Bloy House, The Episcopal Theological School at Los Angeles

New Online Four-Week, Noncredit Classes Course Fee: $50 One Nation, Under God: Understanding Christian Nationalism The Reverends Gabriel Ferrer and Gary Hall... Tuesdays in September at 7 pm via Zoom For Such a Time as This: Modern Public Theology The Reverend Robert W. Lee, MTS Thursdays in September at 7 pm via Zoom Aging and Ageism Susan Brown, Episcopal Communities and Services Thursdays in October at 7 pm via Zoom Medieval Women Mystics The Right Reverend Kirk Smith Tuesdays in October at 7 pm via Zoom For class descriptions and to register: https://www.bloyhouse.org/courses-for-laity

Join us for our second Alumni and Friends gathering...

New Bloy House Class for clergy, lay leaders and seminary students to collaborate on applying theology to everyday church situations: "Imagining the Real Church" Starting August 21... Taught by the Rev. Dr. Gianluigi Gugliermetto and visiting instructors and collaborators. This class attempts to bridge the divide between what happens in real-life church situations with what is learned in the course of one's theological studies. It will also help exercise the students' theological muscles by jumping from one theological discipline to another as needed. Respect for different approaches, flexibility in applying one's own understanding, and above all courage and willingness to go deep in creating one's own theo/pastoral outlook are the virtues that will be modeled and sought after in this class. The fee for this class is $275. Classes start August 21 and will meet approximately every other week on Saturday afternoons from 1-4 pm at our new Glendale campus. For more information contact Tim at the office: [email protected] or 909-621-2419.

Upcoming event sponsored by the Guibord Center - Ahimsa and Nonviolence: An Interfaith Exploration of Racism Wednesday, July 28, 2021 | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time... As part of The Guibord Center’s series on nonviolence, we look at ahimsa, the Hindu concept of recognizing all life as sacred and of doing no harm. How do we embrace ahimsa and other forms of nonviolence while confronting the harm of racism within and around us? Tahil Sharma, a Hindu and Sikh interfaith advocate, will explain more about this way of nonviolence and how it's lived out in daily life. He will then join a panel with Aziza Hasan, Dr. Najuma Smith-Pollard, and others to explore how people of all faiths might use these principles in fighting racism and hate and working toward a more just, compassionate world. Presenter: Tahil Sharma, Hindu-Sikh - Regional Coordinator for North America, United Religions Initiative; Interfaith Minister in Residence, Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles; Advisory Council, The Guibord Center. Read more https://theguibordcenter.org/tahil-sharma/ Panel: Aziza Hasan, Muslim - Executive Director, NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership For Change. Read more https://theguibordcenter.org/aziza-hasan/ Rev. Dr. Najuma Smith-Pollard, Christian - Program Manager, USC Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement. Read more https://theguibordcenter.org/najuma-smith-pollard/ To Register: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZ0td-urqzwiHdU0eD8Ps1dqtIsFl0yOz

Interm Dean Hall preached at All Saints Church last Sunday.

One Day Retreat with Stillpoint, March 20, 2021, 9:00am - 2:00pm PST Discount student pricing and scholarships available. https://stillpointca.org/enneagram-retreat-schewee

This weekend is our third teaching weekend of the Spring semester. Here's some pictures from the semester so far.

Bloy House Alumnus the Rev. Greta Ronningen (below right) is featured in this week's L.A. Diocese Episcopal News Update

Stillpoint Retreat this Saturday https://stillpointca.org/st-francis-retreat

We are half way through the Fall 2020 semester! Here are some photos from the semester so far

What Will It Take for the Episcopal Church to Become an Anti-Racist Organization? The Society for the Increase of the Ministry would also like to announce the second part of this discussion, and the third part of this series of discussions: Tuesday, October 13th at 2:00pm Eastern Time... PLEASE REGISTER FOR PART 2 AT THE LINK BELOW: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZMpdOGuqj4qGNEs7xygMh5tBb4Wuz59C What Will It Take for the Episcopal Church to Become an Anti-Racist Organization? Please join the Society for the Increase of the Ministry for our second in a series of conversations with thought-leaders of the Episcopal Church on designing... A New Church for a New World We will follow a different format from our fist discussion, beginning with public narrative from: The Rev. Canon Karen Montagno Canon Missioner, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, OH and Brian Sellers Peterson Missioner for Agrarian Ministry for the Diocese of Olympia, Washington We will then break out into smaller discussion groups for story-telling and holy listening follwed by harvesting what has been heard and experienced in those groups.

We were saddened to learn of the death of our beloved former First Testament (Old Testament) professor Canon Dr. James A. Sanders on last Thursday morning. He was a renowned and influential scholar, a brilliant teacher and a devoted Christian. Many Bloy House students learned so much from Jim and many will still hear Jim's voice in their head when they read the First Testament.

Bloy House Student Betty Creamer Has A New Book Published! Get your copy on Kindle now or pre-order the paperback which will be released on October 22! Also available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Stillpoint's October Retreat October 31, 2020 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. https://stillpointca.org/lament-protest-praise

Upcoming Fundraiser for the Prison Ministry Bloy House Alumnus Greta Ronningen is involved in: 2020 PRISM EVENT FUNDRAISER WITH THE VERY REV. DR. KELLY BROWN DOUGLAS VIRTUALLY ON ZOOM - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 - 5:00-6:30PM... https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prism-fundraiser-a-conversatio OR MAIL CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE DIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES ATTN: PRISM - 840 ECHO PARK AVENUE - LOS ANGELES, CA 90026 https://www.prismjustice.org/

What Will It Take for the Episcopal Church to Become an Anti-Racist Organization? Please join the Society for the Increase of the Ministry for our second in a series of conversations with thought-leaders of the Episcopal Church on designing... A New Church for a New World... Tuesday, September 29 at 2 o'clock Eastern Standard Time Executive Director, Dr. Courtney Cowart with Chair of SIM's Scholarship Committee Constance Perry will host: The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Evangelism, Reconciliation, and Stewardship of Creation The Rev. Canon Karen Montagno Canon Missioner, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, OH Katrina Browne Producer/Director of Emmy-nominated Traces of the Trade and curriculum developer of Sacred Ground and Miriam McKenney SIM Scholarship Committee and Director of Development and Mission Engagement, Forward Movement For a conversation on What Will It Take for the Episcopal Church to Become an Anti-Racist Organization? Register in advance for this meeting by clicking the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZYkdeiuqjoqHtWhPEMwa5M0YO8Yjc0i1 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.