On Sunday, June 14, 2026, we were honored to welcome the Rt. Rev. John Harvey Taylor, Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles, to our church. During the service, John and Betsey Stewart, members of All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Montecito, California, received Holy Communion from Bishop Taylor.

On Ascension Sunday, May 17, 2026, John and Betsey Stewart worshipped with their church family at All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Montecito, California. Joining them for this special occasion were Betsey’s brother, Rick Wood, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and her sister, Renee Baldacinni, from Barrington, Illinois. It was a joyful blessing to be together in worship and fellowship during this meaningful service. The Rev. Channing Smith, Rector of All Saints-by-the-Sea,

SpaceX Launches 25 Starlink Satellites from California If you were awakened by a loud boom along California’s central coast early Sunday morning, you weren’t imagining things. It was the sound of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Liftoff occurred Sunday, March 8, 2026 , at 4:00:19 a.m. PDT, marking the start of the Starlink 17-18 mission. This l

Celebrating 30 Years Since a Christmas Eve First Date John & Betsey Stewart John and Betsey Stewart are joyfully celebrating a beautiful milestone—30 years since their very first date on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1995. It was a magical night wrapped in the glow of red poinsettias and the soft candlelight of Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral in Denver, Colorado, where their pictures were taken and their story quietly began. At the time, John —a restaurant designer from Los An