Posts made in September, 2021

[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry preached Sept. 12 at Trinity Church Wall Street in New York during the church’s Sept. 11 Requiem Holy Eucharist, part of a weekend of commemorations marking 20 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “We observe this solemn occasion at a perilous moment in our national life and history,” Curry said. “The seeds of self-centeredness and hatred will inevitably yield a...

by Pat McCaughan | Sep 15, 2021 | News GFS members take part in a Blessing of the Animals event at St. John’s Church, Costa Mesa. Photo: GFS-LA Girls’ Friendly Society-Los Angeles is resuming post-pandemic in-person meetings this fall with a return to its roots by focusing on justice issues and empowering young girls as community activists, says diocesan GFS President Margaret Nolde. A new curriculum created...

by Janet Kawamoto | Sep 8, 2021 | News The 2021 meeting of Diocesan Convention will take place in person on Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Riverside Convention Center, and conclude with a diocese-wide Eucharist on Sunday, Nov. 14 held in person and online at St. John’s Cathedral in Los Angeles. Delegates who prefer not to attend the Saturday business session in person may take part via Zoom webinar. Information will...

[from https://www.glaacbsa.org/HeritageMonth] September 15 to October 15 is the National Hispanic Heritage Month. The Greater Los Angeles Area Council joins in paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society. National Hispanic Heritage Month traditionally honors Hispanic and Latino Americans’ cultures and contributions as we celebrate heritage rooted in...

Medical staff at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, use TIMS to log audio interviews with patients’ loved ones. Photo: Johns Hopkins Medicine [Episcopal News Service] Amid all the bodily suffering that hospital workers have seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, Elizabeth Tracey was bothered by another kind of suffering: the dehumanization of care for patients who were intubated and could not speak. Wanting to restore a...