Dear Friends in Christ,Join us on Sunday for worship at 10 am for a grand celebration, or 8 am for a quieter meditative service – equally filled with the Holy Spirit on Pentecost!

Dear Friends in Christ,This Sunday after services at 8am and 10am, the Vestry of St. John’s Cathedral will be hosting a festive coffee hour in thanksgiving and with gratitude for the members of our church who give of their time serving nearly every week in preparation for Sunday worship, during services, and on behalf of the church regularly online and in service to our neighbors.

Dear Friends In Christ, During this celebratory season of Eastertide, there are a few realities that can awaken us.

Dear Friends In Christ,Greetings! I have missed you while away at the North American Dean’s Conference and the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles Clergy Conference this past week.

Dear Friends In Christ,Greetings from Washington DC! This year I have the honored of attending the 68th AnnualNorth American National Deans Conference, being held at the National Cathedral.

On 6 May 2023, you are invited to be confirmed, to reaffirm your confirmational vows, and/or to be received into the Episcopal Church. The service will be held at St. John’s Cathedral at 10am by Bishop John H. Taylor.

Dear Friends in Christ,Alleluia, Christ Is Risen! The Lord Is Risen Indeed, Alleluia! What a glorious Easter it was!

Soon, very soon we will celebrate with joy Jesus’ victory over death, and hope everlasting through Christ, our Lord.

Easter is around the corner! Spring has arrived, as rains continue to replenish water reserves.

Easter is around the corner! Spring has arrived, as rains continue to replenish water reserves. Perhaps this year, we are being reminded of the cycle of life in ways that are beyond our control. The gift of life, and bounties of creation.

Dear Friends in Christ, Thank you for the warm welcome as your Interim Dean and Priest in Charge.

Join us for Holy Week! Our first service is Sunday, April 2nd.

Dear Friends in Christ, Greetings! I am so looking forward to our time together at St. John’s Cathedral, meeting all of you and hearing your stories.

As senior warden I'd like to take a moment to say how thankful I am for the ministries of Mo. Lyn and Deacon Margaret.

When I was asked to write an article about Black Episcopalians and our place in the kingdom of God and our role in bringing the kingdom of God, I immediately thought of this work by Kara Walker because in understanding how we have come to be Black Episcopalians in America I believe we must first understand how we got here, not just to our nation's shores, but how we have arrived at this place in time.

The vestry appointed Heather Ward to serve a one year term to fill a vacancy and elected Avie Kimbell to be our new junior warden. Thanks to both for their service to St. John’s and thanks to Michael Tracy who just completed his term.

Happy Black History Month! We are enjoying an informative and celebratory series of events. Thank you to the members of the Black History Committee chaired by Canon Earl Mounger.

During the past few weeks I have been what I’ll call spiritually busy. My focus was the rare and dynamic and dedicated lives of Reverend Absalom Jones and his lifelong spiritual colleague and friend, Reverend Richard Allen. For purposes here, I will concentrate on Reverend Jones.Reverend Jones was attracted to the Episcopal Church where in 1802 he became its first African American priest.What I will explore here is some ways in which in 2023 St. John’s Cathedral can make some aspect of the Jones legacy a viable and ongoing part of St. John’s Cathedral life.

St. John's Cathedral proudly celebrates a long history of Black African-American and Caribbean identity here in Los Angeles. It is especially fitting that we embrace Black History month as a spiritual community. Part of the way we express that identity every year in February is through our music.

Why an African American Hymnal?