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Bishop coadjutor candidates gather for forums Canon John Taylor gathers his fellow nominees for bishop coadjutor for a group selfie at Trinity Church, Redlands, before the final candidates forum on Oct. 9. From left, the nominees are Paul Fromberg, Taylor, Anna Olson, Pierre Whalon, Rachel Nyback and Mauricio Wilson. More than 1,200 lay and clergy Episcopa-lians gathered at the four locations Oct. 7 - 9 to hear the nominees answer a wide variety of questions about their vision for the diocese, their liturgical and management style, and their faith journeys. The Oct. 8 session at Campbell Hall, North Hollywood, was filmed, and is available as a video on demand; a link is on the diocesan website, www.ladiocese.org.

Fr. Greg Boyle, Bishop Chet Talton to speak at Prism anniversary celebration Nov. 5

Chester TaltonGreg Boyle

Prism, the restorative justice ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles, will cel-ebrate a decade of ministry in Los An-

geles County jails with an event on Saturday, Nov. 5, 6 - 9 p.m. at Church of Our Saviour, 535 W. Roses Road, San Gabriel.

Keynote speaker will be Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ, founder and executive di-rector of Home-boy Industries, the largest gang in-tervention and re-entry program in the United States. Retired Bishop Suffragan Chester Talton also will of-

fer remarks. The evening will feature dinner, an art

exhibit featuring the works of John August Swanson, and a silent auction. Sister Greta Ronningen of Prism and the Community of Divine Love will sign copies of her newly

released book, Free on the Inside: Finding God Be-hind Bars (Cathe-dral Center Press). Tickets are $100 per person: to or-der, visit prism.ladiocese.org. For information, call 626.703.4474 or email to info@cdl monks.org. ?

With the city’s skyline soaring as new construction booms, Downtown Los Angeles is the setting for NYA’s

110th anniversary benefit “Renaissance Din-ner” on Oct. 28, bringing the agency back to its roots at city-center more than a century ago.

“Just as L.A. is experiencing a resurgence of vitality at its central core, NYA is also en-joying a season of renewal and re-focusing its historic mission,” said Bob Williams, NYA president.

A great match for the Renaissance theme, Williams said, is the Italianate splendor of the landmark St. John’s Episcopal Cathe-dral, built near USC in 1925 with interiors patterned after San Miniato Basilica in Flor-ence and a façade replicating Tuscan Church of San Pietro. Dinner will be served at round tables inside the cathedral nave, preceded by a festive reception in the adjoining garden. Live jazz will bring joy to the evening, with Renaissance-period interludes interspersed.

“We greatly appreciate the hospitality of the clergy and parishioners of St. John’s Ca-thedral,” Williams said, noting that the par-ish was among the first congregations helping to support NYA when it was formally estab-lished as the Neighborhood Settlement near the downtown train depot, in 1906.

Honorees for the evening include Good Sa-maritan Hospital, recognizing the quality of its medical and pastoral care, and excellence in new development downtown. The hospi-tal, founded in 1885, and NYA, incorporated in 1906, are the two oldest institutions of the Diocese of Los Angeles.

One central focus of the Oct. 28 benefit is to assist in fundraising to launch 2017 pro-gramming at NYA’s Good Shepherd Learning Center in the Crenshaw District, which host-ed a successful four-week daily enrichment program this past summer.

Tickets for the Oct. 28 gala are priced at $110 per person or $800 per table of eight may be purchased through NYA’s se-cure website, nyayouth.org, or by phoning 310.664.8893. ?

Oct. 28 ‘Downtown Renaissance Dinner’ will benefit NYA

This weekend, a number of Los Angeles congregations of vari-ous faiths are bringing special emphasis to efforts to house the homeless, gathering under the theme “Houses of Worship Shel-

tering Local Angelenos,” or HOWSLA. The weekend observance was suggested by the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders, and a cen-tral forum will be hosted by St. James’ Episcopal Church in Wilshire Center (more information below). All are invited. Meanwhile, dioc-esan efforts also move forward to address homelessness across the six counties of the diocese. Please watch for additional forthcoming reports. May God guide us in these efforts of serving our homeless sisters and brothers with dignity and housing. ?

L.A. homelessness forum today at 4:30 p.m.

F R O M T H E B i s H O P s — sunday, october 16 —

4 p.m. concert: love4cello St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church 6201 E. Willow Street, Long Beach 90815 Information: 562.420.1311

4 p.m. st. luke’s day men’s evensong St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 122 South California Avenue, Monrovia 91016 Information: stlukesdirector@aol.com

4 p.m. Jouyssance early music ensemble: the greatest hits of 1525 Church of The Angels 1100 Avenue 64, Pasadena Information/Tickets: 213/533-9922

5 p.m. Jazz vespers: dwight trible All Saints Church 132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena Information: mhayes@allsaints-pas.org

9 p.m. compline at the cathedral ProCathedral of St. John 514 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles 90007 Information: 213.747.6285

— friday - sunday, october 21 - 23 —desert Journeys fall retreat Patton’s Altar Near Desert Center, Calif. Information/Reservations: 760.362.4670

— saturday, october 22 —1 - 3 p.m. sangita yoga: sacred chants of india St. John’s Episcopal ProCathedral 514 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles 90007 Reservations: conta.cc/2e0eumu

5 p.m. latin vigil mass with the laschola St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church 7501 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles 90046 Information: www.saintthomashollywood.org

7 p.m. Jazz concert St. Francis Episcopal 2200 Via Rosa, Palos Verdes, 90274 Infomation: 310.375.4617

For more events and program details, visit www.ladiocese.org and select “Calendar.”

A R O u N d T H E d i O C E s E

Episcopal News WeeklyEditor: Janet Kawamoto, editor@ladiocese.org Advertising: Bob Williams, media@ladiocese.org

THE VolumE 5, NumbEr 35

By J. Jon Bruno

Solutions to L.A. homelessness, including Prop HHH, among topics for Oct. 16 Mid-Wilshire forum

Solutions to homelessness in Los Ange-les — including the November ballot’s Prop HHH $1.2-billion bond measure

to build permanent supportive housing — will be in focus at an interfaith panel program set for this Sunday, Oct. 16, 4:30 p.m. at St. James’ in-the-City Episcopal Church, 3903 Wilshire Blvd.

A music video premiere of the original composition “You Belong” by the duo Bran-den & James is planned, together with a screening of a segment of the film “Homeless to Homeowner.”

St. James’ bishop-in-charge, the Rt. Rev. Catherine Roskam, will welcome the gath-ering, planned under the theme “Coming Home L.A.” All are invited to attend.

Panelists will include:u Alisa Orduna, homelessness policy direc-

tor in the office of Mayor Eric Garcetti;u Celina Alvarez, executive director of

Housing Works;u Marion Sanders, senior manager of com-

munity services and evaluation (HOP-ICS);

u Joe Cirrito, senior lead officer, LAPD Olympic Division;

u Thomas Newman, communication di-rector, L.A. Family Housing;

u Robert Williams, president, Interreli-gious Council of Southern California, moderator.

Attendees are also invited to bring new, un-used household items to assist in preparation of baskets for formerly homeless persons en-tering new housing.

The forum event will occur during a week-end in which many L.A. congregations are emphasizing responses to homelessness at the invitation of the Los Angeles Council of Reli-gious Leaders.

More information is posted at www.stjla.org or www.howlsa.org, or call 213.388.3417. ?

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