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Speakers confirmed for ‘Jesus Amidst the Many Mosques’ conference Oct. 22
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St. Augustine’s does worship by the waves
The congregation of St. Augustine’s by-the-Sea Church in Santa Monica got even closer to the sea Aug. 28 for “Church on the Beach.” Above, Katie Cadigan, assistant rector, blesses a stack of surfboards and boogie boards as Nate Rugh, rector, and parishioners look on.
Seminar in Redlands to address human trafficking
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rinity Church, Redlands, will present a seminar on human trafficking on Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., featuring Opal Singleton, author of Seduced: The Grooming of America's Teenagers, president and CEO of Million Kids, and outreach coordinator of the Riverside Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force.
The program, which also will feature Officer Leslie Martinez of the Redlands Police Department's special victims division, will address the increasing problem of modernday slavery in the local community and in the world. The seminar will take place at Trinity Church, 419 S. Fourth Street, Redlands. For reservations (for lunch), call 909.793.2014.
Nursing students in Haiti will benefit from gala
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aculté des Sciences Infirmières de l'Université Episcopale d'Haïti (Faculty of Nursing Science of the Episcopal University of Haiti) in Léogâne, Haiti, will benefit from "A Gala of Support" on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel, sponsored by the Friends of the National Black Nurses Association of Los Angeles and the Haiti Nursing Foundation. A networking reception will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the gala and ceremony at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75 each. The event will raise support for students at FSIL Nursing School, the first four-year baccalaureate program of nursing in Haiti.
FSIL has graduated eight classes; 115 men and women who are the first Haitians to earn this degree within their own country. Today, 140 men and women are enrolled at the school. Few can afford the $4,000 required annually for tuition, books, uniforms, room and board without scholarship aid. Most FSIL graduates (95%) remain in Haiti to address the health care needs of the nation. Tor purchase tickets for the Oct. 8 gala, or for information, contact Eric J. Williams, NBNA president, at [email protected] or Lovene Knight at [email protected]. The Renaissance Hotel is located at 9620 Airport Blvd., Los Angeles 90045. ?
ajor speakers have been confirmed for “Jesus Amidst the Many Mosques: Christian Witness, Muslim Contexts,” a one-day conference scheduled for 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. According to program group leaders, the conference will be designed to further faithful reflection on the global encounter of Christians and Muslims in multiple contexts, examining theological and practical concerns shared by both faiths. Confirmed participants will include: • The Rev. Canon Paul Gordon Chandler, author of Pilgrims of Christ on the Muslim Road • The Rt. Rev. Boston Jacques, bishop of the Diocese of Guinea • The Rev. Canon Titus Presler, principalin-exile of Edwardes College, Peshawar, Pakistan • Professor Najeeba Syeed, Muslim scholar and member of the faculty at Claremont School of Theology. Discussion questions will include: • What does the Anglican/Episcopal Church say about Islam, and in particular, about Islamic radicalism? • How do Muslims around the world view the Bible and Christian teachings on Jesus and the Church? • What is it like to be a Christian in a Muslim country? • What can we do as a global community to prevent religious intolerance and abuse while speaking the truth? Tickets are free, but space is limited and reservations are requested. For information and to register, visit bit.ly/2a0hEkF, or contact Troy Elder, bishop’s legate for global partnership, at 213.482.2040, ext. 245, or telder@ ladiocese.org. ?
ar o u n d t h e d i o c e s e
From the bishops
— SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 — 6 p.m. Evensong in Remembrance of 9/11/01 St. James’ Episcopal Church 1325 Monterey Road, South Pasadena 91030 Information: 626.799.9194
Working on solutions to homelessness
— SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 — 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Stillpoint Retreat:
“A Man’s Way to God” with Jim Clarke
St. Lawrence Martyr Catholic Church 1940 Prospect Avenue, Redondo Beach 90277 Information: stillpointca.org/ 8 p.m. Golden Bridge Consort All Saints’ Episcopal Church 504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210 Information: 310. 275.0123, ext.112 — SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 — 4 p.m. Concert: Profectus Chamber Choir Church of the Transfiguration 1181 South First Avenue, Arcadia 91006 Information: 626.445.3340 4 p.m. Celebration! An Organ Concert St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church 6201 E. Willow Street, Long Beach 90815 Information: 562.420.1311 — WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 — 7:30 p.m. A Service in the style of Taizé All Saints’ Episcopal Church 504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210 Information: 310. 275.0123, ext.112 — SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 — 2 - 4 p.m. Bishop’s Guild Garden Party Episcopal Residence 3435 E. California Blvd., Pasadena 91107 Information: [email protected] 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. The Guibord Center: Decoding Rituals and Symbols of Roman Catholicism
Labor Day weekend calls us to renewed action, planning
By J. Jon Bruno
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ith this Labor Day Weekend comes the focus on importance of work, equality and shared opportunities. These themes also are central to current response to homelessness across Southern California, and to initiatives that are gaining momentum for the coming fall season. While these challenges are present in all counties within our diocese, I offer this specific update in relation to the city of Los Angeles. We at the Cathedral Center will host, later this month, a summit meeting by invitation among religious leaders and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to discuss overarching strategy, long- and short-term solutions, and asset-mapping of resources and facilities of the interfaith community within the city limits. A desired outcome of this meeting is to inform the mayor and his staff of new leads for strategic partnerships and potential land available for development into affordable permanent housing. Attention also will be given to the importance of the proposed L.A. City bond measure that would allocate $1.2 billion, raised from property taxes, for housing and help for the homeless. This measure is set to come before voters in November. I encourage all Episcopalians and congre-
gations in the city of Los Angeles and beyond to continue to look carefully at creative options for bringing permanent affordable housing to the city’s homeless, who number more than 28,000 in L.A. and more than 46,000 countywide according to most recent official counts. I also ask your prayers and support for the collaboration of the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders as we seek to serve those close to the heart of our Lord Jesus, who reminds us, in Matthew 25, “Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me…. Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” ?
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels 555 W. Temple Street (at Grand), Los Angeles Information: conta.cc/2beCjk0
Annual Bishop's Guild Garden Party is Sept. 24
For more events and program details, visit www. ladiocese.org and select “Calendar,” then choose Arts Calendar or Events Calendar.
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Volume 5, Number 29
Episcopal News Weekly Editor: Janet Kawamoto, [email protected] Advertising: Bob Williams, [email protected]
he Bishop's Guild, which provides support for seminarians from the Diocese of Los Angeles, will hold its annual Garden Party fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2 - 4 p.m., at the Pasadena home of Bishop Jon Bruno and Mary Bruno. Join friends and seminarians for great food and beautiful hand-made
quilts for sale and show. Tickets are $35 per person. For information and reservations (requested), contact Bishop's Guild chair Donna Keller at 951.545.4218 or donnakeller68@ yahoo.com. More about the Bishop’s Guild is at ecwlos angeles.org/angels/the-bishops-guild. ?
Episcopal News Weekly www.episcopalnews.com
serving the six-county diocese of Los Angeles
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september 4, 2016
Speakers confirmed for ‘Jesus Amidst the Many Mosques’ conference Oct. 22
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St. Augustine’s does worship by the waves
The congregation of St. Augustine’s by-the-Sea Church in Santa Monica got even closer to the sea Aug. 28 for “Church on the Beach.” Above, Katie Cadigan, assistant rector, blesses a stack of surfboards and boogie boards as Nate Rugh, rector, and parishioners look on.
Seminar in Redlands to address human trafficking
T
rinity Church, Redlands, will present a seminar on human trafficking on Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., featuring Opal Singleton, author of Seduced: The Grooming of America's Teenagers, president and CEO of Million Kids, and outreach coordinator of the Riverside Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force.
The program, which also will feature Officer Leslie Martinez of the Redlands Police Department's special victims division, will address the increasing problem of modernday slavery in the local community and in the world. The seminar will take place at Trinity Church, 419 S. Fourth Street, Redlands. For reservations (for lunch), call 909.793.2014.
Nursing students in Haiti will benefit from gala
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aculté des Sciences Infirmières de l'Université Episcopale d'Haïti (Faculty of Nursing Science of the Episcopal University of Haiti) in Léogâne, Haiti, will benefit from "A Gala of Support" on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Renaissance Los Angeles Airport Hotel, sponsored by the Friends of the National Black Nurses Association of Los Angeles and the Haiti Nursing Foundation. A networking reception will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the gala and ceremony at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75 each. The event will raise support for students at FSIL Nursing School, the first four-year baccalaureate program of nursing in Haiti.
FSIL has graduated eight classes; 115 men and women who are the first Haitians to earn this degree within their own country. Today, 140 men and women are enrolled at the school. Few can afford the $4,000 required annually for tuition, books, uniforms, room and board without scholarship aid. Most FSIL graduates (95%) remain in Haiti to address the health care needs of the nation. Tor purchase tickets for the Oct. 8 gala, or for information, contact Eric J. Williams, NBNA president, at [email protected] or Lovene Knight at [email protected]. The Renaissance Hotel is located at 9620 Airport Blvd., Los Angeles 90045. ?
ajor speakers have been confirmed for “Jesus Amidst the Many Mosques: Christian Witness, Muslim Contexts,” a one-day conference scheduled for 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. According to program group leaders, the conference will be designed to further faithful reflection on the global encounter of Christians and Muslims in multiple contexts, examining theological and practical concerns shared by both faiths. Confirmed participants will include: • The Rev. Canon Paul Gordon Chandler, author of Pilgrims of Christ on the Muslim Road • The Rt. Rev. Boston Jacques, bishop of the Diocese of Guinea • The Rev. Canon Titus Presler, principalin-exile of Edwardes College, Peshawar, Pakistan • Professor Najeeba Syeed, Muslim scholar and member of the faculty at Claremont School of Theology. Discussion questions will include: • What does the Anglican/Episcopal Church say about Islam, and in particular, about Islamic radicalism? • How do Muslims around the world view the Bible and Christian teachings on Jesus and the Church? • What is it like to be a Christian in a Muslim country? • What can we do as a global community to prevent religious intolerance and abuse while speaking the truth? Tickets are free, but space is limited and reservations are requested. For information and to register, visit bit.ly/2a0hEkF, or contact Troy Elder, bishop’s legate for global partnership, at 213.482.2040, ext. 245, or telder@ ladiocese.org. ?
ar o u n d t h e d i o c e s e
From the bishops
— SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 — 6 p.m. Evensong in Remembrance of 9/11/01 St. James’ Episcopal Church 1325 Monterey Road, South Pasadena 91030 Information: 626.799.9194
Working on solutions to homelessness
— SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 — 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Stillpoint Retreat:
“A Man’s Way to God” with Jim Clarke
St. Lawrence Martyr Catholic Church 1940 Prospect Avenue, Redondo Beach 90277 Information: stillpointca.org/ 8 p.m. Golden Bridge Consort All Saints’ Episcopal Church 504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210 Information: 310. 275.0123, ext.112 — SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 — 4 p.m. Concert: Profectus Chamber Choir Church of the Transfiguration 1181 South First Avenue, Arcadia 91006 Information: 626.445.3340 4 p.m. Celebration! An Organ Concert St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church 6201 E. Willow Street, Long Beach 90815 Information: 562.420.1311 — WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 — 7:30 p.m. A Service in the style of Taizé All Saints’ Episcopal Church 504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210 Information: 310. 275.0123, ext.112 — SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 — 2 - 4 p.m. Bishop’s Guild Garden Party Episcopal Residence 3435 E. California Blvd., Pasadena 91107 Information: [email protected] 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. The Guibord Center: Decoding Rituals and Symbols of Roman Catholicism
Labor Day weekend calls us to renewed action, planning
By J. Jon Bruno
W
ith this Labor Day Weekend comes the focus on importance of work, equality and shared opportunities. These themes also are central to current response to homelessness across Southern California, and to initiatives that are gaining momentum for the coming fall season. While these challenges are present in all counties within our diocese, I offer this specific update in relation to the city of Los Angeles. We at the Cathedral Center will host, later this month, a summit meeting by invitation among religious leaders and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to discuss overarching strategy, long- and short-term solutions, and asset-mapping of resources and facilities of the interfaith community within the city limits. A desired outcome of this meeting is to inform the mayor and his staff of new leads for strategic partnerships and potential land available for development into affordable permanent housing. Attention also will be given to the importance of the proposed L.A. City bond measure that would allocate $1.2 billion, raised from property taxes, for housing and help for the homeless. This measure is set to come before voters in November. I encourage all Episcopalians and congre-
gations in the city of Los Angeles and beyond to continue to look carefully at creative options for bringing permanent affordable housing to the city’s homeless, who number more than 28,000 in L.A. and more than 46,000 countywide according to most recent official counts. I also ask your prayers and support for the collaboration of the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders as we seek to serve those close to the heart of our Lord Jesus, who reminds us, in Matthew 25, “Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me…. Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” ?
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels 555 W. Temple Street (at Grand), Los Angeles Information: conta.cc/2beCjk0
Annual Bishop's Guild Garden Party is Sept. 24
For more events and program details, visit www. ladiocese.org and select “Calendar,” then choose Arts Calendar or Events Calendar.
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Volume 5, Number 29
Episcopal News Weekly Editor: Janet Kawamoto, [email protected] Advertising: Bob Williams, [email protected]
he Bishop's Guild, which provides support for seminarians from the Diocese of Los Angeles, will hold its annual Garden Party fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2 - 4 p.m., at the Pasadena home of Bishop Jon Bruno and Mary Bruno. Join friends and seminarians for great food and beautiful hand-made
quilts for sale and show. Tickets are $35 per person. For information and reservations (requested), contact Bishop's Guild chair Donna Keller at 951.545.4218 or donnakeller68@ yahoo.com. More about the Bishop’s Guild is at ecwlos angeles.org/angels/the-bishops-guild. ?
