Dodger's Tickets, Carlos Rodriguez, and Soup Kitchen Update!
Happy Fourth of July!Soup Kitchen Seeks New Kitchen Stove!Cooking is at the heart of all the kindness and community that flows from Soup Kitchen. But that very cooking has been increasingly frustrated by a faulty stove in the kitchen right now. So. After careful consideration and consultation with pros whose business is cooking, our Kitchen Cooks are ready to buy new. Total cost: $13K. Can you help? Kitchen Volunteers are getting the message out through friends and family. Your support will get us closer to the finish line. Our goal: raise the money by August 15. A special donation bucket is available right here! It's Time for Dodger Baseball!Dear Friends, I look forward to Episcopal/Lutheran Dodgers Night each year, and this year is no exception. Do you want to come along? Deadline for letting us know is July 19th. See you at Dodger Stadium! Kate+ Fr. Jon's Last SundayLast Sunday was a day full of emotion as we said goodbye to Fr. Jon Feuss. He will be greatly missed! Thanks to all of you who set up, cleaned up, cooked, served, gave speeches, organized gifts, and contributed so generously to the purse for Jon+!!! Full photo gallery from the day here. Save the date July 12 - a return visit from Carlos Rodriguez of LA VoiceOver the past year here at Saint James, our concern has grown for the safety of our community because of ICE raids. One of our own vestry members is currently still in a detention center, and we worry about the safety of our vulnerable soup kitchen guests. And so, we have been developing a relationship with a faith based organization called LA Voice to help us learn more about how we can help. On July 12 immediately following the 10:30am service, LA Voice representative Carlos Rodriguez will return for another visit. This time, he will help us map the landscape of our elected representatives here in Los Angeles, so that we can build relationships with them. He will also help us understand the ways that other churches are getting involved. I hope that you will join us for this opportunity for learning, so that we can be part of the solution. Peace, Kate+ How to Watch the Consecration of Our New BishopA website providing of information related to the upcoming series of events set to welcome the Rev. Dr. Antonio J. Gallardo L. as eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is now live here. Published in English and Spanish, the webpages offer details of the July 11 consecration at All Saints Church in Pasadena and concurrent watch parties around the diocese; the July 12 installation at St. John's Cathedral preceded by the afternoon downtown "Walk for Love and Truth"; and upcoming summer Saturday celebrations in each of the diocese's 10 geographic deaneries. Topics include ticketing for the consecration and installation, opportunities to share in giving gifts planned for the new bishop, and arrangements for a July 10 clergy gathering with Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe. The new website has been created by Samantha Wylie, diocesan program officer and Diocesan Convention coordinator, working in collaboration with the consecration and transition committees appointed by the diocesan Standing Committee. All invited to July 11 consecration watch parties scheduled across dioceseFestive watch parties scheduled across the six-county Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles on Saturday, July 11, will offer livestream video coverage of the ordination and consecration of the Rev. Dr. Antonio José Gallardo Lucena as its 8th bishop in 1o a.m. rites at All Saints Church in Pasadena. Because seating at All Saints is limited and in-person attendance at the consecration service will be ticketed, the consecration committee has arranged the watch parties in each of the diocese's 10 geographic deaneries so Episcopalians across diocese can participate together. A directory of congregations in each deanery is here. Watch parties will screen the livestream, which will be available on the diocesan Facebook page and the YouTube channel of All Saints, Pasadena. Confirmed watch party hosts and addresses are: Deanery 1: Trinity Church, 600 Saratoga St., Fillmore; St. Peter’s, 402 S. Lincoln St., Santa Maria Deanery 2: St. Luke’s of the Mountains, 2563 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta Deanery 3: St. Alban's, 580 Hilgard, Westwood (Los Angeles) Deanery 4: To be determined Deanery 5: St. James, 1325 Monterey Road, South Pasadena Deanery 6: Holy Trinity, 100 N. 3rd Ave., Covina Deanery 7: All Saints, 3847 Terracina Drive, Riverside Deanery 8: St. Peter's, 1648 W. 9th St., San Pedro; Christ Church & St. Andrew's, 408 S Broadway, Redondo Beach. Deanery 9: St. Andrew’s, 1231 E. Chapman Ave., Fullerton Deanery 10: St. George's, 23802 Avenida De La Carlota, Laguna Hills For updates, additional details, and the full consecration weekend schedule, visit the consecration website here. Coming Up at Saint James'GREAT MUSIC Announcing the 2026-2027 organ recitalists … Sunday, October 11 Maurice Clerc | Dijon, France Sunday, November 8 Johann Vexo | Nancy, France [no recital in December: Lessons and Carols] Sunday, January 10 Jinhee Kim | Atlanta, Georgia Sunday, February 14 Chuyoung and Erik Wm. Suter, organ and piano | Washington, DC Sunday, March 14 Jae-Hyuck Cho | Seoul, South Korea Sunday, April 11 Emma Whitten | Los Angeles Sunday, May 9 Kartika Putri | Wausau, Wisconsin Previous Week's SermonFaith, Hope, and Love |
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Meeting with Carlos Rodriguez from LA Voice Last Sunday, we enjoyed a wonderful meeting with our friend Carlos Rodriguez from LA Voice. We discussed how to lend our voices to important legislation and also how to support detainees at Adelanto Detention Center. More on this soon! Thank you everyone for coming and thank you LA Voice! Search Underway for Our New Associate Rector Currently, we are searching for our next associate rector. Have a look at this social media post, and forward it to...
THIS SUNDAY - Godly Play in the Parish Hall Godly Play, a fun class for our St. James children, will be every 1st and 3rd Sunday during 10:30am service! Parents may drop off their children ages 3 and up at Godly Play in the Parish Hall before 10:30AM service for a child-focused lesson. Children under the age of 3 may attend with a trusted adult. Two adult volunteers will be present, and parents will be asked to sign a consent form. Children will be returned to their parents in the church by...
Confirmation Class Underway - You Can Still Join There’s still time to join Confirmation class which continues this coming Tuesday night! I am teaching a four-session confirmation class and three dates remain: August 11, 25, and September 1. These classes will meet on Tuesday nights on Zoom at 7 PM in the evening and will last one hour. Please email me if you would like to participate! This class can lead to confirmation or reception into the church if you have already been confirmed...