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Committee reports on coadjutor
bishop search progress
The Bishop Coadjutor Search Committee on May 3 issued a report on the progress of its task of nominating candidates to stand for election as seventh bishop of Los Angeles.
The committee has reviewed 20 applications for the position and at its April meeting selected 10 to move on to the next stage, according to the Rev. Canon Julian Bull, search committee chair. One has since dropped out because she is a finalist in another diocese, so the committee is in the process of setting up and undertaking online interviews with nine of the original 20 applicants. That group of nine includes candidates from outside the state and outside the country as well as several from the Diocese of Los Angeles; it includes current members of the episcopate as well as priests.
The committee will conduct three hours of online interviews with each candidate during May before inviting a smaller group for interviews in person over the summer. They are also undertaking background checks on all nine candidates during this phase. Each candidate has been assigned a chaplain to hold him or her specifically in prayer and answer questions during the process.
The committee remains on schedule to present a list of three to six finalists to the diocese this fall, in time to organize meet-and-greets with the candidates in October. Once the slate is announced, the search committee will follow a process similar to that created by the Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) for last summer's election to allow a brief window for "nominations from the floor" or, more precisely, "nominations by petition." Full details regarding that process will be published in coming months.
The committee invites the ongoing prayers of the diocesan community for the candidates, the members of the search committee, and the diocese.
Youth serve the needy during 30-Hour Fast
For 30 hours over the weekend of April 29 - May 1, youth from Church of Our Saviour, San Gabriel; All Saints' Episcopal Church and Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Oxnard; St. John's Church, La Verne; and St Ambrose's Church, Claremont, went without food in order to raise awareness about poverty, hunger, and food insecurity in local communities. During their fast, the students volunteered at St. Francis Center and the Midnight Mission in downtown Los Angeles. They asked friends, family and fellow parishioners to sponsor their fast, raising $1,000 to help fund the Midnight Mission, which has worked with people on Skid Row for more than 100 years. The young people concluded the fast with Eucharist at Church of Our Saviour, followed by dinner with their families.
 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 Saturday, May 14, 2 - 5 p.m. at the home of Mary Bruno 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. Tickets are $65 for adults and $20 for children ages 4 - 12. Proceeds will go to Holy Family Services. Contact Marianne Wright at 626.398.0057 or mkw@sound-advice.com for more information.  Church estate sale is this weekend in Whittier St. Stephen's Church, Whittier, was recently closed (see story here), and much of its furnishings and equipment will be sold at a Church Estate Sale on Friday and Saturday, May 6 - 7, 10925 Valley Home Avenue, Whittier 90603 (between Leffingwell Road and Whittier Blvd.) Items to be sold include: freezer, refrigerator, double gas oven/stove, portable dishwasher, BBQ, 10-foot conference table, conference desk, treadmill, 2 upright pianos, 2 keyboards, china cabinet, office furniture, banquet tables, dining chairs, assortment of chairs, shelves, kitchen ware, small appliances, small electronics, linens, fabrics, Christian sheet music and curriculum, baskets, candles, Christmas items, Nativity sets, garden tools, two lawn mowers, edger, leaf blowers, ladders, paint and painting equipment, nursery items. |
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Bishop Bruno names two honorary canons
Robert Bland and Mary Ann Seage were named honorary canons of the Cathedral Center during Bishop Bruno's May 1 pastoral visit to St. Patrick's Church in Thousand Oaks. Bruno recognized Bland for his leadership in the parish and his role as chief executive officer and co-founder of the interfaith Conejo Compassion Coalition, an interfaith disaster and poverty relief organization; and Seage, whose son Brian is bishop of Mississippi, for her extensive ministry in many capacities at St. Patrick's Church and day school since joining the parish in 1965.
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In the media ...
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The Orange County Register
May 2, 2016
Chef in the making: Ladera Ranch
girl competes in 'Chopped Junior'
Annabella Kumar took up cooking when she was 5 years old, watching with awe as her grandmother prepared meals and baked cupcakes with her. Following her heart, Kumar has since read books, watched cooking shows and taken lessons to hone her skills. The 11-year-old has already become a prominent chef in her home kitchen, cooking pasta and sauce from scratch and dessert to go with it on Friday nights for the whole family. [Annabella is a student at St. John's Episcopal School, Rancho Santa Margarita.] Read more here.
Noozhawk
April 30, 2016
With Bell Tower Rebuilding, All Saints Church Casts First Stone in Sanctuary Readiness Project After 116 years standing beside Montecito's All Saints By-the-Sea Episcopal Church, the building's historic stone bell tower is coming down. In light of cracks and the lack of a foundation and internal support, the church chose to dismantle the tower before a sizable-enough earthquake could damage it - or worse. The stones will start coming down Monday and will be used to rebuild a more durable bell tower with a seismically secure core, said the Rev. Aimée Eyer-Delevett, the church's rector. Read more here.
Pasadena Weekly
April 28, 2016
Keeping the Faith The Rev. Ed Bacon, one of America's pre-eminent progressive pastors, prepares to leave Pasadena after 21 years at All Saints Church. Read more here.
Santa Barbara Independent
April 28, 2016
Reverend Mark Asman 'Refires' Santa Barbara's first openly gay spiritual leader, Reverend Mark Asman, led Sunday service for 21 years at the Trinity Episcopal Church. A soft-spoken human rights activist, he co-founded Casa Esperanza in 1999 and in 2003 the city's interfaith chapter of CLUE (Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice). For nearly two decades, he opened Trinity's small parking lot overnight to the homeless, who were banned from sleeping on the street. Read more here.
Redlands Daily Facts
April 27, 2016
Redlands: Trinity Episcopal Church will
hold Kirkin' o' the Tartan service May 8 Trinity Episcopal Church in Redlands will celebrate Mother's Day with bagpipes at its annual Kirkin' o' the Tartan service at 10:15 a.m. May 8. The bagpipe-band-led liturgy is a 30-year tradition for Trinity Episcopal Church. Historically, the Episcopal Church in America is indebted to Scotland for providing a bishop when, during the American Revolution, the Anglican congregations were isolated from the mother church in England. Read more here.
BroadwayWorld.com
April 25, 2016
Photo Flash: First Look at THE SECRET
GARDEN at St. Margaret's Episcopal School The annual Childress MACY Awards are a celebration of the talent, hard work, dedication, energy and boundless enthusiasm of everyone who has participated in musical theater productions in Orange County, CA. The 2015 MACY performers of the year are: Anthony Skillman, National winner from Orange Lutheran HS, Orange, CA and Monica Higgins, National finalist from St Margaret's Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano, CA. They will both will be attending, helping and performing at this years MACY Day celebration and award show, June 5, 2016 at Segerstrom Performing Arts Center, in Costa Mesa, CA. Photo gallery is here.
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L.A. City Pilgrimage offers youth
opportunities for service, spiritual growth
Young people of the diocese are invited to join this year's L.A. City Pilgrimage, a week-long urban immersion program for high school students. It is a week of service in and around LA, but also a week of looking for God where God can be found. This experience encourages students to question who their neighbor is and how to make their neighbor a subject of engagement and community rather than an object of pity. Through listening those on the margins of society and witnessing first-hand the consequences of economic injustice, students grapple with how to love their neighbor and evaluate their Christian faith through the lens of Christ's ministry and work. Students will live in community, work with families at Las Familias del Pueblo, a family service center on Skid Row, meet with members of the Episcopal Urban Intern Project to learn about their year of service, and take part in many other activities. For more information, and to register, visit www.pgym.la/la-city-pilgrimage, or contact Chris Tumilty at 213.482.2040 or ctumilty@ladiocese.org. Pictured: The pilgrimage group in 2015 stops for lunch between projects.
 GFS anniversary service planned for May 14 in Glendora Girls Friendly Society-Los Angeles (GFS) will hold its 139th anniversary service, "Looking Beyond Our Windows," on Saturday, May 14, 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 555 E Mountain View Avenue, Glendora 91741. GFS girls will be honored for their work and achievements, and all are invited to attend, wearing their vests and/or uniforms. A potluck lunch will follow the service: participants should bring a side dish or dessert to share, and an offering nonperishable items for the Shepherd's Pantry. Girls will work together on a service project. For additional information and forms for GFS leaders, click here.
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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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SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1 - 5 p.m.
An Afternoon of Bingo
St Philip's Episcopal Church
2800 Stanford Avenue, Los Angeles 90011
Information: 323.232.3494
The event will raise funds to support St. Philip's ministries. Guests will receive 15 bingo cards for a donation of $20; additional cards wil be available. Refreshments will be available for purchase. Parking is free.
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2 - 5 p.m.
Holy Family Services Annual Garden Party
The Episcopal Residence
3435 E. California Blvd., Pasadena
Information/Tickets:
Marianne Wright, 626.398.0057 or mkw@sound-advice.com
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 Saturday, May 14, 2 - 5 p.m. at the home of Mary Bruno 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. Tickets are $65 for adults and $20 for children ages 4 - 12. Proceeds will go to Holy Family Services.
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 4 - 6 p.m.
'On Different Grounds: Jewish and Christian
Biblical Understandings of the Middle East'
with Amy-Jill Levine
St. John's Episcopal ProCathedral
514 West Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles 90007
Information/Registration here
Presented by The Guibord Center. "The divisions within and between Jewish and Christian communities in discussions about Israel and Palestine are based on more than contemporary political views; they are also grounded in select understandings of Scripture. How does biblical interpretation necessarily lead to conflicting views, and how might an historical approach to the Bible help advance collaborative work for peace in the Middle East?" Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies, and professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and College of Arts and Sciences. Events at the Guibord Center are offered at no cost; however, registration is required. Information and updates about parking and attire will be sent to all registrants prior to the event.
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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.
Jazz Vespers
St. Francis Episcopal Church
2200 Via Rosa, Palos Verdes Estates
Information: 310.375.4617 or www.stfrancispalosverdes.org
The traditional service from the Book of Common Prayer will use jazz at its musical language. Musicians Steve Kinigstein (guitar), Paul Gormley (bass), Kendall Kay (drums) and special guest Mundell Lowe (guitar) will lead the congregation in contemplation with familiar tunes. An informal time of fellowship will follow the service. Jazz Vespers services will be offered monthly throughout the year on the second Sunday. Donations are welcome.
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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SUNDAY, MAY 15, 4 p.m.
Recital: Ellie Choate, harp
St. Gregory's Episcopal Church
6201 E. Willow Sreet, Long Beach 90815
Information: 562. 420.1311
Ellie Choate's musical versatility has afforded her the opportunity to touch virtually every area of music-making. She is an active soloist and chamber musician, playing for events and concerts all across Southern California.
SUNDAY, MAY 15, 5 p.m.
Jazz Vespers at All Saints: Gillian Margot
All Saints Episcopal Church
132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena
Information:Melissa Hayes, 626.583.2725 / mhayes@allsaints-pas.org
Trained as a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and dancer, Gillian Margot feels equally at home in the musical worlds of jazz, R&B and pop, and delivers a stage presence and confidence honed through years of performing for audiences worldwide. A native of Toronto, Margot got her start in jazz playing several sets a night and leading a wide variety of ensembles and studying under a generation of jazz legends including Oscar Peterson, Freddy Cole, Carol Welsman, and Norman Simmons. She credits her love of multiculturalism and mixing of genres to her educational background in both music and anthropology. Susan Russell will offer a meditation. The event is free. To use the elevator for accessibility, please arrive five minutes early. Child care provided.
SUNDAY, MAY 15, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Martin Chalifour: The Making of a Concertmaster
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church
1175 San Gabriel Blvd., San Marino 91108
Tickets: www.saintedmunds.org
Information: stedmunds75thanniversary@gmail.com
A violin concert and conversation with Martin Chalifour, principal concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Huntington Middle School musicians will perform with him on some numbers. Tickets: $20 (open seating); $5 for middle and high school students; younger children free (must be accompanied by an adult). $30 for VIP reserved seating and a private post-concert reception.
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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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