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Yoshimichi Oohata of Tokyo — in California to attend the 40th anniversary celebration of Episcopal Asiamerica Ministries — on June 26 addressed a gathering of about 60 people at St. Mary's Church on Mariposa Avenue, Los Angeles' historically Japanese American congregation. Bishop Suffragan Diane Jardine Bruce, who was among more than 40 Angelenos who also attended the conference in San Francisco, said she invited Oohata to L.A. after the EAM gathering.“It was important to be there to celebrate 40 years of Asiamerica ministry, especially as we in the Diocese of Los Angeles have the most varied, active Asian congregations worshiping in their native languages of any other diocese,” Bruce said. Oohata regaled the gathering with personal stories, but his remarks also included the very serious challenges faced in post-earthquake Japan. The Diocese of Tokohu is one of 11 dioceses in the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (NSKK), the Anglican church in Japan, with 35 parishes and five chapels, representing about 5,000 congregants, 60 percent of whom are 70 years of age and older. The magnitude-9 earthquake struck off the coast on March 11, 2011, triggering a tsunami and killing and displacing thousands of people. It also heavily damaged Sendai Christ Church, the cathedral in the Diocese of Tokohu, an outlying region. Through interpreter Chikako Tsukada, the bishop noted that the damage impacted about 500 miles of coastline and took a devastating toll on families who lost loved ones. But the Diocese of Tokyo has pledged to help rebuild the cathedral and assist in a long-term recovery through a project titled “Let Us Walk Together.” Oohata is pictured above with a portrait of the late Canon John H. M. Yamazaki, a long-time rector of St. Mary’s. For more about the bishop’s visit, visit www.episcopalnews.com.
‘Life-Sized Clue’ returns July 20
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oin Bishop Jon Bruno, the Program Group on Youth and Young Adult Ministries and families from throughout Southern California for “Family Game Day: Life Sized Clue” on July 20, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul. Share a barbecue burgers-and-hot dog lunch, enjoy the newly reopened Echo Park Lake and some summer sunshine with family and friends and play the classic board game Clue with Bruno, members of the diocesan staff and others serving as live game pieces. A prize of $1,000 for youth ministries or pilgrimage will be awarded to the winning team. This event is provided free of charge by the Program Group on Youth and Young Adult Ministries and the Diocese of Los Angeles. For information contact Chris Tumilty at 213.482.2040, ext. 211 or [email protected]. ?
CHRIS TUMILTY
KEITH YAMAMOTO
Bishop of Tokyo renews calls to 'walk together': Bishop Andrew
Canon David Tumilty of the diocesan staff plays “Colonel Mustard” in a 2012 game of Life-Sized Clue.
Episcopal News Summer 2013 issue now posted online
T
he Summer 2013 issue of The Episcopal News magazine has been published online in versions suitable for reading and printing. Stories in this issue include: • Learning with ‘grace and grit’ in Hollywood: “Edgy” new Episcopal School of Los Angeles aims to “reflect the face of the city.” • Malcolm Boyd at 90: still writing, still “running,” still inspiring. • Creating lasting change: Hillsides celebrates its mission in a new century. Founded in 1913, the agency continues to bring hope to children and families. • Preserving history: Conservancy works to restore landmark Church of the Epiphany. The historic church was a center of the Chicano movement of the 1960s and ’70s. • From Bishop J. Jon Bruno, “Santa Monica shootings: A new call to action.” Plus news of events and people around the diocese, recent court decisions and more. Editions suitable for reading and printing are posted at www.episcopalnews.com; select “Magazine” from the menu on the left. ?
AROUND THE DIOCESE MONDAY, JULY 8, 10 - 11 a.m.
Centering Prayer
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 1014 E. Altadena Drive, Altadena Information: 626.798.6747
FROM THE BISHOPS
Loving whole heart By Diane Jardine Bruce
L
ong before I became an Episcopalian my best friend Boo (that’s her nickname) and I would send each other notes, always ending with “love you whole heart.” The same words are said as we end our phone calls or leave each other when we’ve been together. Through the years our favorite gifts to each other have been hearts of different kinds. As she helped design my bishop’s ring, those of you who have looked at it closely know that it is in the shape of a heart. It isn’t that shape because of my best friend, it is in the shape of a heart because of today’s collect. When I started attending the Episcopal Church in 1986 I fell in love with the Book of Common Prayer, and most especially the collects. The collect appointed for today has always been one of my favorites. What does it mean to be devoted to God with our whole heart and united to one another with pure affection? To me it is a re-
FRIDAY - SATURDAY, JULY 12 - 13
Stewardship Conference: ‘Fourish in Faith’
Episcopal Commons of Utah 75 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Information here http://www.tens.org/2013conference SATURDAY, JULY 13, 5 p.m.
Outdoor Eucharist and Barbecue
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 3290 Loma Vista Road, Ventura Information: 805.643.5033 or here www. saintpaulsventura.org SATURDAY, JULY 13, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Jubilee Consortium ‘10 + 1’ Anniversary Gala St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 1020 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale 91202 SUNDAY, JULY 14, 6 p.m.
unSung: Songs Uncommon and New
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 1020 N. Brand Blvd, Glendale 91202 Information: 818.240.3860
minder that our primary and most important relationship is with God, and all our other relationships are informed by our devotion to God. When our relationship with God is right, when we are devoted to God, we can’t help but hold love in our hearts for all around us -- God loves us unconditionally, and we are called to do the same. This isn’t always easy. We human beings are broken vessels, and sometimes it is hard to love those around us. At those moments I remind myself that Jesus never called us to like one another, but to love one another. We can and must love those around us just as God love us and them. My prayer life and ring is my daily reminder to love whole heart. What’s yours? ?
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
GFS Splash Bash
TA K E N OT E
Cabrillo Beach 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro Information: www.gfscalifornia.org SATURDAY, JULY 20, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Family Game Day: Life-Sized Clue
Cathedral Center of St. Paul 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles Information: Chris Tumilty, 213.482.2040, ext. 211 or [email protected] More listings and program information are at www.ladiocese.org (Calendar). THE
VOLUME 2, NUMBER 27
Episcopal News Weekly Editor: Janet Kawamoto, [email protected] Correspondent: The Rev. Patricia McCaughan, [email protected] Art Director: Molly Ruttan-Moffat, www.mollyruttan.com Advertising: Bob Williams, [email protected]
Grace Church, Glendora, hosts ‘Swing under the Stars’
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race Episcopal Church in Glendora invites the diocesan community to join in “Swing Under the Stars,” an evening with the swing band Big Wednesday, on Saturday, July 27, 6 - 9 p.m. The night will begin with a barbecue dinner (tri-tip or chicken and all the fixings). Dinner tickets are $10; a children’s meal of jumbo hot dog, chips and a drink is $5. The outdoor concert is free, and will begin at 7 p.m. Advance reservations are appreciated for planning purposes: call the church office at 626.335.3171. Grace Church is located at
555 E. Mountain View Avenue, Glendora 91741. ?
Did you know?
FEATURED ITEM:
The Diocese of Los Angeles has a full-service Credit Union. The Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union has been in existence since 1994, and any Episcopalian in the diocese can join.
Bill Pay Auto Loans Signature Loans Business Loans Wire Transfers Financial Education
THE 1979 BCP AND NRSV BIBLE
Religious Jewelry
Prayer Books/Bibles
ECFCU offers a full line of financial products: Saving and Checking Accounts Free Income Tax Preparation Holiday Club Accounts Debit/ATM Cards Individual Credit Counseling 24-Hour Telephone Information On-Line Banking
Gifts
800-366-1536 ext. 254 www.efcula.org
840 ECHO PARK AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90026 PLEASE CALL AT 213.482.2040, EXT. 228 MONDAY – FRIDAY: 9AM – 4PM • SATURDAY: 10AM – 2PM
Episcopal News Weekly WWW.EPISCOPALNEWS.COM
SERVING THE SIX-COUNTY DIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES
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The Episcopal News
JULY 7, 2013
Yoshimichi Oohata of Tokyo — in California to attend the 40th anniversary celebration of Episcopal Asiamerica Ministries — on June 26 addressed a gathering of about 60 people at St. Mary's Church on Mariposa Avenue, Los Angeles' historically Japanese American congregation. Bishop Suffragan Diane Jardine Bruce, who was among more than 40 Angelenos who also attended the conference in San Francisco, said she invited Oohata to L.A. after the EAM gathering.“It was important to be there to celebrate 40 years of Asiamerica ministry, especially as we in the Diocese of Los Angeles have the most varied, active Asian congregations worshiping in their native languages of any other diocese,” Bruce said. Oohata regaled the gathering with personal stories, but his remarks also included the very serious challenges faced in post-earthquake Japan. The Diocese of Tokohu is one of 11 dioceses in the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (NSKK), the Anglican church in Japan, with 35 parishes and five chapels, representing about 5,000 congregants, 60 percent of whom are 70 years of age and older. The magnitude-9 earthquake struck off the coast on March 11, 2011, triggering a tsunami and killing and displacing thousands of people. It also heavily damaged Sendai Christ Church, the cathedral in the Diocese of Tokohu, an outlying region. Through interpreter Chikako Tsukada, the bishop noted that the damage impacted about 500 miles of coastline and took a devastating toll on families who lost loved ones. But the Diocese of Tokyo has pledged to help rebuild the cathedral and assist in a long-term recovery through a project titled “Let Us Walk Together.” Oohata is pictured above with a portrait of the late Canon John H. M. Yamazaki, a long-time rector of St. Mary’s. For more about the bishop’s visit, visit www.episcopalnews.com.
‘Life-Sized Clue’ returns July 20
J
oin Bishop Jon Bruno, the Program Group on Youth and Young Adult Ministries and families from throughout Southern California for “Family Game Day: Life Sized Clue” on July 20, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul. Share a barbecue burgers-and-hot dog lunch, enjoy the newly reopened Echo Park Lake and some summer sunshine with family and friends and play the classic board game Clue with Bruno, members of the diocesan staff and others serving as live game pieces. A prize of $1,000 for youth ministries or pilgrimage will be awarded to the winning team. This event is provided free of charge by the Program Group on Youth and Young Adult Ministries and the Diocese of Los Angeles. For information contact Chris Tumilty at 213.482.2040, ext. 211 or [email protected]. ?
CHRIS TUMILTY
KEITH YAMAMOTO
Bishop of Tokyo renews calls to 'walk together': Bishop Andrew
Canon David Tumilty of the diocesan staff plays “Colonel Mustard” in a 2012 game of Life-Sized Clue.
Episcopal News Summer 2013 issue now posted online
T
he Summer 2013 issue of The Episcopal News magazine has been published online in versions suitable for reading and printing. Stories in this issue include: • Learning with ‘grace and grit’ in Hollywood: “Edgy” new Episcopal School of Los Angeles aims to “reflect the face of the city.” • Malcolm Boyd at 90: still writing, still “running,” still inspiring. • Creating lasting change: Hillsides celebrates its mission in a new century. Founded in 1913, the agency continues to bring hope to children and families. • Preserving history: Conservancy works to restore landmark Church of the Epiphany. The historic church was a center of the Chicano movement of the 1960s and ’70s. • From Bishop J. Jon Bruno, “Santa Monica shootings: A new call to action.” Plus news of events and people around the diocese, recent court decisions and more. Editions suitable for reading and printing are posted at www.episcopalnews.com; select “Magazine” from the menu on the left. ?
AROUND THE DIOCESE MONDAY, JULY 8, 10 - 11 a.m.
Centering Prayer
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 1014 E. Altadena Drive, Altadena Information: 626.798.6747
FROM THE BISHOPS
Loving whole heart By Diane Jardine Bruce
L
ong before I became an Episcopalian my best friend Boo (that’s her nickname) and I would send each other notes, always ending with “love you whole heart.” The same words are said as we end our phone calls or leave each other when we’ve been together. Through the years our favorite gifts to each other have been hearts of different kinds. As she helped design my bishop’s ring, those of you who have looked at it closely know that it is in the shape of a heart. It isn’t that shape because of my best friend, it is in the shape of a heart because of today’s collect. When I started attending the Episcopal Church in 1986 I fell in love with the Book of Common Prayer, and most especially the collects. The collect appointed for today has always been one of my favorites. What does it mean to be devoted to God with our whole heart and united to one another with pure affection? To me it is a re-
FRIDAY - SATURDAY, JULY 12 - 13
Stewardship Conference: ‘Fourish in Faith’
Episcopal Commons of Utah 75 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Information here http://www.tens.org/2013conference SATURDAY, JULY 13, 5 p.m.
Outdoor Eucharist and Barbecue
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 3290 Loma Vista Road, Ventura Information: 805.643.5033 or here www. saintpaulsventura.org SATURDAY, JULY 13, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Jubilee Consortium ‘10 + 1’ Anniversary Gala St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 1020 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale 91202 SUNDAY, JULY 14, 6 p.m.
unSung: Songs Uncommon and New
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 1020 N. Brand Blvd, Glendale 91202 Information: 818.240.3860
minder that our primary and most important relationship is with God, and all our other relationships are informed by our devotion to God. When our relationship with God is right, when we are devoted to God, we can’t help but hold love in our hearts for all around us -- God loves us unconditionally, and we are called to do the same. This isn’t always easy. We human beings are broken vessels, and sometimes it is hard to love those around us. At those moments I remind myself that Jesus never called us to like one another, but to love one another. We can and must love those around us just as God love us and them. My prayer life and ring is my daily reminder to love whole heart. What’s yours? ?
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
GFS Splash Bash
TA K E N OT E
Cabrillo Beach 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro Information: www.gfscalifornia.org SATURDAY, JULY 20, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Family Game Day: Life-Sized Clue
Cathedral Center of St. Paul 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles Information: Chris Tumilty, 213.482.2040, ext. 211 or [email protected] More listings and program information are at www.ladiocese.org (Calendar). THE
VOLUME 2, NUMBER 27
Episcopal News Weekly Editor: Janet Kawamoto, [email protected] Correspondent: The Rev. Patricia McCaughan, [email protected] Art Director: Molly Ruttan-Moffat, www.mollyruttan.com Advertising: Bob Williams, [email protected]
Grace Church, Glendora, hosts ‘Swing under the Stars’
G
race Episcopal Church in Glendora invites the diocesan community to join in “Swing Under the Stars,” an evening with the swing band Big Wednesday, on Saturday, July 27, 6 - 9 p.m. The night will begin with a barbecue dinner (tri-tip or chicken and all the fixings). Dinner tickets are $10; a children’s meal of jumbo hot dog, chips and a drink is $5. The outdoor concert is free, and will begin at 7 p.m. Advance reservations are appreciated for planning purposes: call the church office at 626.335.3171. Grace Church is located at
555 E. Mountain View Avenue, Glendora 91741. ?
Did you know?
FEATURED ITEM:
The Diocese of Los Angeles has a full-service Credit Union. The Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union has been in existence since 1994, and any Episcopalian in the diocese can join.
Bill Pay Auto Loans Signature Loans Business Loans Wire Transfers Financial Education
THE 1979 BCP AND NRSV BIBLE
Religious Jewelry
Prayer Books/Bibles
ECFCU offers a full line of financial products: Saving and Checking Accounts Free Income Tax Preparation Holiday Club Accounts Debit/ATM Cards Individual Credit Counseling 24-Hour Telephone Information On-Line Banking
Gifts
800-366-1536 ext. 254 www.efcula.org
840 ECHO PARK AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90026 PLEASE CALL AT 213.482.2040, EXT. 228 MONDAY – FRIDAY: 9AM – 4PM • SATURDAY: 10AM – 2PM
