quotes from The Holy Scriptures are not enough. We as a nation have reached a breaking point that 'enough is enough.' How many more soft targets have to be sacrificed?
Azariah also spoke in a Facebook video, available here.
In his column in the Episcopal News Weekly bulletin insert for April 3, Bishop Bruno cited Azariah's statement and called for prayer and support for Christians in Pakistan.
Bishop Azariah's wife, the Rev. Khushnud Azariah and vicar of St. Michael's Church, Riverside, took part in a local vigil condemning the attacks. See "In the media" below for an article from the Daily Bulletin about the vigil.
 ECW awards
2015 Medical Ministry Grants Following long-established tradition, the Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of Los Angeles awarded its 2015 Medical Ministry Grants; to Cleaver Family Wellness Clinic in El Monte, Foothill Family Shelter in Upland, and Beach Cities Interfaith Services in Huntington Beach. The funds - awarded in 2015 but presented in 2016 - are to be used for medical clinics or outreach sponsored by an Episcopal church within the diocese, and must directly benefit the clients of the clinic (as opposed to operating expenses). This year the ECW board received five applications, of which three qualified for assistance under the grant guidelines. A fourth was referred to the Church Periodical Club. Read more here.
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 In the media ...
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Daily Bulletin
March 29, 2016
Vigil at Chino mosque condemns attack in Pakistan
More than 100 Muslims and Christians joined Monday in a prayer vigil to condemn a terrorist attack that killed more than 70 people and injured more than 300 others in Pakistan on Easter. The Chino mosque of a reformist Muslim community organized the interfaith vigil. Read more here.
(Khushnud Azariah, vicar of St. Michael's, Riverside, and wife of Bishop Samuel Azariah of Pakistan, took part in the vigil and is quoted in this article.)
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People ...
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REQUIESCANT  Canon Peter Reed Mann May 18, 1929 - March 15, 2016
Canon Peter Mann, a longtime treasurer of the diocese and its missioner for administration from 1983 to 1995, died March 15. He was 86 and died at home after a recent hospitalization. Requiem Eucharist is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at St. Matthew's Church in Pacific Palisades, where Mann was an active vestry member, senior warden and volunteer since 1978, together with his wife, Carlotita (Tita), who died in 2011. Read more here.  Canon Ruth Moody NicastroJanuary 1926 - March 28, 2016
Canon Ruth Nicastro, longtime diocesan missioner for communication and editor emerita of the Episcopal News, died March 28 while hospitalized in Thousand Oaks. She was 90 and had been suffering the effects of two strokes in recent years. Well-known across the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion for her award-winning expertise, Nicastro was in 1986-89 president of the church-wide Episcopal Communicators and in 1988 a member of the international Lambeth Conference communication team, serving at the invitation of then-Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie. Services are pending. Read more here.
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 Events & announcements ...
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 Stewardship conference on 'Living Generously' coming to Pasadena June 2 - 4- The Changing Face of Stewardship and Giving
- Preaching Generosity
- Building and Celebrating Generosity Through Stewardship
- Stewardship 101
- Leading Change in Year-Round Generosity
- Generosity and Liturgy
- Generosity and Technology
- Generosity and Children
Bishop Suffragan Diane Jardine Bruce will preach at the opening Eucharist. Friday night entertainment will be provided by recording artists Kate Walace and Douglas Clegg of Trinity Episcopal Church, Santa Barbara. A one-day pre-conference for clergy and stewardship leadrs will be held on Thursday, June 2, focusing on generosity in multicultural, multi-generation settings and across Episcopal/Anglican traditions.For more information, a complete conference schedule, and to register, click here.
 PGYM, St. Mark's, Glendale, invite youth
to Haiti pilgrimage
 Save the Date
Holy Family Services annual garden party is May 14
Holy Family Services, the adoption and foster care agency that is an institution of the Diocese of Los Angeles, will hold its annual garden party and silent auction, themed "Circle of Hope," on the afternoon of Saturday, May 14 at the Pasadena home of Bishop Jon Bruno and Mary Bruno. More information will be published in future issues of the Update.
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This week around the diocese ...
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 7 p.m.
Peace & Justice Film Series: 'Gueros'
Church of the Messiah
614 N. Bush Street, Santa Ana 92701
Ever since the National University strike broke out, Sombra and Santos have been living in angst-ridden limbo. Education-less, motionless, purposeless, and unsure of what the strike will bring, they begin to look for strange ways to kill time. But their idiosyncratic routine is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Tomas, Sombra's kid brother. Free parking at Hand Together Preschool across the street. Street parking is metered. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome!
THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 6:30 p.m.
Preview Screening: The Story of God
Claremont School of Theology
1325 N. College Avenue, Claremont 91711
Information here
Reservations: Aubrey@differentdrummer.com
A special advance screening of The Story of God, a new Discover Channel series hosted by Morgan Freeman, will be shown at the Mudd Theater on the Claremont School of Theology campus, followed by an interfaith panel discussion with the series' producer, James Younger, and several leaders from varying faiths.
SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 7 p.m.
Richard Rohr, 'Practicing Radical Compassion'
All Saints Church
132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena
Information: jhebert@allsaints-pas.org
All Saints Church will host an evening with Richard Rohr, Franciscan priest, spirituality author, teacher, activist and director for the Center for Action and Contemplation. Rohr will speak on issues such as open-minded spirituality, racial justice, multiculturalism, and countering white privilege in the contemplative approach to the practice of radical compassion. The event is free; childcare will be provided. Please register here in advance.
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.
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 7 p.m.
Inside the Miracle: A Reading and
Conversation with Mark Nepo
All Saints Church
132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena
Information: jhebert@allsaints-pas.org
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 for an evening of reflection and inspiration. The event is free; registration is here.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Canterbury Cup Golf Classic
David L. Baker Golf Course
10410 Edinger, Fountain Valley
Information: lukespak@yahoo.com or lstover@alum.pomona.edu
St. Wilfrid of York Church in Huntington Beach will hold its fourth annual Canterbury Cup Golf Classic, supporting Canterbury Irvine, the Episcopal campus ministry at UC Irvine. This year's tournament will have a shotgun start and a "scramble" format to streamline everyone's playing time.
SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2 - 4 p.m.
Decoding Rituals and Symbols of Islam
Islamic Center of Southern California
434 Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles 90020
Registration here
The Guibord Center and the Islamic Center of Southern California will host an afternoon of enlightenment at the mosque, where those curious about the Muslim faith can have their questions answered and learn about its traditions first-hand. There is no charge, but reservations are required. The Guibord Center, a nonsectarian organization, works to increase understanding among Los Angeles' varied faith communities.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1 p.m.
Discussion: Human Trafficking
Faith Lutheran Church
12449 California Street, Yucaipa
Information: 909.224.6086
Opal Singleton, president and CEO of Million Kids and author of "Seduced: The Grooming of America's Teenagers" will speak about human trafficking and its victims at Faith Lutheran, which shares its ministry with St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Yucaipa. 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.
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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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FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 7:30 p.m.
Resounding: A Concert of Great Works for Organ
St. Mark's-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church
2901 Nojoquio Avenue, Los Olivos 93441
Information: Linda Burrows, 805.688.7423, or St. Mark's office, 805.688.4454
British conductor and organist Michael Bawtree is based in Glasgow, Scotland, currently works with the Edinburgh Royal Choral Union, Glasgow Chamber Choir, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He has performed organ recitals throughout the United Kingdom as well as in Denmark, France, Washington D.C. and California. In summer 2014, Bawtree directed a choral project in Mumbai for 250 children from all walks of life--slum children sang alongside the most privileged on the stage of the National Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $25 ($10 with student ID). A reception will follow the concert.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 8 p.m.
Music from Venice, Leipzig and London
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
1031 Bienveneda Avenue, Pacific Palisades 90272-2314
Information: 310.454.1358
Eight of Los Angeles's finest choral singers, members of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, come together with the principal players of the Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew's to perform music from St. Mark's Basilica, Venice (Gabrielli & Monteverdi), Zimmerman's Coffee House, Leipzig (Bach), and St. Paul's Cathedral, London (John Tavener and Gerald Finzi).
SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 5 p.m.
Organ Recital: Joseph O'Berry
All Saints' Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
O'Berry, organ scholar of Truro Cathedral, England, will play music by J. S. Bach, Buxtehude, Howells, Phillips and Reubke. This concert is a benefit for the 2017 Choir Pilgrimage by All Saints' Choir to Salisbury and Wells Cathedrals in England, where they will sing in residence. Suggested minimum donation: $25.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 3 p.m.
A Concert to Benefit All Saints
(Highland Park) Emergency Shelter
Cathedral Center of St. Paul
840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles 90026
Information: 323.255.6806
Sponsored by Pastor Ernest King and the Lutheran Church and School of the Good Shepherd in Highland Park, and the Southwest Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Hubert Alexander, organist; Simone Deleon-Pina and Nadira Kimberly, violin; Karoline Souza Menezes, viola; and Lauren Sparrow Alexander, cello. Suggested donation at the door is $10 (although no one will be turned away).
SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 4:30 p.m.
Solemn Evensong & Organ Recital
St. James' Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information: 213.388.3015 or saintjamesla.org
Choir of St. James', James Buonemani, director. Followed by an organ recital (see listing below).
SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 6 p.m.
Recital: Edoardo Bellotti (Italy), organ
St. James' Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information: 213.388.3015 or saintjamesla.org
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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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