Court asks churches to resolve issues A...

Court asks churches to resolve issues

A Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered the Episcopal Diocese

of Los Angeles and three breakaway churches to try and resolve their

differences out of court.

The diocese is suing St. James Anglican Church in Newport Beach,

All Saints’ in Long Beach and St. David’s in North Hollywood for

return of property, including church buildings. The three churches

seceded from the Episcopal Church of the United States in August

because they disagreed with the church’s more liberal views.

Orange County Superior Court Judge David Velasquez previously

recommended consolidating the three lawsuits into one. Thursday, he

ordered all parties to nonbinding mediation and report back in late

April, said Daniel Lula, an attorney for St. James.

Attorneys will meet next week to agree on a third-party mediator

to see if they can reach an agreement out of court, Lula said.

The churches broke away from the diocese because they disagreed

with the Episcopal Church’s more liberal views on homosexuality, the

divinity of Jesus Christ and the supremacy of the Bible. St. James

placed itself under the Diocese of Luwero in the Anglican Church of

Uganda, Africa.

Body washes ashore at Crystal Cove

A body washed on shore late Friday afternoon in the area of

Crystal Cove State Park, Newport Beach police said.

Coroner’s investigators were on the scene late Friday and did not

immediately release the person’s identity. Police had no additional

information as of press time.

Situation over man’s water gets stormy

A Costa Mesa man angered over having his water shut off drew

police officers to his home Thursday morning.

Police received a call just after 9 a.m. that a man armed with a

handgun was arguing with a utilities worker in the 2500 block of

Orange Avenue, Sgt. Marty Carver said. The man was not brandishing

the weapon and was on his own property, police said.

He was not arrested, but officers confiscated weapons from his

home, police said.

Police looking for

a few good people

The Newport Beach Police Department is actively recruiting new

police officers.

They are holding an orientation session for anyone interested in

applying to work as an officer for the department. The orientation

will include a station tour and information about testing and the

application process.

The open house will take place Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at

the Newport Beach Police Department at 870 Santa Barbara Drive. For

more information, call (949) 644-3669 or go to https://www.nbpd.org.