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Our
History
and Its
Makers
Lola Palmer
@2006
wrote
one of our early
histories
featured in our
Historical Pictures are located here.
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Old St. Mary's Chapel @
1951
"Originally, a small portion of our church building (the black
and white photo above) was consecrated as St. Mary's Chapel on June 22,
1926, by Episcopal Bishop Joseph Horsfall Johnson. It was built as a
memorial to an early church woman now known only as Deaconess Mary
and was located at Deaconess House in the Boyle Heights area of Los
Angeles.
In the aftermath of World War II, Arcadia, Temple City, and the surrounding San Gabriel towns blossomed with new homes as veterans and their families settled into peacetime.
In 1948, a concerned and dedicated group, committed to the Episcopal
tradition, felt Arcadia should have its own Episcopal church. Starting
as a mission of St. Luke’s parish in Monrovia, the Episcopal Church of
the Transfiguration was born, aptly named for its proximity to the
mountains. In 1953 the church nave was extended and a sacristy, parish hall and kitchen were added. In 1963, the two-story office, classrooms, and guild room facilities were dedicated. In 1973 the narthex, nursery and education building were completed. In 1993, The Arcadia Episcopal Preschool was founded, and is today a thriving important part of our community. CLERGY Following "Fr. Bill" the Reverend Gene R. Wallace was called and served Transfiguration for 14 years before retiring in 2008. For two years, partially over lapping Rev. Wallace's retirement, we were blessed by the presence of an assisting rector, the Reverend Helen Bridger, who after completing her assignment, returned home to England in June 2008. In 2006 our own Christine Nevarez was ordained and assignment to Transfiguration as deacon. The Reverend Bill Ledbetter served as our interim priest for one year until May 2009.
On Sunday March 22, 2009 Sr. Warden John Conway announced
that the Search Committee and Vestry had unanimously called
The Reverend Doctor Julie Dianne Bryant as the fourth rector of Transfiguration. Rev. Bryant
began her call at this holy place on June 1, 2009.
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