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THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT, December 11th, 2016

The Reverend Canon John Taylor was elected Bishop Coadjutor (a bishop with rights of inheritance) of the Diocese of Los Angeles on the eighth ballot Dec. 3 by delegates gathered for the 121st annual meeting of the diocese at the Ontario Convention Center.

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Taylor, 62, has served as Vicar of St. John Chrysostom Church and School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, since 2004. He was elected by 122 votes in the clergy order and 194 votes in the lay order.

The election culminated a nearly two-year search process. Los Angeles Bishop J. Jon Bruno announced during his address to convention that he will retire at the beginning of Diocesan Convention 2017.

“To our divided nation, to those living in fear and uncertainty, to anyone yearning for a rich relationship with the God in Christ who loves everyone without reservation, The Episcopal Church throws its arms open,” Taylor said after the election was announced. “In our diverse, far-flung diocese, we are united in our baptismal pledge to strive for justice and peace among all people and to respect the dignity of every human being, especially those who are most vulnerable. I look forward with joy to serving alongside my fellow ministers — laypeople, deacons, priests and bishops — as we continue to proclaim the gospel in word and deed.”

A lifelong Episcopalian, Taylor was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1954, the son of journalists and formerly served as chief of staff to former President Richard M. Nixon and later as the executive director of the Nixon Library.

He received a bachelor’s degree in political science at the University of California, San Diego, and a Master of Divinity at the Claremont School of Theology and Bloy House. He is a graduate of Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts.

He was ordained a priest in January 2004 and also served as curate at the Church of St. Andrew the Apostle in Fullerton.
The Diocese of Los Angeles “groans with the potential for growth through mission and ministry to those in our communities who do not know our church but whom our God in Christ commands us to reach, embrace, empower and serve,” Taylor has said.

His is a “via media” leadership style — listening to his own instincts in consultation with others. “I listen to all stakeholders to learn from them,” he has said. “If they’ve been heard, they’ll be more likely to affirm my decision even if they don’t agree with it.”
Taylor has written two novels, Patterns of Abuse and Jackson Place, numerous newspaper and magazine articles and a blog.

Taylor married Kathleen Hannigan O’Connor in 2002 (pictured together above); he has two daughters, Valerie and Lindsay, and two stepchildren, Daniel and Meaghan.

The Diocese of Los Angeles encompasses some 70,000 Episcopalians in 136 neighborhood congregations and mission centers, some 40 schools and 15 other specialized service institutions located in six California counties. Los Angeles historically is one of the five most populous and culturally diverse of the Episcopal Church’s 109 dioceses.

Pending the canonically required consent of a majority of the Episcopal Church’s diocesan standing committees and bishops with jurisdiction, Taylor will be ordained and consecrated as Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Los Angeles on July 8, 2017 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center in Los Angeles.

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The above article is taken from the Episcopal News Service in the Diocese of Los Angeles

PARISH BREAKFAST DECEMBER 11th 9am! Sign up for Fresh Fruit, Whole Grain Pancakes and Sausages. Kindly let isabelroa@aol.com know of your attendance.

MEN’S BREAKFAST: December breakfast for the Men’s Fellowship will be Tuesday, December 13 at 6:30am. We are studying points of St. John’s gospel which distinguish it from Matthew, Mark and Luke.

Breakfast is hosted by Hal and Marguerite Hennacy at their home: 3531 San Pasqual in Pasadena, about a mile east of St. Edmund’s. RSVP the Hennacys: 792-1882. Fr. Colville Smythe

VERGER’S LUNCH: Our Verger Tony Faught invites any and all to gather Saturday lunch on December 17th at Noon at Amigo’s Mexican Restaurant, 1076 E. Colorado Blvd. Patty Tsai-Thurlow promises the Margaritas are top notch, and the food is pretty good too!

USHER, ACOLYTES and SOUND BOARD needed for Advent Lessons and Carols this coming Sunday! Kindly contact our secretary Isabel Roa at isabelroa@aol.com

The appointed lessons for December 11th, the Third Sunday of Advent are: HERE

Avoiding spiritual struggle linked with reduced mental health HERE

Daily consumption of nuts cuts disease HERE

Advent 2016 resources HERE

Advent Study Course by Archbishop Welby HERE

Read “The Lead” from Episcopal Café HERE

The recent edition of Episcopal News from the Diocese of L.A. may be found HERE, and articles from the national Episcopal News Service HERE