St. Thomas Tidings: September 18, 2025
St. Thomas Tidings: September 18, 2025
September 21, 2025 our Priest celebrant will be The Rev. Holly Cardone
September 21, 2025 The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
8:00 am Liturgy 10:15 am Liturgy
Ushers: Patrick Riley Usher: Andrea Utzman
Lectors: Pam Pezone Lector: Joanne Jovanovic, Dottie Cook
Altar Server/LEM John Cordi Altar Server/Lem: Allen Stout
Closer: Bishops Committee Closer: Bishops Committee
Men’s Breakfast: Second Saturday of each Month. Next Men’s Breakfast October 11, 2025. Meet at the Denny’s at South and Bellflower at 8:00am for food and fellowship
Women’s Brunch - Third Saturday of each month at Mimi’s near the Lakewood Mall at 10:00am. Next brunch is September 20, 2025.
Bishop’s Committee - Next Meeting is September 28, 2025.
Blessing of the Animals - Saturday, October 4, 2025, 10 am. Feast of St. Francis of Assi.
Bible/Book study on Mondays. We will be studying “What is the Bible?” by Rob Bell. Available on Amazon. Please join us in Larkin Hall on Monday’s from 6:30-7:30pm. Bring your book and your bible. Rev. Holly Cardone is be leading this study.
Collect from the Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost: O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
September 18, 2025 Is the Memorial of Edware Bouverie Pusey, Priest, 1882.
Edward Bouverie Pusey (/ˈpjuːzi/; 22 August 1800 – 16 September 1882) was an English Anglican cleric, for more than fifty years Regius Professor of Hebrew at the University of Oxford. He was one of the leading figures in the Oxford Movement, with interest in sacramental theology and typology.[1] He was born at Pusey House in the village of Pusey in Berkshire (now administratively a part of Oxfordshire).
From the Diocese
Bishop Search Committee offers updated timeline
The Bishop Search Committee has released an updated version of the Bishop Search timeline. The estimated dates for milestones in the Bishop Search are below:
October 20-25, 2025: "Meet-and-Greets" are held across the diocese to introduce all candidates to the members of the diocese and the diocese to the candidates.
November 7-8, 2025: The election of the bishop takes place during the annual diocesan convention in Riverside.
May 2026: The bishop-elect begins work in the diocese.
July 11, 2026: Consecration and ordination of the new bishop.
July-September, 2026: Bishop Taylor remains as a consultant, providing support during the transition.
October, 2026: Bishop Taylor retires.
Nominees named as election of 8th bishop diocesan nears
by Bob Williams
[The Episcopal News] — The Bishop Search Committee has announced a slate of three nominees to stand for election as eighth bishop of Los Angeles by Diocesan Convention Nov. 7-8 in Riverside.
Approved by the diocesan Standing Committee on Sept. 10, the nominees are:
· The Rev. Dr. Antonio Gallardo, rector of St. Luke’s/San Lucas, Long Beach;
· The Rev. Monica Burns Mainwaring, rector of St. Martin in the Fields, Atlanta;
· The Rev. Canon Melissa McCarthy, canon to the ordinary of the Diocese of Los Angeles.
Set to succeed the Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor who will retire next year, the bishop-elect will take office July 11, 2026, during rites planned for All Saints Church, Pasadena.
The nominees have written letters – posted here in English and Spanish – greeting the diocesan community and offering perspectives on ministry. The News will publish candidate statements of ministry vision and values, along with video messages, next week.
All in the diocese are invited to join the nominees for regional meet-and-greet gatherings, in person and online, Oct. 20-24 in Camarillo, Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Ana, and Hacienda Heights; details are here.
Gallardo, 58, rector of St. Luke’s, Long Beach, Calif., since 2023, was previously vicar of St. Luke’s of the Mountains, La Crescenta, and served on the clergy staff of All Saints, Pasadena. Ordained to the priesthood in 2019 in the Diocese of Los Angeles, he holds degrees from Venezuela’s Universidad Experimental Politécnica (UNEXPO) and Universidad Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado (UCLA), Lehigh University, Claremont School of Theology, and Bloy House.
Mainwaring (pronounced “Mannering”), 47, rector of St. Martin in the Fields, Atlanta, since 2019, was previously vicar of Atlanta’s Church of the Common Ground and served on the clergy staffs of Christ Church, Coronado, and Good Samaritan, San Diego. Ordained to the priesthood in 2015 in the Diocese of San Diego, she holds degrees from UC Davis and Harvard Divinity School.
McCarthy, 53, diocesan canon to the ordinary and chief of staff since 2017, was previously vicar of Church of the Epiphany, Oak Park, and assisted at St. Mark’s, Berkeley, Calif. Ordained to the priesthood in 2006 in the Diocese of Los Angeles, she holds degrees from UC Riverside and Church Divinity School of the Pacific.
In keeping with election practices across the Episcopal Church, the diocesan Standing Committee has opened a process for nominations by petition, with applications due by 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19. Additional nominations from the convention floor are not permitted.
The Rev. Dr. Kate Cress, president of the Standing Committee and rector of St. James’, Los Angeles, added: “While the Rev. Dr. Antonio Gallardo is a member of the Standing Committee, I want to make clear that, since he began discerning a call to the episcopate, he has been diligent about removing himself from all meetings, conversations, and votes pertaining to the search and election process.”
Similarly, in her role as diocesan canon to the ordinary, McCarthy has not been part of Standing Committee and Search Committee discussions of nomination and election matters.
The 19-member Bishop Search Committee is co-chaired by Thomas Diaz, director of connection and care at All Saints, Pasadena, and the Rev. KC Robertson, associate rector of St. Matthew’s, Pacific Palisades, assisted by Judy Stark, a Florida-based consultant to search processes churchwide.
In a resolution adopted in its Sept. 10 meeting, “The Standing Committee thanks the Search Committee for their diligence, robustness, and spirit-filled work in organizing a slate of candidates to be considered for the VIII Bishop of Los Angeles.”
St. Thomas Post Scripts
October Canterbury Tales: We are in need of articles for the St. Thomas Canterbury Tales publication. Please send all article information to Shelley Arnold at shelleyarnold1@aol.com or Rick Fridrick at stlb47@verizon.net, or call the Church office. Due by September 28, 2025.
St. Thomas Tiding: If you have any article/announcement for the tiding please send to Rick Fridrick at stlb47@verizon.net or call the Church office.
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