November 10
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Episcopal News Weekly SERVING THE SIX-COUNTY DIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES
NOVEMBER 10, 2013
PETER WILLIAMS/WCC
MARY GLASSPOOL
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An agenda for peace: Whether it’s advocating for gender equality, speaking out against religious persecution, addressing global poverty, discrimination, climate change, or myriad other concerns, global justice and peace issues are at the heart of the World Council of Churches 10th General Assembly, which has drawn thousands of Christians from 345 member churches in 110 countries to Busan in the Republic of Korea. The theme of the gathering, meeting Oct. 30 - Nov. 8, is “God of life, lead us to justice and peace.” Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, in his address to the assembly, described the gathering as “an opportunity for genuine encounter, an opportunity to learn about one another and to learn from one another.” At left: Members of the Episcopal Church’s official delegation are, from left, the Rev. Margaret Rose, the Rev. Consuela Sanchez, Bishop Dean Wolfe and Jasmine Bostock. For more, visit Episcopal News Service, episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens.
‘State of Racism’ forum planned for webcast
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n a year marking the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Mississippi will bring together distinguished expert panelists for “Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in Suarez America,” to be webcast live on Nov. 15 beginning at 11 a.m. Pacific time and available later for viewing on demand at www.episcopalchurch.org/page/state-racism. The 90-minute forum will be held at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Jackson, Miss. The moderator will be journalist and PBS commentator Ray Suarez; Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will give the keynote address. Panelists for the first discussion, on racism today and why it persists, will include: Michael Curry, bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina; Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights activist and journalist and widow of slain
civil rights leader Medgar Evers; and William F. Winter, former governor of Mississippi and founder of the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation. Second-session panelists, who will discuss the future and Jefferts Schori the hope for change, will be: Byron Rushing, Massachusetts state representative, civil rights leader and vice president of the Episcopal Church House of Deputies; Randy Testa, author and vice president of education at Walden Media LLC; Erma J. Vizenor, chairwoman of White Earth Band of Ojibwe, educator and community organizer; and Tim Wise, educator and author of White Like Me, Colorblind and Affirmative Action. Questions for the panelists will be accepted prior or during the forum, and may be emailed to Neva Rae Fox, public affairs officer, at [email protected]. ?
One of the members of the 2013 pilgrimage to Cuernavaca surveys a statue in Mexico City commemorating the appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Juan Diego. Mexico City is among the sites pilgrims will visit during the 2014 pilgrimage.
Second pilgrimage, study journey to Cuernavaca planned
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welve student-pilgrims from the Diocese of Los Angeles will study the language and culture of Mexico during a two-week journey to the Diocese of Cuernavaca from Jan. 18 to Feb. 1, 2014. The group will reside at the diocesan center, and will study Spanish at the Instituto de Español de la Iglesia Anglicana de México (IDIAM). They also will “engage with the religious culture of Mexico, and continue to build relationships with our sisters and brothers in the Diocese of Cuernavaca,” says Bishop Suffragan Mary Glasspool, who will accompany the group. Bishop Enrique Treviño Cruz of Cuernavaca has approved the pilgrims’ schedule, which will include Spanish-language classes on weekdays, ranging from beginning to advanced and concentrating on grammar and conversation. The itinerary also includes weekend field trips to nearby sites, including Mexico City. The pilgrims will visit missions of the diocese on Sundays. The cost of the entire pilgrimage (including airfare) is $1,750 per person. “This year, we are thrilled to announce that scholarship help is available as the result of a very generous donation made by one of last year’s pilgrims,” says Glasspool. Space is limited to 12 people. For information about joining the pilgrimage, contact Glasspool at [email protected]. ?
AROUND THE DIOCESE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 4:30 p.m.
Solemn Evensong and Organ Recital St. James’ Episcopal Church 3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles Information: 213.388.3015
FROM THE BISHOPS
First fruits By Diane Jardine Bruce
B
ut we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. —2 Thessalonians 2:13 NRSV
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 5 p.m.
Ars-Gallica: Saint-Saëns and Contemporaries All Saints Episcopal Church 504 N Camden Drive, Beverly Hills Information: 310.275.0123
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 6:15 p.m.
Centering Prayer
The Church of Our Saviour 535 W. Roses Road, San Gabriel Information: 626.282.5147 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 7 - 9 p.m.
‘Versed’ — Heaven and Hell
Cathedral Center of St. Paul 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles Information: [email protected] FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 8 p.m.
Annual Holiday Concert
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church 1031 Bienveneda Avenue, Pacific Palisades Information: 310.573.7422 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 5 p.m.
A Hymn Festival for Advent
St. Ambrose Episcopal Church 830 West Bonita Avenue, Claremont Information: 909.626.7170 ext. 222 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 5 p.m.
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quick word search in the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible produced 38 entries involving the phrase “first fruits.” This phrase was spread out among the First Testament, the Apocrypha, and the Second Testament. Among my favorite ones are: The best of the first fruits of your ground you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. —Exodus 34:26 Honor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce. —Proverbs 3:9 Be generous when you worship the Lord, and do not stint the first fruits of your hands. —Ecclesiasticus 35:10 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died. —1 Corinthians 15:20
Organ Concert: Dr. Ray Urwin
Trinity Episcopal Church 1500 State Street, Santa Barbara Information: 805.687.0189 or 965.7419 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 7 p.m.
Sacramentum
St. James’ Church 1325 Monterey Road, South Pasadena Information: 626.799.9194 or www.sjcsp.org More listings at www.ladiocese.org (Calendar) THE
VOLUME 2, NUMBER 45
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]
I often refer to Jesus as being God’s first fruits to us. God gave us not out of the dregs of creation, but the best — Jesus Christ — and we are asked to do the same. We are asked to share out of our first fruits, as God shared with us. We are asked to share not grudgingly, but generously as God gave and gives to us. For it is true: all that we have, all that we are, all that we do is a gift from God, and it’s a gift that’s meant to be shared. How are you sharing your first fruits? What is holding you back from giving generously? What blocks you from living with a sense of abundance in your life? Is your congregation living with a sense of abundance or a sense of scarcity? How will you share your first fruits? ?
Naming at St. Philip’s to honor LaRue Shepard
T
he Episcopal Church of St Philip the EvanSt. Philip’s Church and its parish house — gelist invites the diocesan community to the latter designed by architect Paul R. Wila service and luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 23 liams — were designated Los Angeles historic at 12 noon to mark the naming of cultural monuments in 2010. the assembly room in its parish hall For luncheon tickets at $35 per in honor of the late Canon LaRue person, send name(s) and payment E. Shepard, an active parishioner to: St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, from 1926 until his death in 2011. 2800 Stanford Avenue, Los Angeles Shepard also served on many dioc90011. Proceeds will benefit the paresan committees, and was named ish’s mission; donations are welcome. an honorary canon in 2001. Information: 323.232.3494. ? LaRue Shepard
Spain in the Age of Faith St. Edmund’s Church, San Marino, invites you on the most enjoyable tour of southern Spain ever. 13 days: June 16 - 28, 2014 Visits to Madrid, Avila, Segovia, Seville, Cadiz, Cordoba, Granada, Toledo and more, including Spain’s most glorious art. For a brochure, contact [email protected] with your name and address
FEATURED ITEM:
Gifts
THE 1979 BCP AND NRSV BIBLE
Religious Jewelry
Prayer Books/Bibles
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 SERVING THE SIX-COUNTY DIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES
NOVEMBER 10, 2013
PETER WILLIAMS/WCC
MARY GLASSPOOL
WWW.EPISCOPALNEWS.COM
Scan to subscribe to
The Episcopal News
MATTHEW DAVIES / ENS
An agenda for peace: Whether it’s advocating for gender equality, speaking out against religious persecution, addressing global poverty, discrimination, climate change, or myriad other concerns, global justice and peace issues are at the heart of the World Council of Churches 10th General Assembly, which has drawn thousands of Christians from 345 member churches in 110 countries to Busan in the Republic of Korea. The theme of the gathering, meeting Oct. 30 - Nov. 8, is “God of life, lead us to justice and peace.” Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, in his address to the assembly, described the gathering as “an opportunity for genuine encounter, an opportunity to learn about one another and to learn from one another.” At left: Members of the Episcopal Church’s official delegation are, from left, the Rev. Margaret Rose, the Rev. Consuela Sanchez, Bishop Dean Wolfe and Jasmine Bostock. For more, visit Episcopal News Service, episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens.
‘State of Racism’ forum planned for webcast
I
n a year marking the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Mississippi will bring together distinguished expert panelists for “Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in Suarez America,” to be webcast live on Nov. 15 beginning at 11 a.m. Pacific time and available later for viewing on demand at www.episcopalchurch.org/page/state-racism. The 90-minute forum will be held at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Jackson, Miss. The moderator will be journalist and PBS commentator Ray Suarez; Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will give the keynote address. Panelists for the first discussion, on racism today and why it persists, will include: Michael Curry, bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina; Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights activist and journalist and widow of slain
civil rights leader Medgar Evers; and William F. Winter, former governor of Mississippi and founder of the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation. Second-session panelists, who will discuss the future and Jefferts Schori the hope for change, will be: Byron Rushing, Massachusetts state representative, civil rights leader and vice president of the Episcopal Church House of Deputies; Randy Testa, author and vice president of education at Walden Media LLC; Erma J. Vizenor, chairwoman of White Earth Band of Ojibwe, educator and community organizer; and Tim Wise, educator and author of White Like Me, Colorblind and Affirmative Action. Questions for the panelists will be accepted prior or during the forum, and may be emailed to Neva Rae Fox, public affairs officer, at [email protected]. ?
One of the members of the 2013 pilgrimage to Cuernavaca surveys a statue in Mexico City commemorating the appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Juan Diego. Mexico City is among the sites pilgrims will visit during the 2014 pilgrimage.
Second pilgrimage, study journey to Cuernavaca planned
T
welve student-pilgrims from the Diocese of Los Angeles will study the language and culture of Mexico during a two-week journey to the Diocese of Cuernavaca from Jan. 18 to Feb. 1, 2014. The group will reside at the diocesan center, and will study Spanish at the Instituto de Español de la Iglesia Anglicana de México (IDIAM). They also will “engage with the religious culture of Mexico, and continue to build relationships with our sisters and brothers in the Diocese of Cuernavaca,” says Bishop Suffragan Mary Glasspool, who will accompany the group. Bishop Enrique Treviño Cruz of Cuernavaca has approved the pilgrims’ schedule, which will include Spanish-language classes on weekdays, ranging from beginning to advanced and concentrating on grammar and conversation. The itinerary also includes weekend field trips to nearby sites, including Mexico City. The pilgrims will visit missions of the diocese on Sundays. The cost of the entire pilgrimage (including airfare) is $1,750 per person. “This year, we are thrilled to announce that scholarship help is available as the result of a very generous donation made by one of last year’s pilgrims,” says Glasspool. Space is limited to 12 people. For information about joining the pilgrimage, contact Glasspool at [email protected]. ?
AROUND THE DIOCESE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 4:30 p.m.
Solemn Evensong and Organ Recital St. James’ Episcopal Church 3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles Information: 213.388.3015
FROM THE BISHOPS
First fruits By Diane Jardine Bruce
B
ut we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. —2 Thessalonians 2:13 NRSV
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 5 p.m.
Ars-Gallica: Saint-Saëns and Contemporaries All Saints Episcopal Church 504 N Camden Drive, Beverly Hills Information: 310.275.0123
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 6:15 p.m.
Centering Prayer
The Church of Our Saviour 535 W. Roses Road, San Gabriel Information: 626.282.5147 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 7 - 9 p.m.
‘Versed’ — Heaven and Hell
Cathedral Center of St. Paul 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles Information: [email protected] FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 8 p.m.
Annual Holiday Concert
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church 1031 Bienveneda Avenue, Pacific Palisades Information: 310.573.7422 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 5 p.m.
A Hymn Festival for Advent
St. Ambrose Episcopal Church 830 West Bonita Avenue, Claremont Information: 909.626.7170 ext. 222 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 5 p.m.
A
quick word search in the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible produced 38 entries involving the phrase “first fruits.” This phrase was spread out among the First Testament, the Apocrypha, and the Second Testament. Among my favorite ones are: The best of the first fruits of your ground you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. —Exodus 34:26 Honor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce. —Proverbs 3:9 Be generous when you worship the Lord, and do not stint the first fruits of your hands. —Ecclesiasticus 35:10 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died. —1 Corinthians 15:20
Organ Concert: Dr. Ray Urwin
Trinity Episcopal Church 1500 State Street, Santa Barbara Information: 805.687.0189 or 965.7419 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 7 p.m.
Sacramentum
St. James’ Church 1325 Monterey Road, South Pasadena Information: 626.799.9194 or www.sjcsp.org More listings at www.ladiocese.org (Calendar) THE
VOLUME 2, NUMBER 45
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]
I often refer to Jesus as being God’s first fruits to us. God gave us not out of the dregs of creation, but the best — Jesus Christ — and we are asked to do the same. We are asked to share out of our first fruits, as God shared with us. We are asked to share not grudgingly, but generously as God gave and gives to us. For it is true: all that we have, all that we are, all that we do is a gift from God, and it’s a gift that’s meant to be shared. How are you sharing your first fruits? What is holding you back from giving generously? What blocks you from living with a sense of abundance in your life? Is your congregation living with a sense of abundance or a sense of scarcity? How will you share your first fruits? ?
Naming at St. Philip’s to honor LaRue Shepard
T
he Episcopal Church of St Philip the EvanSt. Philip’s Church and its parish house — gelist invites the diocesan community to the latter designed by architect Paul R. Wila service and luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 23 liams — were designated Los Angeles historic at 12 noon to mark the naming of cultural monuments in 2010. the assembly room in its parish hall For luncheon tickets at $35 per in honor of the late Canon LaRue person, send name(s) and payment E. Shepard, an active parishioner to: St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, from 1926 until his death in 2011. 2800 Stanford Avenue, Los Angeles Shepard also served on many dioc90011. Proceeds will benefit the paresan committees, and was named ish’s mission; donations are welcome. an honorary canon in 2001. Information: 323.232.3494. ? LaRue Shepard
Spain in the Age of Faith St. Edmund’s Church, San Marino, invites you on the most enjoyable tour of southern Spain ever. 13 days: June 16 - 28, 2014 Visits to Madrid, Avila, Segovia, Seville, Cadiz, Cordoba, Granada, Toledo and more, including Spain’s most glorious art. For a brochure, contact [email protected] with your name and address
FEATURED ITEM:
Gifts
THE 1979 BCP AND NRSV BIBLE
Religious Jewelry
Prayer Books/Bibles
840 ECHO PARK AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90026 PLEASE CALL AT 213.482.2040, EXT. 228 MONDAY – FRIDAY: 9AM – 4PM • SATURDAY: 10AM – 2PM
