On Sunday June 18, members of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Los Angeles, attended the 10:00 a.m. Eucharist at All Saints Episcopal Church, Highland Park. Good Shepherd Pastor Ernest King participated in the service and con-celebrated at the Eucharist. Pastor King and the Rev. W. Clarke Prescott,
Continue readingClarence E. Anderson entered the Church Triumphant on June 24, 2001. Clarence was a long-time member of St. Matthew’s, Glendale while also being a strong supporter of St. Matthew’s, North Hollywood. A gay man, Clarence had felt the sting of exclusion, prejudice and condemnation throughout his life. Thanks to the
Continue readingThe Endowment Committee of the SWCA Synod awards grants for Mission Outreach from the Mission & Ministry Fund to be used for mission outreach as defined in the synod’s mission goals. Typically, grants range from $500 to $5,000. At this year’s Synod Assembly, 18 Mission & Ministry Grants were awarded. Angelica, Los Angeles received $4,000 for the Angelica Center for Arts and Music, furthering
Continue readingAt the 2017 Southwest California Synod Assembly, held at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks on June 2 – 3, members voted overwhelmingly in favor of resolutions to become both a Sanctuary and a Jubilee synod. In becoming a sanctuary synod, the SWCA Synod recognizes that its territory, which ranges from San
Continue readingBaseball-loving Lutherans from throughout the Southland came together for Lutheran Night at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, August 12 – a fundraising event to benefit Lutheran Social Services (LSS) of Southern California! A donation to LSS was included in the price of each ticket, and over $3,800 was raised to assist
Continue readingOn Saturday, April 29, Emmanuel Lutheran Church in North Hollywood hosted a neighborhood cleanup. The city provided shovels, rakes and other tools as well as garbage bags and picked up the trailer full of trash collected in a 1.5 mile radius around the church and ELC’s school, Laurel Hall. 42
Continue readingEvery day, the Students 4 Students/ Bruin Shelter, hosted at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Santa Monica, provides a safe place for homeless college students. Now the Los Angeles County Supervisors have agreed to provide a grant to Mt. Olive so that the renovations on the Students 4 Students/ Bruin
Continue readingGrace to you, and peace, in the name of our crucified and risen Savior, Jesus Christ! Dear sisters and brothers: as we begin the holiest week of our Christian year and approach the great three culminating days of Holy Week, let us do so with the confidence and assurance
Continue readingNow the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
Continue readingIn 2015, St. Andrew’s, Los Angeles received a Synod Mission and Ministry Grant in order to refurbish their courtyard with artificial turf, part of their mission to reach out to families in their neighborhood and continue on their path to making their campus more environmentally friendly. They also received a rebate from
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