Fr. Ed, a native Californian, was ordained in St. Vibiana's Cathedral by Cardinal Timothy Manning, for service to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on June 15, 1985. He served previously as an Associate Pastor at St. Cyprian Church in Long Beach and St. Margaret Mary Church in Lomita. In 1994 he was appointed as Pastor of the Chinese Catholic Mission in Monterey Park at St. Thomas Aquinas Church.  In 2000, he was appointed as Pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Gardena. His predecessor, Fr. Peter McGee, had been his childhood pastor in Lompoc. From 2006 through 2019 he served as Pastor of the combined parishes of St. James the Less in La Crescenta and Holy Redeemer in Montrose. On July 1, 2019, he became the Fourth Pastor of the Church of the Beatitudes of Our Lord. He serves as a Leadership consultant for Catholic Leadership Institute and as a Priest Learning Leader in National Programs: Good Leaders, Good Shepherds and Next Generation Parish. He has devoted himself to the building up of Evangelization, Catholic Education, Adult Formation, Catechetical and Youth ministries. His motto is: Serve the Lord with Gladness!

 With the Pandemic abating, Deacon Bruce Clark was ordained inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on June 12, 2021.  He and his wife, Virginia continue to offer their lives in ministry and service here at the Church of the Beatitudes.