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Seeds of Hope and Big Citizen Hub
team for youth service day
A group of young people, ranging in age from junior high to college, spent April 16 weeding and planting in Edendale Grove, next to the Cathedral Center of St. Paul, under the auspices of Los Angeles nonprofit Big Citizen Hub and Seeds of Hope, the food justice ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles for Global Youth Service Day. Steve List (pictured above at back center), agriculture teacher at Sylmar High School, gave the students a brief lesson in planting techniques before they set out tomatoes, peppers, basil, strawberries and other plants in the labyrinth-shaped form created by Seeds of Hope. Some 600 young people worked in similar projects at 13 sites around Los Angeles County, including nine Seeds of Hope gardens, including those at All Saints' Church, Highland Park; St. Paul's Church, Pomona; St. Stephen's Church, Hollywood; Church of the Epiphany, East Los Angeles; and St. Philip's Church, South Los Angeles, in addition to ecumenical partners including a Baptist, a Roman Catholic and a nondenominational congregation. The projects will provide fresh, healthy produce for communities of need, while demonstrating the impact that youth can have on civic landscape and well-being.
The Abundant Table announces
first-ever summer camp sessions
The Abundant Table, a ministry based in Santa Paula, has announced that it will offer "Alive: Eco-Faith and Farm Summer Day Camp in two sessions this summer. The farm and garden-based program will engage campers ages 6 years to 12 years "in connecting farm-based learning experiences with Christian faith to feel fully alive in the tradition of relationship and love of self, community, Earth, place, and God." Learning and activity themes of soil science, watersheds, eco-systems, botany, local food systems, and healthy eating will be woven together with biblical teachings and reflection. The first session will be held Monday - Friday, July 25 - 29 at The Abundant Table Farm in Camarillo. The second session will be Monday - Friday, August 8 - 12 at Community Roots Garden in Oxnard. Cost per camper is $150 per session. Each day's schedule will begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. Read more here.
 Celebrate a quarter century of ministry by EUIP interns June 2 The Jubilee Consortium invites all to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Episcopal Urban Intern Program on Thursday, June 2, 7 - 10 p.m. at The Carondelet House (pictured), 627 S. Carondelet Street, Los Angeles 90057. Bishop Frederick H. Borsch, Bishop Diane Jardine Bruce, the Rev. Gary Commins (founding director) and the Rev. Jaime Edwards-Acton (current director) will be among those gathering to celebrate a quarter century of dedicated service by nearly 200 interns who have come from all over the country to help some of LA's finest nonprofit organizations to address some of its most crucial needs. Attendees will be invited to envision what the next 25 years of EUIP could be. It will be an evening for imagining and reminiscing, networking and reconnecting, with hors d'oeuvres and wine provided by Très L.A. Catering. For ticket prices and reservations, click here.
 Bishop's Guild
seeks donations of handmade quilts Are you a quilter? Can you donate a quilt to the Bishop's Guild? Quilts will be sold or auctioned at the Bishop's Guild Garden Party, to be held at the Pasadena home of Bishop Jon Bruno and Mary Bruno on Saturday, Sept. 24 to help support the Bishop's Scholarship Fund for seminarians of the Diocese of Los Angeles. For more information, or to donate a quilt, contact Donna Keller, Bishop's Guild president, at 951.545.4218 or donnakeller68@yahoo.com.
 TENS 'Living Generously' stewardship conference coming June 2 - 4 to Pasadena Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of Network and author of A Nun on the Bus; Fr. Greg Boyle, founder and CEO of Homeboy Industries; and the Rev. Jim Clark, rector of St. Barnabas on the Desert in Scottsdale, Arizona, will be keynote speakers when TENS, The Episcopal Network for Stewardship, holds its annual conference, themed "Living Generously," June 2 - 4 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Read more here.
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 Ordinations to diaconate, priesthood slatedSeveral ordinations are scheduled in coming weeks in the Diocese of Los Angeles:
Bishop J. Jon Bruno will ordain Gianluigi Gugliermetto to the Sacred Order of Priests at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 5 at Christ Church Parish, 1127 North San Antonio Avenue, Ontario. The prayers and presence of the diocesan community are invited. Clergy: cassock, surplice and red stole. A reception will follow the service.
Bishop Bruno will ordain Lisa Anne Jacoby to the Sacred Order of Deacons at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 22 at St. Margaret of Scotland Episcopal Church, 31641 La Novia Avenue, San Juan Capistrano. The prayers and presence of the diocesan community are invited. Clergy: cassock, surplice and red stole. A reception will follow the service.
Bishop Bruno will ordain Christian Stanley Anderson, Louise Mae Macatee, Jana Milhon-Martin, Christopher Montella, Norma Yanira Guerra Romero and Robert Lyle Sammis to the Sacred Order of Deacons at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 4 at St. John's ProCathedral, 514 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles 90007 (213.747.6285). The prayers and presence of the diocesan community are invited. A reception will follow the service.
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Joint concert to feature Episcopal Chorale,
Dutch Arise Kampen choir
The Episcopal Chorale Society invites the diocesan community to a multi-cultural explosion of music as African-American and Dutch voices collaborate with Korean-American instrumental artistry. The chorale, under the direction of Canon Chas Cheatham, will perform with Netherlands-based Arise Kampen choir, directed by Wolfried Kaper. The two ensembles sang together in Holland and Germany in 2014 and will reunite May 6 in performance with the Korean Dream Orchestra, conducted by Director Daniel Suk. These gifted musicians will come together to produce an evening of music and worship at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 6 at Wilshire United Methodist Church 4350 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90005. Tickets at $25 each will be available directly from Chorale members or online at BrownPaperTickets.com.
 Spring Garden Party will raise funds for Canterbury Irvine Canterbury Irvine, the Episcopal campus ministry at the University of California at Irvine, will hold its Spring Garden Party fundraiser on Saturday, May 21, 3 - 5 p.m. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 4400 Barranca Parkway, Irvine. Beth Bojarski (pictured), executive director of Camp Stevens, will speak on "Sustainable Living." A silent auction will be held. All are invited for this afternoon of music, food and drink, talk, bidding, and more. For reservations (requested by May 14), email to canterburyirvine@gmail.com.
 Holy Family Services annual garden party
will be held 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 home of Mary and Bishop J. Jon Bruno in Pasadena, from 2 p.m to 5 p.m. In addition to the silent auction, there will also be an opportunity drawing for an iPad Mini and a live auction. Please sign up in advance; tickets are $65 for adults and $20 for children ages 4 through 12. Proceeds will go to Holy Family Services. Contact Marianne Wright at 626.389.0057 for more information.
 Take Mom sailing for Mother's Day with Holy Faith, Inglewood Holy Faith Church, Inglewood, will sponsor a Mother's Day Weekend Brunch Cruise on Saturday, May 7, 1:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., featuring live music. The boat will depart from Marina del Rey at 12 p.m. sharp. This fundraising event will celebrate more than 100 years of ministry by Holy Faith Church. Tickets are $85 for adults, $40 for children. Sponsors and donors are invited. For information and tickets, contact the Holy Faith parish office at 310.674.7700
 Chili cooks invited to compete for 'Tongues of Fire' awards in Laguna Niguel Faith Episcopal Church invites local cooks to put their best chili forward to compete for four awards to be offered in the fourth annual Tongues of Fire Chili Cook-off on Saturday, May 14, 3 - 6 p.m. Those attending will be invited to sample all chili entries in the following categories: True Chili, Anything Goes Chili, Chili Verde or Veggie/Vegan Chili. Prizes will be awarded in all categories, along with a Best of Show recognition for the overall best concoction. Chili entry fee is $10. Chili must be prepared off site and made from scratch. The public is welcome to attend free of charge and sample the competing entries at $1 per taste. Beverages and hot dogs will also be available. This family-focused event will also feature activities for kids, a bounce house, fire engine tours and a visit from the firefighting team from Fire Station 39. Danny Lulu will provide live music. The awards ceremony and drawings will be held at 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. Proceeds from this annual fundraiser will benefit the children's ministry program. For more information call 949.585.9200, email Geoff@TFGArchitects.com or click here for entry form and rules. Faith Episcopal Church is located at 27802 El Lazo Road in Laguna Niguel, adjacent to the Ziggurat Federal Building.
 Festive high tea at St. Stephen's, Santa Clarita, to mark Mother's Day St. Stephen's Episcopal Church invites the diocesan community to join them for High Tea on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 8, 12 p.m. Avoid the restaurant crowds and treat Mom in style to a full formal afternoon tea with baked goodies and finger sandwiches. Optional-purchase Mojitos, sodas and more will also be available. Tickets, which are available at the church office, 661.259.7307, during office hours, are $25 for adults and $10 for children age 11 and under.
 Come to the May Faire at St. Mark's, Los Olivos St. Mark's-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church Preschool, Los Olivos, invites all to attend its May Faire on Saturday, April 30, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the campus at 2901 Nojoqui Avenue, at the corner of Alamo Pintado Avenue in downtown Los Olivos. This event celebrates the spring season with fun for the entire family; with all proceeds benefiting the preschool scholarship program and equipment fund. The May Faire will feature a traditional Maypole dance, craft activities, and bounce houses for children, along with an artisans' bazaar. A bake sale will offer home-made treats, and a raffle drawing of a Best of the Valley Basket filled with donations from local wineries, restaurants and shops will be offered. Free live entertainment in the courtyard will feature Solvang Conservancy musicians, as well as singer/songwriter and guitarist Dewey Roberts of Santa Ynez. Food will be available for purchase, along with beverages for adults from local wineries and brew houses. Admission is free; tickets for children's activities may be purchased on-site for $1 each. For additional information, call 805.688.4454.
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This week around the diocese ...
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FRIDAY - SATURDAY, APRIL 29 - 30,12:00 p.m.
PGYM 30-Hour Fast
Church of Our Saviour
535 W. Roses Road, San Gabriel 91775
Information / Registration here
The Program Group on Youth and Young Adult Ministries and Church of Our Saviour invite youth from grades 6 through 12 to participate in a 30-Hour Fast, which will support Los Angeles' Midnight Mission, a work site for the annual summer L.A. Youth Pilgrimage. Participants will sleep overnight at the church, serve breakfast at the Midnight Mission, and volunteer work at the food pantry in St. Francis Center in Atwater Village before breaking the fast with Eucharist at Our Saviour, followed by dinner prepared by The Abundant Table. Please register in advance.
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SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2 - 5 p.m.
Venice Garden & Home Tour
Neighborhood Youth Association
1016 Pleasant View Avenue, Los Angeles 90291
Information/Tickets: www.venicegardentour.org
A benefit for Neighborhood Youth Association, an institution of the diocese for more than 100 years. This year's event will celebrate the works of architect Steven Shortridge, a supporter of NYA who died in 2014. Featured site will be the home designed by Shortridge for John Melfi, producer of "Sex in the City." A soiree at Shortridge's last project, "Horizon House," located at the beach, will conclude the day. Tickets, which are nonrefundable and tax deductible, are $250 each. Limited to 200 participants. The gardens are open for the self-guided walking tour 10 a.m., and close promptly at 5 p.m. The soiree will be held from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Shuttles will be provided from NYA headquarters. Neighborhood Youth Association enables students to achieve their personal best with educational services, academic support, counseling, college and career planning and cultural enrichment programs from elementary through high school and beyond.
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This week in liturgy and the arts ...
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SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 6:30 p.m.
Classical Guitar and Cello Concert
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Irvine
4400 Barranca Parkway, Irvine
Information: felixjkz@gmail.com
Irina Kulikova, guitar, and Felix Volozhanin, cello, will perform works by Vivaldi, Bach, Tarrega, Vasiliev and Piazzolla. Tickets: $30 at the door.
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 7 p.m.
Jazz Concert
St. Francis' Episcopal Church
2200 Via Rosa, Palos Verdes Estates
Information: 310.373.0233
The St. Francis Jazz Program presents Scott Whitfield on trombone and the Ginger Berglund Sextet in concert. No admission charge. A reception will follow the performance. A free-will offering will be taken to benefit the St. Francis Jazz Vespers Series.
SUNDAY, MAY 1, 4 p.m.
Spring Organ Recital: Ned Tipton
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church
1175 San Gabriel Blvd., San Marino 91108
Information: www.saintedmunds.org or 626.793.9167
Canon Ned Tipton, music director at the ProCathedral of St. John in Los Angeles, will play music of Bach, Mendelssohn, Vierne, Durufle, and Tournemire. The recital series, now in its sixth year, features the finest organists in concert on St. Edmund's magnificently restored and enlarged Aeolian-Skinner/Rosales pipe organ. There is no charge. A reception will follow the concert.
SUNDAY, MAY 1, 4:30 p.m.
Easter 6: Choral Evensong
Church of Our Saviour
535 West Roses Road, San Gabriel 91775
Information: 626.282.5147 or www.churchofoursaviour.org
Featuring the Our Saviour Choir and guests, directed by Canon Philip Smith.
SUNDAY, MAY 1, 5 p.m.
Choral Evensong for Eastertide
All Saints Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information: 310.275.0123
All Saints' Choristers will perform Larry King's "Phos Hilaron" (Trinity Service); Jason Klein's Preces & Responses (for All Saints' Choristers); and George Dyson's Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in C minor and "Bless, O Lord, us thy servants."
SUNDAY, MAY 1, 5 p.m.
Second 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 Archer, Balfour, Gardiner, Goracke.
SUNDAY, MAY 1, 5 p.m.
Walter Molina Flamenco
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
5450 Churchwood Drive, Oak Park 91377
Information: 818.991.4797 or tcote.org
Combined Music Guild Event and Red Door Vineyard Wine Adventure. Walter Molina, who was born in Los Angeles, but traveled to Spain to study flamenco with the masters, brings a dynamic program to Epiphany. This event combines fine wine and food with excellent music. Admission is free to members of the Music Guild and the Red Door Vineyard; suggested donations for non-members are $25 for adults, $15 for seniors, and $5 for children. Reservations requested by Friday, April 29: email to music@tcote.org or call 818.991.4797, ext. 26.
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THURSDAY, MAY 5, 7:30 p.m.
Missa Mystica on Ascension Day
All Saints Episcopal Church
504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210
Information: 310.275.0123
Choral Eucharist sung by All Saints' Choir Schola. Featuring Tomas Luis de Victoria's Missa Ascendens Christus in altum and Victoria's Ascendens Christus in altum (motet).
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 7:30 p.m.
Ascension Day Solemn Eucharist
Church of Our Saviour
535 West Roses Road, San Gabriel 91775
Information: 626.282.5147 or www.churchofoursaviour.org
Featuring the Our Saviour Choir and guests, directed by Canon Philip Smith.
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 7 p.m.
Concert with Episcopal Chorale
and Dutch Arise Kampen
Wilshire United Methodist Church
4350 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles 90005
Information: BrownPaperTickets.com
The two ensembles reunite in performance with the Korean Dream Orchestra, bringing together an evening of worship and multicultural music. Tickets are $25 each, and will be available either directly from Chorale members or online.
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 8 p.m.
The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew's:
Celebrating the Great Outdoors
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
1031 Bienveneda Avenue, Pacific Palisades 90272-2314
Information: 310.454.1358
Featuring two works celebrating the great outdoors; Geminiani's The Enchanted Forest and Brahms' Serenade No. 1. Also "Chautauqua Suite," a new work by John O'Reilly exploring the history of the Chautauqua movement from its East Coast roots to Pacific Palisades; and a new commissioned work by Los Angeles composer Matthew Brown. Supported by the Los Angeles County Arts Council.
SUNDAY, MAY 8, 4 p.m.
Spring Organ Recital: Jaebon Hwang
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church
1175 San Gabriel Blvd., San Marino 91108
Information: www.saintedmunds.org or 626.793.9167
Jaebon Hwang, principal organist of Westwood United Methodist Church, will play music of Dvorak, Mendelssohn, and others. The recital series, now in its sixth year, features the finest organists in concert on St. Edmund's magnificently restored and enlarged Aeolian-Skinner/Rosales pipe organ. There is no charge. A reception will follow the concert.
SUNDAY, MAY 8, 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, MAY 8, 6 p.m.
Recital: Kola Owolabi (Canada), organ
St. James' Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Information: 213.388.3015 or saintjamesla.org
There is no charge.
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 7:00 p.m.
Pentecost Taizé: Gifts of the Holy Spirit
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
7th & Atlantic, Long Beach
Information: 562.436.4047 or www.stlukeslb.org
Please join us as we approach Pentecost and celebrate the gifts of the Holy Spirit with prayer, silence and chant-like music. This month, soft percussive instruments will herald the wind, rain and elements of nature.
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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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