Altadena’s Black Catholic community ‘not walking away’ after Eaton Fire
As a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church’s gospel choir, Trena Spurlock has sung the hymn “My Help” countless times.
But after the Eaton Fire, the words hit deeper.
Spurlock fled her home of 40 years with her dog, a Bible, and her late husband’s ashes before the blaze devoured her entire neighborhood in Altadena, home to a historically significant Black community.
While Spurlock copes with the tragedy, she finds herself repeating the words of the hymn, adapted from Psalm 121.