Posts made in August, 2021

by Janet Kawamoto | Aug 25, 2021 | News Damage to one of the buildings in Pestel, Haiti. Photo courtesy of Church World Service, via Episcopal Relief & Development [The Episcopal News] A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti’s southern peninsula on Aug. 14, causing some 2,000 deaths, 9,000 injuries and destroying homes, businesses and infrastructure. The nation was already reeling from the assassination of...

by EN Staff | Aug 25, 2021 | News Bloy House (Episcopal Theological School at Los Angeles) is offering several new online four-week noncredit classes this fall for church members. The fee for each course is $50, and all will be held via Zoom. Course offerings and presenters are: Gabriel Ferrer and Gary Hall TUESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28, 7 p.m.One Nation, Under God: Understanding Christian NationalismThe...

by Carlos Ruvalcaba | Aug 25, 2021 | News [The Episcopal News] When we look at ourselves 17 months ago, we cannot help but to think in a world that literally had to shut down. The disruption and suffering caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic turmoil, the social upheaval, and violence continues to be challenging and even overwhelming for some of as all this came to change our livelihood in ways...

by Carlos Ruvalcaba | Aug 25, 2021 | Noticias Cuando nos miramos a nosotros mismos hace 17 meses, no podemos evitar pensar en un mundo que literalmente tuvo que cerrarse. La interrupción y el sufrimiento causados por la pandemia de COVID-19, la agitación económica, la agitación social y la violencia continúan siendo un desafío abrumador para algunos de nosotros, ya que todo esto vino a cambiar nuestro medio de...

Eternal God, send forth your Sprit to encourage and strengthen the people of Haiti in these difficult times. We pray especially for those impacted by the recent earthquake. Encourage and strengthen those who help and support others. In your mercy, receive the souls of those who have died; comfort their families and loved ones. Surround with your presence the sick and suffering. Aid the work of those who still search and rescue....