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Bishop’s Ball for teens planned for Feb. 2 at St. Paul’s, Pomona

The annual Bishop’s Ball for high school-age Episcopalians, their youth group leaders, chaperones and friends, will be

held this year on Saturday, Feb. 2 at St. Paul’s Church, 242 East Alvarado Street, Pomona 91767. It is sponsored by Deanery 6.

The ball will begin at 6 p.m. and conclude at 10 p.m. It will feature food, music, games and dancing.

The theme this year is “The Oasis Ball,” with the tagline “February is the new July.” Young people are asked to attend in “formal island attire — Hawaiian shirts optional,” a playful take on the usual semi-formal dress code.

Amission is a $10 donation per person. For reservations (requested for planning purpos-es), email to admin@stpaulspomona.org. ?

EAM-LA marks new year with Epiphany celebrationEpiscopal Asiamerica Ministries-Los Angeles (EAM-LA) started the new year with Epiphany Lessons and Carols and a celebration on Jan. 6, hosted by Christ Church, Redondo Beach. Members of the diocese's thriving Asian-American communities packed the church for a service that featured readings in six languages: Cantonese, Japanese, Kankanaey Dialect (spoken on the island of Luzon in the Philippines), Korean, Mandarin and Tagalog. At the New Year celebration following the service, several music and dance groups representing Asian cultures performed. At right: Christ Church found a creative way to reserve a parking spot for Bishop Suffragan Diane Jardine Bruce, who led the service. Bruce announced at the event that the new chair of EAM-LA will be the Rev. Brent Jr Quines, succeeding outgoing chair Brother Ambrose.

Seeds of Hope, the diocese's food justice ministry, will co-host on Wednesday, Jan. 30 a special sneak preview screen-

ing in Beverly Hills of KCET's upcoming re-gional historical program, L.A. Foodways, which features Tim Alderson, Seeds of Hope executive director and fifth-generation Los Angeles-area farmer.

The new multi-platform series from film-maker/actor/producer Raphael Sbarge (Once Upon A Time, Murder in the First, Longmire) explores L.A.'s storied agricultural past and presents some surprising answers to challeng-es the city now faces.

The screening will be at Laemmle Fine Arts Theater in Beverly Hills on Jan. 30, beginning with a wine reception at 6:30 p.m. The film

will start at 7:30 p.m., followed by a panel discussion with key individuals featured in the film, including Alderson; A.G. Kawamu-ra, chair of Solutions for Urban Agriculture and former California secretary of Food and Agriculture; Clare Fox, executive director of the Los Angeles Food Policy Council; Rick Nahmias, executive director of Food For-ward; Rachel Surls, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resourc-es; Tim Watkins, CEO of Watts Labor Com-munity Action Committee; and film director Raphael Sbarge.

Tickets at $15 will be available at www.laemmle.com/films/45247; proceeds will support participating organizations. For information, contact Alderson at talderson@ladiocese.org. ?

‘L.A. Foodways’ documentary featuring Seeds of Hope director to be screened Jan. 30

The bishop's office has announced that the diocesan Ministry Fair, originally

scheduled for March 16, has been post-poned for logistical reasons, and will be rescheduled. The new date will be an-nounced as soon as plans are finalized. ?

Ministry Fair postponed

A R O U N D T H E D I O C E S E — SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 —

4:30 p.m. Solemn Evensong & Organ Concert St. James in-the-City Episcopal Church 3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010 Information: 213.388.3015 or STJLA.org

5 p.m. Jazz Vespers with Daniela Spagnolo, John Chiodini & Bill Cunliffe All Saints Episcopal Church 132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena Information: mhayes@allsaints-pas.org

— SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 —5 p.m. Choral Evensong St. John’s Cathedral 514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90007 Information: 213.747.6285

— SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 —3 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration All Saints Church 132 N Euclid Avenue, Pasadena 9110 Information: mhayes@allsaints-pas.org

4 p.m. Evensong in Epiphany St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 122 South California Avenue, Monrovia 91016Information: 626.357.7071

5 p.m. Concerti Ecclesiastici All Saints’ Episcopal Church 504 N. Camden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210 Information: www.allsaintsbh.org

6 p.m. Sacramentum St. James’ Episcopal Church 1325 Monterey Road, South Pasadena Information: 626.799.9194 or www.sjcsp.org

— MONDAY, JANUARY 21 —12 p.m. - 6 p.m. Red Cross Blood Drive Grace Episcopal Church 555 East Mountain View Avenue, Glendora Information: 1.800.733.2767

For additional events and program details, visit www.diocesela.org and select Calendar.

Episcopal News WeeklyEditor: Canon Janet Kawamoto, editor@ladiocese.org 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90026 • 213.482.2040, ext. 251

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The Diocese of Los Angeles presentsA Martin Luther King, Jr. Day CelebrationSunday, January 20 u 3 p.m.All Saints Episcopal Church132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena

Keynote address by Professor Devon Carbado UCLA School of Law

Featuring The Episcopal Chorale Directed by Canon Chas Cheatham

As the season of Epiphany begins, Epis-copalians are invited to explore “The Way of Love, Practices for Jesus-

Centered Life,” introduced to the church by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry at General Convention.

More than a program or curriculum, The Way of Love is an intentional commitment to a set of practices — Turn, Learn, Pray, Wor-ship, Bless, Go, Rest — that form us into the likeness of Jesus.

To assist congregations, dioceses, and com-munities of faith to engage the Way of Love throughout the liturgical year, The Episcopal Church and partnering organizations offer resources for every time of the year:

Any timeThe Way of Love Small Group Facilitation

Guide and Curriculum (nine sessions): Essen-tial resource for forming a small group, shap-ing a Rule of Life, and growing in relation-ship with God and each other.

EpiphanyLEARN/The Good Book Club: Along the

Way of Love, we read and learn from scrip-ture each day, with a special focus on the life and teachings of Jesus. This Epiphany join any of the Good Book Club efforts and spend a season with Paul’s letter to the Romans. Learn more at www.goodbookclub.org, an ini-tiative of Forward Movement.

Lent and EasterLife Transformed: The Way of Love in Lent

and Easter: The Episcopal Church provides this seasonal resource, complete with Adult Forums, a Quiet Day and an Easter season of action. Partner efforts welcome — share your

ministry’s plans at wayoflove@episcopalchurch.org.

Ascension to Pentecost PRAY/Thy Kingdom Come: Led by the

Archbishop of Canterbury, Christians around the world will share in 12 days of intentional prayer for the spread of God’s love. Learn more and get ready for this energizing global movement of prayer at www.thykingdomcome.global.

Way of Love resources from Church Pub-lishing, Inc. (CPI) include Living the Way of Love, a 40-day devotional by Mary Bea Sulli-van, and their recently published Little Books of Guidance — one for each of the seven Way of Love practices. Explore the host of CPI re-sources at www.churchpublishing.org/wayoflove.

If your ministry has developed a seasonal Way of Love offering, you are invited to share at wayoflove@episcopalchurch.org. ?

— Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs

Engage ‘The Way of Love’ throughout the liturgical year