Coffee Hour Sign Up
The Sign Up Sheet for Coffee Hour for May and June will be on coffee table outside Church on Sunday.
Emmaus Road Monday, May 1, 7:00 p.m.
Emmaus Road continues its reading of Teilhard de Chardin and the Mystery of Christ. This is a book that explores the thought, theology, and spirituality of Fr. Teilhard de Chardin, a Jesuit priest of the 20th Century who was also a paleontologist who made major discoveries of early humans who sought to sought to integrate the discoveries of science with the deepest things of the Christian faith.
Fr. Bob has made copies of the Chapter 5, to tide us over until the books arrive. Copies will be available on Sunday
Reading for Monday: Chapter 5, Part 1
Outreach Committee Sunday May 21, 9:00 a.m. Between the Services
The Outreach Committee will meet between the Liturgies on Sunday May 21. They will continue their discussion leading to a revised Mission Statement and plans for Outreach activities. Everyone is welcome to attend, participate, and contribute their ideas.
Information on ticketing and arrangements
A warm welcome is extended to all for a festive, culturally diverse celebration designed to be a hospitable, accessible, and meaningful gathering for all in attendance. Because no Southland Episcopal church building is large enough to accommodate the anticipated congregation, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion has been selected as a centrally located, gracious, functional and affordable public venue.
A total of 3,100 seats will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis with an equal opportunity for attendees from all congregations of the diocese. Reservations are now open, beginning in blocks of 20 seats for each congregation of the diocese; there is no charge for any ticket. Each ticket-holder's name, email address and phone number must be supplied through the local church office. Block seating deadline is 12 noon on Monday, May 15, after which remaining tickets will be released to accommodate open reservations. Any congregation with more than 20 initial reservations will be asked to create a waiting list to submit on May 15. Accessible seating for attendees in wheelchairs, with their companions, is available by advance reservation.
Video of the full service will be offered via live webcast and on demand.
Clergy of the diocese are invited to vest and process (cassock, surplice, and red stoles).
A 100-voice choir will assemble under the direction of Sean O'Neal, director of music at Holy Trinity Church, Covina. Participation details will be forwarded to music directors in the congregations of the diocese. Liturgical arrangements are under the direction of the Rev. Fernando Valdes, deacon, of St. John's ProCathedral as minister of ceremonies.
Festive displays of banners of the congregations, schools, institutions and other ministries of the Diocese of Los Angeles are planned; information will follow in communication with staff of local congregations.
A variety of international foods will be made available in Grand Park, with a blend of complementary selections and options for purchase from local vendors. Hospitality arrangements are chaired by Canon Lynn Headley of St Michael and All Angels, Corona del Mar.
Ample parking in the Music Center garages will be available for $9 per vehicle. Bus parking will be arranged as needed using ticket-block reservation forms.
The Arrangements Committee is chaired by the Very Rev. Melissa McCarthy, vicar of Epiphany, Oak Park, with diocesan staff support from Robert Williams, diocesan canon for community relations. Inquiries are welcomed by telephone to the Cathedral Center at 213.482.2040, ext. 230, or by email to bishopsoffice@ladiocese.org.
Episcopal Consecration: Sign Ups
A Sign Up Sheet will be outside Church beginning this coming Sunday for those interested in attending the Consecration of Fr. John Taylor as the 7th Bishop of the Diocese of Los Angels.
Please supply your email address and phone number so we can forward it to the Diocese.
Das Boot: Working on the Boat that is Church of the Angels
Hi Father Bob,
Here are a few photos from the last two weeks of work days. Sorry that some of the photos are so grainy, but I forgot my camera last week and my camera phone is clearly inadequate. Some are just progress photos, but I thought they might be useful for the church to have for reference.
Pics 1-4 The organ bench had been removed at some point, but not fully bolted down when it was put back. As a result, the sliding necessary to get on and off it and not to damage the organ foot pedals, caused the front leg to break and several glue joints to break. The leg was glued and clamped back in place and the broken glue joints reattached. In addition, I added five new metal braces- one where each foot meets the floor perpendicular to the force and one where the back attaches to the choir stall.
Pics 5-8 The railings down to the basement had one of the safety end caps fall off. It was reglued and reattached with a longer screw. Then, all of them were stained to match the adjacent railings.
Pics 9-10 Somehow a chemical was spilled on the bench in the entry foyer which caused a large bleached spot. Although it is still slightly visible, the spot was matched as best as I could with a diluted stain and then sealed over.
Pics 11-12 The exterior door by the entry to the choir loft had lost it's stabilizing iron bracket which caused the handle to spin in a circle making a light gouge in the oak door. The holes were stabilized with new wood inserts and the iron staple pounded back into place.
Pics 13-19 This was a big project that only looks small. When pew 9 was originally constructed, they placed the screws too high in the wood of the top rail that connected it to the vertical leg. Over years of people putting their weight on the top rail, it caused the screws to punch through the top and split a large chunk off. I tried pounding the screws out of the side rail so I could re-drill them, but because of thick wooden plugs, they wouldn't budge. In order not to do permanent damage to the pew end that would be unable to disguise, I opted instead to mount a small angled block made of the same wood as the pew (Douglas Fir) and countersink screws into the top and side. It was sort of recreating the connection from the inside. Then, everything was glued, screwed, and clamped back into place. I know the clamped photo looks totally staged, but it really did take that many to get everything adjusted properly!
Pics 20-30 This is an edited selection of cracks and tears to the lead roofing in the bell tower (how may pictures of damaged lead does anyone really want to look at anyway?) If you go up there, you'll notice there were quite a few small punctures, but I think I filled them all. I figure some of them must have been caused just by the slight settlement of the structure over time. I filled them with a sealant recommended by a roofer who worked at the museum. It has a 35% expansion/contraction ratio which is designed for metal and stone. Finally, the last photo shows and example of one of about 4 moderately serious lead cracks that are just outside the metal screening that should be addressed, but might possibly be visible from the exterior or by overhead filming. For these I think we should order the same sealant, but in a gray that would better match the lead. For the ones inside the bell tower, it didn't really matter because they are completely hidden. In any case, when we fill them, it would be best to have a second person present for safety.