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Next Event | Past Lectures | About Bishop Barrett | Location & Parking In fond memory of Bishop George West Barrett, who was a longtime friend of St. Alban's, the parish has established the annual Bishop Barrett Memorial Lecture in which outstanding speakers are invited to address the congregation and the larger community. Next EventThe Rev. Dr. Marilyn McCord Adams, Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford University and Episcopal priest from the Diocese of Los Angeles will be in Los Angeles for a number of events: SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 4:00 pm: Marilyn will deliver the Bishop Barrett Lecture at St. Alban's Westwood, on "The Relation of the U.S. Episcopal Church to the Anglican Communion." Reception to follow. READ MARILYN'S BARRETT LECTURE Wednesday, April 9, Marilyn will speak on campus on the topic of "God and Evil" These lectures are sponsored by St. Alban's, the Canterbury Westwood Foundation, the University Religious Conference, and the Departments of Religious Studies and Philosophy at UCLA.
Past Lectures
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| November 13, 2005 |
 The Rev. Cecil L. "Chip" Murray, retired pastor of First
African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, spoke on the topic Faith and
Society: Beyond Our Boundaries.
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| May 16, 2004 |
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The Rt. Rev. Frederick Houk Borsch,
retired Bishop of Los Angeles, delivered the inaugural lecture,
The Common Good and the Invisible Hand: Faith-Based Economy. The
text is posted here by permission. Click
About Bishop Barrett
Born in Iowa City, Iowa, and raised mainly in Pasadena
where he was a parishioner of All Saints Church, the Rt. Rev. George W.
Barrett held degrees from UCLA, the Episcopal Theological School in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Occidental College in Los Angeles, and General
Theological Seminary in New York. Before becoming Bishop
of Rochester, New York, in 1963, he had served as rector of St. Mark's,
Upland; St. Luke's, Monrovia; and St. James', Los Angeles.
Bishop Barrett was a strong advocate for issues of justice and peace and was outspoken in his vision for a tolerant and inclusive society. In 1965-66, he headed the national Episcopal Church's House of Bishops committee on the place of women in the ministry and was one of the earliest advocates of their ordination. In 1975, his ordination of four women in a disputed ceremony in Washington D.C. caused him to be temporarily banned from ministry, but helped spur the church's General Convention to approve women's ordination the following year.
Bishop Barrett returned to California in 1970 after retiring as Bishop of Rochester. In 1979 he began his close association with St. Alban's as our "bishop in residence," initially while the then-rector, the Rev'd Norman Ishizaki, was on sabbatical, and continuing thereafter as he traveled monthly from his home in Santa Barbara to preach and assist with services. Because of failing health, he ended his visits in early 2000. In December of that year he wrote to parishioners and friends saying he was ready to face death, and he died shortly thereafter at age 92 following his decision to discontinue dialysis. The day before his death he received a formal resolution sent by the 105th annual meeting of the Los Angeles Diocesan Convention commending him and recognizing his leadership and faithful service to the church.
Bishop Barrett knew and worked with all of the diocesan, suffragan and assisting bishops of Los Angeles dating from Bishop Joseph Horsfall Johnson, who became the diocese's first bishop in 1896, and for whom St. Alban's Church is a memorial.
Bishop Barrett greets parishioner Nancy Hogan
on the patio in the spring of 1999.