July 7, 2024

News

Bloy House names Paul Daniels as new dean; diocesan theological school relocates to Echo Park

By EN Staff

[The Episcopal News – July 3, 2024] Bloy House, the Episcopal Theological School at Los Angeles, today named as its new dean the Rev. Paul Anthony Daniels, rector of the Westside’s St. Mary in Palms parish and a Ph.D. student in systematic theology at Fordham University.

In his new post, Daniels will be based at St. Paul’s Commons, the diocese’s Echo Park headquarters, to which Bloy House has relocated. He succeeds Canon Linda Allport, who on June 30 retired as dean. Concurrently, the Very Rev. Gary Hall has retired as president, having held that office since 2020.

“Paul Daniels brings his amazing gifts and energy to the Bloy House deanship at an historic time for our home-grown theological school,” said Bishop John Harvey Taylor, chairman of the Bloy House board of trustees and an alumnus of the school.

“In recent years, thanks to its president, Gary Hall, its first-ever lay dean, Linda Allport, and its devoted board, Bloy House has accomplished an historic transformation,” Taylor noted. “Its charism has always been to rush in and provide the kind of teaching a changing church needs. Once an innovative option for master of divinity candidates balancing family and work responsibilities, Bloy House now innovates through lay leader education and licensing, affordable Christian education for all, and education for the diaconate.

“As grateful board chair, I lift up Gary and Linda for their astonishing legacy of adaptive change and welcome Paul as their worthy successor,” Taylor said. “He is brilliant, pastoral, and deeply devoted to a just and abundant future for the church that he and we love.”

General Convention 2024

Above: Louisville, Kentucky, the state’s largest city, hosted the 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church June 23-28, 2024. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service. Below: Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe is flanked by 26th Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and 27th Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. Photo: Randall A. Gornowich

81st General Convention wraps up in Louisville

By ENS Staff

[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky – June 28, 2024] The triennial Episcopal family reunion, worship extravaganza and legislative session that is General Convention was back in full force during its meeting here after the pandemic had pared down the previous gathering.

This year’s June 20-28 convention, six legislative days that began June 23 with three days of events before, was shorter than most past conventions, where legislative sessions typically spanned eight days or longer.

The 80th General Convention, on the other hand, was postponed from 2021 to 2022 because of the pandemic, was shorted to just four days and had limited face-to-face engagement. That gathering also implemented other health precautions, such as daily testing, to slow the spread of COVID-19.

This week’s 81st General Convention was not without an appearance by COVID-19. Enough participants came down with the virus that some others wore masks and a nearby pharmacy reportedly ran out of Paxlovid, the antiviral used to treat the virus.

General Convention, as the church’s primary governing body, splits its authority between the House of Bishops and House of Deputies. The two houses handled 390 resolutions, many passing via daily, sometimes massive, consent calendars.

While in Louisville, the convention elected the Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe to be its the 28th presiding bishop, reelected Julia Ayala Harris as House of Deputies president, elected the Rev. Steve Pankey as deputies’ vice president, passed a $143 million budget for the next triennium, approved a constitutional change to clearly define the Book of Common Prayer, reexamined its clergy disciplinary canons while agreeing to consider how lay leaders might be disciplined for wrongdoing, and supported changes in the structures of seven of its dioceses.

The local angle on GC81

The Episcopal News reported daily (June 21 - 28) from General Convention, focusing on news of the Diocese of Los Angeles's bishop, deputation, ECW Triennial delegates, volunteers and visitors. Links to all reports are here.

The Bishop's Blog ( Additional entries are here)

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Leading with language on Israel-Palestine

June 29, 2024

Is Israel’s brutal counterinsurgency in Gaza an act of genocide? Is Israel an apartheid state? It depends on whom you ask and where they stand. This week in Louisville, at the 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church, we debated these two words all week, in hallways and over meals.

Going off the grid for election of a new presiding bishop

June 26, 2024

My scrapbook from Wednesday at the 81st General Convention in Louisville comprises San Diego Bishop Susan Brown Snook’s photo of our new presiding bishop-elect, Sean Rowe, at Christ Church Cathedral, flanked by his predecessors, Katharine Jefferts Schori and Michael B. Curry.

This week

Kaleidoscope announces new leadership training programs

The Kaleidoscope Institute, which trains leaders to create gracious space for courageous conversations and consulting to heal and transform organizations, has announced several summer training programs. Full information and details can be found here.

TUESDAYS, JULY 9, 16, 23 and 30, 4 - 6 p.m.

Facilitator Training Tuesdays

Via Zoom

Information/Registration

This facilitator training will provide resources to coordinate and facilitate inclusive small group dialogue using the KI gracious leadership tools, skills and processes. Also, it will equip you with tools to learn how to invite people to come to an initial dialogue, designed to achieve mutual understanding through deep listening. This training event will provide KI resources for your work and ministries and for building and nurturing relationships in your congregation. It is necessary to attend all four sessions. (Another training is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 14 - Oct. 5, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.)

TUESDAYS, 9 a.m.

Kaleidoscope Bible Sharing for Preachers

Via Zoom

Information/Registration

Are you a preacher? Come spend an hour each week with KI founder and innovator the Rev. Dr. Eric H. F. Law to listen and reflect on a lectionary text for the upcoming Sunday, in preparation for preaching in a multi-contextual community. This weekly gathering of the preaching community will use a combination of the multi-contextual preaching model Law shared in his book, The Word at the Crossing and the Kaleidoscope Bible Sharing process.

Update summer schedule

Diocesan offices at St. Paul's Commons and elsewhere will be closed on Thursday, July 4 in celebration of Independence Day.

The Episcopal News will be published on the following biweekly schedule:

July 21: Update (publication July 17)
August 4: Update (publication July 31)

The regular weekly schedule will resume with the Aug. 18 issue (publication Aug. 14).

News and calendar items for consideration may be emailed to editor@ladiocese.org. Deadline is Tuesday at noon.

Requiescant

Matthew Borsch

d. June 30

Matthew Borsch, one of three sons of the Diocese of Los Angeles’s late Bishop Fred and Barbara Borsch, died June 30, some two weeks after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. He was 59 and resided in Bronxville, N.Y.

An accomplished managing director with the Bank of Montreal Capital Markets and Water Tower Research after 16 years at Goldman Sachs, Borsch was a graduate of Johns Hopkins University.

Borsch is survived by his wife, Betsy, and their son, Jack; elder brother, Benjamin; and twin brother, Stuart, who was at Borsch’s bedside when he died. Survivors also include sisters-in-law Jeannie and Fang Zhang, three nieces, several cousins, and locally his aunt Deborah Geremia of Santa Barbara.

A funeral service is set for 10:30 a.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Lithgow, N.Y., where Matthew Borsch and his family were active parishioners. The congregation regularly livestreams services through its YouTube channel and website, stpeterslithgow.org (“Worship” tab).

James Robert Hagler

b. 1946, d. July 1, 2024

James Robert Hagler, OHC, a former prior of the Order of the Holy Cross’ Mount Calvary monastery in Santa Barbara and a priest of the Diocese of East Tennessee, died July 1 at Ferncliff Nursing Center in Rhinebeck, New York, where he was in nursing care.

He served as priest-in-Charge of St. Andrew's, Newark, New Jersey after departing from Mount Calvary (2005 – 2016). He previously served in the Anglican Church of Canada.

Hagler was born in Tennessee in 1946. He earned a degree at George Peabody College for Teachers (now Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education and Human Development), studied at the University of the South, and held master’s degrees from Seabury-Western Theological School and Trinity College, the theological school at the University of Toronto. He was ordained to the diaconate in October of 1982 and to the priesthood the following spring. He joined OHC in 1977.

Events & Announcements

Instituto de Liderazgo presentará dos cursos en julio

Instituto de Liderazgo to present two courses in July

El Instituto de Liderazgo, un programa educativo en español de la Diócesis de Los Ángeles, presentará dos cursos empezando en Julio; “La espiritualidad cristiana a lo largo de la historia: comprendiendo nuestra espiritualidad” y “Formación y educación cristiana: conviértete en un(a) educador(a) cristiana”.

Instituto de Liderazgo (Leadership Institute), a Spanish-language educational program of the Diocese of Los Angeles, will present two courses in July; “Christian Spirituality Throughout History - Understanding Our Spirituality” and “Christian Formation And Education - Becoming a Christian educator."

Ambos cursos de 10 semanas comenzarán el sábado 13 de julio a las 9 a. m. y se llevarán a cabo en St. Paul’s Commons, 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Ángeles 90026. Todas las clases se imparten en español. Los estudiantes pueden asistir a través de Zoom, pero se requiere participación en persona durante al menos dos sesiones. Para información y registro enviar correo electrónico a edlaliderazgolatino@gmail.com

Both 10-week courses will begin on Saturday, July 13 at 9 a.m., and will be held at St. Paul’s Commons, 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles 90026. All classes are conducted in Spanish. Students may attend via Zoom, but in-person participation is required for at least two sessions. For information and to register, email edlaliderazgolatino@gmail.com.

La espiritualidad cristiana a lo largo de la historia:

comprendiendo nuestra espiritualidad

En este curso vamos a examinar las espiritualidades más significativas desde el cristianismo primitivo hasta el presente, poniendo atención a sus prácticas espirituales, teologías, visiones de la persona, comprensión de los movimientos de la vida interior y los contextos socio-históricos. Los estudiantes pondrán en conversacion sus propias tradiciones espirituales y aspiraciones vocacionales, con las espiritualidades y prácticas espirituales que han servido como raíces de (o en contraste con) muchas formas contemporáneas. Clase facilitada por el Padre Vincent Karl Schwahn O.S.B.

Christian Spirituality Throughout History -

Understanding Our Spirituality

In this course we will examine the most significant spiritualities from early Christianity to the present, paying attention to their spiritual practices, theologies, visions of the person, understanding of the movements of the interior life and socio-historical contexts. Students will bring their own spiritual traditions and vocational aspirations into conversation with the spiritualities and spiritual practices that have served as roots of (or in contrast to) many contemporary forms. Class facilitated by the Rev. Vincent Karl Schwahn O.S.B.

Formación y educación cristiana:

conviértete en un(a) educador(a) cristiana

El ministerio de formación cristiana es fundamental en la vida de la Iglesia. Su misión es la de educar y fortalecer la fe de los creyentes. Através de la formación cristiana, las personas pueden profundizar su conocimiento sobre su iglesia, su fe, y sus prácticas en el mundo actual. En este curso los participantes analizarán los programas actuales y por qué algunos de ellos ya no dan resultados, a la vez podrán darse cuenta de que no existe un programa que cubra todas las necesidades e intereses de una comunidad, sino que tenemos la responsabilidad de crear programas que sean significativos para los intereses y necesidades de la comunidad, de la familia y de cada individuo. Clase facilitada por el El Rvdo. Carlos Ruvalcaba

Christian Formation And Education -

Becoming a Christian Educator

The ministry of Christian formation is fundamental in the life of the Church. Its mission is to educate and strengthen the faith of believers. Through Christian formation, people can deepen their knowledge about their church, their faith, and their practices in today's world. In this course, participants will analyze current programs and why some of them no longer work, while also realizing that there is no program that covers all the needs and interests of a community, but we have the responsibility to create programs that are meaningful to the interests and needs of the community, of the family, and of each individual. Class facilitated by the Rev. Carlos Ruvalcaba

Camp Stevens invites all to Summer Family Camp Aug. 8 - 11

Camp Stevens invites all to close out the summer with a weekend at Camp Stevens’ Summer Family Camp; four days of fun, food, and friends. Unplug by jumping into the pool, hike to North Peak, try tie dye, visit the farm animals, take trips to Julian, and more. All-inclusive cost covers your private room or cabin, food, and activities. You can choose to participate in as many activities as you like, or just relax in nature and get away from it all.

The camp will take place Thursday, Aug. 8 - Sunday, Aug. 11. Cost is $850-$1,350 per family, depending on lodging, including private room, food, and activities. Meals are served buffet style in the dining hall with indoor or outdoor seating available.

To attend, register here or contact Camp Stevens at 760.765.0028 or info@campstevens.org.

Oak Park church invites all to screening of Philadelphia 11 documentary

The Church of the Epiphany, Oak Park, and its vicar, the Rev. Jamie Barnett, invite the diocesan community to a screening of The Philadelphia 11, a documentary about the first women ordained in The Episcopal Church, on Thursday, July 25, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The Rev. Canon Susan Russell, canon for Engagement Across Difference, will give the welcoming address and host a Q & A session afterwards. An informal reception with light refreshments will conclude the event.

The screening is presented in honor of the 50th anniversary of the 1974 ordination, “an act that was in violation of the constitution and canons of the Episcopal Church, which at the time stated that only men were eligible for ordination,” Russell says. There were protests and accusations and anger, Russell added, but two years later, the 65th General Convention opened ordination to women.

“Fifty years later the church has not finished with its struggle to overcome systemic sexism,” says Russell, “and yet it is inarguable that the courage and prophetic witness of those eleven women and four bishops on July 29, 1974 changed the course of our history.”

The Church of The Epiphany is located at 5450 Churchwood Drive, Oak Park 91377. Reservations are required; click here or call 818.991.4797.

Altadena congregations’ ACTS offers summer salad suppers that are ‘Making a Difference’

A.C.T.S., a social service agency supported by several churches in Altadena, including St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, has begun its summer salad supper series with the theme “Making a Difference.”

The next event on July 11 at the Altadena Community Church/UCC is titled "Providing Food and Shelter Locally and Globally" and features the A.C.T.S. Food Pantry, the Bad Weather Shelter, and the CWS Crop Hunger Walk. Representatives from each group will explain how each organization operates and will also share the various ways people can volunteer or participate to help battle food insecurities.

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will host the July 18 meeting, themed "Enriching the Lives of Others.” The topics under discussion will include dementia care, vigil companions, and prison outreach. At the August 1 gathering, also at St. Mark's, parishioner Nic Arnzen will discuss "Making Your Community a Welcome Place for All.”

Each event begins with a 6:30 p.m. potluck vegetarian meal, followed by the speaker presentation at 7:25 p.m. All are invited. See the flyer for additional details. Donations of canned food for the food pantry are welcome at each event.

The summer series began on June 27 with the topic "Meeting the Needs of Foster Children and Families in Crisis,” featuring Michelle Fenske of Five Acres, a foster care program in the area.

Book club to focus on Joan Chittister’s The Time is Now

The Immaculate Heart Community, based at St. Paul's Commons, is hosting a new virtual book club on Zoom starting this month, on The Time Is Now: A Call to Uncommon Courage by Sister Joan Chittister, OSB, a passionate supporter of IHC’s mission. In The Time Is Now, Chittister — well known as a rabble-rousing force of nature for social justice and fervent proponent of personal faith and spiritual fulfillment — draws on the wisdom of prophets, both ancient and modern, to help us confront the societal forces that oppress and silence the sacred voices among us.

The book club will meet via Zoom, 9 - 10:30 a.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month (except October and December 2024) beginning on June 29. Sessions will include large and smaller group discussions led by rotating hosts, with focus questions, related media, journaling and more. The book club is open to all. For information and to register, click here.

Renowned artist James Hubbell, pictured at left, created several artworks for Camp Stevens, which is near his Julian home. Among his contributions are the doors and windows of the Blum Lodge (center) and several fireplaces at other camp buildings, including the Lax-Sadler Lodge (right).

Volunteers needed for James Hubbell celebration at Camp Stevens

Camp Stevens will host a Celebration of Life for James Hubbell on Saturday, July 20, honoring the noted artist's many contributions to the camp.

Hubbell, a resident of Julian who died May 17 at age 92, created artworks in stained glass, ceramics, wood and metal, and created designs for buildings and other projects throughout the world. An obituary is here.

The celebration day will include lunch and a tour of Hubbell's works at the camp, including the stained-glass windows and doors of the Blum Lodge, mosaic designs on the fireplaces in several lodges, the patio at the Bergstrom Lodge and the camp's outdoor chapel. Lunch, socializing and tours will begin at 12 p.m.; the celebration will begin at 2 p.m.

The camp is seeking volunteers to help run the celebration service, since summer camp sessions are being held in the preceding and following weeks. Volunteers are needed to greet arrivals and manage parking, set up and clean up for lunch, set up and clean up for the celebration, and provide tech support for the camp's tech lead. Setup will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the event will continue until midafternoon.

To volunteer, contact Kathy Wilder, camp director, at kathy@campstevens.org.

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Franciscan spirituality immersion program offered at San Francisco retreat house

A 10-day residential immersion in Franciscan spirituality for women offered by the Sisters of the Community of St. Francis will take place July 12 - 22 at St. Francis House, 3743 Cesar Chavez Street, San Francisco.

Participants will share in the life of prayer, work, ministry, and community at St. Francis House, and join in study of Franciscan spirituality with a focus on nature mysticism and creation spirituality.

The program is open to women over 18. Room and board are provided as part of this free program, but donations are always welcome. (Space is limited. St. Francis House is not wheelchair-accessible). Another immersion program is scheduled for Sept. 27 - October 6.

For information, click here, or contact Sr. Pamela Clare, CSF, at pamelaclarecsf@aol.com.

Jubilee Consortium seeks young people to join food justice ministry

The Jubilee Consortium, a ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles based in Hollywood, invites young people ages 21 - 29 who are passionate about food justice to join its 2024 - 2025 JYLA Food Justice Corps.

Applicants who live in Los Angeles County, have at least a high school diploma or GED, and are interested in food justice issues, inspired to serve and be a change maker, and interested in living simply in community with fellow corps members are invited to apply.

The year-long program begins in August 2024 and will end in July 2025. Corps members work four days each week, with one day of learning and training each week covering topics such as composting, produce dehydration, food safety, urban agriculture, social enterprise and more. They will receive several certifications throughout the year, including that of Master Gardener through a University of California program. Several retreats will be held throughout the year.

Corps members will receive an $800 per month stipend, plus free housing (or housing stipend), utilities and transportation, basic healthcare, and the support of staff and mentors.

For information, email junmey@jubileeconsortium.org. (Right-click on image to download flyer.)

St. Mark’s School, Altadena, offers full scholarships for underserved children

St. Mark’s School, Altadena, in partnership with The Children’s Education Initiative (TCEI), a non-profit organization, is offering a rare opportunity to children in underserved communities: full scholarships to its highly rated elementary school.

The scholarships, which are available for children entering kindergarten in the Fall, will cover 100% of tuition and other associated fees such as childcare and uniforms.

Saint Mark’s is an independent Episcopal school for students in preschool through grade 6, located at 1050 E Altadena Drive, Altadena 91001 (at the corner of Lake Avenue and Altadena Drive). Parents or guardians of prospective students are invited to call Maggie Young at 626.798.8858 to set up a school tour, and to visit the school website to apply. Families will be asked to fill out a tuition assistance application. Translation services and support available.

Date set for 2024 Episcopal-Lutheran Night at Dodger Stadium

Episcopalians are invited to join their Lutheran siblings at Episcopal-Lutheran Night at Dodger Stadium on Friday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m.

The Dodgers will play the Cleveland Guardians. Tickets will be $35. Fireworks and a drone show are scheduled after the game.

More information has been sent to clergy and lay leaders, who will work with congregation-level coordinators to collect ticket orders, according to the Rev. Canon Greg Larkin, Dodger night coordinator.

From the wider church

General Convention takes initial steps toward addressing leadership crisis in Diocese of Haiti

By David Paulsen

[Episcopal News Service – July 3, 2024] The Diocese of Haiti, The Episcopal Church’s largest diocese by membership, has been in leadership limbo since its last bishop election in 2018 failed to receive churchwide backing over procedural concerns and allegations of favoritism. Since then, the Caribbean nation, the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, has been torn by civil unrest and gang violence, and scandals have ensnared some top diocesan officials.

Some bishops, deputies report testing positive for COVID-19 after 81st General Convention

[Episcopal News Service – July 3, 2024] It was the first post-pandemic General Convention, but COVID-19 was still spreading last month when bishops and deputies gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, for the triennial churchwide gathering.

Several bishops and an unconfirmed number of deputies tested positive during or after their participation in the 81st General Convention, the first such large gathering since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the church in 2022 to plan a shorter four-day General Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. That gathering two years ago featured limited attendance, restrictions on interactions and additional precautions, such as mandatory masking and testing. This year, church leaders – acting on information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – chose not to maintain the same restrictions and precaution in Louisville, now that the public health emergency has subsided.

Photo: Randall A. Gornowich

For more churchwide stories, visit Episcopal News Service here. General Convention-related stories may be found here.

Calendar

THURSDAYS, 7 p.m.

Episcopal Students of UCLA

St. Alban's Episcopal Church

580 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles

Information: episcopalstudentsucla@gmail.com

We are a group of Christians, looking to further our relationship with God and strengthen our bonds in Christian community. Meeting in the library at St. Alban's Episcopal Church (right near campus), we are a welcoming community whose goal is to live out the truth of the gospel through spiritual growth, community experience, and service.

FRIDAYS, 6 - 7 p.m.

Vigil for Peace

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

3233 Pacific View Drive, Corona Del Mar, 92625

Join us every Friday in the St. Michael’s sanctuary and on Zoom as we pray for peace in our community and around the world. Log-in information here (see "Weekly Worship"), or join on Facebook Live.

THURSDAY, JULY 4, 7 p.m.

Taizé Heartfulness Prayer Service

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

428 Park Avenue, Laguna Beach 92651

Join St. Mary’s on the first Thursday of each month for this service in the style of France’s Taizé monastery.

Events to be included in the online diocesan calendar and the Update may be emailed to editor@ladiocese.org.

Opportunities

VOLUNTEER

Immigration & Refugee ministry

IRIS (Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Service)

3621 Brunswick Ave., Los Angeles 90039

Support is needed more than ever for newly arrived refugee and immigrant neighbors. Community members can volunteer with IRIS in many ways, from one-off or short-term opportunities, such as greeting newcomers at the airport, to donation coordination, transportation, translation, and more. For those interested in even deeper client connections, don't hesitate to ask about mentorship opportunities. Proficiency in Spanish, Arabic, Farsi (and other languages) is desirable, but not required, for some volunteer positions. A background check will be conducted for volunteers working directly with clients. Contact Ruben Tomasian at rtomasian@ladiocese.org. IRIS, a non-profit organization, is a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, and an affiliate of Episcopal Migration Ministries. Through refugee resettlement, immigration legal services, and organized community involvement, IRIS helps immigrants and refugees reach self-sufficiency. Check the website for more information.

Food Pantry

Our Saviour Center

4368 Santa Anita Avenue, El Monte

With lower pandemic numbers and everyone back at school and work our Food Pantry is in need of volunteers. Lend a hand on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m., rain or shine, to help us help the neediest families in our community. Volunteers should be age 16 and up. Street parking is available on Santa Anita, McGirk and Lambert avenues. Please wear a mask. All activities are outdoors; dress appropriately and wear close-toed shoes. For information or to sign up (not required), email info@our-center.org.

PILGRIMAGES, RETREATS & TRAVEL

FULLY SUBSCRIBED: WAITING LIST ONLY

October 7 – 17, 2024

Italy Pilgrimage

Join the Rev. Steve De Muth and the Rev. Barrett Van Buren for an 11-day pilgrimage across Italy. We will visit Venice, Florence, Assisi, and Rome. The tour price includes roundtrip airfare from Los Angeles, first class/select hotels, most meals, professional tour director, comprehensive sightseeing, all hotel service charges and local taxes, porterage and entrance fees. Cost is $4,549 per person from Los Angeles including $520 taxes/airline surcharges. For information, contact Steve De Muth, 100 N. Third Ave., Covina, CA 91723 or 626.967.3939 or padresteve@holytrinitycovina.com. A full itinerary is here.

EMPLOYMENT

Listings may be sent to news@ladiocese.org. There is no charge.

NEW LISTING

PALOS VERDES ESTATES: Administrative Assistant / Front Desk Receptionist at St. Francis’ Church. 24 hours per week. The ideal candidate will be responsible for providing exceptional service and administrative support in a church office setting. Full job description and how to apply here.

CONTINUING LISTINGS

HERMOSA BEACH: Executive Assistant to the Clergy, St. Cross Church. 30 hours per week, benefits and pension. Responsibilities include working closely with the clergy, overseeing the communications coordinator, and managing the front office. For a more detailed job description please email the Rev. Rachel Nyback, rector, at rnyback@stcross.org.

HERMOSA BEACH: Communications Coordinator, St. Cross Church. 20 hours per week, benefits and pension. Responsibilities include upkeep of the website, social media, and print media, leading the strategic promotion of St. Cross events within the parish and wider communities. This also includes webcasting the 10 a.m. Sunday service. For a more detailed job description please email the Rev. Rachel Nyback, rector at rnyback@stcross.org.

LAGUNA HILLS: Church Administrator, St. George’s Episcopal Church. Part time (15-19 hours/week), to begin work in late May 2024. Areas of responsibility: communications, administration, membership, facilities management, and IT. We seek a dynamic self-starter who can implement technological, operational, and systemic changes to help the church better serve the community. This position reports to the vicar and offers opportunity for creativity and leadership. The right candidate will thrive as the primary point of contact at the church, ideally 4-5 days per week, 3-4 hours per day (we are open to flexible scheduling). Full job description here. To apply, email resume and cover letter to the Rev. Pat McCaughan, vicar, at revpatmccaughan@aol.com.

LONG BEACH: Music Director. St. Luke’s Church / Iglesia de San Lucas looks forward to welcoming a creative collaborator and team player, someone who is passionate about music as a vehicle for spiritual growth and who views their music performance as a spiritual practice. The music director will lead a diverse and dynamic music program that is central to our identity as a parish, enhances our worship experience, and supports us in our aspirations to become a Beloved Community. For more information, please see the job description, which also includes information on how to apply.

LOS ANGELES: Communications Coordinator. The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is seeking a communications coordinator skilled in social media, digital publications, and news reporting and editing. A description of the full-time diocesan staff position is here. Based at St. Paul’s Commons in Echo Park, the new coordinator will work with continuing staff members Canon for Common Life Bob Williams, who oversees the diocesan communications department, and the Rev. Canon Pat McCaughan, longtime senior writer for the Episcopal News and editor of the Angelus clergy community newsletter. Advising the work of the department is the diocesan Program Group on Communications and Public Affairs. Qualified applicants are asked to email a resumé and cover letter to Canon Anilin Collado, diocesan missioner for human resources, by July 8.

LOS ANGELES: Development Coordinator. IRIS (Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Service, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles) seeks to hire a full-time development coordinator (our first) as we expand and reorganize as an independent non-profit after nearly 20 years as a successful, fiscally sponsored agency. This position requires a seasoned, confident, and humble professional who thrives in a thoroughly cross-cultural environment and measures her/his/their success by helping others to achieve their own. Full information, job description and application information are here.

LOS ANGELES: Episcopal Hospital Chaplain, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, 1225 Wilshire Boulevard. Full time, salaried. Reporting to one of our department supervisors or managers, this position provides spiritual support to patients, their loved ones, and staff in our hospitals. This chaplain serves people of all belief systems (religious and non-religious), and provides or arranges special rites and rituals as requested by patients and/or surrogates. Full job description and information here.

PASADENA: Director of Children, Youth & Families Ministry, All Saints Church, a progressive and dynamic Episcopal Church rooted in a tradition of intellectual engagement and enrichment, and fully committed to offering a deeply fulfilling worship experience. All Saints core values are Radical Inclusion, Courageous Justice, Joyful Spirituality and Ethical Stewardship. All Saints is seeking a leader who will make the love of God real and meaningful for all children, youth and families; to continue to grow an engaging, empowering, compassionate, and listening space for all young people to explore faith and how it relates to their inner lives and the lives of the world around them. This position oversees all department activities for children, youth and families, coordinates with an engaged group of volunteers, and represents children, youth and families on parish and community committees. Job description here.

STUDIO CITY: Organist. St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church is seeking a professionally trained church organist. The organist will be expected to play for two Sunday services and one choir rehearsal per week. Additionally, the organist will play for special services such as Holy Week and Christmas Eve. We value traditional worship drawn from the Book of Common Prayer. The preferred style of music is classical sacred music, ranging from Palestrina to Rutter. The pipe organ was built by Reuter in 1961. R. M. Ballantyne replaced the console and performed substantial refurbishment and modernization of the instrument in 2008. The organ has three manuals and 16 ranks of pipes with some unification. The organist will work directly under our Director of Music in a collaborative manner. Salary: $18,000. Weddings and funerals will provide additional compensation. A full job description is here. Send resume to Mark Gaddis via email at administrator@stmikessc.org or by mail at 3646 Coldwater Canyon Avenue, Studio City 91604.

TUSTIN: Sexton at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. 25 hours/week. The sexton serves to maintain a high standard of cleanliness and readiness of Church facilities to enable the work and ministry of the congregation and to create a pleasant atmosphere for members, guests, and staff. This includes deep cleaning of the kitchen, restrooms, church, and general gathering space(s), as well as basic household chores and changing out supplies as needed. Full job description and application instructions here.

UPLAND: Music Director and Organist. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Upland, California, seeks a part-time music director and organist who can bring musical gifts, creativity, faithfulness, and joy to our community. We hope to strengthen and expand our music program, which has a long history of quality voice and instrumental offerings from a core group of dedicated volunteer musicians who help lead the congregation in worship each Sunday. A full job description is here. Resumes, references, and links to musical performance recordings should be sent to our selection committee at music@stmarks-upland.org. Please include a short cover letter of introduction.

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