Visiting Saint Matthias Episcopal Church, Whittier

Visiting Saint Matthias Episcopal Church, Whittier

“The loving thing” is the whole thing at Saint Matthias Episcopal Church, two blocks from Whittier College. For a third of a century, its members have handed out food Monday through Friday to anyone who asks. The ministry used to be called the Soup Hour. Calling it “The Loving Thing” makes for a better theological statement. The phrase is also the favorite mini-sermon of two rectors in a row, the Revs. Bill Garrison and Carole Horton-Howe. The p…