Posts made in August, 2021

A man removes debris from a house the day after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck in Les Cayes, Haiti, Aug. 14, 2021. Photo: Estailove St-Val/Reuters Editor’s note: This story was updated on Aug. 17.  [Episcopal News Service] Haitian Episcopalians have spent the hours since the Aug. 14 7.2 magnitude earthquake searching for family and friends while assessing the damage to their churches, schools and communities as their ministry...

People gather outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 16 in this still image taken from a video. Photo: Reuters [Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Migration Ministries and its affiliates are mobilizing to respond to an expected increase of people fleeing from Afghanistan to the United States after the Afghan government fell to the Taliban on Aug. 15, expediting the end of the 20-year American war in the country. Episcopal...

[The Episcopal News] Bishop John Harvey Taylor gathered on Aug. 11 with representatives of the Diocese of Los Angeles and its Deanery 7 to break and bless ground for an affordable housing project at St. Michael’s Episcopal Ministry Center, Riverside. Bishop John Harvey Taylor and St. Michael’s community member Singing Bird take a selfie after the ground blessing. Photo: John Taylor “It made us Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles...

[website]Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services is a highly respected mental health and welfare agency with 10 locations throughout Southern California. For over 119 years, Hathaway-Sycamores has been investing in people. We provide innovative and effective programs and services through a network of locations stretching across Los Angeles and the San Fernando, San Gabriel, and Antelope Valleys for children, youth, young adults,...

[Episcopa News Service] Buried on Page 1,729 of the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill approved by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday (Aug. 10) in a bipartisan vote is a project titled “Energy efficiency materials pilot program.” It would fund $50 million in grants to nonprofits, including religious congregations, so they can buy new energy-efficient heating and cooling systems for their buildings. The program, to be administered by the...