On May 6, the Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno gave her the title of honorary canon at the annual clergy conference of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles in recognition of her service to the larger church. She said the bishop names clergy and/or the non-ordained as honorary canons each year -- some years none is named and other years three to four are named.

Canon means key adviser to a bishop or the cathedral community, Jardine Bruce said, and it dates from Medieval times. She said basically when the bishop calls to ask her help on something, she never tells him no.

Other reasons she was bestowed this honor are: ``My work on stewardship, my work on the ecumenical and interfaith task force. We did a dialogue on war not too long ago. I shepherd new clergy.''

By stewardship, Jardine Bruce said it means how someone uses the gifts that God has given for the greater glory of God. It includes things like charity and basically viewing everything as a gift of God. ``How do you live your life, how do you spend your money?'' she asked.

As for her work on the ecumenical and interfaith task force, she said one example of that was her involvement in an interfaith prayer service at the Roman Catholic Cathedral shortly after the war in Iraq began. The panel included herself, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Rabbi and a Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Orange.

``As a church, we need to be open and come together as people of faith, regardless of the faith tradition, and at times address issues,'' she said.

She also organized a dialogue on war for the diocese. The first dialogue was at the Richard Nixon Library and the second was at Chapman University.

``It was to bring people of differing opinions together and model how we could have a conversation of a difficult issue as a church,'' she said.

Another segment of her life as reverend is shepherding new clergy -- meeting with the newly ordained on a monthly basis and speaking with them about any issues they might have. St. Clement's is a growing parish, she said, with many devoted parishioners.

``The reason why I can do what I can do in the diocese is the people here are active in ministry of themselves,'' she said.

In addition to the new title, Jardine Bruce is changing her robe, or ``cassock,'' from black to purple. But working hard won't change.

She said the church is planning a few new programs to come.

``We're looking at the feasibility of starting some type of martial arts program at the neighborhood,'' she said, adding that this is still in the talking stage of planning. She said the church will also be adding a service, either Saturday or Sunday evening -- they will be having a kickoff bluegrass Mass in July.

The church is also expanding its Christian education program and planning on more musical programs, like the recent concert there put on by the Casa Romantica.

``It's a nice venue for other organizations to potentially use,'' she said.

On Sunday, there was a reception honoring Jardine Bruce on her new title.