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 'Interdependence Walk' July 2 will feature prayers from 7 faith tradition
Leaders of Los Angeles religious traditions will conduct the fourth annual Walking Meditation on Interdependence around Echo Park Lake, L.A., on Saturday, July 2 at 7 p.m., sponsored by the Los Angeles Interfaith Consortium, an emerging media resource informing and uniting the Southland's vibrant spiritual community. Prayers and reflections in seven traditions - Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh - will be offered along the way, with special intention for refugee relief worldwide. Participants are invited to observe silent meditation and prayer while walking between the stations. The walk will be preceded by a 6 p.m. interfaith dialogue with the Future 50, a program of the Interreligious Council of Southern California and the University of Southern California Center for Religion and Civic Culture, and followed by an interfaith Iftar (breaking of the daytime fast observed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan) from 8:10 to 9:30 p.m. The dialogue and Iftar will both be held in the Great Hall of the Cathedral Center, located across from Echo Park Lake at 840 Echo Park Avenue. For more information and reservations (requested), contact Robert Williams, Interreligious Council president, at rwilliams@ladiocese.org. Pictured: Buddhist U.S. Naval Chaplain Aroon Seda leads prayers near a lotus bed in Echo Park, with the downtown skyline in the background. Photo / Bob Williams
Photo / Courtesy of Islamic Center of Southern California
Los Angeles-area religious leaders speak out
for gun control in wake of Orlando shooting
Clergy and laity across the Diocese of Los Angeles took active pastoral and advocacy roles June 13 in the wake of the massacre at an Orlando, Florida, nightclub on June 12. Above, Grace R. Dyrness, vice president of Interfaith Communities United for Justice & Peace, addresses a joint news conference co-sponsored by the Islamic Center of Southern California with Salam Al-Marayati, Jihad Turk, the Rev. Canon Susan Russell of All Saints Pasadena, Nirinjan Khalsa and others.
Later, at the vigil outside the Islamic Center, several speakers offered comments. Bringing greetings from the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and the Interrreligious Council of Southern California, Bob Williams, diocesan canon for community relations, said the following:
"The Orlando tragedy calls for two practical courses of action: banning assault weapons and rejecting baseless rhetoric." Read more here. Bishop Bruno calls shootings
'a tragedy and a travesty'
"Not only was it a tragedy, but it was a travesty because one person whose anger fills them in such a way that they think it's OK to hurt and abuse other people," Bishop J. Jon Bruno of the Diocese of Los Angeles told Slate magazine as he prepared to ride in the Santa Monica gay pride parade on June 12, of the Orlando shootings, which occurred early that morning. "They are violating the laws of God, they are violating the laws of humanity." The Slate article also quoted Episcopalians Jim Palmer and Deacon Guy Leemhuis, who participated in the parade, as well as actor Danny DeVito.
Education for Ministry graduates 41Bishop J. Jon Bruno blessed 41 Education for Ministry graduates on June 11 and sent them out as lay ministers in the Diocese of Los Angeles. The students were from 10 congregations: All Saints, Beverly Hills; St. Cross, Hermosa Beach; St. Wilfrid of York, Huntington Beach; All Saints, Pasadena; St. Francis, Palos Verdes Estates; Trinity, Santa Barbara; Church of Our Saviour, San Gabriel; St. Augustine By-the-Sea, Santa Monica; St. John Chrysostom, Rancho Santa Margarita; and Christ Church, Redondo Beach. In addition, several students completed the program in online groups. Bruno honored Jan Jones, who is retiring after some 20 years as EfM coordinator in the diocese; Gary Leonard succeeds her in that position. EfM is a three-year program of study intended to equip lay people for the ministry to which all Christians are called. Photo / John Taylor
Episcopal News publications go to summer schedule
The Episcopal News Weekly bulletin insert and the Update are on a biweekly schedule, to continue throughout the summer. The deadline for the Update remains the same: Tuesday at noon, the day before publication on Wednesday. For information, contact Janet Kawamoto, editor, at 213.482.2040, ext. 251, or editor@ladiocese.org.
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Congregations announce clergy calls
Three congregations in the Diocese of Los Angeles have recently announced that they have called new clergy leaders.
 The Rev. Jon Dephouse, currently an associate priest at All Saints Church, Pasadena, will be the new lead minister at Thad's, an emerging Episcopal community in Santa Monica. He will succeed the Rev. Jimmy Bartz, who has been called as rector of St. John's Church in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
 St. Mary's Church, Laguna Beach, announced on June 12 that it has called the Rev. Lester Mackenzie as its new rector. Mackenzie is currently associate priest at St. Matthew's Church, Pacific Palisades. Former St. Mary's rector the Rev. Elizabeth Rechter resigned in 2015 to become executive director of Stillpoint: The Center for Christian Spirituality.
 All Saints Church, Pasadena, announced on June 12 that its new rector-elect is the Rev. Michael David Kinman, dean of Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis, Missouri. All Saints' former rector, the Rev. Canon Ed Bacon, retired at the beginning of May.
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 Save the date: October conference to explore 'Christian witness,
Muslim contexts'
Jesus Amidst the Many Mosques: Christian Witness, Muslim Contexts is the title of a one-day conference on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul in Los Angeles. sponsored by the Diocese of Los Angeles' Program Group on Global Partnership.
The conference will be designed to further faithful reflection on the global encounter of Christians and Muslims in multiple contexts. Bringing together scholars and religious leaders from Christianity and Islam, the conference will seek to examine theological and practical concerns shared by both faiths.
Discussion questions will include: How do Muslims around the world view the Bible and Christian teachings on Jesus and the church? What are Anglican/Episcopal missiological positions on the Quran and other Islamic texts? In Western contexts of secular indifference, how do Christians and Muslims work together to honor their respective, and perhaps overlapping, faith commitments? How do Christians working in predominately Muslim contexts live into a prophetic, Christ-centered relationship to the mosque and its world?
 TENS stewardship conference webcast available for download
 GFS invites girls to annual fall camp,
beach party Girls Friendly Society - Los Angeles has opened registration for its annual Fall Camp at Loch Leven Camp, with the theme "Chill - The Bonds of Sisterhood are Cool!" Sept. 9 - 11, open to girls ages 8 to 21. Camp activities will include worship, prayer, swimming, hiking, games, campfire songs and barbecue food. To download the camp registration form, click here. Completed form and payment are due July 1. Some scholarship aid is available. For additional information, contact Alex Jacobs, 714.323.5891. In addition, GFS will hold a beach party on Saturday, July 30, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, featuring waves, tide pools, sand castles, volleyball, lunch and marshmallows. For information and to register, click here.
 Teens invited to face the wilderness on Camp Stevens adventure trips Camp Stevens is holding two wilderness adventure trips for teenagers during the summer, including a rock-climbing trip in Big Bear July 10 - 15 and a backpacking trip July 24 - 29 in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The camps are designed to allow each participant to discover new strengths and a greater, more positive sense of self. Teens will be challenged to step out of their everyday routine and experience something exciting, adventurous, and life changing. The entire experience is facilitated by Camp Stevens' highly motivated, caring, and qualified staff. For more information and to register, visit www.campstevens.org/teens.
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 Teens prepare for Red Shirt Project mission trip
Donations sought for mission work at Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota
The Red Shirt Project, a mission pilgrimage program for young people of the Diocese of Los Angeles and elsewhere, will hold its annual two-week trip to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, beginning July 3. The group is led by the Rev. Michael Cunningham, rector of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Lompoc, and the Rev. Robert Two Bulls, director of Indian Work for the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, who founded the Red Shirt Project to allow young people to work with and be taught by members of the Oglala Lakota tribe, of which Two Bulls is a member. This year, 15 teenagers from Southern California will take the trip, along with five young people from the Maori Nation in New Zealand, and several adult leaders - a total of 28 travelers. Full story is here.
 Kaleidoscope Institute announces summer programs The Kaleidoscope Institute will hold its Summer Institute July 18 -20 at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul. The program will feature two programs: Holy Currencies of Sustainable and Missional Ministries, for those planning to develop new programs; and Gracious Leadership Training: Tools for Racial Reconciliation. Class schedule is: Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. The two programs will be offered simultaneously; participants must register for one or the other. For more information and course descriptions, and to register, click here, or contact the Kaleidoscope Institute staff at 213.482.2040, ext. 216 or kscope@kscopeinstitute.org.
 Save the date 2016 Dodger Stadium night set
Canon Greg Larkin has announced that Episcopal Night 2016 at Dodger Stadium will be Friday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m. The Dodgers will play the San Diego Padres. Fireworks will follow the game. Ticket information has been sent to Dodger Night coordinators in each congregation.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
World Refugee Day Information Fair
Plummer Park
1200 N. Vista Street, West Hollywood
Information: refugeeforumla@gmail.com
IRIS (Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Service), a program of the Diocese of Los Angeles, will be one of many agencies taking part in this event, presented by the Refugee Forum of Los Angeles. Various sponsoring organizations, including the Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, will offer information on immigration, family reunification, citizenship, benefits, employment and more. A flyer is here. For more information, email to refugeeforumla@gmail.com.
MONDAY - FRIDAY, JUNE 27 - JULY 1, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m
Seeds of Hope 'Grub Club' Day Camp
Cathedral Center of St. Paul
840 Echo Park Avenue, Echo Park (Los Angeles) 90026
Information: Erica Nieves at enieves@ladiocese.org or 818.631.3682, or here.
Registration here
Seeds of Hope, with Steve List, horticulture teacher at Sylmar High School, will turn its gardens into a playground, kitchen, and classroom for "Grub Club," a series of one-week summer day camp sessions. Each day will feature exciting gardening lessons, cooking classes, hands-on projects and crafts, fun fitness and delicious, healthy, food. Camp is free, and intended for children, youth and parents. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided each day. Additional sessions will be held in Los Angeles, San Fernando and Pomona.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 12 - 2 p.m.
The Enchanted Forest: Salsa and Calypso Explosion
St George's Episcopal Church
950 Spruce Street, Riverside 92507
Information: 951.686.9936
The Enchanted Forest band was founded by the Rev. Guy Leemhuis and Mateo Amper in 2004. The group consists of professional musicians and vocalists who share a passion for salsa music. Lead vocalist Gabriel Gonzalez is a Grammy award winner and has also performed on Broadway. Mateo Amper has performed all over the world and grew up playing with Andre Crouch's band. The band is also a regular fixture at Holy Faith Episcopal Church in Inglewood, performing on feast days and special events.
SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 5 p.m.
Jazz Vespers: TriTone Asylum
All Saints Church
132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena
Information: Melissa Hayes, 626.583.2725 / mhayes@allsaints-pas.org.
TriTone Asylum is a collective of Los Angeles musicians who bring together years of experience and collaboration. The instruments at their sonic core are the electric valve instrument (EVI), keyboards and/or guitar, electric bass, saxophone and drums. Zelda Kennedy will offer a meditation. To use the elevator for accessibility, please arrive five minutes early. Child care provided.
SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 6:30 p.m.
World Premiere: Mother.Father.
All Saints Church (Forum)
132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena
Information: Jamie Hebert, 626.583.2733 or jhebert@allsaints-pas.org
In her fifth project exploring family, Christine Suarez created Mother.Father., a dance-theater work about family-making inspired by lesbian moms, gay dads and LGBTQ parents. The stories are intimate and engage both the profound and the mundane. They unfold with compassion, humor, grit and honesty. One parent shares about the heartbreak of an adoption falling through. Another shares about the many steps, both personally and legally, she and her partner took in order to become parents. One couple shares about how they raised their son with the constant threat of deportation of one of the mothers. Themes of transformation and devotion intersect with ideas of identity and the socio-political conflicts of creating a family outside of "hetero-normativity."
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