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A Church Within a Church

JL;DR SUMMARY In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the displaced congregation of St. Marks Episcopal Church has found a temporary home in St. Barnabas, now known as St. Be, a multiuse community space. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Social JusticeWildfiresEpiscopal ChurchCommunity ResilienceLiturgical PracticesInterfaith InitiativesSt. MarksSt. BeSpiritual AdaptationChurch Transformation

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"It was a sunny if unseasonably chilly Sunday morning in Los Angeles, and members of St. Marks Episcopal Church were preparing for the 10:30 a.m. service."
Altadena, California, United States
"St. Marks is a congregation but it is no longer a church, architecturally speaking; its building in Altadena was destroyed by the wildfires that descended on Los Angeles County in early January."
Pasadena, California, United States
"St. Marks congregation has been mobile before. Although the church initially sat in Pasadena, in the mid-20th century it moved to the more racially diverse Altadena."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., is an Episcopal church."

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