Posts made in November, 2021

An Episcopal Church delegation representing Presiding Bishop Michael Curry is virtually attending the 26th Conference of Parties of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (known as “COP26”). From: Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles Melissa McCarthy, canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Los Angeles, is a member of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s delegation to COP26. Photo: John Taylor The Rev. Canon Melissa McCarthy, canon...

Bishop Bruce visits Immanuel Church, El Monte. [The Episcopal News] The Rt. Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce, bishop suffragan of the Diocese of Los Angeles since 2010, will begin a new ministry Dec. 1 as bishop provisional of the Diocese of West Missouri by action of its convention, meeting today in Kansas City, Mo. Today’s vote adopts a resolution ratifying Bruce’s unanimous nomination, announced Aug. 3, by the Diocese of West Missouri’s...

2FAB: Sojourner Truth October 31, 2021Cafe Podcast Network This week 2FAB explores the life and legacy of the formerly enslaved woman, Sojourner Truth who became an advocate for  abolition, temperance, and civil and women’s rights in the nineteenth century. To see the entire podcast, please visit the Episcopal Café Episcopal Café Comments? Our comment policy requires that you use your real first and last names and provide an...

Presiding Bishop Michael officiates at the funeral of Colin Powell at Washington National Cathedral on Nov. 5, 2021. [Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry officiated at the funeral of Colin Powell, former U.S. secretary of state and general, at Washington National Cathedral on Nov. 5, in a ceremony attended by three presidents and a host of dignitaries. Powell, a lifelong Episcopalian, died on Oct. 18 of...

Among recipients of grants from the Diocese of Los Angeles’ “One Body & One Spirit” emergency fund are St. Margaret’s Church, South Gate, and the Jubilee Consortium. Above left: Bishop Diane M. Jardine Bruce, Rector Eduardo Bresciani and lay leaders prepare for Eucharist at St. Margaret’s. Above right: The 2021-22 class of Jubilee Year interns gathers for a photo at St. Stephen’s Church, Hollywood, where the program is based. [The...