Juneteenth Evensong Service | Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

The Diocese of Los Angeles will celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday marking the end of slavery in the United States, with a festive Evensong at St. John's Cathedral at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 18.

Bishop John Harvey Taylor will preside at the Evensong; the Rev. Guy Leemhuis of St. Luke's, La Crescenta, will preach. Members of the Episcopal Chorale under the direction of Canon Chas Cheatham will perform various spirituals and gospel music. The Rev. Lester Mackenzie, rector of St. Mary's, Laguna Beach, will lead African drumming and song. Stacey Forte Dupre, who will be ordained a deacon on June 5 at the cathedral, will serve as deacon of the word; Deacons Dominique Piper and Margaret McCauley will also be participants. Canon Suzanne Edwards Acton and the Rev. John Limo will provide welcome.

All are welcome. Attendees are invited to wear festal white or African patterns if they wish.