The California State Supreme Court issued an opinion on Monday, January 5 in a case concerning Episcopal Church property. Further information -- including Bishop Bruno's Pastoral Letter to be read in congregations of the Diocese of Los Angeles on Sunday, January 11, 2009 -- is available here.

General Convention 2009 is coming to Anaheim July 8 - 17. Some 1,500 volunteers are needed to run the Convention and the ECW Triennial. To sign up as a volunteer, click here. To read "GC09 Update," the newsletter for volunteers, click here. For more information, contact Lynn Headley, coordinator of volunteers, here.

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori challenged Convention to 'dream God's dream for the world' and Bishop Jon Bruno highlighted facets of "Faith and Our Future." For Convention news and links to texts for Sacramental Blessing of a Lifelong Covenant, click here.

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori delivered the first Margaret Parker Memorial Lecture (text here), introduced by economist and Harvard lecturer Richard Parker, on December 6 at Diocesan Convention. View the lecture here on demand.

The 15 young people and their adult leaders who made an August 2008 pilgrimage to the Holy Land told Diocesan Convention the story of their journey. Video and written reports from their pilgrimage are here.