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Cathedral Center
The Cathedral Center of St. Paul is the administrative and ministry hub of the six-county Diocese of Los Angeles.
Located in the Echo Park district near downtown Los Angeles, the Cathedral Center houses its central church serving congregations that worship in English, Korean and Spanish; a variety of community-outreach programs ranging from youth services and the Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union to the Cathedral Center Grants Program and the Cathedral Center Scholarship Program; and the offices of the bishops and Cathedral Center staff
The Cathedral Center regularly hosts retreats, daytime meetings, and a variety of other events for Episcopal-affiliated and community groups.
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer - December 2007
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Saturday December 1 111th Annual Meeting of Diocesan Convention adjourns (Nicholas Ferrar) |
Clergy: Richard Gillett (1960) Organizations: The Bishop Gooden Home, Pasadena (1962); the Institute for Urban Research and Development, Los Angeles (1995) |
| Sunday December 2 Advent 1 (Channing Moore Williams) |
Congregations: Advent, Los Angeles
(1925); Emmanuel, Fullerton (1963); Redeemer, Garden Grove (1984). Diocesan Staff: The Diocese of Los Angeles (Primary Convention, Dec. 3, 1895) Clergy: Walter Hannum (0953), Giles Asbury (1974). |
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Monday December 3 |
Widows: Bettina Barrett (George, 2000) |
| Tuesday December 4 John of Damascus |
Organizations: (PALM) Professional Administrators in Lay Ministry |
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Wednesday December 5 Clement of Alexandria |
Widows: Charlotte Miller (Walter, 1985) |
| Thursday December 6 Nicholas of Myra |
Congregations:
St. Nicholas, Encino (1941); St. Nicholas, Los Angeles (1977). World Mission Companions: The Diocese of Jerusalem: Mission to the SeaFarers, Aqaba, the Revd Captain Ray Trudgett, port chaplain |
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Saturday December 8 |
Organizations: The Bishop's Guild, Los Angeles (1914) Clergy: Julie Gray (1966). |
| Sunday December 9 Advent 2 |
Widows: Stella Dixon (Leonard, 1998). |
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Monday December 10 |
Clergy: Mark Gardner, Ernesto Medina (1988) |
| Yuesday December 11 |
Clergy:
Ernest Sillers (1941). Widows: Verla Burnett (George, 1985). |
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Wednesday December 12 Virgin of Guadalupe |
Clergy:
John Keester (1955). Widows: Mildred Parker (Pierson, 1995), Imogene Ewan (Henry, 2000). |
| Thursday December 13 |
Clergy: Enrico Gnasso (1964), Lee Walker (1973), Pamela Mulac (1978). |
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Friday December 14 Ember Day |
Clergy: Herbert Weld (1968), Wilfredo Benitez-Rivera (1991), Candida Feliu-Gonzalez (1991). |
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Saturday December 15 Ember Day |
Clergy: Arnold Fenton (1951), Louis Hemmers (1962), Bradford Karelius (1971), Paul Clasper (1975). |
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Sunday December 16 Advent 3 |
Clergy: William Key (1951), Clarke Prescott (1972), Elizabeth Habecker (1977). |
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Monday December 17 |
Clergy: Richard Johns (1955); Raymond Fleming, Butch Gamarra (1966; Gregory Elder (1983). |
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Tuesday December 18 |
Clergy: William Ellington, Thomas Hubbard (1964); Joseph Mills (1966); Richard Lincoln (1976); Margaret Bradley (deacon, 2005) |
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Wednesday December 19 |
Clergy: Clarke Oler (1956); John Larson (1959); Richard Thompson (1962); Robert Delgado (1964); Ronald Bauer (1965); Goerge Mackey (1966); Ronald Erlandson, Charles Threewit (1976); Douglas Edwards (1984); Brian Johnson (1992). |
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Thursday December 20 |
Clergy: Eric Parfit (1937), Jay Tillitt (1969), Michael Bamberger (1981) |
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Friday December 21 Thomas, Apostle |
Congregations: St. Thomas (Hollywood), Los Angeles (1921); St.
Thomas, Hacienda Heights (1963); Mar Thoma Church, Los Angeles (1976) Clergy: Donald Stivers (1951); Alvin Lafon, Malcolm Boyd (1955); Connor Lynn (1956); Roger Wood, Conrad Nordquist (1959); Dennis Odekirt (1963); Philip Strange (1965); George Six (1967); Charles Mitchell (1969); J. Robert Brown (1972); Brian Cox IV (1975);David Davidson-Methot (1979); Gary Commins (1980); Bruce Gray, Hugo Norro (1985); Marilyn Adams (1987); James J. Young (1988), Catherine Keyser-Mary (1977). Widows: Yoshimi Akiyoshi (Mitsuo, 1998). World Mission Companions: The Diocese of Belize: St. Thomas Church and School, Double Head Cabbage |
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Saturday December 22 |
Clergy: Paul Edwards (1957), David Burgdorf, Charles Rowins (1969). |
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Sunday December 23 Advent 4 |
Clergy: David Crump (1953) Widows: Jeannette Armstrong (Donald, 2000) |
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Monday December 24 Christmas Eve |
Clergy: David Jones (1957). |
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Tuesday December 25 Christmas Day |
Congregations:
Messiah, Santa Ana (1983); Immanuel, El Monte (1950); Prince of Peace,
Woodland Hills (1960); Holy Child (Philippine Independent Church),
Wilmington (1976). Institutions: Canterbury Westwood (UCLA), Los Angeles (1931). World Mission Companions: The Diocese of Jerusalem: Emmanuel, Ramla, the Rev Samuel Fanous, rector |
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Wednesday December 26 Stephen, Martyr |
Congregations: St. Stephen's (Hollywood), Los Angeles (1904); St.
Stephen's, Beaumont (1916); St. Stephen's, Whittier (1955); St. Stephen's,
Santa Clarita (1963). World Mission Companions: The Diocese of Belize: St. Steven's Mission, Monkey River; St. Steven's, Flower Bank. |
| Thursday December 27 John, Apostle |
Congregations:
St. John's, San Bernardino (1872); St. John's, Wilmington (1882); St.
John's, Los Angeles (1890); St. John the Evangelist, Needles (1906); St.
John the Divine, Costa Mesa (1956); St. John's, La Verne (1963). Clergy: David Perry (1966). Widows: Emily Miller (Frederic, 1995). World Mission Companions: The Diocese of El Salvador: San Juan Evangelista, La Escalon, San Salvador, the Rev Luis Serrano. The Diocese of Jersualem: St. John the Evangelist, Haifa, the Rev Hatem Shehadeh, rector. The Diocese of Belize: St. John’s Memorial Church and School, Placencia, the Rev'd Jerry Jones |
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Friday December 28 Holy Innocents |
Clergy: Marni Schneider (1986) |
| Saturday December 29 Thomas Becket |
Congregations:
St. Thomas of Canterbury, Long Beach (1947). Clergy: Adam McCoy (1979). Widows: Catherine Miller (Robert Larkin, 1983). |
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Sunday December 30 Christmas II |
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| Monday December 31 |
Clergy: George Luthringer (1966); Tim Vivian (1988). |