In the Shadow of Disneyland By Neva Rae Fox Correspondent While the pandemic forced society into isolation, two Los Angeles area churches and their clergy grew attached through cultural crossover services and pastoral support, all while transcending language and socioeconomic differences and barriers. Anaheim, widely known as home to Disneyland and a sprawling … [Read more...] about Churches Join Forces to Help Struggling Employees
Diocese of Los Angeles
Episcopal-Founded Hospital Finds a New Home
A Los Angeles hospital founded with nine beds by an Episcopal nun in 1885 is being acquired by a regional hospital group, and the local bishop is happy about the transaction. The 408-bed Good Samaritan Hospital in downtown Los Angeles will become a part of PIH Health, a Whittier, California-based company that owns two hospitals and a portfolio of smaller treatment centers … [Read more...] about Episcopal-Founded Hospital Finds a New Home
Broderick Bound for Beverly Hills
All Saints’ Church in Beverly Hills, Calif., announces its call of the Rev. Janet Broderick as its eighth rector, beginning June 16: She has inspired vitality, active cooperation, inclusivity, and imagination, leading people to a sincere and honest relationship with Christ and fostering a community of love, courage, and vision. With a good sense of humor and compassion, Janet … [Read more...] about Broderick Bound for Beverly Hills
Court Affirms Bp. Bruno’s Sentence
Mary Frances Schjonberg reports for Episcopal News Service: An Episcopal Church court has concluded that retired Diocese of Los Angeles Bishop J. Jon Bruno was properly suspended from ordained ministry for three years because of misconduct. The Court of Review for Bishops said it made the three-year suspension retroactive to Aug. 2, 2017, the day a hearing panel originally … [Read more...] about Court Affirms Bp. Bruno’s Sentence
Renewing a Covenant at 25
Marking the Jan. 18 opening of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Bishop John Harvey Taylor of the Diocese of Los Angeles, Archbishop Jose Gomez of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and Bishop R. Guy Erwin of the Southwest California Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have renewed a covenant on baptism and cooperative ministries that … [Read more...] about Renewing a Covenant at 25
PBS Profiles Seeds of Hope
Seeds of Hope, the food justice ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles, will be featured on KCET’s L.A. Foodways, a regional historical program. The episode will feature Tim Alderson, executive director of Seeds of Hope and a fifth-generation Los Angeles-area farmer. The new multi-platform series by filmmaker, actor, and producer Raphael Sbarge (Longmore, Murder in the … [Read more...] about PBS Profiles Seeds of Hope
L.A. Approves Transparent Budget
Pat McCaughan reports for the Diocese of Los Angeles on the diocese’s annual convention, including a report by Suffragan Bishop Diane Jardine Bruce about a new, transparent budget: A first step toward a transparent budget formed a core of Bruce’s work this past year. She convened a finance think tank of experts to aid in this effort, along with the Rev. Michele Racusin, … [Read more...] about L.A. Approves Transparent Budget
L.A. Bishop Rethinks Corp Sole
In the All Saints issue of The Episcopal News of the Diocese of Los Angeles, Bishop John H. Taylor discusses multiple problems with Corporation Sole, which the diocese has relied on since its founding in 1901. “Reforming Corp Sole for the glory of God” appears under the standing head of From the Bishop. Taylor writes of the financial tool: “First, it puts enormous … [Read more...] about L.A. Bishop Rethinks Corp Sole