About Us.
Our Mission.
We welcome and accept individuals and families of diverse forms.
We embrace all people seeking new or renewed relationships with God or a healing spirit of belonging in a loving parish where we are known.
We intentionally focus our energies and resources on our current strengths and identified growth areas in order to increase our congregation's size and its presence in the community and diocese.
Vision Statement.
St. Thomas of Canterbury is an Episcopal parish centered on the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ. We commit ourselves to be a caring, diverse congregation that grows by:
Welcoming all people
Reaching out to our surrounding community
Ministering to those in need
At St. Thomas of Canterbury our mission statement speaks to the inclusiveness of our community... a church where all can encounter the living God. We welcome individuals and families that reflect the diversity of God’s Kingdom and share our vision of faith.
We embrace all people seeking new or renewed relationships with God. We offer a healing spirit of belonging in a loving parish where all are known. We are an Episcopal parish where sharing the Eucharist is the central spiritual activity, which outweighs the importance of agreement on some of the finer points of doctrine. We are a mixed group encompassing new and long-term Episcopalians as well as converts from other churches and faiths. We welcome people of all ages with their varying needs and interests.
Leaders of Saint Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church
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The Rev. Holly Cardone is a liturgical, evangelical (in the good way), metaphysical Episcopalian who was ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles in January of 2018. She holds a Master of Divinity from Claremont School of Theology and a Master of Science in Addiction Studies. Mother Holly splits her time between working with people experiencing homelessness and those who have been housed and need support in maintaining their housing. She loves to travel, ski, do yoga, true crime, and Pod Save America. She lives with her mother and her daughter, an inter-generational home, in the hills of Mt. Washington in Los Angeles. She is called to embody Christ’s compassion, mercy and justice, and to invite others to do the same.
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Allen Stout - Bishop's Warden
Tom Krumwied - People's Warden
Kate Kassuba - Treasurer
Andrea Utzman - Clerk
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Allen Stout - Bishop’s Warden
Tom Krumwied- People’s Warden
John Cordi
Rick Fridrick
Diane Silk
Kate Kassuba - Treasurer
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Will Jacobson
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Rick Fridrick
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00-1:00 and Friday 9:00-Noon
Church Phone: (562) 425-4457
Email the Church Office: stlb47@verizon.net
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Shelley Arnold
shelleyarnold1@aol.com