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Presiding Bishop updates staff
on independent investigation
[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry on April 4 addressed the staff of the Episcopal Church and provided the following update about the independent investigation he called for after placing three members of senior management on administrative leave in December. Read more here.
NYA's annual Venice Garden &
Home Tour slated for May 7
Update to take hiatus for week before April 24
The Episcopal News Update will be on hiatus for the week preceding April 24. Publication will resume on Wednesday, April 26, for the Update (dated for the following Sunday, May 1).
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 L.A. rector publishes Claiming Resurrection in the Dying Church
REQUIESCAT
 Ruth Nicastro funeral
planned for April 17A funeral service for Canon Ruth Nicastro, longtime diocesan missioner for communication and editor emerita of the Episcopal News, will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 17 at St. Bede's Church, 3590 Grand View Blvd., Los Angeles 90066 (310.391.5522). Nicastro 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. A full obituary is here.
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 Interfaith event will honor late Rabbi Leonard Beerman All Saints Church, Pasadena, will host "An Evening of Song and Spoken Word" in honor of its late rabbi-in-residence, Leonard I. Beerman, on Monday, April 11 at 7 p.m. Participants honoring Beerman, who died in 2014, as "a brilliant and courageous spiritual leader and passionate advocate for social justice" will include: the Rev. Canon Ed Bacon, rector of All Saints; composer Alan Bergman; Sharon Brous, founder and senior rabbi of IKAR Team; Kenneth Chasen, senior rabbi of Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles; actor Mike Farrell; television producer Norman Lear; Laila Al-Marayati, MD; Salam Al-Marayati, executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council; David Myers, professor of history at UCLA; and writer David Rintels. All Saints' Canterbury and Coventry Choir soloists will join together as an octet with Director of Music James Walker, to perform the third movement from Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and "Make Our Garden Grow" from Candide. Sponsored by All Saints Church, Leo Baeck Temple, and the Leonard I. Beerman Foundation for Peace and Justice. For more information, call 626.796.1172. All Saints Church is located at 132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena.
 Two presentations will
spotlight gun violence All Saints' Church, Beverly Hills, will offer two "Spotlight on Gun Violence" presentations, on Wednesdays, April 13 and 20. Each evening will begin with dinner at 7 p.m., followed by presentation and discussion at 7:30 p.m. The first presentation, on April 13, will be titled "The Bible and Gun Violence": "Jesus says, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' But that doesn't tell us how to live in a world with guns," says the announcement from All  Saints' Church. Kutter Callaway (pictured above left), a professor at Fuller Theological Seminary will speak about issues of culture and theology, and discuss provocative ideas, such as renouncing our Second Amendment rights, should the church pulpit have a gun for safety, and other ways to reduce gun violence. The second program, Children and Gun Violence, on April 20, will be led by the Rev. Ronald David, M.D. (pictured at left), an expert on child and infant mortality, who will address ways to keep children safe from gun violence. Childcare will be provided at no cost. For more information, visit the All Saints website or contact Scott Taylor at staylor@allsaintsbh.org or Andy Carmichael at 818.388.3480.
 Guibord Center announces annual fundraising dinner The Guibord Center, which works to increase understanding among Los Angeles' diverse faith communities, will hold its annual fundraising dinner, "Becoming the Mandala: An Evening of Peace" on Thursday, June 16 at St. John's ProCathedral, 514 W. Adams Street, Los Angeles 90007. The event will begin with an opening reception at 7:30, followed by program and dinner. Tickets are $150 each. Sponsorships are available. Information and registration links are here.
 CenterQuest's School of Spiritual Direction opens registration for new training cycle CenterQuest, an ecumenical hub for the study and practice of Christian spirituality, hosts a School of Spiritual Direction (SSD) - a one-year focused program that is uniquely hybrid in its format -- a combination of opening and closing residencies and online learning. Broadly ecumenical, culturally diverse, global in reach, communal in emphasis, praxis-oriented, mentor-guided, contemplative in focus -- these are some of the distinctives of the SSD program, which is led by seasoned and highly experienced practitioners in the field of spiritual direction. CenterQuest founder Wil Hernandez is a member of St. James' Episcopal Church, South Pasadena; board member Joe Coletti is executive director of Episcopal Urban Initiatives, an institution of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Applications for SSD's next cycle, which will begin in September 2016, are currently open. Deadline for applications is May 31. For more information, visit the SSD page on the CenterQuest website.
 Author Kim Rosen to lead 'Poetry Dive' at All Saints, Pasadena Kim Rosen, author of Saved by a Poem, will lead "The Poetry Dive: Immersion in the Language of the Soul," a forum at All Saints Church, Pasadena, on Saturday, April 16, 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Participants are invited to "experience poetry's power to wake you up, shake you up and summon you into a deeper, more intimate experience of living. ... Join Kim for a transformative immersion in mystical poems, music, guided meditation, gentle movement and interpersonal revelation designed to melt your defenses, liberate the flow of your feelings, and open you to yourself and others. You do not need to recite, write or even like poetry to discover its power as prayer, celebration, and awakener." Participants are asked to bring a notebook and pen and wear clothes in which they can move and sit comfortably. Registration is here. The registration fee is $50; scholarships and sliding scale fees available. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more information contact Jamie Hebert at 626.583.2733. All Saints Church is at 132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena.
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This week around the diocese ...
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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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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 7 p.m.
Film Screening: Welcome to Leith
Church of the Messiah
614 N. Bush Street, Santa Ana 92701
Information: 714.543.9389
Welcome to Leith, a 2015 "documentary thriller" by Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker tells the bizarre factual story of the attempted takeover of Leith, North Dakota (pop. 16) by white supremacist Craig Cobb. The directors, with funding from a Kickstarter campaign, lived in the town for extended periods and present a first-hand view of events. Free parking is available across the street at Hands Together Preschool. Street parking is metered. Light refreshments will be served. A trailer is here.
THURSDAY - SUNDAY, APRIL 14 - 17, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Estate sale
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
122 S California Ave, Monrovia 91016
Information here
The entire contents of several high-end houses have been donated to historic St. Luke's Church, which celebrates its 125th anniversary this year. Proceeds from the sale will benefit St. Luke's maintenance fund and ministries. Items for sale include furniture, objects d'art, artworks, lighting fixtures, patio furniture, rugs, kitchen and tabletop items, Christmas decorations and more. The sale is being handled by estate sale coordinator Zoe TeBeau of Claremont, with appraisals and review by the auction house of John Moran & Associates of Monrovia.
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This week in liturgy and the arts ...
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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
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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SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 7:30 p.m.
St. Thomas Concert Series
St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church
7501 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles 90046
Information: 323.876.2102 or here
Tenor Nathan Dougherty sings with a period consort of violin, viola da gamba, cello, lute, and harpsichord in an historically informed performance of 17th and 18th Century music. Repertoire includes works by Jacopo Peri, Bertrand de Bacilly, Michel Lambert, Jean-Baptiste Mornin, and Bernardo Pasquini. A reception will follow in the parish hall.
SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 4 p.m.
Organ Concert: Mark Thallander
St. George's Episcopal Church
23802 Avenida de la Carlota, Laguna Hills
Information: 949.837.4530
Mark Thallander, is a former assistant director of music and organist at the Crystal Cathedral. Following a horrific automobile accident in 2003, in which he lost one arm, Thallander has continued his stunning organ performances. His amazing story helps empower other to overcome obstacles and continue to use their God-given talents.
SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 4 p.m.
Concert: The Episcopal Chorale
St. Gregory's Episcopal Church
6201 E. Willow Street, Long Beach 90815
Information: 562. 420.1311
The Episcopal Chorale was founded in 1983 under the musical direction of Canon Dr. Charles H. Cheatham and has since been lauded as one of the finest community choirs of its time.
SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 4 p.m.
Spring Organ Recital: Robert Hovencamp
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church
1175 San Gabriel Blvd, San Marino 91108
Information: 626.793.9167 or here
The recital series, now in its sixth year, has featured outstanding organists in concert on St. Edmund's magnificently restored and enlarged Aeolian-Skinner/Rosales pipe organ. Robert Hovencamp, organist at St. Edmund's, will perform music of Bach, DeGrigny, Langlais. The recital is free, funded by donations to the Friends of Music. A reception with refreshments will follow the recital. Ample off-street parking is available.
SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 7:30 p.m.
A Service of Contemplation and
Prayer in the Style of Taizé
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
5450 Churchwood Drive, Oak Park 91377
Information: 818.991.4797 or tcote.org
This service is patterned on the worship practices of the ecumenical French monastic community at Taizé. The worship is quiet, meditative and reflective, and seeks to provide an opportunity to worshipers to enter into a prayerful experience of God.
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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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